Background: Unhealthy eating contributes to morbidity in adolescents and college students and is an antecedent of premature mortality in adulthood. It has been suggested that the increase in independence (i.e., living away from parents) of adolescents contributes to their poor eating behaviors. Some literature reports that specific parenting…

Discussed are relations between developmental constraints provided by the social environment and children's growing understanding of interpersonal roles and commonly occurring social events. Findings from studies of children's social participation in three contexts are presented: child-teacher interaction at preschool snacktime, child-adult…

This examination of the concept of leadership in the context of a large science-engineering library focuses on the importance of communication as it explores relevant social and political factors from an administrative perspective. The paper begins with an overview of the services and collections of the science-engineering library. The nature of…

This role-play activity is designed for use by teacher educators in a general or content area methods class to help education majors become knowledgeable of role expectations in the student teaching experience and build good interpersonal role relationships. Students conduct library research and interviews concerning role expectations, use the…

To assess the efficacy of an interpersonal skill training program, adult offenders were randomly assigned to either interpersonal effectiveness training or waiting-list control. Results indicated interpersonal effectiveness training group superiority on Interpersonal Behavior Role-Play Test training and generalization assessment items. Findings…

Institutions are pervasive phenomena in that they prescribe the boundaries for what individuals can do on a day-to-day basis. The office of ombudsperson has been created in many universities and political units in order to minimize the degree of conflict between individual goals and those of the institution. Three roles for ombudspersons exist:…

Role Development is a theory-based, individualized intervention developed for health care practitioners, including art therapists, to assist individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia to learn roles and their underlying task and interpersonal skills. The role of artist is particularly suited to this intervention. This paper describes the role…

This study examined the relationship of stress, burnout, and coping strategies among middle school principals in Western Pennsylvania. This study assessed coping skill preferences among middle school principals, especially regarding their age, gender, marital status, experience, and school enrollment. A review of the literature included studies…

Vitkus and Horowitz (1987) found that lonely people demonstrated adequate social behavior when they were assigned to controlling interpersonal roles. Despite this successful performance, they evaluated themselves and their behavior negatively. Study 1 replicated these findings and extended them to naturalistic interactions. In a hypothetical…

Study of the relationship between differences in deaf haptic behavior and level of individual's language skill. Two types of haptic behavior were distinguished: self-directed and interpersonal. The communicative role of haptic behavior varies according to age and spoken language skills. (Author/LMO)

Investigated assertive behavior among Black male patients (N=48) under White vs. Black interpersonal partner conditions. Responses to familiar and unfamiliar interpersonal stimuli in role play and in vivo were rated. Responses were more assertive in the unfamiliar-White prompter condition. (Author/JAC)

Provides additional evidence on the role interpersonal communication plays in the diffusion of news about crisis events. Adds information about the rapidity of such diffusion, daily routine and first source, demographic differences and communicative behavior/personal reactions, and possible effects of research methods. (PD)

Describes Cuban culture and psychosocial characteristics to promote better communication and provide social workers with a better understanding of treatment approaches that are culturally sensitive. Discusses values, family relationships, sex roles, interpersonal relations, locus of control, time orientation, activity orientation, language, and…

Examined relationships between experiencing role conflict and ambiguity and four individual and interpersonal variables. Results suggest that the underlying equations regarding the influence of individual and interpersonal variables on role perceptions vary in different job categories. Task characteristics are offered as plausible reasons for…

The interpersonal values and role perceptions of a stratified random sample of vocational education teachers with less than one year's experience and their administrators were studied in Missouri. Data gathered through the use of three self-administered, mailed instruments were from teachers representing three groups who had (1) a baccalaureate…