24th International Congress of Applied Psychology, San Francisco: A Summary Report

Cet article offre une vue d'ensemble du 24e`me Congre`s International de Psychologie Applique´e qui a eu lieu a` San Francisco en août 1998. Il e´nume`re les sujets traite´s et rend compte des contributions des diverses sections. Ce faisant, il souligne surtout l'originalite´ du congre`s, due aux modalite´s novatrices des prestations, au grand nombre de pays repre´sente´s et a` la pre´sence de chercheurs autochtones.     

FAMILY AND JOB INFLUENCES ON ROLE SATISFACTION OF EMPLOYED RURAL MOTHERS

One hundred fifty rural employed mothers were surveyed to determine family and job predictors of satisfaction with the dual-work role. Findings indicated the saliency of job satisfaction variables in determining role satisfaction among this group of women as opposed to hypothesized reference group support variables and nontraditional value orientation variables. Discussion centered on the importance of employment outside the home to life satisfaction, particularly for mothers of older children.     

Inter-group alliance dynamics in Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus)

Animal Cognition - The social intelligence hypothesis holds that complex social relationships are the major selective force underlying the evolution of large brain size and intelligence. Complex...