Ellen Tambor
Biographic Data
| ID | 3489255 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ellen Tambor |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ellen |
| FAMILY NAME | Tambor |
| SIGNATURE | TAMBOR E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Johns Hopkins University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4779-5552 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 352 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Assessing Mass Media Reporting of Disease-Related Genetic Discoveries: Development of an Instrument and Initial Findings
Objective: To develop an instrument to assess the content and balance of media stories about genetic discoveries relevant to human diseases and assess its ability to detect variability. Methods: Consumer focus groups to help develop the instrument, and surveys of scientists and journalists to evaluate the items. Ratings by at least two readers assessed reliability. Variability was measured by comparing scores of 47 stories emanating from two disc…
Houseofficers’ reactions to media coverage about the sequencing of the human genome
Elementary school-aged children's reports of their health: A cognitive interviewing study
Impact of National Cancer Institute revised mammography screening guidelines on women 40–49
Self-esteem as an interpersonal monitor: The sociometer hypothesis
Five studies tested hypotheses derived from the sociometer model of self-esteem according to which the self-esteem system monitors others' reactions and alerts the individual to the possibility of social exclusion. Study 1 showed that the effects of events on participants' state self-esteem parallel
Improving response rates through incentive and follow-up: The effect on a survey of physicians' knowledge of genetics
OBJECTIVES. This study assessed efforts to increase response rates to a mailed physician survey and examined whether, as a result, nonresponse bias was reduced. METHODS. Randomly selected physicians and geneticists were mailed a questionnaire concerning genetics knowledge and attitudes. In the final but not the pilot survey, a $25 incentive and intensive follow-up were used to increase the response rate. RESULTS. The response rate from physicians…
Measuring Physicians?? Tolerance for Ambiguity and its Relationship to Their Reported Practices Regarding Genetic Testing
Despite uncertainties in medicine, attempts to study physicians' tolerance for uncertainty have been few, and limited by the measurement instruments available. This paper describes development of a modified tolerance for ambiguity (TFA) scale, and correlates it with several physician characteristics and reported behaviors. Eighteen TFA items were included in a national survey of physicians' knowledge and attitudes about genetic testing. Sixty-fiv…
Self-esteem as an interpersonal monitor: The sociometer hypothesis
Five studies tested hypotheses derived from the sociometer model of self-esteem according to which the self-esteem system monitors others' reactions and alerts the individual to the possibility of social exclusion. Study 1 showed that the effects of events on participants' state self-esteem parallel
Improving response rates through incentive and follow-up: The effect on a survey of physicians' knowledge of genetics
OBJECTIVES. This study assessed efforts to increase response rates to a mailed physician survey and examined whether, as a result, nonresponse bias was reduced. METHODS. Randomly selected physicians and geneticists were mailed a questionnaire concerning genetics knowledge and attitudes. In the final but not the pilot survey, a $25 incentive and intensive follow-up were used to increase the response rate. RESULTS. The response rate from physicians…
Assessing Mass Media Reporting of Disease-Related Genetic Discoveries: Development of an Instrument and Initial Findings
Objective: To develop an instrument to assess the content and balance of media stories about genetic discoveries relevant to human diseases and assess its ability to detect variability. Methods: Consumer focus groups to help develop the instrument, and surveys of scientists and journalists to evaluate the items. Ratings by at least two readers assessed reliability. Variability was measured by comparing scores of 47 stories emanating from two disc…
Houseofficers’ reactions to media coverage about the sequencing of the human genome
Improving response rates through incentive and follow-up: The effect on a survey of physicians' knowledge of genetics
OBJECTIVES. This study assessed efforts to increase response rates to a mailed physician survey and examined whether, as a result, nonresponse bias was reduced. METHODS. Randomly selected physicians and geneticists were mailed a questionnaire concerning genetics knowledge and attitudes. In the final but not the pilot survey, a $25 incentive and intensive follow-up were used to increase the response rate. RESULTS. The response rate from physicians…
Measuring Physicians?? Tolerance for Ambiguity and its Relationship to Their Reported Practices Regarding Genetic Testing
Despite uncertainties in medicine, attempts to study physicians' tolerance for uncertainty have been few, and limited by the measurement instruments available. This paper describes development of a modified tolerance for ambiguity (TFA) scale, and correlates it with several physician characteristics and reported behaviors. Eighteen TFA items were included in a national survey of physicians' knowledge and attitudes about genetic testing. Sixty-fiv…
Self-esteem as an interpersonal monitor: The sociometer hypothesis
Five studies tested hypotheses derived from the sociometer model of self-esteem according to which the self-esteem system monitors others' reactions and alerts the individual to the possibility of social exclusion. Study 1 showed that the effects of events on participants' state self-esteem parallel
Impact of National Cancer Institute revised mammography screening guidelines on women 40–49
Elementary school-aged children's reports of their health: A cognitive interviewing study
Assessing Mass Media Reporting of Disease-Related Genetic Discoveries: Development of an Instrument and Initial Findings
Objective: To develop an instrument to assess the content and balance of media stories about genetic discoveries relevant to human diseases and assess its ability to detect variability. Methods: Consumer focus groups to help develop the instrument, and surveys of scientists and journalists to evaluate the items. Ratings by at least two readers assessed reliability. Variability was measured by comparing scores of 47 stories emanating from two disc…
Houseofficers’ reactions to media coverage about the sequencing of the human genome
Medicine (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · BRCA gene mutations in cancer (4 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · Climate Change Communication and Perception (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Recall (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Advertising (1 works) · Ambiguity (1 works)