To examine how group-relevant personality traits relate to student perceptions of their own involvement, 57 students taking introductory educational psychology at Temple University (Pennsylvania) were given a two-week treatment design. Only the relationship between liking hard work and involvement remained significant. (Author/LC)

Explores the relationship of internal-external locus of control with selected personal, psychological and work-related variables across age groups. Subjects are 1,960 public school teachers divided into two age groups: 20 to 35 years and 36 to 65 years. (Author/CM)

Argues that some institutional abuse of children is caused by frustrated attempts to treat children who are not treatable due to their extensively damaging life experiences. Suggests that first, the existence of such children should be recognized, and second, that some minimal care facilities should be adapted for housing them. (Author/GC)

Examines the relationship between self-evaluation and social comparison in adolescent males during their last two years of high school. The question is empirically examined in two realms that capture primary features of the adolescent transition: physical transformation and social role reorganization. (Author/RH)

Two studies were conducted to identify and develop a measure of dimensions of temperament which are continuous in the behavioral repertoire from early childhood to young adulthood. Identified factors were labeled as follows: activity level, attention span/distractibility, adaptability/approach-withdrawal, rhythmicity, and reactivity. (Author/RH)

The occurrence of depression and suicidal behavior in a group of delinquent females whose personality and offense patterns have been described previously is reported. Effects of personality pattern and ethnicity on depression and suicidal behavior of these delinquent females is discussed. (Author/GK)

Reading ability and performance on the Matching Familiar Figures Test were compared for two samples of seven-year-old children. Considerably more of the poor readers than the main sample were found to be impulsive. There was a consistent tendency for girls to be more reflective than boys. (Author/KC)

Extends sex bias research to personality measures, distinguishes two new types of sex bias, and provides a methodology for testing these biases. Findings suggest the two aspects of trust are sex linked. The hypothesis that more important trusting decisions are made toward men is questioned. (Author/BEF)

Norms are presented for male and female adults and for adolescents for the Depression Adjective Check Lists, Form E. All frequency distributions are skewed toward the left, particularly with adult samples, where, for both males and females, the rarity of raw scores above 13 makes their presentation not very meaningful. (Author)

Undergraduates were given either Barnum characterizations or straightforward instructions regarding open- or closed-mindedness. Barnum inductions influenced subsequent cognitive behavior: Subjects led to believe that they were open-minded were more balanced in the thoughts they produced on two campus issues than were subjects led to believe they…

Investigates effectiveness of communicative variables for predicting leadership emergence in long-term, nonlaboratory groups. Concludes that leadership prediction is possible based on group's ratings of selected communicative functions. Group sensitivity to communicative functions at initial session allows for potential group leader selection.…

Develops measures of individual differences in attribute centrality, investigates convergent validity, and explores differences in central and noncentral attribute functions within same person. University students in three countries completed questionnaires. Four relative centrality measures correlated with information required to make decisions…

Analysis of responses to Shure and Meeker Personality/Attitude Schedule showed sexes differed in elevation on six factors. Subsamples participated in coalition game. Four of six factors were related to prenegotiation stage indices of coalition formation. Sex differences in coalition behavior may be mediated by sex role socialization differences.…

In many personality and interest inventories, a score profile, rather than a single score, is attributed to each subject. Six applicable criteria are suggested for use in examining the adequacy of items in such inventories. These criteria relate to the items' response distributions, internal consistency, and discriminative value. (Author/BW)

An illustrative selection of measures appropriate for use in evaluation of cognitive-behavioral interventions designed to improve adjustment is reviewed in terms of specifying level and impact level assessments. The need to consider factors operative within the school situation is also discussed. (Author/GK)