Michael L Frank
Biographic Data
| ID | 127160 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael L Frank |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael L |
| FAMILY NAME | Frank |
| SIGNATURE | FRANK M L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stockton University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
An Exploratory Study of Students' Use of Cell Phones, Texting, and Social Networking Sites
In a sample of 128 undergraduate students, a higher frequency of texting to others was associated with finding the relationships with those others less fulfilling. Similarly, having more social network "friends" was associated with finding the relationships with those individuals less fulfilling
The Impact of Holidays on Suicide in Hungary
The suicide rate on religious and public holidays was examined for 133,699 suicides for Hungary for the period 1970-2002. For both men and women, more suicides were committed on Monday, while fewer were committed on the weekends. More suicides occurred on New Year's Day than expected. On Christmas Day and on Easter Sunday and Monday, suicides were less frequent only for men, a result consistent with Durkheim's theory. There was less evidence for …
How do American Undergraduates View Suicide Bombers
69 American undergraduates ( M age =22.1 yr., SD = 5.9) viewed suicide bombers and guerilla fighters who kill civilians more negatively than they view protest suicide and guerilla fighters who kill soldiers
Delinquent and Self-Destructive Behaviors Among High School Youth
Analysis of responses of 10,112 high school students surveyed in the 1997 National School-Based Youth Risk Survey indicated that Black youths engaged more often in delinquent and self-destructive behaviors than White youths. However, controls for the mothers' or fathers' educational attainment eliminated this ethnic difference. The pattern of involvement in delinquent and self-destructive behavior was different for Black and White youths and was …
Risky Behaviors in Hispanic Youth
Analysis of responses of 16,262 high school students surveyed in the 1997 National School-Based Youth Risk Survey indicated that Hispanic male youths engaged more often in risky behaviors than White or Black male youths, whereas Hispanic and White female youths engaged less often in risky behaviors than Black female youths. The pattern of involvement in risky behavior was different for youths from the three ethnic groups
Effects of Ethnicity on Prison Sentencing
When the race of the subject, the victim, and the accused were varied, there was no interaction; however, the 48 black college students gave longer sentences than the 128 white ones
The effects of statistical fluctuations and perceived status of a competitor on the illusion of control in experienced gamblers
Suicidal behavior among members of Gamblers Anonymous
Suicide and Homicide in Rural Areas
Although older studies (e.g., Dublin & Bunzel, 1933) showed higher suicide rates in urban areas, more recent studies do not always yield such differences. For example, Schroeder and Beegle (1953) reported a higher suicide rate in rural Michigan. The present study compares the suicide and homicide rates in Arkansas counties which were classified by Bricton, et al. (1987) as farming-dependent (n = 29) , urban ( n = 8 ) and ( n = 38) using deaths in…
Underage Gambling in Atlantic City Casinos
A three-year survey of college students was conducted to ascertain the frequency and preferences of student gambling at nearby casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The data suggest that gambling by underage college students is common and indicates that age control at casino entrances is quite poor. An additional finding of differential memory for wins and losses suggests the need for an information processing analysis of memory for gambling outc…
Sources of Conflict between Trustees and Faculty
Members of the boards of trustees at colleges and universities often come into conflict with students and faculty. There are two possible sources for this conflict. First, the aspects of college life that are important to trustees probably are quite different from those that concern faculty and students so the two sides have very different priorities. Second, the trustees receive different information about the coUege from that available to facul…
Homicide at the Beginning of the Month
Lester and Frank (1787) reported that suicides were more common at the beginning of the month during 1980 than at comparable periods at the end of the month. The present note explored this phenomenon for homicides using data from the National Center for Health Statistics (1785). In 1780, there were 24,363 homicides in the USA as a whole. The same time periods were used as in the earlier study, that is, the 4th to 6th of each month compared to thr…
Handguns, Long Guns, and Suicide
I n 1980, a small proportion of the death certificates of those using guns for suicide (n = 15412) were coded for the type of gun used: 13.7% used handguns, 12 8% used shotguns, 6.6% used rifles, and 66.8% were unknown. Despite this small proportion, some interesting preliminary results were identified. The percentage of suicides using handguns in each state was correlated with a measure of the strictness of the handgun control laws of the states…
Youth Suicide and Illegitimacy Rates
Beware the Nones of March
MacMahon (1983) found that from 1972-1978 suicides peaked on the fifth of the month and were less frequent at the end of the month on the 29th. The purpose of the present study was to see if these results could be replicated and whether they were found for a11 age groups. Data were from the detailed mortality tapes for 1980 available from the National Center for Health Statistics. The number of suicides occurring on the 4th, 5th, and 6th of each …
Learned industriousness and social reinforcement
Risky Behaviors in Hispanic Youth
