J Stephen Thomas
Biographic Data
| ID | 3736976 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J Stephen Thomas |
| GIVEN NAMES | J Stephen |
| FAMILY NAME | Thomas |
| SIGNATURE | THOMAS J S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Alabama |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Parent-Led Memory-Reframing Intervention to Reduce Distress and Pain Associated with Vaccine Injections in Young Children
Children remember their memories of pain long after the painful experience is over. Those memories predict higher levels of future pain intensity. Young children's memories can be reframed to be less distressing. Parents and the way they reminisce about past events with their children play a key role in the formation of pain memories. A novel parent-led memory-reframing intervention changed children's memories of post-surgical pain to be less dis…
High Levels of Stress Due to the Sars-CoV-2 Pandemic among Parents of Children with and without Chronic Conditions across the USA
The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced unprecedented levels of stress for parents, especially those of children with chronic conditions. Mental health effects are expected to continue for months/years and preparation is needed to meet an increasing demand for mental health care
Stress and Distress among Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fishermen
Previous research documents that shrimp fishing is physically and mentally challenging work. Workers typically encounter intense exposure to such stressors as work overload, concerns about safety, dangerous weather conditions, and separation from family. In addition, recent regulatory changes and increased competition from imported shrimp have intensified the difficulties U.S. shrimpers face. From Fall 1993 through Fall 1994, data were collected …
Occupational stressors, social support, and perceived stress among shrimp fishermen of the Northern Gulf of Mexico coast
A set of hypotheses concerning the occupational stress process was tested for a sample of shrimp fishermen (n=211) and a comparison group of land‐based workers (n = 99) from a coastal community in Alabama. As hypothesized, shrimp fishermen were exposed to greater numbers of occupational stressors, experience greater amounts of stress, and benefit from greater amounts of social support than land‐based workers. In contrast to expectations based in …
Independence and Collective Action
Recent articles published in this journal by Pollnac and Poggie (1991) and Durrenberger (1992) have presented contrasting views on commercial fishermen's independence and inclination to act collectively. The respective claims of the two articles are evaluated in the context of recent social scientific theory and research on unionism and the labor movement. Further, historical evidence of collective organizing, including documentary records and co…
Class Segmentation and Divided Labor
The growth of refugee and immigrant enclaves in the United States despite pressures for assimilation highlights the persistence of ethnic identity over other loyalties. Because ethnically distinct immigrants are often concentrated (whether by choice or discrimination) in particular labor markets, researchh among refugee populations provides an opportunity to evaluate theories of class and ethnicity in the work place. This article examines the cla…
Race, Social Ties, Social Support, and Subjective Well-Being
Subjective well-being for blacks and whites is hypothesized to vary by amount of social ties to family, kin, and community and by amount of social support. Evidence from a cross-sectional survey of residents (n = 611) of a southern metropolitan community is used to test the hypotheses. Well-being is measured using Cantril's (1963) self-anchoring scale of life satisfaction. Hypotheses are partially confirmed, with significant racial differences ob…
Smoking as an Occupational Adaptation Among Shrimpfishermen
Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Annette Kline, Michael Robbins, J. Thomas; Smoking as an Occupational Adaptation Among Shrimpfishermen. Human Organization 1 December 1989; 48 (4): 351–355. doi: https://doi.org/10.17730/humo.48.4.u6n5820643u4746m Download citation file: …
Rational exchange and trust
This paper assesses the hypothesis that in markets where information is lacking concerning the price and the quality of a commodity and the commodity is variable in its supply, sellers will tend to form long‐term, stable relationships with buyers. Data from a coastal Alabama community are used to test the nature of exchange relations between commercial shrimp fishers and the dealers to whom they sell. It is further hypothesized that the social as…
Race, Social Ties, Social Support, and Subjective Well-Being
Subjective well-being for blacks and whites is hypothesized to vary by amount of social ties to family, kin, and community and by amount of social support. Evidence from a cross-sectional survey of residents (n = 611) of a southern metropolitan community is used to test the hypotheses. Well-being is measured using Cantril's (1963) self-anchoring scale of life satisfaction. Hypotheses are partially confirmed, with significant racial differences ob…
Smoking as an Occupational Adaptation Among Shrimpfishermen
Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Annette Kline, Michael Robbins, J. Thomas; Smoking as an Occupational Adaptation Among Shrimpfishermen. Human Organization 1 December 1989; 48 (4): 351–355. doi: https://doi.org/10.17730/humo.48.4.u6n5820643u4746m Download citation file: …
Occupational stressors, social support, and perceived stress among shrimp fishermen of the Northern Gulf of Mexico coast
A set of hypotheses concerning the occupational stress process was tested for a sample of shrimp fishermen (n=211) and a comparison group of land‐based workers (n = 99) from a coastal community in Alabama. As hypothesized, shrimp fishermen were exposed to greater numbers of occupational stressors, experience greater amounts of stress, and benefit from greater amounts of social support than land‐based workers. In contrast to expectations based in …
