Social degradation is related to family cohesion and peer group functions, both of which depend on cultural traditions. Research from Japan shows how a study of cognitive style and learning within the classroom must include psychocultural determinants related to social or ethnic identity and the awareness of disparaged minority status. (Author/GC)

Focused on White, Black and Mexican-American women and utilized a cohort analysis to examine the empty-nest syndrome. Hypothesized that if the syndrome occurs, it occurs to a greater degree in a particular cohort of White middle-class women because of a unique set of social circumstances and family values. (Author/RC)

Research findings show that, compared with Black, Polish, and other ethnic urban youth, urban Appalachian teenagers exhibit greater symptomatic behavior indicating severe difficulties in coping with urban environments. Particularly striking among these patterns, which hold for both females and males, is the heavy drug use among Appalachian youth.…

Presents a model for a parent education program successfully implemented by a counseling intern as part of the total school guidance program. (Author)

The author presents the Important Considerations Survey (ICS), an economical means of estimating the moral reasoning power of students age 12 or over. (Author)

Studied early family experiences of boys who later emerged as both aggressive and bullied during middle childhood. Found that aggressive victims had experienced more punitive, hostile, and abusive family treatment than others. Nonvictimized aggressors had greater exposure to adult aggression, but not victimization, than the normative group,…

Examines the notion that heredity plays a powerful role in criminal behavior, including genetic evidence that can allow for antisocial behavior. Reviews suggestions for reversing rising crime rates in light of the hereditary connection, policy development, family cohesion, and child raising. (GR)

Defines the characteristics of children resilient to the effects of environmental stresses and identifies protective factors including special hobbies and interests, mentoring, family support, and turning point experiences. Schools are urged to provide the caring community each child needs. (DB)

Surveys of 2,125 seventh-graders in eight urban Southwestern schools and interviews with 60 of them examined the role of family and school in Latino/a preadolescent substance use. Most respondents did not use hard drugs or alcohol. Strong ties to parents and school were protective factors. Recommendations for social work interventions that support…

Examined how family relationship quality and contact with deviant peers (CDP) contributed to change in problem behaviors, particularly whether gender of the adolescent and parent moderated these associations. Found that CDP was associated with increases in problem behaviors, whereas family influence on problem behaviors was indirect and varied as…

A study examined career aspirations of 15 girls (ages 14-19) with behavior disorders and the contribution of life experiences. Results indicate participants were highly engaged with their school-supported vocational experiences, family cohesion had a significant effect on career aspirations, and participants believed they had little control over…

Examines 51 language learning background features in order to describe a limited set of those features that most clearly differentiate among three learner success groups. Findings reveal that family influences, early exposure to English, and language contact opportunities are of particular importance when considering high success versus medium- or…

Surveys of predominantly Asian students in college preparatory chemistry classes examined their views of themselves as scientists and readers and writers of science material. Results indicated that gender was related to students' views of themselves as scientists and writers of science. Family and extracurricular science activities were powerful…

Suggests that family counseling should be the focus of interventions performed by school counselors; presents a model that is brief, collaborative, and competency-based. This family counseling model has the potential to give school counselors a practical decision-making framework, based on systems theory, for answering important precounseling…

Family disruption, marital conflict, and disengaged parent-child relations have a decreasing effect on child behavior over time. And survey analysis shows that the pattern of decline differs for these three stressors. Analysis specifies the developmental period when declines occurred and distinguishes the decreases due to adaptation and those due…