Zachary G Baker
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 639905 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Zachary G Baker |
| NOMBRES | Zachary G |
| APELLIDO | Baker |
| FIRMA | BAKER Z G |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Houston |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5345-7643 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 15 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 15 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2016 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Item Response Theory to Evaluate Prolonged Grief Disorder in the DSM-5-TR Among Young Adults
Prolonged grief disorder (PGD) has been included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR). However, the factor structure of PGD has been contested and few studies have tested competing models or assessed the item-level fit of PGD symptoms included in the DSM-5-TR using Item Response Theory (IRT). Therefore, this study addressed these gaps using IRT. The results indicated that a modified t…
Perceived technology usefulness for caregiving among unpaid caregivers
Background Technological advancements have the potential to improve caregiving quality and alleviate caregiver burden by providing tools for real-time communication, monitoring, and care coordination. To assist with technology adoption among the 53 million unpaid caregivers nationwide, efforts are needed to better understand caregivers’ perceptions about the usefulness of certain technologies for caregiving. Methods Data were analyzed from a nati…
Adaptive Grief in Bereaved Dementia Caregivers
Bereaved dementia caregivers face unique challenges in navigating grief, yet research on dementia-specific adaptive grieving remains limited. Expanding on a prior scoping review, this concept analysis clarifies the theoretical construct of adaptive grief among bereaved dementia caregivers using Rodgers' evolutionary approach, which views concepts as dynamic and evolving. A review of 11 data sources (2013-2024) across nursing, sociology, medicine,…
Mapping the Trajectories of Social Relations for White, Black, and Hispanic/Latino Individuals Approaching Death With Dementia
Objectives Larger social networks are associated with a lower risk of dementia, but little is known about how social networks shift as someone with dementia approaches death. We investigate these shifts while giving special attention to race and ethnicity, which are related to different dementia patterns, social network sizes, and social network makeup. Methods This study included 2,301 deceased people with dementia from the Health and Retirement…
Measuring Consumer-Reported Quality of Life Among Recipients of Publicly Funded Home- and Community-Based Services
ObjectivesDespite an increased policy focused on home- and community-based services (HCBS), little is known about their quality of life (QoL)-a key measure of person-centered care. This paper addresses this gap by measuring consumers' self-reported QoL and identifying factors associated with disparities in QoL.MethodsWe analyzed the 2015-2016 National Core Indicators-Aging and Disability survey for 3426 respondents in Minnesota, using factor anal…
A Qualitative Analysis of Mechanisms of Benefit in the Residential Care Transition Module
This study sought to determine the perceived benefits of the Residential Care Transition Module (RCTM), a novel multi-component, psychoeducational/psychosocial, telehealth intervention for caregivers of cognitively impaired relatives living in residential long-term care (RLTC). Few support programs exist for these caregivers. Determining the intervention's mechanisms of benefit will provide actionable clinical and research information regarding w…
Racial Differences in Nursing Home Quality of Life Among Residents Living With Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
ObjectivesAmong nursing home (NH) residents with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and AD-related dementias (AD/ADRD), racial/ethnic disparities in quality of care exist. However, little is known about quality of life (QoL). This study examines racial/ethnic differences in self-reported QoL among NH residents with AD/ADRD. Methods: Validated, in-person QoL surveys from 12,562 long-stay NH residents with AD/ADRD in Minnesota (2012-2015) were linked to Mini…
Machine learning uncovers the most robust self-report predictors of relationship quality across 43 longitudinal couples studies
Significance What predicts how happy people are with their romantic relationships? Relationship science—an interdisciplinary field spanning psychology, sociology, economics, family studies, and communication—has identified hundreds of variables that purportedly shape romantic relationship quality. The current project used machine learning to directly quantify and compare the predictive power of many such variables among 11,196 romantic couples. P…
Reflections on a registered report replicating a body of dyadic cross‐sectional research
This article reflects on a new kind of registered report (RR) that replicated the work of an early career researcher. The research items targeted in this RR were peer‐reviewed, cross‐sectional, dyadic studies to which the first author of this RR had contributed. The findings being replicated are not noteworthy for their prestige or representativeness of the wider field. Instead, this method of replication may have several benefits and less desira…
Let it go
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the present research is to better understand how relationship autonomy-having more self-determined reasons for being committed to a relationship-contributes to pro-relationship responses to transgressions in romantic relationships (e.g., forgiveness and accommodation). METHOD: Study 1 employed a cross-sectional design (N = 350) and Study 2 used a weekly diary (N = 121) to test associations between relationship autonomy a…
