Authors hypothesized client's self-perception of improvement in therapy is partially a function of situational cues in contrast to internal mechanisms. Undergraduate Ss (N=65) self-disclosed on a problem for 10 minutes and were then assigned to one of four "interpersonal cue" conditions, or to a "discharge cue" condition. (Author)

Estimates and fiscal data were gathered from three public institutions for the developmentally disabled to estimate technician replacement costs in the residential service delivery system of a southeastern state. (Author/SBH)

A recent study indicated the types of problems encountered by community residences (halfway-house) staff in the development and maintenance of community-based programs for persons with developmental disabilities. (Author)

Thirty elderly subjects (mean age 70 years) were matched with 30 young Ss (mean age 20 years) and tested on a kinesthetic short-term memory task which required the replication of criterion moves after a variable retention interval under conditions of either rest, differing interpolated movement tasks, or mental activity. (Author/CL)

Discusses basic economic factors including resources, labor, and capital and discusses the flows that link them together in a recognizable geographical pattern. Suggests that geographers can contribute to better understanding of the spatial economy by undertaking research with scholars from other disciplines. (Author/DB)

The Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory profiles for female and male pharmacy students were compared. Female and male students obtained similar interest patterns when separate norms for men and women were used. (Author)

The Career Maturity Inventory Attitude Scale materials were found to provide very little useful information concerning the instrument's reliability. The data that were interpretable showed the scale to have quite modest reliability. (Author)

The major hypothesis in this study that teenaged interviewers would secure significantly more information from teenaged drug users and non-users than adult interviewers is substantiated. Although the teenaged interviewers did secure more information than the adult interviewers, the type of explanations for drug use were similar regardless of age.…

Questionnaires were distributed to a random sample of currently enrolled full time students at a small highly selective liberal arts college located in the Pacific Northwest. Findings suggest that male students have added illegal drugs to their repertoire of interpersonal mechanisms for the control of relationships with women. (Author)

The extent to which sex-role attitudes influence events comprising the initial stages of family formation is tested using a sample of 194 white, never-married, Catholic, university students. The more traditional the respondent, the earlier marriage and the birth of the first child are planned. (Author)

Using data from study of young families in an affluent Hong Kong housing complex, author contends that role reorganization within nuclear family and, specifically, changing role of Chinese wives, has created a new family structure which reinforces rather than rejects traditional norms of shared residence and reciprocal aid among kin. (Author)

Differences between college students from different size high schools were investigated using a variety of college measures. Analyses determined that while there were few academic differences, students from smaller schools were more involved in high school activities, due primarily to greater opportunities for individuals in smaller ecological…

This study examined the relationships between the use of five conflict resolution strategies (withdrawing, smoothing, compromising, forcing, and confronting) and three measures of employee commitment (commitment to the organization, profession, and community). The relationships varied between the different types of commitment and between…

Research on blacks in white institutions of higher learning was analyzed by trend analysis. Weaknesses and gaps in the research are pointed out. Suggestions are made for further research and for improving the quality and quantity of support services for black students. (JEL)