Class Segmentation and Divided Labor
The growth of refugee and immigrant enclaves in the United States despite pressures for assimilation highlights the persistence of ethnic identity over other loyalties. Because ethnically distinct immigrants are often concentrated (whether by choice or discrimination) in particular labor markets, researchh among refugee populations provides an opportunity to evaluate theories of class and ethnicity in the work place. This article examines the cla…
Independence and Collective Action
Recent articles published in this journal by Pollnac and Poggie (1991) and Durrenberger (1992) have presented contrasting views on commercial fishermen's independence and inclination to act collectively. The respective claims of the two articles are evaluated in the context of recent social scientific theory and research on unionism and the labor movement. Further, historical evidence of collective organizing, including documentary records and co…
Rational exchange and trust
This paper assesses the hypothesis that in markets where information is lacking concerning the price and the quality of a commodity and the commodity is variable in its supply, sellers will tend to form long‐term, stable relationships with buyers. Data from a coastal Alabama community are used to test the nature of exchange relations between commercial shrimp fishers and the dealers to whom they sell. It is further hypothesized that the social as…
Smoking as an Occupational Adaptation Among Shrimpfishermen
Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Annette Kline, Michael Robbins, J. Thomas; Smoking as an Occupational Adaptation Among Shrimpfishermen. Human Organization 1 December 1989; 48 (4): 351–355. doi: https://doi.org/10.17730/humo.48.4.u6n5820643u4746m Download citation file: …
Rational exchange and trust
This paper assesses the hypothesis that in markets where information is lacking concerning the price and the quality of a commodity and the commodity is variable in its supply, sellers will tend to form long‐term, stable relationships with buyers. Data from a coastal Alabama community are used to test the nature of exchange relations between commercial shrimp fishers and the dealers to whom they sell. It is further hypothesized that the social as…
Race, Social Ties, Social Support, and Subjective Well-Being
Subjective well-being for blacks and whites is hypothesized to vary by amount of social ties to family, kin, and community and by amount of social support. Evidence from a cross-sectional survey of residents (n = 611) of a southern metropolitan community is used to test the hypotheses. Well-being is measured using Cantril's (1963) self-anchoring scale of life satisfaction. Hypotheses are partially confirmed, with significant racial differences ob…
Class Segmentation and Divided Labor
The growth of refugee and immigrant enclaves in the United States despite pressures for assimilation highlights the persistence of ethnic identity over other loyalties. Because ethnically distinct immigrants are often concentrated (whether by choice or discrimination) in particular labor markets, researchh among refugee populations provides an opportunity to evaluate theories of class and ethnicity in the work place. This article examines the cla…
Independence and Collective Action
Recent articles published in this journal by Pollnac and Poggie (1991) and Durrenberger (1992) have presented contrasting views on commercial fishermen's independence and inclination to act collectively. The respective claims of the two articles are evaluated in the context of recent social scientific theory and research on unionism and the labor movement. Further, historical evidence of collective organizing, including documentary records and co…
Occupational stressors, social support, and perceived stress among shrimp fishermen of the Northern Gulf of Mexico coast
A set of hypotheses concerning the occupational stress process was tested for a sample of shrimp fishermen (n=211) and a comparison group of land‐based workers (n = 99) from a coastal community in Alabama. As hypothesized, shrimp fishermen were exposed to greater numbers of occupational stressors, experience greater amounts of stress, and benefit from greater amounts of social support than land‐based workers. In contrast to expectations based in …
Stress and Distress among Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fishermen
Previous research documents that shrimp fishing is physically and mentally challenging work. Workers typically encounter intense exposure to such stressors as work overload, concerns about safety, dangerous weather conditions, and separation from family. In addition, recent regulatory changes and increased competition from imported shrimp have intensified the difficulties U.S. shrimpers face. From Fall 1993 through Fall 1994, data were collected …
High Levels of Stress Due to the Sars-CoV-2 Pandemic among Parents of Children with and without Chronic Conditions across the USA
The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced unprecedented levels of stress for parents, especially those of children with chronic conditions. Mental health effects are expected to continue for months/years and preparation is needed to meet an increasing demand for mental health care
A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Parent-Led Memory-Reframing Intervention to Reduce Distress and Pain Associated with Vaccine Injections in Young Children
Children remember their memories of pain long after the painful experience is over. Those memories predict higher levels of future pain intensity. Young children's memories can be reframed to be less distressing. Parents and the way they reminisce about past events with their children play a key role in the formation of pain memories. A novel parent-led memory-reframing intervention changed children's memories of post-surgical pain to be less dis…
Psychology (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Fishery (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Biology (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Distress (2 works)