... 5), Sep-Oct 1995, 406-412. Abstract. Investigated the relation between religion and adjustmen... more ... 5), Sep-Oct 1995, 406-412. Abstract. Investigated the relation between religion and adjustment to college through the use of Personal Religiosity Inventory (PRI) and the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (SACQ). ...
Abstract 1. Reviews census data and suggests that deinstitutionalization of the chronic mentally ... more Abstract 1. Reviews census data and suggests that deinstitutionalization of the chronic mentally ill has not occurred. Instead, a process of trans-institutionalization by which patients have been relocated from state hospitals to community-based institutions such as nursing ...
This study examined whether the structural intactness of the family and/or perceived family confl... more This study examined whether the structural intactness of the family and/or perceived family conflict was related to young adult adjustment as assessed by measures of ego identity status and psychological distress. The physical-wholeness model holds that family structure is the major variable affecting adjustment, while the psychological-wholeness model posits family conflict as the critical variable. In the present study, undergraduate college students (N = 285) were classified as belonging to an intact two-parent family or a nonintact family, and as coming from homes characterized by low, medium, or high levels of conflict. A statistically significant relationship between family conflict and adjustment was observed; there was no significant association between family structure and adjustment. Individuals from families perceived as being low or medium in level of conflict reported fewer psychiatric symptoms and demonstrated higher levels of ego identity than did those from families perceived as high in conflict. These findings support the psychological-wholeness model. It is suggested that future research be directed toward developing more refined measures of interpersonal conflict.
This study tested for the presence of a differential relationship between attribution and depress... more This study tested for the presence of a differential relationship between attribution and depression for male and female college students. Results yielded no significant differences within male or female positive or negative internality, stability, globality, or composite attribution scores. However, a significant correlation was found between Attributional Style Questionnaire composite negative and Beck Depression Inventory scores for males, but not
Page 1. 16 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RELIGION AND MENTAL HEALTH/ DISTRESS Mark E. Crawford, Paul J... more Page 1. 16 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RELIGION AND MENTAL HEALTH/ DISTRESS Mark E. Crawford, Paul J. Handal, and Richard L. Wiener Saint Louis University Review of Religious Research, Vol. 31, No. 1 (September, 1989) ...
There is a substantial research data base which indicates that the majority of the chronically me... more There is a substantial research data base which indicates that the majority of the chronically mentally ill can function outside of institutional settings. A number of community support programs have been implemented and positively evaluated. However, despite this evidence, large-scale deinstitutionalization of these patients has not occurred. Instead, patients have been relocated to new institutional placements such as nursing homes and single-room only hotels (SRO's). The role of Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in mental health care appears to have contributed to limited placement options. In addition, deinstitutionalization has created ambiguity around the degree of dependence and social role status of these patients. Recommendations are made to provide the deinstitutionalized mentally ill with a viable social role using existing financial resources.
Premature birth is associated with a substantially increased incidence of cognitive-developmental... more Premature birth is associated with a substantially increased incidence of cognitive-developmental disorders as well as elevated rates of failure-to-thrive syndrome, child abuse, and sudden infant death syndrome. The research supportive of these relationships is reviewed and summarized. This data base strongly suggests that premature birth serves as an early "red flag" which signals risk for later dysfunction. Two types of preventive intervention are discussed: a) prevention of the sequelae of premature birth and b) prevention of premature birth itself. Intervention programs of both types which have been conducted are reviewed. The results of these programs, together with the data base on prematurity, are used as the basis for a set of parameters to guide future intervention efforts.
This study examined the public's perceptions relative to the effectiveness of ps... more This study examined the public's perceptions relative to the effectiveness of psychotherapy and counseling, expectations of treatment efficacy for different psychotherapy and counseling providers (i.e., clinical psychologists, counseling psychologists, counselors, general medical practitioners, marital and family therapists, psychiatrists, self-help groups, and social workers), professional characteristics, and factors that may influence treatment utilization in an adult population. The sample viewed psychotherapy
This study examined two contrasting views of how parental marital status relates to the long-term... more This study examined two contrasting views of how parental marital status relates to the long-term adjustment of children. The physical wholeness position views divorce and subsequent remarriage and the blending of families as salient explanatory variables that adversely affect children's later adjustment through the physical dissolution of the nuclear family; the psychological wholeness position views perceived current family conflict as the critical variable that influences adjustment, regardless of parental marital status. Results of analyses on White adolescents (N = 917) fail to support the physical wholeness position; rather, results support the psychological wholeness position. Adolescents' adjustment was related to level of perceived family conflict.
... Aldosterone-Induced Sodium Appetite: Dose-Response and Specificity. GEORGE WOLF and PAUL J. H... more ... Aldosterone-Induced Sodium Appetite: Dose-Response and Specificity. GEORGE WOLF and PAUL J. HANDAL Departments of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, and Fairfield University Fairfield, Connecticut. Supported by NSF Grant E5358 and USPHS Grant MH00647. ...
