Examines the relative risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among individuals with six types of traumatic physical impairments. Odds ratios and associated confidence intervals were calculated for each impairment in a group of veterans receiving medical services. Four of the six impairments were found to be risk factors for PTSD.…

Study examines the effect of parental divorce and various dimensions of functioning in the family of origin on young adult development. Results indicate that parental divorce and family functioning significantly affect differentiation levels of young adults. Implications of the results for counselors and future researchers are provided. (Contains…

This article argues that bodily experiences and attitudes toward the body, such as rejection of the body, detachment, numbness, physical anhedonia, and lack of protection can facilitate acts of self-destruction. Demonstrates that suicidal individuals experience their body differently from other populations and that these are related to suicidal…

Examines the overall rates of common risk-taking behaviors in a sample of 109 adolescents who made a suicide attempt, compared to a matched control sample. No differences in either the total number of risk-taking behavior or the frequency of individual risk-taking behaviors were found. These findings suggest that suicide attempts in adolescents…

Collected data from first 100 subjects in on-going longitudinal study of drug use before and during pregnancy in adolescence. Findings from unmarried pregnant adolescents revealed that, although lifetime prevalence of drug use was relatively high, substance use declined voluntarily and substantially during pregnancy. Prepregnancy drug use…

Eighty-six adults (mean age 26 years) with learning disabilities were evaluated clinically using the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R). Significant relationships were identified between subjects' WAIS-R intelligence quotients and scaled scores and job success. (Author/DB)

Examined relationship of work-related stress in teachers with wanting to leave the teaching profession and drug use in 277 teachers. Teachers reported higher rates than a national sample of lifetime alcohol, amphetamine, and tranquilizer use and higher rates of alcohol use. Selected measures of stress were correlated with drug use, particularly…

Investigated relationship between burnout and casework decision making among 70 child protection service workers using simulated protection investigations. Among workers who decided there was no risk to child in case of chronic neglect, found that higher burnout scores predicted making this decision early and holding it with great and unwavering…

Investigated relationship between personality variables and job performance in 43 accountants. Results indicated that, even with effects of cognitive ability taken into account, 3 personality scales (orientation toward work, degree of ascendancy, and degree and quality of interpersonal orientation) were significantly related to important aspects…

Presents a model which demonstrates that a previous finding of a positive correlation between research productivity and breadth of interest does not hold if one considers what the data would look like if the variables were independent. (CLB)

Examined negative consequences and their influence on ethical decisions by counselors at various stages of ethical development in 60 members of the American Psychological Association and the American Association for Counseling and Development. Showed empathy to be related to higher levels of ethical orientation. (Author/ABL)

Results of a study on the effect of disability on labor force participation show that each measure of disability explains a significant amount of variation in participation. It has insignificant effects on the coefficients for other variables. (Author/JOW)

A scenario involving questionable academic behavior was rated by 2 groups of business students (n=61 and 54). The second group was asked more questions about the case. The behavior was rated unethical by 63.9% of the first group and 90.7% of the second; no gender differences appeared. Most (83%) of the second group saw a correlation between…

A study of 109 mothers with children under 5 years old investigated the relationship between several indicators of psychosocial well-being and maternal stress. Found that high levels and different measures of psychological well-being were either not related or positively related to maternal stress, which was extremely high for the overwhelming…

Nursing intervention studies are much needed. However, careful delineation of independent variables and protocols is necessary to ensure the validity of results. (SK)