, -15- adaptation to resettlement will be obtained from selected Pea Marshallese informants at Ujilang Atoll, Bikini Atoll, Kili Island, Japtan Island, Rongelap Atoll and Utirik Atoll. Sample sizes will vary between 10-20 adult male and female informants per atoll or island. Selection will largely be determined by existing population and availability of informants. Interview procedures will be less formal and less structured than those anticipated for use with respondents in Task 1] above. Content of the interviews, however, will focus on the general topics identified in Task ] and, in addition, include: (a) knowledge about radiation, (b) nature of communications and contacts with federal representatives;and (c) perceived responsibilities of federal government agencies. Interviews will be conducted with the assistance of interpreters. Prior to the interviews, items will be sub- jected to a back-translation technique (Brislin et al., 1973) to control for potential sources of invalidity due to translation. — Task 3. Task 3, Identification of sociocultural factors that influence and regulate behavior among Marshallese although a separate task, will be accomplished at approximately the same time data are collected for Task 2. Therefore, in the course of collecting interview information, investigators will adapt social-psychological procedures for tapping certain Marshallese personalityvariables and