Administered the Correctional Institutions Environment Scale and the Nowicki-Strickland Personal Reaction Survey to 180 juvenile offenders. Results showed internals tended to perceive themselves as exhibiting more acceptable social behavior than do externals, and prefer order and a structured program. (JAC)

Conducted exploratory factor analysis and item analysis of Stephen's Social Behavior Assessment using ratings of elementary school pupils from regular classes. Based on these results, a tentative shorter, revised instrument was proposed which discriminated between students in regular classes and those enrolled in special education programs.…

To test the hypothesis that acculturation influences the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) performance of Native Americans, an instrument was developed to measure five components of acculturation. When both the acculturation instrument and the MMPI-168 were administered to 69 Rosebud Sioux, results confirmed the hypothesis. Thus,…

Examines social fantasy play in relation to several indices of social competence in a sample of 91 preschoolers (ages 35 to 69 months). Results indicate the amount and complexity of fantasy play significantly predicted four competency measures: teacher ratings of peer social skill, popularity, affective role taking, and a behavioral summary score…

A multidimensional model of social intelligence was empirically derived. Through the use of factor analytic techniques, five domains of social intelligence were identified and found to be independent of verbal and abstract intelligence. (Author/LMO)

Compared therapists on interpersonal process variable results indicated greater levels of "helping and protecting" and "affirming and understanding" and significantly lower levels of "blaming and belittling" were associated with high-change cases, whereas "walling off and avoiding" and "trusting and…

The normative beliefs of parents, teachers, and friends and the motivation to comply with the beliefs of these significant others were measured to examine societal norms toward exercise as perceived by school children. Results are presented. (Author/DF)

The effects of microcomputer games on the cooperative behavior of young children were explored in this article. Children played mildly competitive, cooperative, and individualistic computer games. Results are discussed. (DF)

Studies indicate that adolescents smoke to obtain a desirable image, rather than from direct pressure from peers. Suggestions for using peer influence to make favorable changes in health behaviors are offered. (DF)

Examined the effects of sex and Machiavellianism on self-disclosure patterns in 166 students who completed a questionnaire assessing several dimensions of friendship relations. As hypothesized, a significant sex-Machiavellian interaction was observed, suggesting that self-disclosure may be a manipulation strategy for females. (JAC)

Assessed self-schemas of 36 socially anxious and 38 nonanxious female students. Results showed both socially anxious and nonanxious subjects rated more positive than negative traits as self-descriptive. Nonanxious subjects recalled more positive traits than did anxious subjects, and anxious subjects recalled more negative traits than did…

This paper describes the development of two scales designed to assess teacher tolerance levels, expectations, and standards for children's social behavior associated with handicapping conditions: the SBS Inventory of Teacher Social Behavior Standards and Expectations, and the SBS Checklists of Correlates of Child Handicapping Conditions.…

Administered questionnaires defining alcohol practices and reasons for alcohol use to 300 secondary school students in a rural area of Nigeria. Results showed that 71 percent of the students use alcohol. The use and abuse of alcohol among the students was more for social than for psychological reasons. (LLL)

Social behaviors of 10- and 12-month-old infants were studied as a function of experimental context (home and laboratory) and experimental history (home rearing and day care). Results suggested that the experimental context influenced infant social behaviors. No differences attributable to rearing condition as a main effect were found. (Author/SB)

Previous research has shown that thinking about some attitude object results in more polarized attitudes than being distracted from thinking about the object. In this study, 64 subjects indicate their attitudes toward fictitious persons. After thinking about the person or being distracted from thinking about the person, they again scaled their…