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ABSTRACT Examined the cross-ethnic and cross-language equivalence of the Children's Copin... more ABSTRACT Examined the cross-ethnic and cross-language equivalence of the Children's Coping Strategies Checklist (T. S. Ayers, 1996) by assessing item, functional, and scalar equivalencies in a sample of 319 European American, African American, and Mexican American adolescents (aged 12-15 yrs) from low-income inner-city families. Depression, as measured by Children's Depression Inventory, was the criterion in the analyses of scalar equivalence. The results suggest considerable cross-ethnic and cross-language measurement equivalence of the Children's Coping Strategies Checklist. The findings also suggest some caution in using the Children's Depression Inventory in comparative studies of African American and Mexican American adolescents or in studies that treat these groups as homogeneous samples. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1977
... This article is not included in your organization's subscription. However, you may be ab... more ... This article is not included in your organization's subscription. However, you may be able to access this article under your organization's agreement with Elsevier. Gerald M. Rosen a , Russell E. Glasgow and Manuel Barrera. a Providence Family Medical Ctr, Seattle, WA. ...
American Journal of Community Psychology, Oct 1, 2002
on a diabetes-specific support measure and a general support scale. Participants' age was signifi... more on a diabetes-specific support measure and a general support scale. Participants' age was significantly related to change in social support, but intervention
A prerequisite to translating research findings into practice is information on consistency of im... more A prerequisite to translating research findings into practice is information on consistency of implementation, maintenance of results, and generalization of effects. This follow-up report is one of the few experimental studies to provide such information on Internet-based health education.We present follow-up data 10 months following randomization on the “Diabetes Network (D-Net)” Internet-based self-management project, a randomized trial evaluating the incremental effects of adding (1) tailored self-management training or (2) peer support components to a basic Internet-based, information-focused comparison intervention. Participants were 320 adult type 2 diabetes patients from participating primary care offices, mean age 59 (SD = 9.2), who were relatively novice Internet users.All intervention components were consistently implemented by staff, but participant website usage decreased over time. All conditions were significantly improved from baseline on behavioral, psychosocial, and some biological outcomes; and there were few differences between conditions. Results were robust across on-line coaches, patient characteristics, and participating clinics.The basic D-Net intervention was implemented well and improvements were observed across a variety of patients, interventionists, and clinics. There were, however, difficulties in maintaining usage over time and additions of tailored self-management and peer support components generally did not significantly improve results.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1977
The present study assessed a self-reward contracting procedure intended to facilitate the complet... more The present study assessed a self-reward contracting procedure intended to facilitate the completion of self-administered desensitization. Twenty-four self-referred snake phobics received either (a) self-administered desensitization, (b) self-administered desensitization with ...
After a decade of intense research on social support concepts, some investigators turned to the q... more After a decade of intense research on social support concepts, some investigators turned to the question of how social support might be manipulated in interventions that are designed to improve the human condition or prevent distress. The study by Heller, was an evaluation of just such an intervention that paired elderly women with telephone partners in an attempt to alleviate poor morale, loneliness, and depression. Despite numerous sensitivities to the substance of the intervention, the needs of elderly women, and the methodological rigor of evaluation, the intervention did not demonstrate effectiveness in boosting perceived support from friendships or improving participants' well-being.
... Manuel Barrera, Jr., and Russell E. Glasgow University of Oregon ... principles, it has also ... more ... Manuel Barrera, Jr., and Russell E. Glasgow University of Oregon ... principles, it has also consistently demonstrated its superiority over more tradi-tional lecture-discussion methods (Alba & Pennypacker, 1972; Born, Gledhill, & Davis, 1972; McMichael & Corey, 1969; Morris & ...
Although studies have found an association between adolescent problem behavior and deficits in pa... more Although studies have found an association between adolescent problem behavior and deficits in parental support and control, questions remain concerning the causal nature of these relations. Using longitudinal data, this study explored prospective reciprocal relations ...
