Focuses on relationship of interparental conflict, support, and quantity of interaction in both parenting and nonparenting realms in cognitive and social functioning of 44 adolescents whose parents had recently divorced. Ex-spousal interaction on nonparenting issues best predicts adolescent functioning. (Author/BB)

This short paper examined the effects of marriage on eligibility for student assistance programs. Being married as a student has a number of possible effects on eligibility for student assistance depending on one's age and the employment status of one's partner. A few are positive; they result in greater eligibility for assistance. Some are…

This conference presentation explores current patterns of public transfer receipt (such as earned income tax credit, public health insurance coverage, food stamps, and public assistance) among single-father families and provides an update on existing census-based research on characteristics of single-father families. Data were obtained from the…

Noting that most reports on work-family relationships are based on limited data, this report attempts to establish a foundation for ongoing analysis of job and family patterns in Canada based on both historical and current labor force data and other sources. The report tracks and charts the connections between paid work and family trends for…

Examines the life-style of the dual-career couple and literature that will be useful to counselors working with students preparing to combine family roles and career roles. Discusses socialization and role expectations, work role conflicts, and family role conflicts. Provides practical suggestions for counseling professionals. (Author/RC)

Examines stepfamilies to give elementary school counselors a clearer understanding of typical behavior for stepfamilies and the various subsystems and individuals that make up stepfamilies. Discusses roles and expectations of stepfamily members, the establishment of stepfamily boundaries, and strategies for therapeutic intervention and stepparent…

Presented at the Second Annual National Conference of the Alliance of Family Therapy and Family Research, Florida State University, April, 1981. Examines job changes in terms of crisis theory and aspects of counseling dual-career families during the job-change crisis. (RC)

Outlines conceptual distinction among avoidance, cooperation, and competitive conflict resolution strategies used by marital partners. Couples (N=43) were audiotaped as they discussed previous disagreements. Found the temporal aspects of speech, including turn-taking and interruptions, need to be considered in the study of couples' conflict…

Presents the dynamics, implications and treatment of extramarital sex. Discusses historical and cultural perspectives, various types of infidelity experiences, marital styles as they relate to infidelity, and family therapy implications. Offers recommendations for treatment and a brief consideration of extramarital relationships as a healthy…

Discusses symptoms of Alzheimer Disease and suggests client-centered counseling techniques to use with patients and family. Considers the disease's effect on family relationships relative to stage of family development. Examines the adjustment of the caregiving spouse. Offers practical suggestions for coping. (RC)

Presents a discussion of issues which may be unique in therapy with divorcing clergy, focusing on the overlap between the minister's marital and occupational roles, and the extent to which such overlap influences the divorce and adjustment process. Special concerns of the divorced clergy are described. (Author)

The decade of the 70s saw more husbands in samples, more attention to couples, use of observational data collection techniques, greater attention to methodological and measurement issues, biases in the portrayal of sex roles, attempts to build theory and synthesize the literature, growing interest in "dyads," and more international research.…

Delineates and examines the psychodynamics of the paranoid wife syndrome and its concomitant characteristic intrapsychic and interpersonal dynamic phenomena. Diagnostic indications and treatment modalities and strategies are noted. (Author)

Income levels and percentage change in 1971-1975 income were regressed on personal and institutional variables for husband and wife doctorates holding full-time academic positions. Composite results indicate, among other things, a negative relationship between income for one spouse and the perceived opportunities for employment of the other…

Life histories of 794 Mexican women, ages 25-31 and 40-49, revealed that wives faced diverse circumstances with respect to marital power and husband dominance. Results support the modernization perspective on the consequences of economic development, in that educational attainment affected wives' exposure to domestic violence and participation in…