It is axiomatic that context influences interpersonal behaviors, yet communication researchers have had limited success in generating a set of conceptual or operational definitions for the situation variable. Two studies were conducted to examine emotion-eliciting qualities as the basis for such a typology and the relationship of situations…

Empirical knowledge of coping usage and coping effectiveness has lagged behind popular interest. To examine the effectiveness of specific coping efforts in a single role area--parenting--panel data from a large metropolitan population were examined. The same coping efforts were assessed using two criteria of effectiveness: the extent to which they…

Notes the turbulence of the environments in which administrators must operate, presents an assessment model for identifying and developing administrators with the necessary capabilities for coping effectively with turbulent field environments, and suggests applications for and further investigations of the model. (Author/IRT)

This paper reviews the history of the Chinese student in America and examines specifically, it is stated, the nature of the problems manifested by Chinese students who sought help through the student health program at a large West Coast University as they reflect the stresses caused by currently changing attitudes toward assimilation in the…

The interrelationships between two measures of alienation, major academic areas, and expressed occupational aspirations were investigated in 300 undergraduate students. Students' academic standing and residence status were also studied for their possible association with each of the variables. While the alienation measures correlated…

This study was designed to examine the vocational interests of daughters of alcoholics. Mixed support was provided for the assumption that their vocational choices are nonperson oriented. Data did support the prediction of high scores on the realistic and intellectual scales of Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory. (SJL)

Describes the interpretation of early recollections of clients as a technique for life style assessment. The client's recollections are posited as reflecting the way he/she sees himself/herself in relation to the world and others. Idiographic assessment presents a picture of the basic beliefs and motives of the student. (SJL)

The growing number of the elderly now no longer being served in total care institutions requires that a linkage of services be organized in the community to meet their needs. One agency should hold itself accountable for the full range of services required by the mentally impaired elderly. (Author)

Shame becomes inevitably bound up with the process of identity formation. The experience of shame is a fundamental sense of being defective as a person, accompanied by fear of exposure and self-protective rage. The shame-inducing process involves one significant person breaking the interpersonal bridge with another. (Author)

The concern of this paper is how people in organizations understand the dynamics of an organization's practices. The way that organizational culture influences advising systems is considered. The focus is on how people understand the function of academic advising and the influence of three concepts of culture (cognitive, symbolic, and…

The Healthy Beginnings program is designed to help parents of prematurely born infants adjust to parenting challenges and opportunities of the first 2 years of the infant's life. The Healthy Beginnings Program provides parents of premature infants with support and guidance by offering: (1) monthly education and support meetings; (2) evaluations…

The official recommendations of teacher education in Finland stress the personality growth of student teachers towards an active, highly educated, socially oriented, and humanistic personality. This is a study of three kinds of prospective teachers: nursery school teachers, elementary teachers, and subject teachers. The student teachers of the…

Heightened concern about eating behavior has been expressed in recent surveys of high school and college students. There have been increased requests for treatment of eating disorders among college students and many colleges have developed programs that provide treatment for students afflicted with an eating disorder. The Eating Disorder Inventory…

After introductory material focusing on the nature of children's awareness of nuclear weapons, the anxieties of preschool and school age children are described. Topics discussed include fear of the bomb, fear of loss of family members, level of cognitive development and understanding of nuclear processes, and helping younger children cope. Adult…