Examines the role of confidant support in moderating depressive symptoms among low-income, Mexican immigrant women in discrete marital statuses. Confidant support doubled the explained variance when added to an equation containing a best set of known demographic predictors of depression. (Author/ABB)

Examined two contrasting views of divorce and long-term adjustment of children. Failed to support physical-wholeness position; parental marital status was not significantly related to psychological adjustment or social life satisfaction. Results provided strong support for psychological-wholeness position: adolescents' psychological adjustment and…

Used longitudinal data to investigate factors associated with evaluations of work, retirement, and well-being of 1,398 never-married, widowed, and divorced/separated men and women. Factors associated with evaluations tended to be similar across marital status. Formerly married women especially seemed to warrant attention of practitioners who plan…

Explored the relationship between 2,411 foster children's families and the number of homes they experienced while in foster care. Findings suggested that the majority of the foster children came from families which were "troubled," i.e., the families were not intact and had economic problems. (JAC)

The response of one region to the Department of Health and Social Security recommendations on re-employment of women doctors is described. In the field of psychiatry, the experience in a local sub-regional training scheme suggests that graduates can be attracted back on a part time basis. (Author/LBH)

This brief discusses how living arrangements in general, and cohabitation in particular, affect children's material wellbeing and socioeconomic outcomes, documenting how poverty rates and food insecurity differ across living arrangements using data from the 1999 National Survey of America's Families (NSAF). It examines how other measures of child…

The power of school boards to classify pupils for the purposes of admission to or expulsion from school and school activities was restricted in four recently decided federal court cases: two involving discrimination against new-wed students and two involving discrimination against female students. Decisions limit the power of school boards over…

Survey to assist married students in evaluating and budgeting their expenses and income. (IR)

Explored sex differences in preferences for work attributes utilizing data from five national samples (N=7,281). The results indicated only minimal sex differences. Both sexes identified meaningfulness of the work as most important followed by promotion, income, security, and hours. Education, occupational prestige, age and one's commitment were…

Investigated the relationship between substance abuse and child abuse-neglect by analyzing child protective services workers' (N=21) responses to a questionnaire. Found significant demographic differences between substance- and nonsubstance-abuse child abusers, and differences in protective service workers' service plans for substance and…

Describes a graduate student needs assessment study including test construction, pilot study and test administration. Presents student needs in rank order and discusses differences by sex, race and marital status. Presents implications for student development professionals. (Author/RC)

Utilized National Longitudinal Surveys of Mature Men to test effect of retirement on happiness and to analyze an evaluation of retirement item to discern factors that cause lower satisfaction with retirement. Results suggest health factors, recent widowhood, and income have the greatest impact on happiness with life. (Author)

Explored nature of informal supports given to older women, depending upon their marital status and presence of living children. Interviewed 371 noninstitutionalized female residents of life care communities. Women who were presently, or who had been married, received more emotional, social, and instrumental support from their family members.…