Analysis of responses of 16,262 high school students surveyed in the 1997 National School-Based Youth Risk Survey indicated that Hispanic male youths engaged more often in risky behaviors than White or Black male youths, whereas Hispanic and White female youths engaged less often in risky behaviors than Black female youths. The pattern of involvement in risky behavior was different for youths from the three ethnic groups
Learned industriousness and social reinforcement
Learned industriousness and social reinforcement
Youth Suicide and Illegitimacy Rates
Beware the Nones of March
MacMahon (1983) found that from 1972-1978 suicides peaked on the fifth of the month and were less frequent at the end of the month on the 29th. The purpose of the present study was to see if these results could be replicated and whether they were found for a11 age groups. Data were from the detailed mortality tapes for 1980 available from the National Center for Health Statistics. The number of suicides occurring on the 4th, 5th, and 6th of each …
Homicide at the Beginning of the Month
Lester and Frank (1787) reported that suicides were more common at the beginning of the month during 1980 than at comparable periods at the end of the month. The present note explored this phenomenon for homicides using data from the National Center for Health Statistics (1785). In 1780, there were 24,363 homicides in the USA as a whole. The same time periods were used as in the earlier study, that is, the 4th to 6th of each month compared to thr…
Handguns, Long Guns, and Suicide
I n 1980, a small proportion of the death certificates of those using guns for suicide (n = 15412) were coded for the type of gun used: 13.7% used handguns, 12 8% used shotguns, 6.6% used rifles, and 66.8% were unknown. Despite this small proportion, some interesting preliminary results were identified. The percentage of suicides using handguns in each state was correlated with a measure of the strictness of the handgun control laws of the states…
Sources of Conflict between Trustees and Faculty
Members of the boards of trustees at colleges and universities often come into conflict with students and faculty. There are two possible sources for this conflict. First, the aspects of college life that are important to trustees probably are quite different from those that concern faculty and students so the two sides have very different priorities. Second, the trustees receive different information about the coUege from that available to facul…
Suicide and Homicide in Rural Areas
Although older studies (e.g., Dublin & Bunzel, 1933) showed higher suicide rates in urban areas, more recent studies do not always yield such differences. For example, Schroeder and Beegle (1953) reported a higher suicide rate in rural Michigan. The present study compares the suicide and homicide rates in Arkansas counties which were classified by Bricton, et al. (1987) as farming-dependent (n = 29) , urban ( n = 8 ) and ( n = 38) using deaths in…
Underage Gambling in Atlantic City Casinos
A three-year survey of college students was conducted to ascertain the frequency and preferences of student gambling at nearby casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The data suggest that gambling by underage college students is common and indicates that age control at casino entrances is quite poor. An additional finding of differential memory for wins and losses suggests the need for an information processing analysis of memory for gambling outc…
Suicidal behavior among members of Gamblers Anonymous
The effects of statistical fluctuations and perceived status of a competitor on the illusion of control in experienced gamblers
Effects of Ethnicity on Prison Sentencing
When the race of the subject, the victim, and the accused were varied, there was no interaction; however, the 48 black college students gave longer sentences than the 128 white ones
Risky Behaviors in Hispanic Youth
Analysis of responses of 16,262 high school students surveyed in the 1997 National School-Based Youth Risk Survey indicated that Hispanic male youths engaged more often in risky behaviors than White or Black male youths, whereas Hispanic and White female youths engaged less often in risky behaviors than Black female youths. The pattern of involvement in risky behavior was different for youths from the three ethnic groups
Delinquent and Self-Destructive Behaviors Among High School Youth
Analysis of responses of 10,112 high school students surveyed in the 1997 National School-Based Youth Risk Survey indicated that Black youths engaged more often in delinquent and self-destructive behaviors than White youths. However, controls for the mothers' or fathers' educational attainment eliminated this ethnic difference. The pattern of involvement in delinquent and self-destructive behavior was different for Black and White youths and was …
How do American Undergraduates View Suicide Bombers
69 American undergraduates ( M age =22.1 yr., SD = 5.9) viewed suicide bombers and guerilla fighters who kill civilians more negatively than they view protest suicide and guerilla fighters who kill soldiers
The Impact of Holidays on Suicide in Hungary
The suicide rate on religious and public holidays was examined for 133,699 suicides for Hungary for the period 1970-2002. For both men and women, more suicides were committed on Monday, while fewer were committed on the weekends. More suicides occurred on New Year's Day than expected. On Christmas Day and on Easter Sunday and Monday, suicides were less frequent only for men, a result consistent with Durkheim's theory. There was less evidence for …
An Exploratory Study of Students' Use of Cell Phones, Texting, and Social Networking Sites
In a sample of 128 undergraduate students, a higher frequency of texting to others was associated with finding the relationships with those others less fulfilling. Similarly, having more social network "friends" was associated with finding the relationships with those individuals less fulfilling
Psychology (15 works) · Medicine (11 works) · Poison control (10 works) · Suicide prevention (10 works) · Medical emergency (8 works) · Injury prevention (7 works) · Occupational safety and health (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (7 works)