Karen M Jordan

Biographic Data

ID1267482
NAMEKaren M Jordan
GIVEN NAMESKaren M
FAMILY NAMEJordan
SIGNATUREJORDAN K M
AFFILIATIONSDePaul University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS99
AUTHOR COUNT8
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1997
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2000
H-INDEX4

  • Social Support, Coming Out, and Relationship Satisfaction in Lesbian Couples

    Karen M Jordan, Robert H DelutyARTICLEJournal of Lesbian Studies2000Cited by: 17References: 14

    The present study investigated relations among lesbians' disclosure of their sexual orientation, positive and negative emotionality, and relationship satisfaction. The 305 respondents, who were currently in a committed relationship with one woman or seriously dating one woman, responded to a questionnaire assessing level of self-disclosure, sources of social support, self-esteem, positive affectivity, and anxiety. Women who more widely disclosed …

  • Monitoring and Assessing Symptoms of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Use of Time Series Regression

    Open AccessLeonard A Jason, Warren W Tryon et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports1999

    Chronic Fatigue Syndrome's principal symptoms are severe and include prolonged fatigue and a number of other minor symptoms. Behavioral data collection methods were used in a case study to show some of the benefits that can be derived from monitoring symptoms hourly and daily. Using time series regression, several statistically significant correlates of fatigue were found both within days and between days. Perceived energy, physical exertion, and…

  • A Community-based Study of Prolonged Fatigue and Chronic Fatigue

    Open AccessLeonard A Jason, Karen M Jordan et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Psychology1999Cited by: 5References: 27

    Previous estimates of the prevalence of fatigue and chronic fatigue have derived largely from treated populations and have been biased by differential access to health-care treatment linked with gender, racial/ethnic and social class status. This study involves a community-based prevalence study of prolonged fatigue and chronic fatigue. It addresses: (1) the rate of prolonged fatigue and chronic fatigue in a socioeconomically and ethnically diver…

  • More on the biopsychosocial model of chronic fatigue syndrome

    Leonard A Jason, J A Richman et al.ARTICLEAmerican Psychologist1998

  • More on the biopsychosocial model of chronic fatigue syndrome

    Leonard A Jason, J A Richman et al.ARTICLEAmerican Psychologist1998

  • Coming Out for Lesbian Women: Its Relation to Anxiety, Positive Affectivity, Self-Esteem, and Social Support

    Karen M Jordan, Robert H DelutyARTICLEJournal of Homosexuality1998Cited by: 65References: 27

    The present study investigated relations between lesbians' disclosure of their sexual orientation and psychological adjustment. The 499 participants responded to a questionnaire assessing level of self-disclosure, sources of social support, forms of socializing, self-description of sexual orientation, and length of self-identification as a lesbian. The more widely a woman disclosed her sexual orientation the less anxiety, more positive affectivit…

  • Politics, science, and the emergence of a new disease: The case of chronic fatigue syndrome

    Leonard A Jason, J A Richman et al.ARTICLEAmerican Psychologist1997

  • I Will Survive: Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youths' Experience of High School

    Karen M Jordan, Jill S Vaughan et al.ARTICLEJournal of Gay & Lesbian Social…1997Cited by: 12References: 11

    Much has been written about gay, lesbian, and bisexual students' negative experience, such as harassment and hate crimes, in high school. This study was undertaken to further explore these issues, as well as to elucidate the positive coping skills, traits, and experiences of the students. Thirty-four current high school students completed a questionnaire containing both original items and previously-developed scales. The majority of the students …