Laurie Platz
Biographic Data
| ID | 5857728 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laurie Platz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laurie |
| FAMILY NAME | Platz |
| SIGNATURE | PLATZ L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 36 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Post-Adoption Service Needs of Families with Special Needs Children
This study was conducted to explore post-adoptive service needs of families adopting special needs children. In addition, the research examined the relationship of post-adoption service utilization to positive adoption outcomes. Two hundred forty-nine (N = 249) special needs adoptive families representing 373 children responded to a mailed survey as part of this study. Financial, medical, and dental supports, and subsidies emerged as the most fre…
Characteristics and Challenges of Families Who Adopt Children with Special Needs
Gambling in the Context of Other Recreation Activity
The motivations for gambling of recreational and pathological student gamblers were described and compared with their motivations for other leisure activities. Students (n = 996) at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas completed self-report questionnaires including the South Oaks Gambling Screen and the Recreation Experience Preference scales. Despite statistical differences, pathological gamblers and recreational gamblers shared seven of the top …
Characteristics and Challenges of Families Who Adopt Children with Special Needs
Post-Adoption Service Needs of Families with Special Needs Children
This study was conducted to explore post-adoptive service needs of families adopting special needs children. In addition, the research examined the relationship of post-adoption service utilization to positive adoption outcomes. Two hundred forty-nine (N = 249) special needs adoptive families representing 373 children responded to a mailed survey as part of this study. Financial, medical, and dental supports, and subsidies emerged as the most fre…
Gambling in the Context of Other Recreation Activity
The motivations for gambling of recreational and pathological student gamblers were described and compared with their motivations for other leisure activities. Students (n = 996) at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas completed self-report questionnaires including the South Oaks Gambling Screen and the Recreation Experience Preference scales. Despite statistical differences, pathological gamblers and recreational gamblers shared seven of the top …
Gambling in the Context of Other Recreation Activity
The motivations for gambling of recreational and pathological student gamblers were described and compared with their motivations for other leisure activities. Students (n = 996) at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas completed self-report questionnaires including the South Oaks Gambling Screen and the Recreation Experience Preference scales. Despite statistical differences, pathological gamblers and recreational gamblers shared seven of the top …
Characteristics and Challenges of Families Who Adopt Children with Special Needs
Post-Adoption Service Needs of Families with Special Needs Children
This study was conducted to explore post-adoptive service needs of families adopting special needs children. In addition, the research examined the relationship of post-adoption service utilization to positive adoption outcomes. Two hundred forty-nine (N = 249) special needs adoptive families representing 373 children responded to a mailed survey as part of this study. Financial, medical, and dental supports, and subsidies emerged as the most fre…
Psychology (3 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (2 works) · Family and Disability Support Research (2 works) · Business (1 work) · Casual (1 work) · Context (archaeology (1 work) · Developmental psychology (1 work) · Ethnic group (1 work) · Family medicine (1 work) · Gambling Behavior and Treatments (1 work)