A study examined stress and coping processes among 133 married mothers and fathers of adults with mental retardation. Mothers used significantly more problem-focused coping strategies. Unlike fathers, mothers' use of problem-focused coping strategies and lower use of emotion-focused coping buffered the impact of caregiving stress on their…

Examined Blacks' and Whites' conflict coping preferences using a scenario that manipulated an offender's race. In one study, Blacks more than Whites preferred behaviorally expressive conflict management and eschewed more reserved tactics. People were less confrontational with offenders of their same racial group. In another study, there was weaker…

Analysis of questionnaires completed by 55 teachers and support staff at special schools for children with mental retardation found that use of maladaptive coping strategies for challenging behaviors constitutes a risk for staff burnout and this risk is in addition to that associated with exposure to challenging behavior. (Contains references.)…

Examined the impact of parental divorce during adolescence, interparental conflict, and intimacy with parents on young adult adjustment. High levels of interparental conflict were found to be negatively associated with adjustment and current intimacy of parents. (Author)

What are the lessons young people will learn from how adults in their lives deal with terrorist strikes on the United States? What lessons will be learned about justice compassion, and revenge? This article discusses the responsibilities adults have in helping children cope with and understand the recent terrorist attacks. (Author)

Examines the scope of poverty and the growing disparity in income among people. Discusses the consequences of poverty for adults and children and presents strategies to improving their resilience. Although focusing on individual characteristics can enhance resilience, it suggests that the best changes will come about with improved national…

Presents 54 thank you letters written by authors (of children's literature, young adult literature, and professional texts) to classroom teachers, from the shadow of the events of September 11th, 2001, offering their thanks for teachers' efforts to face those events with children, offering their personal thoughts about the events, or their…

This article poses three questions: What do childhood cancer survivors worry about? What characteristics prompt some to worry more and others less? What effect do worries have on survivors' self-image and life outlooks? Data demonstrated significant relationships among worries, "objective" factors like physical after-effects or relapse,…

Argues for a reconsideration of rumor from an interpretive perspective and articulates a theoretical perspective that combines organizational culture with Burke's guilt-purification-redemption cycle. Concludes that students use rumor to make sense of and to cope with problematic aspects of their university-life pertaining to roommates, academic…

Assistant principals are jacks-of-all-trades who must be ready for anything. Successful vice-principals build positive relationships, know their role, are good listeners, discover where to get help, maintain their composure, respect parents' feelings, commit to excellence, and learn how to handle stress. (MLH)

A study reviewed 60 research articles on family adjustment published over a 20-year period to determine whether research reflected less negative and/or more positive conceptions of families rearing children with developmental disabilities. Results indicate that although negativity declined from the 1970s to 1983, there was no concurrent increase…

Twenty students with learning disabilities in inclusive fourth and fifth grades were interviewed to determine their experience with school-related loneliness and coping strategies. Most students felt lonely at school when they were bored or lacked a companion and coped by engaging in a solitary activity or seeking companionship. (Contains…

A study explored the relationship between family coping with cerebral palsy and adaptation in 274 families. Variance in family coping was accounted for by positive family appraisal, support from concerned others, spiritual support, personal growth and advocacy, and positive social interaction. Positive family appraisal and spiritual support…

Reports on a sample of participants who completed a stress narrative, a measure of coping styles, and a measure of emotional distress. Findings suggest that compared with secure attachment, preoccupied attachment was associated with higher levels of intrusive psychological symptoms and higher levels of overall psychological distress, although…

Examines the influence of role conflict on the psychological health of mature women who have returned to school for graduate studies. Results suggest that the addition of the graduate student role to the other life roles is more difficult for those who are parents, especially if the children are very young. (GCP)