Examined perceptions of privacy in Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) testing from systemic perspective. Findings from 151 college students and 176 unassociated parents suggest that individuals delineate clear boundaries for dissemination of information concerning AIDS testing, with target of information being significant determinant of…

Reviews research from 1980s focusing on families who are beyond child-rearing years. Sees later-life families as characterized by continuity and changes as they experience marriage, divorce, widowhood, remarriage, childlessness, grandparenthood, sibling relationships, and family caregiving. Suggests areas for future research focusing on…

Reviews literature on Black families from 1980s. Looks at Black families in relation to ages, genders, and family roles; substantive issues of relevance to Black American families, including social support and psychological well-being; and an examination of recent demographic trends in Black family structure. Suggests areas for future research in…

Investigated how psychological state influences reporting of early family experiences. University students (n=176) completed measures of psychological distress and childhood family experiences at beginning and end of semester. Found increases in psychological distress associated with recalling parental marital relationship more negatively, more…

Examined college students' (n=459) attitudes toward people with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in relationship to themselves and their sexual behaviors and communication patterns. Results indicated AIDS was not issue of personal concern to majority of students. Data indicated inconsistency between students' accepting attitudes toward…

Analyses of 80 families identified family interactions relevant to adolescent ego development. Relations between family style and each family member's ego development were examined, as were family sequences and their links with adolescent ego development. Mutual enabling interactions between mothers and adolescents were significantly enhanced by…

A study examined work and family variables that differentiate college faculty (n=97) in English and engineering who are more and less current with regard to their discipline's knowledge base. Factors examined include amount and flexibility of work- and family-related responsibilities, work standards, and time spent on research and professional…

Vocational educators, especially in home economics, are involved in preparing students with life skills. Life skills curricula include the following topics: personal development, interpersonal communication skills, families in today's society, parenthood education, nutrition, health, wellness, consumer/resource management, employability skills,…

Important contributions of "Individual Psychology" to marriage and family counseling are examined. Through "open forum family counseling," a framework is provided for infusing these ideas into training family practitioners. Key concepts, assessment techniques, strategies to help individuals understand their own family of…

A New York State middle-high school course on gerontology was evaluated through a survey of 1,276 family and consumer sciences teachers (318 responses). Only a small number have incorporated the gerontology elective, many who teach aging topics spend one week or less on them, and a small range of topics is covered. (SK)

Presents excerpt from Kohn's 1990 book, asserting that parents are most important to children and need to project a positive view of life. Argues that caring, the absence of physical punishment, guiding and explaining, cooperating, and taking children seriously are required to offset the pressure and negative values that a competitive culture…

The Syracuse Dinnertime project investigated the relationship between family dinnertime rituals and narratives and child behavior. Findings indicated that couples that worked together to tell their family story also worked together and with their children in positive dinnertime exchanges. Narratives were not significantly related to child behavior…

Examined family narratives among adoptive parents. Found that individual interviews of parents in open adoptions showed greater narrative coherence than those with parents in mediated adoptions; joint interviews produced greater narrative coherence than individual interviews; more coherence in joint interviews was correlated with partners' greater…

Explored long-term effects of different childrearing contexts on attachment and separation representations of Israeli 16- to 18-year-olds. Found that adolescents raised in a kibbutz communal setting showed higher incidence of nonautonomous attachment representations and less competent coping with imagined separations than adolescents raised in a…

Explores gender differences in the etiology and consequences of alcohol abuse among older adolescents. No significant differences were found in the etiology of alcohol abuse; however, men were more likely to have neglected duties, while women were more likely to have experienced blackouts and to have lost friends as a result of drinking.…