Prevent the blue, be true to you
This study investigated authenticity as a moderator of the association between loneliness and depressive symptoms, anxiety, physical symptoms, and alcohol-related problems. It was expected that loneliness and health outcomes would be negatively related and that relationship would be weaker among those higher in authenticity. Significant interactions emerged between authenticity and loneliness for each outcome such that authenticity mitigated the …
An Actor–Partner Interdependence Model of Attachment and Need Fulfillment in Romantic Dyads
The present research tested the unique associations between attachment and basic psychological need fulfillment in relationships. Past research shows that anxious and avoidant attachment are associated with distinct patterns of relationship behaviors, wherein anxious attachment is related to excessive attention to the relationship and avoidant attachment is related to detachment from the relationship. Specifically, we explored the role of romanti…
Fear of missing out
Concerns have been raised regarding the extensive use of social media sites by young adults and adolescents and the effects this use may have on their mental health and general functioning. However, definitions of health are expansive and diverse. In the present article we assess 3 broad areas of me
Techniques of the Global
Techniques of the Global: Race, Territory, and the Coloniality of Reason Zachary Baker To understand the relation of the birth of the colonial/modern gender system to the birth of global colonial capitalism—with the centrality of the coloniality of power to that system of global power—is to understand our present organization of life anew. (Lugones 2007:187) The interrogation of our academic orientations within the life-worlds we construct and in…
An Investigation of the Rusbult Investment Model of Commitment in Relationships with Pets
The present research examines relationships between people and their pets through the lens of the Rusbult Investment Model. The Rusbult Investment Model identifies important antecedents to commitment in a relationship: satisfaction with the relationship, quality of alternatives to the relationship, and investments in the relationship. In turn, commitment predicts enactment of behaviors that involve forgoing one’s own needs to benefit one’s relati…
Prevent the blue, be true to you
This study investigated authenticity as a moderator of the association between loneliness and depressive symptoms, anxiety, physical symptoms, and alcohol-related problems. It was expected that loneliness and health outcomes would be negatively related and that relationship would be weaker among those higher in authenticity. Significant interactions emerged between authenticity and loneliness for each outcome such that authenticity mitigated the …
An Investigation of the Rusbult Investment Model of Commitment in Relationships with Pets
The present research examines relationships between people and their pets through the lens of the Rusbult Investment Model. The Rusbult Investment Model identifies important antecedents to commitment in a relationship: satisfaction with the relationship, quality of alternatives to the relationship, and investments in the relationship. In turn, commitment predicts enactment of behaviors that involve forgoing one’s own needs to benefit one’s relati…
An Actor–Partner Interdependence Model of Attachment and Need Fulfillment in Romantic Dyads
The present research tested the unique associations between attachment and basic psychological need fulfillment in relationships. Past research shows that anxious and avoidant attachment are associated with distinct patterns of relationship behaviors, wherein anxious attachment is related to excessive attention to the relationship and avoidant attachment is related to detachment from the relationship. Specifically, we explored the role of romanti…
Fear of missing out
Concerns have been raised regarding the extensive use of social media sites by young adults and adolescents and the effects this use may have on their mental health and general functioning. However, definitions of health are expansive and diverse. In the present article we assess 3 broad areas of me
Techniques of the Global
Techniques of the Global: Race, Territory, and the Coloniality of Reason Zachary Baker To understand the relation of the birth of the colonial/modern gender system to the birth of global colonial capitalism—with the centrality of the coloniality of power to that system of global power—is to understand our present organization of life anew. (Lugones 2007:187) The interrogation of our academic orientations within the life-worlds we construct and in…
An Investigation of the Rusbult Investment Model of Commitment in Relationships with Pets
The present research examines relationships between people and their pets through the lens of the Rusbult Investment Model. The Rusbult Investment Model identifies important antecedents to commitment in a relationship: satisfaction with the relationship, quality of alternatives to the relationship, and investments in the relationship. In turn, commitment predicts enactment of behaviors that involve forgoing one’s own needs to benefit one’s relati…
Prevent the blue, be true to you
This study investigated authenticity as a moderator of the association between loneliness and depressive symptoms, anxiety, physical symptoms, and alcohol-related problems. It was expected that loneliness and health outcomes would be negatively related and that relationship would be weaker among those higher in authenticity. Significant interactions emerged between authenticity and loneliness for each outcome such that authenticity mitigated the …
