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Ogilvie, Bruce C. – 1986
This presentation provides wilderness rescue workers with an overview of the psychological reactions of victims of accidents and natural disasters and suggested responses for rescuers and caregivers. A personal account of rescue and death in a drowning accident illustrates how the rescuer can also be traumatized by such an incident and may suffer…
Descriptors: Accidents, Caregiver Role, Defense Mechanisms, Emergency Squad Personnel
Uchiyama, Megumi; Chambliss, Catherine – 1993
This study investigated the differences in disordered eating behaviors and attitudes in Japanese and American college students. The results of a 2X2 Anova revealed a significant nationality difference. American students reported more disordered eating symptoms than Japanese students (p<.01). This may be due to a convergence of biological,…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Students, Cross Cultural Studies, Eating Disorders
McVay, Micheal R. – 1993
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Extraversion-Introversion scale was compared with the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) 0 scale (Social Introversion) for 18 male and 66 female adult students in introductory courses in psychology, aged 17 to 83 years. A status survey design was used with a priori and post hoc groupings.…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Analysis of Variance, College Students
Rauh, Hellgard; Rudinger, Georg – 1987
Down Syndrome children (N=229), aged 1-83 months, from Australia, Canada, and Germany were tested using the Bayley Scales of Infant Development. Test performances on the Bayley's Mental and Motor scales were not dissimilar, leading to the conclusion that young Down Syndrome children from different countries with relatively comparable standards of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Developed Nations
Szalay, Lorand B.; Strohl, Jean Bryson – 1981
International perceptions of Jordanian university students are compared with those of American, Egyptian, and Israeli students. The sample consisted of 50 students from each country; results concentrate on Jordanian perceptions. Assessments were based on the Associative Group Analysis (AGA) which reconstructs perceptions and attitudes…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries
Mikulecky, Larry; Adams, Susan McIntyre – 1986
Employing measures of attributional styles and metacognitive reading behaviors, a study investigated whether a relationship exists between passive reading behaviors and extreme attributional styles (learned helplessness) in college students on academic probation. Attributional style and metacognitive strategies exhibited while reading college text…
Descriptors: Academic Probation, Attribution Theory, Behavior Patterns, College Students
Jalbert, Norine Lau – 1986
The interaction between computer/information technology and the teaching professoriate is considered. Based on a model introduced in 1984, the first encounter with computing is viewed as an alien culture into which the novice must be socialized. Three distinct stages occur in socialization: reality shock, confusion, and attempts at control. To…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, College Faculty, Computer Literacy, Emotional Response
Horowitz, Stephen M.; And Others – 1985
The effect of an on-site health promotion program on lifestyle behavior, health, attitude, and stress was studied with 41 university faculty and nonacademic administrators. The participants were administered a maximal graded exercise tolerance test, hydrostatic weighing, and the Lifestyle Analysis Questionnaire. While 32 staff were assigned to an…
Descriptors: Administrators, Aerobics, Attitude Change, College Faculty
James, Gordon B. – 1984
This study investigated the potential relationships between selected self-reported health behaviors of middle school students and interacting factors, including parents, family life, social networks, and society at large. Sixth grade students (n=103) responded to five survey instruments: (1) Standard Albuquerque Public Schools Health Knowledge…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Elementary Education, Exercise, Grade 6
Alegria, Margarita; And Others – 1987
Puerto Rico, although Hispanic, Roman Catholic, and conservative about women's role, has one of the highest divorce rates in the world. Puerto Rico's divorce rate has increased substantially since the process of industrialization began. This study analyzed 300 Puerto Rican women divorced between July 1980 and May 1981. Findings indicate that they…
Descriptors: Divorce, Economic Status, Educational Attainment, Employment Level
Holden, Ronald R.; Fekken, G. Cynthia – 1987
The processing of incoming psychological information along the network, or schemata, of self-knowledge was studied to determine the convergent and discriminant validity of the patterns of schemata-specific response latencies. Fifty-three female and 52 male university students completed the Basic Personality Inventory (BPI). BPI scales assess…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Testing, Data Collection, Discriminant Analysis
McNamee, Sheila; Fruggeri, Laura – 1987
A study examined the phenomenon of burnout in social service agencies, approaching burnout as a symptom of organizational communication patterns rather than a characteristic inherent in or developed within a particular individual. Sixteen working teams (defined as three or more people in a person-oriented service, who are perceived as a team by…
Descriptors: Burnout, Comparative Analysis, Emotional Response, Epistemology
McLendon, Gloria H. – 1982
Current writings on the functions of the left and right hemispheres of the brain are examined, focusing upon possible implications for improving present educational techniques. It has been generally accepted by researchers that the organizational and verbalizing processes are functions of the left cerebral hemisphere, while creative and intuitive…
Descriptors: Cerebral Dominance, Cognitive Processes, Convergent Thinking, Creative Dramatics
Kozak, John F.; Signori, Edro I. – 1976
This paper examined the social function of the elderly in various countries including Nigeria, Thailand, Ireland, Russia, Israel, Japan and the U.S.A. It was determined that the status enjoyed by the elderly of these cultures may have been related to the degree of dependency the younger population expressed toward the elderly. The dependency…
Descriptors: Age, Anthropology, Behavior Patterns, Cross Cultural Studies
Kramer, Howard C. – 1981
A perception of "faculty power" frequently expressed during consultant/consultee interactions is analyzed, and approaches to dealing with the perception and also meeting the consultation objectives are suggested. This commonly expressed perception is that faculty hold untested strength that should not be bothered, challenged, or antagonized. In a…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Change Strategies, College Faculty, Consultation Programs