John Poulin
Biographic Data
| ID | 4489185 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Poulin |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Poulin |
| SIGNATURE | POULIN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Widener University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 33 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Social Work Capstone Projects
Social Work Capstone Projects
The life satisfaction of elderly Chinese widows living alone and those living with adult children
Care of China's elderly population is of concern due to its projected growth as well as to changes in elder care patterns related to shifting social and economic conditions. Increases in life expectancy and, therefore, in the duration of widowhood, particularly for women, magnifies this concern. Studies that examine the living arrangements and life satisfaction of elderly widows in China are limited. This study of 147 elderly widows, both men and…
Informal support and psychological well-being of older Chinese community residents
Social support is a critical factor in the well-being of older Chinese adults. Studies have found positive relationships between social support and psychological well-being. The findings, however, vary by kind of support. This article examines the relationships among objective and subjective social support from family members and close friends and three measures of psychological well-being, including loneliness, depression, and life satisfaction.…
Fear of Intimacy with Helping Professionals Scale
In this study the authors examine the reliability and validity of the Fear of Intimacy with Helping Professionals Scale (FIS-HP) with Chinese (N = 150) and American (N = 145) elderly persons. Factor analysis using principal component analysis with a varimax rotation was used to examine the FIS-HP factor structure for both samples. A three factor solution emerged for both samples. The FIS-HP has acceptable internal consistency reliability with bot…
Perceived Family and Friend Support and the Psychological Well-Being of American and Chinese Elderly Persons
Older Chinese Adults’ Fear of Intimacy with Helping Professionals
Development of a Helping Relationship Inventory for Social Work Practice
The authors report the development of an instrument to assess the strength of the helping relationship in social work The Helping Relationship Inventory has both client (HRI:C) and worker (HRI: W) versions. The HRI:C measures the strength of the helping relationship m social work practice from the perspective of the client, and the HRI: W measures the strength of the helping relationship from the perspective of the worker. The HRI:C is composed o…
Client Satisfaction with Crisis Outreach Services
In this study we developed an instrument to measure client satisfaction with crisis services-the Client Crisis Satisfaction Index (CCSI). The index is designed to capture the unique aspects of service delivery to survivors of natural disasters. The reliability and factor structure of the index were tested on a sample of 90 survivors of the Great Flood of 1993. Seven domains were tested: Appropriateness of services, availability of services, clari…
Gender Differences in Attitudes toward Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
A number of differences exist between men and women in use patterns and risk factors for substance abuse. In recent years these differences have received increased attention; however, gender-related attitudes toward substance abuse need additional study. This study examines gender-related differences in beliefs about the causes of the abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs; the power of various substances of abuse; the prevalence of substance…
Coherency Among Substance Abuse Models
Social policy decisions are often made based upon socially constructed models of human behavior. As such, understanding the social constructions in a given policy area is of utmost importance. This study examines three competing models within the substance abuse area: the moral model, the disease model, and the biopsychosocial model. Utilizing survey data from a random sample telephone survey of 1,019 residents of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, t…
Citizen participation in prevention activities
Effective, community-wide AOD prevention activities require a broad base of citizen involvement in program planning and implementation. Yet what influences an individual's decision to participate in these activities, particularly in a socially distressed community, is not well known. In a previous study, the authors developed a three-factor path model of participation. These factors were participation accessibility, the desire to participate, and…
Citizen participation in prevention activities
Success in the recent shift in focus of alcohol and other drug (AOD) prevention programs to comprehensive community models requires widespread citizen participation. Few studies, however, have examined the factors that affect individual participation in the area of AOD prevention. Building upon the citizen participation literature from a variety of non-AOD substantive areas, this study hypothesizes and examines a path model composed of three cons…
Kin Visiting and the Biological Attachment of Long-Term Foster Children
This study examines the relationship between visiting by extended family members and biological family attachment for 92 long-term foster children. Correlation and regression analyses revealed that kin visiting has a significant association with family attachment. The effect kin visiting has on the foster children's family attachment is independent of the influences foster family attachment, parental visiting and age at placement have on the rela…
Racial Differences in the Use of Drugs and Alcohol Among Low Income Youth and Young Adults
