A three-county survey of administrative credential students in California found that 26% of respondents serving in administrative positions are considering leaving their jobs; 62% of qualified candidates are staying in the classroom. Solutions to principal overload include hiring more assistant principals and grooming inhouse talent. (MLH)

This study examined changes in support and stress for 352 high school-age subjects at three points over a seven-month period. Questionnaire responses indicated that mothers were selected most often as primary support person. Perceptions of parental and family support were instrumental in predicting adolescents changing their nomination of support…

A study explored 15 undergraduate students' perceptions of the level of distress they experienced at two important transition points (first year, senior year), and the impact on their academic performance. The effectiveness of counseling intervention in ameliorating distress and improving students' capacity to complete degree programs…

Review of records of families with preschool children referred to an outpatient treatment center for emotionally and behaviorally troubled preschoolers found a greater degree of parenting stress was significantly associated with poorer attendance at group therapy for children, whereas greater socioeconomic disadvantage was significantly associated…

This study compared the stress, social support, and adjustment of 40 middle school students with learning disabilities or mild mental retardation and 396 general education students without learning problems. The students with learning problems experienced more stress, less peer support, greater adult support, and poorer adjustment, than those…

The influence of employment on parenting stress among 122 mothers of 5-year-olds with developmental disabilities and the influence of parenting demands and family support on work quality and absenteeism was examined. No significant associations were found among employment status and parenting demands, daily support, or stress. (Contains…

Workplace violence has not bypassed schools. Stories are surfacing about disgruntled school employees threatening, attacking, and sometimes killing administrators. This article shows how school leaders can develop greater awareness of potential problems and design cautionary measures. Contributing factors, warning signs, legal consequences,…

Examined the association between psychosocial development and the timing of first sexual intercourse in a sample of white, rural adolescents. Two theoretical models were tested. For both boys and girls, early timing of first sexual intercourse was associated with longitudinal patterns of greater transition proneness and poorer psychosocial…

Examined the relations among single mothers' awareness of their adolescents' stressors, mother-adolescent communication, maternal monitoring, and adolescent adjustment. Findings suggest that when adolescent stress increases and family communication and monitoring change, monitoring by single mothers may increase awareness of adolescent stress and…

A study of 271 Polish students (ages 13-14) found that their most frequent stressors were teachers' abusive behaviors in classroom teaching and assessment. Students' coping strategies, and their school results, were determined by the intensity of school stress, anxiety, and temperamental characteristics. (Contains 15 references.) (Author/CR)

Study investigates relationships among stressful circumstances, cognitive control, and distress among Korean immigrants in the U.S. It was hypothesized that cognitive control mediated the effect of exposure to stressful circumstances on distress. Results provide strong support for cognitive control in mediating the relationship between stressful…

Identifies 11 types of graduate student difficulties and suggests methods to help alleviate them. Difficulties include language barriers, cultural barriers, emotional barriers, lack of commitment, and lack of ability. Also describes certain personality traits that may impede achievement. (AIM)

Examined impact of peer experience on seventh graders' strategies for coping with peer hassles. Found that more aggressive adolescents perceived more control over hassles. More aggressive, unpopular adolescents used more negative strategies; more popular aggressive females used more problem-focused strategies. Withdrawn adolescents perceived less…

Structured narrative has grown out of the tradition that uses writing in counseling. This article presents the theory and practice that underlie a structured narrative writing intervention, "A Write Way," used to orient and help students develop more effective learning stories during their transition into high school. It can be adapted to…

Literature review examines common factors contributing to alcohol and other drug use among White and Hispanic youth: sociodemographic and economic risk factors, availability, drug-use attitudes, peer and family influences, and school-related factors. Unique sociocultural factors influencing Hispanic drug use include cultural identification,…