James T Decker
Biographic Data
| ID | 4088508 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James T Decker |
| GIVEN NAMES | James T |
| FAMILY NAME | Decker |
| SIGNATURE | DECKER J T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Professional Services Group (United States) |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Factors associated with adolescent physical activity during middle school physical education
The purpose of this descriptive component of a larger, exploratory case study was to examine associations among lesson contexts, teacher behaviors, and adolescent physical activity over a year of physical education (PE) at one school. Middle school students ( n = 206) and their PE teachers ( n = 4) were observed twice-weekly across one academic year. Data were collected using the System for Observing Fitness Instruction Time (SOFIT), Behavioral E…
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 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 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 Principles of General Systems Theory Applied to the Medical Model
The term "Medical Model", though frequently used by professionals, theoreticians and laymen in referring to certain aspects of the medical profession, or of the entire medical system, is rarely used with any degree of precision. The term, indeed, has been used as a shorthand expression, leaving it unnecessary to explicate descriptively the interrelated components of the medical arena. The theories, conceptual constructs, practice, and operating i…
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 Principles of General Systems Theory Applied to the Medical Model
The term "Medical Model", though frequently used by professionals, theoreticians and laymen in referring to certain aspects of the medical profession, or of the entire medical system, is rarely used with any degree of precision. The term, indeed, has been used as a shorthand expression, leaving it unnecessary to explicate descriptively the interrelated components of the medical arena. The theories, conceptual constructs, practice, and operating i…
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 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 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…
Factors associated with adolescent physical activity during middle school physical education
The purpose of this descriptive component of a larger, exploratory case study was to examine associations among lesson contexts, teacher behaviors, and adolescent physical activity over a year of physical education (PE) at one school. Middle school students ( n = 206) and their PE teachers ( n = 4) were observed twice-weekly across one academic year. Data were collected using the System for Observing Fitness Instruction Time (SOFIT), Behavioral E…
Psychology (7 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Attendance (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works)