Qualitatively, the more suppressive and critical the mother, the less responsive the baby was in social play with her. The more the baby responded to his mother, the less he responded to a stranger. (Author)

Results indicate that the parents of non-delinquents can be clearly differentiated from parents of delinquents in terms of displaying a higher activity level, less rejection, higher parental adjustment, lower consistency of controls, but higher consistency of feelings. (Author)

Reports a study investigating the situational variables affecting the effectiveness of parental socialization of mobility attitudes in children within a sample of 466 parent-child pairs. (JM)

The purpose of this study was to determine whether parents or teachers served as dominant models of speech imitation for elementary school children. (Authors)

From the results of the study it was apparent that both the parents and their college bound sons or daughters feel that the greatest factor influencing choice of college was the advice of parents or other family member. (Author)

Six hundred and sixty junior and senior college students were respondents in this study. Most Negro respondents attended predominantly Negro colleges and universities in Georgia, Texas, Missouri, and Maryland. Most white respondents attended white institutions in Louisiana, Kansas, Arkansas, California, and Iowa. (JM)

Investigates the resistance to temptation of disadvantaged 5-year-old Negro children in a game-like situation. (WY)

Examines the level and nature of parental guidance regarding television exercised by academics with an active interest in mass media. It also focuses on the relationship of that guidance to beliefs they hold about the effects of television, to characteristics of their scholarship, and to basic demographic information. (Author/JJD)

To determine the effects of both sex and ethnic background on mathematics achievement, 112 Mexican-American and Black adolescents were studied. Achievement scores, parental influence, and math attitudes were analyzed. Ethnic background seemed to exert a much greater effect on mathematics achievement than did gender. (PP)

Provides several practical suggestions to help counselors encourage parents to develop an invitational approach to family living. Suggests these ideas can be used by counselor-consultants in individual conferences with parents or in parent education programs. (RC)

A sample of 130 pregnant adolescents and adolescent mothers was surveyed via a self-administered closed-ended questionnaire to determine the factors that discriminate between girls who become pregnant in early versus late adolescence. Dating patterns, extent of parental control, and knowledge and use of birth control were among the areas surveyed.…

Studied the risk-taking behavior (i.e., smoking, intemperate drinking, and failure to fasten seat belts) of 4,539 Canadian adolescents. Results showed adolescents who lived in intact families engaged in less health-risk behavior than adolescents from separated or divorced families. Results from widowed families were mixed. (JAC)