George J Warheit
Biographic Data
| ID | 3620101 |
|---|---|
| NAME | George J Warheit |
| GIVEN NAMES | George J |
| FAMILY NAME | Warheit |
| SIGNATURE | WARHEIT G J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Florida |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 30 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 333 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 30 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1968 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 10 |
Self-Reported Violent Victimization Among Young Adults in Miami, Florida: Immigration, Race/Ethnic and Gender Contrasts
Does being an immigrant place an individual at greater risk than non-immigrants for violent victimization? Could residence in homogeneous communities, such as ethnic enclaves, serve to protect or mediate victimization among immigrant groups from being targets of victimization? These and related questions are explored using self-report data from a large epidemiological survey project (n = 1,473) in Miami, Florida. Self-reports of three types of vi…
Correlates and Predictors of Risky Sexual Practices Among a Multi-Racial/Ethnic Sample of University Students
This research identifies the correlates and predictors of risky sexual behaviors among an ethnically diverse multiethnic sample of college students attending a large state university in the southeastern U.S. (N=338). Nine risk and five protective factors served as independent! predictive factors in the analyses. The dependent variable was scores on a risky sexual behaviors scale. Six of the nine risk factors and four of the five protective factor…
Drug Use and Ethnicity in Early Adolescence
Acculturation Strain Theory: Its Application in Explaining Drug Use Behavior Among Cuban and Other Hispanic Youth
This paper presents a review and synthesis of the acculturation process, culture change, and social psychological stress literatures and proposes an empirical model combining elements of all three to explain Latino adolescent drug use in the context of other explanatory factors. The paper assesses current knowledge and urges use of integrative theoretical models that explore risk/protective and unique cultural adjustment factors affecting Latinos…
Teacher and parent perceptions of behavior problems among a sample of African American, Hispanic, and non‐Hispanic white studients
A multiracial/multiethnic sample of middle school adolescents and their teachers was used to assess whether teacher ratings of student behavior problems varied according to teacher‐student racial/ethnic differences and students' perception of teachers' attitudes toward them. No significant mean score differences were found for Hispanic or non‐Hispanic white students according to the race/ethnicity of the teachers doing the ratings. However, Afric…
Cultural conflicts and problem behaviors of Latino adolescents in home and school environments
This empirical study examines the behavioral sequelae of acculturation strains among Latino adolescents in home ans school settings. Two theoretically derived hypotheses are tested. First, low acculturation Latinos experiencing strains associated wsith rapid cultural and language transitions will have more behavior problems reported by their parents and teachers. Second, highly acculturated Latinos reporting more acculturation strains. associated…
Who is Hispanic? Definitions and their consequences
What is the appropriate method for classifying Spanish-speaking-origin inhabitants of the United States? This paper presents relevant data from the first wave of a longitudinal study of adolescents in the greater Miami area. As expected, the broadest definition--"up to third generation" Hispanic--identified the largest proportion of the sample as Hispanic, whereas parent self-report placed the smallest proportion into the Hispanic category. When …
Stressful life events and changes in substance use among a multiracial/ethnic sample of adolescent boys
This paper presents a comparative analysis of the prevalence of stressful life events and of the relationships between stressful life events and alcohol, illicit drug, and cigarette use among a multi-ethnic community sample (N = 2,446) of early adolescent boys. The data were derived from a longitudinal study of substance use behaviors and their psychosocial correlates among Hispanic, African-American, and White non-Hispanic adolescent boys residi…
Acculturation and delinquent behavior among Cuban American adolescents: Toward an empirical model
Uses data derived from a study of 6th- and 7th-grade Cuban American adolescents in the greater Miami, Florida, area. The effects of immigrant cultural adjustment on the behavior of adolescents, especially deviant behavior, has been a subject of interest for decades. However, heretofore, little empirical research has been conducted. Key findings indicate that family factors are related to the development of attitudes favoring deviance, whereas acc…
Risk factors for early adolescent drug use in four ethnic and racial groups
OBJECTIVES. It is widely believed that risk factors identified in previous epidemiologic studies accurately predict adolescent drug use. Comparative studies are needed to determine how risk factors vary in prevalence, distribution, sensitivity, and pattern across the major US ethnic/racial groups. METHODS. Baseline questionnaire data from a 3-year epidemiologic study of early adolescent development and drug use were used to conduct bivariate and …
Cultural Mistrust and Racial Awareness among Ethnically Diverse Black Adolescent Boys
