This study examines the relationship of clerical workers' ability level, as measured by the School and College Ability Test, and measures of employee satisfactoriness and job satisfaction. Ability level was not related to satisfactoriness, but was inversely related to job satisfaction. (SJL)

Drug use among disaffected students was studied in three different high schools--public urban, public suburban and private residential. Results showed disaffected urbans and suburbans were greater drug users than their respective matched controls. No differences were found between groups in the residential school. (Author)

An 11-year study was undertaken of 1,135 discharged geriatric patients from rehabilitation service in a skilled nursing home. Of the patients aged 62-99, 693 were discharged to independent living. The high rate of return to independent living was made possible through a health team approach including intensive therapy treatment and social work…

A combined program of Reality Orientation, Activities of Daily Living, and Recreational Activities, together with environmental stimulation, was applied on an individualized basis to 21 elderly patients suffering from both psychological disorders and long-term physical illness. The motivation to participate in the available activities increased…

This educational research project in gerontology was developed from an interest in translating research on sensory loss and environmental adaptation into a training program for practitioners providing services to the elderly. The present paper describes program development and initial assessment of its effectiveness. (Author)

Examines the relationship between assertive personality traits and sexual satisfaction in 45 employed professional women. Results show: (1) a positive correlation between assertiveness and reported sexual satisfaction; (2) as age and length of marriage increase so does reported sexual satisfaction; and (3) as assertiveness increases so do reports…

The purpose of this study was to determine the relative importance of variables surrounding (1) illegitimacy and (2) the time interval between unwed motherhood and subsequent marriage. The factors found to be related significantly to illegitimacy were age at marriage, educational attainment, father's social status, husband's social status, and…

This study investigates the efficacy of symbolic modeling and role-playing therapy in the reduction of avoidance behaviors. After treatment, role-playing subjects demonstrated significantly less avoidance behavior and lower subjective fear ratings than the modeling or control group subjects. (Author/SJL)

Members of five "mental illness gatekeeper" professions evaluated 190 behavioral items for the mental illness implications of the behavior described in each item. Professional groups differed significantly in their general readiness to "see" mental illness in the total pool of items, and in the ways they defined mental illness in behavioral terms.…

The present study was concerned with relationships among three different methods of evaluating psychotherapy outcome: final status scores, pretreatment to posttreatment difference scores, and direct ratings of global improvement. Similarities and differences among these relationships and those previously reported in the literature are discussed.…

Male and female college students responded to stories about married physicians whose total income was greatest, respectively, when (1) the husband cared for the children, (2) the wife cared for the children, (3) either spouse cared for them, (4) the wife earned more than the husband, or (5) the husband earned more. (Author)

This study, which used a sample of freshmen and upperclassmen living in residence halls to find their attitudes over time toward themselves and toward others, occurred at a time when living styles for residence halls had been liberalized. Shifts in attitudes of various groups within the different environments were reviewed. (Author)

Proposes a new research technique for assessing student preferences through naturalistic data sampling, that is, employing the exact words that students include in their descriptions. Utilizing this technique, this study attempts to compile descriptions of residence hall environments that can be used in follow-up questionnaires and checklists for…

The Delphi Technique in modified form was used by seniors majoring in early childhood education to develop and devise a definition of effective early childhood teaching. The four major categories of effective early childhood teaching were teacher attitude, child orientation, curriculum approach, and classroom physical characteristics. (Author)

Age-Specific divorce rates and weighted divorce rates are evaluated in comparison with several traditional rates. The analysis reversals of the ranking of some states in comparison with rankings based on other divorce rates, and the age-specific rates for young married couples is lower than expected. (Author)