Investigated antecedents of marital infidelity for individuals (N=59) involved with coworkers or others. Data suggested that persons involved with coworkers had more satisfying marriages and scored higher on the Compatibility Index than those involved with others. The number of liaisons was not correlated with age or age at marriage. (JAC)

Compared reasons given by divorced men and women (N=335) for the failure of their marriages. Structural and demographic variables, including sex, socioeconomic status, religion, age at marriage, parental approval, duration, number of children, and premarital acquaintance were mentioned. Results suggested that different types of marriage breakdown…

Used data from two National Surveys of Family Growth (N=14,000) to estimate the fertility of married couples by religious group. Results are presented in terms of religious and racial differences, controlling for age, education and residence, and indicate that religious affiliation continues to be an indispensable datum. (JAC)

Using data from a longitudinal study of adolescent boys, examines whether appearance (including dress and grooming) has an effect on school achievement, popularity with peers, self-concept, happiness, aspirations and expectations, honesty and kindness, and delinquent behavior. (GC)

Examines whether physical punishment and consistency of discipline interact in their effect on delinquency. Distinguishes between "intermittent discipline" and "inconsistent demands." Finds that if parental demands are consistent, physical punishment may reduce delinquency but cautions that these findings do not constitute a…

This chapter outlines the concept of test anxiety and its impact on performance, manners in which to diagnose and provide accommodations for the disability, and many means by which to reduce the impact of test anxiety. Overall, it bears repeating that although the concept of test anxiety is relatively simple, understanding how it affects a given…

The proposed method has the advantage of being a rational procedure which reduces the larger set of variables'' down to a desired subset of predictor variables. The selected subset, then, can be coded for a full regression run if it contains multiple level category variables among those selected. (Author)

Scholarly growth in the study of politics of education rests in part on replication of theories to explicate recurring political events. Describes a study that sought to replicate and extend scholarly work done in California concerning the predictions of school board election results. (Author)

Previous experiments with grade school children, designed to raise their expectations for their own performance, were repeated with pupil subgroups formed according to race, sex, and age. Positive results were reproduced, and further analyses are presented to assess the effect of some status factors in the situation. (Author/JB)

A printout of the program and sample output will be provided by the authors upon request. (Authors/CB)

The author takes issue with a previously published capsule study on predictability of college success. (BY)

Evaluated were measures of mathematical ability of college freshmen for effectiveness of predicting performance in a televised pre-calculus course. A Two-stage sequential selection model is developed which yields gains in predictability over other models. (JG)

The personalbiserial index is a correlation which measures the relationship between the difficulty of the items in a test for the person, as evidenced by this passes and failures, and the difficulty of the items as evidenced by group-determined item difficulties. Reliability and predictive validity are studiesstudied. (Author/RF)

Examines (1) whether and when the development of preterm children of very low birth weight would begin to approximate that of demographically matched full-term children, and (2) whether test scores corrected for degree of prematurity or those based on chronological age would be the more accurate predictors of subsequent development. (RH)

Analyzes 12 surveys conducted over a 13-year period, showing that the decline in newspaper readership among young readers is similar to that for the rest of the population. (FL)