Virgil L Gregory
Biographic Data
| ID | 4367256 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Virgil L Gregory |
| GIVEN NAMES | Virgil L |
| FAMILY NAME | Gregory |
| SIGNATURE | GREGORY V L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indiana University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7991-802X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Exploring the Lived Experience of Black Americans and Substance Use Treatment
Despite decades of research on substance use, the unique experiences of Black Americans remain underexamined and often fragmented across subgroups and substance types. Existing studies have shed light on how racism shapes substance use patterns within certain populations, yet they leave critical gaps in understanding the broader landscape of risk, resilience, and treatment among Black communities. The purpose of this study was to fill that gap by…
Black Men, Structural Racism, Cultural Barriers
There is a lack of empirical research that test theories regarding Black male mental health treatment disparities. The present study evaluates a theory that explains Black men’s beliefs, perceptions of specific structural racism, and cultural barriers to mental health (CBMH) treatment. Structural equation modeling ( N = 240) was used to estimate and compare primary and competing structural models. Maximum likelihood estimation with Satorra-Bentle…
Cultural Trauma Scale
The CuTS represents psychometric advancement in the measurement of Black male social justice and healing from cultural trauma. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)
The racial pandemic experienced by Black American men
Issues of systemic racism, mass incarceration, and cultural trauma (CT) are linked to emotional sequelae sufficient for treatment. However, attempts to explain the psychosocial reactions of Black American (BA) men to racial injustice and treat CT must be considered in the context of the current and past structural environments in which they live. The purpose of the present study was to obtain in-depth, thick description of two related factors: BA…
Gregory Research Beliefs Scale
In the United States (US) there is an increasing numbers of social work students and social work practitioners represent the majority of mental health professionals. Consequently the role of evidence-based social work practice (EBSWP) in education becomes more important. Past research supported the psychometric properties of the Research Beliefs Scale (GRBS) with social work students. The purposes of the present study are two-fold. The first purp…
O-Know Opioid Knowledge Test
Given the various sources and consequences of opioid use disorder (OUD) stigma, the mechanisms by which stigma occurs becomes more important. Educational deficits regarding OUD as a disease and treatment influence OUD stigma. The purpose of the study was to develop, pilot test and psychometrically evaluate the Opioid-Knowledge (O-Know) test in a community setting. A social media strategy was used to recruit 294 participants, in 2019, from a midwe…
Synchronous Online Cognitive-Behavioral Group Intervention
Far less prevalent in intervention research for justice involved or other mandated clients is the advent of synchronous online cognitive-behavioral group intervention (SOC-BGI). Purpose: The purpose of the study was to provide an effectiveness-oriented evaluation regarding the feasibility of SOC-BGI facilitated by licensed clinical social workers. Method: The study used a pre-experimental design ( N = 41) with four observations including a 12-mon…
Addressing Anti-Black Racism
Anti-Black Racism (A-BR) has led to recent and highly publicized killings of African Americans (AA). Still absent from the professional and scientific social work (SWK) literature are multilevel descriptions of recommendations for advancing AA racial justice (AARJ). First, the manuscript provides a brief summary of historical forms of American structural, interpersonal, and intrapersonal racism. A cost-benefit analysis was conducted to aid social…
Online psychoeducation with parent management training
Psychoeducation is an empirically based intervention that is increasingly delivered online to individuals and groups. Low participation has been a problem for online designs that include peer support. New technology designs have been called for, and in response, we developed a model that synchronized the delivery of individual and group‐based psychoeducational activities for parent management training. We used a problem‐based learning strategy de…
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Anxious Symptoms in Persons of African Descent
Despite the social origin or race, there are a number of historical and experiential differences between persons of African descent and members of other cultures which could potentially moderate outcomes in psychotherapeutic research. The goal of the meta-analysis was to determine the effect of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) used to treat anxiety in persons of African descent. A systematic review was conducted. A standardized mean difference …
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depressive Symptoms in Persons of African Descent
ABSTACTCognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is a well-researched psychotherapeutic intervention shown to be effective in treating depression. Currently there is no synthesized quantitative research pertaining to the overall effect of CBT in reducing depression symptoms in adult persons of African descent. The present study evaluates the magnitude of effect of CBT in persons of African descent with depressive symptoms. A random effects model meta-an…
Missing Data
Missing data (item nonresponse) is prevalent in survey research and likely regardless of the researcher's efforts. Problems associated with missing data include but are not limited to low statistical power, biased results, and limited external validity. The present study compared online (n = 125) and classroom (n = 74) data collection methods to determine the extent of missing data between the two cohorts. The total sample consisted of 199 master…
