Examined relationship between repression-sensitization (R-S) and visits to prison infirmary for males during a one-year period. Main effect for R-S dimension was significant for total number of visits, number of medically justified visits, and number of medically unjustified visits. Sensitizers had significantly more visits than repressors.…

Soldiers responded to a desirability and instrumentality scale for 16 potential outcomes obtainable from outstanding performance. Scores were factor analysed and composites formed to reflect each dimension. The 11-item set was a better predictor than the 16-item set. (Author)

Data from 180 divorced and remarried men and women suggest lack of normative integration of two relationships established by remarriage after divorce. Women were less acceptant; they preferred greater social distance in former spouse-current spouse interaction. Comparisons of expectations for men and women showed no differential standards by…

On the basis of a three-year research project on the social-psychological aspects of divorce, characteristic patterns of individual and marital coping response to the stresses of divorce are described. Implications for clinical practice are discussed. (Author)

A three-stage model of marital enrichment designed to maximize valid effects and integrate participants' attitudinal and behavioral changes is presented. Goals of the three stages are differentiated; their advantages and limitations are discussed. Suggestions for well-designed research on the sequential model are presented. (Author)

Twin children were videotaped hitting an inflated clown figure. Three behaviors (number of hits, intensity of hits, and number of quadrants hit) showed adequate response characteristics, rater reliability, and test-retest reliability. Twin analyses of the three behavioral ratings yielded no evidence of hereditary influence. (Author)

Reports about on-site observations of student-teacher interaction for 50 college classes. Points to a need for testing a variety of variables in addition to sex before conclusions are drawn about sex-related behavior. (Author/DA)

Hierarchical cluster analysis from scores on the Child Behavior Profile was used to identify reliable profile patterns that characterized 2,683 clinically referred boys and girls aged 6 to 11 and 12 to 16. Procedures for classifying the profiles of individual children were developed and good agreement was obtained between classifications based on…

Describes unique differences between usage segments in beliefs, perceptions, and anticipated situational influences regarding the salient dimensions underlying motivations to use marijuana. (Author)

Critiques an environmentalist view of the effects of nature and nurture on behavior. Argues for an interactionist position in which nature and nurture are totally and inextricably involved in each and every organismic response. (MP)

A study to assess the interrelationships of first-year medical students' allocation of time to learning, leisure, and necessary personal activities with their self-reported coping behavior is described. The findings support the interpretation that students allocating more time during the week tend to cope more adequately.

The Coping Inventory, an observation instrument designed to assess the behavior and skills of handicapped children, is described. The 48-item inventory is divided into two categories--self and environment; each category is subdivided into three dimensions--productive, active, and flexible. (PHR)

Some causes of and solutions to violence in American sports (including professional, amateur, and youth programs) are outlined. (JMF)

Adolescent perceptions of the impact of illness were measured through the administration of an original questionnaire to 345 healthy adolescents and 168 adolescents (mean age of both groups, 15) with diabetes mellitus, cystic fibrosis, cancer, and cardiac, renal, or rheumatologic diseases. Journal availability: C. V. Mosby Co; 11830 Westline…

The article examines problems which teachers (particularly in preschool programs) have encountered in using behavioral checklists as a basis for curriculum planning. (SBH)