Examines the relationship between sex role attitude--traditionality and nontraditionality--and perception of psychological abuse. Thirty most traditional and 30 least traditional women were compared in terms of their reactions to vignettes depicting marital interactions. Nontraditional women were more sensitive in their perception of psychological…

Investigated whether family interaction influences the acting-out behavior of hospitalized adolescent psychiatric patients. Found families did contribute to acting out in the hospital but that the majority of acting out was not directly related to family contact. Recommends that the hospital engage the family in treatment and consider family…

Reviews facts about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and its epidemiology. Discusses implications for families (social stigma and isolation, fears of contagion, infection and abandonment, guilt, anger, grief, and economic hardship) and for human service professionals (public education, voluntary, anonymous testing with counseling, and…

Explored the relationships between late adolescents' self-reported ego identity and individuation from their family of origin. Results indicated a significant relationship between adolescent's perceived involvement in their family's patterns of fusion and triangulation and the total score and three of the five subscale scores, from the identity…

Identifies characteristics of the celebrity family, examining issues of confidentiality and trust, family boundaries, parenting roles, unrealistic expectations of and for the children, and family isolation. Describes the family as entering into a tacit contract enabling the celebrity to pursue his/her career by relinquishing the parental role to…

Presents results of empirical studies that contradict the popular conception of domestic violence as essentially a masculine form of assaultive behavior. Suggests that the popular view has contributed to men's increasing legal and social defenselessness. Discusses the appropriateness of psychotherapeutic approaches to the problem. (Author/KS)

Examines the reciprocal relation between parent-child distance and pubertal maturation. Analyses indicate that (1) puberty increases adolescent autonomy and parent-child conflict and diminishes parent-child closeness; and (2) parent-child distance may accelerate pubertal maturation among girls. (PCB)

Contends strategic and sustained counseling relationships provide information, support, and stability to families with a handicapped member since few parents know instinctively how to compensate for the disabled link in the family system. Claims counseling support services may be one means to the necessary restructuring process through difficult…

Considers through a review of relevant literature and personal observation the larger context of the family life of gifted children. Identifies possible problem areas for the counselor to assess and suggests directions that the counseling process might take. (Author)

Based on a review of research, outlines developmental tasks of siblingship in the United States from a life-cycle perspective. The sibling support bond typically persists throughout the life cycle. Some siblingship tasks are constant and consistent from birth to death, while others stand out as idiosyncratic to the context of the particular life…

Examined the effects of unemployment on the discomfort level of providing financial support and housing for a group of Midwestern Chinese-American elderly. Married, employed females were more likely to give money to their parents and in-laws than single, unemployed respondents. One spouse's discomfort in meeting such needs affected the discomfort…

This article discusses how home economics can have a significant, positive impact on how children with disabilities affect families by reducing negative attitudes and focusing on strengthening family systems. Suggested lessons and audiovisual resources are presented. (CT)

Notes government study conclusion that Vietnam veterans with supportive marital relationships are more likely to successfully adjust to delayed stresses of combat. Presents a conceptual model of the role of spouse support in Vietnam veterans' adjustment to posttraumatic stress syndrome. Discusses implications of the model for therapeutic…

Differences between adjustment to and enjoyment of retirement for a sample of retired professional men are explored with respect to different phases of retirement. Income was a significant predictor of adjustment whereas personality was a significant independent variable for the prediction of enjoyment of retirement. (Author/CT)

Investigates children's misbehaviors and parental discipline strategies in families with abusive and nonabusive parents. Twenty abusive families with children between 4 and 10 years old and a matched control group of 20 families participated. Behavior of abusive parents and their children was more aversive than that of the control families.…