OHIO UNIVERSITY RESEARCH NEWS
SUMMER 1997

8-29-97
Contact:

Kelli Whitlock
Science Writer and Managing Editor
Phone (614)593-0383
kwhitlock1@ohiou.edu

Bryan McNulty
Director
Phone (614)593-1043
bmcnulty1@ohiou.edu

This is the Summer 1997edition of Ohio University Research News, which highlights ongoing faculty research in the social and behavioral sciences. If you have questions about these or other research projects at Ohio University, please contact us.

Study Finds Divorce Education Reduces Parents' Return to Court

Divorcing parents who do not take part in a divorce education program are more than twice as likely to return to court over issues such as child support, custody and visitation, according to a new Ohio University study, which was published in a recent issue of the journal Family and Conciliation Courts Review.

Contact: Jack Arbuthnot, 614-593-1065
arbuthno@ohiou.edu

National Poll: Americans' Skepticism About Their Government is Increasing

Sixty-six percent of Americans believe people are more angry with the federal government than they used to be and only 25 percent believe the government is making their lives better, according to a recent national poll by researchers with Ohio University and the Scripps Howard News Service.

Contact: Guido Stempel, 614-593-1609
stempel@ohiou.edu

Males Don't Follow Intuition When it Comes To Listening to Rock Music

Males may be more likely than females to play rock music at potentially dangerous volumes, regardless of whether or not they like rock music at all, a new study at Ohio University suggests. The study was published in a recent issue of the journal Perceptual and Motor Skills.

dfuccil@ohiou.edu

New Research: Therapy Doesn't Deter Sexual Misconduct by Psychologists

Personal therapy or attendance at ethics courses are frequently endorsed or recommended as the best form of remediation for psychologists who have sexual contact with their clients, but there is little evidence that these methods will alter offenders' future behavior, according to new research by Ohio University psychologists, which was published in a recent issue of the journal Professional Psychology: Research and Practice.

Contact: J. Regis McNamara, 614-593-1083
jmcnamara1@ohiou.edu

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