In Singapore, 24 selected vice-principals were paired with experienced principals for eight weeks of intensive mentoring. On a Likert scale, the matched pairs were asked to indicate perceptions about their own and their partner's personal qualities, behaviors, and benefits from the relationship. Findings suggest that mentors' behaviors and…

This study investigated the degree of stress in 50 African American grandparents ("M" = 63.12 years) who are raising their grandchildren and identified the importance of caregiver characteristics, the caregiving situation, and specific coping strategies that influence stress. Data were collected via interview at senior centers and…

Parental sex-typed perceptions of infants at two different ages were examined in this study. Twenty-nine primiparous couples were recruited from a local hospital where they had been participating in various childbirth and child-care education programs. Sixteen were parents of boys, and 13 were parents of girls. First when their children were 5 to…

THE RESULTS OF A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY OF FRESHMEN AT A NATIONAL SAMPLE OF ACCREDITED FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE FALL OF 1961, ARE REPORTED. TO COMPENSATE FOR THE POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF BIAS IN THE SAMPLE, THE DATA PRESENTED WAS DIFFERENTIALLY WEIGHTED TO REPRESENT THE DEFINED POPULATION OF THE CLASS OF 1965. INFORMATION ABOUT THE…

This report summarizes the methods used to study a nationwide sample of over 6000 low-income people, both welfare recipients and the working poor. The objectives were: (1) to find out if self-actuated work behavior among low-income people is related systematically to identifiable characteristics of the individual; (2) to develop hypotheses…

This study was designed to fill the need for empirically derived information to determine the most salient factors which differentiate street gang youths from youths in comparable neighborhoods who remain independent of the street gang. (Author)

A questionnaire survey was made of 414 teachers and 482 registered nurses from three hospitals in western New York. The purpose of the survey was to investigate variation between teachers and nurses, the reasons for their attitudinal militancy, and why teachers are more militant than nurses. (DS)

A review of Character Structure and Impulsiveness," by David Kipnis. (MB)

Presents a study with two aims: (1) to determine whether Australian volunteers and paid workers were engaged in similar activities; and (2) to determine whether personality attributes were similar among volunteers of similar activities. Discusses the results of the study in detail. (CMK)

Objective: The aims of the study were to: determine the attitudes of parents, pediatric residents, and medical students from a Turkish population toward childhood disciplinary methods; ascertain the association of participants' abusive childhood history with their attitudes toward discipline; and assess their attitudes about disciplinary actions,…

Since 1977, Indiana University--Purdue University at Indianapolis, Columbus Campus has been exploring the potential for offering a nursing program under the aegis of the the Indiana University School of Nursing. In May 1984, a study was conducted to determine community support for the development of a major nursing component for a Licensed…

Turnover rates for nurses are among the highest for all professional employees. This study investigated the potential predictors of registered nurses' intention to quit. Survey questionnaires were mailed to a population of 779 registered nurses from two hospitals in North Dakota. Approximately 4 weeks later, usable responses were received from 353…

A study examined the characteristics and attributes needed by individuals for career success in entry-level management positions in the retailing industry. Included among the specific objectives of the study were the following: identification of the educational level and retailing experience needed by successful entry-level retail managers,…