A high correlation between predicted and criterion values in cross-validation may not always be a sufficient indicator of goodness of prediction. An alternative indicator of goodness of prediction is reviewed in terms of what kind of prediction is sought. (Author)

A public radio audience was surveyed to test the hypothesis that a relationship exists between innovativeness and public radio listening. Rather than supporting the hypothesis, findings indicate that the entertainment and information elements of public radio are the primary attractions for the public radio audience. (MER)

Reports the findings of a study of four newspaper markets which showed that age and income were significantly related to readership as well as to satisfaction with a newspaper. (Author/FL)

True effects of the joint dichotomization of two variables are explored, and implications of the correct formulation for generalizations of the results obtained by S. E. Maxwell and H. D. Delaney (1993) are examined. The inflation of apparent effects can occur when only one or two predictor variables is dichotomized. (SLD)

Examined the frequency and magnitude of specific variables perceived to have affected U.S. Olympic athletes' performance. Respondents perceived that performance was influenced by: performance variables (e.g., preparation for distraction); team variables (e.g., strong cohesion); coaching variables (e.g., coaching expectations); family-friend…

Explores the relationship between alcohol use prior to suicide among American Indian decedents in New Mexico for the years 1980 through 1998. Alcohol was detected in 69% of all suicides of American Indians with some variance by major tribal cultural groups. This is higher than in suicides among the overall New Mexico population (44.3%). (Contains…

This study examines the prevalence of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among the homeless and what aspects of homelessness predict suicidality. A sample of 330 homeless adults was interviewed, with 61% reporting suicidal ideation and 34% attempted suicide. Childhood homelessness and periods of homelessness longer than 6 months were found to…

Used 9-point clinical rating scale to assess severity of hopelessness in 141 patients hospitalized with suicide ideation. Followed patients from 5 to 10 years; 10 eventually committed suicide. Mean hopelessness rating for patients committing suicide was significantly higher than that for patients not committing suicide. Cutoff score of 6 or above…

A total of 399 individuals completed a lethal behaviors scale and a measure of death anxiety, which were found to have no significant correlation. Predictors of lethalness included doing dangerous things for the fun of it and having ever driven a motorcycle. The most lethal individuals were young, male, and less educated. (Author/ABL)

Bootstrap methodology is presented that yields approximations of the sampling variation of redundancy estimates while assuming little a priori knowledge about the distributions of these statistics. Results of numerical demonstrations suggest that bootstrap confidence intervals may offer substantial assistance in interpreting the results of…

States of 40 newborn infants were observed during 2, 35- to 70-minute periods that were separated by 6-48 hours. Analyses identified 3 state profiles that differentiated infants on a behavioral assessment measure at 2 weeks of age. Scores showed significant agreement on individual differences in neurologically based measures. (RH)

Investigated ability of clinical and actuarial variables to predict criminal behavior of 342 sexual offenders previously studied in 1987. Results suggested linear combination of actuarial variables was significantly predictive of sexual reoffenses against adults and of nonsexual reoffending. Clinical judgment was not significantly predictive of…

Personal, environmental, and motivational measures to predict career motivation and achievement were completed by 91 undergraduates. Gender was not a significant predictor of career commitment. Gender and mother's education predicted mastery motivation. Family salience, attributing math failure to effort, cooperative achievement style, and…

Notes that, in North America, older women are less likely to be suicidal than older men. Focuses on older women's low rates of suicide mortality. On basis of literature review, suggests several hypotheses, including one that gender differences in suicide mortality reflect differences in coping and another that gender differences are influenced by…

Examined suicide in combat and noncombat Israeli units by duration of service and by preservice psychiatric, medical, and motivational data from 1974-85. Suicide population among combat and noncombat soldiers did not differ from nonsuicide population along induction criteria variables. Results suggest suicide may have been response to conditions…