The author discusses affective aspects of the cooperating teacher-student teacher relationship. (MJB)

This study examines the incidence of, and relationship between egocentric affect-matching and social comprehension in very young children. (Author/SB)

In a rural school in the Southeast, 60 randomly chosen fourth grade boys and girls read a 300-word passage from their basal readers, and a Cloze test on the passage with 40 elisions of every fifth meaningful word was administered. (Author)

Developed and cross-validated an empirically derived classification system of chronic pain patients. Identified three unique subgroups of chronic pain patients, labeled dysfunctional, interpersonally distressed, and minimizers/adaptive copers. Cross-validated and confirmed the uniqueness and accuracy of the taxonomy in a second study. Offers…

Data indicate that for girls, affective dispositional factors (empathy, depressive affectivity, aggression, and self-concept) are intimately linked to cognitive development and academic achievement. (PCB)

After imagining themselves aging and dying, 10 individuals evaluated their fantasy experience objectively and 10 individuals attended to their feelings about their fantasy. Compared to the objective group subjects, subjects in the affective group had lower scores on Purpose in Life Scale and on rated meaningfulness of activities. No differences…

A study of female Olympic athletes is analyzed using Victor Turner's theory of "communitas." Communitas involves the concept of social life as transition between a series of experiences of high status or equality and low status or inequality with others, bonding, and acceptance by peers and superiors. (MT)

The paper discusses unique problems associated with affective dependent measures in comparative studies in special education. The use of a brief response integrity scale is recommended to assess differential magnitude of the social desirability response style when groups are to be compared. (Author/DB)

Mothers of 48 infants approximately 12 months old displayed either positive or neutral affect while their infants responded to pleasant, ambiguous, or aversive toys. On the first trial maternal affect had no effect; on the second trial, positive maternal affect resulted in more positive infant responses, but only for the ambiguous toy. (Author/RH)

Effects of three proximity arrangements on socially oriented responses of three dyads of severely multiply handicapped students were compared. Results indicated that social responses increased as function of closer proximity. Social responses were observed more often at one foot than at five feet for all Ss, and more often at five feet than at ten…

A total of 60 adults and 60 first graders were presented with brief stories and asked to supply the verbal statement (or directive) that would be used by the story character. Results confirmed expectations regarding situational use of directives for neutral-affect story characters. (Author/KS)

John Martin Rich argued (Journal of Moral Education; v9 n2 p81-87) that emotions should have a more central place in moral education than is normally given to them. It is contended here that the particular arguments employed by Rich cannot be sustained. (Author/RM)

The article reviews characteristics of early, middle, and late adolescence in terms of self-concept, peer relations, and emotional development and notes special problems (such as defense mechanisms, depression, and drug abuse) that professionals face in working with adolescents. (CL)

A teacher of children with multiple disabilities reviews an adaptation of the "Conflict Cycle" designed to help children understand their conflicts through concrete manipulation of cards involving visual, auditory, and tactile modalities. (CL)

The ENCOUNTER program features a nine-week guidance program to help gifted adolescents through group guidance activities and special affective domain units incorporated into the curriculum. A sample weekly plan on self exploration and identity is outlined. (CL)