The use of measures of magnitude of effect has been advocated as a way to go beyond statistical tests of significance and to identify effects of a practical size. In addition, they have been used in meta-analysis to combine results of different studies. In this article, some problems associated with measures of magnitude of effect arc described, and implications for researchers are discussed. It is demonstrated that one commonly used sample measure of magnitude of effect is heavily dependent on study size, that is, the number of treatments and sample size. Because of this, such a measure should be used with caution for comparing results of studies of different sizes.

Research methodology using only one spouse to report for the couple has been questioned. Szinovacz (1983) reported higher rates of violence when both spouses responded to six items on Straus’s Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS). The purpose of this study was to replicate her methodology by using all items measuring severe violence in the latest CTS scale with 94 military couples, to see if couple reports of violence indicated higher rates of violence compared to individual spouses’ reports. Results were similar to Szinovacz’s findings, and support the advisability of using both spouses to report violence in marriages.

Based upon the analysis of 331 student responses to questionnaires and observation of 48 student behavioral performances, an assessment was made as to how emotional expressiveness is affected by sex of participant, type of feeling, participant role, and sex of best friend. Results indicated that across other situational factors, females were more expressive than males, persons were more expressive of positive emotions than of negative emotions, persons were , more expressive in the initiator role than in the respondent role, and persons were more expressive to opposite-sex rather than same-sex best friends. Differences between these findings and those of previous research were discussed. In addition, the results indicated that university students have difficulty expressing their emotions even under maximal performance conditions; implications for counselors working with this population are discussed.

The wraparound process provides a contemporary perspective on providing mental health and related services to children and families with complex needs. Wraparound is a strengths-based, family driven orientation that focuses on the uniqueness of each child and family. In this article, the professional's role in the wraparound process is highlighted. Part 1 offers a historical perspective; political and economic implications atfederal, state, and community levels focusing on wraparound; and summarizes research outcome data associated with its use. Part 2 emphasizes clinical practice implicationsforfamily nurses or service providers in other disciplines who work with these children and families. A case study demonstrates how structural family therapy may be used as a theoretical framework in concert with the wraparound process.

Empirical support for the concept of the inexpressive male is reviewed and theoretical explanations for male inexpressiveness are presented. In addition, implications of male inexpressiveness for relationships are considered. The argument is advanced that in much of the research an overly simplistic view of male inexpressiveness has been taken. Suggestions are offered for future research including the need to consider male inexpressiveness as a communicative process which is influenced by individual choices, affected by situational variables and best understood within the context of social interaction.