Day treatment teachers (N=5), day treatment social workers (N=6), and district teachers (N=7) were asked to rate each of 83 behaviors on a five-point scale indicating the degree to which that behavior would impair a severely behavior disordered child's ability to function in a special education classroom within the district. (SBH)

Describes a new instrument designed for brief administration, to be educationally relevant, and to measure five domains of adaptive behavior: language development, independent functioning, family role performance and economic-vocational activity, and socialization. An initial study indicates the instrument has high reliability. (Author)

Faculty members' attitudes towards resident and commuter students were studied using the Situational Attitude Scale. Results showed an absence of differential attitudes, and indicated that students' places of residence are of little concern to faculty. Implications for student personnel professionals are discussed. (JAC)

Discusses the effects of marathon group therapy on attitudes of former drug users in a residential drug treatment center. Experimental group members responded higher on the group counseling evaluative subscale and lower on the guilt evaluative subscale than control members. (Author)

Based on work by H. G. Murray, this study examines relationships between overt classroom teaching behaviors of college instructors and student ratings of teaching effectiveness. Analysis reveals a two-dimensional structure consisting of instructor clarity and student-teacher rapport dimensions. Teaching behaviors loading on these dimensions are…

Social and communicative behavior of 28 preschoolers, some developmentally delayed, was classified under various conditions by four observers. Inter-observer agreements from observations of developmentally delayed and normal children were compared. No significant differences were found. Results are discussed in terms of reliability problems in…

Contrary to popular assumptions, divorce backgrounds were not predictive of lower scores on measures of ego development, locus of control, and identity achievement. (Author)

Mentally retarded residents (aged 18 and 19 years) from a state institution were compared on the Adaptive Behavior Scale, Part Two, ratings across two settings (cottage and classroom). A multivariate analysis of variance did not reveal an overall interaction of sex and setting nor an overall effect for sex differences. Results did indicate a…

All couples demonstrated parity in pleasurable behavior exchange rates. High-adjustment couples reported increased marital happiness following self-monitoring of pleasurable events. Low-adjustment spouses underestimated pleasurable behavior rates by approximately 50%. (Author)

The Device to Assess Human Behavior produced by this study lists specific human relation behaviors representing five major concepts which educational leaders considered basic to effective communications. Data from professionals, student teachers, and secondary students suggest that these behaviors make a difference to the learning process.…

A comparison of nonverbal with verbal clinical group interventions suggested that some traditional self-report devices show less differentiation between these two interventions than do measures of group cohesion. A strong, replicable manipulation tested these findings, which were consistent with previous research. (Author/BEF)

The significant difference between life-event scores of mothers providing adequate care and of mothers providing inadequate care indicates that environmental stress is an important factor in the etiology of child abuse and neglect. However, there are multiple causes and stress is only one part of the explanation. (Author)

Correlations between Extended Personal Attributes Questionnaire scales and measures of worry, depression and anger confirmed previous results with unselected students. Socially desirable masculinity was negatively related to worry. Socially undesirable masculinity traits were positively related to depression and anger. (Author/BEF)

Six-hundred and fifty regular and special education students (grades 1-12) were included in a study to determine the temporal stability and interrater agreement of the Self-Control Behavior Inventory (SCBI). (SBH)

The Performance-Self-Esteem Scale (PSES) was developed to tap self-evaluations of ability and performance. Evidence from samples of undergraduates indicate that the PSES measures a separate, distinct dimension of self-esteem. Undergraduate males scored higher than women. Implications for research related to women's achievement-related behaviors…