Information from nearly 1,000 community residents 65 and over indicates that although the Mini-Mult has validity and the rate of responding to it is good, there are significant sex and race-related differences in answering, and scale scores tend to be somewhat unstable and unduly elevated. (Author)

Beliefs concerning homosexuals were sampled, compiled into a questionnaire, and administered to heterosexual subjects (N=795). Factor analysis yielded six independent sets of attitudes that describe the variance in heterosexual reactions to homosexuals. The relationship of sex differences and familiarity with homosexuals to variations in response…

Support for the position that students should be selected by race-sex subgroups centers around studies which show no or negative relationships between traditional predictors and college grades for black students and that if traditional predictors are employed, optimum validity is achieved by separate equations of cut-off scores for each race-sex…

Single Caucasian undergraduates of Protestant religious preference, 115 men and 105 women, were tested to find correlates of, and to compare social-psychological to demographic variables in predicting, subjects' desired family sizes. Demographic variables, which best predict desired family size, may represent the continued influence of subjects'…

Males and females in kindergarten and third grade predicted whether a boy or a girl would succeed on a masculine or a feminine task. Findings support attribution theory and indicate that differential perceptions of male and female performance exist in young children. (Author)

Examines the influence of the size and sex composition of groups on their spatial arrangements. Additional concerns involve the examination of the relationships between group size and satisfaction, and the possible identification of predictors of satisfaction in groups. (Author)

Korman and Super differ in regarding vocational self-concept crystallization of high and low self-esteem persons. This was measured by the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale using undergraduate students. A significant difference was found for both sexes in the degree of crystallization across self-esteem levels, therby supporting Super's model. (Author)

The scope of this article is a review and brief discussion of recently gathered information on androgens and sexual behavior in men. Current pharmacological research does not furnish specific evidence that administration of androgens or preprations that stimulate the secretion of endogenous androgens have beneficial effects on functional…

This study examines the central concerns and the positive and negative values of 150 British university students. Characteristics most positively valued included being happy, healthy, and reasonably honest, and getting on well with parents and friends. Males and females similarly valued characteristics on both positive/negative and centrality…

Investigates the pattern of clients' precounseling expectancies, whether these differ for male and female clients, and the relationship between clients' expected content emphasis and the actual emphasis during counseling sessions. (Author)

Differences in vocational interests, as measured by the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory, between undergraduates having traditional, conservative attitudes towards the roles of women and those having contemporary, liberal attitudes were examined. Results are discussed and implications for future employment patterns are made. (Author)

Male (N=67) and female (N=83) students filled out the Do-It-Yourself Death Certificate (DIYDC), Handal and Templer death concern scales, and a Death Personification Exercise (DPE). Males and females who saw death as being sexless showed less anxiety about death. (Author)

Five educational groups, ranging from high school freshmen to college juniors, were administered the Career Decision Questionnaire, a scale designed to measure antecedents of educational-vocational indecision. It was determined that age was an extremely important factor in career decidedness. Sex was not an important variable in determining…

Cross-sex equalization of vocational interests in the college population was tested by comparing 150 female and 150 male college counselees with the "women in general" and "men in general" samples of the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory. College females differed little from women in general. (Author)

This study examined the interpersonal and sexual relationships of lesbians. Like most women, lesbians prefer slow moving, affectionate relationships and tend to remain with one partner for long periods of time. Their role in the university community is also discussed. (Author/EJT)