Participation in the diverse institutional spheres of industrial society requires that individuals coordinate their competing obligations in varying ways at different stages of the life cycle. It was found that the principal correlates of happiness vary as one proceeds through the family life cycle. (Author)

The author describes the strong, ambivalent bonds between siblings and reports on a study of the effects that social comparison exerts on brothers--effects that help to shape the individual's identity, adult roles, and peer relations. (Author)

This article describes the evaluation of a workshop series for the aging in Central and Southwestern Virginia. The selection of participants for the workshops, evaluation instrumentation, and outcomes are discussed. (Author)

Characteristics of addicts (N=222) and their own appraisal of which treatment modality they found most successful based upon their own experiences are of primary importance in prescribing a treatment for the addict. For the long-term addict continually in and out of prisons, perhaps methadone maintenance is the solution. (Author)

Relationship between women's motives for studying law and later satisfaction in legal work was examined longitudinally. Highly satisfied women attorneys were, as students, realistic in expecting practical benefits from legal careers. They were confident fulfillment could be found through work in law and found theoretical aspects of legal study…

Students' attitudes toward women and changes in those attitudes after taking a women's studies course were studied. The Spence Attitude Toward Women Scale was administered to 354 undergraduate students at two midwestern institutions. Results showed attitudes toward women became more liberal after taking a women's studies course. (Author)

The Environmental Satisfaction Questionnaire (ESQ) is an instrument that has been developed to provide assessment information which can be used for redesign purposes. The article includes an explanation of the technology of the ESQ and several examples. (Author)

To study the independent and combined impact of a counselor's verbal (i.e., evaluative feedback) and nonverbal (i.e., interpersonal distance) communications on behavioral compliance, 80 female clients were individually interviewed in the context of a weight-reduction clinic. Physical proximity strengthened adherence to a counselor's dieting…

Undergraduate females (N=80) attempted to resolve personal anger conflicts by participating in short counseling-analogue sessions. Each subject used one of four procedures: role play, discharge, intellectual analysis, or control. On the whole, role play was the most effective procedure for reducing anger, hostile attitudes, and behavioral…

College students receiving individual counseling services (36 male and 64 female) served as subjects. Each subject received two questionnaires containing three forms of the Jourard Self-Disclosure Questionnaire and a revised form of the Relationship Questionnaire. Results did not provide total support for any one theory of self-disclosure in…

The study involved a laboratory analogue simulating invasion of privacy by a third party in a counseling setting. The experimental design included 74 subjects randomly assigned to three experimental conditions, private, invasion, and spatial divider. Results strongly demonstrated reduced privacy decreases client self-disclosure. (Author)

This study evaluated three major models currently used by crisis-intervention centers to train and supervise nonprofessional counselors. Training groups included preservice training only (PSO), preservice training and delayed supervision (PSD), and preservice training and immediate supervision (PSI). Findings indicate most learning by…

This study compared the scores obtained on the Minnesota Importance Questionnaire, the Strong Vocational Interest Blanks for Men and Women, and the General Aptitude Test Battery by groups of relatively effective and relatively ineffective counselor trainees (N=74). Data revealed significant differences in the needs, interests, and abilities of the…

The validity of the SIT was investigated with 50 public school children in Grades 1 through 4; the WISC-R served as the congruent validating criterion. The SIT correlated significantly with the WISC-R and overestimated the WISC-R IQs. Statistical data for sexual and racial stratifications were also given. (Author)