The State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI) was administered to 137 male sexual offenders. The sample was heterogeneous regarding the type of sexual offense. With the exception of slightly higher-state anger at the time of testing, scores of this group were very similar to those of "normal" men. T-score conversions for the raw scores of male sexual offenders were tabulated. The STAXI can be used to identify offenders with higher levels of anger and aggression. This may provide a useful screening instrument in that prior research has shown that offenders with higher anger also show greater psychopathology.

Although the successful middle level school was designed to address both the affective and cognitive development of young adolescents (NMSA, 2003), academic achievement is the outcome of paramount importance in the current political context of accountability, high-stakes testing, and the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. In their efforts to reform, many middle level schools have implemented programmatic components like the teaming of teachers, advisory periods, and exploratory curricula. Few have truly explored the relationship between these structural changes and a school's organizational health. This mixed-methods study focuses on three dimensions of organizational health (teacher affiliation, resource support, and academic emphasis) and their rela tionship to academic performance. Findings indicate a positive relationship between a school's academic emphasis and students' academic performance. In an effort to more fully explore this finding, qualitative data are presented.

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The Shipley and WAIS‐R were administered to a diverse psychiatric and neurologic sample of 186 males. Estimates of Full Scale WAIS‐R IQ obtained from the Shipley regression equation of Zachary, Crumpton, and Spiegel (1985) yielded a correlation of .73 with WAIS‐R IQ, considerably lower than the .85 and .87 reported by the authors. Development of a new regression equation with more variables did not yield a significantly higher correlation. Several individual subtests or pairs of subtests provided equal or better estimates of WAIS‐R IQ within the same population and required less administration time. The Shipley is recommended as an adequate IQ estimate when individual testing is not feasible.

The validity of the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ) was evaluated using two criteria: clinical diagnosis and neuropsychological diagnosis. The 40 study participants represented a mixed clinical sample of neurologic and psychiatric patients, all of whom were or had been inpatients. Laboratory data (CT, EEG, etc.) were available for 45% of the patients. Neuropsychological diagnosis of organic impairment was based on an extensive test battery. The SPMSQ did not significantly relate to either clinical or neuropsychological diagnosis. It is recommended that a "normal" score on the SPMSQ be regarded as nonspecific regarding organic cognitive impairment rather than suggestive of normal brain functioning.