Compares the life adjustment of participants with spinal cord injury (SCI) who were either employed; unemployed, but attending school; or unemployed. Results show that the employed and student participants reported superior adjustment scores compared to the unemployed/nonstudents. Findings reveal the importance of work and education following SCI.…

Examined contributions of perceptions regarding family of origin well-being and self-esteem to college students' attitudes toward divorced single mothers. Found that perceptions of family of origin well-being predicted attitudes toward divorced single mothers, but family type and self-esteem did not. The amount of interaction with single-parent…

In this study, 79 older adults completed the Reasons for Living and the Cope inventories. Overall coping was significantly correlated with total reasons for living, although the low correlation suggests the constructs were moderately unique. Found older women may underrate their ability to cope. Implies suicide prevention strategies should target…

Describes the workplace model offered by the Wellness Councils of America (WLECOA) and suggests ways for applying the model to the community college. Wellness is measured in social, physical, occupational, emotional, spiritual, and intellectual terms. Also describes the wellness program at Blue Ridge Community College, North Carolina. (Contains…

Emphasizes that the Brazleton and Greenspan book focuses on the needs of children, not those of parents or service providers, spotlighting healthy maturation. Stresses recommendations for public policy, research, and clinical experiences. (SD)

Clients in brief therapy (N=34) completed measures of social support and psychological symptoms. Path analysis suggests that improvement in the working alliance was significantly related to improvement in social support and that improvement in social support was significantly related to symptom reduction. The working alliance appears indirectly…

Used data from 129 people over the age of 60 to test a model in which the contributions made by older care receivers predicted subjects' personal control and psychological well-being. Physical health predicted the extent to which elders contributed to the family; elder contributions to the family increased their sense of control. (RJM)

Uses a qualitative study on children's perceptions of their emotional needs and well-being to illustrate methodological issues associated with actively engaging child subjects in research. Describes benefits of combining focus group discussions and individual interviews, and gives examples of a range of techniques that proved helpful. (EV)

Focuses on the need for self-care for those who work with troubled youth. Uses the concept of "wellness" and its role in personal integrity, exemplary behavior, the ability to talk with youth, professionalism, and administrative practices. The process emphasizes boundaries, dialog, intimacy, and genuineness. (RJM)

Analyzes studies on children's time-use by their goals, target population, and methods. Makes a case for the importance of time-use studies providing a resource for describing children's social lives and well-being. Suggests how children's time-use could be studied regularly on a larger scale as part of society's effort to study and monitor its…

Explores both the development of child welfare in the United States and the impact of international declarations of human and child rights from a global perspective, focusing on: child welfare and the visiting teacher profession in the United States; research on the well-being of children; child welfare policy in an international context; the…

Gender differences associated with the development of adolescents' sense of general self-concept and emotional stability were investigated with 655 adolescents. Relationships with parents were important for males' emotional stability, but not females'. Peer relations were more influential in the formation of adolescents' emotional stability than…

Examines the role of self-esteem and perceived social support in moderating the relationship between dual and social expectations and well-being. Focuses on students (females (n=166); males (n=87)) living in an urban community in the U.S. midwest. Includes references. (CMK)

The Child Health and Illness Profile--Adolescent Edition (CHIP-AE) was administered to 63 adolescents in group settings. Domains studied were satisfaction, resilience, risk, achievement, and disorders. Compared to a normed group, youth in group homes or institutions felt physically healthy and safe and were resilient. Of concern were low…

Quality of life of 76 school-age children with disabilities receiving education services in public schools was compared to that of 64 typical students enrolled in grades K-12. Scores of students with disabilities were lower on all scales of the Quality of Student Life Questionnaire, particularly on satisfaction, well-being, and social belonging.…