Investigated to what extent imaginary companions are created in the diaries of adolescents. Content analysis of questionnaire responses by participants, ages 12 to 17 years (N=241), indicate that the imaginary companion was similar to the writer in many aspects. Results show that the imaginary companion was not the result of an egocentric…

Used grounded theory to investigate women's experience of mothering. Conducted unstructured interviews with 11 mothers who had one or more children under 12 years old. Results focus on the psychological experience of mothering by considering the challenges and opportunities that childbirth and child rearing offer. Implications for marital…

Evaluates the psychiatric sequelae of parents and siblings following the loss of a family member to suicide. Siblings showed no increased risk for depression despite a prolonged elevated level of grief symptomatology. Mothers experienced an increased rate of recurrence of depression, whereas fathers did not show an increased incidence of disorder.…

Investigates the differential emotional and coping responses of 41 older and 48 younger respondents who had recently lost a loved one to death. Results show that older respondents confided more in close others and reported more account-making (storylike constructions) than did younger respondents, helping them adapt more readily to major loss.…

Describes a type of educational administrator in terms of demographic, emotional, behavioral, and interpersonal characteristics, underscoring this individual's less than fully authentic concern for others. This administrative personality type is then related to psychological theories of narcissism, obsessive-compulsive personality, and aggression.…

Maintains that the social learning theory of career development and counseling has not been applied to diverse populations. Qualitative analysis of interviews with middle school students revealed four themes, reflecting the influence of discrimination on participants' career learning: contextual barriers and resources for learning, and…

African American college students reported their experiences with everyday racism at a predominantly white university using daily diaries and noted their emotional responses via surveys and interviews. Both women's and men's experiences with interpersonal forms of prejudice were common, often occurred with friends, and had significant emotional…

Views disability as opportunity for reframing physical and emotional difficulties. Explores strategies for facilitating personal healing and empowerment, including self-forgiveness and positive self-talk. (Authors/CM)

Examined Canadian and West German successful suicides for the years 1974-1977. Found that each gender displayed its own unique pattern of methods of suicide and that each age group had its own unique pattern of methods within each gender group. Found different patterns in trends of suicide for each age x gender x country x method of suicide…

Because career decision making affects all aspects of a person's life, career counseling must take into account client expectations, psychological characteristics and personality traits, nonverbal cues, and psychological variables affecting the counselor-client relationship. (SK)

Analysis of interviews with 23 child victims (aged 10-18 years) of childhood sexual abuse suggested that the victimization process involves 3 overlapping processes: sexualization of the relationship, justification of the sexual contact, and maintenance of the child's cooperation. (DB)

A hypothesis, based on concepts of narcissism and perversion, is presented of the mental functioning of the physically and sexually abusive parent. The concept also gives insight into the structuring of the personality of the child-victim, who undergoes the risk of himself becoming a physically and/or sexually abusive parent. (DB)

Describes an empirical study that examined the effects of computer use by children and adolescents for possible negative psycho-social effects. Results showed no indication of negative effects of working or playing with computers; data points toward certain positive effects of computer use. (Author/LS)

Examined congruence and differentiation in Black and White restaurant proprietors (N=40) and hospital aides (N=40). Results showed Black proprietors to be less congruent than White proprietors, and Black aides to be less differentiated than White aides. Found no racial differences on Holland's measure of consistency. (Author/ABL)

Investigated 34 4- and 5-year-olds and their parents to determine the children's behavioral, physiological, and verbal responses to adults' angry behavior. Findings indicate behavioral and verbal responses of distress and an increase in systolic blood pressure in response to anger. (RJC)