Susan J Plumridge

Biographic Data

ID146022
NAMESusan J Plumridge
GIVEN NAMESSusan J
FAMILY NAMEPlumridge
SIGNATUREPLUMRIDGE S J
AFFILIATIONSSchool of Social Sciences, The College of The Bahamas, Oakes Field, The Bahamas
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS4
TOTAL CITATIONS11
WORKS AS AUTHOR4
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1999
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2010
H-INDEX2

  • The Association between Pet Care and Deviant Household Behaviors in an Afro-Caribbean, College Student Community in New Providence, The Bahamas

    William J Fielding, Susan J PlumridgeARTICLEAnthrozoös2010Cited by: 2References: 23

    The link between domestic violence, both at the household and personal levels, other deviant behaviors, and pet care was observed through survey responses from 641 college students in New Providence, The Bahamas. The "link" with domestic violence at the household level was found both when pets were intentionally harmed and when pets were "not well cared for," and between the respondent being a victim of domestic violence and the intentional harm …

  • Preliminary observations of the role of dogs in household security in New Providence, The Bahamas

    William J Fielding, Susan J PlumridgeARTICLEAnthrozoös2004Cited by: 5References: 1

    In New Providence, The Bahamas, dogs are commonly kept outside and allowed to roam. It is generally understood that this style of maintaining dogs is responsible for the island's dog overpopulation. Given this overpopulation of dogs, and that many people have dogs for security, it is important to assess if dogs do provide the protection their owners think they offer. In this study, 229 college students were surveyed about household security measu…

  • Reactions of American tourists to roaming dogs in New Providence, The Bahamas

    Susan J Plumridge, Susan Plumridge et al.ARTICLEAnthrozoös2003Cited by: 4

    The Bahamas suffers from nuisances caused by roaming dogs. Although Bahamians tolerate their presence, in an economy which is dependent upon tourism, the reactions of tourists to roaming dogs is of great consequence. This study reports the reactions of 439 American tourists concerning roaming dogs in New Providence. Forty-five percent of the tourists saw roaming dogs, and of these, 40% reported that they felt "no reaction" to the dogs. However, 3…

  • Two- and Four-Subtest Short Forms of the Wais–R

    Open AccessAnthony Thompson, Anthony P Thompson et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports1999

    Short forms of WAIS–R using selected subtests were investigated with 80 university student volunteers. The short forms included Silverstein's (1982) two- and four-subtest short forms and the quick two- and four-subtest short forms of Kaufman, Ishikuma, and Kaufman-Packer (1991). The accuracy of short-form IQ estimates were compared for the short form administered first followed by the remaining subtests and the short form included in a standard f…