Discusses students' decisions to marry. Breaks down students' reasons for marriage into basic considerations: emotional, social-psychological, moral-ethical, and materialistic. Relates marital harmony to motives of the couple in marrying and circumstances promoting the marriage. Concludes that marriage should be preceded by an appropriate length…

In a study of knowledge activation and sentence mapping, subjects read stories that described concrete actions, and then the content of the stories was manipulated (i.e. stories were written that implied different emotional states). It is suggested that the more emotionally evoking situations one encounters the more memory traces are stored and…

The mother of an extremely gifted boy relates her emotional response upon learning of his giftedness, especially her excitement at his potential and her fear that his uniqueness harbors hidden pitfalls. (JDD)

This comparison of 16 hearing children of deaf parents and 16 hearing children of hearing parents found no significant difference between the 2 groups on feelings toward parents, communication with parents, and role reversal. Feelings were influenced by children's age and degree to which parents relied on them to interpret. (Author/JDD)

Observed the behavior of 37 infants in response to their mothers' normal and still face. Infants reduced their smiling and increased their gazing away from mother during the still face condition compared to normal face condition. Compared to three month olds, six month olds were more likely to use hand activities while gazing away from mother. (MM)

Mothers' reports of toddlers' behavior were used to determine groupings and the sequence of behaviors associated with self-concept development. The following sequence was determined: (1) physical self-recognition; (2) neutral and evaluative self-description; and (3) emotional responses to wrongdoing. (BC)

Analysis of parent (n=584) responses to good and bad grades received by their children in college allowed categorization of reactions into five categories. Results suggest that parental reactions are not only attempts at changing student behavior but also may be viewed as emotional responses expressing personal needs and values. (Author/MSE)

To improve the relationship between educators and parents of handicapped children, educators should try to understand the feelings and attitudes of the parents of a child with a disability. Listed are seven suggestions for teachers to help them work effectively with parents and encourage parent participation in the education of handicapped…

A sample of 175 British 7-year olds was interviewed, and 114 were reinterviewed at age 11. Results showed teaching and fighting to be common in school life. More boys than girls were teased or involved in fighting. Although over half said racial teasing occurred, very few said it happened to them. Retaliation was the most frequent coping strategy.…

A survey of 100 first-year medical students found that, although they felt adequately prepared prior to exposure to a human cadaver, they wished greater preparation after the experience, especially through more discussion with anatomy staff. Results suggest a need for preparation for coping with dissection and followup for professional and…

This study examined the effect of emotional content on the verbal pragmatic aspects of discourse production in right-brain-damaged (RBD), left-brain-damaged (LBD), and normal control adults. In the nonemotional conditions, LBDs were particularly impaired in pragmatics, whereas in the emotional condition, RBDs demonstrated pragmatic deficits.…

Examines evaluative behavior of parents toward their young children as a function of child gender, as well as relations between parental evaluation comments and children's emotional behavior (expressions of shame and pride). Results with 30 3-year-olds show gender differences in parental evaluation. (SLD)

County agricultural agents (n=258) viewed the "What's the Beef/Here's the Beef" videos, which present contrasting viewpoints on animal rights. Results suggest that well-educated people who have emotional underpinnings on a controversial issue can have their attitudes moderated by exposure to an educational program. (JOW)

Chronicles a poetry session conducted in a state mental hospital. Notes that nothing in the session corroborated the staff's grim warning that the level of the hospital population was low. Suggests that poetry therapy can be an instrument for the restoration of heart and mind. (RS)

A sample of 18- to 23-year-old workforce entrants (N=332) was broken into subsamples. Study 1 found support for detached and interactive job-search behavior which seemed to represent different levels of emotional involvement in the job-search process. Study 2 involved working college students (N=117) and found that extroverts favored interactive…