Fifty-four premarital couples were interviewed in an attempt to:
(a) delineate pathways of premarital involvement; (b) investigate
differences in the relationships of individuals who follow different
pathways; and (c) examine which background variables predispose individuals
to follow a specific pathway. Four sexual pathway types were
established using a cluster analytic...
The purpose of the present study was to describe the process
of marital dissolution. This description entailed collecting information
about the process itself and then typologizing divorces
on the basis of their trajectories to dissolution. One hundred
and seven divorced individuals were interviewed. This interview
consisted of three parts. First,...
The major purpose of this exploratory study was to
develop an explanatory model of self-esteem and to interpret
the model using the Social Exchange framework. To
this end, a main effects and an interaction model emerged
which offer promise toward understanding the components of
self-esteem. This study examined 325 individual...
The purpose of the present study was to identify variables which
are related to the degree of commitment to a dual-work lifestyle held
by engaged individuals who indicated their intentions for such workfamily
patterns after marriage. The study also grouped couples
according to patterns of commitment, and examined differences by...
The significance of dress in a first encounter situation has
been demonstrated empirically: clothing serves as a vehicle for communicating
information from one person to another. Thus, it is influential
in affecting the formation of first impressions. This
study was undertaken to explore the elements of dress that are most...
This study examined the relationships among authoritarian
parental attitudes, home environments, parental attitudes
toward the children's freedom, and the cognitive performances
of kindergarten children. Socioeconomic status of the family
and sex of child and parent differences were also examined.
Subjects consisted of 73 pairs of Korean parents and their
children....
The present research was an exploratory study which investigated the marketing practices of textile-related, home-based business owners. Questionnaires were mailed to 204 textile-related, home-based businesses throughout the continental United States. The final response rate was 42 percent with 86 useable questionnaires. A five-point semantic differential scale was used to measure...
The major purposes of this study were to describe paternal attitudes toward fathering and parent education and to then explore the relationships among these attitudes and interests. Specifically, the study attempted to relate traditional/developmental attitudes of fathers to: (1) expressed interests in knowing more about child rearing; (2) willingness to...
Traditional studies of parent-child relationships have focused on
the influence of parental characteristics on various behavioral,
social, and personality outcomes in children. During the past decade,
social scientists have suggested that other influences of the social
worlds of individuals be studied. As a result, the parent-child
system is being studied...
All parents experience some problems with their children and may
look to various parenting resources for guidance and reassurance
(Stoltz, 1967). The literature on the problems parents experience,
including tantrums, bedwetting, whining/crying, has not
comprehensively explored the range and co-occurrence of child
behavior problems across all ages (Kanoy and Schroeder,...
Until recently the study of premarital abuse has received
relatively little attention from researchers. Those studies which
have been concerned with this phenomenon reveal that approximately
22% of their college samples reported involvement in abusive dating
relationships, indicating that there is a need for further study in
this area. The...
There has been much interest generated recently
regarding the nature and cause of dating violence. The
purpose of this study was to determine what factors affected
individuals' attitudes toward dating violence. A sample of
403 college volunteers completed questionnaires which were
designed to assess their attitudes toward abuse as it...
The importance of role-taking skills in the social development of
children has been well documented. Further, it has been shown that
children's development of role-taking skills is dependent upon the
quantity and quality of social interactions which require the
consideration of alternative perspectives. Given recent evidence of
the importance of...
The Mien are recent United States immigrants from Laos. They left
Southeast Asia at a time of great political upheaval. Because of their
close ties with United States governmental operations during the Southeast
Asian war, conditions for Mien in Laos made flight imperative as
Pathet Lao forces now control the...
Counselor expectations of supervision and counselor burnout were assessed. The sample consisted of 120 members of the Oregon Personnel and Guidance Association. Subjects were contacted by mail and asked to complete a questionnaire. The questionnaire contained two instruments: the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and the Counselor Supervision Inventory (CSI). The...
The purpose of this research was to study the
effects of cerebral palsy on the ability to plan and
execute a gross motor movement, as measured by the
fractionation of Simple Reaction Time (SRT) into its
premotor (central) and motor (peripheral) components.
The experimental task required subjects (N = 10...
One forty-item questionnaire (Cancer Nursing Outreach
Program Evaluation Tool) and one twenty-item questionnaire
(Cancer Attitude Survey) were submitted to a randomly
selected population of 200 employed associate, diploma and
baccalaureate degree nurses distributed among numerous
practice settings in the State of Oregon. Data were
analyzed using Analysis of Variance (fixed...
This study assessed social, family, and personal resources
available to individuals in a financial crisis situation utilizing
mailed questionnaires. The sample consisted of 74 subjects in two
groups: (1) individuals in a financial crisis situation, identified
by their participation in a Consumer Credit Counseling Service program
and referred to in...
This study examined the possible relationship that perception
of parents has in determining the self-concept of
the adult offspring. The literature search revealed that there
has been a lack of studies regarding the adult offspring's
perception of parents. Furthermore, until this study, no
instrument that measures the adult offspring's perception...
The individual through earliest recorded history reveals contradictory views of the
human life-span. "Am I a free and unique individual, able to make choices and decide my
own destiny?, or, "Am I only a victim of circumstance, a speck of dust in the universe's
whirlwind of fate?"
Each view is...
National statistics indicate that over ten thousand persons
each year become disabled from spinal cord-injury. The need for
research in this area is evident.
The objectives of this study were:
1. To determine any relationship between selected attitudes
and activity levels with self-concept;
2. To identify certain demographic variables that...
The aim of this study was to determine whether
counselors in training chose various specialties due to
their level of self-concept, counseling style, and
gender. It was hypothesized that there would be a
significant difference in self-concepts, counseling
styles, and gender between individuals who chose family
counseling and those who...