William L Gekoski
Biographic Data
| ID | 362782 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William L Gekoski |
| GIVEN NAMES | William L |
| FAMILY NAME | Gekoski |
| SIGNATURE | GEKOSKI W L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queen's University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1966 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Age, gender, and the underutilization of mental health services
The objectives of this study were to explore age and gender differences in attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help, and to examine whether attitudes negatively influence intentions to seek help among older adults and men, whose mental health needs are underserved. To achieve these objectives 206 community-dwelling adults completed questionnaires measuring help-seeking attitudes, psychiatric symptomatology, prior help-seeking, and…
Gender differences in relating life events and well-being in elderly individuals
Confounding as a problem in relating life events to health status in elderly individuals
Explored two types of confounding relevant to research relating major life events to physical illness in elderly individuals: (a) contamination of life events lists by health-related and subjective items; and (b) failure to control for illness existing prior to the life event assessment period. Community-residing elderly individuals (M = 70.4 years) completed two measures of health status in each of two waves of testing. During the second wave, p…
Ageism or Healthism
Despite what appears to be ageist behavior in our society, there is little research evidence indicating that the elderly are perceived negatively. The reason for this discrepancy may be that it is not age itself but characteristics that covary with age (such as poor health) that are seen negatively. In a completely between-subjects design, Target Age (young, old) x Target Health Status (poor, average, excellent) x Respondent Sex, 120 undergraduat…
Language acquisition context and language organization in bilinguals
A Study of the One-Week Stability of the Michigan Restricted Association Norms
The stability of four tasks of the Michigan Restricted Association Norms has been tested over a period of 1 wk. 30 undergraduate students served as Ss. Wide differences in stability were observed between tasks but not between stimulus frequencies
Gender differences in relating life events and well-being in elderly individuals
Confounding as a problem in relating life events to health status in elderly individuals
Explored two types of confounding relevant to research relating major life events to physical illness in elderly individuals: (a) contamination of life events lists by health-related and subjective items; and (b) failure to control for illness existing prior to the life event assessment period. Community-residing elderly individuals (M = 70.4 years) completed two measures of health status in each of two waves of testing. During the second wave, p…
Language acquisition context and language organization in bilinguals
Ageism or Healthism
Despite what appears to be ageist behavior in our society, there is little research evidence indicating that the elderly are perceived negatively. The reason for this discrepancy may be that it is not age itself but characteristics that covary with age (such as poor health) that are seen negatively. In a completely between-subjects design, Target Age (young, old) x Target Health Status (poor, average, excellent) x Respondent Sex, 120 undergraduat…
A Study of the One-Week Stability of the Michigan Restricted Association Norms
The stability of four tasks of the Michigan Restricted Association Norms has been tested over a period of 1 wk. 30 undergraduate students served as Ss. Wide differences in stability were observed between tasks but not between stimulus frequencies
Language acquisition context and language organization in bilinguals
Ageism or Healthism
Despite what appears to be ageist behavior in our society, there is little research evidence indicating that the elderly are perceived negatively. The reason for this discrepancy may be that it is not age itself but characteristics that covary with age (such as poor health) that are seen negatively. In a completely between-subjects design, Target Age (young, old) x Target Health Status (poor, average, excellent) x Respondent Sex, 120 undergraduat…
Confounding as a problem in relating life events to health status in elderly individuals
Explored two types of confounding relevant to research relating major life events to physical illness in elderly individuals: (a) contamination of life events lists by health-related and subjective items; and (b) failure to control for illness existing prior to the life event assessment period. Community-residing elderly individuals (M = 70.4 years) completed two measures of health status in each of two waves of testing. During the second wave, p…
Gender differences in relating life events and well-being in elderly individuals
Age, gender, and the underutilization of mental health services
The objectives of this study were to explore age and gender differences in attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help, and to examine whether attitudes negatively influence intentions to seek help among older adults and men, whose mental health needs are underserved. To achieve these objectives 206 community-dwelling adults completed questionnaires measuring help-seeking attitudes, psychiatric symptomatology, prior help-seeking, and…
Psychology (6 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Aging and Gerontology Research (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (2 works)