ABSTRACT Interventions to promote wellness include those that are designed to boost competency an... more ABSTRACT Interventions to promote wellness include those that are designed to boost competency and positive mental health by mobilizing social support, enriching existing social ties, modifying social networks that are dysfunctional, and introducing new network members such as mentors or support group participants. The purpose of this chapter is to describe social support interventions that have attempted to alter wellness in children adolescents. A closely related purpose is to evaluate how well research has established that changing features of children's social networks and social support are effective in changing children's wellness. The authors also consider directions that future research might take to clarify theory and inform practice. How might wellness be changed and what is social support's role in this effort? E. L. Cowen (1994) proposed 5 major pathways to wellness: (1) forming wholesome early attachments, (2) acquiring age- and ability-appropriate competencies, (3) engineering settings that promote adaptive outcomes, (4) acquiring skills needed to cope effectively with life stressors, and (5) fostering empowerment. The authors discuss these pathways and describe the effectiveness of both mentoring and support group interventions. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)
The circumstances under which social support buffers the negative effects of stress have been a s... more The circumstances under which social support buffers the negative effects of stress have been a subject of much research. The hypothesis that social support is effective only when it matches the needs elicited by particular stressors was studied in a sample of divorcing mothers. Predictions were made regarding which types of support (Parenting, Emotional, and Tangible) would buffer the effects of Parenting, Social, and Tangible stress on depressive symptoms and on general psychological distress of divorcing mothers. Results did not support the specificity of social support buffering effects, though the stress and support scales often showed direct relationships to criterion measures. Implications were discussed for the assessment of support with multiple models, for future research designs, and for planning prevention programs to meet the needs of divorcing mothers.
Poverty is a community stressor that disproportionally affects ethnic minority families. One aspe... more Poverty is a community stressor that disproportionally affects ethnic minority families. One aspect of programmatic research on poverty focuses on the psychological sense of economic hardship. In a study of 319 African American, European American, and Mexican American urban families, parents completed objective measures of economic status and scales of perceived economic hardship that were adapted from previous research. Measurement models identified a coherent construct of psychological sense of economic hardship that was essentially equivalent for mothers and fathers, English- and Spanish-speaking Mexican Americans, and the 3 ethnic groups. In support of the validity of this construct, relations between objective indicators of economic status and perceived economic hardship showed equivalence across these same groups.
A number of reports indicate that Mexican-Americans have a lower prevalence of mental health serv... more A number of reports indicate that Mexican-Americans have a lower prevalence of mental health service usage than other ethnic groups. Although a number of factors have been proposed to account for their underutilization, none of the factors have been adequately supported by existing research. Variables associated with the responsiveness and quality of mental health services, particularly the availability of bilingual-bicultural staff, are advocated as the most relevant areas for future research.
Internet-based support groups are a rapidly growing segment of mutual aid programs for individual... more Internet-based support groups are a rapidly growing segment of mutual aid programs for individuals with chronic illnesses and other challenges. Previous studies have informed us about the content of online exchanges between support group members, but we know little about the ability of these interventions to change participants' perceptions of support. A randomized trial of 160 adult Type 2 diabetes patients provided novice Internet users with computers and Internet access to 1 of 4 conditions: (a) diabetes information only, (b) a personal self-management coach, (c) a social support intervention, or (d) a personal self-management coach and the support intervention. After 3 months, individuals in the 2 support conditions reported significant increases in support on a diabetes-specific support measure and a general support scale. Participants' age was significantly related to change in social support, but intervention effects were still significant after accounting for this re...
... On an outcome that is highly related to alcohol use, many studies show that family support is... more ... On an outcome that is highly related to alcohol use, many studies show that family support is related to adolescents' substance use (Barrera et al., 1993; Brook, Whiteman, Gordon, & Cohen, 1986; Chassin, Presson, Sher-man, Montello, & McGrew, 1986; DuBois et al., 1994 ...
