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 ...

The objective of the present study was to further investigate the hypothesis that repeated migraine attacks may cause permanent and possible cumulative neurological damage involving higher cortical functions (Zeitlin ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

With government mandates to deinstitutionalize it is important to investigate the prevalence of dual diagnosis (developmental handicap with accompanying mental illness) in institutional settings for persons with a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...