The purpose of the present study was to clarify the affective stability of child-rearing of mothers and fathers. Subjects were 140 mothers and fathers: seventy couples of parents. The affective stability of child-rearing was analyzed by the relevance of the cognition of the relationship to the child : the cognition of child behavior and the cognition of parent behavior.

　　The main results were as follows: 1) Fathers had higher scores on the affective stability of child-rearing than mothers. 2) Fathers and mothers had similar scores on the cognition of relationship to child. 3) Fathers and mothers had the same affective stability on child-rearing's affection to the cognition of parent behavior. 4) The affective stability of child-rearing and the cognition of relationship to child were related to the age of the child.

　　The findings were discussed from the point of view of psychological similarity and difference between fathers and mothers.

　　The purposes of this study were (1) to clarify the acceptance process of death and dying for cancer patients and (2) to examine the relationship between the factors to promote acceptance and enhance care.

　　Subjects were 24 cancer patients. We analyzed 36 books written by these patients, their families, doctors, or writers.

　　The main results were as follows:

　　1. The following acceptance process of death and dying was found: “shock,”“resistance,” “anxiety / fear,” “depression,” “thanks,” “acceptance,” “sublimation,” and “hope.”

　　2. There were three levels of “acceptance,” which were: ① intellectual acceptance, ② coexistence and ③ acquired acceptance after deep consideration about life and death, and the experience of cancer.

　　3. Two levels of “acceptance,” “coexistence,” and “acquired acceptance after deep consideration about lifemd aeath, and the experience of cancer” were related to the guality of care which the patients received.

　　This research examined the relationship between multiple roles of work, family, and depression. Data were obtained through questionnaires given to fathers with young children. While traditional research has focused on working mothers or dualearner couples, the focus of this paper is to compare of fathers by their wive's working conditions. An examination of the spillover indicated that fathers whose wives are working experienced strong negative spillover from family to work, but this did not predict depression. Marital quality also influenced depression of fathers whose wives are working. Our results suggest that it's important to consider the attitude of companies or government, as well as the ideas of individuals, on marital quality in order to understand the relationship between psychological health and multiple roles.