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ABSTRACT Examined the cross-ethnic and cross-language equivalence of the Children's Copin... more ABSTRACT Examined the cross-ethnic and cross-language equivalence of the Children's Coping Strategies Checklist (T. S. Ayers, 1996) by assessing item, functional, and scalar equivalencies in a sample of 319 European American, African American, and Mexican American adolescents (aged 12-15 yrs) from low-income inner-city families. Depression, as measured by Children's Depression Inventory, was the criterion in the analyses of scalar equivalence. The results suggest considerable cross-ethnic and cross-language measurement equivalence of the Children's Coping Strategies Checklist. The findings also suggest some caution in using the Children's Depression Inventory in comparative studies of African American and Mexican American adolescents or in studies that treat these groups as homogeneous samples. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1977
... This article is not included in your organization's subscription. However, you may be ab... more ... This article is not included in your organization's subscription. However, you may be able to access this article under your organization's agreement with Elsevier. Gerald M. Rosen a , Russell E. Glasgow and Manuel Barrera. a Providence Family Medical Ctr, Seattle, WA. ...
American Journal of Community Psychology, Oct 1, 2002
on a diabetes-specific support measure and a general support scale. Participants' age was signifi... more on a diabetes-specific support measure and a general support scale. Participants' age was significantly related to change in social support, but intervention
A prerequisite to translating research findings into practice is information on consistency of im... more A prerequisite to translating research findings into practice is information on consistency of implementation, maintenance of results, and generalization of effects. This follow-up report is one of the few experimental studies to provide such information on Internet-based health education.We present follow-up data 10 months following randomization on the “Diabetes Network (D-Net)” Internet-based self-management project, a randomized trial evaluating the incremental effects of adding (1) tailored self-management training or (2) peer support components to a basic Internet-based, information-focused comparison intervention. Participants were 320 adult type 2 diabetes patients from participating primary care offices, mean age 59 (SD = 9.2), who were relatively novice Internet users.All intervention components were consistently implemented by staff, but participant website usage decreased over time. All conditions were significantly improved from baseline on behavioral, psychosocial, and some biological outcomes; and there were few differences between conditions. Results were robust across on-line coaches, patient characteristics, and participating clinics.The basic D-Net intervention was implemented well and improvements were observed across a variety of patients, interventionists, and clinics. There were, however, difficulties in maintaining usage over time and additions of tailored self-management and peer support components generally did not significantly improve results.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1977
The present study assessed a self-reward contracting procedure intended to facilitate the complet... more The present study assessed a self-reward contracting procedure intended to facilitate the completion of self-administered desensitization. Twenty-four self-referred snake phobics received either (a) self-administered desensitization, (b) self-administered desensitization with ...
After a decade of intense research on social support concepts, some investigators turned to the q... more After a decade of intense research on social support concepts, some investigators turned to the question of how social support might be manipulated in interventions that are designed to improve the human condition or prevent distress. The study by Heller, was an evaluation of just such an intervention that paired elderly women with telephone partners in an attempt to alleviate poor morale, loneliness, and depression. Despite numerous sensitivities to the substance of the intervention, the needs of elderly women, and the methodological rigor of evaluation, the intervention did not demonstrate effectiveness in boosting perceived support from friendships or improving participants' well-being.
... Manuel Barrera, Jr., and Russell E. Glasgow University of Oregon ... principles, it has also ... more ... Manuel Barrera, Jr., and Russell E. Glasgow University of Oregon ... principles, it has also consistently demonstrated its superiority over more tradi-tional lecture-discussion methods (Alba & Pennypacker, 1972; Born, Gledhill, & Davis, 1972; McMichael & Corey, 1969; Morris & ...
Although studies have found an association between adolescent problem behavior and deficits in pa... more Although studies have found an association between adolescent problem behavior and deficits in parental support and control, questions remain concerning the causal nature of these relations. Using longitudinal data, this study explored prospective reciprocal relations ...
