Seven frequently used measures were examined by construct validation to improve measures. Results of this research indicate that there is a construct, termed "life satisfaction," shared by six of the seven measures and that no existing instrument best encompasses that construct. The construct is composed of two factors. (Author)

Experiences of cohorts of Swedish females born between 1885-1889 and 1940-1944 are examined, and found to agree with theoretical arguments that increases in female labor-force participation improve feasibility of marriage, while reducing the desirability relative to available alternatives. Increased female labor-force participation also increases…

This analysis of a set of longitudinal data on a cohort of Mexican-Americans, Negroes, and Anglos presents the reinterviewing process and discusses the problems generated by residential mobility. Analytical problems occasioned by death and changes in marital status are discussed. (Author/JM)

Examines the hypothesis that college has a substantial effect on political interest, awareness, and knowledge by comparing college students with a control group of noncollege cohorts. Finds that the effect of the passage of four years increases the awareness and knowledge of youth regardless of whether or not those years are spent in college.…

Compares adults raised in an original, two-parent family to those raised in other family structures. Results, based on 3,523 individuals, suggest that both men and women from original two-parent families earn more, on average, than those from other family structures. Family structure also rendered different effects by gender. (RJM)

Examined the relationship between moving home, family structure, and children's well-being in the National Child Development Study (NCDS) Second-Generation, a study following over 17,000 Britons born in 1 week in 1958. Found little to no association between moving home and children's well-being. Associations between family living arrangements and…

Data from the fourth followup to the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 suggest greater complexity in the individual trajectories, or careers, that characterize the movement from adolescence to adulthood than in earlier years. Understanding the role schooling now plays in the lives of U.S. adults may require a more expansive view than…

Analysis of data from the 1958 Philadelphia Birth Cohort Study indicates that individuals who dropped out from delinquency were less likely to renew their involvement with crime as adults regardless of race, socioeconomic status, gender, or particular dropout period. (FMW)

Examines effects of cohort size on starting salaries of college graduates from different areas of study. Increases in the size of graduating classes relative to the population depress their starting salaries relative to other workers. Smallest negative cohort size effects are found for engineering and business graduates, while the largest are…

This article presents a synopsis of each of seven presentations given at a conference on design and analysis in community trial studies. Papers identify problems with community trials and discuss strengths and weaknesses associated with design and analysis strategies. Areas of consensus are summarized. (SLD)

Describes a study of 411 senior faculty members from 24 academic disciplines at Syracuse University that analyzed differences in research productivity, both in total publications and type of publication, among various disciplines. Date of degree, influence of tenure, appointment year, and role of publications in promotion decisions are considered.…

Examined how perceptions of aging and concern over special problems faced by aged vary among 4 age cohorts of adults age 55 or older: middle-aged (55-64), the young old (65-74), the old (75-84), and the oldest old (85+). Males were reported by respondents to become old between the ages of 60-64, whereas females became old between ages 55-59. (ABL)

Outlines the importance of enrollment projections for informed decision making in educational organizations. Discusses births, migration, and holding power as the three major factors that affect school populations. Describes in detail the cohort survival ratio technique, presents a sample calculation, and mentions alternative methods. (11…

Administered five Piagetian tests to 180 adolescents for comparison to similar samples from 1967 and 1972. Found that today's adolescents exhibited higher levels of cognitive development than did previous cohorts. Gain varied across tasks, being very large for combinatory thought but mixed for conservation. This acceleration of cognitive…

Conceptualizes aging as the dynamic process of cohorts moving through the life course in historical time. Provides a strategy for developing research on life course structure, age differences between cohorts, and how and why aging is experienced differentially by various segments of a cohort. (SNR)