10 results on '"Green, Kathy"'
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2. Development and validation of a measure of resiliency.
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Jew, Cynthia L., Green, Kathy E., and Kroger, Jane
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PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience , *PSYCHOLOGICAL stress - Abstract
Focuses on the development and validity of a measure of resiliency in the United States. Factors related to resiliency; Stress-coping skills and abilities among resilient people; Factors rendering children resistant to psychological harm; Correlation between resiliency subscales and academic achievement measurements. more...
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- 1999
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3. THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG DIMENSIONS OF HEALTH SERVICES IN TWO PROVIDER SYSTEMS: A CAUSAL MODEL APPROACH.
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Shortell, Stephen M., Richardson, William C., LoGerfo, James P., Diehr, Paula, Weaver, Barbara, and Green, Kathy E.
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MEDICAL care ,HEALTH maintenance organizations ,HEALTH insurance ,SOCIOLOGY ,POLITICAL planning - Abstract
This paper develops and tests a model of the health services delivery system based on an examination of the interrelationships among patient and provider variables (treated as exogenous) and access, utilization, continuity, quality, and satisfaction with medical care services (treated as endogenous). The model is tested using data collected from 106 hypertension patients enrolled in the Seattle Prepaid Health Care Project during the period February 1, 1971, through June 30, 1973. Several findings of both sociological and public policy interest emerged. Perceived access to care was among the most important predictors of patient satisfaction: patients from larger families were less satisfied with their care and experienced poorer outcomes of care; patients receiving care from independent fee-for-service practitioners experienced better outcomes than patients receiving care from prepaid group practice providers, even though the latter met a higher percentage of indicated criteria for care; and there was no relationship between perceived access to care and annualized visits. Several important interaction effects involving the nature of the provider system were predicted and supported by the data. The findings are viewed as a first step in the development of a "middle-range" theory of health services delivery systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 1977
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4. Development of a measure of job satisfaction for dentists and dental auxiliaries.
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Chapko, Michael K., Bergner, Marilyn, Beach, Barbara, Green, Kathy, Milgrom, Peter, and Skalabrin, Nicholas
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DENTISTS ,JOB satisfaction ,FACTOR analysis ,MEDICAL care ,QUESTIONNAIRES - Abstract
This paper describes the development of a multidimensional, 38-item measure of job satisfaction appropriate for dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants. Items were grouped into the following 12 subscales: income, recognition, opportunity to develop professionally, time to develop professionally, responsibility, non-patient tasks, staff relations, quality of care, leisure time, fatigue, time pressure and general satisfaction, The measure was developed from a set of 45 items included in questionnaires administered to dentists and staff of 126 dental practices in Washington State, USA. Questionnaires were returned by 117, 121 and 106 dentists; 69, 80, and 82 hygienists; and 322, 329, and 320 assistants, respectively, in each of the 3 yr (1979, 1980, 1981). Factor analysis (principal components analysis with varimax rotation) plus categorization of items by a panel of professionals were used to initially group items into subscales. Contribution to internal consistency was the final criterion for an item's inclusion in a subscale. Internal consistency reliability of subscales ranged from 0.68 to 0.95. Statistically significant relationships were found between individual job satisfaction subscales and intent to change job for hygienists and assistants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 1986
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5. Sailing in Kansas.
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Green, Kathy
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AMERICAN Jews , *GRANDFATHERS - Abstract
Presents a reflection of an American Jew about the memoirs left by her grandfather about life in Germany and the claims for restitution of her father from the German government. Description of their lives in the Jewish community in Leavenworth, Kansas; Financial status of their family; Anti-Semitism during the 1950s. more...
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- 2000
6. Validity and Reliability of a Scale Assessing Attitudes Toward Mainstreaming.
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Green, Kathy, Rock, Daniel L., and Weisenstein, Greg R.
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SCALE analysis (Psychology) , *ATTITUDE (Psychology) , *MAINSTREAMING in special education , *EXCEPTIONAL children , *PRINCIPAL components analysis , *STATISTICAL correlation , *STUDENT teachers , *STUDENTS - Abstract
The article examines the validity and reliability of the Larrivee and Cook Attitudes Toward Mainstreaming Scale using principal component analysis. The subjects were students enrolled in the College of Education at the University of Washington during spring quarter of 1981. The findings showed that the attitudes of students toward mainstreaming are multifaceted. It also suggested that the increasing preservice teachers' knowledge may not concomitantly produce more positive attitudes toward the mainstreaming of exceptional children. more...
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- 1983
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7. Rasch analysis of the Brief Symptom Inventory-18 with African American and White students.
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Chao RC, Green K, Dugar K, Paiko L, Zhao J, and Li PF
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- Adult, Black or African American ethnology, Female, Healthcare Disparities, Humans, Male, United States, Universities, White People ethnology, Young Adult, Black or African American psychology, Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale standards, Data Interpretation, Statistical, Students psychology, White People psychology
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Although the United States offers some of the most advanced psychological services in the world, not everyone in the country shares these services equally, resulting in health disparities. Health disparities persist when assessments do not appropriately measure different populations' mental health problems. To address this assessment issue, we conducted principal axis factoring, confirmatory factor analysis, and Rasch analyses to assess the psychometric characteristics of the Brief Symptom Inventory-18 (BSI-18) to evaluate whether the BSI is culturally appropriate for assessing African American students' psychological distress. The dimensional structure of the BSI was first identified and held up under cross-validation with a second sample and a white sample. The measure was unidimensional among African American and white students. Our results suggested BSI in our samples presented characteristics such as low person separation, stability across samples, and little differential item functioning. Most African American and white students identified themselves on the low end of the categories in a 0-4 rating scale, indicating their low endorsement of the items on the BSI. Rasch analyses were completed with the original scale but also collapsing the scale to three points, with some increase in separation and reliability for the collapsed scale. As anticipated, differences in mean BSI scores were found for mental health-related variables. Implications for theory and research on multicultural health scales are discussed as are effects of item skewness on analyses. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved). more...
