8-29-97
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.
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 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 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.
Study Finds Divorce
Education Reduces Parents' Return to
Court
arbuthno@ohiou.edu
National Poll:
Americans' Skepticism About Their Government
is Increasing
stempel@ohiou.eduMales Don't Follow
Intuition When it Comes To Listening to
Rock Music
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