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Halme, Nina; Tarkka, Marja-Terttu; Nummi, Tapio; Astedt-Kurki, Paivi – Child Care in Practice, 2006
The present study was designed to shed light on the relation between parenting stress, father's alcohol use, child characteristics and father's engagement and availability. The study cohort comprised 821 fathers of preschool children in Finland. Parenting stress and child's mood, acceptability and demandingness were related to father's engagement…
Descriptors: Conflict, Child Rearing, Alcohol Abuse, Drinking
Blodgett Salafia, Elizabeth H.; Gondoli, Dawn M.; Corning, Alexandra F.; McEnery, Amanda M.; Grundy, Amber M. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2007
Burgeoning research on the adolescent (e.g., middle-school) years suggests that this is a particularly vulnerable period for the development of maladaptive eating patterns. Prior research has established a link between perceptions of maternal parenting practices and adolescent onset of problematic eating behaviors. The authors hypothesized that…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Psychology, Females, Child Rearing
National Center for Research in Vocational Education, Berkeley, CA. – 1992
A 2-year, in-depth study of curriculum tracking in three large metropolitan-area high schools found that most high school teachers and administrators hold vocational education in low regard. Such thinking is a barrier to educational reforms proposed to integrate and improve academic and vocational education. Radical changes may be difficult to…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Curriculum Development, Educational Attitudes, Educational Improvement
Hannah, Mary Elizabeth; Midlarsky, Elizabeth – 1983
Although community-based treatment strategies have gained in prominence, recipients of those services still suffer from negative labeling and public reactions. To investigate differential effects of labels and/or descriptions of handicaps on attitudes toward disabilities, two studies were conducted. In the first study, 140 college students (65%…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Behavior Standards, College Students, Disabilities
Berkman, Sherry L.; Houser, Betsy Bosak – 1982
The likelihood of caring for an aging parent has become a reality for many middle-aged Americans. To test the hypothesis that characteristics of both parent and child may result in a strained relationship, male and female children (N=540) of elderly Anglo widows (at least 70 years of age) participated in interviews and completed questionnaires…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Family Relationship, Females, Gerontology
McCann, C. Douglas; Gotlib, Ian H. – 1983
Cognitive processes, particularly in regard to negative content schemata, seem to play an instrumental role in the development and maintenance of depression. In order to better understand the nature of negative schemata in depressed individuals, both depressed and nondepressed subjects participated in two studies in which they were required to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Response

Killingsworth, Charles C. – Monthly Labor Review, 1975
Most of the evaluations of institutional training under the Manpower Development and Training Act are highly favorable. Negative criticisms, however, emphasize the uncertainties in these studies and displacement effects of the programs. The article answers these criticisms. (MW)
Descriptors: Career Development, Cost Effectiveness, Federal Programs, Job Training
Schwalb, Susan J.; Sedlacek, William E. – 1989
Throughout history although Jews have always been a very small minority population, there has been a great amount of destruction and hate directed toward them. Most recently the use of the term "Jewish American Princess" (JAP) has raised a new cause for concern. This study examined the attitudes of college students towards students labeled as…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Bias, College Students, Females
Langer, Rena Ruth Swango – 1990
This document presents a review of the literature that examines the relationship of spiritual centeredness to the development of a positive self-concept and good mental health, emphasizing the Judeo-Christian concept of spirituality, but discussing other concepts as well. The review focuses on three areas: coping skills, self-concept, and values…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Christianity, Coping, Counseling Theories
Browning, Gari – 1985
A study of the gravity of non-native speakers' speech errors, particularly as viewed in the workplace, was based on two assumptions: that certain features of spoken English contribute more to speech acceptability than others, and that native speakers have an internalized, ordered list of criteria for making judgments about non-native speakers'…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Error Patterns, Foreign Students, Interpersonal Communication
Melograno, Vincent; Loovis, E. Michael – 1988
The purpose of this 1988 follow-up study was to augment findings previously obtained in a comprehensive needs assessment regarding appropriate physical education programming for mainstreamed students. The current educational needs of elementary and secondary public school teachers were determined. Information was sought on teachers' experience,…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Education Programs, Mainstreaming
Payne, J. Gregory; And Others – 1985
A study examined the particular variables utilized in argumentative spots (political advertisements that attempt to tell the audience where the candidate stands on particular topics) of the 1984 GOP senatorial hopefuls, in an attempt to ascertain if any advantages were manifested in different commercial patterns in content and format of the ads…
Descriptors: Advertising, Content Analysis, Debate, Elections
Ogles, Robert M. – 1988
Many television viewers construct their social reality from media content as well as from sensory and interpersonally communicated information. One aspect of this media-influenced social reality is television viewers' estimates of crime in society, or their fear of criminal victimization. Several media-effects studies have demonstrated the…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Audience Analysis, Crime, Fear
Ruben, Ann Moliver – 1986
Good teachers leave teaching not because pay is low but because of poor working conditions and too little recognition. Since students can be strongly affected by teachers, teachers who feel negatively about themselves can adversely affect students. A five-evening workshop was developed in Dade County, Florida to boost teachers' self-esteem and to…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Dropout Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education, Negative Attitudes
Schug, Mark C.; And Others – 1982
A survey of 6th and 12th grade students in a Midwest school district reveals largely indifferent or negative attitudes toward social studies subjects. Forty-six students responded to questions which asked them to name the most important, favorite, and least favorite subjects and to recall what was interesting and uninteresting in former social…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Course Content, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education