Male and female undergraduate psychology students were administered the Adjective Check List, Bem Sex Role Inventory and Personal Attributes Questionnaire. The masculinity and femininity subscale scores for each of these three measures were correlated and subjected to a principal factor analysis with varimax rotation separately for males and…

The difference in work patterns and practice characteristics of male and female physicians are examined. The results indicate that female physicians are less likely to work in traditional practice settings, work fewer hours per week, are reimbursed at a lower annual level, and have a slightly different composition of patients. (Author/JMD)

A study was conducted to determine if differences existed in adoption rate of household energy conservation practices in families with varying husband-wife commitment to values and to determine if adoption of energy practices varied with contextual variables. The value of eco-consciousness was found to be a predictor of energy conservation…

Students' ability to validate results of their psychological tests was examined. Seniors and graduate students could reliably select their profiles from the California Psychological Inventory (CPI), while college sophomores could not. College sophomores could select their Differential Aptitudes Test (DAT) profiles more confidently than their CPI…

This study investigated the relationship between adjustment to secondary school and 17 cognitive and noncognitive variables, including intelligence (verbal and nonverbal reasoning), academic achievement, extraversion-introversion, stable/unstable, social adjustment, endeavor, age, sex, and school form. (CP)

Attempts to identify patterns of teacher behavior that vary with expectations for pupil ability and to examine how these expectations interact with other pupil characteristics (race and sex). Subjects were 100 White female undergraduates enrolled in teacher training programs. (MP)

A Barnum group rated the personal accuracies of a list of personality inventory items and then an equivalent list of bogus feedback. The correlation between their inventory and feedback ratings was highly significant. Variables influencing inventory responding exerted an equal influence upon feedback acceptance. (Author/GDC)

Relationships among self-concept, educational attitudes, and the performance of 5l elementary school student teachers were explored. Results indicated student teacher competencies were related to educational attitudes and self-concept operating jointly. Variance in student teacher performance was significantly affected by the addition of…

A Parent's Workshop on Vocational Choice was conducted to stimulate thought and dialogue about career choice between secondary school students and their parents. Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) was administered to students and their parents. Student responses were compared to their parents' predictions of their responses. A…

This study of 16 female math majors at a highly selective liberal arts women's college investigated factors that influenced their choice of major and their future career plans. Findings revealed that positive school experiences and certain shared personality characteristics were integral in students' decisions to study mathematics in college.…

Discusses results of a longitudinal study of effects of divorce and remarriage on children's adjustment. Results suggest that individual characteristics play an important role in either protecting children from negative consequences associated with their parents' marital transitions or in making children vulnerable to such consequences. (RJC)

Describes the experience of an author who initiated a prison education program to foster self-worth and personal pride through learning. Explains the teaching program, security and classroom instruction, and inmate-student characteristics. (RT)

Papers by Lloyd Dunn and Evelyn Deno are analyzed for their ideas about merging special and general education, labeling, and blaming students' failure to learn solely on teachers. Development of a culture of disability that uses the distinctive characteristics of persons with disabilities to develop a positive identity through congregation,…

After presenting positive and negative aspects of stress, the paper looks at definitions of stress that emphasize the environment, responses to the environment, individual characteristics, or a combination of these elements. A proposed definition of stress is offered. (SM)

Suggests incorporating into practice those findings that emerge repeatedly in different foster care studies. Identifies four characteristics of children that have been linked to particular outcomes: age at time of placement, contact with biological family, length of time in care, and behavior problems. Shows how incorporation of these factors into…