Let it go
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the present research is to better understand how relationship autonomy-having more self-determined reasons for being committed to a relationship-contributes to pro-relationship responses to transgressions in romantic relationships (e.g., forgiveness and accommodation). METHOD: Study 1 employed a cross-sectional design (N = 350) and Study 2 used a weekly diary (N = 121) to test associations between relationship autonomy a…
Machine learning uncovers the most robust self-report predictors of relationship quality across 43 longitudinal couples studies
Significance What predicts how happy people are with their romantic relationships? Relationship science—an interdisciplinary field spanning psychology, sociology, economics, family studies, and communication—has identified hundreds of variables that purportedly shape romantic relationship quality. The current project used machine learning to directly quantify and compare the predictive power of many such variables among 11,196 romantic couples. P…
Reflections on a registered report replicating a body of dyadic cross‐sectional research
This article reflects on a new kind of registered report (RR) that replicated the work of an early career researcher. The research items targeted in this RR were peer‐reviewed, cross‐sectional, dyadic studies to which the first author of this RR had contributed. The findings being replicated are not noteworthy for their prestige or representativeness of the wider field. Instead, this method of replication may have several benefits and less desira…
A Qualitative Analysis of Mechanisms of Benefit in the Residential Care Transition Module
This study sought to determine the perceived benefits of the Residential Care Transition Module (RCTM), a novel multi-component, psychoeducational/psychosocial, telehealth intervention for caregivers of cognitively impaired relatives living in residential long-term care (RLTC). Few support programs exist for these caregivers. Determining the intervention's mechanisms of benefit will provide actionable clinical and research information regarding w…
Racial Differences in Nursing Home Quality of Life Among Residents Living With Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
ObjectivesAmong nursing home (NH) residents with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and AD-related dementias (AD/ADRD), racial/ethnic disparities in quality of care exist. However, little is known about quality of life (QoL). This study examines racial/ethnic differences in self-reported QoL among NH residents with AD/ADRD. Methods: Validated, in-person QoL surveys from 12,562 long-stay NH residents with AD/ADRD in Minnesota (2012-2015) were linked to Mini…
Measuring Consumer-Reported Quality of Life Among Recipients of Publicly Funded Home- and Community-Based Services
ObjectivesDespite an increased policy focused on home- and community-based services (HCBS), little is known about their quality of life (QoL)-a key measure of person-centered care. This paper addresses this gap by measuring consumers' self-reported QoL and identifying factors associated with disparities in QoL.MethodsWe analyzed the 2015-2016 National Core Indicators-Aging and Disability survey for 3426 respondents in Minnesota, using factor anal…
Perceived technology usefulness for caregiving among unpaid caregivers
Background Technological advancements have the potential to improve caregiving quality and alleviate caregiver burden by providing tools for real-time communication, monitoring, and care coordination. To assist with technology adoption among the 53 million unpaid caregivers nationwide, efforts are needed to better understand caregivers’ perceptions about the usefulness of certain technologies for caregiving. Methods Data were analyzed from a nati…
Adaptive Grief in Bereaved Dementia Caregivers
Bereaved dementia caregivers face unique challenges in navigating grief, yet research on dementia-specific adaptive grieving remains limited. Expanding on a prior scoping review, this concept analysis clarifies the theoretical construct of adaptive grief among bereaved dementia caregivers using Rodgers' evolutionary approach, which views concepts as dynamic and evolving. A review of 11 data sources (2013-2024) across nursing, sociology, medicine,…
Mapping the Trajectories of Social Relations for White, Black, and Hispanic/Latino Individuals Approaching Death With Dementia
Objectives Larger social networks are associated with a lower risk of dementia, but little is known about how social networks shift as someone with dementia approaches death. We investigate these shifts while giving special attention to race and ethnicity, which are related to different dementia patterns, social network sizes, and social network makeup. Methods This study included 2,301 deceased people with dementia from the Health and Retirement…
Item Response Theory to Evaluate Prolonged Grief Disorder in the DSM-5-TR Among Young Adults
Prolonged grief disorder (PGD) has been included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR). However, the factor structure of PGD has been contested and few studies have tested competing models or assessed the item-level fit of PGD symptoms included in the DSM-5-TR using Item Response Theory (IRT). Therefore, this study addressed these gaps using IRT. The results indicated that a modified t…
Psychology (12 obras) · Medicine (7 obras) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (5 obras) · Gerontology (5 obras) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (4 obras) · Dementia (4 obras) · Nursing (4 obras) · Psychiatry (4 obras) · Psychotherapist (4 obras) · Computer Science (3 obras)