To assess sex differences in vulnerability, 80 Israeli middle-class mothers of elementary school children predicted difficulty of low- and high-stress life events for child protagonists in 8 vignettes. Boys' mothers (n=39) predicted greater child stress difficulties than girls' mothers (n=41) and that boys would have more difficulty than girls.…

New law faculty are advised about how to be a humane and accessible teacher while preserving some time for other responsibilities. Topics addressed include classroom communication, empathy, mutual respect, office hours and other contact outside class, students under stress, testing, students and employment, and students unsure about being a…

Studies stresses, strains, and coping mechanisms of 87 black students at predominantly white colleges and universities. The survival kit of coping responses of these students is presented for five primary stress areas: (1) academic, (2) financial, (3) time management, (4) black population, and (5) racism. (SLD)

Little attention has been paid to college women's drinking. For women, drinking is often a way of making friends and establishing intimate relationships. Peer influence is a strong persuader. College women who are careless in using alcohol may encounter additional problems like increased stress, depression, and sexual dysfunction. (SM)

Findings from study of daughters (n=112) in midlife who were caring for their elderly mothers indicated that employment outside of home was related only to increase in physical strain in caregiving. Presence of children in household predicted lower levels of caregiver strain and greater caregiver well-being. (Author/NB)

Part-time graduate students, particularly from minority groups, find that time management and sacrifice are necessary for success. Problems encountered include balancing jobs and academic work, difficulties integrating into the institution's graduate culture, and the need to cut back on some personal activities. However, part-time study…

A follow-up study 2 years later of 73 University of Georgia College of Pharmacy graduates found respondents' career commitment level had decreased and most had changed their long-term career plans. Increasing stress was associated with lower career commitment and greater job dissatisfaction. More longitudinal career studies are recommended.…

Examined the effects of a parent support program designed to help fathers cope with paternal role stress. Results indicated that such intervention programs may be effective in reducing fathers' perceived parental stress at becoming more actively involved in child raising. Implications for further research on paternal stress and for the development…

A study of 123 families examined the role of parental stress in physically abusive and nonabusive families with conduct-disordered children. Parental stress was found to play an important role in abusive families. Physically abusive families were found to have lower incomes, younger mothers with less education, a history of child abuse, and more…

Eleven graphs present statistics on the number of adult, secondary, and college vocational teachers; demographics of high school vocational and nonvocational teachers; beginning teachers' race, job satisfaction, stress levels, income, and age; and subjects taught by high school, junior high, and two-year college vocational faculty. (SK)

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)

Reports findings on perceptions of 686 secondary school teachers in northern England who were surveyed about aspects of their careers. Finds that work centrality was value driven. Concludes that teacher workaholics tend to be driven by their values rather than their perceptions of reality. (DB)

Examined adjustment problems for children and adolescents with sickle cell anemia (SCA). Parents provided information on social, emotional, academic, and family adjustment of 327 children with SCA. Over 25% of children had emotional adjustment problems in form of internalizing symptoms (anxiety and depression); at least 20% had problems related to…

In this introduction to the special journal issue on stress and coping, stress and coping theory is reviewed. Notes that issue is devoted to coping with stressors during transition of adolescence; age and gender differences in stress and coping; influence of close relationship as stress buffer; relationship between coping and adaption; and…

Examines effects of culture on decisional self-esteem, decisional stress, and self-reported decision coping style for 743 Japanese and 309 Australian college students. Findings on coping styles in decision making are related to cross-cultural differences between the individualistic culture of Australia and the collectivistic culture of Japan. (SLD)