Found significant differences between male and female adult students on the degree of attitudinal, emotional, and functional support received from their spouses after returning to school. (Author)

Examined the impact of marital status on the global happiness of Black adults. Generally, married persons reported higher global happiness than nonmarried persons. The relationship held regardless of age, education, or structure of the respondents' family of orientation. Regression effects indicated that marital happiness and age are significant…

Equal voting rights in marriages enhance the relationship, but it is more difficult to manage, and consequently, there are many failures. Solutions offered include: (1) education as information-giving, often not acted upon; (2) therapy, which can come too late to be effective; and (3) marriage enrichment which applies new knowledge preventively.…

Family practice residents and their spouses from the Albany, New York area were studied to assess the frequency of stressful events in their lives and to quantify adverse psychosocial effects associated with that stress. A questionnaire produced by the University of Minnesota and Symptom Checklist-90 were used. (Author/MLW)

Two male stroke victims (ages 63 and 67) whose verbal disorders impaired social interactions and suggested the need for nursing home placement were treated by teaching spouses to reinforce positive and ignore undesired verbal responses. Problem behaviors were reduced sufficiently to permit continued home care, and alternative positive behaviors…

Analyzes eight years of panel data from 895 White married women, with husband present, who had a first birth prior to the 1978 interview to investigate social-psychological factors that may affect exit from the labor force prior to the birth event and reentry following the birth event. (Author/ABB)

The dimensions of marriage roles and the relation between marriage roles and selective demographic variables were investigated. Sex, race, and mother's employment emerged as significant discriminators of the following role concepts: (1) traditional husband-wife; (2) emerging egalitarian; (3) husband-wife occupation; (4) traditional mother; and (5)…

Shows that attorneys are also "at risk" from client suits when client hostility in abused spouse cases is redirected from spouse to attorney. Reveals joint interdisciplinary linkages between family therapists and lawyers concerning vulnerability to client malpractice suits or violence. (ABB)

Examines factors associated with wife abuse and describes major components of a small group program designed to help men who batter. These include self-observation, cognitive restructuring, interpersonal skills training, relaxation training, and establishing a small group environment for intervention. (JAC)

Focuses on recent research examining the relationships between family satisfaction and job satisfaction, the impact of work on family, and the influence of family on work, with special emphasis on job performance and productivity. It concludes by drawing program implications for career development specialists and suggesting needed family support…

Eighteen suggestions are provided that might make life easier for the traditional president's spouse who plays a role of deep involvement in the life of the institution. They include: planning, developing a list of activities, being visible in the community, developing a personnel file. (MLW)

Examined factors that influenced the concordant perceptions of 28 distressed and 28 nondistressed husbands and wives and trained coders who observed samples of their own and another couple's problem solving. Correlational analyses suggested greater insider-outsider perceptual agreement for distressed than nondistressed couples and for negative…

Treated a sample of 77 distressed middle- and lower-class couples using conjoint therapy. Couple and therapist therapy behavior were assessed. A variety of sex and social class differences were found, suggesting that no one marital therapy technique will be appropriate for both sexes and different SES backgrounds. (JAC)

Examined environmental and psychological predictors of career and achievement motivation in 162 married female reentry college students. Findings suggested that feminine sex-typed women may be highly achieving given adequate support, while androgynous women may succeed in a different environment. Fear of success was highest in highly motivated…

This paper reports on the results of research on attempts to increase the self-understanding and career choice skills of student wives. An experimental group that underwent a workshop was compared to a control group on a number of personality and career scales. The two groups were not significantly different. (NG)