The author proposes and validates a model to predict the outcome of representative elections contested by trade unions and employee associations in the public sector. The model hypothesizes that winners can be predicted from such individual employee characteristics as gender, race, age, seniority, and job level. (Author/SK)

Administered Resident Assistant Stress Inventory and Maslach Burnout Inventory to 164 resident assistants at medium-sized, midwestern state university to identify factors that relate to burnout among resident assistants. Found that being female, working in a freshman residence hall, and inability to express one's values all related significantly…

Presents an analysis of the determinants of job satisfaction in teachers at various age levels. Results indicate job satisfaction increases with age, job values remain constant with age, job rewards increase with age, and the major determinants of job satisfaction are intrinsic to teaching for younger teachers and extrinsic to teaching for older…

Investigated a set of 15 variables for their prediction of organizational commitment in two battalions of part-time army reservists (N=1,201). Results indicated that organizational commitment was significantly and consistently predicted by job satisfaction and intent to stay. (LLL)

A discriminant function analysis identified eight statistically significant variables which differentiated adolescents placed in mental health or juvenile justice systems. In order of decreasing importance they are: ethnicity, gender, depression, previous mental health history, productivity, drug use, parental marital history, and parental…

Fifty-three infants were observed at 6 and 12 months during two 24-minute play sessions and administered Bayley Scales of Infant development at 6 and 12 months and McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities at 30 months. Findings indicated that infant behaviors predicting competence change with age; mastery behavior appears to predict development…

Findings argue for an increased emphasis on temperament research in the first postpartum months, for the development of more age-appropriate assessments, for the simultaneous use of multiple measures in such research, and for the continued inclusion of mothers as credible observers of infant behavior. (Author/RH)

Concludes from review of the empirical literature and theories regarding retirement issues that industrial/organizational psychologists have the opportunity to contribute to knowledge about retirement because of their dual interests in both individuals and organizations and because of their tradition of scientific rigor. (Author/BL)

Investigated determinants of weight gain after quitting smoking in two smoking treatment outcome studies. Results indicated abstinence resulted in weight gain, and postquitting weight gain was predicted by pretreatment tobacco use, a history of weight problems, and eating patterns. Relapse to smoking did not follow weight gain. (Author/BL)

Examined the families of origin of suicidal females, with particular focus on their parents. Five parental characteristics are identified and described: nonnurturing parents, absent parents, abusive parents, mentally ill parents, and alcoholic parents, and their relationship to the individuals' suicidal behaviors is discussed. (Author/BL)

Studies two groups of autistic children--good versus poor verbal imitators--within the context of a receptive label acquisition task. Both groups acquired receptive signs. However, good imitators acquired receptive speech whereas poor imitators typically did not. (Author/AS)

Examined 100 adult probation cases to determine personal characteristics related to recidivism. Results showed 86 percent of the cases were completed successfully. A significant relationship was found between recidivism and school grade completed, prior criminal record, age at first arrest and number of prior arrests. (JAC)

Examined the alcohol expectancies of college students (N=321) as a function of their drinking pattern and compared expectancies to demographic/background variables for their ability to predict problematic and nonproblematic drinking patterns. Results indicated that alcohol expectancies increase the predictability of college drinking patterns and…

Developed a measure of burnout for college students and created a profile of burned-out students based on "level of functioning" variables. Students (N=120) completed a series of tests. Results showed burnout to be related to measures of memory, learning style, self-esteem, vocational self-concept, and sensation seeking. (BH)

Examined the amount of time women (N=199) took to progress from making a decision to divorce to the filing of a petition for divorce. Results indicated a wide time range, with age at marriage, number of years married, and who had been most in favor of divorce making independent and significant contributions to the prediction. (Author/BL)