Levent Dumenci
Biographic Data
| ID | 118477 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Levent Dumenci |
| GIVEN NAMES | Levent |
| FAMILY NAME | Dumenci |
| SIGNATURE | DUMENCI L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Temple University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0702-9511 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 21 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Validation and Psychometric Properties of the Tobacco Urge Management Scale (Tums)
The TUMS is a reliable, valid measure of smoking urge management behaviors. The measure can support theory-driven research on smoking-specific coping mechanisms, inform clinical practice by identifying coping strategies that might be under-utilized in treatment-seeking smokers, and function as a measure of treatment adherence in cessation trials that target urge management behaviors
Adversity and child body mass index in Fragile Families over 15 years
Findings highlight the differential influence of past adversity type and timing on child BMI. Interpersonal and community adversity were associated with decreased BMIz, and economic adversity with increased BMIz. Differences in directionality of associations suggest research should capture multiple dimensions of adversity in early childhood and possible positive and negative trends in effects on child weight as children grow from early to mid-chi…
The Intersection of Neighborhood Environment and Adverse Childhood Experiences
This study evaluated methods for creating a neighborhood adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) index, a composite measure that captures the association between neighborhood environment characteristics (e.g., crime, healthcare access) and individual-level ACEs exposure, for a particular population. A neighborhood ACEs index can help understand and address neighborhood-level influences on health among individuals affected by ACEs. Methods entailed c…
A latent class analysis of cognitive decline in US adults, BRFSS 2015-2020
This study determined three latent subgroups indicating severity of SCD and identified socio-demographic predictors. Using a single categorical indicator of SCD severity instead of six separate items improves the versatility of population-level surveillance
The impact of change in neighborhood poverty on BMI trajectory of 37,544 New York City youth
Youth who moved to higher poverty neighborhoods experienced less favorable BMI z-score trajectories for obesity risk, though effects were small and most consistent for females and younger youth. Additional research is needed to illuminate neighborhood poverty's impact on obesity, in order to inform policy, intervention, clinical, and research efforts to reduce obesity and improve child well-being
Economic hardship and child intake of foods high in saturated fats and added sugars
Objective: Economic hardship (EH) may link to poorer child diet, however whether this association is due to resource limitations or effects on family functioning is unknown. This study examines whether parenting stress mediates the association between EH and child consumption of foods high in saturated fats and added sugars (SFAS). Design: Data were collected from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing study. EH was assessed using eight items c…
Psychometric properties and correlates of a brief scale measuring the psychological construct mattering to others in a sample of women recovering from breast cancer
Depression and Frailty in Late Life
Results indicate that the correlation of frailty and depression in late life is substantial. The association between the two constructs cannot be fully explained by symptom overlap, suggesting that psychological vulnerability may be an important component of frailty
On the Validity of the Shortened Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (Realm) Scale as a Measure of Health Literacy
Originally developed to measure the literacy level of patients, the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM) scale is one of the most widely used instruments to measure the construct of health literacy. This article critically examines the validity of the REALM as a measure of health literacy. Logical analysis of content coverage led to the conclusion that scores on the REALM should not be used to make inferences about a person's leve…
Nonconvergence/Improper Solution Problems With the Correlated-Trait Correlated-Method Parameterization of a Multitrait–Multimethod Matrix
Estimation problems associated with the correlated-trait correlated-method (CTCM) parameterization of a multitrait–multimethod (MTMM) matrix are widely documented: the model often fails to converge; even when convergence is achieved, one or more of the parameter estimates are outside the admissible parameter space. In this study, the authors explore the potential contributions of two factors to the occurrence of nonconvergence and inadmissible so…
Relations Between Parent Psychopathology, Family Functioning, and Adolescent Problems In Substance-Abusing Families
Behavioral and Emotional Problems Reported by Parents of Children Ages 6 to 16 in 31 Societies
This study compared parents' ratings of behavioral and emotional problems on the Child Behavior Checklist (Achenbach, 1991;Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001) for general population samples of children ages 6 to 16 from 31 societies ( N = 55,508). Effect sizes for society ranged from .03 to .14. Effect sizes for gender were ≤ .01, with girls generally scoring higher on Internalizing problems and boys generally scoring higher on Externalizing problems. Ef…
Assessment of Adult Psychopathology