Gregory Research Beliefs Scale
This study examined the psychometric properties of the Gregory Research Beliefs Scale (GRBS), a newly developed instrument designed to measure research beliefs among social work practitioners. A sample of 317 social workers completed an online survey that included the GRBS and other measures of research utilization, attitudes toward research, and evidence-based practice behaviors. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses supported a unidimens…
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depression in Bipolar Disorder
Gregory Research Beliefs Scale
Objective: This study evaluates the factor structure and internal consistency of the Gregory Research Beliefs Scale (GRBS). Method: Data were collected from subject matter experts, a pilot study, an online sample, and a classroom sample. Psychometric analyses were conducted after combining the online and classroom samples. Results: An a priori four-factor model was not supported via confirmatory factor analysis. Principal component analyses were …
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Bipolar Disorder
The purposes of this review article are to orient clinical social workers to cognitive-behavioral theory, intervention, and research on bipolar disorder (BD); identify pros and cons of applying cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to social work clients with BD; and identify specific implications for clinical social work practice. Of the 545 articles that were obtained via the systematic review, 18 studies were identified as being potentially eligi…
A Critical Review of Theory in Social Work Journals
The purpose of this paper is multifold.Key aspects discussed include exploring the extent of theory discussion and progression in social work journals for the year 2004; discussing the necessity of theory in social work research and practice; reviewing previous research literature regarding evaluation of theory discussion and progression; proposing criteria for defining theory in social work journals; and presenting findings from the current stud…
Addressing Anti-Black Racism
Anti-Black Racism (A-BR) has led to recent and highly publicized killings of African Americans (AA). Still absent from the professional and scientific social work (SWK) literature are multilevel descriptions of recommendations for advancing AA racial justice (AARJ). First, the manuscript provides a brief summary of historical forms of American structural, interpersonal, and intrapersonal racism. A cost-benefit analysis was conducted to aid social…
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depressive Symptoms in Persons of African Descent
ABSTACTCognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is a well-researched psychotherapeutic intervention shown to be effective in treating depression. Currently there is no synthesized quantitative research pertaining to the overall effect of CBT in reducing depression symptoms in adult persons of African descent. The present study evaluates the magnitude of effect of CBT in persons of African descent with depressive symptoms. A random effects model meta-an…
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Anxious Symptoms in Persons of African Descent
Despite the social origin or race, there are a number of historical and experiential differences between persons of African descent and members of other cultures which could potentially moderate outcomes in psychotherapeutic research. The goal of the meta-analysis was to determine the effect of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) used to treat anxiety in persons of African descent. A systematic review was conducted. A standardized mean difference …
Gregory Research Beliefs Scale
Objective: This study evaluates the factor structure and internal consistency of the Gregory Research Beliefs Scale (GRBS). Method: Data were collected from subject matter experts, a pilot study, an online sample, and a classroom sample. Psychometric analyses were conducted after combining the online and classroom samples. Results: An a priori four-factor model was not supported via confirmatory factor analysis. Principal component analyses were …
A Critical Review of Theory in Social Work Journals
The purpose of this paper is multifold.Key aspects discussed include exploring the extent of theory discussion and progression in social work journals for the year 2004; discussing the necessity of theory in social work research and practice; reviewing previous research literature regarding evaluation of theory discussion and progression; proposing criteria for defining theory in social work journals; and presenting findings from the current stud…
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depression in Bipolar Disorder
Gregory Research Beliefs Scale
Objective: This study evaluates the factor structure and internal consistency of the Gregory Research Beliefs Scale (GRBS). Method: Data were collected from subject matter experts, a pilot study, an online sample, and a classroom sample. Psychometric analyses were conducted after combining the online and classroom samples. Results: An a priori four-factor model was not supported via confirmatory factor analysis. Principal component analyses were …
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Bipolar Disorder
The purposes of this review article are to orient clinical social workers to cognitive-behavioral theory, intervention, and research on bipolar disorder (BD); identify pros and cons of applying cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to social work clients with BD; and identify specific implications for clinical social work practice. Of the 545 articles that were obtained via the systematic review, 18 studies were identified as being potentially eligi…
Missing Data
Missing data (item nonresponse) is prevalent in survey research and likely regardless of the researcher's efforts. Problems associated with missing data include but are not limited to low statistical power, biased results, and limited external validity. The present study compared online (n = 125) and classroom (n = 74) data collection methods to determine the extent of missing data between the two cohorts. The total sample consisted of 199 master…
