John R McNamara
Biographic Data
| ID | 6530301 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John R McNamara |
| GIVEN NAMES | John R |
| FAMILY NAME | McNamara |
| SIGNATURE | MCNAMARA J R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ohio University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8242-6835 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Impact of Short-Term Counseling at a Domestic Violence Shelter
Objective: Women who received counseling at a domestic violence shelter were evaluated with several measures to determine the impact of the services they received. Method: A pretest and posttest design using clinical measures for life functioning and coping ability along with posttest-only measures of satisfaction and helpfulness of service were used to assess the outcomes of their counseling and other social work services at the agency. Results:…
The Relationship of Abuse to Women’s Health Status and Health Habits
Perceived Abuse and Disability in a Sample of Ohio's Women's Correctional Population
The Abuse Disability Questionnaire was administered to 435 female inmates at a state prison in Ohio. Analysis indicated that 69% of the women reported some type of past physical, sexual, or psychological abuse, which is consistent with other reports for state prisons. Both the amount of abuse reported as well as the extent of associated psychological impairment was less in comparison to scores for women in domestic violence shelters. While all wo…
The Abuse Disability Questionnaire: Internal Consistency and Validity Considerations in Two Samples
Differential Functioning of Outpatients and Residents of a Domestic Violence Shelter on the Abuse Disability Questionnaire
Consistent with prediction, scores on the Abuse Disability Questionnaire were significantly greater for 64 residents than 80 outpatients at a domestic violence shelter. This finding lends additional support to the questionnaires' validity
Use of the Abuse Disability Questionnaire in Screening a Clinical Outpatient Sample of Women
A sample of 50 women who sought services at a community mental health center were administered screening questionnaires which measure impairment from abuse and mental symptomatology. Scores on Psychiatric Symptomatology and Depression were correlated with impairment associated with partner abuse. Impairment was intermediate between those of a shelter sample and well-functioning community sample. The importance of screening for impairment from par…
Problem-Solving in Relation to Abuse by a Partner
The present study investigated the usefulness of the construct of abuse-related problem-solving in relation to the reported experience of abuse by a partner in both clinical and nonclinical samples of women. Data were collected from a clinical sample of 101 women who were receiving treatment at a domestic violence shelter and from a nonclinical sample of 635 female undergraduates attending a medium-sized university. Analysis indicated that women …
Short-Term Response to Counseling and Case Management Intervention in a Domestic Violence Shelter
81 women who accessed counseling and case management services at a domestic violence shelter after three sessions reported that abuse decreased, life satisfaction increased, perceived coping ability improved, as did their satisfaction with the services. Shelter users, however, also displayed significant skill deficits in the inability to apprise or respond appropriately to abusive situations. Limitations on understanding how shelter services affe…
Acceptance of Rape Myths among Prosecuting Attorneys
Surveys containing a measurement of acceptance of rape myths were mailed to 310 prosecuting attorneys from 87 counties in Ohio. Among the 182 (58.7%) participants who responded, self-reported acceptance of rape myths was low. Males endorsed rape myths more strongly than females, but the sex differences were small in magnitude. No demographic variables were significant in predicting the acceptance of rape myths in a regression analysis. The curren…
Comparison of Return Procedures Involving Mailed versus Student-Delivered Parental Consent Forms
Significantly more parental consent forms were returned by mail than delivered to the school by the children. This result suggests that to improve the rate of return for parental consent forms permitting research with children, students' handling of such forms be kept to a minimum
A Preliminary Study of the Usefulness of the Behavior Assessment Systems for Children in the Evaluation of Mental Health Needs in a Head Start Population
122 parents and 18 teachers rated Head Start children on the preschool version of the Behavioral Assessment System for Children. Parents tended to rate their children as having greater problem scores than did their teacher, but both ratings, when compared to general norms, were within normal limits. Low to moderate correlations were found for the same scales on Parent and Teacher forms. Teachers rated children in the center program as having fewe…
Monitoring ambulatory care: Impact of a surveillance program on clinical practice patterns in New York City
Administrative records of the Title XIX (Medicaid) Program of New York City were reviewed to determine the impact of a surveillance system introduced to monitor physician billing. Billing patterns of the physicians subject to program sanctions, as well as the larger universe of all participating New York City physicians, showed changes coincident with the introduction of the surveillance program: utilization of x-rays, lab tests, injections, and …
Monitoring ambulatory care: Impact of a surveillance program on clinical practice patterns in New York City
Administrative records of the Title XIX (Medicaid) Program of New York City were reviewed to determine the impact of a surveillance system introduced to monitor physician billing. Billing patterns of the physicians subject to program sanctions, as well as the larger universe of all participating New York City physicians, showed changes coincident with the introduction of the surveillance program: utilization of x-rays, lab tests, injections, and …
