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Peer reviewedSamuelsson, Gillis; Dehlin, Ove – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1993
Examined relationship between family network variables and chances of survival among 487 persons born in 1902 and 1903. Strongest predictor for death before age 80 was being single for men and being single and/or married (as opposed to divorced or widowed) for women. For both sexes, marital status was strongest predictor for survival but in…
Descriptors: Childlessness, Death, Family Life, Foreign Countries
Pedrini, Bonnie C.; Pedrini, D. T. – 1973
Decisions are often made by administrators in higher education with regard to students and programs. Hopefully, the research literature will have a bearing on specific programs to be instituted at specific colleges. There is voluminous data and information in this field. Studies and summaries are presented for prediction of academic achievement,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Problems, Educational Programs, Financial Support
Peer reviewedGill, Richard T. – Public Interest, 1992
Effects of divorce on children are reviewed, acknowledging two contradictory trends. On one hand, it is increasingly recognized that the intact biological parent family offers many advantages. On the other hand, there is increasing acceptance that divorce can be better than having parents stay together for their children's sake. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Divorce, Family Influence
