A computerized safety decision aid was developed and tested with Spanish or English-speaking abused women in shelters or domestic violence (DV) support groups (n = 90). The decision aid provides feedback about risk for lethal violence, options for safety, assistance with setting priorities for safety, and a safety plan personalized to the user.…

Scholars have highlighted the detrimental influence of racially charged stereotypes and images on self-perception and well being. Others have suggested that identity components (e.g., ethnic identity and self-concept) serve a protective function. The purposes of this study were (a) to explore the relationship among stereotypic images, beauty…

The 2019 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 55th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The purpose of the "Digest" is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school. It contains data on a variety of…

While gender stereotyping of occupations has been investigated, the relationship between such stereotypes and job status has received less attention. Two studies were conducted in which assessments of occupational gender stereotyping were compared with assessments of occupational prestige made by the same subjects. In study one, subjects were 20…

During the first half of 1978, data on labor force, total employment, and unemployment show the lowest unemployment rate in almost four years, and employment as a proportion of the working-age population at a record high. Other civilian labor force developments are noted. (MF)

The author attempts to draw a generalized picture of the older man or woman who has come to university after a period of employment and not direct from school, but finds the category too heterogenous to categorize. (AN)

Major breakthroughs will be needed for talented women who will be seeking higher education and more satisfying life patterns. There are grounds for some optimism in the development of learning machines and accessory of educational equipment, in innovation in the colleges, in availability of occupational information, in the breakup of professional…

The results indicated a high degree of postsecondary school achievement in academic accomplishments and job status and low incidence of awards for career development. (Author/SB)

The labor market outcomes of immigrants soon after their arrival in Australia were compared for those with different demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, in different states, and with other new entrants to the labor market and the population in general. Initial success is closely linked to visa category, English proficiency, and more…

Investigated relationship between work history, biographical status, and adjustment after spinal cord injury (SCI) among 286 adults who had suffered SCI of traumatic onset after age 18. Participants completed Life Situation Questionnaire at least two years postinjury. Results suggest that employed individuals felt more positively about their lives…

Results of a study that examined race and gender differences in four career experience variables using a sample of Blacks and Whites having masters' degrees in business administration supported hypothesized race effects for job involvement, access to mentors, career satisfaction, and gender differences in job involvement and hierarchical level.…

Examined values that husbands and wives hold for children in dual-worker families. Findings from 186 dual-worker families revealed that persons with higher levels of occupational status, education, and occupational self-direction were more likely to value self-direction for children. Women, although lower in occupational status, education, income,…

Metaanalysis of 15 studies revealed a moderately strong, positive as sociation between commitment to a profession and to an organization. Degree of professionalization, job position, and form of professional commitment moderated the correlation between professional and organizational commitment. (SK)