Examines examples of "information lockdown" by the federal government, including Executive Order 13233 issued by President George W. Bush. Considers the underlying rationale for the lockdown, its policy implications for academics and others who seek regular access to public-sector information, and its threat to democratic society. Includes a…

In this national study on the impact of the Clery Campus Crime Disclosure and Reporting Act, 305 college administrators distributed questionnaires to 9,150 undergraduate students. Student knowledge of the Act and changes in student behavior were minimal and varied by gender, victim status, institution type, and institution size. (Author)

A court decision that a pioneering New York law illegally preempted federal law by forcing publication of standardized test material protected by federal copyright could undermine greater disclosure in standardized testing, but quick changes in testing practice are not expected. (MSE)

A survey of institutions conducting or having completed fund-raising campaigns with goals over $1 million confirmed that campaigns have different purposes and structures, and do not all include the same sources and purposes of support in their reports. Fund-raising professionals should consider the issue of consistency in campaign accounting. (MSE)

Reports the results of a study that used several statistical tests of reciprocity of self-disclosure. Finds little evidence for reciprocity of self-disclosure, and concludes that either reciprocity is an illusion, or that different or more sophisticated methods are needed to detect it. (MS)

Conducted three studies of in-session changes in emotionally focused couples therapy. Found that couples' conflict interaction at end of treatment was more affiliative and interdependent than at beginning of treatment and that peak session conflict interaction was deeper in level of experience and more affiliative than interaction in poor session…

Most arguments for and against open adoption are based on the legal rights of members of the adoption triangle, but empirical evidence to support either position is sparse. Adoptive parents are generally favorable toward openness, but many feel they were pressured to accept openness to obtain a child. (MDM)

Describes a men's therapy group in which touch seems to facilitate self-disclosure and interpersonal communication. Claims despite cultural taboo for men to engage in physical touching, the act of embracing another man, in context of therapy group, does seem to encourage expression of deeper feelings and lessen the isolation men often feel in the…

This study examines the types of information counselor supervisors do not disclose to their trainees. Results from a national sample of 90 supervisors indicated that their nondisclosures fell into 12 categories, and that there were nine reasons associated with these 12 types of nondisclosures. (Author)

Describes how as colleges keep more information about students in electronic records, institutions struggle for ways to make sure only the right people gain access. (EV)

Sample of nursing students in mental health (n=173) completed a self-disclosure questionnaire; results were compared with earlier samples (n=50, 25). The mental health group would disclose significantly fewer items to patients than to parents or friends. Results have implications for the care of mental health patients. (Contains 53 references.)…

Describes state open-records laws and school district policies and procedures for responding to citizen requests for public records information. Includes information about requirement in recently enacted No Child Left Behind Act for districts to provide the military with access to student directory information. (PKP)

In this study, the model of two independent dimensions of family connectedness, closeness-caregiving, and intrusiveness, was tested by assessing spouses from 264 couples, using the California Inventory for Family Assessment (CIFA). As predicted, factor analyses distinguished dimensions of intrusiveness (blurring of boundaries) from…

The primary aim of this multimethod study was to investigate client perceptions of the process, benefits, difficulties, and consequences of disclosing and withholding material in psychotherapy sessions. Twenty-one clients in psychotherapy, most engaged in long-term psychodynamically oriented treatment, participated in semistructured interviews and…

It has been suggested that only 8% of postsecondary students in the United States who have a hearing loss have disclosed that hearing loss to their institutions. Consistent with this suggestion, two anonymous surveys of students enrolled in courses with the Open University in the United Kingdom suggested that there were roughly 9,000 students in…