The junior and senior women enrolled at a liberal arts college in Ohio were administered a specially designed instrument to obtain self-report data on life style preferences. Motherhood is a high priority, but there is a strong desire to continue to work at one's career while raising a family. (Author)

The present study is a nationwide survey of study-release programs in the United States. Study-release attempts to bring the inmate back into the community by providing him with educational skills that are important and highly valued in achievement-oriented modern societies. (Author)

The relationship between therapy and personality variables is studied by comparing therapy participants with a matched control group. It was found that inmates in therapy scored significantly higher on both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation for therapy; however, there was no correlation with need for therapy. (Author)

This study identifies specific nondrug alternatives most used to achieve a specific mood or state of consciousness alteration. Analysis showed social, physical, and risk-taking activities were used most frequently to achieve positive states and distracting activity, discussion with friend, and personal contemplation were used most frequently to…

The 26,316 patients who entered drug therapy programs participating in the DARP from June, 1971, to March, 1973, and who had used drugs for at least two years were grouped into three drug use categories. Differences were observed among these three groups regarding the first drug used daily and the age at first drug use. (Author)

Coordinators of graduate rehabilitation counselor-education programs were surveyed to find if they were being required to do more with fewer resources. Indications are that such a trend is occurring. Findings suggest steps that can be taken to improve or alleviate the strain of insufficient resources and increased responsibilities. (Author)

Compared black (N=614) and white (N=1,162) children on the Behavior Problem Checklist. Blacks were judged to have a greater frequency of behavior disorders than whites. A number of interactions of race with other variables were found, and their meanings are discussed. (Author)

This is a follow-up study of 195 agricultural students originally tested when they entered college in 1970, now divided into discrepant and congruent samples. Discrepant subjects changed major more often but graduated at the same rate as congruents. The SVIB did not add anything to the student's expressed interests in predicting college…

Attempted to develop comprehensive criteria to measure social adjustment of parolees who had participated in a work-training release program, using a small sample of women parolees. This program seemed rather successful in terms of return to prison, but data left a number of questions unanswered about measures of recidivism. (Author)

The focal issue is whether school participation in an organization development (OD) program is associated with positive classroom climate and interpersonal behavior. Three experimental schools participated in a 16 month OD program. Three matched control schools did not participate. Students in experimental schools tended to report more positive…

The majors of deaf students, students with other handicaps (blind, orthopedic, health impaired), and non-handicapped students were compared. Analysis revealed deaf students tend to aspire to a career in teaching, whereas students with other handicaps tend to aspire to a career in counseling. (Author)

The Social Learning Theory presented here attempts to explain how educational and occupational preferences and skills are acquired and how selections of courses, occupations, and fields of work are made. Presented at American Psychological Association Convention, Chicago, 1975. (Author)

As part of a continuing study of the differences between couples seeking marital therapy and those seeking sexual dysfunction therapy, this report examines these two clinical populations on the dimension of discrepant views of the marriage. Results suggest overall discrepancy scores may be an important indicator of stress between partners. (Author)

In group work little attention is paid to the environmental influences upon members. The EAI-G provides a tool for gauging the campus impact upon group participants. (Author)

This article shows a positive reaction among students toward the Human Development Program. The study, however, raises a number of significant questions about specific aspects of the Magic Circle technique, particularly in regard to the listening that occurs in circle session. (Author)