Scores of 60 gifted 12th graders on scales of anxiety and depression supported the hypotheses that depression was significantly higher during the second testing than during baseline. Students in single rooms reported more age specific problems. Implications include the need to promote greater social interaction in residence halls. (CL)

Reviews Walton and Sedlak's model ("Merrill-Palmer Quarterly," v28, n3, p389-412, 1982) of social interaction and outlines both its strengths and potential weaknesses. (MP)

Three studies investigated preferences of learning disabled (LD) and normal children, parents, and college students for ingratiation tactics. Results suggested that adults agree on the social desirability of some forms. LD Ss preferred tactics deemed less socially desirable by adults than those preferred by nonLD Ss. (Author)

The conversational strategies of the learning disabled and nondisabled children were analyzed for discourse and turn taking behaviors. Learning disabled children asked fewer questions and were less likely to produce open ended questions than nondisabled children. In turn, their conversational partners were less likely to provide elaborative…

Learning disabled and nondisabled children judged the social desirability of the items similarly. It was found that children and adults both judged tactics in the context of target or setting, and that they appeared to agree about the desirability of particular tactics directed toward particular targets. (Author)

Behavior modeling has an inherent appeal to learners. They use the same methodology to learn interpersonal skills that they used to learn technical skills. They are shown what to do and have many opportunities to practice with immediate feedback. (JOW)

Nurse educators who are comfortable with their own sexuality, have sensitive and perceptive communication skills, and are knowledgeable about sexual health are best equipped to integrate sexuality education into the nursing curriculum. (SK)

Discusses being aware of other members of a team in a collaborative environment and reports on a study that examined group performance on a task that was computer mediated with and without awareness information. Examines how an awareness tool impacts the quality of a collaborative work effort and the communications between group members.…

Explores the importance of relationship literacy--the ability to create good relationships with others--in the next economy and offers perspectives on how business education instructors can help students develop and improve their human relations skills for business success. (Author/JOW)

Examined how conflict affected internalized oppression and conflict-handling methods utilized during a facilitated meeting that attempted to resolve or manage intergroup conflict. Data on diverse conflict-resolution practitioners and mentors at a training session on how to overcome the effects of oppression in the writing process illuminated how…

Examines the relationship between perceived social inadequacy and depressed mood in a sample of community adolescents. The Checklist of Adolescent Problem Situations (CAPS) and Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) were administered to 224 high-school students on two occasions 4 months apart. Results indicated that perceived social inadequacy in…

Explored relationship among depression, social skills, and suicidal behavior in 41 adolescents hospitalized in general medical setting following suicide attempt, comparing subjects to 40 nonsuicidal psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents. Two groups did not differ on Children's Depression Inventory or Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with…

Examined stability of interpersonal problem-solving skills in hospitalized suicide ideators (n=36). Subjects displayed marked changes in depressive symptoms, state anxiety, hopelessness, and suicide intent over time, and these improvements were associated with improvements in interpersonal problem-solving skills. Concluded that interpersonal…

Discusses the de-escalation strategies which children aged 4-1/2 half to six used in conflict episodes which occurred in children's conversations in the dramatic play and block areas of three kindergarten classrooms. (RJC)

This paper reviews the literature describing the pervasive deficits in social relations and pragmatics found in autistic children. It then considers two different psychological theories of these phenomena, the Affective theory and the Cognitive theory, concludes that the Cognitive theory better predicts behavior patterns, and suggests future…