John Thornby
Biographic Data
| ID | 6155245 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Thornby |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Thornby |
| SIGNATURE | THORNBY J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Baylor College of Medicine |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1326-0947 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The impact of ‘bursary tourism’ or the desire for a ‘fulfilling, challenging, and emotionally rewarding career’? Career entry motivations and perceptions of preservice teachers from England
Why teachers choose their career has been a popular topic of research in many contexts since the introduction of the FIT‐Choice framework by Watt and Richardson in 2007 to study teacher motivations. Although altruistic motivations have been identified as the common driving factor behind preservice teachers' (PSTs') decision to enter the field, there are other motivational factors—such as teaching being a career that fits well with family commitme…
Caring for Terminally ILL Persons
To investigate why some caregivers desire to avoid patients with terminal illnesses, a thanatophobia scale assessing caregivers' uncomfortable feelings and sense of helplessness was developed and evaluated among practicing physicians and student nurses and medical students. As a group, student nurses scored lower on the thanatophobia scale than practicing physicians and medical students. Higher scores on intolerance to clinical uncertainty were a…
Some Selected Psychological and Social Characteristics of Veteran Psychiatric Inpatients without Stable Housing
In this study were compared scores on selected MMPI subscales and demographic variables from 58 veterans with stable housing and 54 veterans without stable housing. Both groups were selected from the same inpatient psychiatric treatment program at the Houston VA Medical Center. The MMPI was administered and a number of demographic variables were collected from patients' archival computerized records. Comparison of MMPI scores indicated that patie…
Some Outcome Predictors for Use in Vocational Rehabilitation Planning
This study examined some predictor variables for positive outcome with a state vocational rehabilitation agency. Referrals to the agency from VA Counseling Psychology were analyzed to develop guidelines for identifying clients with good probability for positive outcome in their vocational rehabilitation planning. All subjects had a history of substance-abuse treatment at the Houston VA Medical Center. Analyses suggested a number of factors are re…
The impact of ‘bursary tourism’ or the desire for a ‘fulfilling, challenging, and emotionally rewarding career’? Career entry motivations and perceptions of preservice teachers from England
Why teachers choose their career has been a popular topic of research in many contexts since the introduction of the FIT‐Choice framework by Watt and Richardson in 2007 to study teacher motivations. Although altruistic motivations have been identified as the common driving factor behind preservice teachers' (PSTs') decision to enter the field, there are other motivational factors—such as teaching being a career that fits well with family commitme…
Some Selected Psychological and Social Characteristics of Veteran Psychiatric Inpatients without Stable Housing
In this study were compared scores on selected MMPI subscales and demographic variables from 58 veterans with stable housing and 54 veterans without stable housing. Both groups were selected from the same inpatient psychiatric treatment program at the Houston VA Medical Center. The MMPI was administered and a number of demographic variables were collected from patients' archival computerized records. Comparison of MMPI scores indicated that patie…
Some Outcome Predictors for Use in Vocational Rehabilitation Planning
This study examined some predictor variables for positive outcome with a state vocational rehabilitation agency. Referrals to the agency from VA Counseling Psychology were analyzed to develop guidelines for identifying clients with good probability for positive outcome in their vocational rehabilitation planning. All subjects had a history of substance-abuse treatment at the Houston VA Medical Center. Analyses suggested a number of factors are re…
Caring for Terminally ILL Persons
To investigate why some caregivers desire to avoid patients with terminal illnesses, a thanatophobia scale assessing caregivers' uncomfortable feelings and sense of helplessness was developed and evaluated among practicing physicians and student nurses and medical students. As a group, student nurses scored lower on the thanatophobia scale than practicing physicians and medical students. Higher scores on intolerance to clinical uncertainty were a…
The impact of ‘bursary tourism’ or the desire for a ‘fulfilling, challenging, and emotionally rewarding career’? Career entry motivations and perceptions of preservice teachers from England
Why teachers choose their career has been a popular topic of research in many contexts since the introduction of the FIT‐Choice framework by Watt and Richardson in 2007 to study teacher motivations. Although altruistic motivations have been identified as the common driving factor behind preservice teachers' (PSTs') decision to enter the field, there are other motivational factors—such as teaching being a career that fits well with family commitme…
Psychology (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Rehabilitation (2 works) · Rehabilitation (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works)