Philip A Belcastro
Biographic Data
| ID | 5875008 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Philip A Belcastro |
| GIVEN NAMES | Philip A |
| FAMILY NAME | Belcastro |
| SIGNATURE | BELCASTRO P A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Borough of Manhattan Community College |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0113-2086 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Special Reviewers
A Review of Data Based Studies Addressing the Affects of Homosexual Parenting on Children's Sexual and Social Functioning
Part of the intellectual and political movement to provide homosexuals equal rights and opportunities under the law extends to homosexuals and bisexuals seeking custody of their biological children after divorce and/or custody of an adopted child. Family courts take into consideration parents' sexual orientation when considering custody decisions. To date, the data based research on children reared by homosexual parents is sparse. A search of the…
Retrospective Pretest-Posttest Analysis versus Traditional Pretest-Posttest Analysis
Traditional pretest-posttest comparisons of self-report data are distorted by response-shift bias. Administration of a retrospective pretest in lieu of the traditional pretest eliminates a form of response-shift bias which distorts the comparability of pretest-posttest measurements. The present study compared the sensitivity of a retrospective pretest-posttest measurement versus a traditional pretest-posttest measurement in detecting a treatment …
Sexual behavior differences between black and white students
Empirical data are limited detailing the sexual behavior patterns of blacks. The present study describes similarities and differences in sexual behavior patterns of black and white college students. A convenience sample of 565 subjects was drawn from a large midwestern university. The Beicastro Sexual Behavior Inventory was utilized to collect data regarding the onset and frequency of numerous sexual behaviors. Overall, the two racial groups were…
Maslach Burnout Inventory: Factor Structures for Samples of Teachers
There is evidence that the original Maslach Burnout Inventory subscales may be improved by tailoring the factor structure and norms for individual professions within the original group. To determine the factor structures of the original 25-item inventory for a homogeneous population of 710 public school teachers from two states data were factor analyzed using principal factoring with iteration. The resulting factor structure was consistent with t…
Least Publishable Unit vs the Let's Publish University
Least Publishable Unit vs the Let's Publish University Philip A. Belcastro CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.73.9.1102-a Published Online: October 07, 2011
Burnout and its Relationship to Teachers' Somatic Complaints and Illnesses
This study was designed to estimate the relationship between teachers' somatic complaints and illnesses and their self-reported job-related stresses. 79% of the secondary Catholic school teachers in Central Ohio were classified into one of two groups based upon their scores on the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Teachers could be correctly classified as burned out or not 91% of the time when utilizing 24 somatic complaints as discriminating variables.…
Sexual behavior differences between black and white students
Empirical data are limited detailing the sexual behavior patterns of blacks. The present study describes similarities and differences in sexual behavior patterns of black and white college students. A convenience sample of 565 subjects was drawn from a large midwestern university. The Beicastro Sexual Behavior Inventory was utilized to collect data regarding the onset and frequency of numerous sexual behaviors. Overall, the two racial groups were…
Burnout and its Relationship to Teachers' Somatic Complaints and Illnesses
This study was designed to estimate the relationship between teachers' somatic complaints and illnesses and their self-reported job-related stresses. 79% of the secondary Catholic school teachers in Central Ohio were classified into one of two groups based upon their scores on the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Teachers could be correctly classified as burned out or not 91% of the time when utilizing 24 somatic complaints as discriminating variables.…
Maslach Burnout Inventory: Factor Structures for Samples of Teachers
There is evidence that the original Maslach Burnout Inventory subscales may be improved by tailoring the factor structure and norms for individual professions within the original group. To determine the factor structures of the original 25-item inventory for a homogeneous population of 710 public school teachers from two states data were factor analyzed using principal factoring with iteration. The resulting factor structure was consistent with t…
Least Publishable Unit vs the Let's Publish University
Least Publishable Unit vs the Let's Publish University Philip A. Belcastro CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.73.9.1102-a Published Online: October 07, 2011
Retrospective Pretest-Posttest Analysis versus Traditional Pretest-Posttest Analysis
Traditional pretest-posttest comparisons of self-report data are distorted by response-shift bias. Administration of a retrospective pretest in lieu of the traditional pretest eliminates a form of response-shift bias which distorts the comparability of pretest-posttest measurements. The present study compared the sensitivity of a retrospective pretest-posttest measurement versus a traditional pretest-posttest measurement in detecting a treatment …
Sexual behavior differences between black and white students
Empirical data are limited detailing the sexual behavior patterns of blacks. The present study describes similarities and differences in sexual behavior patterns of black and white college students. A convenience sample of 565 subjects was drawn from a large midwestern university. The Beicastro Sexual Behavior Inventory was utilized to collect data regarding the onset and frequency of numerous sexual behaviors. Overall, the two racial groups were…
A Review of Data Based Studies Addressing the Affects of Homosexual Parenting on Children's Sexual and Social Functioning
Part of the intellectual and political movement to provide homosexuals equal rights and opportunities under the law extends to homosexuals and bisexuals seeking custody of their biological children after divorce and/or custody of an adopted child. Family courts take into consideration parents' sexual orientation when considering custody decisions. To date, the data based research on children reared by homosexual parents is sparse. A search of the…
Special Reviewers
Psychology (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Burnout (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Law (2 works)