Kenneth W Sewell
Biographic Data
| ID | 4126914 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kenneth W Sewell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kenneth W |
| FAMILY NAME | Sewell |
| SIGNATURE | SEWELL K W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Texas |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4650-797X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 38 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The CIA's Greatest Covert Operation: Inside the Daring Mission to Recover a Nuclear-Armed Soviet Sub by David H. Sharp
When asked to review David Sharp's book, The CIA's Greatest Covert Operation: Inside the Daring Mission to Recover a Nuclear-Armed Soviet Sub, I was less than thrilled because books written by engineers are often similar to 90-page instruction booklets for digital devices. By chapter two, I realized my preconception had been unwarranted. The story is entertaining and intriguing enough to keep me turning pages.David Sharp is an excellent writer, c…
Intuitive and Instrumental Grief: A Study of the Reliability and Validity of the Grief Pattern Inventory
A convenience sample of 209 participants completed the Grief Pattern Inventory (GPI) together with the Hogan Grief Reaction Checklist (HGRC), the Integration of Stressful Life Events Scale (ISLES), and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Alpha coefficients of the GPI's intuitive and instrumental subscales were improved by eliminating low-performing items and empirically reassigning items from the GPI dissonant subscale. The two modified scale…
Exploration of caregiver behavior on fear of emotion, spirituality, and self-compassion
Who Needs Grief Counseling? A Report from the Scott & White Grief Study
Cluster analysis was performed on a diverse group of 69 non-clinical grievers whose loved ones died between 12-40 months prior to the study. Based on psychometric measures of both bereavement distress and growth, three distinct clusters emerged: High Grief (high distress-low growth; n = 16); High Growth (low distress-high growth; n = 32); and Low Impact (low distress-low growth; n = 21). Discriminant function analyses showed that the High Grief c…
The comprehensibility and content of juvenile Miranda warnings
Annually, more than 1.5 million juvenile offenders are arrested and routinely Mirandized with little consideration regarding the comprehensibility of these warnings. The current investigation examined 122 juvenile Miranda warnings from across the United States regarding their length, reading level, and content. Even more variable than general Miranda warnings, juvenile warnings ranged remarkably from 52 to 526 words; inclusion of Miranda waivers …
Psychological Profiles of Catholic Deacon Aspirants
Meaning Constructs as Predictors of Bereavement Adjustment: A Report From the Scott & White Grief Study
Nine unique meaning constructs were derived from a content analysis of free essays written by 85 mourners in response to the question, "What does the death of your loved one mean to you?" These constructs were then treated as predictor variables in a quantitative analysis of several indices of bereavement adjustment including (a) risk factors of grief pathogenesis and psychometric measures of negative grief affect and (b) indicators and correlate…
Structured group therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in incarcerated male juveniles
This is the first study to evaluate the efficacy of a structured group therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in incarcerated male juveniles. Ten groups of juveniles (n = 45) completed a 12-session intervention with pre- and postassessments composed of the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Reaction Index (C. Frederick, 1985) and supplementary measures of anxiety, anger, and depression. Overall, group participants experienced significant re…
Feeling the Absence: A Content Analysis From the Scott and White Grief Study
In an effort to understand how the bereaved "make sense" of deaths they have experienced, 85 mourners were asked to write a free essay in response to the question, "What does the death of your loved one mean to you?" In a content analysis of the resulting narratives, 9 unique meaning constructs emerged, the most prominent of which spoke to the theme of feeling the absence of the decedent. A distinction was drawn between meaning categories referen…
Grief Adjustment as Influenced by Funeral Participation and Occurrence of Adverse Funeral Events
Seventy-four mourners were studied on how their experiences with funeral services for their loved ones influenced later scores on the Grief Experience Inventory (GEI). Those who found the funeral “comforting” and/or participated in planning the funeral reported less grief misery later. A high incidence (43%) of “adverse events” was found to occur during the funerals, contributing, for some mourners, to a perception of the funeral as “not comforti…
Scott and White Grief Study Phase 2: Toward an Adaptive Model of Grief