Using survey datafrom a study of adolescents in Miami, Florida, data on cultural mistrust and racial awareness are presentedfrom a multiethnic sample of 1,328 Black adolescent boys: 946 African American Blacks, 196 Haitians, and 186 Caribbean Islanders from countries other than Haiti. Of the Haitians and other Caribbean Island students, half were born outside the United States. Overall, Haitians, especially foreign-born ones, expressed more mistr…
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Patterns Among a Sample of Homeless Post-Adolescents
Data are presented on substance abuse, mental health problems, and the psychosocial well-being of 100 post-adolescents residing in a short-term shelter in south Florida. The sample was found to have high levels of social dysfunctions, e.g., low educational achievement, few job skills, poor work histories, and limited interpersonal coping networks. The Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS) was employed to make DSM-III diagnoses for alcohol and drug …
Social Support, Stress, and Psychological Distress among Older Black and White Adults
This analysis examines the relationship among sources of stress, sources of support, and psychological distress among black and white elderly living in the community. The data are drawn from an epidemiological survey conducted in 1984 and show that black and white elders are equally likely to have family and friends available. and to ask relatives for help when they have problems. Older black people, however, are more likely than their white coun…
Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Psychological Distress: An Examination of Differential Vulnerability
Using data from a 1985 epidemiological survey of 2,115 adults in Florida, this research has two goals: it tests the proposition that race and SES jointly influence mental health, and it examines the contribution of undesirable life events and economic problems to psychological distress across SES groups. Using multiple indicators of SES and mental health, we found that the evidence for a model of joint influence of race and SES on mental health v…
Psychoneuroses among Mexican Americans and other whites: Prevalence and Caseness
This paper reports the findings from an epidemiological survey conducted in California using the Health Opinion Survey (HOS), a measure of psychoneuroticism, as well as other scales and inventories. Uncontrolled results indicate that Mexican Americans have higher symptom and case levels, but that these differences are found primarily among marginally acculturated and immigrant respondents. HOS caseness levels were 15.4 for Spanish-speaking Mexica…
Psychiatric symptomatology among Mexican American farmworkers
Marital Disruption and the Prevalence of Depressive Symptomatology among Anglos and Mexican Americans
William A. Vega, George J. Warheit, Kenneth Meinhardt, Marital Disruption and the Prevalence of Depressive Symptomatology among Anglos and Mexican Americans, Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 46, No. 4 (Nov., 1984), pp. 817-824
Redundancy among indicators in the mental health demographic profile system
This paper explores the extent of redundancy among the small area indicators of the 1970 Mental Health Demographic Profile System (MHDPS). Redundancy is equated with interindicator Pearson correlations equal to or greater than 0.80 for the census tracts within six metropolitan counties. The analysis was undertaken because the assertion had been made that the association among indicators was high, particularly within major social area dimensions, …
Interpersonal coping networks and mental health problems among four race-ethnic groups
This paper presents field survey data on the availability and use of familial and friendship networks and their relationships to mental health. The samples (n = 5,174) include Whites, Blacks, Mexican Americans, Anglos, and Guamanians. More than two-thirds of all respondents in the various race-ethnic groups reported nearby family members upon whom they could call in times of need. Approximately three-fourths of the same respondents indicated havi…
Social Order and Mental Health
Social indicators and mental health planning: An empirical case study
Prevalence of sleep disturbance in a primarily urban Florida county
Sex, Marital Status, and Mental Health: A Reappraisal
Journal Article Sex, Marital Status, and Mental Health: A Reappraisal Get access George J. Warheit, George J. Warheit University of Florida Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sandra A. Arey, Sandra A. Arey University of Florida Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Charles E. Holzer, III, Charles E. Holzer, III University of Florida Search for other works by this author on: …
A Study of Racial Attitudes in a Southeastern County: A Confirmation of National Trends
Race and Mental Illness: An Epidemiologic Update
This paper presentsf/inidings otn the relatiotns/ip between race aid metntal health extracted from aI m(jor fize year epidemiologic study conducted in the southeastern United States. Mental health scores on five separate psychiltric scales are compared for blacks antd whites. These comparisons are made inl two Ways. First, .imple correlabtins ulsig T tests atid atnalysts of'variantce are computed; theni the variable race is itncluded with age, se…
Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Psychological Distress: An Examination of Differential Vulnerability
