Ken Heskin

Biographic Data

ID5137334
NAMEKen Heskin
GIVEN NAMESKen
FAMILY NAMEHeskin
SIGNATUREHESKIN K
AFFILIATIONSDurham University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS1
AUTHOR COUNT10
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1973
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR1998
H-INDEX1

  • Metamotivational Dominance and Use of Tobacco and Alcohol among Adolescents

    Open AccessSharon Turner, Ken HeskinARTICLEPsychological Reports1998

    This study investigated differences in metamotivational dominance among adolescents who engaged in different amounts of substance use, specifically, whether students who labeled themselves as 'heavy' alcohol consumers or cigarette smokers would be more Paratelic and Negativism Dominant than those who labeled themselves 'nondrinkers' or 'nonsmokers'. 93 secondary school students (Years 9 and 10) participated in the study (68 boys, 25 girls). One-w…

  • Sociology

    Open AccessKen HeskinARTICLEThe Annals of the American…1986

  • The Milwaukee Project

    Ken HeskinARTICLEAmerican Psychologist1984

  • The Milwaukee Project

    Ken HeskinARTICLEAmerican Psychologist1984

  • Sociology

    Open AccessKen HeskinARTICLEThe Annals of the American…1982

  • Psychological Correlates of Long-Term Imprisonment

    N Bolton, F V Smith et al.ARTICLEThe British Journal of Criminology1976

    N. BOLTON, F. V. SMITH, K. J. HESKIN, P. A. BANISTER; PSYCHOLOGICAL CORRELATES OF LONG-TERM IMPRISONMENT: IV. A Longitudinal Analysis*, The British Journal

  • Psychological Correlates of Long-Term Imprisonment

    Ken Heskin, K J HESKIN et al.ARTICLEThe British Journal of Criminology1974Cited by: 1

    A Semantic Differential test was administered to 175 men serving determinate sentences of 10 years and above or indeterminate sentences in prisons through out England in order to assess attitudes to concepts selected either because of their relevance to the experience of imprisonment or because of their general importance. The sample was divided into four groups, matched for age but differing in mean total lengths of accumulated imprisonment expe…

  • A Study of Variables Related to the Selection of Long-Term Prisoners for Parole

    P A BANISTER, Ken Heskin et al.ARTICLEThe British Journal of Criminology1974

    P. A. BANISTER, K. J. HESKIN, N. BOLTON, F. V. SMITH; A STUDY OF VARIABLES RELATED TO THE SELECTION OF LONG-TERM PRISONERS FOR PAROLE*, The British Journal

  • Psychological Correlates of Long-Term Imprisonment

    Ken Heskin, K J HESKIN et al.ARTICLEThe British Journal of Criminology1973

    have reported differences on both cognitive and personality variables between groups of long-term prisoners who have served varying lengths of time in prison. The evidence suggested that the differences noted were due to the effects of imprisonment per se rather than to selection procedures for parole. This study is concerned with the question of how prisoners ' attitudes to various relevant concepts are affected by the experience of imprisonment…

  • Psychological Correlates of Long-Term Imprisonment

    P A BANISTER, F V Smith et al.ARTICLEThe British Journal of Criminology1973

    Journal Article PSYCHOLOGICAL CORRELATES OF LONG-TERM IMPRISONMENT: I Cognitive Variables Get access P. A. BANISTER, P. A. BANISTER Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar F. V. SMITH, F. V. SMITH Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar K. J. HESKIN, K. J. HESKIN Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar N. BOLTON N. BOLTON †Department of Plychology, …