The article presents two illustrative case reports of an unusual type of child abuse: parents who use their child as a representative of their own unacceptable impulses, thereby perceiving the youngster as evil and seeking experts to confirm their mistaken opinions. (Author/DLS)

Reviewed is research on maternal interaction style (particularly overprotection) as it relates to the development of hearing impaired children. (Author/CL)

Describes Joan Tough's research into the uses of language by middle-class mothers and their children in English society and presents the classification system for child language developed by Tough. (DD)

Investigates childhood and adolescent career aspirations of a sample of white, middle to upper class girls. In childhood, those aspiring to male-dominated careers were somewhat older and more tomboyish, had higher IQs and more educated parents. As adolescents they had higher educational aspirations, and were less likely to anticipate being married…

Examined relationship between income change in early 1980s, outlook that parents had about their general life situation, and extent to which adolescents expected to attain job success. Showed that income loss was associated with pessimistic life outlooks in fathers and mothers. Suggests that income loss is a stressor that may disrupt family…

Results from this study confirmed the hypotheses that child rearing styles characterized by acceptance, a nonauthoritarian approach to punishment, and identification of the child with the parent related to high levels of adult ego development 22 years later. (PCB)

Reports study findings which indicate that certain styles of family communication and mediation methods facilitate comprehension of television more effectively for boys than for girls. Also discusses differential effects of two styles of discipline on each sex. (PS)

Examined Type A behavior as measured by Matthews Youth Test for Health and hyperactivity scores as measured by Conners Teacher Rating Scale for 199 primary grade students. Found significant relationship between two scales, supporting relationship between Type A and hyperactivity scores in children. (Author/NB)

A recent study comparing Asian and American students identified three factors that contribute to superior performance of elementary school children. These are: (1) amount of class time devoted to academics and direct instruction; (2) parent support of academic activities; and (3) student effort. The study and its findings are discussed. (MT)

Service academies have found that parental influence is a significant factor in the application and selection processes. Project Outreach of the Coast Guard Academy, a parent-to-parent contact using volunteers supervised by the Admissions Office, represents a way of showing concern regarding each student's uniqueness and of constructively…

Examined the relationship between divorced noncustodial fathers and their children from the perspective of both the mother and the father. Results indicate that divorced fathers are not necessarily absent parents and that both mothers and fathers consider post-divorce father involvement desirable. The only perceived change in paternal influence…

Differences in values between parents of Anglo-Australian and Italian background in Australia are largely attributable to differences between the groups in socioeconomic status. In content areas concerned with conformity, the highly significant ethnic background effect was linked with parent educational level. (Author/LHW)

Based on stratified probability sample of Air Force married enlisted personnel and officers, examines relationship between military service patterns of fathers and career intentions of their sons who enlist in military service. Provides no support for intergenerational linkage between military service patterns of fathers and career intentions and…

Compared levels of conformity to parents and peers of 592 Indian adolescents and investigated effects of age, sex, and locality on levels of conformity. Results showed that adolescents were more conforming to parent than to peer views, with early adolescents showing greater adherence to parental views, and late adolescents favoring peers. (Author)

Considers three questions: Do mothers of siblings show consistency in behavior to their children when observed with each child at 24 months? What stability is there in behavior of mothers toward their children from 12 to 24 months? Are sibling status or genetic factors related to differences between mothers in relative consistency or inconsistency…