The Impact of Short-Term Counseling at a Domestic Violence Shelter
Objective: Women who received counseling at a domestic violence shelter were evaluated with several measures to determine the impact of the services they received. Method: A pretest and posttest design using clinical measures for life functioning and coping ability along with posttest-only measures of satisfaction and helpfulness of service were used to assess the outcomes of their counseling and other social work services at the agency. Results:…
The Relationship of Abuse to Women’s Health Status and Health Habits
The Abuse Disability Questionnaire: Internal Consistency and Validity Considerations in Two Samples
Monitoring ambulatory care: Impact of a surveillance program on clinical practice patterns in New York City
Administrative records of the Title XIX (Medicaid) Program of New York City were reviewed to determine the impact of a surveillance system introduced to monitor physician billing. Billing patterns of the physicians subject to program sanctions, as well as the larger universe of all participating New York City physicians, showed changes coincident with the introduction of the surveillance program: utilization of x-rays, lab tests, injections, and …
A Preliminary Study of the Usefulness of the Behavior Assessment Systems for Children in the Evaluation of Mental Health Needs in a Head Start Population
122 parents and 18 teachers rated Head Start children on the preschool version of the Behavioral Assessment System for Children. Parents tended to rate their children as having greater problem scores than did their teacher, but both ratings, when compared to general norms, were within normal limits. Low to moderate correlations were found for the same scales on Parent and Teacher forms. Teachers rated children in the center program as having fewe…
Comparison of Return Procedures Involving Mailed versus Student-Delivered Parental Consent Forms
Significantly more parental consent forms were returned by mail than delivered to the school by the children. This result suggests that to improve the rate of return for parental consent forms permitting research with children, students' handling of such forms be kept to a minimum
Acceptance of Rape Myths among Prosecuting Attorneys
Surveys containing a measurement of acceptance of rape myths were mailed to 310 prosecuting attorneys from 87 counties in Ohio. Among the 182 (58.7%) participants who responded, self-reported acceptance of rape myths was low. Males endorsed rape myths more strongly than females, but the sex differences were small in magnitude. No demographic variables were significant in predicting the acceptance of rape myths in a regression analysis. The curren…
Short-Term Response to Counseling and Case Management Intervention in a Domestic Violence Shelter
81 women who accessed counseling and case management services at a domestic violence shelter after three sessions reported that abuse decreased, life satisfaction increased, perceived coping ability improved, as did their satisfaction with the services. Shelter users, however, also displayed significant skill deficits in the inability to apprise or respond appropriately to abusive situations. Limitations on understanding how shelter services affe…
Problem-Solving in Relation to Abuse by a Partner
The present study investigated the usefulness of the construct of abuse-related problem-solving in relation to the reported experience of abuse by a partner in both clinical and nonclinical samples of women. Data were collected from a clinical sample of 101 women who were receiving treatment at a domestic violence shelter and from a nonclinical sample of 635 female undergraduates attending a medium-sized university. Analysis indicated that women …
Differential Functioning of Outpatients and Residents of a Domestic Violence Shelter on the Abuse Disability Questionnaire
Consistent with prediction, scores on the Abuse Disability Questionnaire were significantly greater for 64 residents than 80 outpatients at a domestic violence shelter. This finding lends additional support to the questionnaires' validity
Use of the Abuse Disability Questionnaire in Screening a Clinical Outpatient Sample of Women
A sample of 50 women who sought services at a community mental health center were administered screening questionnaires which measure impairment from abuse and mental symptomatology. Scores on Psychiatric Symptomatology and Depression were correlated with impairment associated with partner abuse. Impairment was intermediate between those of a shelter sample and well-functioning community sample. The importance of screening for impairment from par…
The Abuse Disability Questionnaire: Internal Consistency and Validity Considerations in Two Samples
Perceived Abuse and Disability in a Sample of Ohio's Women's Correctional Population
The Abuse Disability Questionnaire was administered to 435 female inmates at a state prison in Ohio. Analysis indicated that 69% of the women reported some type of past physical, sexual, or psychological abuse, which is consistent with other reports for state prisons. Both the amount of abuse reported as well as the extent of associated psychological impairment was less in comparison to scores for women in domestic violence shelters. While all wo…
The Impact of Short-Term Counseling at a Domestic Violence Shelter
Objective: Women who received counseling at a domestic violence shelter were evaluated with several measures to determine the impact of the services they received. Method: A pretest and posttest design using clinical measures for life functioning and coping ability along with posttest-only measures of satisfaction and helpfulness of service were used to assess the outcomes of their counseling and other social work services at the agency. Results:…
The Relationship of Abuse to Women’s Health Status and Health Habits
Medicine (12 works) · Psychology (11 works) · Clinical Psychology (9 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (8 works) · Medical emergency (8 works) · Poison control (8 works) · Psychiatry (8 works) · Suicide prevention (7 works) · Domestic violence (6 works)