Using data from a 1985 epidemiological survey of 2,115 adults in Florida, this research has two goals: it tests the proposition that race and SES jointly influence mental health, and it examines the contribution of undesirable life events and economic problems to psychological distress across SES groups. Using multiple indicators of SES and mental health, we found that the evidence for a model of joint influence of race and SES on mental health v…
Race and Mental Illness: An Epidemiologic Update
This paper presentsf/inidings otn the relatiotns/ip between race aid metntal health extracted from aI m(jor fize year epidemiologic study conducted in the southeastern United States. Mental health scores on five separate psychiltric scales are compared for blacks antd whites. These comparisons are made inl two Ways. First, .imple correlabtins ulsig T tests atid atnalysts of'variantce are computed; theni the variable race is itncluded with age, se…
An Analysis of Social Class and Racial Differences in Depressive Symptomatology: A Community Study
George J. Warheit, Charles E. Holzer, III, John J. Schwab, An Analysis of Social Class and Racial Differences in Depressive Symptomatology: A Community Study, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Vol. 14, No. 4 (Dec., 1973), pp. 291-299
Risk factors for early adolescent drug use in four ethnic and racial groups
OBJECTIVES. It is widely believed that risk factors identified in previous epidemiologic studies accurately predict adolescent drug use. Comparative studies are needed to determine how risk factors vary in prevalence, distribution, sensitivity, and pattern across the major US ethnic/racial groups. METHODS. Baseline questionnaire data from a 3-year epidemiologic study of early adolescent development and drug use were used to conduct bivariate and …
Acculturation and delinquent behavior among Cuban American adolescents: Toward an empirical model
Uses data derived from a study of 6th- and 7th-grade Cuban American adolescents in the greater Miami, Florida, area. The effects of immigrant cultural adjustment on the behavior of adolescents, especially deviant behavior, has been a subject of interest for decades. However, heretofore, little empirical research has been conducted. Key findings indicate that family factors are related to the development of attitudes favoring deviance, whereas acc…
Acculturation Strain Theory: Its Application in Explaining Drug Use Behavior Among Cuban and Other Hispanic Youth
This paper presents a review and synthesis of the acculturation process, culture change, and social psychological stress literatures and proposes an empirical model combining elements of all three to explain Latino adolescent drug use in the context of other explanatory factors. The paper assesses current knowledge and urges use of integrative theoretical models that explore risk/protective and unique cultural adjustment factors affecting Latinos…
Teacher and parent perceptions of behavior problems among a sample of African American, Hispanic, and non‐Hispanic white studients
A multiracial/multiethnic sample of middle school adolescents and their teachers was used to assess whether teacher ratings of student behavior problems varied according to teacher‐student racial/ethnic differences and students' perception of teachers' attitudes toward them. No significant mean score differences were found for Hispanic or non‐Hispanic white students according to the race/ethnicity of the teachers doing the ratings. However, Afric…
Psychiatric symptomatology among Mexican American farmworkers
Psychoneuroses among Mexican Americans and other whites: Prevalence and Caseness
This paper reports the findings from an epidemiological survey conducted in California using the Health Opinion Survey (HOS), a measure of psychoneuroticism, as well as other scales and inventories. Uncontrolled results indicate that Mexican Americans have higher symptom and case levels, but that these differences are found primarily among marginally acculturated and immigrant respondents. HOS caseness levels were 15.4 for Spanish-speaking Mexica…
Prevalence of sleep disturbance in a primarily urban Florida county
Social Support, Stress, and Psychological Distress among Older Black and White Adults
This analysis examines the relationship among sources of stress, sources of support, and psychological distress among black and white elderly living in the community. The data are drawn from an epidemiological survey conducted in 1984 and show that black and white elders are equally likely to have family and friends available. and to ask relatives for help when they have problems. Older black people, however, are more likely than their white coun…
Marital Disruption and the Prevalence of Depressive Symptomatology among Anglos and Mexican Americans
William A. Vega, George J. Warheit, Kenneth Meinhardt, Marital Disruption and the Prevalence of Depressive Symptomatology among Anglos and Mexican Americans, Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 46, No. 4 (Nov., 1984), pp. 817-824
Sex, Marital Status, and Mental Health: A Reappraisal
Journal Article Sex, Marital Status, and Mental Health: A Reappraisal Get access George J. Warheit, George J. Warheit University of Florida Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sandra A. Arey, Sandra A. Arey University of Florida Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Charles E. Holzer, III, Charles E. Holzer, III University of Florida Search for other works by this author on: …
Social indicators and mental health planning: An empirical case study
Cultural Mistrust and Racial Awareness among Ethnically Diverse Black Adolescent Boys