Assessment of adult psychopathology relies heavily on self-reports. To determine how well self-reports agree with reports by "informants" who know the person being assessed, the authors examined 51,000 articles published over 10 years in 52 peer-reviewed journals for correlations between self-reports and "informants" reports. Qualifying correlations were found in 108 (0.2%) of the articles. When self-reports and informant reports were obtained wi…
DSM-Oriented and Empirically Based Approaches to Constructing Scales From the Same Item Pools
Separately for ages 11/2 to 5 and 6 to 18, used items for rating behavioral and emotional problems to construct (a). "top-down" DSM-oriented scales from experts' ratings of the items' consistency with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed. [DSM-IV], American Psychiatric Association, 1994) categories, and (b). "bottom-up" empirically based syndromes from factor analyses of parent, caregiver, teacher, and self ratings (N = 1…
Cluster Analysis as a Method of Recovering Types of Intraindividual Growth Trajectories
There has been increased interest in and application of cluster analysis in longitudinal applications to identify distinctive developmental patterns of intraindividual change. This article used Monte Carlo experiments to evaluate the adequacy of cluster analysis to recover group membership based on simulated latent growth curve (LGC) models. The simulated LGC models were manipulated by varying growth parameters (e.g., elevation, dispersion, and s…
The Interplay between Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Marital Distress in the Prediction of Adolescent Adjustment
We examine the nature and directionality of paths among maternal depressive symptoms, marital distress, and adolescent depressive and externalizing symptoms in 506 adolescent-mother dyads. Structural equation models, used with data from three measurements, were conducted to examine the specificity of marital distress and maternal depressive symptoms as potential mediators of one another in the prediction of adolescent adjustment. Findings from st…
An Investigation of Maternal and Adolescent Depressed Mood Using a Latent Trait-State Model
A latent trait-state model was used with data from 4 waves of measurement to investigate several aspects of maternal and adolescent depressed mood with a sample of 536 mothers and their adolescent offspring. The LTS model provides a novel method of decomposing repeated measures data into components representing both stable and fluctuating features of attributes, in this application of depressed mood for mothers and their adolescent offspring. The…
Parental and Occupational Stress as Predictors of Depressive Symptoms among Dual-Income Couples
Michael Windle, Levent Dumenci, Parental and Occupational Stress as Predictors of Depressive Symptoms among Dual-Income Couples: A Multilevel Modeling Approach, Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 59, No. 3 (Aug., 1997), pp. 625-634
Factorial Validity of Scores on the Structure of Temperament Questionnaire
This study investigated the construct validity of scores on the Structure of Temperament Questionnaire (STQ), which was designed to measure eight dimensions of human temperament. The 105 STQ items were factor analyzed. Guided by previous research, both three-factor and nine-factor solutions were compared to the theoretical structure of the instrument. Neither the orthogonal nor the oblique solution revealed the eight first-order temperament facto…
A Latent Trait-State Model of Adolescent Depression Using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale
This study utilized the latent trait-state model for estimating stable and changing components of depressive symptomology in adolescents. The factorial structure of the CES-D was assessed separately for males and females at four measurement occasions, at six-month intervals. The variance decomposition of general trait, state, specific trait, and random error parameters for the CES-D scores was estimated simultaneously and tested statistically. Pa…
The Relation between the Structure of Temperament Questionnaire and Other Personality Domains
The relation between temperament and five dimensions of personality was investigated. Correlations between the Structure of Temperament Questionnaire (STQ) and the NEO-Personality Inventory (NEO-PI) indicated that only two emotionality scales of the STQ were highly correlated with the six facets of the Extroversion scale of the NEO-PI. By means of a two-factor solution of STQ items, a new instrument was constructed. When correlated with the NEO-P…
Parental and Occupational Stress as Predictors of Depressive Symptoms among Dual-Income Couples
Michael Windle, Levent Dumenci, Parental and Occupational Stress as Predictors of Depressive Symptoms among Dual-Income Couples: A Multilevel Modeling Approach, Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 59, No. 3 (Aug., 1997), pp. 625-634
The Interplay between Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Marital Distress in the Prediction of Adolescent Adjustment
We examine the nature and directionality of paths among maternal depressive symptoms, marital distress, and adolescent depressive and externalizing symptoms in 506 adolescent-mother dyads. Structural equation models, used with data from three measurements, were conducted to examine the specificity of marital distress and maternal depressive symptoms as potential mediators of one another in the prediction of adolescent adjustment. Findings from st…
Depression and Frailty in Late Life
