Arthur W Avery
Biographic Data
| ID | 165956 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Arthur W Avery |
| GIVEN NAMES | Arthur W |
| FAMILY NAME | Avery |
| SIGNATURE | AVERY A W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Arizona |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
A Longitudinal Analysis of Parental Bonds and Relational Competencies during the College Years
This two-wave longitudinal study spanning the college years examined average change in adolescent-parent bonds, subgroup patterns in change, continuity of bonds, and continuity in the associations between bonds and relational compencies among 247 students attending a large, state-supported southwestern university. Consistent with theoretical approaches emphasizing the enduring nature of family bonds, no average change was found in adolescent-pare…
Family relationships and social competence during late adolescence
Family Structure and Parent-Adolescent Relationships: Does Family Structure Really Make a Difference
Data from a large sample of older adolescent respondents was used to examine the effects of family size, birth order, sibling gender, and sibling spacing upon perceptions of parentadolescent relationships. Using the analysis of techniques of past studies, significant associations were found for family size, birth order, and spacing, although the effect sizes were quite small. When the data were analyzed in afactorial design with multivariate test…
Relationship Enhancement for Single Females: Interpersonal Network Intervention
The present study assesses the effects of relationship enhancement training on the level of communication skills, amount of relationship change, and friendship strength of single female friendship pairs. Pairs of single female friends who indicated an interest in the program were randomly assigned to an experimental group (N = 16) or to a control group (N = 22). The experimental group participated in a four-week, 12-hour relationship enhancement …
The effects of interpersonal skills training on sex-role identity of premarital dating partners
Escaping loneliness in adolescence: The case for androgyny
Teaching Family Relations to Dating Couples versus Non-Couples: Who Learns Better
Arthur W. Avery, Carl A. Ridley, Leigh A. Leslie, Marla Handis, Teaching Family Relations to Dating Couples versus Non-Couples: Who Learns Better?, The Family Coordinator, Vol. 28, No. 1 (Jan., 1979), pp. 41-45
Communication skills training for paraprofessional helpers
The purpose of the present study was to develop and evaluate a training program for paraprofessional helpers. Twenty dormitory counselor candidates were given 20 hours of communication training while 15 other candidates were given no training. The results indicated that the trained subjects demonstrated significantly higher levels of empathy than the untrained subjects and that they maintained their level of empathy after 6 months. Results are di…
Cohabitation: Does It Make for a Better Marriage
This paper attempts to answer the question: What are the effects of cohabitation on preparation for marriage? More specifically, the purpose of the paper is to: (a) identify the major types of cohabiting relationships; (b) specify the personal characteristics (e.g., interpersonal skill level) and relationship characteristics (e.g., egalitarian relationship) of each cohabiting relationship type; and (c) outline the potential benefits and costs to …
An Empirical Investigation of the Construct Validity of Empathic Understanding Ratings
This study examined the effect of different amounts of client-therapist interaction data on empathy ratings. Audiotaped therapist-client interactions including client statement, therapist response, and subsequent client response were rated for therapist empathy by high-functioning, experienced raters. Raters made significantly different judgments about levels of therapist empathy depending on the amount of therapist-client interaction data availa…
Family relationships and social competence during late adolescence
An Empirical Investigation of the Construct Validity of Empathic Understanding Ratings
This study examined the effect of different amounts of client-therapist interaction data on empathy ratings. Audiotaped therapist-client interactions including client statement, therapist response, and subsequent client response were rated for therapist empathy by high-functioning, experienced raters. Raters made significantly different judgments about levels of therapist empathy depending on the amount of therapist-client interaction data availa…
Communication skills training for paraprofessional helpers
The purpose of the present study was to develop and evaluate a training program for paraprofessional helpers. Twenty dormitory counselor candidates were given 20 hours of communication training while 15 other candidates were given no training. The results indicated that the trained subjects demonstrated significantly higher levels of empathy than the untrained subjects and that they maintained their level of empathy after 6 months. Results are di…
