Twenty-four students who had been in a school for the deaf (in grades 5-12), but were now mainstreamed, were interviewed to ascertain their academic and communication skills, and their psycho-social adjustment. (PHR)

Examines the implication of the sojourner's status upon his assimilation into American society. Among recent immigrants from Japan, China, and the Philippines, temporary and permanent visa holders are compared in terms of integration into American versus Asian sociocultural milieus. (Author)

Scores on the Psychological Screening Inventory (PSI) were collected during freshman orientation and were used to predict need for counseling and type of presenting problem. Results showed the PSI was effective in discriminating seekers of counseling, presenting-problem category, and some process-outcome variables. (Author)

Two problems that illustrate the importance of timing in human behavior are discussed. The major problem relates to timing in motor skill performance and acquisition. The second problem concerns the child's adaptation to his social milieu. (Author/JH)

This critique of the Grow-Shapiro study entitled "Black Children--White Parents" A Study of Transracial Adoption" reviews and unfavorably critizes the study and suggests alternative ways of approaching the topic. (MS)

A reply to a critique of an article on transracial adoption by the authors. (MS)

"The ethic underlying the survival of capitalism (sexual repression and hard work), is disappearing as the system struggles to create an impulse-indulgent society of consumers. Psychotherapists have become the new gurus explaining life's elusive purpose." (Author/JM)

The effects of a social skill training program on sociometric position, and on the quality, frequency, and distribution of social interaction to peers were assessed with four socially isolated children from a third grade class (n=22). (Author/SBH)

Advocates the use of recess meetings to help children succeed socially. Describes case studies of use of recess meetings in a first- and third-grade class, showing how teachers got to know each child better, and detailing how children were better able to express ideas, share experiences, voice concerns, solve problems, and laugh. (Author/SD)

Compares the problem of social maladjustment addressed during the child guidance movement in the 1920s-30s with the issue of minority overrepresentation beginning in the 1960s. Both exhibit similarities as discourses of educational risk shaping the conception of problems facing youth and influencing professional intervention. The paper examines…

Examined relation of maternal monitoring and play rules to sixth graders' friendship quality, social behavior, and depression. Found that monitoring was not related to supervision, peer, or restriction play rules. Girls with more monitoring had friendships with less conflict and higher positive qualities. Supervision rules related to boys'…

Twenty-seven adults with postlingually acquired profound deafness were administered the Communication Profile for the Hearing Impaired and several tests of psychological functioning and adjustment. Inadequate communication strategies and poor accommodations to deafness were associated with depression, social introversion, loneliness, and social…

Assigned women (N=58) sexually abused as children by close relative to interpersonal transaction group (IT), process group, or wait list condition. On measures of social adjustment, depression, fearfulness, and general distress, results indicated that IT and process groups were more effective than wait list in reducing depression and distress and…

This paper argues for a broad interpretation of the definition of social maladjustment; presents a hypothetical model of the relationship between adequacy of parenting and adequacy of environment; discusses methods for identifying social maladjustment; and describes programing for prevention and rehabilitation through development of social…