Examined longitudinal change and stability in daydreaming and curiosity among 74 gifted children and adolescents. Findings suggest pattern of both change and stability in intellectual styles over time. Measures which tap content of daydreams changed over time, but measures of process or ways of relating to the environment, such as curiosity and…

Investigated hopelessness in 8-, 12-, and 17-year-olds (N=210). Found children with high hopelessness scores at greater risk for suicide and depression and for overall psychopathology. Results suggest that hopelessness does not increase from preadolescence to adolescence in general population. (Author/CM)

Describes final weeks of dying child's life. Attempts to tell child's story, explore ethical and humanistic concerns involved, propose model of hospital care to improve lives of dying children, and engender thought and debate on the issue of quality of hospital care for irreversibly ill children. (Author/NB)

Investigated loneliness of rural Nebraskan adolescents (n=387)) in relation to aspects of their self-esteem. Gathered data using the Loneliness Inventory (Woodward, 1967), Bachman's (1970) Self Esteem Scale, and Coping Strategies Inventory (Woodward, 1987). Results indicated that rural adolescents had extremely high loneliness scores and that 10…

The first of two bibliographies describes 20 children's books about Mexican Americans; the history, government, people and economics of Central and South American countries; the artists, food and government of Spain; and legends from Nicaragua, Mexico and Puerto Rico. The second identifies 21 books for young Spanish speaking children and children…

Describes investigation utilizing sickle cell disease subjects from a stress and coping project. Found little stability in classification of individuals' adjustment, low congruence in behavior problem patterns and diagnoses, and less stability in adjustment by child report than mother report. Suggests children's coping strategies are intervention…

Examined sibling conflict and relationship qualities among 104 10-15 year olds. Data suggest that sibling conflict fulfills several functions in early adolescence, including reinforcing family and relationship rules and delineating interpersonal boundaries. Few differences attributable to age or gender constellation of sibling dyad emerged.…

Examines the underlying dimensions of adolescent emotion through exploratory factor analysis. Self-reports from 483 male and female fifth through ninth graders were analyzed. Adolescent effect in students was found to be comparable to that observed in adults, with variations possibly related to social transition of adolescents. (SH)

Evaluated intergenerational program bringing together older people and adolescents to examine assumptions underlying such programing and to determine attitude changes among participants. Only attitude change observed was in adolescents who helped older people showing more enjoyment in being with older people, decreased social distance, and more…

Investigated father and son dyads' (n=39) attitudes and perceptions about their touching interaction and observed their touching behavior. Results supported integrated father-son touch theory and showed negative relationship between son's age and amount of touch sons received. Both fathers and sons were more accepting of fathers touching sons…

Three studies of preadolescents and college students found that many children and adults failed to give logically correct answers when presented with misleading weight conservation questions. The results show the importance of suggestibility and context. (MDM)

Ten male and 10 female young adults, who had lost parent by death as adolescents, completed Expanded Texas Grief Inventory to examine bereavement process of this group as compared to that of formerly studied adult group. Subjects reported more intense shock, disbelief, and sense of loss than did adult group at time of loss. (Author/NB)

Investigates the efficacy of guided affective and cognitive imagery in enhancing self-esteem among children of Hawaiian ancestry. Children (N=60) who participated in 10 weekly group sessions had significantly higher post-test scores on two self-esteem measures when compared to the control group. (EMK)

Examined the experience of collaboration from sixth graders' perspective as a function of dyad gender and degree of friendship. Found that enjoyment expectations and affiliation perceptions were greater in dyads with greater degrees of friendship and in same-gender dyads compared with mixed-gender dyads. More positive expectation and greater…

This article reports on a study of self-esteem and empathy among 71 students with visual impairments and 88 sighted students. No significant difference was found between the two groups of students in their levels of self esteem, empathy toward others, and bonding with pets.