Compared physical violence rates in Black families (N=147) of 1975 First National Family Violence Survey and its 1985 replication (N=576). Compared Black family sample to general survey respondents (1975, N=2,143; 1985, N=6,002). Found decline in violence toward Black women, Black-to-White ratio increase for violence toward men and children, and…

Describes University of Cincinnati's Corporate Spouse Relocation Program, a program designed to help relocated, unemployed partners of dual-career couples who have been transferred or offered a job that requires a move. (NB)

Discusses the borderline/schizoid marital constellation as the prominent constellation among borderline patients on a long-term inpatient unit. Contends that treatment of this marital constellation requires application of the concept of the holding environment as an essential treatment construct with the therapist as manager of the holding…

Surveyed 1,498 residents and waiting list members of two Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs). Found that reasons for joining CCRCs included access to services and protection for spouse. Recent joiners expressed more concerns about lifestyle and locational issues related to moving to a CCRC. (Author/NB)

General Social Survey data indicate that women aged 50-60, particularly less educated women, were less likely than younger or older women to include their husband in their discussion network. Compared to homogamous relationships, men in religiously heterogamous marriages and less educated men in educationally heterogamous marriages were less…

The interview focuses on the "back-to-the-land" lifestyle led by Scott and Helen Nearing, their intimate relationship, the books they coauthored, their difficulties with their families, and their social and political views as pacifists. Also includes a brief biography of Scott and Helen Nearing. (KS)

This article informs counselors about the changing position of Canadian churches and Biblical scholars with regard to wife abuse. Knowing of these advances, counselors can offer an alternative to victims who believe that the Christian response to partner abuse is silent submission; through reeducation, women can learn to empower themselves. (LKS)

Tested notion that resemblance between spouses increases with marital duration because of common environmental or reciprocal influences. Data from 15,925 to 23,033 Norwegian couples revealed that correlations between spouses did not vary much with marital duration, implying stronger effect of mate selection than convergence. Found moderate…

Adult middle-aged women (117 widows, 58 mothers, 80 adult daughters) completed Beck Depression Inventory-Short Form. Bereaved mothers had significantly higher levels of depression than both widows and bereaved adult daughters. Over 60% of mothers had depression scores in moderate to severe depression range. Widows had significantly higher levels…

Spouse relocation counseling is a prime example of the interrelationship between a client's career development and mental health counseling needs. Understanding and responding to trailing spouses in terms of mental health and career development needs is vital to serving this special population. (Author)

Young husbands and wives with children had less formal education and lower incomes than couples without children. Couples in both groups had total expenditures that exceeded their after-tax income. The economic status of young families with children varied depending on the wife's employment status and the number of children. (BC)

Examined relationships between spousal variables and psychological well-being of husbands and wives in older couples (n=120). Spousal variables significantly predicted wives' well-being with three most influential predictor variables being husbands' perception of the marriage, positive dimension of well-being, and physical health. Spousal…

Shows that role appropriation to the transition to parenthood is a three-part, overlapping process: expectations regarding roles, enactment of those roles, and negotiations about the roles. Shows that central dilemmas involve the accuracy/inaccuracy of role expectations, other's facilitation/inhibition of self's role enactment, and…

Examined possibility that extension of traditional family household boundaries foreshadows expanded caregiving system as family lines grow longer. Study of 25 4-generation families found that 1 primary caregiver, either spouse or daughter, generally shouldered responsibility for members in adversity. Caregiving system encompassing more than two…

Administered Anticipatory Grief Scale (AGS) and Hopkins Symptom Checklist-SCL-90-R to 27 wives who were caring for their spouses suffering from dementia. Alpha coefficient for AGS was 0.84, indicating good internal consistency. AGC was positively and significantly correlated with depression, anxiety, and hostility dimensions of SCL-90-R,…