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An experimental investigation of the influence of self-disclosure on friendship was conducted by manipulating the level of self-disclosure. 65 same-sex pairs were randomly assigned to one of three treatment conditions, intimate self-disclosure, nonintimate self-disclosure and control (no disclosure); the treatment conditions were independently verified by judges' ratings. One member of each pair was randomly selected as the confederate or first speaker and was provided with a list of 7 conversation topics. There were no lists provided in the control condition. The dependent variable, level of friendship as measured by the Acquaintance Description Form (Wright, 1969), was rated before and after Ss engaged in self-disclosure, and the influence of the experimental conditions on friendship scores was assessed by analyses of co-variance. The results showed that the general level of friendship increased as a function of intimate and nonintimate self-disclosure; however, intimate disclosure produced greater increases in friendship than nonintimate disclosure. The unique influence of self-disclosure on male friendship patterns is discussed.

As a preliminary part of research to develop a scale of farm stress, interviews were conducted and information collected from 140 Manitoba farmers. The results suggest that farmers are experiencing chronically high stress intensified by perceptions of lack of control over the major stressors of government policy, weather, and market conditions. Evidence for numerous stress symptoms was noted. A consistent difference in types of stressors identified by farm men and women was observed, and the implications of these findings for stress-management programs with farm families ate discussed.

240 university students rated the concept working mothers with pre-school children on a series of 42 bipolar adjectives. Factor analysis of the ratings suggested that the concept was judged along three orthogonal dimensions, social acceptability, liberated-assertive and tense-ambitious. The first factor may reflect attitudes relating to effects on children while the last two factors appear to reflect beliefs about personality and emotional traits associated with working mothers. Polarity analysis indicated that the concept was seen as socially acceptable, liberated, and tense. No significant differences were observed between males' and females' evaluations.