Interviewed 20 professional women on their work-related stress and coping processes to identify those who were good and poor at coping. Found that more effective copers seemed to have used problem-focused coping such as seeking information or advice or taking problem-solving action, whereas less effective copers seemed to have used strategies such…

Examined levels of acculturative stress and individual stressors and their relationship to levels of depressive symptomatology among young Mexican immigrant women. Women who in the last 3 months experienced discrimination, sex-role conflicts, and concern about starting a family in this country, had significantly higher depression scores than did…

Examined perceptions of Montana residents regarding health, health needs, and health care services. Respondents defined health in relation to ability to function and work; pain appeared less important in determining the rural person's notion of health. Self-reliance and self-help were used to cope with illness; family and friends were relied upon…

A school-based child sexual abuse prevention program consisting of separate two-hour workshops for children (ages 5-12), parents, and teachers was evaluated. Results indicated parents were more informed and interactive with their children following the workshops. Children showed no increased emotional stress and reported feeling safer and better…

Administered the Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale to Introductory Statistics college students. A high mathematics anxiety was associated with lower performance on a statistics examination. Classroom stress-coping intervention reduced anxiety and physiological stress responses, but did not improve academic performance. (Author/KS)

Examined relapse episodes among subjects who had quit smoking after participation in a smoking cessation program. Assessed and cluster analyzed situational descriptions, describing social and nonsocial conditions. The situational characteristics of isolated incidents of smoking prior to relapse were significantly related to cluster membership of…

Reviews some of the literature on seriously ill children and the use of art in counseling these children. Discusses self-concept, spontaneous drawings, and counseling techniques. Presents and comments on artwork produced in the last 18 months of the life of a young girl with leukemia. (ABL)

The self-esteem of 125 diabetic and 82 nondiabetic adolescents was examined with the Piers-Harris scale. Girls who developed diabetes before five years of age had poorer self-concept scores than early onset boys, whereas boys and girls in the later onset or control groups had equivalent scores. This interaction was restricted to Physical…

Examined the effects of demographic variables, variables specific to marriage and divorce, and coping resources (internal and external) on the adjustment of single mothers. Results indicate that four classes of variables have an effect on the mother's adjustment: phase of divorce and/or separation; numbers and ages of children; style of coping;…

Describes a guidance project designed to help children develop skills to cope with crisis. Discusses understanding the crisis, being aware of changing thoughts and feelings, and using coping strategies and behaviors. (ABB)

Examines attempts to clarify empirically what is stressful about teaching. Reports data--based on standard indices of stress--from study of 55 staff in 4 Scottish residential schools for children with emotional/social difficulties. Within context of providing teachers with inservice help in coping with stress, demonstrates inadequacies of current…

Examined 60 books written by parents with disabled children to ascertain the scope of problems they encountered and their reactions to their situations. Four common themes emerged: (1) realistic appraisal of the disability; (2) extraordinary demands on families; (3) extraordinary emotional stress; and (4) resolution. A bibliography of the 60…

Examined generational differences in 71 two-generation farm families as they related to stress, coping, family support, and family satisfaction. Results indicated that the younger generation was the more stressed and the less satisfied with the family farm situation. Implications for practitioners and researchers are discussed. (Author/NB)

Tourette Syndrome, a neurological disorder, can be psychologically devastating for the school-age child. Educational and medical professionals can help these children and their families learn to accept and cope with the uncontrollable behavior of this disorder. (Author/DF)

Examines self-help groups for Vietnam veterans, the reasons for their effectiveness, typical group processes, and issues for counselors who work with these groups. (Author)