Developed two scales to examine the relationship between personality and performance of residential child care workers. The first scale differentiated child care workers from the general population, the second "most effective" from "least effective" child care worker incumbents. Personality characteristics proved to be better…

This study applied discrete choice analysis to the modeling of public library use and choice behavior. Five library use models and two library choice models were estimated from data obtained by a citizen survey in Kashiwa City, Japan. A library choice model was applied to predicting users' library choice under alternative library policies. (17…

Examination of older child adoption in northern California from 1980 to 1984 showed a decreased disruption rate of 10.2 percent, largely attributable to the greater use of foster parent adoptions. Placement in which siblings were together were not exceptionally likely to disrupt. A classification of cases using five variables available at…

Analyzed several data sets to compare the prediction possible from a uniform general factor score with that produced by a separately tailored set of regression weights when those weights are applied to a new cross-validation sample. Found that with smaller samples, the uniform general factor score was clearly superior. (Author/ABB)

A study assessing the impact of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's bylaw regarding college admission suggested that Scholastic Aptitude Test scores do not necessarily predict college achievement or grade point averages or college graduation rates and may also have severe negative effect on admission for black students. (Author/CB)

Examined relationship between temperament and burnout in 52 college resident assistants (RAs). None of four RA temperament groupings differed significantly from each other in burnout as measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Concluded that each temperament type deals with RA job in special way and each is susceptible to burnout if healthy…

Used peer rated measures of Warmth, Understanding and Openness to predict scores on the Kagan Affective Sensitivity Scale-E80 among 66 undergraduates who had participated in interpersonal skills training groups. Results indicated that, as an additively composite index of Therapeutic Talent, they were positively correlated with affective…

Addresses the problem of underservice to the elderly in mental health settings. Investigation of management variables as a type of system level variable reveals that number of staff assigned to work with the elderly is related to outpatient service use and that number of elders on the advisory board is an inverse predictor of inpatient use.…

A needs assessment was conducted to identify the health needs of school district employees in planning a comprehensive employee health service. Survey questionnaires were analyzed to determine characteristics of those individuals who may be at greatest health risk. Results indicate that degree of stress can differentiate health risk predictors.…

Student responses concerning personal and peer use of marijuana were collected from 181 middle school students in rural Northern Michigan. Results suggest that personal marijuana use is highly correlated with peer consumption. Use of marijuana increases significantly with age and is higher than national averages in certain age groups. (Author/ABB)

Investigated differences in the personality and social backgrounds of science and nonscience majors. Natural science majors were of a higher social class, had higher intelligence test scores, were more reserved, sober, practical, and male sex-role oriented than the social and nonscience majors. Blacks and females resembled their white or male…

Elderly patients with cardiac disease are at high risk for physical deterioration during posthospital recovery and suffer frequent early readmission. Study results found that mental status and posthospital stress were significantly related to early readmission. (Author)

Determined: (1) if traditional variables predict performance of black Americans in first-year chemistry at a traditionally black institutions (if so, what is the predictive procedure?); (2) if predictive power for males differs from females; and (3) what implications can be drawn from comparison of this study with past investigations. (JN)

In light of the increase in the loss of students during the first year of teacher training, this study examined the background and educational level of students entering teacher preparation and correlated those characteristics with success/failure variables. (MT)

The linearly ordered content domain (LOCD) concept is discussed. A logistic analysis of the occurrence of first introduction of spelling words into the curriculum is presented, the results, along with word length, number of neutralized vowels, and an index of word familiarity are used to predict word location on the spelling LOCD. (Author/DWH)