Examined relations among parents, stepparents, and children after separation and divorce. Results suggest that most children have little contact with their nonresident parents, and what contact there is tends to be social rather than instrumental. However, when the former spouse remains active, stepfamily life does not seem to suffer. (Author/BL)

Presents the results of six years of clinical research on families (N=114) with psychotic children. Suggests the child's psychotic breakdown is the endpoint of a six-stage process which begins with the child's intervention in the parent's "stalemated" interaction. (Author/ABB)

Academic dual-career couples deal with issues related to career equity, competition and collaboration, and tenure within their marriages and jobs. This article reviews research and presents personal reflections from a dual-career academic couple. (Author)

Discusses effective treatment of adolescents in long-term psychiatric hospitals or residential treatment centers and the need for a family treatment model that integrates a long-term psychodynamically oriented residential treatment approach with family systems theory. A four-stage model for working with families having a hospitalized adolescent…

A coed health education course for hearing impaired 11th graders touched upon family relationships and sexuality. Resources for health education are listed. (CL)

Investigated sources of stress experienced by hospice nurses. Stress sources included: physical characteristics of the unit as well as staffing policies designed to improve the quality of care; procedures followed in admitting patients; policies related to the preparation of meals and open visitation; and greater involvement with the patient and…

The author asserts that parents must reevaluate current social taboos against physical contact and generate naturalistic experiences to aid the visually impaired child in the identification of gender differences, anatomical functioning, and interpersonal skills associated with expressing one's sexuality. Specific, age-appropriate intervention…

A youngster who excessively watched television was placed on a modified token economy: earned tokens were used to activate the television for set periods of time. Positive effects resulted in the child's school work, in the amount of time his family spent together, and in his mother's perception of family social support. (KH)

Reviews grandparent/grandchild relationship relative to older adult, middle generation, and grandchild in light of recent demographic changes and increased life expectancy. The role of grandparents as a potential family resource is discussed and implications for family life programming are suggested. (Author)

Examines the hypothesis that degree of match or congruence between behavioral characteristics of infants and their families may significantly influence the nature of their interactions and the success of their mutual adaptation. Conducted a cross-sectional study on infant-family congruence on the degree of rhythmicity (predictable regularity in…

Examined data from 231 rural elderly which revealed that a sister's availability was second only to physical mobility in predicting higher life satisfaction among older rural women. Among men, availability of a brother was also positively associated with life satisfaction. Effects of cross-sex siblings were minor. (NRB)

Examined the interrelationships between family interaction and individual well-being for children with divorced and married parents. Used mothers' views of the quality and quantity of family relationships to predict children's views of themselves and their families. Results revealed that variables related to quality were the best predictors of…

A family systems approach is advocated for enhancing family functioning as well as ameliorating specific difficulties encountered by learning disabled children and youth. The importance of restructuring dysfunctional parental attitudes and child rearing practices that may be interfering with learning and the need for mental health-education…

Findings of the study involving 15 families with handicapped children (three to six years old) and 15 without indicate significantly greater stress in families with handicapped children. Four factors are identified as significantly related to stress: (1) child characteristics, (2) physical incapacity, (3) parental pessimism regarding the child,…

Case studies of two gifted young men illustrate chronic underachievement and its effect on family, schooling, and lack of career success. (CL)