Examines the relationship of conservatism to reports of sexual experiences and movie attendance. It was expected that high conservatives would report a lower frequency and range of sexual experiences and fewer experiences with R- and X-rated movies. Results support the hypothesis though cause-effect sequences are not clear. (Author)

The educational socialization process into the professional role of nurse is examined in light of two related processes: first, the hierarchy of responsibility in decision making in salient ethical issues concerning death and dying, and second, the attitude structure of nursing students and professionals toward these same ethical issues. (Author)

A survey of attitudes concerning marijuana was conducted among law school students (N=245) at a southern university. General trends indicated were that a liberalization of attitudes is occurring and that there is acceptance, in a professional capacity, of the lawyer who uses marijuana. (Author)

Sexual attitudes and behaviors of a representative sample of single students at a California college were surveyed in spring 1972. Eighty-three percent of the males and 72 percent of the females reported premarital intercourse. This behavior is discussed in terms of its interpersonal context and the students' sexual attitudes. (Author)

High school students (N=81) were surveyed regarding their attitudes on nine factors regarding the alcoholic and his alcoholism, and the drug abuser and his drug abuse. Analysis of the data indicated that on eight of the nine factors the students tended to view the two pathologies in essentially the same way. (Author)

This study correlated Templer's Death Anxiety Scale among 65 college students with their attitudes and behaviors toward the elderly. There was no evidence for the anxiety-denial hypothesis that fear of aging and death results in repression of ideas associated with aging and with rejection of the elderly. (Author)

Incoming freshmen experienced a summer planning conference designed to alter attitudes. Two semantic differential instruments were developed to measure change along twenty attitudinal scales. Results indicate attitudinal changes can be measured by the flexible and sensitive semantic differential type of instrument and a short program of…

This study examines the attitude of Jewish adolescents in an American metropolis toward the State of Israel. The study is designed to test two hypotheses: (1) that students who are exposed to a more intensive Jewish education tend to be more aware of Israel than those with a lesser exposure; and (2) that children from homes and/or schools with a…

Student attitudes toward residence hall security were assessed on a large midwestern university campus shortly before a coed was murdered in one of the residence halls. Follow-up study conducted after murder determined its impact upon students' security related behavior and upon attitudes toward increased security measures. (Author)

College students were asked to respond to eighteen household, legal, and illegal drugs. Perceptions of strength and dangerousness were highly correlated. Usage and dangerousness tended to be negatively correlated while usage and pleasantness tended to be positively correlated. The dangerousness dimension separated the drugs into legal and illegal…

Undergraduate students were asked to indicate their attitudes toward several areas of university life and to indicate their intentions about returning to the university. The attitudes were correlated with intentions to return. Student dissatisfaction with progress toward career and academic goals was most likely to be a cause of attrition. (Author)

Through committees, students and faculty develop policies which affect student development programs. Results of an attitude survey are reported in which students and faculty identify the amount of authority and involvement various groups should have in a number of major decision areas. Implications for the student personnel administrator are…

The purpose of this paper is to suggest that the Semantic Differential Technique is an efficient and reliable instrument for measuring attitudes in drug education. Its sensitivity to gradations in attitudes is demonstrated in an actual research study and suggestions for its potential uses in drug education programs are discussed. (Author)

Students from a graded school (N=22) and from a nongraded school (N=26) were given the "How I See Myself" self-concept scale. Results showed that students in the graded school had a more positive attitude toward school than nongraded students. No differences were found in other areas of the scale. (SE)

By means of an extensive self-report questionnaire, this study was completed to determine the relationship between sources of counseling support and (1) present formal religious practice and specific drug usage, (2) present formal religious practice and particular influences militating against specific drug usage, (3) present formal religious…