Persons who underwent residential treatment for chemical dependency were identified as three-month treatment failures (N=52) or successes (N=52). Subjects were matched on Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) scores. Found posttreatment depression, anxiety, and sleep problems strongly related to failure among psychiatric MMPI group;…

Tested Gottfredson's (1981) compromise model by comparing the relative importance of sex-type, prestige, and interests under career preference and compromise choice situations using a policy-capturing paradigm with 37 participants. Found no support for Gottfredson's compromise model. (Author/ABL)

Examined relationship between multiple role involvements and adjustment to conjugal bereavement in surviving spouses (N=49). Data indicated a significant positive correlation between number of roles reported and adjustment score. The self-report behavioral measure of role involvements was a better predictor of adjustment than was sex, age, elapsed…

Examined college roommates' (N=74) cognitive development, interpersonal understanding, and relationship rapport. Found interpersonal understanding did predict rapport, but cognitive development was not related to other variables. (Author)

Studied self-efficacy, knowledge, planfulness, job commitment, and social support as predictors of anxiety and depression about retirement in subjects (N=129) who were employees of a large technological agency and a university. Results indicated best predictors of preretirement worry were low sense of self-efficacy and low degree of planfulness.…

Investigated effect of various factors related to infertility on women's (N=31) self-esteem and concomitant incidence of depression. Results support positive relationship between infertile women's self-esteem and their internal locus of control, self-esteem and subjective satisfaction with their social support, and general satisfaction with social…

Examined attitudes toward elderly sexual behavior in college students (N=290). Found results indicated that the most salient factor related to attitudes was the specific behavior being evaluated and not the age, gender, or relationship to the subject. Presents implications of research. (Author/ABL)

Learning-disabled students may have some characteristics that make them particularly vulnerable to suicide. This article describes common misconceptions about suicide, discusses danger signs indicative of suicide risk, outlines steps in crisis intervention, and lists suggested information pamphlets and films. (JDD)

Finds that, for 6,137 Mexican-American households, internal migration within five southwestern states between 1975 and 1980 was related to younger age, smaller household size, employment status in 1975 and 1980, and employment in managerial, professional, farming, forestry, and fishing occupations. Contains 20 references. (SV)

The phonological patterns of 22 children with Down's Syndrome, aged 6-12, were tested to assess the relationships among cluster reduction, liquid simplification and sentence length, age, and intelligence quotient. Sentence length was found to be the primary predictor of cluster reduction and liquid simplification in the children's articulatory…

Used meta-analysis to integrate and summarize the empirical research from 1966 through 1987 regarding the influence of college residence halls on the academic performance of undergraduate students in the United States. Found research did not show living in a conventional residence hall significantly influenced academic performance over living at…

Examined extent to which developmental theories of Erikson, Chickering, and Gilligan explain sex differences in autonomy and intimacy development in college students. Results from 441 college students suggest that both Gilligan's and Chickering's theories contribute to understanding of autonomy and intimacy development. Intimacy was strongest…

Investigated association between performance on tests measuring complex thinking and the impairment that may be caused by various forms of anxiety in a group of sixth- and seventh-grade students (N=55). Results indicated that low levels of both state and trait anxiety were associated moderately with high performance on measures of verbal and…

Examines the impact of one-on-one tutoring on the reading abilities of students with high listening comprehension scores. Concludes that there is no confirmation that listening comprehension is a reliable indicator of capacity level for students whose listening comprehension scores are above their expected grade placements. (RS)

Seventy-five violent/assaultive students (age 7-16) attending a specialized day-treatment facility were studied to identify psychoeducational variables differentiating between successfully or unsuccessfully mainstreamed students. Differentiating variables were: follow-up contacts with the public school, numerical ratings on an ecological measure,…