Results indicate that the correlation of frailty and depression in late life is substantial. The association between the two constructs cannot be fully explained by symptom overlap, suggesting that psychological vulnerability may be an important component of frailty
An Investigation of Maternal and Adolescent Depressed Mood Using a Latent Trait-State Model
A latent trait-state model was used with data from 4 waves of measurement to investigate several aspects of maternal and adolescent depressed mood with a sample of 536 mothers and their adolescent offspring. The LTS model provides a novel method of decomposing repeated measures data into components representing both stable and fluctuating features of attributes, in this application of depressed mood for mothers and their adolescent offspring. The…
On the Validity of the Shortened Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (Realm) Scale as a Measure of Health Literacy
Originally developed to measure the literacy level of patients, the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM) scale is one of the most widely used instruments to measure the construct of health literacy. This article critically examines the validity of the REALM as a measure of health literacy. Logical analysis of content coverage led to the conclusion that scores on the REALM should not be used to make inferences about a person's leve…
The Relation between the Structure of Temperament Questionnaire and Other Personality Domains
The relation between temperament and five dimensions of personality was investigated. Correlations between the Structure of Temperament Questionnaire (STQ) and the NEO-Personality Inventory (NEO-PI) indicated that only two emotionality scales of the STQ were highly correlated with the six facets of the Extroversion scale of the NEO-PI. By means of a two-factor solution of STQ items, a new instrument was constructed. When correlated with the NEO-P…
Factorial Validity of Scores on the Structure of Temperament Questionnaire
This study investigated the construct validity of scores on the Structure of Temperament Questionnaire (STQ), which was designed to measure eight dimensions of human temperament. The 105 STQ items were factor analyzed. Guided by previous research, both three-factor and nine-factor solutions were compared to the theoretical structure of the instrument. Neither the orthogonal nor the oblique solution revealed the eight first-order temperament facto…
A Latent Trait-State Model of Adolescent Depression Using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale
This study utilized the latent trait-state model for estimating stable and changing components of depressive symptomology in adolescents. The factorial structure of the CES-D was assessed separately for males and females at four measurement occasions, at six-month intervals. The variance decomposition of general trait, state, specific trait, and random error parameters for the CES-D scores was estimated simultaneously and tested statistically. Pa…
Parental and Occupational Stress as Predictors of Depressive Symptoms among Dual-Income Couples
Michael Windle, Levent Dumenci, Parental and Occupational Stress as Predictors of Depressive Symptoms among Dual-Income Couples: A Multilevel Modeling Approach, Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 59, No. 3 (Aug., 1997), pp. 625-634
An Investigation of Maternal and Adolescent Depressed Mood Using a Latent Trait-State Model
A latent trait-state model was used with data from 4 waves of measurement to investigate several aspects of maternal and adolescent depressed mood with a sample of 536 mothers and their adolescent offspring. The LTS model provides a novel method of decomposing repeated measures data into components representing both stable and fluctuating features of attributes, in this application of depressed mood for mothers and their adolescent offspring. The…
The Interplay between Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Marital Distress in the Prediction of Adolescent Adjustment
We examine the nature and directionality of paths among maternal depressive symptoms, marital distress, and adolescent depressive and externalizing symptoms in 506 adolescent-mother dyads. Structural equation models, used with data from three measurements, were conducted to examine the specificity of marital distress and maternal depressive symptoms as potential mediators of one another in the prediction of adolescent adjustment. Findings from st…
Cluster Analysis as a Method of Recovering Types of Intraindividual Growth Trajectories
There has been increased interest in and application of cluster analysis in longitudinal applications to identify distinctive developmental patterns of intraindividual change. This article used Monte Carlo experiments to evaluate the adequacy of cluster analysis to recover group membership based on simulated latent growth curve (LGC) models. The simulated LGC models were manipulated by varying growth parameters (e.g., elevation, dispersion, and s…
DSM-Oriented and Empirically Based Approaches to Constructing Scales From the Same Item Pools
Separately for ages 11/2 to 5 and 6 to 18, used items for rating behavioral and emotional problems to construct (a). "top-down" DSM-oriented scales from experts' ratings of the items' consistency with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed. [DSM-IV], American Psychiatric Association, 1994) categories, and (b). "bottom-up" empirically based syndromes from factor analyses of parent, caregiver, teacher, and self ratings (N = 1…
Assessment of Adult Psychopathology
