Mark Pancer
Biographic Data
| ID | 119001 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mark Pancer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mark |
| FAMILY NAME | Pancer |
| SIGNATURE | PANCER M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wilfrid Laurier University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 168 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Curriculum requirements and subsequent civic engagement: Is There a Difference Between 'Forced' and 'Free' Community Service
Despite figures showing the growth of mandatory community service programmes, there is mixed empirical evidence of their effectiveness. This paper addresses the relationship of mandated community service to one of its purported aims: subsequent volunteerism. It compares current volunteerism among four university student cohorts: those doing no service in secondary school, those volunteering with no requirement, those volunteering both before and …
Youth Narratives on Community Experiences and Sense of Community and Their Relation to Participation in an Early Childhood Development Program
This comparative study examined how participation in an early childhood development (ECD) program, Better Beginnings, Better Futures, for children (ages 4-8) relates to sense of community (SOC) in later adolescence (ages 18-19). Youths' stories ( N = 96) about community experiences, collected by semistructured, open-ended interviews, were quantitatively coded for several narrative dimensions (specificity, positivity, prosocial content, and meanin…
Adolescents’ theories about economic inequality: Why are some people poor while others are rich
Open-ended responses of an ethnically and socioeconomically diverse sample of 593 12- to 19-year-olds (M = 16 years old, SD = 1.59) were analyzed to explain why some people in the United States are poor and others are rich. Adolescents had more knowledge and a more complex understanding of wealth than of poverty and older adolescents had more knowledge and a more complex understanding of both. Controlling for age and demographics, adolescents had…
Partnerships and Participation of Community Residents in Health Promotion and Prevention: Experiences of the Highfield Community Enrichment Project (Better Beginnings, Better Futures)
We provide a description and analysis of the role of partnerships between community residents and service-providers in planning and implementing a health promotion/prevention programme for children and families. The context for this study is the Highfield Community Enrichment Project, a multi-component, community-based promotion/prevention project operating in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The nature and amount of resident participation in this proje…
A Longitudinal Study of Religious Doubts in High School and Beyond: Relationships, Stability, and Searching for Answers
This questionnaire study of 939 senior high school students, and a follow-up of 336 of these people two years later, investigated a variety of issues related to religious doubts and their implications for adolescents' lives. Although average doubt levels were 'mild' as measured by the Religious Doubts scale, the greatest doubts were expressed based on religion's failure to make people 'better,' the claimed infallibility of scriptures, and pressur…
Adolescent Identity Formation: Religious Exploration and Commitment
Two studies investigated links between adolescents' attempts to deal with religious issues, in particular, religious doubt and identity development. Identity status was measured by the Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status (Adams, Bennion, & Huh, 1989; Adams, Shea, & Fitch, 1979), which is based on crisis-exploration and commitment. Study 1 involved 132 university students, and Study 2 included 937 senior high school students. Identity achieve…
Forming Impressions of Political Leaders: A Cross‐National Comparison
This study was designed to determine the key dimensions along which individuals judge the personalities of political and nonpolitical public figures in three countries—the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. Samples of student respondents from each country used a 40‐item trait battery to indicate their impressions of three national and two or three international political figures, as well as three nonpolitical public figures. The resul…
Character Attacks and Their Effects on Perceptions of Male and Female Political Candidates
The study examined the perceptions of political candidates (male and female) who make negative statements about the personality and integrity of their political opponents. Male and female participants (Sex of Participant factor) indicated their impressions of a male or female political candidate (Sex of Candidate factor) who either attacked or did not attack the character of his/her opponent (Attack factor) in a political leadership debate. Parti…
Religious Fundamentalism and Integrative Complexity of Thought: A Relationship for Existential Content Only
Bruce Hunsberger, Michael Pratt, S. Mark Pancer, Religious Fundamentalism and Integrative Complexity of Thought: A Relationship for Existential Content Only?, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 33, No. 4 (Dec., 1994), pp. 335-346
