Studies intervention strategies that would help African-American adolescent first-time fathers develop better and more consistent relationships with their young children. Findings indicate that fathers who both participated in a parenting class and met weekly with a social worker made significant gains in employment, vocational planning, feeling…

The developmental, defensive, and role-playing theories of parental identification were tested on high school seniors. Results supported the developmental (warmth) hypothesis but were inconsistent with the defensive and role-playing hypotheses. Previous studies on identification are cited. (Author/SJL)

Evaluates a program designed to improve self-esteem in adolescents. Used commercial movies about teenagers to enhance adolescents' interest and understanding of their world. Findings indicated significant increases in measures of self concept, self satisfaction, family self, and social self over the course of the program. (RJM)