... 5), Sep-Oct 1995, 406-412. Abstract. Investigated the relation between religion and adjustmen... more ... 5), Sep-Oct 1995, 406-412. Abstract. Investigated the relation between religion and adjustment to college through the use of Personal Religiosity Inventory (PRI) and the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (SACQ). ...
Abstract 1. Reviews census data and suggests that deinstitutionalization of the chronic mentally ... more Abstract 1. Reviews census data and suggests that deinstitutionalization of the chronic mentally ill has not occurred. Instead, a process of trans-institutionalization by which patients have been relocated from state hospitals to community-based institutions such as nursing ...
This study examined whether the structural intactness of the family and/or perceived family confl... more This study examined whether the structural intactness of the family and/or perceived family conflict was related to young adult adjustment as assessed by measures of ego identity status and psychological distress. The physical-wholeness model holds that family structure is the major variable affecting adjustment, while the psychological-wholeness model posits family conflict as the critical variable. In the present study, undergraduate college students (N = 285) were classified as belonging to an intact two-parent family or a nonintact family, and as coming from homes characterized by low, medium, or high levels of conflict. A statistically significant relationship between family conflict and adjustment was observed; there was no significant association between family structure and adjustment. Individuals from families perceived as being low or medium in level of conflict reported fewer psychiatric symptoms and demonstrated higher levels of ego identity than did those from families perceived as high in conflict. These findings support the psychological-wholeness model. It is suggested that future research be directed toward developing more refined measures of interpersonal conflict.
This study tested for the presence of a differential relationship between attribution and depress... more This study tested for the presence of a differential relationship between attribution and depression for male and female college students. Results yielded no significant differences within male or female positive or negative internality, stability, globality, or composite attribution scores. However, a significant correlation was found between Attributional Style Questionnaire composite negative and Beck Depression Inventory scores for males, but not
Page 1. 16 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RELIGION AND MENTAL HEALTH/ DISTRESS Mark E. Crawford, Paul J... more Page 1. 16 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RELIGION AND MENTAL HEALTH/ DISTRESS Mark E. Crawford, Paul J. Handal, and Richard L. Wiener Saint Louis University Review of Religious Research, Vol. 31, No. 1 (September, 1989) ...
There is a substantial research data base which indicates that the majority of the chronically me... more There is a substantial research data base which indicates that the majority of the chronically mentally ill can function outside of institutional settings. A number of community support programs have been implemented and positively evaluated. However, despite this evidence, large-scale deinstitutionalization of these patients has not occurred. Instead, patients have been relocated to new institutional placements such as nursing homes and single-room only hotels (SRO's). The role of Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in mental health care appears to have contributed to limited placement options. In addition, deinstitutionalization has created ambiguity around the degree of dependence and social role status of these patients. Recommendations are made to provide the deinstitutionalized mentally ill with a viable social role using existing financial resources.
Premature birth is associated with a substantially increased incidence of cognitive-developmental... more Premature birth is associated with a substantially increased incidence of cognitive-developmental disorders as well as elevated rates of failure-to-thrive syndrome, child abuse, and sudden infant death syndrome. The research supportive of these relationships is reviewed and summarized. This data base strongly suggests that premature birth serves as an early "red flag" which signals risk for later dysfunction. Two types of preventive intervention are discussed: a) prevention of the sequelae of premature birth and b) prevention of premature birth itself. Intervention programs of both types which have been conducted are reviewed. The results of these programs, together with the data base on prematurity, are used as the basis for a set of parameters to guide future intervention efforts.
This study examined the public's perceptions relative to the effectiveness of ps... more This study examined the public's perceptions relative to the effectiveness of psychotherapy and counseling, expectations of treatment efficacy for different psychotherapy and counseling providers (i.e., clinical psychologists, counseling psychologists, counselors, general medical practitioners, marital and family therapists, psychiatrists, self-help groups, and social workers), professional characteristics, and factors that may influence treatment utilization in an adult population. The sample viewed psychotherapy
This study examined two contrasting views of how parental marital status relates to the long-term... more This study examined two contrasting views of how parental marital status relates to the long-term adjustment of children. The physical wholeness position views divorce and subsequent remarriage and the blending of families as salient explanatory variables that adversely affect children's later adjustment through the physical dissolution of the nuclear family; the psychological wholeness position views perceived current family conflict as the critical variable that influences adjustment, regardless of parental marital status. Results of analyses on White adolescents (N = 917) fail to support the physical wholeness position; rather, results support the psychological wholeness position. Adolescents' adjustment was related to level of perceived family conflict.
... Aldosterone-Induced Sodium Appetite: Dose-Response and Specificity. GEORGE WOLF and PAUL J. H... more ... Aldosterone-Induced Sodium Appetite: Dose-Response and Specificity. GEORGE WOLF and PAUL J. HANDAL Departments of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, and Fairfield University Fairfield, Connecticut. Supported by NSF Grant E5358 and USPHS Grant MH00647. ...
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