Lois J McDermott
Biographic Data
| ID | 5221649 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lois J McDermott |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lois J |
| FAMILY NAME | McDermott |
| SIGNATURE | MCDERMOTT L J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Colorado Colorado Springs |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 56 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Help-seeking behaviors of people with sexual problems
Questionnaire response bias and face‐to‐face interview sample bias in sexuality research
Response bias in self‐administered questionnaires (SAQs) and sample bias in face‐to‐face interviews (FTF) are examined. SAQ study results suggest (a) nonresponse bias is of chief concern in studies of masturbation, (b) partial responders fail to answer sexuality questions because they are uneasy making personal disclosures of sexual information, and (c) this latter threat varies inversely with sexual knowledge and experience indices. No significa…
Assessment of locus of control
Past research indicates that one's beliefs about the control of rewards and aversive events critically affect the quality of one's life. The concept of locus of control (LC) has been a focal point for this prior work. Few studies have examined the explanatory power of the LC concept in sexual (excluding reproductive) contexts. Problematic for past work has been the use of LC measures not developed specifically for sex research. The present study …
Questionnaire response bias and face‐to‐face interview sample bias in sexuality research
Response bias in self‐administered questionnaires (SAQs) and sample bias in face‐to‐face interviews (FTF) are examined. SAQ study results suggest (a) nonresponse bias is of chief concern in studies of masturbation, (b) partial responders fail to answer sexuality questions because they are uneasy making personal disclosures of sexual information, and (c) this latter threat varies inversely with sexual knowledge and experience indices. No significa…
Assessment of locus of control
Past research indicates that one's beliefs about the control of rewards and aversive events critically affect the quality of one's life. The concept of locus of control (LC) has been a focal point for this prior work. Few studies have examined the explanatory power of the LC concept in sexual (excluding reproductive) contexts. Problematic for past work has been the use of LC measures not developed specifically for sex research. The present study …
Help-seeking behaviors of people with sexual problems
Assessment of locus of control
Past research indicates that one's beliefs about the control of rewards and aversive events critically affect the quality of one's life. The concept of locus of control (LC) has been a focal point for this prior work. Few studies have examined the explanatory power of the LC concept in sexual (excluding reproductive) contexts. Problematic for past work has been the use of LC measures not developed specifically for sex research. The present study …
Questionnaire response bias and face‐to‐face interview sample bias in sexuality research
Response bias in self‐administered questionnaires (SAQs) and sample bias in face‐to‐face interviews (FTF) are examined. SAQ study results suggest (a) nonresponse bias is of chief concern in studies of masturbation, (b) partial responders fail to answer sexuality questions because they are uneasy making personal disclosures of sexual information, and (c) this latter threat varies inversely with sexual knowledge and experience indices. No significa…
Help-seeking behaviors of people with sexual problems
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Context (archaeology (2 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (2 works) · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Affect (linguistics (1 work)