Cohabitation: Does It Make for a Better Marriage
This paper attempts to answer the question: What are the effects of cohabitation on preparation for marriage? More specifically, the purpose of the paper is to: (a) identify the major types of cohabiting relationships; (b) specify the personal characteristics (e.g., interpersonal skill level) and relationship characteristics (e.g., egalitarian relationship) of each cohabiting relationship type; and (c) outline the potential benefits and costs to …
Family Structure and Parent-Adolescent Relationships: Does Family Structure Really Make a Difference
Data from a large sample of older adolescent respondents was used to examine the effects of family size, birth order, sibling gender, and sibling spacing upon perceptions of parentadolescent relationships. Using the analysis of techniques of past studies, significant associations were found for family size, birth order, and spacing, although the effect sizes were quite small. When the data were analyzed in afactorial design with multivariate test…
Escaping loneliness in adolescence: The case for androgyny
The effects of interpersonal skills training on sex-role identity of premarital dating partners
An Empirical Investigation of the Construct Validity of Empathic Understanding Ratings
This study examined the effect of different amounts of client-therapist interaction data on empathy ratings. Audiotaped therapist-client interactions including client statement, therapist response, and subsequent client response were rated for therapist empathy by high-functioning, experienced raters. Raters made significantly different judgments about levels of therapist empathy depending on the amount of therapist-client interaction data availa…
Communication skills training for paraprofessional helpers
The purpose of the present study was to develop and evaluate a training program for paraprofessional helpers. Twenty dormitory counselor candidates were given 20 hours of communication training while 15 other candidates were given no training. The results indicated that the trained subjects demonstrated significantly higher levels of empathy than the untrained subjects and that they maintained their level of empathy after 6 months. Results are di…
Cohabitation: Does It Make for a Better Marriage
This paper attempts to answer the question: What are the effects of cohabitation on preparation for marriage? More specifically, the purpose of the paper is to: (a) identify the major types of cohabiting relationships; (b) specify the personal characteristics (e.g., interpersonal skill level) and relationship characteristics (e.g., egalitarian relationship) of each cohabiting relationship type; and (c) outline the potential benefits and costs to …
Teaching Family Relations to Dating Couples versus Non-Couples: Who Learns Better
Arthur W. Avery, Carl A. Ridley, Leigh A. Leslie, Marla Handis, Teaching Family Relations to Dating Couples versus Non-Couples: Who Learns Better?, The Family Coordinator, Vol. 28, No. 1 (Jan., 1979), pp. 41-45
The effects of interpersonal skills training on sex-role identity of premarital dating partners
Escaping loneliness in adolescence: The case for androgyny
Relationship Enhancement for Single Females: Interpersonal Network Intervention
The present study assesses the effects of relationship enhancement training on the level of communication skills, amount of relationship change, and friendship strength of single female friendship pairs. Pairs of single female friends who indicated an interest in the program were randomly assigned to an experimental group (N = 16) or to a control group (N = 22). The experimental group participated in a four-week, 12-hour relationship enhancement …
Family relationships and social competence during late adolescence
Family Structure and Parent-Adolescent Relationships: Does Family Structure Really Make a Difference
Data from a large sample of older adolescent respondents was used to examine the effects of family size, birth order, sibling gender, and sibling spacing upon perceptions of parentadolescent relationships. Using the analysis of techniques of past studies, significant associations were found for family size, birth order, and spacing, although the effect sizes were quite small. When the data were analyzed in afactorial design with multivariate test…
A Longitudinal Analysis of Parental Bonds and Relational Competencies during the College Years
This two-wave longitudinal study spanning the college years examined average change in adolescent-parent bonds, subgroup patterns in change, continuity of bonds, and continuity in the associations between bonds and relational compencies among 247 students attending a large, state-supported southwestern university. Consistent with theoretical approaches emphasizing the enduring nature of family bonds, no average change was found in adolescent-pare…
Psychology (10 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (3 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (3 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 works) · Androgyny (2 works)