Researchers examined social and psychological motivations for those who participate in leisure activities and developed an instrument to measure these motivations. The instrument includes four subscales for dealing with intellectual, social, competence-mastery, and stimulus-avoidance dimensions of motivation. (Author/PP)

Assessed the effectiveness of rehabilitation services provided to patients (N=277) of a large psychiatric hospital. Follow-up data revealed that 43.3 percent were productively engaged, 65.9 percent considered themselves satisfied with their level of community adjustment, and 41.1 percent were rated as involved in the community. Age, sex, and…

Evaluated the process and consequences of recentralizing services by surveying staff (N=24) and clients (N=15) of a community mental health clinic. Analyzes the planning, decision-making, implication, and effects of the change and illustrates the complexity of the adiministrator's role in restructuring services. (Author/JAC)

Investigated the roles of successful task performance and achievement instructions on attitudes regarding the guided-design approach to instruction. Results revealed that students erroneously informed that they had done well on the task stated more positive attitudes. However, the achievement instructions did not have a statistically significant…

Examined the relationship between student (N=153) characteristics and career service requests, utilization, and evaluations. Results suggested that clients' problem-solving appraisal affects their satisfaction and continued use of career services, and vocational identity affects aid-seeking style at a career center. (WAS)

Perceived risk, defined as a multidimensional psychological phenomenon which influences individuals' decisions, was measured in 68 adults for 20 leisure activities. Overall risk and six component factors of risk associated with leisure are analyzed: (1) financial; (2) performance; (3) physical; (4) psychological; (5) social; and (6) time loss. (FG)

Suggests that work attitudes and the meaning of work are so ingrained in American culture that they carry over to nonwork activities. Proposes that personality influences the relationship between work-leisure meanings. Urges further research on sociological variables. (JAC)

A study analyzed team cohesion perceptions of 515 male varsity basketball players (10 to 22 years of age) to determine if factors influencing team cohesion were a function of competitive intensity or of the importance of individual players to their team. Players with the most game playing time were more satisfied than those with less playing time.…

Staff development programs and evaluation designs can be improved by applying four principles: (1) Range of evaluation criteria should match range of outcomes; (2) Program outcomes should be concrete and specific to assist in formulation of evaluation criteria; (3) Evaluation design rigor should reflect the program's power; and (4) Evaluation…

The Detroit Center for Professional Growth and Development, a state-funded teacher center, has prepared a computerized data bank to study patterns of relationships among selected staff development and school characteristics. A description of what the staff development data bank contains and how it obtains information is given. (JN)

Seeks to provide a better understanding of the relationship between theory and the counseling process as it affects Black clients. Concludes that understanding the Black client's frame of reference is crucial in assessing the adequacy of counseling theory and in implementing it effectively with Black clients. (JAC)

Course instruction was manipulated to yield two different levels of structure in an analysis of the effects of course structure on student satisfaction for 166 introductory educational psychology students. Results suggested that student satisfaction for different degrees of course structure depends on personality attributes. (Author/LC)

Introduces a practical approach toward the quality control of workshops given in the field of drug abuse prevention and in community mental health settings. Describes the workshop evaluation questionnaire which probes: (1) respondents' overall reaction to the workshop; (2) workshop effectiveness; and (3) application of techniques to participants…

A study determined the levels of treatment satisfaction among community mental health services recipients and if perceptions of treatment satisfaction were the same for both the recipients and the providers. The recipients, mothers of children treated at the unit, were satisfied with the treatment, but the providers perceived their satisfaction as…