Political Roles and the Complexity of Political Rhetoric
This research examined the complexity of political rhetoric of politicians in a policy-making and opposition role. Speeches by members of the government and opposition parties in the Canadian House of Commons from 1948 to 1988 were scored in terms of their integrative complexity, following the methods of Suedfeld and Tetlock (see Baker-Brown et al., 1986). Integratively complex communications are characterized by a recognition that more than one …
Reflections on Religion: Aging, Belief Orthodoxy, and Interpersonal Conflict in the Complexity of Adult Thinking about Religious Issues
Michael W. Pratt, Bruce Hunsberger, S. Mark Pancer, Don Roth, Reflections on Religion: Aging, Belief Orthodoxy, and Interpersonal Conflict in the Complexity of Adult Thinking about Religious Issues, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Dec., 1992), pp. 514-522
Reasoning about the self and relationships in maturity: An integrative complexity analysis of individual differences
This study examined age (35-55 versus 65-85), gender, and self-concept-orientation differences in reasoning about the self, relationships, and morality, on the basis of the theorizing of Gilligan (1982). Participants were interviewed about general relationship issues, a specific relationship, and about the self. Reasoning was scored for integrative complexity (Suedfeld & Tetlock, 1977). Life experience measures and the standard Kohlberg justice r…
The Use of Displays in Soliciting Charitable Donations
Four types of appeal were used to determine which would be the most effective in eliciting interest in and donations to a charity for children. In a "needy child" appeal, a picture of a child who was ill-looking and poorly clothed was used to help solicit donations. In a "helped child" appeal, a picture of a healthylooking child was presented. A third type of appeal presented both a "needy" and a "helped" child, in order to demonstrate that donat…
Conflict and avoidance in the helping situation
Adolescents’ theories about economic inequality: Why are some people poor while others are rich
Open-ended responses of an ethnically and socioeconomically diverse sample of 593 12- to 19-year-olds (M = 16 years old, SD = 1.59) were analyzed to explain why some people in the United States are poor and others are rich. Adolescents had more knowledge and a more complex understanding of wealth than of poverty and older adolescents had more knowledge and a more complex understanding of both. Controlling for age and demographics, adolescents had…
Forming Impressions of Political Leaders: A Cross‐National Comparison
This study was designed to determine the key dimensions along which individuals judge the personalities of political and nonpolitical public figures in three countries—the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. Samples of student respondents from each country used a 40‐item trait battery to indicate their impressions of three national and two or three international political figures, as well as three nonpolitical public figures. The resul…
Character Attacks and Their Effects on Perceptions of Male and Female Political Candidates
The study examined the perceptions of political candidates (male and female) who make negative statements about the personality and integrity of their political opponents. Male and female participants (Sex of Participant factor) indicated their impressions of a male or female political candidate (Sex of Candidate factor) who either attacked or did not attack the character of his/her opponent (Attack factor) in a political leadership debate. Parti…
Adolescent Identity Formation: Religious Exploration and Commitment
Two studies investigated links between adolescents' attempts to deal with religious issues, in particular, religious doubt and identity development. Identity status was measured by the Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status (Adams, Bennion, & Huh, 1989; Adams, Shea, & Fitch, 1979), which is based on crisis-exploration and commitment. Study 1 involved 132 university students, and Study 2 included 937 senior high school students. Identity achieve…
A Longitudinal Study of Religious Doubts in High School and Beyond: Relationships, Stability, and Searching for Answers
This questionnaire study of 939 senior high school students, and a follow-up of 336 of these people two years later, investigated a variety of issues related to religious doubts and their implications for adolescents' lives. Although average doubt levels were 'mild' as measured by the Religious Doubts scale, the greatest doubts were expressed based on religion's failure to make people 'better,' the claimed infallibility of scriptures, and pressur…
Political Roles and the Complexity of Political Rhetoric
This research examined the complexity of political rhetoric of politicians in a policy-making and opposition role. Speeches by members of the government and opposition parties in the Canadian House of Commons from 1948 to 1988 were scored in terms of their integrative complexity, following the methods of Suedfeld and Tetlock (see Baker-Brown et al., 1986). Integratively complex communications are characterized by a recognition that more than one …
