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To purchase or authenticate to the full-text of this article, please visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.2007.00171.x Byline: Siu-kuen Azor Hui (a1), Cynthia R. Lindsey (b), Timothy R. Elliott (c) Abstract: Marital commitment between spouses has been found to be an important predictor of successful marriages. Beliefs about marital commitment among never-married young adults are of interest because of their probable influence on subsequent marital behaviors. The current study examined social-cognitive processes; specifically, religiousness, locus-of-control beliefs, and gender role attitudes, in the prediction of marital commitment beliefs among 294 undergraduate never-married women. We found that higher religiousness and lower chance locus of control were significantly correlated with stronger marital commitment beliefs. Multiple regression analyses revealed that religiousness was the best predictor of marital commitment beliefs in this sample. Social learning processes are implicated in the development of marital commitment beliefs. Implications and limitations of the study are discussed. Author Affiliation: (a)University of Alabama at Birmingham (b)Northwestern State University of Louisiana (c)Texas A & M University Article note: (1) Siu-kuen Azor Hui, Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, CH415, 1530 3rd Ave. S., Birmingham, AL 35294. E-mail: shui@uab.edu

This study identified problems and associated feelings experienced by family caregivers of stroke survivors during the second and third month after discharge from a rehabilitation facility to home. Safety was [...]

Study on HIV medication adherence using a social problem-solving framework is examined.

Clinical psychology is positioned to play key roles in mental and physical health issues of 21st century America. In this regard, however, the present Boulder model of educating clinical psychologists is not preparing our graduates to meet the diverse demands of either today's or tomorrow's marketplaces. Accordingly. we introduce a new, four level 'matrix model' for the education of future clinical psychologists. The core focus of the proposed matrix model is on the weaknesses and strengths of people in their personalities and their environments. Moreover, this matrix model operates at the individual, interpersonal, institutional, and societal-community levels of analyses. The details and implications of this proposed educational curriculum are described. Keywords: Boulder model: clinical psychology graduate education; four level matrix model

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Self-report measures of social problem solving abilities have yet to be associated with objective problem solving performance in any consistent manner. In the present study, we investigated the relation of social problem solving abilities - as measured by the Social Problem Solving Skills Inventory - Revised (SPSI-R [Maydeu-Olivares, A. & D'Zurilla, T. J. (1996). A factor analytic study of the Social Problem Solving Inventory: an integration of theory and data. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 20, 115-133]) to performance on a structured problem solving task. Unlike previous studies, we examined the relation of problem solving skills to performance curves observed in repeated trials, while controlling for affective reactions to each trial. Using hierarchical modeling techniques, a negative problem orientation was significantly predictive of performance and this effect was not mediated by negative affectivity. Results are discussed as they pertain to contemporary models of social problem solving.

A strain tolerant Bi-2212 cable which channels mechanical stress and strain away through the design of a cable in conduit assembly, was designed and tested.

Psychotherapists are susceptible to prevailing negative stereotypes that exist in society at large. Inappropriate negative attitudes toward depressed and ill patients can adversely affect interactions with such clients. The authors examined the reactions of psychologists to vignettes that described a client who emitted either depressed or nondepressed behavior and who varied in terms of cancer prognosis. Clinicians had negative mood reactions after reading the vignette of the depressed client; they also believed the depressed client possessed many undesirable personal attributes. Practicing psychologists are urged to reflect on their attitudes and beliefs so they do not negatively affect assessment and therapy services.

The development of a Bi-2212 cable-in-conduit featuring incorporated stress management is described. The cable combines an outer armor shell and an inner spring tube to provide a cushioned support for each strand in the cable. This reduces the strain due to external and Lorentz stresses and facilitates the distribution of oxygen within the coil during reaction processing and of cryogens during operation. Prototype cables are being constructed for testing.