Tested Hartmann's (1973) hypothesis that consistent short sleepers tend to be nonworriers while long sleepers tend to worry. Indian college students (N=50) classified as long or short sleepers took the Hindi version of Sinha Anxiety Scale. Results showed short sleepers had higher levels of anxiety, questioning Hartmann's results. (JAC)

Presents a method of discourse analysis applied to the discrimination of genuine from simulated suicide notes used in previous studies. Reported significant differences among language measures as well as the results of a multiple discriminant analysis using the discourse analysis. A language profile of the suicidal individual is given. (JAC)

This study looks at the influence of worldview on long-term survivors of loss and the subsequent identity these survivors assume years after the formal grieving process has occurred. Emphasis is placed on the perspective survivors develop over time. Information from nearly 80 survivors of childhood loss indicated that there are certain patterns in…

The adaptive style theory proposes that given a sustained aversive maternal control experience children will come to adopt one of two perceptual orientations toward evaluative cues. This postulate was tested by exposing 78 late adolescent males to an array of evaluative words which they were told came from a maternal source. As predicted,…

The present study presents empirical information regarding the relationship between several methods of assessing proxemic behavior. Information was collated and evaluated with respect to four methods of measuring proxemic behavior: in vivo participation, observation of live actors, felt-board placements, and preferential response to photographs.…

The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of fantasy aggression on blood pressure, affective states, and probability of subsequent aggression. The results are inconclusive because of the limited range of fantasy stimuli used and the short amount of time allowed for aggression to occur. (Author/KM)

A factorial design was utilized to investigate the effects of race on expressers and perceivers on the perception of seven emotions. Overall results indicated significant effects. (DM)

The interpersonal behaviors of depressed and control Ss were compared. The results were generally consistent in showing depressed Ss to be lower than controls on a number of operational measures of social skill (i.e., activity level, interpersonal range, rate of positive reactions emitted, and action latency). (Author)

This study was conducted in an effort to determine what basic kinds of fears beset the freshman student who has chosen to major in education, and how effectively four years of teacher preparation alleviate these fears. (Author)

The Ss reporting serious suicidal behavior in the self reported significantly more suicidal behavior in others, including relatives. Significant subgroup differences were present which suggest the possibility of a repression-sensitization continuum. (Author)

This paper discusses the role conflict faced by men who are nurses, in the context of a discussion of social science definitions of male female roles. (Author)

The study results in two hypotheses. First, within the interpersonal domain an identifiable pattern of variables relevant to competence in psychiatry is discernible. Second, the higher scorer on this predictive pattern is a complex individual, ambivalent in his relationships to others, and characterized by both nurturant and antinurturant…

The results of the tests of the major hypotheses, that there would be positive interrelationships among programmed case accuracy, A''ness on the A-B scale, and the measures of role taking accuracy, indicate that the correlations were in the predicted direction though modest in magnitude. (Author)