This study examines the use of drugs and alcohol among 284 youth and young adults of a low income urban community. Racial differences in the use of drugs and alcohol are examined for four age groups between 12 and 25. Overall, the findings show significant racial differences in the use of both drugs and alcohol. Black youth and young adults have lower drug use and alcohol use rates than their white peers. The differences hold for the four age gro…
Personal competence and government control
Long Term Foster Care, Natural Family Attachment and Loyalty Conflict
This study assesses the influence natural family involvement has on foster children's adjustment. A sample of 80 foster children who had been in care two or more years and whose placement goals were continued foster care is used to examine the effect kin visiting has on natural family attachment and loyalty conflict. About half of the children were visited fairly regularly, almost one-third had strong psychological attachments to their families o…
Long Term Foster Care, Natural Family Attachment and Loyalty Conflict
This study assesses the influence natural family involvement has on foster children's adjustment. A sample of 80 foster children who had been in care two or more years and whose placement goals were continued foster care is used to examine the effect kin visiting has on natural family attachment and loyalty conflict. About half of the children were visited fairly regularly, almost one-third had strong psychological attachments to their families o…
Perceived Family and Friend Support and the Psychological Well-Being of American and Chinese Elderly Persons
Development of a Helping Relationship Inventory for Social Work Practice
The authors report the development of an instrument to assess the strength of the helping relationship in social work The Helping Relationship Inventory has both client (HRI:C) and worker (HRI: W) versions. The HRI:C measures the strength of the helping relationship m social work practice from the perspective of the client, and the HRI: W measures the strength of the helping relationship from the perspective of the worker. The HRI:C is composed o…
Gender Differences in Attitudes toward Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
A number of differences exist between men and women in use patterns and risk factors for substance abuse. In recent years these differences have received increased attention; however, gender-related attitudes toward substance abuse need additional study. This study examines gender-related differences in beliefs about the causes of the abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs; the power of various substances of abuse; the prevalence of substance…
Kin Visiting and the Biological Attachment of Long-Term Foster Children
This study examines the relationship between visiting by extended family members and biological family attachment for 92 long-term foster children. Correlation and regression analyses revealed that kin visiting has a significant association with family attachment. The effect kin visiting has on the foster children's family attachment is independent of the influences foster family attachment, parental visiting and age at placement have on the rela…
Informal support and psychological well-being of older Chinese community residents
Social support is a critical factor in the well-being of older Chinese adults. Studies have found positive relationships between social support and psychological well-being. The findings, however, vary by kind of support. This article examines the relationships among objective and subjective social support from family members and close friends and three measures of psychological well-being, including loneliness, depression, and life satisfaction.…
Client Satisfaction with Crisis Outreach Services
In this study we developed an instrument to measure client satisfaction with crisis services-the Client Crisis Satisfaction Index (CCSI). The index is designed to capture the unique aspects of service delivery to survivors of natural disasters. The reliability and factor structure of the index were tested on a sample of 90 survivors of the Great Flood of 1993. Seven domains were tested: Appropriateness of services, availability of services, clari…
Fear of Intimacy with Helping Professionals Scale
In this study the authors examine the reliability and validity of the Fear of Intimacy with Helping Professionals Scale (FIS-HP) with Chinese (N = 150) and American (N = 145) elderly persons. Factor analysis using principal component analysis with a varimax rotation was used to examine the FIS-HP factor structure for both samples. A three factor solution emerged for both samples. The FIS-HP has acceptable internal consistency reliability with bot…
Citizen participation in prevention activities
Success in the recent shift in focus of alcohol and other drug (AOD) prevention programs to comprehensive community models requires widespread citizen participation. Few studies, however, have examined the factors that affect individual participation in the area of AOD prevention. Building upon the citizen participation literature from a variety of non-AOD substantive areas, this study hypothesizes and examines a path model composed of three cons…
Long Term Foster Care, Natural Family Attachment and Loyalty Conflict
This study assesses the influence natural family involvement has on foster children's adjustment. A sample of 80 foster children who had been in care two or more years and whose placement goals were continued foster care is used to examine the effect kin visiting has on natural family attachment and loyalty conflict. About half of the children were visited fairly regularly, almost one-third had strong psychological attachments to their families o…
Personal competence and government control
Racial Differences in the Use of Drugs and Alcohol Among Low Income Youth and Young Adults
