Arguments associated with trait psychology are reviewed with an application in the field of sport psychology. The role of cognition and perception in sport and physical activities is also discussed. (CJ)

In this three-part article, the authors outline some reasons that homosexuality is an issue which should concern educators, describe some pertinent facts about the origins and correlates of homosexual behavior, and review some specific issues about the presence of openly gay teachers in the public schools. (Author/SJL)

Explores various explanations for the general lack of motivation of students in school. Suggests that the real culprit responsible for lack of motivation is the school. Reasons include meaningless work, irrelevant examples, and stress on difficult concepts. (DB)

Effective classroom teaching and learning about grief involve didactic instruction and the group dynamics of personal involvement. An appreciation of the individuality of the grieving must be incorporated. Verbatim excerpts from a workshop on helping the bereaved are included. (Author)

The social and psychological factors accounting for satisfaction and dissatisfaction at work and the relationship of levels of job satisfaction to physical and psychological well-being on the part of university campus employees are examined. (JD)

Suggests that creating from and sharing dreams is an effective way to develop language skills, individuality, understanding, and rapport in elementary classrooms. Provides an index of dream topics that a group of elementary students reported. (RL)

This study was conducted to ascertain the effect that music might have on pulse rate, blood pressure, and academic scores of college students. A significant effect was revealed. (JD)

The Omnibus Personality Inventory was administered to a group of students as freshmen, seniors, and alumni (five years after graduation). Respondents exhibited freshman-to-senior personality changes usually associated with college attendance. The orientation to intellectualism and the social-emotional maturation persisted in the years immediately…

Investigations of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) were conducted. A principal-components factor analysis yielded three psychologically meaningful factors: one A-Trait factor, Cognitive Anxiety, and two A-State factors, Negative Descriptors and Positive Descriptors. Other studies investigated the effects of two threats, on overall A-State…

Scarcity of time is a pressure felt by many people; this is carried over into their pursuit of leisure, producing stress rather than relaxed enjoyment. (JD)

This article briefly explores some of the theological implications regarding ESP, relating them at the conclusion of the article to the program known as Silva Mind Control. Accepting the data regarding ESP and developing one's ability does not place a Christian in imminent danger of denying his faith. (Author)

Highly disturbed patients (N=75) were sent through the Silva Mind Control training to determine which patients might get into difficulty. Only one became appreciably more disturbed. The most consistent finding was a dramatic increase in reality testing, as determined clinically and on objective psychological testing. (Author)

Explored relationships among feminist identity, gender traits, and disturbed eating symptoms in 71 college women. Identification with feminist values was negatively correlated with body dissatisfaction, bulimic symptoms, and feelings of ineffectiveness. Results suggest that factors promoting body dissatisfaction and disturbed eating may have less…

Offers a "methodological corrective" to prior research by analyzing regulative strategies used during five mother-child home interactions. Explores how these mothers mix reflection-enhancing and power-assertive strategies, sequence regulative strategies following child resistance, and produce regulative strategies with varied emotional tone. (22…

The goal of this study was to track and compare the paths along which young adults arrange and time the entries and exits from marital and cohabiting unions. The focus was on the incidence, durations, and outcomes of dimensions that embrace residential separation. Results show that union trajectories are dynamic and involve a heterogeneous and…