The major concern of this study was to investigate the reading interests of sixth grade pupils. A questionnaire was developed to determine the reading interests of the children. Comparisons were made between the expressed reading interests of the pupils and the content of five sixth basic readers. Some of the conclusions were: the interests of…

Data from a statewide probability sample of Louisiana high school seniors are used to assess causal effects of significant-other influence on aspirations. The results indicate that compared to other forms of significant-other influence, peer-modeling influence had the strongest effects on aspirations. (Author/DE)

Studies question whether there is a significant association between parents' dependency traits and drug habits in their offspring. Reported here is a survey of 1,091 young males. The reported occurrence of parents' alcohol consumption, smoking, use of stimulants and sedatives, and overeating were compared among abusers and non-users of hashish,…

Predictors associated with adolescents' initiation into three cumulative stages of drug use--hard liquor, marihuana, and other illicit drugs--were investigated. The strongest predictors were prior involvement in deviant behavior (hard liquor); peer influence, and adolescent beliefs and values (marihuana); and relationship to parents, and…

To examine the relationship of impulse control in deaf children to parent hearing status, manual communication, and academic achievement, 324 deaf children (6-10 years old) were given a battery of tests. (DLS)

Available from: British Medical Journal, 1172 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02134. Some first year results of a 5-year longitudinal study of smoking in 6330 English secondary school children (11-16 years old) are reviewed. (Author)

Reports on studies of television viewing patterns of 4- and 5-year-olds suggesting that teamwork may be the most effective method of control for families to cope with television in their homes. Discusses some "mediation" techniques found to be effective. (BR)

Reports a significant correlation between the development of genius and parental loss. (SL)

The author studied sixty white female student teachers in suburban, inner-city experimental, and inner-city traditional settings and measured rank order of perceived influence of key individuals, shifts in these rankings, and shifts in subjects' perceptions of pupils' abilities, discipline, learning, teaching methods, and evaluation of pupils.…

In a study designed to investigate the verbal environment of a language-impaired child, the speech addressed to a language-impaired boy (4.7 years old) and to his normal-speaking female cousin (4.6 years old) by the boy's mother, father, and baby-sitter was analyzed. (Author/IM)

This study obtained data about marital relationships of parents of 1056 college students, and used the data to test ideas in Rodman's theory that resources and authority beliefs influence marital power. The clearest finding was that normative structure was more important than resources in accounting for variances in power. (Author)

Describes several activities used in a Parent Education Program of the Communications Network, a branch of Philadelphia's Affective Education Program, in order to improve the communication skills of parents and their children. (DD)

Reviews the literature in which the relationship of parental divorce and specific indices of college student adjustment are investigated and identifies differences in the developmental patterns of students from intact and nonintact households. Provides a critique of this literature and its implications for counseling. (Author/ABB)