Contradictions in post research on the concepts of "cohesiveness" and team success seem to arise from the ways in which cohesiveness is measured and the nature of the teams investigated in each study. (MB)

Ego identity development in the areas of occupational choice, religion, and political ideology was studied using Marcia's categorization system. The findings are clearly consistent with Erikson's theory of psychosocial development during youth. (RC)

Adolescents with strong attitudes for and against the sex role ideology of the Women's Movement were administered a Q-sort to study flexibility-rigidity and independence-dependence. The results showed that beliefs in equalitarian sex role behaviors are significantly related to aspects of identity formation in white middle class adolescent boys and…

Article defines four basic concepts of psychosocial development as stages of development, developmental tasks, psychosocial crisis and coping processes. Adolescence is treated as two distinct periods of development, and the main conflict of early adolescence is discussed. (RW)

Argues that children too often view popular fantasy figures and movie and television personalities as heroes and that the time has come to introduce children to real-life people as heroes. Methods for introducing children to new heroic figures are highlighted. (GR)

Examines one secondary school's literature curriculum and provides a description of the range of mother figures to be found in young adult literature. Suggests some possible reasons for the scarcity of positive mother figures, and calls for change. (TB)

Two scales were used to measure the cognitive (Hogan's Empathy Scale) and emotional (Questionnaire Measure of Emotional Empathy) components of empathy. Results indicated that incarcerated child molesters (N=29) were, relative to nonoffenders, deficient in both the cognitive and emotional components of generalized empathy. Theoretical and treatment…

Examines the relationship between adolescent identity achievement and parental support, social monitoring, and school monitoring among 10th and 12th graders. Parental support and monitoring of social and school activities were significant predictors of identity achievement across age and gender. Results also suggest the association between…

Using phenomenology and portraiture as a framework, the awareness and integration of multiple sociocultural identities, such as race, class, and gender were investigated in the experiences of five Black students at a predominantly White college. This article focuses on the particular finding concerning the role of faith and spirituality in this…

In 1969, American Indian occupation of Alcatraz Island dramatized Native demands for self-determination, tribal lands, and tribal identities. Meanwhile, a blossoming American Indian literary movement began awakening America to Indians' continued existence and providing texts of "lived experience" that created a new kind of Indian leadership and…

Draws on survey data, interviews, and the literature to analyze features of Pacific Islander American multiethnic identity. This identity is situational; individuals commonly simplify their ethnicity in practical living; and multiethnic and single-ancestry persons are admitted to group membership on similar bases (ancestry, family, practice, and…

The Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican Americans was revised to measure cultural orientation toward Mexican and Anglo cultures independently. The revised scale is multifactorial, demonstrated strong construct validity with a sample of 379 college students representing five generational levels, and is capable of generating multidimensional…

For 418 subjects aged 12 to 21 years, identity development was strongly and consistently related to egocentrism, while perceived parental behavior accounted for little additional variance. Results also clarify differences between the Adolescent Egocentrism Scale and the Imaginary Audience Scale. (SLD)

Examines the relationship between identification and communication using organizational identification (OI) as a theoretical framework for studying communication networks among incoming graduate students in three university departments of communication. Concludes that, irrespective of initial OI, stronger initial multiplexity predicts the growth…

Analyzes national survey data, which permitted operationalization of compensatory behavior as low self-esteem. Results support an ethnic community (race consciousness) explanation of African-American social and political participation and do not support compensatory explanations. Age, education, income, gender, and place of residence were also…