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Özmete, Emine; Megahead, Hamido A. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2017
Objective: This study aims to adapt "The Hwalek-Sengstock Elder Abuse Screening Test (H-S "East")" (Neale, Hwalek, Scott, Sengstock, & Stahl, 1991) to Turkish and to assess its validity and reliability while determining the factors that affect elder abuse. Method: The sample of the study is composed of 465 elderly women and…
Descriptors: Elder Abuse, Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Regression (Statistics)
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Wakefield, Jerome C.; Schmitz, Mark F. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2014
Purpose: To evaluate the claim, made repeatedly during "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders", Fifth Edition debates over eliminating the bereavement exclusion (BE), that ''uncomplicated'' depressive reactions have elevated suicidality like other major depressive disorder (MDD), so exclusions risk…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Depression (Psychology), At Risk Persons, Suicide
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Siebert, Darcy Clay; Chonody, Jill; Rutledge, Scott Edward; Killian, Michael – Research on Social Work Practice, 2009
Objective: The authors report a validation study of the Index of Attitudes toward Homosexuals (IAH) to examine its ongoing usefulness. Method: Students (n = 331) completed surveys anonymously. Exploratory factor analyses were conducted and group differences analyzed. Results: Content validity was established conceptually, and preliminary…
Descriptors: Content Validity, Psychometrics, Homosexuality, Social Attitudes
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Matto, Holly C.; Naglieri, Jack A.; Clausen, Cinny – Research on Social Work Practice, 2005
Objective: This is the first validity study to date to examine the relationship between the Draw-A-Person: Screening Procedure for Emotional Disturbance (DAP:SPED) and strengths-based emotional and behavioral measures. The incremental predictive validity of the DAP:SPED relative to the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale was examined. Method:…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Predictive Validity, Rating Scales, Correlation
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Emlet, Charles A. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2005
The purpose of this study is to explore the validity of a scale designed to measure HIV stigma and identify potential subscales. A nonrandom sample of 88 individuals, 44 between the ages of 20 and 39 and 44 ages 50 and older, living with HIV/AIDS were interviewed and completed a 13-item HIV Stigma Scale. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) found…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Older Adults, Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis
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Bowen, Natasha K.; Powers, Joelle D. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2005
Objective: The purpose of the current study was to examine the practice validity of a new ecological assessment instrument for third through fifth graders in terms of whether it provided school staff with new knowledge about students. Method: Preassessment knowledge of school staff was compared to data obtained from 21 children and their parents…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Grade 3, Grade 4, Elementary School Students