The Modifiers and Perceived Stress Scale measures stressful life events by number and amount of perceived stresses and provides scores for variables such as anticipation of events, responsibility for events, and amount of social support from family and friends in coping with each event that modify the way stress is perceived. (Author)

Compared nocturnal sleep structure of 10 healthy elderly nuns to that of 10 healthy age-matched female controls. The nuns fell asleep more quickly and had less early morning awakening, as well as greater rapid eye movement sleep time. These differences may reflect the more highly entrained life style of the nuns, including modest habitual sleep…

Explored post-visit recall of medication regimens and lifestyle recommendations among 83 elderly clinic patients. Found recall problematic: average patient failed to recall 46 percent of medications. Of 42 patients receiving lifestyle recommendations, 52 percent failed to recall them. Patterns of communication during visits were more strongly…

Acknowledges that there are good outcomes from the present emphasis on individualism in families, yet argues that individualism is hard on children and on the ties that keep adults together. Asserts that public efforts to see that children are not left on their own at young ages are often thwarted by arguments that such efforts weaken family…

Describes the life-style and career development course in reference to the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Discusses topic selection, teaching approaches, and students' reactions to life-style and career development coursework. Describes other experiences…

A study examined the extent of usage regarding caffeinated and non-caffeinated beverages, perceptions individuals have involving these beverages, and differences between those people who choose caffeinated versus non-caffeinated beverages. Attitude and life-style differences were observed between those who drank caffeinated drinks and those who…

Examines what leisure is, and what role it plays in people's lives and in their careers: leisure as recreation, preparation for work, compensation for work, substitute for work, and self-expression. Discusses the social contributions leisure provides. (CT)

Type-A Prone and Type-A personalities were assessed on the basis of the Cassel Type-A Personality Assessment Profile. Statistical data analysis indicated differences in positive lifestyle, blood pressure, and self-control and no differences in negative lifestyle, pulse rate, or peripheral temperature. Type-A Prone and Type-A norm profiles were…

Compares periodical articles representing the "Punk" movement with articles from the "Reader's Digest" and the 1960s hippie movement. Concludes that the punk movement is more expressive and less instrumental than its middle-class counterpart. (KH)

The author addresses the need for a balanced education. In addition to training students in specific fields, we must concern ourselves with inculcating virtue as well. As the liberal arts play an important part in the formation of character, students can learn from them to commit themselves to a certain task and ultimately to their professions.…

Suggests that one of the basic beliefs of American society is that success is measured by material gain. New economic and social realities have shifted the focus from career planning to life work planning, based on the theory that work goals should be equal to personal and social goals. (JAC)

Investigated the relationship of information search in the childbearing decision to life satisfaction in 62 mothers and 23 voluntarily childless women who responded to a questionnaire. Results indicated that information search was related to positive outcomes for mothers. For childless women, information search was negatively related to life…

Discusses legal divorce in Poland. Several changes in family law have been introduced to protect the welfare of children. Yet, because of the difficult conditions of everyday life in Poland, the effects of divorce often prove a burden for the divorced person with children and for the extended family. (JAC)

Past emphasis in the definitions and goals of environmental education has been on information, motivation and skills. The author contends there is a further need in modern society to which environmental education should address itself and advocates the exploration of humanism in people and their institutions as a fundamental goal. (BT)

Pearson Product Momen correlation coefficients were computed for seven frequently used measures of life satisfaction, adjustment, and morale. Data were collected from 259 subjects over the age of 60 representing three clusters: institutionalized older people, those with limited ambulation, and "community" aged. Intercorrelations indicate…