This study assessed stress experienced over 7 years by 93 parents of children with intellectual disabilities. The effects of the life events of initial diagnosis, school entry, and school leaving were examined, as were supports that parents found most helpful and stress attributed to younger children without disabilities. (SW)

This paper explores issues of religion and ethnicity, with emphasis on how these factors relate to adjustment for families (particularly African American families) of a child with disabilities. A framework for further research and policy development is offered, which relates culture/ethnicity, religious connectedness, and family…

An expanded model of treatment evaluation is presented, and connections to stress and coping theory are examined. Examples are taken from a research program on the long-term outcomes of alcoholism and depression. Implications for assessment and diagnosis, program design and improvement, and stress and coping theory are explored. (SLD)

Presents findings from a survey of 236 graduates of eight community college nursing programs in Oregon, concerning graduates' perceptions of the level of stress they felt and their personal health status as students in the program, their responses to stress, and positive methods of coping (e.g., physical activity). (DMM)

Examined how strain, family coping, and family hardiness were related to depressive affect among mothers of children who were held hostage by two gunmen in private church-sponsored elementary school two weeks and four months after episode. Perceived control (as dimension of family hardiness) and use of social and spiritual support were…

Reports the results of interviews with three-, four-, and five-year-old children at various child care centers in Columbia, South Carolina, concerning their fears. The fear of "monsters" was most often reported. Suggests what parents and teachers can do to help children cope with their fears. (BB)

Presents suggestions to help parents calm their children's fears about televised crises; recommends asking questions about children's feelings, noting what they are watching, turning off the news, being reassuring, examining a map of where the crisis is occurring, being consistent with parenting, and getting involved. (SM)

Considers the extended African-American family, beginning with a historical perspective of the nuclear family and other family arrangements. The importance of the group rather than the individual for African-American culture is explored. Analyses of the function of the extended family indicate its role in adaptation and survival. (SLD)

An ethnographic approach to the study of second-language lecture comprehension was used to study 30 first-year Hong Kong Chinese students in a Teaching-English-as-a-Second-Language course. Results indicate student attitudes, problems, and their approaches to overcoming the problems. (17 references) (Author/LB)

Describes meaning that sport involvement may have for athlete, and indicates how affiliation with identity as athlete may influence adjustment to retirement. Presents suggestions for various programs to assist athletes before, during, and after their retirement from competition, with special attention given to the application of life development…

Delay times were measured under several conditions of self-imposed gratification delay for preschool children. The cognitive, self-regulatory, and coping competence of the children at adolescence was significantly predicted by delay times in the no-strategy condition with exposed rewards, but not in the suggested strategy condition. (BC)

Reports the findings of a task force convened to develop strategies for prevention and treatment of psychological, psychosocial, and psychosomatic disorders associated with the Persian Gulf War. Discusses who is at risk, stress reactions to look for, and guidelines for successful coping. Recommends specific interventions at the institutional,…

The father of a boy with Down's syndrome describes his early efforts to cope with his emotions by being strong and hiding his feelings, due to his social conditioning, and subsequent recognition of the importance of expressing his emotions. Problems men face in expressing grief and sharing feelings are discussed in this personal narrative. (PB)

The study, using qualitative research methods with six families with severely or multiply disabled adopted children, found that interactions with school, medical, and other personnel were extremely stressful for all families, as were medical crises, difficulties in accessing appropriate services, and adolescents' behavior problems. Effective…

Presents recent investigations and reports related to group psychotherapy in cancer patients' treatment. Describes primary characteristics and results of studies examining evidence of therapeutic factors, psychosocial support groups, women's adjustment to mastectomies, training in stress management and coping skills, pain and mood disturbance, and…