Frances C Lawrence

Biographic Data

ID3436952
NAMEFrances C Lawrence
GIVEN NAMESFrances C
FAMILY NAMELawrence
SIGNATURELAWRENCE F C
AFFILIATIONSLouisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS4
WORKS AS AUTHOR11
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1987
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2009
H-INDEX1

  • Conducting Research Online

    Open AccessAngela C Lyons, Angela Lyons et al.ARTICLEFamily and Consumer Sciences…2009Cited by: 4References: 34

    A substantial number of consumers now have access to e-mail and the Internet. The growth in e-mail and Internet usage makes electronic surveying an appealing means for conducting research. Researchers and practitioners in the field of family and consumer sciences are increasingly using online surveys to collect data from a variety of target populations. The purpose of this article is to provide a guide to those interested in conducting surveys on…

  • High School Students' Perceptions of Nursing Homes

    Open AccessFrances C Lawrence, E Barry Moser et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports1999

    86 high school students considering entering a health care profession indicated that they would not likely choose to work in a nursing home even though they found them in general to be more pleasant than expected

  • Helpfulness of Information Sources in the Selection of a Nursing Home

    Open AccessFrances C Lawrence, E Barry Moser et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports1998

    857 family members reported that visits and personal investigation at nursing homes as well as information from various people were more helpful than printed materials in selecting a nursing home

  • The Role of Location and Economic Factors in Predicting Satisfaction with Choice of Continuing Care Retirement Communities

    Aimee D Prawitz, Frances C LawrenceARTICLEHousing and Society1998

    The study utilized a structural model to predict satisfaction with selection of a continuing care retirement community (CCRC). Based on the Deacon and Firebaugh (1988) model of family resource management, the model explored the role of economic and location factors in determining older consumers’ satisfaction with the CCRC selected. Multiple regression analysis tested for relationships among variables. The input construct comprising human and eco…

  • Gender Differences in the Financing of Nursing Home Care

    Open AccessFrances C Lawrence, E Barry Moser et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports1995

    Gender was associated with one type of fund used for financing nursing home care, assistance from children. Female nursing home residents were more likely to receive assistance from adult children than were male residents

  • Divorcees' Economic Well-Being and Financial Adequacy as Related to Interfamily Grants

    Peggy S Draughn, Ronda C LeBoeuf et al.ARTICLEJournal of Divorce & Remarriage1994

    This study determined whether perceived financial adequacy, satisfaction with level of living, and perceived economic well-being following divorce were related to interfamily grants received by divorcees. Responses from 136 divorced individuals were analyzed using logistic regression, chi square analysis, and Spearman rank correlation. Divorcees with physical custody of children and/or lower incomes perceived their finances to be inadequate more …

  • Families as Monitors of Quality of Care in Nursing Homes

    Open AccessMichael W Collier, Michael Collier et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports1994

    Correlations of –.16 to –.29 were obtained for ratings of care and frequency of visits made by 215 families of patients

  • Relationships between Steps Taken in Selecting a Nursing Home and Consumers' Satisfaction

    Open AccessAimee D Prawitz, AIMEE PRAWITZ et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports1991

    Analysis of data related to selection of a nursing home by 411 families of nursing home residents led to the conclusion that steps selected and taken by consumers in the selection of a home were associated with their subsequent satisfaction with the home. Satisfaction was greater (a) for families in agreement about the home selected and (b) for families who investigated all homes in an area before selecting one. Less satisfied were families (a) w…

  • Measuring Socioeconomic Status in Child Development Research

    Open AccessCraig H Hart, Craig Hart et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports1990

    Of the 4 components of the Hollingshead Four-factor Model of Social Status, paternal occupation and education, then maternal occupation and education, provide a gross measure of children's social status. The conclusion rests on analysis of data from 144 families

  • Children's Television Viewing with Family Members

    Open AccessFrances C Lawrence, Patricia Wozniak et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports1989

    The amount of time children view television with other family members was examined. The sample of 151 children was 6 through 17 yr. of age. Data were gathered by personal interviews conducted in the home. Analysis showed that children spent 75 min. per day (65% of their viewing time) watching television with family members, most often a sibling. When children did watch television with a parent, the parent was most likely the father. Rarely did th…

  • Rural Children's Time in Household Activities

    Open AccessFrances C Lawrence, Patricia Wozniak et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports1987

    Operating within the framework of Erikson's developmental theory, this research examined the amount of time rural children spent in household activities and several demographic factors related to that use of time. Data were obtained from a 1977–79 multistate survey of family use of time in which home interviews were conducted with 1,050 families from rural areas of 10 states. There were 1,045 children aged 6 through 17 yr. Findings indicated that…