Expectancies of reinforcement from alcohol have been investigated from a variety of research perspectives. Although results vary with methodology, subject characteristics, and amount of alcohol consumed, research seems to indicate that the expectation of receiving alcohol influences, and at times outweighs, the actual pharmacological properties of…

Intended for parents, the booklet (part of a 10 booklet series on talented and gifted education) discusses the gifted preschool child. An initial section considers how learning processes are broken down by developmental specialists. The use of questioning strategies with a gifted child is presented as an important parenting skill. A developmental…

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS INVESTIGATION WAS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE ARE IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES IN SELECTED PARENTAL BACKGROUND FACTORS BETWEEN SCHOLASTICALLY TALENTED HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WHO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION IN DEGREE-GRANTING INSTITUTIONS AND THOSE WHO DO NOT. THERE WERE TWO RELATED PROBLEMS--(1) TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF STABILITY…

To demonstrate that the child learning language constructs his theory of language on the basis of the linguistic data available to him, this study investigated 21 linguistic parameters that Down's Syndrome and normal children are exposed to in their maternal linguistic environment. It was found that mothers produced certain levels of linguistic…

This research paper focuses on the interaction between two prominent roles of mothers: employment and the social placement of daughters in marriage. The findings support the notion of a causal chain that links (a) maternal employment with (b) a different view of social placement with (c) differential maternal encouraging behavior or involvement in…

Reports on a study indicating that the relationship between the reading habits of adolescents and their parents is not a strong one. (MKM)

Some initial guidelines are provided for parents and teachers for encouraging independence and self-direction among gifted students. (DLS)

Analyses of data collected from 181 male and 301 female college students revealed that the students' Personality Research Form scales and their American College Testing scores were related to the cognitive behaviors of their parents. (Author/JMB)

Investigated relationship between perceived parental drug use and college student (N=106) drug use. Psychoactive mushroom users and nonusers completed a questionnaire regarding social and subjective aspects of drug use, including parental drug use. Men's drug use was relatively independent of, while women's drug use was strongly related to,…

Tested a model linking structural and interpersonal family variables with self-concept variables of self-esteem and son/daughter identity salience (relative importance of being a son or daughter for defining one's self) for 655 high school students. Family support was found to have largest effects on self-concept variables (yielding positive…

Maintains that the priorities parents set for their children are influenced by the parents' own needs and ways in which those needs have been met, and that priorities set by parents may be inadequate for meeting their children's needs. Parents must work towards balancing priorities for children in such a way that both parents' and children's needs…

Identifies characteristics of the celebrity family, examining issues of confidentiality and trust, family boundaries, parenting roles, unrealistic expectations of and for the children, and family isolation. Describes the family as entering into a tacit contract enabling the celebrity to pursue his/her career by relinquishing the parental role to…

This study investigated the hypothesis that children's play styles are influenced by "messages" their parents give from their own leisure. Play styles of 97 preschool children were rated and correlated with each parent's leisure attitudes and preferences. Results are presented. (Author/MT)