Teresa Kilbane
Biographic Data
| ID | 5940828 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Teresa Kilbane |
| GIVEN NAMES | Teresa |
| FAMILY NAME | Kilbane |
| SIGNATURE | KILBANE T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Loyola University Chicago |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Predictors of political participation of U.S. social workers
What factors are associated with social workers’ political participation, and how does political confidence mediate those relationships? To answer this question, data were collected in 2020 through an original online survey of members of the U.S.-based National Association of Social Workers (NASW). Informed by self-efficacy theory, researchers conducted a structural equation modeling (SEM) path model with political participation as the outcome va…
How Covid-19 and Racial Justice Protests Influenced Social Workers’ Perceptions of Policy and Political Participation
Drawing on political opportunity theory, this study examined how the political context created by the COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests influenced social workers’ perceptions about social welfare policy and political participation in the summer of 2020. Authors conducted a thematic analysis of the open-ended survey responses of 120 social work practitioners. Regarding perceptions of policy, respondents reported that they experienc…
Exploring the loss and disenfranchised grief of animal care workers
This article explores the psychological distress of Animal Care Workers (ACWs), and the disenfranchisement of this distress through mixed methods study conducted as an online survey. In all, 139 participants responded about their experiences as an ACW, related psychological distress, and the systemic disenfranchisement of distress. Findings indicate that nearly half of ACWs experienced symptoms of depression in the previous month. Over 66% indica…
Impact of a family support program on mothers' social support and parenting stress
The study examined two components of a family support program, a mothers' self-help discussion group and a parent education group, to determine their effects on social support and parenting stress. Findings suggest that, after three months of program participation, mothers in both groups felt less social isolation and parenting stress than did mothers in the control group
Exploring the loss and disenfranchised grief of animal care workers
This article explores the psychological distress of Animal Care Workers (ACWs), and the disenfranchisement of this distress through mixed methods study conducted as an online survey. In all, 139 participants responded about their experiences as an ACW, related psychological distress, and the systemic disenfranchisement of distress. Findings indicate that nearly half of ACWs experienced symptoms of depression in the previous month. Over 66% indica…
Impact of a family support program on mothers' social support and parenting stress
The study examined two components of a family support program, a mothers' self-help discussion group and a parent education group, to determine their effects on social support and parenting stress. Findings suggest that, after three months of program participation, mothers in both groups felt less social isolation and parenting stress than did mothers in the control group
Exploring the loss and disenfranchised grief of animal care workers
This article explores the psychological distress of Animal Care Workers (ACWs), and the disenfranchisement of this distress through mixed methods study conducted as an online survey. In all, 139 participants responded about their experiences as an ACW, related psychological distress, and the systemic disenfranchisement of distress. Findings indicate that nearly half of ACWs experienced symptoms of depression in the previous month. Over 66% indica…
How Covid-19 and Racial Justice Protests Influenced Social Workers’ Perceptions of Policy and Political Participation
Drawing on political opportunity theory, this study examined how the political context created by the COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests influenced social workers’ perceptions about social welfare policy and political participation in the summer of 2020. Authors conducted a thematic analysis of the open-ended survey responses of 120 social work practitioners. Regarding perceptions of policy, respondents reported that they experienc…
Predictors of political participation of U.S. social workers
What factors are associated with social workers’ political participation, and how does political confidence mediate those relationships? To answer this question, data were collected in 2020 through an original online survey of members of the U.S.-based National Association of Social Workers (NASW). Informed by self-efficacy theory, researchers conducted a structural equation modeling (SEM) path model with political participation as the outcome va…
Psychology (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Social Work (2 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)