Using survey datafrom a study of adolescents in Miami, Florida, data on cultural mistrust and racial awareness are presentedfrom a multiethnic sample of 1,328 Black adolescent boys: 946 African American Blacks, 196 Haitians, and 186 Caribbean Islanders from countries other than Haiti. Of the Haitians and other Caribbean Island students, half were born outside the United States. Overall, Haitians, especially foreign-born ones, expressed more mistr…
Self-Reported Violent Victimization Among Young Adults in Miami, Florida: Immigration, Race/Ethnic and Gender Contrasts
Does being an immigrant place an individual at greater risk than non-immigrants for violent victimization? Could residence in homogeneous communities, such as ethnic enclaves, serve to protect or mediate victimization among immigrant groups from being targets of victimization? These and related questions are explored using self-report data from a large epidemiological survey project (n = 1,473) in Miami, Florida. Self-reports of three types of vi…
Who is Hispanic? Definitions and their consequences
What is the appropriate method for classifying Spanish-speaking-origin inhabitants of the United States? This paper presents relevant data from the first wave of a longitudinal study of adolescents in the greater Miami area. As expected, the broadest definition--"up to third generation" Hispanic--identified the largest proportion of the sample as Hispanic, whereas parent self-report placed the smallest proportion into the Hispanic category. When …
The Accommodation of Conflict in the Merger of Two Religious Denominations
On October 1, 1963, two major Protestant denominations were consolidated and incorporated under the laws of the state of Ohio. That consolidation was a unique one in the annals of American church union in that it brought together for the first time two major Protestant denominations with quite divergent historic, cultural, theological, and organizational backgrounds: the Congregational Christian Churches and the Evangelical and Reformed Church.1 …
Fire Departments: Operations During Major Community Emergencies
Operational and Organizational Adaptations of Fire Departments to Civil Disturbances
An Analysis of Social Class and Racial Differences in Depressive Symptomatology: A Community Study
George J. Warheit, Charles E. Holzer, III, John J. Schwab, An Analysis of Social Class and Racial Differences in Depressive Symptomatology: A Community Study, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Vol. 14, No. 4 (Dec., 1973), pp. 291-299
A Study of Racial Attitudes in a Southeastern County: A Confirmation of National Trends
Race and Mental Illness: An Epidemiologic Update
This paper presentsf/inidings otn the relatiotns/ip between race aid metntal health extracted from aI m(jor fize year epidemiologic study conducted in the southeastern United States. Mental health scores on five separate psychiltric scales are compared for blacks antd whites. These comparisons are made inl two Ways. First, .imple correlabtins ulsig T tests atid atnalysts of'variantce are computed; theni the variable race is itncluded with age, se…
Introduction to 'Recent Developments in the 'Sociology of Mental Illness
Howard B. Kaplan, George J. Warheit, Introduction to "Recent Developments in the `Sociology of Mental Illness'", Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Vol. 16, No. 4, Special Issue on "Recent Developments in the `Sociology of Mental Illness'" (Dec., 1975), pp. 343-346
Prevalence of sleep disturbance in a primarily urban Florida county
Sex, Marital Status, and Mental Health: A Reappraisal
Journal Article Sex, Marital Status, and Mental Health: A Reappraisal Get access George J. Warheit, George J. Warheit University of Florida Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sandra A. Arey, Sandra A. Arey University of Florida Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Charles E. Holzer, III, Charles E. Holzer, III University of Florida Search for other works by this author on: …
Social indicators and mental health planning: An empirical case study
Social Order and Mental Health
Redundancy among indicators in the mental health demographic profile system
This paper explores the extent of redundancy among the small area indicators of the 1970 Mental Health Demographic Profile System (MHDPS). Redundancy is equated with interindicator Pearson correlations equal to or greater than 0.80 for the census tracts within six metropolitan counties. The analysis was undertaken because the assertion had been made that the association among indicators was high, particularly within major social area dimensions, …
Interpersonal coping networks and mental health problems among four race-ethnic groups
This paper presents field survey data on the availability and use of familial and friendship networks and their relationships to mental health. The samples (n = 5,174) include Whites, Blacks, Mexican Americans, Anglos, and Guamanians. More than two-thirds of all respondents in the various race-ethnic groups reported nearby family members upon whom they could call in times of need. Approximately three-fourths of the same respondents indicated havi…
Marital Disruption and the Prevalence of Depressive Symptomatology among Anglos and Mexican Americans
William A. Vega, George J. Warheit, Kenneth Meinhardt, Marital Disruption and the Prevalence of Depressive Symptomatology among Anglos and Mexican Americans, Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 46, No. 4 (Nov., 1984), pp. 817-824
Psychoneuroses among Mexican Americans and other whites: Prevalence and Caseness
