This paper reports the outcomes of a study that investigated the effects of family conflict on childhood functioning. The sample consisted of 95 children (ages 3-17) applying for clinical services at the Yale Child Study Center Outpatient Clinic. Forty-nine children were from families in which the custodial parents were currently married, 33 were…

This report discusses the outcomes of a study that compared family needs and sources of support perceived by 55 Puerto Rican mothers of young children (ages birth to 5 years) with disabilities residing in Puerto Rico and 39 of their Puerto Rican counterparts living in Florida. The relationship among perceived family needs, sources of support, and…

A survey of 326 faculty members in 48 land grant universities compared administrative interests and aspirations by sex, age, marital status, academic rank, and tenure. Overall findings revealed no differences by sex, except that women who were older, married, tenured, and full professors were more interested in administration than equivalent…

Examines simultaneously the influence of mate availability and other factors on the transition to first marriage and the transition to a first premarital birth. Found that the supply of available mates in the local marriage market has somewhat paradoxical effects on the probability of becoming an unmarried mother. (63 references) (RJM)

A meta-analytic review examined 26 research studies on stereotypes related to family structure. Three hypotheses were explored: that married adults, parents, and children of married parents are all perceived more favorably than their single, nonparent, or child-of-single-parent counterparts. For all three comparisons, traditional nuclear family…

Results of a study of the relationship between marital status and psychological adjustment, sociodemographic, and academic variables in women undergraduates over 25 are reported, and implications for advising are discussed. It is concluded that this population may need added attention from university personnel to make higher education a positive…

Examined most common transitions during young adulthood--marriage and career--among 422 university graduates and undergraduates with respect to descriptors of social networks. Marital status, career stage, and gender interacted in various ways as influences on network characteristics. Role changes from career entry and marriage seemed related to…

Analysis of census data on 19,748 persons, aged 16-24, examined the extent to which higher rural than urban dropout rates are attributable to spatial differences in family structure or economic resources. Poverty status accounted for more of the higher rural dropout rate than did differences in family structure. (KS)

Evaluated 65 sexually abused women who participated in time-limited group therapy on demographic variables, sexual abuse history, family characteristics, and initial levels of depression and distress. Found that education, marital status, type of sexual contact, and initial levels of depression and distress predicted response to treatment, and…

The American Council on Education's new survey of 2,297 college presidents in diverse institutions found more women and, to a lesser extent, minorities are becoming presidents, but white men predominate. Presidents are serving somewhat longer terms, except in doctoral-granting institutions. New presidents are coming to the job with more…

Used data from a time-diary survey of 2-parent, 2-child families (n=214) and single mother, 2-child families (n=99) to examine differences in how adolescents use their productive time in the following domains: (1) housework; (2) school work; and (3) paid employment. Adolescents' age and mothers' education and employment influenced time allocation…

Examines a clinical sample of 215 cases of allegations of sexual abuse in families involved in divorce. Cases are categorized according to the circumstances surrounding abuse allegations, clinical substantiation, and legal outcomes. Court substantiation rate is about half the clinic substantiation rate. Nearly one-fifth of parents raising concerns…

Religious young adults interpret their single experiences based on an intricate system of influences that include personal beliefs, family, religious teachings, and friendships. This qualitative study of 24 never-married, young Mormon men and women examined the social and cultural construction of singlehood based on: (1) definitions of singlehood,…

We analyze survey data from 181 male and 224 female inmates serving brief prison terms for nonviolent offenses to examine offenders' perceptions of the severity of boot camp compared to prison. Building on the limited work in this area, we present reasons those offenders feel are important to both avoid and participate in alternative sanctions.…

Objective: The authors present prevalence data for adolescents in a large metropolitan area and examine the association of DSM-IV diagnoses with functional impairment and selected demographic correlates among European Americans (EA), African Americans (AA), and Mexican (MA) Americans. Method: The authors sampled 4,175 youths ages 11 to 17 years…