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Young offender recidivism over a 28-month follow-up period
(1992)
This follow-up study investigated 81 former young offenders
of the Thunder Bay Youth Centre to determine the rate of
recidivism and to evaluate predictor variables. Correctional
records were used and both a liberal and ...
Test of the effectiveness of attributional feedback in reducing negative behavior in distressed couples
(1992)
A noted feature of distressed couples is that
their conflict discussions begin normally but soon
escalate into negative exchanges. They tend to
attribute their conflict to the negative personality
traits of their ...
Locus of control and sex-role beliefs in the prediction of assertiveness
(1992)
Locus of control has been identified as a strong
predictor of assertiveness for men, but not for women.
It was hypothesized that sex-role beliefs might
moderate the locus of control-assertiveness link among
women. In ...
Client perception of therapy and the variables implicated in length of stay
(1992)
Consistently high rates of premature termination from counselling concern
the providers and researchers of psychotherapy. In this thesis three variables were
explored for a better understanding of premature termination. ...
Investigation of change/stability in WAIS-R scores for 16 year olds over an 18 month period
(1992)
This study used a test-retest paradigm to
investigate change/stability in Wechsler Adult
Intelligence Scale-Revised scores of 16 and 17 year olds.
Both short (3 month) and long (18 month) retest intervals
were investigated ...
Loneliness and disclosure to peers by early adolescents
(1992)
The present research was designed to investigate the
differences between lonely and non-lonely early adolescents
in: (a) their disclosures to familiar peers and, (b) their
perceptions of their relations with familiar ...
Development of a scale to assess individual differences in children's trust-value basis of friendship / Cathy J. Morgan.
(1992)
Rotenberg (1986, 1991) has shown that children acquire a "trustvalue"
basis of friendship, whereby friendship is a function of how much
a child believes a peer will keep secrets, promises and tell the truth.
The purpose ...
Personality compatibility and group cohesion among musicians
(1992)
Tliis study examined the relationship between personality compatibility and cohesion
among 50 musical groups (191 subjects). Two novel approaches were used; (1) aggregated
ratings of personality; and (2) Neuroticism as ...
Psychometric properties of an Icelandic translation of the Basic Personality Inventory
(1992)
This study investigated the psychometric properties of an Icelandic
translation of the Basic Personality Inventory (BPI), using a sample of
609 Icelandic teenagers. The translation procedure is described
thoroughly in ...
Administration error in presenting the WAIS-R blocks : evaluation of an extreme departure
(1992)
This study examined block presentation on the Block Design subtest
of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised. The standardized
procedure dictates that a variety of sides be shown and that the
red/white side be ...