Examined Holland personality types in a case study of three generations of one family (N=15) and eight significant others. Using the Compatibility Index, parental influence on development of males was demonstrated. There was general evidence of similarity of Holland types between parents and children. (JAC)

Examined the influence of mothers' sexual experiences as teenagers on their teenage children's current sexual behaviors (N=495). Results suggested little of the demonstrated relationship is transmitted through the differential attitudes or communication patterns of mothers with differing early sexual experience. (JAC)

Examination of linguistic and cognitive skills of 59 deaf students (7-15 years old) revealed that Ss whose parents consistently signed to them showed greater syntactic comprehension and more advanced operational skills than students whose parents signed less consistently. (Author/CL)

This paper examines risk factors that exist in the lives of incarcerated parents and their children, focusing on the living arrangements of the children. It uses data from the 1997 Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities to address three issues: risk factors present in the lives of incarcerated parents and their children,…

The relationship between various combinations of perceived paternal nurturance-availability and college males' personality adjustment was investigated. High paternal nurturance combined with at least moderate paternal availability and high paternal availability combined with at least moderate paternal nurturance were related to high scores on the…

This project investigated patterns of IQ change in normal, middle class children between ages 2 1/2 to 17 in a longitudinal study. The children changed an average of 28.5 IQ points during the course of the study. Parental influences and general environmental circumstances were seen as influential variables shaping a child's intellectual growth.…

The evidence suggests that adolescents have only slightly more responsibility for household chores when the mother is employed, and that their degree of participation in social activities does not differ consistently from respondents whose mothers are not employed. (Author)

This study estimated the effect of education on the consumption patterns of urban families. (Author)

This experiment was a further test of the proposal that comparability in lifestyles exists between normal college males who have adopted closed and open styles of coping with aversive maternal control and the life-styles of process and reactive schizophrenics. (Author)

Subjects completed a measure of parental identification and were divided into High and Low Identification Groups. SVIB scores were compared. Women low in identification with their mothers scored higher on scales indicateive of mathematical scientific interests. High identifiers did not, however, score higher on occupational scales more typical of…

This brief report describes harmonious parents and their children. The six preschool daughters whose parents were harmonious were outstandingly competent but the opposite was true of the two sons. (Author/WY)

Assesses ability of Adjective Check List (ACL) to distinguish between clients of a college mental health facility who admitted to social alienation as a primary or secondary problem and clients who denied the importance of this problem- Scores on scales measuring affiliation and heterosexuality and an affiliation minus succorance" index differed…

The relative influence of parents, peers, and teachers on third, fourth, and fifth graders' voting behavior was investigated. Children were interviewed about their voting preferences and perceptions of significant others' voting preferences. Mothers and fathers held the most influence over their children. Implications for political socialization…

Mrs. Reagan discusses effects of drug use among teenagers and offers suggestions to teachers, parents, and students for combating drug abuse. She stresses parent involvement and the formation of parent peer groups, as well as teachers' responsibilities. (NJ)