A sample of college freshmen (N=127,125) was grouped by father's occupation. Fathers' occupations were then compared in terms of the probability of the sons and daughters having attained various types of achievements--scientific, artistic, oral-leadership, musical, and literary--in high school. The results indicated that sons and daughters excel…

Recent studies of parent-child programs conducted either at school or at home are reported in this bibliography. Included are entries from "Research in Education" (RIE), July 1971 to August 1972 and citations of journal articles appearing in "Current Index to Journals in Education" (CIJE) from July 1971 to August 1972. Entries were selected if…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a report whose aim was to investigate the relationship between intellectual level, social background, and the personal circumstances of the pupil within the school system at the age of 14. Their parents answered a questionnaire, and this, coupled with IQ tests given to…

Notes that the art of human relations cannot be acquired unless children are allowed the opportunity to humanly relate, and that this cannot be accomplished when the school day is given over to assignments. Children should not be conscious of adult expectancy--a source of self-consciousness and waste. (Author/AM)

This study showed an association between early independence training and internal locus of control in a cross-sectional, relatively diffuse, low- to middle-class subject population. (JMB)

Investigates the short-term consequences of discrepant information between the commercial message and the parent's evaluation of the product advertised and concludes that all forms of counter-influence fail when a product is made to appear highly attractive. (MH)

Questionnaires completed by 200 parents of primary grade hearing impaired children indicated that approximately 50 percent had experienced difficulty and prolonged delay in referral for diagnosis. (Author/CL)

Fourteen fathers were observed with their children in unstructured and semistructured situations at home. Mothers and children were also observed, with and without fathers. Observations were made when the children were 15, 20, and 30 months old and assessments of the children's intellectual competence were also made at these ages. (Author/JMB)

Stratified random sample of 354 single undergraduates was used to investigate willingness of persons of marriageable age to participate in 12 alternative marital and family forms. Nontraditional sex role ideology, perceived parental rejection and infrequent religious observance emerged as frequent correlates of willingness to participate in the 12…

Discusses ways to deal with children's desires for consumer goods advertised on television and pushed by peer groups. Considers needs, wants, and wishes of children, and how each can influence purchase decisions. (SB)

Solutions to the traditional handicaps placed on women aspiring to a career are emotional backing and support by parents for the young girl to realize her potential, and support by society for job training and day care. (MJB)

A study investigated early aspects of Type A behavior by assessing children's goal setting and parents' aspirations for their children. Teachers of 73 fourth through sixth grade children rated them for Type A behavior. A replication study of parental aspiration findings was conducted. Results show fathers may strongly influence development of Type…

Effects of depressed mood on mother-infant interaction were studied in 30 mother-infant dyads using a mood induction procedure consisting of neutral or self-referent statements. Among results were that mothers in the depression induction condition were less successful in eliciting positive responses from their infants than were controls.…

Study examined speech complexity among 22 sets of parents and their school-age children during two time periods approximately one year apart. Parents and children were videotaped while completing a block design task and their conversations were transcribed. Speech patterns were found to differ at the two times. (Author/BN)

Describes a campus-based psychoeducational support group for adult children of alcoholics. Outlines group goals; identifies recruitment procedures; and describes and evaluates sessions. Asserts that this successful group format could be easily adapted to other setting and age groups. (Author/ABB)