This paper reports the findings from an epidemiological survey conducted in California using the Health Opinion Survey (HOS), a measure of psychoneuroticism, as well as other scales and inventories. Uncontrolled results indicate that Mexican Americans have higher symptom and case levels, but that these differences are found primarily among marginally acculturated and immigrant respondents. HOS caseness levels were 15.4 for Spanish-speaking Mexica…
Psychiatric symptomatology among Mexican American farmworkers
Social Support, Stress, and Psychological Distress among Older Black and White Adults
This analysis examines the relationship among sources of stress, sources of support, and psychological distress among black and white elderly living in the community. The data are drawn from an epidemiological survey conducted in 1984 and show that black and white elders are equally likely to have family and friends available. and to ask relatives for help when they have problems. Older black people, however, are more likely than their white coun…
Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Psychological Distress: An Examination of Differential Vulnerability
Using data from a 1985 epidemiological survey of 2,115 adults in Florida, this research has two goals: it tests the proposition that race and SES jointly influence mental health, and it examines the contribution of undesirable life events and economic problems to psychological distress across SES groups. Using multiple indicators of SES and mental health, we found that the evidence for a model of joint influence of race and SES on mental health v…
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Patterns Among a Sample of Homeless Post-Adolescents
Data are presented on substance abuse, mental health problems, and the psychosocial well-being of 100 post-adolescents residing in a short-term shelter in south Florida. The sample was found to have high levels of social dysfunctions, e.g., low educational achievement, few job skills, poor work histories, and limited interpersonal coping networks. The Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS) was employed to make DSM-III diagnoses for alcohol and drug …
Acculturation and delinquent behavior among Cuban American adolescents: Toward an empirical model
Uses data derived from a study of 6th- and 7th-grade Cuban American adolescents in the greater Miami, Florida, area. The effects of immigrant cultural adjustment on the behavior of adolescents, especially deviant behavior, has been a subject of interest for decades. However, heretofore, little empirical research has been conducted. Key findings indicate that family factors are related to the development of attitudes favoring deviance, whereas acc…
Risk factors for early adolescent drug use in four ethnic and racial groups
OBJECTIVES. It is widely believed that risk factors identified in previous epidemiologic studies accurately predict adolescent drug use. Comparative studies are needed to determine how risk factors vary in prevalence, distribution, sensitivity, and pattern across the major US ethnic/racial groups. METHODS. Baseline questionnaire data from a 3-year epidemiologic study of early adolescent development and drug use were used to conduct bivariate and …
Cultural Mistrust and Racial Awareness among Ethnically Diverse Black Adolescent Boys
Using survey datafrom a study of adolescents in Miami, Florida, data on cultural mistrust and racial awareness are presentedfrom a multiethnic sample of 1,328 Black adolescent boys: 946 African American Blacks, 196 Haitians, and 186 Caribbean Islanders from countries other than Haiti. Of the Haitians and other Caribbean Island students, half were born outside the United States. Overall, Haitians, especially foreign-born ones, expressed more mistr…
Who is Hispanic? Definitions and their consequences
What is the appropriate method for classifying Spanish-speaking-origin inhabitants of the United States? This paper presents relevant data from the first wave of a longitudinal study of adolescents in the greater Miami area. As expected, the broadest definition--"up to third generation" Hispanic--identified the largest proportion of the sample as Hispanic, whereas parent self-report placed the smallest proportion into the Hispanic category. When …
Stressful life events and changes in substance use among a multiracial/ethnic sample of adolescent boys
This paper presents a comparative analysis of the prevalence of stressful life events and of the relationships between stressful life events and alcohol, illicit drug, and cigarette use among a multi-ethnic community sample (N = 2,446) of early adolescent boys. The data were derived from a longitudinal study of substance use behaviors and their psychosocial correlates among Hispanic, African-American, and White non-Hispanic adolescent boys residi…
Teacher and parent perceptions of behavior problems among a sample of African American, Hispanic, and non‐Hispanic white studients
A multiracial/multiethnic sample of middle school adolescents and their teachers was used to assess whether teacher ratings of student behavior problems varied according to teacher‐student racial/ethnic differences and students' perception of teachers' attitudes toward them. No significant mean score differences were found for Hispanic or non‐Hispanic white students according to the race/ethnicity of the teachers doing the ratings. However, Afric…
Psychology (26 works) · Medicine (18 works) · Sociology (16 works) · Psychiatry (15 works) · Demography (14 works) · Population (13 works) · Ethnic group (11 works) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (10 works) · Gerontology (9 works) · Mental health (9 works)