A pilot research study is described, aimed at investigating the hypotheses that psychosexual factors are of central importance in the psychological recovery of the mastectomy patient and that counseling would prove beneficial. Results indicated that sexual self-concept superseded mortality as the primary concern of most recovering mastectomy…

Family therapy training and supervision literature were reviewed and found to be fragmented and disorganized. There is a need for a comprehensive source which would synthesize this literature and compare the existing viewpoints. This paper works toward this end by reviewing, contrasting, and categorizing the available publications. (Author)

Chairpersons of departments of psychology and sociology were surveyed concerning the attitudes toward hiring a professional couple in their departments. Responses indicated opposition by 37 percent of the chairpersons, neutrality by 25 percent, and support by 38 percent. (Author)

Husbands and wives of dual-career families were compared with husbands and wives of traditional-career families on the variables of inner-directedness, self-actualizing values, existentiality, self-regard, and self-acceptance. (Author)

The data show that over one-third of the Spanish surnamed persons marrying in California in the period 1962-1974 married non-Spanish surnamed persons, with approximately two out of five Spanish surnamed persons who were not born in Mexico marrying outside the Spanish surnamed group during 1966-1974. (Author/AM)

The Locke-Wallace Marital Adjustment Scale (LWMAS) and several measures of religious beliefs and commitment were administered to 66 married couples. The two types of LWMAS scoring weights produce the same relationships. Marital adjustment scales are paper/pencil projective measures that tap spouses' intended and actual values, goals, and…

The theory that there exists a relationship between romantic love and sexual blockage was once widely accepted, but has recently been ignored. The author defines the terms and clarifies the relationship. He then examines 24 cultures and finds a strong correlation between the variables. The implications for marriage are discussed. (Author)

Presents a contract and rationale for use with couples who recognize that their marriage is on the edge of divorce. The couple can choose to live separately under controlled and structured conditions. The counselor plays an active part as mediator and facilitator. (Author)

Relates a follow-up study of newlywed couples nine months after marriage to determine the couple's appraisal of the most frequent causes of discord and unhappiness. (MH)

Twelve couples in marital counseling were studied during 12 months on the basis of their biorhythms. For each couple a compatibility percentage was obtained. It was found that difficulties in their interaction correlated highly with dissonance in their biorhythms. (Author)

French demographic historians have not taken sufficient notice of the hypothesis that sexual repression intensified throughout the early modern period and they have too readily assumed that it was demolished by their statistical data. It is therefore useful to explain what makes the hypothesis plausible. (Author)

Divorce rates in North America have increased sharply during the last century. Though this fact may best be understood as the result of many factors, one of them is the law. This paper provides a brief history of Canadian divorce laws and their relationship to divorce rates. (Author)

Parents of 62 children referred to a behaviorally oriented child psychological clinic provided measures of marital adjustment and their children's behavior before and after treatment. Marital adjustment scores of clinic parents were significantly lower than those of the control sample, although there was considerable overlap between the…

Used longitudinal data to assess effects of marriage, divorce, and widowhood on immediate relocation and on subsequent mobility patterns. Results demonstrated substantial impact of changes in marital status on mobility. Mobility rates were highest among newly married, almost as high in years of separation or divorce, and very low in first year of…

Using "talk time" measures of spouse/stranger interaction styles, tested models of communication. Concluded that (1) a spillover interactionist model best represented the talk time data; (2) sex had no apparent effect on speaking with either a spouse or a stranger; and (3) few personality variables predicted talk time, though relationship…