Assessment of adult psychopathology relies heavily on self-reports. To determine how well self-reports agree with reports by "informants" who know the person being assessed, the authors examined 51,000 articles published over 10 years in 52 peer-reviewed journals for correlations between self-reports and "informants" reports. Qualifying correlations were found in 108 (0.2%) of the articles. When self-reports and informant reports were obtained wi…
Behavioral and Emotional Problems Reported by Parents of Children Ages 6 to 16 in 31 Societies
This study compared parents' ratings of behavioral and emotional problems on the Child Behavior Checklist (Achenbach, 1991;Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001) for general population samples of children ages 6 to 16 from 31 societies ( N = 55,508). Effect sizes for society ranged from .03 to .14. Effect sizes for gender were ≤ .01, with girls generally scoring higher on Internalizing problems and boys generally scoring higher on Externalizing problems. Ef…
Nonconvergence/Improper Solution Problems With the Correlated-Trait Correlated-Method Parameterization of a Multitrait–Multimethod Matrix
Estimation problems associated with the correlated-trait correlated-method (CTCM) parameterization of a multitrait–multimethod (MTMM) matrix are widely documented: the model often fails to converge; even when convergence is achieved, one or more of the parameter estimates are outside the admissible parameter space. In this study, the authors explore the potential contributions of two factors to the occurrence of nonconvergence and inadmissible so…
Relations Between Parent Psychopathology, Family Functioning, and Adolescent Problems In Substance-Abusing Families
On the Validity of the Shortened Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (Realm) Scale as a Measure of Health Literacy
Originally developed to measure the literacy level of patients, the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM) scale is one of the most widely used instruments to measure the construct of health literacy. This article critically examines the validity of the REALM as a measure of health literacy. Logical analysis of content coverage led to the conclusion that scores on the REALM should not be used to make inferences about a person's leve…
Depression and Frailty in Late Life
Results indicate that the correlation of frailty and depression in late life is substantial. The association between the two constructs cannot be fully explained by symptom overlap, suggesting that psychological vulnerability may be an important component of frailty
Psychometric properties and correlates of a brief scale measuring the psychological construct mattering to others in a sample of women recovering from breast cancer
The impact of change in neighborhood poverty on BMI trajectory of 37,544 New York City youth
Youth who moved to higher poverty neighborhoods experienced less favorable BMI z-score trajectories for obesity risk, though effects were small and most consistent for females and younger youth. Additional research is needed to illuminate neighborhood poverty's impact on obesity, in order to inform policy, intervention, clinical, and research efforts to reduce obesity and improve child well-being
Economic hardship and child intake of foods high in saturated fats and added sugars
Objective: Economic hardship (EH) may link to poorer child diet, however whether this association is due to resource limitations or effects on family functioning is unknown. This study examines whether parenting stress mediates the association between EH and child consumption of foods high in saturated fats and added sugars (SFAS). Design: Data were collected from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing study. EH was assessed using eight items c…
Adversity and child body mass index in Fragile Families over 15 years
Findings highlight the differential influence of past adversity type and timing on child BMI. Interpersonal and community adversity were associated with decreased BMIz, and economic adversity with increased BMIz. Differences in directionality of associations suggest research should capture multiple dimensions of adversity in early childhood and possible positive and negative trends in effects on child weight as children grow from early to mid-chi…
The Intersection of Neighborhood Environment and Adverse Childhood Experiences
This study evaluated methods for creating a neighborhood adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) index, a composite measure that captures the association between neighborhood environment characteristics (e.g., crime, healthcare access) and individual-level ACEs exposure, for a particular population. A neighborhood ACEs index can help understand and address neighborhood-level influences on health among individuals affected by ACEs. Methods entailed c…
A latent class analysis of cognitive decline in US adults, BRFSS 2015-2020
This study determined three latent subgroups indicating severity of SCD and identified socio-demographic predictors. Using a single categorical indicator of SCD severity instead of six separate items improves the versatility of population-level surveillance
Validation and Psychometric Properties of the Tobacco Urge Management Scale (Tums)
The TUMS is a reliable, valid measure of smoking urge management behaviors. The measure can support theory-driven research on smoking-specific coping mechanisms, inform clinical practice by identifying coping strategies that might be under-utilized in treatment-seeking smokers, and function as a measure of treatment adherence in cessation trials that target urge management behaviors
Psychology (16 works) · Clinical Psychology (10 works) · Developmental psychology (10 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (8 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Demography (5 works) · Psychometrics (5 works)