Gary Koeske
Biographic Data
| ID | 5516630 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gary Koeske |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gary |
| FAMILY NAME | Koeske |
| SIGNATURE | KOESKE G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pittsburgh |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Mental Health Treatment Seeking Among Older Adults With Depression: The Impact of Stigma and Race
Religiosity as a Predictor of Successful Post-Treatment Abstinence for African-American Clients
The purpose of this study was to examine the role of religiosity as a predictor of post-treatment abstinence. A sample of 96 African-American clients receiving community-based outpatient alcoholism treatment were interviewed at treatment entry and three months later. Achieving complete abstinence was predicted from client gender and 17 other predictors, including 6 substance-related factors, 7 psychosocial and health variables, and 4 religiosity/…
Social Work Students' Attitudes Concerning the Use of Religious and Spiritual Interventions in Social Work Practice
The importance of religion and spirituality for the social work profession is evident in many areas, including social work education. There is little empirical evidence that explores the importance of spirituality and religion for their students. This project surveyed three unique schools of social work in university settings in an attempt to provide information concerning the personal religious and spiritual beliefs of social work students as we…
Examining Transportation and Employment Outcomes: Evidence for Moving Beyond The Bus Pass
This study of 62 low-income, primarily black, single mothers, in the Pittsburgh labor force, examined the relationship between transportation and employment outcomes through regression analyses. The study's unique Transportation Advantage measure enabled the quantification of mobility disparities between auto owners and those utilizing other travel modes. Results indicated that women with private vehicles reported higher Transportation Advantage …
Gender Differences in Perceptions of Coparenting Quality Among Expartners
Gender differences in perceptions of former partners regarding their breakup, as they relate to the quality of their coparenting relationship, were examined in a survey of 135 respondents (54 males, 81 females). No differences were found between men and women in perceived co-parenting quality or in 9 of 10 measures of past and present perceptions (women were more satisfied with their child custody arrangements). However, gender moderated the impa…
Child and Mother Client Satisfaction Questionnaire Scores Regarding Mental Health Services: Race, Age, and Gender Correlates
This study used the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8) to examine the level of consumer satisfaction with children’s (ages 8 to 17 years) outpatient mental health services. Analyses were completed using both individual satisfaction items and a summed scale score. The CSQ scale had satisfactory internal consistency reliability for both mothers (alpha = .96) and children (alpha = .93). Parents’ratings of satisfaction with their child’s treat…
Therapist and Case Manager Perceptions of Client Barriers to Treatment Participation and Use of Engagement Strategies
Strategies for Examining Racial Discrimination Patterns: Limits of the Classical Validation Method
This presentation reviews the limitations of the classical validation method for the examination of racial discrimination, and suggests alternate analytic strategies for the assessment of various patterns of discrimination
Child and Mother Client Satisfaction Questionnaire Scores Regarding Mental Health Services: Race, Age, and Gender Correlates
This study used the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8) to examine the level of consumer satisfaction with children’s (ages 8 to 17 years) outpatient mental health services. Analyses were completed using both individual satisfaction items and a summed scale score. The CSQ scale had satisfactory internal consistency reliability for both mothers (alpha = .96) and children (alpha = .93). Parents’ratings of satisfaction with their child’s treat…
Examining Transportation and Employment Outcomes: Evidence for Moving Beyond The Bus Pass
This study of 62 low-income, primarily black, single mothers, in the Pittsburgh labor force, examined the relationship between transportation and employment outcomes through regression analyses. The study's unique Transportation Advantage measure enabled the quantification of mobility disparities between auto owners and those utilizing other travel modes. Results indicated that women with private vehicles reported higher Transportation Advantage …
Therapist and Case Manager Perceptions of Client Barriers to Treatment Participation and Use of Engagement Strategies
Social Work Students' Attitudes Concerning the Use of Religious and Spiritual Interventions in Social Work Practice
The importance of religion and spirituality for the social work profession is evident in many areas, including social work education. There is little empirical evidence that explores the importance of spirituality and religion for their students. This project surveyed three unique schools of social work in university settings in an attempt to provide information concerning the personal religious and spiritual beliefs of social work students as we…
Strategies for Examining Racial Discrimination Patterns: Limits of the Classical Validation Method
This presentation reviews the limitations of the classical validation method for the examination of racial discrimination, and suggests alternate analytic strategies for the assessment of various patterns of discrimination
Therapist and Case Manager Perceptions of Client Barriers to Treatment Participation and Use of Engagement Strategies
Child and Mother Client Satisfaction Questionnaire Scores Regarding Mental Health Services: Race, Age, and Gender Correlates
This study used the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8) to examine the level of consumer satisfaction with children’s (ages 8 to 17 years) outpatient mental health services. Analyses were completed using both individual satisfaction items and a summed scale score. The CSQ scale had satisfactory internal consistency reliability for both mothers (alpha = .96) and children (alpha = .93). Parents’ratings of satisfaction with their child’s treat…
Gender Differences in Perceptions of Coparenting Quality Among Expartners
Gender differences in perceptions of former partners regarding their breakup, as they relate to the quality of their coparenting relationship, were examined in a survey of 135 respondents (54 males, 81 females). No differences were found between men and women in perceived co-parenting quality or in 9 of 10 measures of past and present perceptions (women were more satisfied with their child custody arrangements). However, gender moderated the impa…
Social Work Students' Attitudes Concerning the Use of Religious and Spiritual Interventions in Social Work Practice
The importance of religion and spirituality for the social work profession is evident in many areas, including social work education. There is little empirical evidence that explores the importance of spirituality and religion for their students. This project surveyed three unique schools of social work in university settings in an attempt to provide information concerning the personal religious and spiritual beliefs of social work students as we…
Examining Transportation and Employment Outcomes: Evidence for Moving Beyond The Bus Pass
This study of 62 low-income, primarily black, single mothers, in the Pittsburgh labor force, examined the relationship between transportation and employment outcomes through regression analyses. The study's unique Transportation Advantage measure enabled the quantification of mobility disparities between auto owners and those utilizing other travel modes. Results indicated that women with private vehicles reported higher Transportation Advantage …
Religiosity as a Predictor of Successful Post-Treatment Abstinence for African-American Clients
The purpose of this study was to examine the role of religiosity as a predictor of post-treatment abstinence. A sample of 96 African-American clients receiving community-based outpatient alcoholism treatment were interviewed at treatment entry and three months later. Achieving complete abstinence was predicted from client gender and 17 other predictors, including 6 substance-related factors, 7 psychosocial and health variables, and 4 religiosity/…
Mental Health Treatment Seeking Among Older Adults With Depression: The Impact of Stigma and Race
Psychology (8 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Mental health (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Nursing (2 works)