Reports that internality increased significantly with children's age and with children's perceptions of increased parental acceptance and that these two factors accounted for 22% of the variance of children's locus of control scores. (Author/RL)

Data from a fifteen-year panel study of males, age 17 in 1957 and age 32 in 1972, are adduced to examine a social psychological theory of the status attainment process. Estimates are compared with those based on similar equation models reported in previous longitudinal research. (Author/EB)

Videotapes were made of 164 children aged eight or nine playing alone and playing with a parent in a toy room. Data on their parents' work histories, socialization techniques, and self report of sex roles were analyzed in relation to the children's play activities. Effects of family constellation were also investigated. (JMB)

Describes cases of adults whose early developmental years were marked by constant threat of parental abuse and who manifest, as adults, an inability to tolerate aggression or to develop close relationships. Uses Mahler's separation-individuation process framework to provide an understanding of the early foundations of these adults' problems. (SS)

This study investigated the relationship of paternal masculinity-femininity to filial creativity in a sample of male high school students and their fathers. Subjects were 31 boys rated creative and an equal size control group matched on sex, educational level, grade point average, and geographical residence. (MS)

Suggests neighborhood schools which lack a mixed-ability intake are a negation of parental choice. (Editor)

Argues that Roe's theory of personality development and career choice has been misunderstood and used inappropriately in research on parent influence on career choice. Proposes reexamination of Roe's ideas about the role of parents in shaping childhood experiences and children's psychological needs. (SK)

Includes "Revisiting Roe: Comments on Brown, Lum and Voyle (1997)" (Davis); "Putting Roe in Perspective" (Lunneborg); "Roe Revisited: Why?" (Osipow); and "Without Roe" (Brown, Voyle). (SK)

Clarifies inconsistencies in research on family characteristics and identity formation, tests a model on family systems theory, and explores gender differences within hypothesized models. Results suggest that family context and gender role socialization are differentially related to ideological and interpersonal identity. There are some gender…

Compared attitudes of gifted black early adolescents in fifth and sixth grades to those of potentially gifted and regular education black students. Found that gifted black students' attitudes and perceptions were significantly different from those of the other two groups. Of the three groups, gifted black students were the most achievement…

Used national longitudinal data to examine parent-child relationships before and after divorce. Parental reports of relationship problems with children were significantly elevated as early as 12 years prior to divorce. Findings suggest that the quality of the parents' marriage has both direct and indirect long-term consequences for parent-child…

A model of parental inducement of academic self-regulation was tested with 105 elementary school students who were surveyed to assess their perceptions of parental influences on their academic self-regulation and their own self-regulatory behavior. Findings indicate the importance of parental inducement to academic self-regulation. (SLD)

Examines the uniformity myth surrounding adult children of alcoholics by exploring differences among nonclinical college females with alcoholic fathers, alcoholic mothers, and no alcoholic parents. Results indicate no group differences in eating-disorder symptomatology. Differences were found in terms of distress arising from interpersonal…

Provides a case study of the responses of children and their parents to distal violence (i.e., violence that is experienced as real but was not witnessed). Describes how parents took action both collectively and individually to manage their children's fear and to find meaning in a brutal act. (RJM)