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Murray, Edward J.; and others – J Consult Clin Psychol, 1969
Study supported by Research Grant M-3209 from the National Institute of Mental Health
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Conflict
Vontress, Clemmont E. – Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Counseling, Counselor Client Ratio, Counselor Role, Disadvantaged
McCuan, Richard A.; Lloyd, Paul J. – 1981
The perceptual process involved in parental guidance and discipline of children may be sensitive to distortion by aversive environmental conditions. Married couples (N=24) completed a written interview to examine the relationship between exposure to disruptive life-events and a parent's ability to discern different types of child misbehaviors.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Rearing, Family Environment, Family Influence
Colletta, Nancy Donohue – 1981
The effects of the amounts, sources, and kinds of support available to adolescent mothers on their patterns of interactions with their children are examined in this study. Subjects were 50 adolescent mothers ranging in age from 15 to 19 years and selected from the 1978-79 birth records of a mixed rural/suburban county in the outskirts of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Community Support, Family Influence
PDF pending restorationCarlisi, John A. – 1979
An exploratory research study was undertaken to determine the extent of drug abuse in three ethnic neighborhoods. The nature and scope of drug use among Italian and Polish Americans in three working class neighborhoods were examined in the light of the role class and cultural identity plays in the development and treatment of drug abuse. Results…
Descriptors: Community Role, Cultural Influences, Drug Abuse, Drug Use
Cicirelli, Victor G. – 1978
The relationship of family variables to locus of control, under the hypothesis that a larger and more cohesive family provides greater reinforcement for the elderly person's actions was investigated. Elderly persons (N=200) aged 60-90 were interviewed at home and given Rotter's I-E scale. In a regression analysis, after removing effects of age and…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Family Influence, Family Relationship, Gerontology
Download full textFalbo, Toni; Richman, Charles L. – 1977
Several hypotheses regarding the determinants of need achievement were examined. In addition to predicting sex differences, the study predicted that father's age would be inversely related to need achievement. In addition, the effects of family size and birth order on achievement motivation were compared. Subjects were 1,092 undergraduates (785…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Birth Order, Family Attitudes
Flanagan, John C. – 1978
Factors contributing to the quality of life of older adults were investigated. A national survey provided the data which were collected in four-hour interviews from a representative national sample of 800 persons 68 to 72 years old when interviewed. The respondents reported on aspects of their quality of life related to their family, education,…
Descriptors: Critical Incidents Method, Environmental Influences, Family Influence, Individual Needs
McAdoo, Harriette Pipes – 1978
The theoretical orientation of this study of the extended, black, middle-class, is two-fold: (1) the socialization of children in black families differs from other families because of their nonsupportive wider environment, and (2) the extended kin network facilitates upward mobility. To test these hypotheses, 305 black parents were questionned…
Descriptors: Black Culture, Blacks, Extended Family, Family Characteristics
WHITE, ALAN E. – 1966
RESEARCH ON THE EFFECT OF PARENT-CHILD INTERACTION UPON VOCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS REVIEWED. SEVERAL STUDIES SUPPORT BORDIN'S PROPOSAL THAT A CHILD'S VOCATIONAL INTERESTS WOULD BE AFFECTED BY IDENTIFICATION WITH HIS PARENTS, BUT AS EACH STUDY DIFFERED IN METHODS AND SAMPLES, NO SIGNIFICANT CONCLUSIONS COULD BE REACHED. STUDIES WHICH TESTED ROE'S…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, Family Influence, Parent Child Relationship
Bankoff, Elizabeth A. – 1980
Much of the research on bereavement and its consequences fails to account for social network factors. A sample of widows participated in a comprehensive national study to determine factors that enhanced or lessened their psychological well-being shortly after the death of their husbands, and over time. Two groups responded, those in the Crisis…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Coping, Death, Depression (Psychology)
Beck, Paul Allen; Jennings, M. Kent – 1980
The paper examines the effects of pre-adult socialization on adult political activity. Four causal models are evaluated. Three models assess the direct and indirect effects of parental characteristics: socioeconomic status, level of political activity, and level of non-political (organizational) activity. The fourth model assesses the impact of…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Family Influence, Longitudinal Studies
PDF pending restorationGrace, Gloria L.; And Others – 1976
This report: (1) validates results of a previous survey of attitudes of wives of Navy enlisted personnel designed to determine impact of Navy use in dissemination of pertinent information to enlisted men's wives early in their association with the Navy. Survey data in this study were analyzed on the basis of wives' willingness for their husbands…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Attitudes, Career Choice, Career Counseling
PDF pending restorationJames, Jennifer; Vitaliano, Peter Paul – 1978
The interrelationships of deviant life experiences and current status, i.e., prostitution versus non-prostitution, were investigated by the application of multivariate analyses. Variables were studied involving early home life, pregnancy history, sexual history, and criminal involvement. Based on the analyses, three models were developed that…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Delinquency, Delinquency Causes
WILLIAMS, ROBERT A. – 1963
IN THE FALL SEMESTER 1961 AT GRAND RAPIDS JUNIOR COLLEGE, MICHIGAN, ALL FRESHMEN WHOSE HIGH SCHOOL GRADE AVERAGES WERE BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2.5 WERE ENROLLED IN A GENERAL STUDIES CURRICULUM. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE RECORDS OF 398 SUCH STUDENTS SHOWED LOW CORRELATIONS BETWEEN FIRST SEMESTER COLLEGE GRADES AND SCORES ON MEASURES OF SCHOLASTIC…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Cultural Influences, Doctoral Dissertations
