The construction of artificial profiles, or stimuli, for judgment analysis (JAN) is discussed. JAN is a technique for identifying and analyzing the policies of a group of judges for rating the profiles of personnel or applicants. Conditions under which artificial profiles are successfully used are discussed. (SLD)

Male college students completed anonymous questionnaires on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) related knowledge, attitudes, moral development, personality factors, and behaviors. Adolescents reporting multiple sex partners, drinking, and picking up sex partners were significantly more likely to engage in sex without condoms, as were adolescents…

Uses career histories of a national sample of two-year college administrators to determine whether administrator mobility is associated with institutional variables of state, region, type of control, mission, size, and resource level. Suggests that state and region have particularly powerful effects on job mobility. (DMM)

Studied the length of stay in foster care on the part of members of a cohort of foster children in Maryland who entered care between 1980 and 1983. Examined the impact of selected factors related to child, mother, and agency service on length of stay in this population. (BB)

Survey of nurses sampled expected utility of present job for attaining career goals interacted with career commitment in predicting intent to leave; utility and intent to leave were negatively related for those with high commitment/positively related for those with low commitment; effects of utility and commitment on actual turnover were almost…

An unsuccessful attempt to develop a standard battery of aptitude measures to distinguish practicing dentists is reinterpreted. A sample of 116 dentists showed few differences from the norm group on 22 potential predictors, with some differences counterintuitive. It is concluded that broad conceptualization of characteristics required to complete…

Vignette methodology was used to assess acceptability of behavior modification programs by 198 members of the American Association on Mental Retardation. The strongest predictor of treatment acceptability was the respondents' own estimates of probable treatment success. Secondary predictors included the restrictiveness of the proposed procedure…

Drawing on sociopsychological theory and research on intergroup relations, it is argued that awareness should not necessarily lead to tolerance. An exploratory study of 253 American students showed only extremely modest and uncertain relationships between language awareness and tolerance. (37 references) (Author/LB)

Examined peer self-concept and its associations with structural and qualitative features of peer experiences in high school students. Factor analysis supported a three-factor model that differentiated the peer self-concept in terms of the peer group, close friendships, and romantic relationships. Found that both peer network structure and…

Examined importance of current student-parent attachment relationships among upperclassmen (n=131). Assessed attachment and multiple aspects of student adjustment at three points within same semester. Attachment to both mother and father consistently was important for daughters' academic, interpersonal, and emotional well-being. For sons,…

This article addresses the continuity from early speech-language delays to later learning problems in school and recommends use of "language organization disorder" to describe the delay. Chronologies of the difficulties and methods for early detection are provided. A table summarizes 11 research studies on early language delays and later reading…

This study of 6,007 males born in northern Finland in 1966 found that 6% acquired a criminal record between 15 and 22 years. A higher than average delinquency rate was found among those with lower socioeconomic status, especially when combined with low intelligence. Family social problems had a greater predisposing effect for delinquent behavior…

This study examined whether stress, family resources, and social support are correlates of the child abuse potential of mothers. Stress in family functioning appeared to be an important predictor of child abuse potential. Mothers of children with disabilities may be more inclined than other mothers to have elevated child abuse potential.…

This study examined patterns of coursework and levels of involvement of 1,099 adult students to evaluate whether some key factors commonly used to predict undergraduate students' academic performance are appropriate for use with this population. Results suggest traditional models are inappropriate for this large and growing proportion of the…

Eight predictor variables from the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, the Bender Gestalt, and a Malingering Scale differentiated 20 prison inmates faking insanity from 40 nonfaking controls. A second experiment with 22 substance abusers faking insanity and 20 schizophrenics also supports the use of the test battery to detect faking. (SLD)