The effects of a serious disability on the housing and living arrangements of people over 60 years of age and their families are analyzed. Roughly half of all respondents indicate that housing changes are considered as a result of disability. (Author)

Explores the possibility that well-being of older persons may be related to membership only in certain types of associations. Among 16 types of voluntary associations in one analysis and 17 types in another, membership in church-affiliated groups alone emerges as a significant, but weak predictor of life satisfaction. (Author)

Analysis of MMPI test differences between 120 aged inmates (age 60 and above) and a representative population sample of 2,551 male inmates revealed that the mean test profiles of both groups were indicative of a behavior disorder, with aged inmates presenting more neurotic and less psychopathic responses.

Biographic data from the 1958 and 1973 APA membership directories provide information on the status of professional couples in psychology. The "professional couple syndrome" is examined as well as myths surrounding explanations of the greater success of husbands. Husbands hold higher positions than their wives. (Author)

The present paper describes an alternate response to the problem of juvenile status offenders (JSO). The intervention is based on a psychological conception of the problem rather than a legal one. Specifically, family therapy is the core of the intervention strategy. An evaluation of this program is reported. (Author)

A four-month follow-up outreach program for suicide attempters was developed with an emphasis on continuity and quantity of "treatment" received. The experimental group showed a statistically significant reduction in suicide reattempts. Presented at the Seventh International Congress of the International Association of Suicide Prevention, August…

A broad sample of adult male and female subjects was administered an humor appreciation inventory (54 jokes, 9 categories). The major finding was that humor appreciation scores are remarkably similar regardless of background characteristics. (Author/SBP)

The relationship between counselor social interest and three dimensions of counseling effectiveness was examined. Students (N=98) and counselors (N=8) at a university counseling center participated. The counselor's social interest score was significantly related to the client's scores on satisfaction, self-acceptance, and sociability. Implications…

Children (N=30) ages 6-10 were selected who had been referred for psychological evaluation from the public schools. WISC-R was significantly lower than WISC FS IQ's and similar to S-B L&M IQ's. The use of the WISC-R over the WISC will result in greater numbers of children being classified as retarded. (Author)

The present study investigated the effects of candy, social, and token rewards on the IQ scores of children of above average intelligence. The results showed that IQ scores increased considerably as a function of token rewards. Social rewards produced only minor changes, and candy rewards produced none. (Author)

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and a 60-item structured interview questionnaire were administered to 25 white single homosexually-oriented women and 25 white single heterosexually-oriented women to investigate psychological adjustment and current life styles. Differences between groups were found only on items directly…

Subjects were 211 educable mentally retarded (EMR) children aged 8 to 12 years. No statistical evidence was found indicating that the standardized group guidance program was significantly different or more effective than techniques selected by teachers for improving the self-concept of the EMRs. (Author)

This study provides an analysis and cross-validation of the Strong Vocational Interest Blank (SVIB) occupational introversion-extroversion (OIE) scale, a parent of the IE scale in the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory (SCII). (Author)

An examination of relevant literature reveals that females are sex-role stereotyped as being more expressive than males. It was hypothesized that although females would be more expressive than males, this difference could be explained by two variables--perceived parental expressiveness and interpersonal orientation. (Author)

It is proposed that a high degree of psychological father presence, when incongruent with reality and if persistent over time, is negatively related to family functionality. Correlational analysis reveals significant covariance between family functionality and psychological father presence, operating in a negative direction, as proposed. (Author)