Studies of employee tardiness, absence, and turnover generally adhere to one of five models: generalized withdrawal, which proposes positive intercorrelations among withdrawal behaviors; independent forms, which hypothesizes non-significant correlations among withdrawal behaviors; progression of withdrawal, which suggests that individuals engage…

An exception to most observational studies examining sex differences is Ladd's (1983) study of popular, average, and rejected children, which reported sex differences within as well as across groups. Like Ladd's research, the present study looks at sex differences within and across subsamples of boys and girls, comparing the playground behavior of…

The evaluation of a behavioral screening procedure for the detection of both conduct disordered and withdrawn children was implemented in two phases among children enrolled in a rural Head Start program. The first phase focused on preliminary identification, through teacher rankings and classroom observation, of a population of the most withdrawn…

The effectiveness of a therapeutic motor development program in increasing the social adjustment and peer acceptance of seven socially isolated fifth grade children was investigated using a single subject experimental design. The program was based on the games analysis model which allows movement games to be designed for individual motoric,…

Characteristics of 32 children who claimed to be bullied were examined and compared to a control group. Teachers and a psychologist rated the Ss on three aspects: physical characteristics (size and weight for age, attractiveness, physical robustness, appropriateness of dress, odd mannerisms or physical handicaps); personal and psychological…

Doctoral students (N=58) from counseling and clinical psychology programs were assessed for level of awareness of countertransference feelings and theoretical framework during the counseling hour. Results suggest that greater awareness of feelings relates to less withdrawal of involvement (a countertransference behavior) and that a combination of…

Comparison of special educators' (N=65) and elementary and secondary school teachers' (N=44) ratings of behavior problems (in terms of manageability) revealed no significant differences between the groups. Both groups rated social withdrawal, inattention, and work organization behavioral clusters as most difficult to manage. (Author/CB)

The study examined preference for social gaze, percentage occurrence of social gaze, nonverbal social avoidance, and nonverbal repetitive behaviors. Prepubertal males with the fragile X syndrome (N=12) demonstrated a higher overall percentage of avoidance for both parent and strangers than handicapped (autistic and Down Syndrome) and…

Social skills training involving role playing, teacher praise, cuing, and coaching was applied with an isolated, gifted 11-year-old enrolled in a regular sixth grade classroom. The intervention resulted in a significant increase in the student's participation in classroom discussions. (CB)

Predicted membership in peer-identified aggressive, withdrawn, or aggressive and withdrawn groups and in a nondeviant contrast group, based on quantitative observations of playground behavior. Confirmed the ability of peers to identify children who show specific patterns of atypical social interaction. (Author/ABB)

Educable mentally retarded adolescent boys and girls and nonretarded age peers were contrasted on the Behavior Problems Checklist. Mentally retarded students showed more Coonduct Disorder (aggression and disruption) and Personality Problem (anxiety and withdrawal) kinds of maladjustment. Results are discussed in eight of prior findings and needed…

Concerned with different types of parents and the forces that shape parenting, this volume, the first of five volumes on parenting, deals specifically with parent-child relationships throughout the lifespan and the parenting of children of different physical, behavioral, and intellectual needs. The volume consists of the following 14 chapters: (1)…

The discouraged worker effect hypothesizes that the experience of unsuccessful job search increases the propensity to withdraw from the labor force both immediately and in subsequent years. The statistical analyses done here suggest that the cost of unemployment does persist over time. (Author/DS)