Marsha J Harman
Biographic Data
| ID | 4087712 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marsha J Harman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marsha J |
| FAMILY NAME | Harman |
| SIGNATURE | HARMAN M J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sam Houston State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
God and Sin After 50: Gender and Religious Affiliation
Eighty-six participants, 50 years and older, were given the Penn Inventory of Scrupulosity (PIOS) and the Attachment to God Inventory (AGI). Highly religious participants (Methodist or Baptist) responded to the instruments. Baptists appeared to fear sin and God to a greater degree than did Methodists. However, on the AGI, Methodists were lower on anxiety and higher on avoidance as compared to Baptists. Gender differences only appeared for fear of…
Differentiated Styles of Attachment to God and Varying Religious Coping Efforts
The Attachment to God Inventory (AGI) and Religious Coping Activities Scale (RCAS) were given to 159 church-going adults. A median split using AGI Avoidance and Anxiety scales divided participants into Secure (24.46%), Dismissing (20.14%), Preoccupied (25.18%), and Fearful (30.22%) styles. These four groups were analyzed in relation to the six scales of the RCAS. Results indicated that Secure and Preoccupied used more Christian activities and ide…
Reactions to Heard Words: Varying Emotional Content and Frequency of Exposure
The authors aurally presented words varying in emotional content and frequency of exposure to 56 participants during (a) a study phase in which 288 words (72 separate words with repetitions) were presented and (b) a test phase in which participants were presented with the 72 words from the study phase along with 24 new words. In the test phase, participants responded to these 96 words with either a recognition response or a likability response. T…
African Americans' and Caucasian Americans' Recognition and Likability Responses to African American and Caucasian American Faces
Female African American and Caucasian American participants were shown female faces of their own racial group and/or another racial group. In Experiment 1, participants saw either African American or Caucasian American faces; in Experiment 2, all participants saw faces of both races. Approximately half of the participants received instructions and forms for recognition responses, whereas the other half received instructions and forms for attracti…
Personality Adaptations and Adults from Alcoholic Homes
This article briefly discusses adult children of alcoholics and their treatment at a university counseling center in terms of some of the personality adaptations described by Ware (1983) and Joines (1986) as well as in terms of more general characteristics. Sources include published literature and personal observation and experience
Psychological Adjustment Among Hispanic Adult Children of Alcoholics: An Exploratory Study
This study compared 44 Hispanic adult children of alcoholics (ACAs) with 33 Hispanic adult children of nonalcoholics on the Diagnostic Inventory of Personality and Symptoms (DIPS), with parental alcoholism and gender as independent variables. There were significant differences in the Somatoform Disorders scale and in the Psychological FactorsAffecting Physical Condition scale with children of alcoholics displaying higher scores than children of n…
African Americans' and Caucasian Americans' Recognition and Likability Responses to African American and Caucasian American Faces
Female African American and Caucasian American participants were shown female faces of their own racial group and/or another racial group. In Experiment 1, participants saw either African American or Caucasian American faces; in Experiment 2, all participants saw faces of both races. Approximately half of the participants received instructions and forms for recognition responses, whereas the other half received instructions and forms for attracti…
Psychological Adjustment Among Hispanic Adult Children of Alcoholics: An Exploratory Study
This study compared 44 Hispanic adult children of alcoholics (ACAs) with 33 Hispanic adult children of nonalcoholics on the Diagnostic Inventory of Personality and Symptoms (DIPS), with parental alcoholism and gender as independent variables. There were significant differences in the Somatoform Disorders scale and in the Psychological FactorsAffecting Physical Condition scale with children of alcoholics displaying higher scores than children of n…
Personality Adaptations and Adults from Alcoholic Homes
This article briefly discusses adult children of alcoholics and their treatment at a university counseling center in terms of some of the personality adaptations described by Ware (1983) and Joines (1986) as well as in terms of more general characteristics. Sources include published literature and personal observation and experience
Psychological Adjustment Among Hispanic Adult Children of Alcoholics: An Exploratory Study
This study compared 44 Hispanic adult children of alcoholics (ACAs) with 33 Hispanic adult children of nonalcoholics on the Diagnostic Inventory of Personality and Symptoms (DIPS), with parental alcoholism and gender as independent variables. There were significant differences in the Somatoform Disorders scale and in the Psychological FactorsAffecting Physical Condition scale with children of alcoholics displaying higher scores than children of n…
African Americans' and Caucasian Americans' Recognition and Likability Responses to African American and Caucasian American Faces
Female African American and Caucasian American participants were shown female faces of their own racial group and/or another racial group. In Experiment 1, participants saw either African American or Caucasian American faces; in Experiment 2, all participants saw faces of both races. Approximately half of the participants received instructions and forms for recognition responses, whereas the other half received instructions and forms for attracti…
Reactions to Heard Words: Varying Emotional Content and Frequency of Exposure
The authors aurally presented words varying in emotional content and frequency of exposure to 56 participants during (a) a study phase in which 288 words (72 separate words with repetitions) were presented and (b) a test phase in which participants were presented with the 72 words from the study phase along with 24 new words. In the test phase, participants responded to these 96 words with either a recognition response or a likability response. T…
Differentiated Styles of Attachment to God and Varying Religious Coping Efforts
The Attachment to God Inventory (AGI) and Religious Coping Activities Scale (RCAS) were given to 159 church-going adults. A median split using AGI Avoidance and Anxiety scales divided participants into Secure (24.46%), Dismissing (20.14%), Preoccupied (25.18%), and Fearful (30.22%) styles. These four groups were analyzed in relation to the six scales of the RCAS. Results indicated that Secure and Preoccupied used more Christian activities and ide…
God and Sin After 50: Gender and Religious Affiliation
Eighty-six participants, 50 years and older, were given the Penn Inventory of Scrupulosity (PIOS) and the Attachment to God Inventory (AGI). Highly religious participants (Methodist or Baptist) responded to the instruments. Baptists appeared to fear sin and God to a greater degree than did Methodists. However, on the AGI, Methodists were lower on anxiety and higher on avoidance as compared to Baptists. Gender differences only appeared for fear of…
Psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Personality (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (2 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)