Conflict and avoidance in the helping situation
Partnerships and Participation of Community Residents in Health Promotion and Prevention: Experiences of the Highfield Community Enrichment Project (Better Beginnings, Better Futures)
We provide a description and analysis of the role of partnerships between community residents and service-providers in planning and implementing a health promotion/prevention programme for children and families. The context for this study is the Highfield Community Enrichment Project, a multi-component, community-based promotion/prevention project operating in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The nature and amount of resident participation in this proje…
Reflections on Religion: Aging, Belief Orthodoxy, and Interpersonal Conflict in the Complexity of Adult Thinking about Religious Issues
Michael W. Pratt, Bruce Hunsberger, S. Mark Pancer, Don Roth, Reflections on Religion: Aging, Belief Orthodoxy, and Interpersonal Conflict in the Complexity of Adult Thinking about Religious Issues, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Dec., 1992), pp. 514-522
Religious Fundamentalism and Integrative Complexity of Thought: A Relationship for Existential Content Only
Bruce Hunsberger, Michael Pratt, S. Mark Pancer, Religious Fundamentalism and Integrative Complexity of Thought: A Relationship for Existential Content Only?, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 33, No. 4 (Dec., 1994), pp. 335-346
Curriculum requirements and subsequent civic engagement: Is There a Difference Between 'Forced' and 'Free' Community Service
Despite figures showing the growth of mandatory community service programmes, there is mixed empirical evidence of their effectiveness. This paper addresses the relationship of mandated community service to one of its purported aims: subsequent volunteerism. It compares current volunteerism among four university student cohorts: those doing no service in secondary school, those volunteering with no requirement, those volunteering both before and …
Reasoning about the self and relationships in maturity: An integrative complexity analysis of individual differences
This study examined age (35-55 versus 65-85), gender, and self-concept-orientation differences in reasoning about the self, relationships, and morality, on the basis of the theorizing of Gilligan (1982). Participants were interviewed about general relationship issues, a specific relationship, and about the self. Reasoning was scored for integrative complexity (Suedfeld & Tetlock, 1977). Life experience measures and the standard Kohlberg justice r…
Youth Narratives on Community Experiences and Sense of Community and Their Relation to Participation in an Early Childhood Development Program
This comparative study examined how participation in an early childhood development (ECD) program, Better Beginnings, Better Futures, for children (ages 4-8) relates to sense of community (SOC) in later adolescence (ages 18-19). Youths' stories ( N = 96) about community experiences, collected by semistructured, open-ended interviews, were quantitatively coded for several narrative dimensions (specificity, positivity, prosocial content, and meanin…
The Use of Displays in Soliciting Charitable Donations
Four types of appeal were used to determine which would be the most effective in eliciting interest in and donations to a charity for children. In a "needy child" appeal, a picture of a child who was ill-looking and poorly clothed was used to help solicit donations. In a "helped child" appeal, a picture of a healthylooking child was presented. A third type of appeal presented both a "needy" and a "helped" child, in order to demonstrate that donat…
Conflict and avoidance in the helping situation
Reasoning about the self and relationships in maturity: An integrative complexity analysis of individual differences
This study examined age (35-55 versus 65-85), gender, and self-concept-orientation differences in reasoning about the self, relationships, and morality, on the basis of the theorizing of Gilligan (1982). Participants were interviewed about general relationship issues, a specific relationship, and about the self. Reasoning was scored for integrative complexity (Suedfeld & Tetlock, 1977). Life experience measures and the standard Kohlberg justice r…
Political Roles and the Complexity of Political Rhetoric
This research examined the complexity of political rhetoric of politicians in a policy-making and opposition role. Speeches by members of the government and opposition parties in the Canadian House of Commons from 1948 to 1988 were scored in terms of their integrative complexity, following the methods of Suedfeld and Tetlock (see Baker-Brown et al., 1986). Integratively complex communications are characterized by a recognition that more than one …
Reflections on Religion: Aging, Belief Orthodoxy, and Interpersonal Conflict in the Complexity of Adult Thinking about Religious Issues
Michael W. Pratt, Bruce Hunsberger, S. Mark Pancer, Don Roth, Reflections on Religion: Aging, Belief Orthodoxy, and Interpersonal Conflict in the Complexity of Adult Thinking about Religious Issues, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Dec., 1992), pp. 514-522
