Kindergarten predictors, Otis-Lennon IQ, group and individual Bender scores, and teachers' ratings were correlated with first-grade Stanford Achievement Test scores from 152 children from three schools in the same school district and fourth-grade Ohio Survey Test scores from 102 of the same children. (Author/PN)

A model for predicting the impact of retrenchment on public education was tested for validity, using data from an inner-city high school confronted with revenue loss. Results show that budget cuts are more likely to exert a negative impact on disadvantaged students than on students from middle-class homes. (AOS)

Surveyed female students (N=226) to determine the extent of sexual harassment and to test several popular explanations. Results showed nearly one-third of the students reported sexual harassment by a male teacher. These reports could not be interpreted as reflecting feminist beliefs or oversensitivity. (JAC)

The science achievement scores of 1,284 adults on a test of science knowledge were regressed on three composite independent variables: motivation, and prior and current educative experiences. Early educative experience predicts current activities of motivation; all three factors contribute to the prediction of achievement. (Author/LC)

Described the prediction of actual occupation from expressed vocational choice when enhanced by measures of career development. Subjects were junior class members of a national study who were working three years later (N=1,994). The Assessment of Career Development (ACD) scales did not contribute to the predictive accuracy of vocational choice.…

Used peer (N=200) evaluation to rank 50 high school boys on athletic ability, intelligence, and other possible determinants of dominance. Factor analysis suggested that peers of both sexes rated good athletes as socially successful and generally dominant. Intelligence showed consistently lower correlations. (JAC)

Examined the effects of candidate characteristics on simulated management promotion decisions. Managers (N=72) participated as decision makers in a half-day exercise. Four candidate characteristics were manipulated. The results showed that potential, assessment center information, and position in the organization were important in selecting…

Studied weight-gain 127 primary anorexics by examining the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and the Rorschach for indices that may predict improvement. Results showed that cognitive-focusing skills, measured by the Wechsler, account for roughly half of the variance and were good predictors of weight gain. (WAS)

Compared parents from families (N=103) with retarded children who began a training program in behavior management. Based on posttraining assessment, low proficient parents were designated as lower socioeconomic status with less experience. A prediction based on six-month follow-up indicated low follow-through families had achieved less…

Investigated the impact on individual attitudes of participation in important pay decisions. A merit pay plan was participatively designed in a professional engineering organization (N=380). Using objective and subjective measures, participation predicted increases in understanding and commitment to the new pay plan, organizational involvement,…

Investigated the relationship between verbal behavior patterns and supervisor (N=9) and trainee (N=30) judgments of satisfaction in the supervision interview. Results confirm the predictive validity of verbal behavior. Negative social emotional behavior added to the discomfort experienced. Use of excessive supportive communication is in question…

Studied differences between 43 female and male students in academic achievement; level of occupational plans; delay of gratification; feelings of personal control; and concepts of present self, ideal self, and self in five years. Differences favored the females for academic achievement and the males for level of occupational plans. (JAC)

The Hand Test was administered to 30 male and 10 female eighth- to tenth-grade students transferred to an alternative school for acting-out behavior. When retested 21 days later, responses were significantly consistent supporting the reliability of the Hand Test variables related to acting-out behavioral tendencies. (Author/CM)

Analyzes data from eight epidemiological surveys to estimate the relative importance of income, education, and occupational status in predicting the distress of people in the normal population. Finds that the most important predictors of distress are different for men, women in the labor force, and homemakers. (Author/GC)

Investigated mental health vulnerability and predictors of mental health among older persons living in a semirural area. Findings indicated that social resources and social integration, along with health and functional status, and adequate financial resources are important predictors of mental health and well-being in advanced years of life.…