ABSTRACT Interventions to promote wellness include those that are designed to boost competency an... more ABSTRACT Interventions to promote wellness include those that are designed to boost competency and positive mental health by mobilizing social support, enriching existing social ties, modifying social networks that are dysfunctional, and introducing new network members such as mentors or support group participants. The purpose of this chapter is to describe social support interventions that have attempted to alter wellness in children adolescents. A closely related purpose is to evaluate how well research has established that changing features of children's social networks and social support are effective in changing children's wellness. The authors also consider directions that future research might take to clarify theory and inform practice. How might wellness be changed and what is social support's role in this effort? E. L. Cowen (1994) proposed 5 major pathways to wellness: (1) forming wholesome early attachments, (2) acquiring age- and ability-appropriate competencies, (3) engineering settings that promote adaptive outcomes, (4) acquiring skills needed to cope effectively with life stressors, and (5) fostering empowerment. The authors discuss these pathways and describe the effectiveness of both mentoring and support group interventions. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)
The circumstances under which social support buffers the negative effects of stress have been a s... more The circumstances under which social support buffers the negative effects of stress have been a subject of much research. The hypothesis that social support is effective only when it matches the needs elicited by particular stressors was studied in a sample of divorcing mothers. Predictions were made regarding which types of support (Parenting, Emotional, and Tangible) would buffer the effects of Parenting, Social, and Tangible stress on depressive symptoms and on general psychological distress of divorcing mothers. Results did not support the specificity of social support buffering effects, though the stress and support scales often showed direct relationships to criterion measures. Implications were discussed for the assessment of support with multiple models, for future research designs, and for planning prevention programs to meet the needs of divorcing mothers.
Poverty is a community stressor that disproportionally affects ethnic minority families. One aspe... more Poverty is a community stressor that disproportionally affects ethnic minority families. One aspect of programmatic research on poverty focuses on the psychological sense of economic hardship. In a study of 319 African American, European American, and Mexican American urban families, parents completed objective measures of economic status and scales of perceived economic hardship that were adapted from previous research. Measurement models identified a coherent construct of psychological sense of economic hardship that was essentially equivalent for mothers and fathers, English- and Spanish-speaking Mexican Americans, and the 3 ethnic groups. In support of the validity of this construct, relations between objective indicators of economic status and perceived economic hardship showed equivalence across these same groups.
A number of reports indicate that Mexican-Americans have a lower prevalence of mental health serv... more A number of reports indicate that Mexican-Americans have a lower prevalence of mental health service usage than other ethnic groups. Although a number of factors have been proposed to account for their underutilization, none of the factors have been adequately supported by existing research. Variables associated with the responsiveness and quality of mental health services, particularly the availability of bilingual-bicultural staff, are advocated as the most relevant areas for future research.
Internet-based support groups are a rapidly growing segment of mutual aid programs for individual... more Internet-based support groups are a rapidly growing segment of mutual aid programs for individuals with chronic illnesses and other challenges. Previous studies have informed us about the content of online exchanges between support group members, but we know little about the ability of these interventions to change participants' perceptions of support. A randomized trial of 160 adult Type 2 diabetes patients provided novice Internet users with computers and Internet access to 1 of 4 conditions: (a) diabetes information only, (b) a personal self-management coach, (c) a social support intervention, or (d) a personal self-management coach and the support intervention. After 3 months, individuals in the 2 support conditions reported significant increases in support on a diabetes-specific support measure and a general support scale. Participants' age was significantly related to change in social support, but intervention effects were still significant after accounting for this re...
... On an outcome that is highly related to alcohol use, many studies show that family support is... more ... On an outcome that is highly related to alcohol use, many studies show that family support is related to adolescents' substance use (Barrera et al., 1993; Brook, Whiteman, Gordon, & Cohen, 1986; Chassin, Presson, Sher-man, Montello, & McGrew, 1986; DuBois et al., 1994 ...
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