This study examines the use of drugs and alcohol among 284 youth and young adults of a low income urban community. Racial differences in the use of drugs and alcohol are examined for four age groups between 12 and 25. Overall, the findings show significant racial differences in the use of both drugs and alcohol. Black youth and young adults have lower drug use and alcohol use rates than their white peers. The differences hold for the four age gro…
Kin Visiting and the Biological Attachment of Long-Term Foster Children
This study examines the relationship between visiting by extended family members and biological family attachment for 92 long-term foster children. Correlation and regression analyses revealed that kin visiting has a significant association with family attachment. The effect kin visiting has on the foster children's family attachment is independent of the influences foster family attachment, parental visiting and age at placement have on the rela…
Citizen participation in prevention activities
Success in the recent shift in focus of alcohol and other drug (AOD) prevention programs to comprehensive community models requires widespread citizen participation. Few studies, however, have examined the factors that affect individual participation in the area of AOD prevention. Building upon the citizen participation literature from a variety of non-AOD substantive areas, this study hypothesizes and examines a path model composed of three cons…
Citizen participation in prevention activities
Effective, community-wide AOD prevention activities require a broad base of citizen involvement in program planning and implementation. Yet what influences an individual's decision to participate in these activities, particularly in a socially distressed community, is not well known. In a previous study, the authors developed a three-factor path model of participation. These factors were participation accessibility, the desire to participate, and…
Coherency Among Substance Abuse Models
Social policy decisions are often made based upon socially constructed models of human behavior. As such, understanding the social constructions in a given policy area is of utmost importance. This study examines three competing models within the substance abuse area: the moral model, the disease model, and the biopsychosocial model. Utilizing survey data from a random sample telephone survey of 1,019 residents of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, t…
Development of a Helping Relationship Inventory for Social Work Practice
The authors report the development of an instrument to assess the strength of the helping relationship in social work The Helping Relationship Inventory has both client (HRI:C) and worker (HRI: W) versions. The HRI:C measures the strength of the helping relationship m social work practice from the perspective of the client, and the HRI: W measures the strength of the helping relationship from the perspective of the worker. The HRI:C is composed o…
Client Satisfaction with Crisis Outreach Services
In this study we developed an instrument to measure client satisfaction with crisis services-the Client Crisis Satisfaction Index (CCSI). The index is designed to capture the unique aspects of service delivery to survivors of natural disasters. The reliability and factor structure of the index were tested on a sample of 90 survivors of the Great Flood of 1993. Seven domains were tested: Appropriateness of services, availability of services, clari…
Gender Differences in Attitudes toward Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
A number of differences exist between men and women in use patterns and risk factors for substance abuse. In recent years these differences have received increased attention; however, gender-related attitudes toward substance abuse need additional study. This study examines gender-related differences in beliefs about the causes of the abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs; the power of various substances of abuse; the prevalence of substance…
Older Chinese Adults’ Fear of Intimacy with Helping Professionals
Informal support and psychological well-being of older Chinese community residents
Social support is a critical factor in the well-being of older Chinese adults. Studies have found positive relationships between social support and psychological well-being. The findings, however, vary by kind of support. This article examines the relationships among objective and subjective social support from family members and close friends and three measures of psychological well-being, including loneliness, depression, and life satisfaction.…
Fear of Intimacy with Helping Professionals Scale
In this study the authors examine the reliability and validity of the Fear of Intimacy with Helping Professionals Scale (FIS-HP) with Chinese (N = 150) and American (N = 145) elderly persons. Factor analysis using principal component analysis with a varimax rotation was used to examine the FIS-HP factor structure for both samples. A three factor solution emerged for both samples. The FIS-HP has acceptable internal consistency reliability with bot…
Perceived Family and Friend Support and the Psychological Well-Being of American and Chinese Elderly Persons
The life satisfaction of elderly Chinese widows living alone and those living with adult children
Care of China's elderly population is of concern due to its projected growth as well as to changes in elder care patterns related to shifting social and economic conditions. Increases in life expectancy and, therefore, in the duration of widowhood, particularly for women, magnifies this concern. Studies that examine the living arrangements and life satisfaction of elderly widows in China are limited. This study of 147 elderly widows, both men and…
Social Work Capstone Projects
Social Work Capstone Projects
Psychology (16 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Applied Psychology (4 works) · Business (4 works)