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- 2019
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8. Rasch analysis of the Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form.
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Chiang KS, Green KE, and Cox EO
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- Aged, Humans, United States, Depression diagnosis, Geriatric Assessment methods, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales standards, Psychometrics
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine scale dimensionality, reliability, invariance, targeting, continuity, cutoff scores, and diagnostic use of the Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form (GDS-SF) over time with a sample of 177 English-speaking U.S. elders., Design and Methods: An item response theory, Rasch analysis, was conducted with data from a larger study that implemented 3 interventions and collected data at 3 time points (prior to intervention, after intervention, and a year following the end of intervention)., Results: A unidimensional structure was found in this study to adequately fit the data. There appears to be significant differential item functioning, with up to one third of the items indicating that the items have different meanings for different groups of participants. As a screening tool, the GDS-SF is more likely to discriminate between older adults who have a "moderate" level of depression than between those with mild depression and no diagnosed depression., Implications: We would recommend that the GDS-SF not be used as the sole method of screening for depression but incorporated into other clinical knowledge related to the geriatric patient in question, given that not all items are equally functional. The GDS-SF may be less effective as a screening tool but could be better used to detect a change in moderate levels of depression. Clinicians may also benefit by identifying person responses that misfit. If an individual provides responses that are atypical, the person might be referred to provide a more in-depth assessment of mental health status. more...
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- 2009
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9. Peer and role model influences for cigarette smoking in a young adult military population.
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Green KJ, Hunter CM, Bray RM, Pemberton M, and Williams J
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- Behavior, Addictive psychology, Confidence Intervals, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Military Personnel psychology, Odds Ratio, Risk-Taking, Smoking psychology, Smoking Cessation methods, Social Environment, Surveys and Questionnaires, United States epidemiology, Young Adult, Behavior, Addictive epidemiology, Interpersonal Relations, Military Personnel statistics & numerical data, Peer Group, Smoking epidemiology
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Previous research has shown that 8% to 10% of nonsmokers initiated smoking during their first year of military service despite a period of forced abstinence during boot camp. To our knowledge, no studies have looked at the influence of peers and role models on the initiation of smoking among U.S. Air Force personnel who recently completed boot camp. This cross-sectional study examined the role of perceived peer norms, roommate influence, role model influence, perceived norms of all active duty personnel, and depressive symptoms in the initiation and reinitiation of smoking among 2,962 Air Force technical training students. Previous nonsmokers were more likely to initiate smoking if they perceived that the majority of their classmates smoked (OR = 1.67, 95% CI[1.05-2.67]) and if they reported that their military training leader or classroom instructor used tobacco products (OR = 1.69, 95% CI[1.12-2.56]). Additionally, previous nonsmokers were more likely to initiate smoking if their roommate smoked (OR = 1.67, 95% CI[1.09-2.56]). Similar results were seen with previous smokers who perceived that the majority of their classmates smoked (OR = 1.63, 95% CI[1.03-2.58]) and if they reported that their military training leader or classroom instructor used tobacco products (OR = 1.95, 95% CI[1.29-2.94]). Our study suggests that military role models who use tobacco, peer smoking behavior, and perceived smoking norms increase the likelihood of smoking initiation among newly enlisted military personnel who have recently undergone a period of forced abstinence. more...
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- 2008
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10. Coping with late-life challenges: Development and validation of the care-receiver efficacy scale.
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Cox EO, Green KE, Seo H, Inaba M, and Quillen AA
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Geriatric Assessment, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Quality of Life, Reproducibility of Results, United States, Adaptation, Psychological, Health Status Indicators, Psychometrics methods, Self Efficacy, Surveys and Questionnaires
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Purpose: Measures are lacking that address the challenges that people think they face in their roles as elderly care receivers. However, the development of a sense of efficacy in this role by mentally competent care receivers is critical to successful partnerships between caregivers and care receivers. The purpose of this article is to report the development and psychometric analysis of the Care-Receiver Efficacy Scale (CRES)., Design and Methods: Content validity, internal consistency reliability, factor structure, and convergent validity were assessed through a pilot study, expert review, and field administration with 177 participants., Results: Results suggest that the CRES comprises five subscales, with strong reliability evidenced for three subscales but marginal reliability for the remaining two. Strong support was found for content validity from expert review and moderate support from the relationship between empirical and expert judgment of item location. Support for validity also was found from correlation with the Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form and the Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale., Implications: The CRES may be useful as an outcome measure for psycho-socio-behavioral interventions aimed at increasing the capacity of care receivers to direct and improve their own care. Future measure revision and validation are important to optimize its utility. more...
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- 2006
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