Richard A Starrett
Biographic Data
| ID | 4087904 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard A Starrett |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard A |
| FAMILY NAME | Starrett |
| SIGNATURE | STARRETT R A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Barry University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Ethnic Identity and Depression in Mexican American Elderly
The role of environmental awareness and support networks in Hispanic elderly persons' use of formal social services
A significant issue in Hispanic kinship research is determining the importance of source and frequency of informal support, frequency of quasi-formal support, and the amount of environmental awareness in relationship to the utilization of formal social services by the Hispanic elderly. This study examines the relationships among awareness of environmental information; background characteristics; and quasi-formal, informal, and formal social suppo…
The Use of Social Services by Hispanic Elderly
The present study develops and tests a causal model of formal social service use by Mexican American, Puerto Rican and Cuban elderly. Path analytic procedures were used to evaluate the model on a national area probability sample of 1,805 noninstitutionalized elderly. The findings indicate that predictors of use, in general, differ by subgroups in terms of their relative importance, predictive power, complexity, and overall patterns. Implications …
The Use of Formal Helping Networks to Meet the Psychological Needs of the Hispanic Elderly
Increasing attentioni has beent given to the iden1tificationi alnd description of variables associated with medical ancd social services needed, sou(ght, and u.sed by tihe elderly. LIittle is known, howevet; about those variables that iifluteince thle uIse offormal helping networks (i.e., use agency, couni.selo,; psychologist, doctol; or priest) lo meet the psychological needs of the Hispanic elderly. This stiudvy develops anld evaluates a causal…
A Comparison of the Social Service Utilization Behavior of the Cuban and Puerto Rican Elderly
The utilization of health services by the elderly has been widely studied. However, research on the use of social services has resulted in mixed findings. Furthermore, little empirical data exist that compare the utilization behavior of Spanish-speaking elderly groups. This study tests and compares models of social service utilization by the Cuban and Puerto Rican elderly. The model employed in this study proposes that use of services results fro…
The crime reporting behavior of hispanic older persons
The Social Service Utilisation Behaviour of USA Mainland Puerto Rican Elderly
This study develops and tests a causal model of social service use by USA Puerto Rican elderly. Andersen and Newman's Health Framework was employed to classify and test a model of social service use by a national random sample of mainland USA Puerto Rican elderly. The findings indicate that 7 of the original 27 variables (i.e. need for social services, awareness, functional literacy, functional ability, mobility, income and contact with friends a…
Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of Employee Assistance Programs
Journal Article Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of Employee Assistance Programs Get access James T. Decker, Ph.D., James T. Decker, Ph.D. Executive Director, Adjunct Professor J. T. Decker Professional Group, Bakersfield, California, and School of Business and Public Administration, California State College, Bakersfield Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Richard Starrett, Ph.D., Richard Starrett, Ph.…
The Wife of the Alcoholic; Sexist Stereotypes in the Alcoholism Literature
Current alcoholism literature, alcoholism education, and alcoholism treatment suggests that the wife of the alcoholic is every bit as sick (physically, mentally, and spiritually) as her practicing alcoholic husband. How did we come to this view of the wife of the alcoholic? This paper will review 1) how the wife of the alcoholic has been regarded over the years; 2) how these portraits of the wife of the alcoholic that appeared in the scholarly li…
The Use of Social Services by Hispanic Elderly
The present study develops and tests a causal model of formal social service use by Mexican American, Puerto Rican and Cuban elderly. Path analytic procedures were used to evaluate the model on a national area probability sample of 1,805 noninstitutionalized elderly. The findings indicate that predictors of use, in general, differ by subgroups in terms of their relative importance, predictive power, complexity, and overall patterns. Implications …
A Comparison of the Social Service Utilization Behavior of the Cuban and Puerto Rican Elderly
The utilization of health services by the elderly has been widely studied. However, research on the use of social services has resulted in mixed findings. Furthermore, little empirical data exist that compare the utilization behavior of Spanish-speaking elderly groups. This study tests and compares models of social service utilization by the Cuban and Puerto Rican elderly. The model employed in this study proposes that use of services results fro…
The Use of Formal Helping Networks to Meet the Psychological Needs of the Hispanic Elderly