The current study was a dual investigation focused both on the pathogenesis of grief responses and on factors associated with personal growth as a bereavement outcome in a heterogeneous sample of 85 mourners. To examine the pathogenesis of grief, the authors tested the ability of several high-risk factors to predict mourners' subsequent emotional intensity on 2 dependent measures: the Grief Experience Inventory and the Hogan Grief Reaction Checkl…
Scott & White Grief Study: An Empirical Test of Predictors of Intensified Mourning
Phase 1 of the Scott & White Grief Study was a retrospective investigation of seven high-risk factors of intensified mourning treated as predictor variables in a regression analysis of the Grief Experience Inventory scores of 74 mourners. Three factors, age of decedent (younger), relationship quality (conflictual, ambivalent, or overly dependent), and mourner liability (history of mental health problems), were associated with greater grief misery…
Convergence and Divergence of Clinical Memory Tests
Although there are many methods used to measure memory, there is surprisingly little agreement as to the validity of these measures. This study was designed to assess the convergent and divergent validity of several different memory measures. 60 college students served as subjects in the study. A moderate degree of convergent validity was found for the memory scales. A principal component analysis gave two major factors, memory for verbal and non…
Scott and White Grief Study Phase 2: Toward an Adaptive Model of Grief
The current study was a dual investigation focused both on the pathogenesis of grief responses and on factors associated with personal growth as a bereavement outcome in a heterogeneous sample of 85 mourners. To examine the pathogenesis of grief, the authors tested the ability of several high-risk factors to predict mourners' subsequent emotional intensity on 2 dependent measures: the Grief Experience Inventory and the Hogan Grief Reaction Checkl…
Scott & White Grief Study: An Empirical Test of Predictors of Intensified Mourning
Phase 1 of the Scott & White Grief Study was a retrospective investigation of seven high-risk factors of intensified mourning treated as predictor variables in a regression analysis of the Grief Experience Inventory scores of 74 mourners. Three factors, age of decedent (younger), relationship quality (conflictual, ambivalent, or overly dependent), and mourner liability (history of mental health problems), were associated with greater grief misery…
Psychological Profiles of Catholic Deacon Aspirants
The comprehensibility and content of juvenile Miranda warnings
Annually, more than 1.5 million juvenile offenders are arrested and routinely Mirandized with little consideration regarding the comprehensibility of these warnings. The current investigation examined 122 juvenile Miranda warnings from across the United States regarding their length, reading level, and content. Even more variable than general Miranda warnings, juvenile warnings ranged remarkably from 52 to 526 words; inclusion of Miranda waivers …
Meaning Constructs as Predictors of Bereavement Adjustment: A Report From the Scott & White Grief Study
Nine unique meaning constructs were derived from a content analysis of free essays written by 85 mourners in response to the question, "What does the death of your loved one mean to you?" These constructs were then treated as predictor variables in a quantitative analysis of several indices of bereavement adjustment including (a) risk factors of grief pathogenesis and psychometric measures of negative grief affect and (b) indicators and correlate…
Feeling the Absence: A Content Analysis From the Scott and White Grief Study
In an effort to understand how the bereaved "make sense" of deaths they have experienced, 85 mourners were asked to write a free essay in response to the question, "What does the death of your loved one mean to you?" In a content analysis of the resulting narratives, 9 unique meaning constructs emerged, the most prominent of which spoke to the theme of feeling the absence of the decedent. A distinction was drawn between meaning categories referen…
Convergence and Divergence of Clinical Memory Tests
Although there are many methods used to measure memory, there is surprisingly little agreement as to the validity of these measures. This study was designed to assess the convergent and divergent validity of several different memory measures. 60 college students served as subjects in the study. A moderate degree of convergent validity was found for the memory scales. A principal component analysis gave two major factors, memory for verbal and non…
Scott & White Grief Study: An Empirical Test of Predictors of Intensified Mourning
Phase 1 of the Scott & White Grief Study was a retrospective investigation of seven high-risk factors of intensified mourning treated as predictor variables in a regression analysis of the Grief Experience Inventory scores of 74 mourners. Three factors, age of decedent (younger), relationship quality (conflictual, ambivalent, or overly dependent), and mourner liability (history of mental health problems), were associated with greater grief misery…
Grief Adjustment as Influenced by Funeral Participation and Occurrence of Adverse Funeral Events
