Used canonical correlation analysis and factor analysis to examine the relationship of a set of four measures of career indecision and a set of four measures of anxiety in 133 undergraduate students. Results suggest that a substantial, unidimensional relationship exists between the two sets of measures. (Author/ABB)

A leader needs a clear and challenging vision, a magic with words, the ability to motivate others, the courage to stay on course, and the persistence not to lose hope. (Author)

Essential elements of college or university leadership are a passion for the institution, a commitment to stewardship, a clear but far-reaching vision, and the courage of one's convictions. (Author)

Results from laboratory study and field survey revealed that Snyder's Self-Monitoring Test was significantly correlated with task-oriented leadership behavior only for female group leaders. Found no significant correlations between self-monitoring and social-emotional behavior of either male or female group leaders. Discusses implications for…

Describes a study of Norwegian undergraduates which attempted to explain previous research showing that women have a lower expectancy than men before examinations. Reports that little evidence was found to support the assumption that sex differences in expectancy can be understood as an aspect of differences in more general instrumental…

Concludes that trait CA is the strongest predictor of state anxiety. Asserts that the effect of task and evaluation is systematically dependent on trait level within the individual. (MS)

The Dysfunctional Attitude Scale-Form A was completed by 664 university students and the results were factor-analyzed. Approximately 61 percent of the variance was accounted for by two factors, labelled Performance Evaluation and Approval by Others. Analyses conducted on two subsamples indicated that the obtained factor solution was stable.…

Examined personality/occupational choice congruence as a function of self-knowledge of personality and consistency of occupational perceptions with a task-oriented hexagonal model of work proposed by Holland among college women. Results indicated a statistically significant relation between congruence and both self-knowledge and hexagonal…

Administered a test of all-inclusive conceptualization (AIC) to 28 counseling practicum students who submitted audiotapes of counseling sessions which were rated on the level of empathic understanding. The correlations indicated that trainees who scored higher on the test of AIC offered their clients lower levels of empathic understanding. (JAC)

Performance of engineering students taught with behavioral objectives is compared to performance of similar students taught with advance organizers. Since results indicate little difference in achievement, subsequent work will be directed toward finding possible links between personality types (measured by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) and…

Examined the four-year test-retest reliability of Bem Sex-Role Inventory (BSRI) scores for 77 college women who responded to the instrument as freshmen and again as seniors. The BSRI was judged to be as reliable as other paper-and-pencil instruments which attempt to measure similar personality variables and to have adequate reliability for…

Investigated students who committed suicide at Kyoto University in Japan since 1956. Total trends of the suicide rate were reexamined in comparison with a control group, and the recent trends after the student strife (1970) were confirmed in comparison with the 15-year period before the strife. (Author/BL)

Investigated the influence of target personality characteristics on self-disclosure. Subjects (71 male and 73 female students) described the personality of the persons to whom they disclose the most and least, as well as their own personality. Results showed that people prefer to disclose to individuals similar to themselves. (BH)

Examined the temperament profile of 1,777 resident assistants compared to a normative sample of 3,352. Results showed the RA could be categorized by higher amiable, expressive, and driving scores and lower reflective scores than the norms, with significant sex differences. Implications are suggested for RA selection and inservice education. (JAC)

Previous research has revealed front and center seating positions are characterized by high student-teacher interaction. In this study it was suggested that one explanation for the high interaction is that students with similar personality characteristics prefer to sit in the central seats. The research hypotheses were partially supported.…