The relationship between adolescent loneliness and factors associated with adult loneliness (attributional style, self-esteem, social anxiety, and social skills) was investigated for 107 male and 79 female ninth graders completing 7 difference measures. Social skills, self-esteem, and attributional style are significant predictors of loneliness,…

Assesses how quantity of television news viewing influenced Northern Irish children's perceptions of local political violence. Reports questionnaire results from 520 children, ages 8 and 11, approximately half females, from 5 Irish towns. Finds a correlation between viewing frequency and perceptions that matched social reality. Concludes that…

Uses an 8-item Social Responsibility Scale to investigate social responsibility in a study involving 149 U.S. undergraduate students. Observes that satisfaction with the university and gratification delay are more powerful predictors of social responsibility among males. Identifies the socially responsible as those satisfied with an organization…

The general intelligence factor (g) was investigated using 170 university students across three batteries of ability measures: (1) a short-term memory battery; (2) the Multidimensional Aptitude Battery; and (3) a reaction time battery. Results support the notion of g and suggest short-term memory as an essential aspect of intelligence. (SLD)

Describes research conducted with employees of the NCR Corporation that examined relationships between learning style preference, as measured by the Kolb Learning Style Inventory, and the effectiveness and acceptance of interactive video instruction to determine how best to individualize instruction. (13 references) (LRW)

Data from the National Youth Study of 1976 are analyzed to explore the relations between conventional beliefs and attitudes and delinquent behavior. Using a stage-state analysis in addition to structural-equation models reveals aspects of the relation that are not apparent from structural equations alone. (SLD)

Explores the relationships among family interactions, personality variables, and courtship violence for 311 African American college students who were dating. Findings indicate that more than half had been verbally aggressive to a partner. Forty-seven percent of females and 35% of males reported at least one act of physical violence. (SLD)

An evaluation of the rules-of-thumb used to determine the minimum number of subjects required to conduct multiple regression analyses suggests that researchers who use a rule of thumb rather than power analyses trade simplicity of use for accuracy and specificity of response. Insufficient power is likely to result. (SLD)

Discussion of establishing students' values concerning the ethics of computer use highlights the design and development of a hypermedia program for eighth grade students that addresses computer ethics issues. Results of initial use of the program focus on the effect of cognitive style on students' learning. (eight references) (LRW)

Discussion of assessing student performance on simulation exercises focuses on a study that examined the relationship between financial performance and various other measures of student learning in a business simulation. The use of Bloom's taxonomy of learning is explained and further research is suggested. (14 references) (LRW)

Examines gender differences in 4-year olds, observing, in 3 replications, 18 to 21 girls and 20 to 22 boys at home and school. Relations between individual characteristics and behavior, or between different aspects of behavior, differ in a number of ways between girls and boys. (SLD)

Describes a study that was conducted to examine the level of job satisfaction of academic librarians in university libraries. Differences in the level of job satisfaction among librarians in smaller and larger libraries are examined, and relationships between job satisfaction and age, sex, education, experience, length of employment, and income…

Investigates townsite distribution in South Dakota's land settlement pattern. Reviews past theories explaining eastern South Dakota's systematic spacing of towns along rail lines. Indicates a correlation between railroad functions and town development, advancing the theory that nineteenth-century railroad technology, involving traffic control and…

Discussion of how library buildings communicate affective information and meet users' information needs focuses on a study that investigated locational problems experienced by elementary and high school students in finding books on the shelves. Speed and directness are discussed as measures of success, spatial learning is considered, and…

Shows the level of psychological distress among 574 Western Australian secondary teachers to be twice that expected in the general population. Lists eight school-related factors found to be statistically related to stress. Differences between male and female teachers suggests responses are sex related. (NL)