Research on teacher survival rates during the first three years of the teaching experience indicate that scores on preadmission interviews are a useful predictor of survival in the early teaching years. (MJB)

Attempted to identify predictors of positive treatment outcome following behavioral marital therapy. The only variable that significantly predicted outcome at both posttest and follow-up was a measure reflecting traditional affiliation/independence patterns: couples with a highly affiliative wife and a highly independent husband were less likely…

Reports that with the increase in diagnosis of offenders across the nation, physicians and psychiatric personnel need to be aware of low testosterone as a possible indicator of hypo-sexuality and possible concurrent offending behavior. (Author/ABB)

The purpose of this paper is to calculate the upper limit of the correlation between normal and dichotomous variables. An empirically obtained correlation should be evaluated in view of this limit, instead of the usual limit of Pearson correlation. (Author)

Examines the effectiveness of selected assessment and screening procedures for identifying successful and unsuccessful participants in employment and training programs conducted by the Program for Assessment, Counseling, and Employment of the Young Men's Christian Association of Greater New York. (Author)

Examined the relationship between social and psychological correlates of youthful suicide victims and methods of lethality. The results suggest that a wide range of factors may be related to youthful intent and suicidal behavior, but only minor differences are observed among a single cohort of committers. (Author/BL)

Describes paper and pencil predictions of employee theft and examines studies of validity, reliability, and adverse impact of these tests. Results showed consistently positive correlations, but identified a variety of methodological differences which make the direct comparison of test validities suspect. (LLL)

Much analysis of the correlates of divorce fails to take into account the time dependency of this event with respect to marital duration. This paper focuses explicitly on the relationship between independent variables and the timing of divorce. Results indicated a perceptual problem model better describes the relationship between various variables…

Presents data on the relative frequency of felonies and misdemeanors by age and patterns of offenses for Dade County, Florida, in 1980 and 1982. The pattern of offenses by the elderly was varied. Age was a better predictor of offense rates than sex or race. (JAC)

Assessed Work Incentive Program (WIN) registrants using various aptitude tests and vocational interest surveys. Subjects (N=56) were females receiving Aid to Dependent Children. Results showed that learning ability, educational levels, and work-style preferences were useful in predicting success or failure in training or employment. (BH)

Examines societal institutions that promote sexism and powerlessness, including the family, police and courts, and marriage. Considers the political implications of research generated from biological/psychological disciplines which focus on individual psychopathology and fail to account for cultural determinants of rape. (JAC)

Used the demographic variables of age, race, sex, education, occupation, region of residence, urban versus rural residence, and handedness in the prediction of premorbid IQs for the 1981 revised Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (N=1,880). Results indicated that the regression equations aid in accurate estimation of premorbid IQ. (LLL)

Data were collected from 193 male Army personnel who took the final unit of the General Educational Development (GED) test. Statistical analysis indicated that 11 of the 13 variables were significantly related to GED scores, and at least five (General-Technical score; reading habits involving Army publications, magazines, books, and newspapers)…

Surveyed 157 divorced parents to assess phases of emotional adjustment following divorce. Findings provided no evidence to suggest that particular dimensions of emotional adjustment represent challenges unique to particular stages of divorce. The intensity and the duration of emotional challenges were affected by a number of intervening variables.…

Examines psychometric and normative questions related to the Areas of Change Questionnaire (AC) for 163 couples. Results offered support for the AC as a measure of overall marital adjustment, revealed differences according to sex and distress, and found that length of marriage influenced actual and perceived requests for change. (LLL)