Gregory Research Beliefs Scale
This study examined the psychometric properties of the Gregory Research Beliefs Scale (GRBS), a newly developed instrument designed to measure research beliefs among social work practitioners. A sample of 317 social workers completed an online survey that included the GRBS and other measures of research utilization, attitudes toward research, and evidence-based practice behaviors. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses supported a unidimens…
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depressive Symptoms in Persons of African Descent
ABSTACTCognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is a well-researched psychotherapeutic intervention shown to be effective in treating depression. Currently there is no synthesized quantitative research pertaining to the overall effect of CBT in reducing depression symptoms in adult persons of African descent. The present study evaluates the magnitude of effect of CBT in persons of African descent with depressive symptoms. A random effects model meta-an…
Online psychoeducation with parent management training
Psychoeducation is an empirically based intervention that is increasingly delivered online to individuals and groups. Low participation has been a problem for online designs that include peer support. New technology designs have been called for, and in response, we developed a model that synchronized the delivery of individual and group‐based psychoeducational activities for parent management training. We used a problem‐based learning strategy de…
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Anxious Symptoms in Persons of African Descent
Despite the social origin or race, there are a number of historical and experiential differences between persons of African descent and members of other cultures which could potentially moderate outcomes in psychotherapeutic research. The goal of the meta-analysis was to determine the effect of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) used to treat anxiety in persons of African descent. A systematic review was conducted. A standardized mean difference …
Addressing Anti-Black Racism
Anti-Black Racism (A-BR) has led to recent and highly publicized killings of African Americans (AA). Still absent from the professional and scientific social work (SWK) literature are multilevel descriptions of recommendations for advancing AA racial justice (AARJ). First, the manuscript provides a brief summary of historical forms of American structural, interpersonal, and intrapersonal racism. A cost-benefit analysis was conducted to aid social…
Gregory Research Beliefs Scale
In the United States (US) there is an increasing numbers of social work students and social work practitioners represent the majority of mental health professionals. Consequently the role of evidence-based social work practice (EBSWP) in education becomes more important. Past research supported the psychometric properties of the Research Beliefs Scale (GRBS) with social work students. The purposes of the present study are two-fold. The first purp…
O-Know Opioid Knowledge Test
Given the various sources and consequences of opioid use disorder (OUD) stigma, the mechanisms by which stigma occurs becomes more important. Educational deficits regarding OUD as a disease and treatment influence OUD stigma. The purpose of the study was to develop, pilot test and psychometrically evaluate the Opioid-Knowledge (O-Know) test in a community setting. A social media strategy was used to recruit 294 participants, in 2019, from a midwe…
Synchronous Online Cognitive-Behavioral Group Intervention
Far less prevalent in intervention research for justice involved or other mandated clients is the advent of synchronous online cognitive-behavioral group intervention (SOC-BGI). Purpose: The purpose of the study was to provide an effectiveness-oriented evaluation regarding the feasibility of SOC-BGI facilitated by licensed clinical social workers. Method: The study used a pre-experimental design ( N = 41) with four observations including a 12-mon…
Cultural Trauma Scale
The CuTS represents psychometric advancement in the measurement of Black male social justice and healing from cultural trauma. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)
The racial pandemic experienced by Black American men
Issues of systemic racism, mass incarceration, and cultural trauma (CT) are linked to emotional sequelae sufficient for treatment. However, attempts to explain the psychosocial reactions of Black American (BA) men to racial injustice and treat CT must be considered in the context of the current and past structural environments in which they live. The purpose of the present study was to obtain in-depth, thick description of two related factors: BA…
Black Men, Structural Racism, Cultural Barriers
There is a lack of empirical research that test theories regarding Black male mental health treatment disparities. The present study evaluates a theory that explains Black men’s beliefs, perceptions of specific structural racism, and cultural barriers to mental health (CBMH) treatment. Structural equation modeling ( N = 240) was used to estimate and compare primary and competing structural models. Maximum likelihood estimation with Satorra-Bentle…
Exploring the Lived Experience of Black Americans and Substance Use Treatment
Despite decades of research on substance use, the unique experiences of Black Americans remain underexamined and often fragmented across subgroups and substance types. Existing studies have shed light on how racism shapes substance use patterns within certain populations, yet they leave critical gaps in understanding the broader landscape of risk, resilience, and treatment among Black communities. The purpose of this study was to fill that gap by…
Psychology (14 works) · Clinical Psychology (9 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Social Work (5 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (5 works) · Cognition (4 works)