Correspondence between degree of acculturation and values was studied in first-generation Mexican Americans--42 identified as highly acculturated and 42 as low acculturated. Results showed variability across groups for specific values, but a greater correspondence of values between high acculturation and comparison groups than between low…

Administered Suicide Opinion Questionnaire (SOQ) to 100 Canadian and 100 United States college students. Found substantial intergroup differences, but no sex differences. Univariate analyses indicated significant differences on 8 of 15 SOQ factors, suggesting that Canadian college students perceive suicide as part of everyday life, not to be…

A sleep questionnaire was administered to 80 Mexican American and 80 Anglo elderly, ages 60 to 96. The Mexican American sample reported poorer quality and longer latency of sleep, greater negative affect concerning dreams, longer sleep duration, less dream recall, more regular sleep, and more positive valence towards sleep. (JHZ)

Two samples of 316 stories generated by 80 Chinese and 80 American children were content analyzed. The stories were generated using a method developed by Metraux, which asks children to complete stories. According to the study's hypotheses Chinese children were expected to: (1) show evidence of greater social orientation, as reflected by such…