Findings indicate that highly flexible self-disclosers evidence a heightened social perceptiveness. They also evidence significantly greater affective empathy and more accurate perceptions of facilitative responding than do less flexible disclosers. (Author)

Motivations underlying maladaptive decisions by college males in the areas of sexual intercourse, contraception, and partner pleasure are examined. (Author/JD)

Examines the importance of attitudes and attitude measurement, describing how attitudes are measured through a description of the characteristics of measurement, categories of attitude measurement, and the process of measuring attitudes. Test validity, reliability, and revision are discussed, as are the analysis and display of data. (RAO)

A possible solution is discussed to the problem of what mathematics to teach low achievers. The three main aspects are very basic mathematics, calculators, and confidence. (MP)

Discusses a workshop designed to explore and develop concepts and practices in the use of effective peer observation for professional development. Notes that seminar leaders established micro-goals, e.g., developing a personal and professional understanding of peer observation, examining affective and power issues, and learning objective…

Examined relationship of emotion regulation and emotionality to social functioning in 77 children followed from age 4 to age 10. Found that high-quality social functioning was predicted by high emotion regulation and low nonconstructive coping, negative emotionality, and emotional intensity. Measures of regulation and emotionality frequently…

Describes Hug Therapy as used at the Allegheny County Head Start centers in Pennsylvania. Discusses the value of appropriate touch for healthy physical and emotional development. Addresses barriers to therapeutic touching and benefits to children and parents. (KB)

The cognitive and affective reactions of 25 higher-degree students to a text-reading task under conditions designed to induce thorough understanding were studied. Variation is discussed in terms of response to text genre, type, and style, and implications are drawn for theory and practice in higher education. (SLD)

A study of 487 healthcare workers found that negative affectivity was associated with low social support and job satisfaction, high emotional exhaustion, increased workload, and depersonalization. Positive affectivity correlated with autonomy and lower absenteeism. Affectivity had stronger effects on burnout than did organizational stress factors.…

Asserts that teachers must consider the innate passion to discover and the desire to understand when designing science instruction. Argues that in an emotionally secure and stimulating environment, children will freely express passions to discover and understand and that educators must ensure and support every child's affective development along…

Shows that perceived appropriateness of emotion expression is lowest for early daters' negative emotions. Suggests that partners in more developed relationships manage positive emotions less than negative emotions and less than early daters managed either negative or positive emotions. Finds that perceived appropriateness of emotion expression…

This study examined individual differences in 4-year-old children's expression of the self-conscious emotions of embarrassment and shame and their relation to differences in cortisol response to stress. Results indicated the presence of two different types of embarrassment--one that reflected negative evaluation of the self, and the other a…

Examines young children's responses to and understanding of death. Discusses children's concepts of death; how their grief process differs from that of adults; stages of grief; factors affecting grief responses; acceptance of children's grief response; support for grieving children, especially funeral services and counseling; and preparing and…

Explores the conditional nature of good and bad news while focusing on three topics: (1) the status of information as news according the participants in a conversation; (2) the valence of this information with regard to its perception as good or bad; and (3) the effect of news on individuals. Notes that good news is privileged over bad news in…

To examine the influence of gender and gender role on anger experiences in the workplace, 257 adult students completed narratives describing their anger-provoking issues and anger expression. Analyses revealed that gender did not influence the types of issues cited or workers' anger expressions. (Contains 39 references and an appendix.) (GCP)