Intimate homicide: An analysis of violent social relationships

Homicide which occurs in intimate social relationships was studied using data from three Western Canadian cities. Variables which may be related to the relationship and homicide are also examined. Unstable relationships are clearly differentiated from other relationships and are more likely to result in homicide. Implications for future research are discussed.     

Derivation of likelihood-ratio tests for Guttman quasi-simplex covariance structures

In this paper, maximum-likelihood estimates have been obtained for covariance matrices which have the Guttman quasi-simplex structure under each of the following null hypotheses: (a) The covariance matrix , can be written asTT + where and are both diagonal matrices with unknown elements andT is a known lower triangular matrix, and (b) the covariance matrix *, is expressible asT*T + I where is an unknown scalar. The linear models from which these covariance structures arise are also stated along with the underlying assumptions. Two likelihood-ratio tests have been constructed, one each for the above null hypotheses, against the alternative hypothesis that the population covariance matrix is simply positive definite and has no particular pattern. A numerical example is provided to illustrate the test procedure. Possible applications of the proposed test are also suggested.Adapted from portions of the author's dissertation under the same title submitted to the Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Ph.D. degree. The author wishes to express his gratitude to his thesis chairman Dr. R. Darrell Bock and to his committee members Professors Samarendra Nath Roy, Lyle V. Jones, Thelma G. Thurstone, and Dorothy Adkins. Indebtedness is also acknowledged to Dr. Somesh Das Gupta who was quite helpful during the initial stage of the study.Formerly at the Department of Psychology, Indiana University. The author is grateful both to Indiana University and University of North Carolina for the support extended to him during his doctoral studies.     

A CROSS-CULTURAL STUDY OF SOCIAL DESIRABILITY JUDGMENTS

Etude interculturelle des jugements de “dêsirabilité” sociale. — On compare les estimations faites sur la désirabilité sociale de 143 items de personnalité par 100 étudiants de L'Université de L'Indiana et par 100 étudiants avancés de L'Université de Nagpur. Les deux séries de valeurs corrèllent à .61. Les deux groupes diffèrent significativement dans leurs jugements pour 55 des items. Ces différences peuvent être interprétées selon la manière dont divers aspects du comportement sont considérés par des gens appartenant à des cultures différentes. Les résultats tendent à suggérer que les étudiants indiens mettent fortement L'accent sur le conformisme social, les relations interpersonnelles et une atmosphère saine et paisible, tandis que leurs homologues américains aspirent à obtenir autonomie, pouvoir, succès, bonheur et richesse. Les étudiants américains attribuent également une grande valeur à la plupart des items qui sont en relation avec le désir de réussite. Les résultats sont discutés en référence à des données antérieures.     

Use of Prosocial Word Enhances the Processing of Language: Frequency Domain Analysis of Human EEG

Journal of Psycholinguistic Research - Use of prosocial language enhances human cooperation and harmony. Previous research has shown that talking about helping, sharing and giving to others creates...     

A note on distributional properties of the Jöreskog-Sörbom fit indices

In introducing the LISREL model for systems of linear structural equations, Jöreskog and Sörbom proposed two goodness-of-fit indices, GFI and AGFI. Their asymptotic distributions and some statistical properties are discussed.The authors would like to acknowledge the helpful comments and suggestions from the Associate Editor and two anonymous reviewers.