Increasing attentioni has beent given to the iden1tificationi alnd description of variables associated with medical ancd social services needed, sou(ght, and u.sed by tihe elderly. LIittle is known, howevet; about those variables that iifluteince thle uIse offormal helping networks (i.e., use agency, couni.selo,; psychologist, doctol; or priest) lo meet the psychological needs of the Hispanic elderly. This stiudvy develops anld evaluates a causal…
The Social Service Utilisation Behaviour of USA Mainland Puerto Rican Elderly
This study develops and tests a causal model of social service use by USA Puerto Rican elderly. Andersen and Newman's Health Framework was employed to classify and test a model of social service use by a national random sample of mainland USA Puerto Rican elderly. The findings indicate that 7 of the original 27 variables (i.e. need for social services, awareness, functional literacy, functional ability, mobility, income and contact with friends a…
Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of Employee Assistance Programs
Journal Article Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of Employee Assistance Programs Get access James T. Decker, Ph.D., James T. Decker, Ph.D. Executive Director, Adjunct Professor J. T. Decker Professional Group, Bakersfield, California, and School of Business and Public Administration, California State College, Bakersfield Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Richard Starrett, Ph.D., Richard Starrett, Ph.…
The Wife of the Alcoholic; Sexist Stereotypes in the Alcoholism Literature
Current alcoholism literature, alcoholism education, and alcoholism treatment suggests that the wife of the alcoholic is every bit as sick (physically, mentally, and spiritually) as her practicing alcoholic husband. How did we come to this view of the wife of the alcoholic? This paper will review 1) how the wife of the alcoholic has been regarded over the years; 2) how these portraits of the wife of the alcoholic that appeared in the scholarly li…
Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of Employee Assistance Programs
Journal Article Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of Employee Assistance Programs Get access James T. Decker, Ph.D., James T. Decker, Ph.D. Executive Director, Adjunct Professor J. T. Decker Professional Group, Bakersfield, California, and School of Business and Public Administration, California State College, Bakersfield Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Richard Starrett, Ph.D., Richard Starrett, Ph.…
The Social Service Utilisation Behaviour of USA Mainland Puerto Rican Elderly
This study develops and tests a causal model of social service use by USA Puerto Rican elderly. Andersen and Newman's Health Framework was employed to classify and test a model of social service use by a national random sample of mainland USA Puerto Rican elderly. The findings indicate that 7 of the original 27 variables (i.e. need for social services, awareness, functional literacy, functional ability, mobility, income and contact with friends a…
The crime reporting behavior of hispanic older persons
The Use of Social Services by Hispanic Elderly
The present study develops and tests a causal model of formal social service use by Mexican American, Puerto Rican and Cuban elderly. Path analytic procedures were used to evaluate the model on a national area probability sample of 1,805 noninstitutionalized elderly. The findings indicate that predictors of use, in general, differ by subgroups in terms of their relative importance, predictive power, complexity, and overall patterns. Implications …
The Use of Formal Helping Networks to Meet the Psychological Needs of the Hispanic Elderly
Increasing attentioni has beent given to the iden1tificationi alnd description of variables associated with medical ancd social services needed, sou(ght, and u.sed by tihe elderly. LIittle is known, howevet; about those variables that iifluteince thle uIse offormal helping networks (i.e., use agency, couni.selo,; psychologist, doctol; or priest) lo meet the psychological needs of the Hispanic elderly. This stiudvy develops anld evaluates a causal…
A Comparison of the Social Service Utilization Behavior of the Cuban and Puerto Rican Elderly
The utilization of health services by the elderly has been widely studied. However, research on the use of social services has resulted in mixed findings. Furthermore, little empirical data exist that compare the utilization behavior of Spanish-speaking elderly groups. This study tests and compares models of social service utilization by the Cuban and Puerto Rican elderly. The model employed in this study proposes that use of services results fro…
The role of environmental awareness and support networks in Hispanic elderly persons' use of formal social services
A significant issue in Hispanic kinship research is determining the importance of source and frequency of informal support, frequency of quasi-formal support, and the amount of environmental awareness in relationship to the utilization of formal social services by the Hispanic elderly. This study examines the relationships among awareness of environmental information; background characteristics; and quasi-formal, informal, and formal social suppo…
Ethnic Identity and Depression in Mexican American Elderly
Psychology (8 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (6 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (4 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works)