Seventy-four mourners were studied on how their experiences with funeral services for their loved ones influenced later scores on the Grief Experience Inventory (GEI). Those who found the funeral “comforting” and/or participated in planning the funeral reported less grief misery later. A high incidence (43%) of “adverse events” was found to occur during the funerals, contributing, for some mourners, to a perception of the funeral as “not comforti…
Scott and White Grief Study Phase 2: Toward an Adaptive Model of Grief
The current study was a dual investigation focused both on the pathogenesis of grief responses and on factors associated with personal growth as a bereavement outcome in a heterogeneous sample of 85 mourners. To examine the pathogenesis of grief, the authors tested the ability of several high-risk factors to predict mourners' subsequent emotional intensity on 2 dependent measures: the Grief Experience Inventory and the Hogan Grief Reaction Checkl…
Feeling the Absence: A Content Analysis From the Scott and White Grief Study
In an effort to understand how the bereaved "make sense" of deaths they have experienced, 85 mourners were asked to write a free essay in response to the question, "What does the death of your loved one mean to you?" In a content analysis of the resulting narratives, 9 unique meaning constructs emerged, the most prominent of which spoke to the theme of feeling the absence of the decedent. A distinction was drawn between meaning categories referen…
Structured group therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in incarcerated male juveniles
This is the first study to evaluate the efficacy of a structured group therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in incarcerated male juveniles. Ten groups of juveniles (n = 45) completed a 12-session intervention with pre- and postassessments composed of the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Reaction Index (C. Frederick, 1985) and supplementary measures of anxiety, anger, and depression. Overall, group participants experienced significant re…
Meaning Constructs as Predictors of Bereavement Adjustment: A Report From the Scott & White Grief Study
Nine unique meaning constructs were derived from a content analysis of free essays written by 85 mourners in response to the question, "What does the death of your loved one mean to you?" These constructs were then treated as predictor variables in a quantitative analysis of several indices of bereavement adjustment including (a) risk factors of grief pathogenesis and psychometric measures of negative grief affect and (b) indicators and correlate…
Psychological Profiles of Catholic Deacon Aspirants
The comprehensibility and content of juvenile Miranda warnings
Annually, more than 1.5 million juvenile offenders are arrested and routinely Mirandized with little consideration regarding the comprehensibility of these warnings. The current investigation examined 122 juvenile Miranda warnings from across the United States regarding their length, reading level, and content. Even more variable than general Miranda warnings, juvenile warnings ranged remarkably from 52 to 526 words; inclusion of Miranda waivers …
Who Needs Grief Counseling? A Report from the Scott & White Grief Study
Cluster analysis was performed on a diverse group of 69 non-clinical grievers whose loved ones died between 12-40 months prior to the study. Based on psychometric measures of both bereavement distress and growth, three distinct clusters emerged: High Grief (high distress-low growth; n = 16); High Growth (low distress-high growth; n = 32); and Low Impact (low distress-low growth; n = 21). Discriminant function analyses showed that the High Grief c…
Exploration of caregiver behavior on fear of emotion, spirituality, and self-compassion
Intuitive and Instrumental Grief: A Study of the Reliability and Validity of the Grief Pattern Inventory
A convenience sample of 209 participants completed the Grief Pattern Inventory (GPI) together with the Hogan Grief Reaction Checklist (HGRC), the Integration of Stressful Life Events Scale (ISLES), and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Alpha coefficients of the GPI's intuitive and instrumental subscales were improved by eliminating low-performing items and empirically reassigning items from the GPI dissonant subscale. The two modified scale…
The CIA's Greatest Covert Operation: Inside the Daring Mission to Recover a Nuclear-Armed Soviet Sub by David H. Sharp
When asked to review David Sharp's book, The CIA's Greatest Covert Operation: Inside the Daring Mission to Recover a Nuclear-Armed Soviet Sub, I was less than thrilled because books written by engineers are often similar to 90-page instruction booklets for digital devices. By chapter two, I realized my preconception had been unwarranted. The story is entertaining and intriguing enough to keep me turning pages.David Sharp is an excellent writer, c…
Psychology (12 works) · Grief (7 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (7 works) · Psychotherapist (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Complicated grief (4 works)