Religious Fundamentalism and Integrative Complexity of Thought: A Relationship for Existential Content Only
Bruce Hunsberger, Michael Pratt, S. Mark Pancer, Religious Fundamentalism and Integrative Complexity of Thought: A Relationship for Existential Content Only?, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 33, No. 4 (Dec., 1994), pp. 335-346
Character Attacks and Their Effects on Perceptions of Male and Female Political Candidates
The study examined the perceptions of political candidates (male and female) who make negative statements about the personality and integrity of their political opponents. Male and female participants (Sex of Participant factor) indicated their impressions of a male or female political candidate (Sex of Candidate factor) who either attacked or did not attack the character of his/her opponent (Attack factor) in a political leadership debate. Parti…
Forming Impressions of Political Leaders: A Cross‐National Comparison
This study was designed to determine the key dimensions along which individuals judge the personalities of political and nonpolitical public figures in three countries—the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. Samples of student respondents from each country used a 40‐item trait battery to indicate their impressions of three national and two or three international political figures, as well as three nonpolitical public figures. The resul…
Adolescent Identity Formation: Religious Exploration and Commitment
Two studies investigated links between adolescents' attempts to deal with religious issues, in particular, religious doubt and identity development. Identity status was measured by the Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status (Adams, Bennion, & Huh, 1989; Adams, Shea, & Fitch, 1979), which is based on crisis-exploration and commitment. Study 1 involved 132 university students, and Study 2 included 937 senior high school students. Identity achieve…
A Longitudinal Study of Religious Doubts in High School and Beyond: Relationships, Stability, and Searching for Answers
This questionnaire study of 939 senior high school students, and a follow-up of 336 of these people two years later, investigated a variety of issues related to religious doubts and their implications for adolescents' lives. Although average doubt levels were 'mild' as measured by the Religious Doubts scale, the greatest doubts were expressed based on religion's failure to make people 'better,' the claimed infallibility of scriptures, and pressur…
Partnerships and Participation of Community Residents in Health Promotion and Prevention: Experiences of the Highfield Community Enrichment Project (Better Beginnings, Better Futures)
We provide a description and analysis of the role of partnerships between community residents and service-providers in planning and implementing a health promotion/prevention programme for children and families. The context for this study is the Highfield Community Enrichment Project, a multi-component, community-based promotion/prevention project operating in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The nature and amount of resident participation in this proje…
Adolescents’ theories about economic inequality: Why are some people poor while others are rich
Open-ended responses of an ethnically and socioeconomically diverse sample of 593 12- to 19-year-olds (M = 16 years old, SD = 1.59) were analyzed to explain why some people in the United States are poor and others are rich. Adolescents had more knowledge and a more complex understanding of wealth than of poverty and older adolescents had more knowledge and a more complex understanding of both. Controlling for age and demographics, adolescents had…
Youth Narratives on Community Experiences and Sense of Community and Their Relation to Participation in an Early Childhood Development Program
This comparative study examined how participation in an early childhood development (ECD) program, Better Beginnings, Better Futures, for children (ages 4-8) relates to sense of community (SOC) in later adolescence (ages 18-19). Youths' stories ( N = 96) about community experiences, collected by semistructured, open-ended interviews, were quantitatively coded for several narrative dimensions (specificity, positivity, prosocial content, and meanin…
Curriculum requirements and subsequent civic engagement: Is There a Difference Between 'Forced' and 'Free' Community Service
Despite figures showing the growth of mandatory community service programmes, there is mixed empirical evidence of their effectiveness. This paper addresses the relationship of mandated community service to one of its purported aims: subsequent volunteerism. It compares current volunteerism among four university student cohorts: those doing no service in secondary school, those volunteering with no requirement, those volunteering both before and …
Psychology (13 works) · Social Psychology (12 works) · Political science (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Law (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Politics (4 works)