A study tested the effect on children's self-concept of 4 weeks of activities intended to foster self-esteem. Subjects, 20 sixth graders from a low socio-economic background were randomly assigned to experimental and control samples. The experimental sample received training in self-esteem activities, while the control sample did not. Results…

The Psychological Screening Inventory (PSI) is useful when there is limited time and resources in mental health settings and counseling centers for the screening of psychological maladjustments. However, few studies have provided norms for Mexican-Americans, and no known study has investigated PSI results as a function of acculturation level. This…

This bibliography focuses on resiliency in children and youth with disabilities and chronic illnesses and in their families. The materials included address factors associated with the successful adaptation of children and their families to the many demands of chronic illness and disability. The bibliography contains approximately 35 references to…

Although Kohlberg has stated that his moral reasoning theory is a refinement of Jean Piaget's and John Dewey's approaches, some educators have concluded that Kohlberg has misinterpreted Dewey's approach. However, the statement that Kohlberg is not of the Deweyan tradition seems unfounded. Actually, a thorough examination shows that numerous…

The purpose of this study was to compare the personality characteristics of two groups of soldiers confronted with substantial war stress and to examine the similarities between the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory profiles of Israeli and American soldier psychiatric casualities and a comparable group of medical controls. Results are…

Argues that effective administrators judge factors about job performance rather than those related to personality when evaluating management problems. (RB)

Adolescents (N=36) categorized as nonobese, obese in a weight control program, and obese who rejected a weight control program were given opportunities to snack and were administered three personality tests. Results indicated the highest level of maturity for nonobese adolescents. Other results are also reported. (Author)

Concludes that low achievers benefit from counseling-oriented reading programs. (RB)

Author discussed the problem the classroom teacher faces when meeting "disruptive behavior" during his teaching time. (Author/RK)

This article attempted to understand what the POI measured and to learn the meaning of personal experience. (Author/RK)

Reports on part of a larger study said to ascertain the differences between English, West Indian, Indian, and Pakistani adolescents in Britain with respect to their attitudes to a series of factors, and whether differences are reflections of personality or cultural diversity. [Available from Carfax Publishing Company, Haddon House,…

In an effort to educate each child "to his full humanity" the author describes two priorities for special education: the first is the integration of special education into the regular curriculum at the elementary and junior high level and the second is the introduction of guidance from kindergarten on up. (HMV)

This study tested Deiker's hypothesis that "naysaying" accounts for the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Overcontrolled-Hostility (O-H) scale's ability to discriminate among criminal groups differing in their propensity for violence. It was concluded that the validity of the O-H scale is not dependent on naysaying. (Author)

A test of the personality constructs hypothesized by Holland was performed using a list of adjectives believed to be descriptive of the respective types. The sample used the adjectives to describe themselves in a manner consistent with Holland's model, however the correspondence was closer for males than females. (Author)

The relationships between the six scales on which Holland's theory is based and the five other scales of the Vocational Preference Inventory were investigated using canonical analysis. (Author)