Provides a bibliography of 41 books and reports on character development themes such as values education, civic responsibility, family and societal influences, ethical instruction, traditional American and religious values, and parental involvement. (MLH)

Significant differences in reasons for enrollment and 4 family support elements emerged in survey responses from 88 of 110 African Americans in adult basic education (47 of whom were persisters). Persisters were more likely to be preparing for jobs. Family attitudes, financial support, and career motivations were major factors in persistence. (SK)

Describes a pilot project offering a Western-style anxiety-management group to Bangladeshi women in Tower Hamlets. Issues related to language, expectations, family involvement, therapists' self-disclosure and boundaries, and the choice of outcome measure are fully described in a transcultural setting. (JPS)

Violence is a serious problem in Japanese schools, despite the absence of guns. There are three forms: violence among students, violence against teachers, and vandalism. Violence among junior-high students is widespread. Schoolwide strategies to reinforce positive social norms, organize special teams of teachers, and strengthen extracurricular…

Sampled 699 adolescents and their families to examine effects of parenting practices on development of adolescent drinking, delinquency, and problem behaviors. Findings confirmed that parental support and monitoring were important predictors of adolescent outcomes even after taking into account critical demographic/family factors. Peer orientation…

Reviews research findings about the nature and development of typical sibling relationships. Discusses two important themes, the role of children's social cognition skills, and the role of the demands of the relationship. Addresses two questions: (1) the prevalence and features of sibling rivalry and conflict; and (2) the characteristics of…

Describes an investigation which compared level of family-of-origin dysfunction of counseling and noncounseling master's degree students utilizing ANOVA and MANOVA analyses. Counseling students' families had significantly higher levels of dysfunction, but counselors did not score lower in level of graduate adjustment. Includes 29 references.…

Fifty-seven same-sex twin sets (32 monozygotic and 25 dizygotic) were examined for concordance of speech and language disorders. Monozygotic twins had a higher concordance than dizygotic twins and also were more similar in the types of disorders they presented than dizygotic twins. Positive family histories were reported for both groups.…

This paper presents an approach to voice therapy with adolescents, emphasizing the importance of psychosocial and family influences as they relate to vocal behavior. The goals of therapy for the adolescent with dysphonia usually follow an orderly sequence, first dealing with individual behavior and later with family and peer group influences. (JDD)

Differences among younger and older adolescents in the influence of family structure, family relations, and peer relations on marijuana use were studied in the sample (n=1,725) from the National Youth Survey, 1976-78. Relative effects of drug-using peers and family variables are identified for younger and older adolescents. (SLD)

Explores how family literacy practices are connected to social institutions that sustain or transform participants' awareness or reproduction of class identities and the inequities inherent in these interactions. Looks at the complexity of one African-American, working-poor family's literacy practices in their connections to social institutions.…

Examines the literature on identity development of homosexual youth, and parental and familial influences on the coming out process. Research indicates that homosexual adolescents who have a close relationship with their parents and families tend to come out at a younger age and experience more positive identities than those who have a poor…

Discusses activities for prevention, growth, or remedial groups that can be useful in educational or community settings. Presents rationale for using structured group work to focus on family of origin. Descriptions of activities include goals, scripts for psychoeducational content for the leader, questions that promote relating family-origin…

Explores gender differences in the degree to which parent-child dyads and family system variables are associated with relationship quality in late adolescence and early adulthood (N=98). Results indicate that the relationship of family factors to the intimate relationships of young adults was similar for males and females. (MKA)

A study of 179 Latino college students found their college self-efficacy was associated with stronger intention to persist, better health, and social integration. Social integration did not predict persistence. Students with stronger family support reported stronger self-efficacy. (Contains 37 references.) (SK)