Lawrence S Meyers
Biographic Data
| ID | 73128 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lawrence S Meyers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lawrence S |
| FAMILY NAME | Meyers |
| SIGNATURE | MEYERS L S |
| AFFILIATIONS | California State University, Sacramento |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 29 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 88 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 29 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
The compassionate type? Personality, self‐compassion, and postdivorce adjustment among Iranian women
Keeping Things Positive
Higher physical activity is generally associated with more favorable psychological functioning. However, the role of positive and negative affect in such associations is unclear. Accordingly, this cross-sectional study explored whether affect mediated the relationship of physical activity with psychological well-being (PWB) and psychological dysfunctioning (PD). Young Iranian adults (N = 200) completed self-rating questionnaires covering physical…
Shifting mediates the relationship between ethnic identity, acculturation status, and racism-related stress among Asian American women
Perceived discrimination and Asian cultural values are associated with beliefs about psychological services among Chinese international students
Give yourself a break
Research suggests that multiple psychological factors are associated with divorce adjustment (DA). However, the mechanisms by which these factors affect DA lack clarity. Accordingly, this study examined associations between attachment styles and divorce adjustment with self-compassion as a potential mediator. Cultural context of DA is considered. A total of 304 Iranian divorced women completed a series of self-rating questionnaires covering level…
Development and validation of the Asian American Women’s Shifting Scale (AsAWSS)
The present research developed and validated an instrument to measure shifting or self-altering presentation strategies among Asian American women. A 12-item instrument was developed to measure components of shifting phenomena based in part on literature review, focus group feedback, and an assessment from cultural experts. The initial validation study, using principal axis factor analysis with a promax rotation, was conducted with a national sam…
Feeling Good About Your Partners’ Relationships
Emotionally Stable, Extraverted, Conscientious, and Unambivalent
The aim of the present study was to explore the extent to which the combination of the Big Five personality traits and adult attachment styles are associated with a broad array of divorce adjustment (DA) indicators. A total of 200 Iranian divorced women took part in the study. Participants completed a series of self-rating questionnaires covering socio-demographic, the Big Five, adult attachment styles, and indicators of DA. The results showed th…
Examining the Association Between Racial Identity Attitudes and Coping With Racism-Related Stress
The authors examined the association between racial identity attitudes and coping with racism-related stress among Asian, Black, and Latinx college students (N = 195). Results of the canonical correlation analysis indicated that higher scores on a combination of all racial identity attitudes were significantly associated with greater active coping for Black and Latinx students. Among Asian students, the authors found that higher scores on conform…
Shifting Can Be Stressful for African American Women
The present study was designed to examine shifting, the phenomenon of altering or modifying one's self-presentation in different social contexts, as a mediator of the predictive effects of African American women's acculturation on their perceived race-related stress. To explore this issue, measures of African American acculturation, shifting, and race-related stress were examined within a structural model. The current study quantitatively examine…
Predictors of quality of life of Portuguese Americans
Utilising the Multicultural Assessment-Intervention Process (MAIP) framework, the present study examined the effects of acculturation, ethnic identity, and religiosity on Portuguese Americans’ perceptions of their quality of life. Several culturally-sensitive variables were used to predict quality of life attitudes among a convenience sample of 305 Portuguese American adults. A structural model with quality of life as the outcome variable, Portug…
Development and validation of the American Dream Scale
The present research developed and validated an instrument, the American Dream Scale (ADS), to measure a small business orientation conceptualized as petty bourgeois mentality. The initial exploratory study, using principal components analysis with promax rotation, was performed on the data from a convenience sample of 349 university students. A total of 17 items of the original 45 prototype items emerged from the analysis to comprise the ADS inv…
Development and Validation of the Latina American Shifting Scale (Lass)
Applied Multivariate Research
Part I. The Basics of Multivariate Design Chapter 1. An Introduction to Multivariate Design Chapter 2. Some Fundamental Research Design Concepts Chapter 3A. Data Screening Chapter 3B. Data Screening Using IBM SPSS Part II. Comparisons of Means Chapter 4A. Univariate Comparison of Means Chapter 4B. Univariate Comparison of Means Using IBM SPSS Chapter 5A. Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) Chapter 5B. Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MAN…
Development and validation of the African American Women’s Shifting Scale (AAWSS)
A structural model was developed based on the Multicultural Assessment-Intervention Process (MAIP) framework that allowed for the exploration of the shifting construct. Implications for future research are discussed
Predictors of self-perceived cultural competence among children’s mental health providers
Based on empirical research and predictions from the Multicultural Assessment-Intervention Process model, the racial attitudes, ethnic identity, and acculturation of a national sample of 371 child mental health service providers were assessed as possible predictors of practitioner self-perceived cultural competence. It was hypothesized that ethnic identity and racial attitudes would each directly affect self-perceived cultural competence and that…
Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Acculturation Rating Scale–II Scale 2
The present study compared the dimensionality and viability of Cuéllar, Arnold, and Maldonado’s 18-item Marginality Scale to the recently proposed 17-item revision of this scale by Gutierrez, Franco, Powell, Peterson, and Reid. Confirmatory factor analyses indicated that a 15-item 3-factor solution based on Cuéllar et al. and a 17-item 2-factor solution based on Gutierrez et al. both produced adequate fits to the data. However, MANOVA results usi…
Self-Related Consequences of Death Fear and Death Denial
This study explores self-related outcomes (e.g., esteem, self-concept clarity, existential well-being) as a function of the interaction between self-reported levels of death fear and death denial. Consistent with the idea that positive existential growth can come from individuals facing, rather than denying, their mortality (Cozzolino, 2006 ), the authors observed that not fearing and denying death can bolster important positive components of the…
An analysis of the Multicultural Assessment Intervention Process model
Multiple regression models linking client counselor preferences, client-provider ethnic/racial match and provider self-perceived cultural competence to clinical outcome was developed with samples of African American, Latino American and White American adult outpatient community mental health clients (n=1153). The models tested hypothesized relationships of cultural factors predicted by the Multicultural Assessment Intervention Process model. Meas…
Limited time perspective, values, and greed
Representations of older adults in television advertisements
Greed, Death, and Values
Research supporting terror management theory has shown that participants facing their death (via mortality salience) exhibit more greed than do control participants. The present research attempts to distinguish mortality salience from other forms of mortality awareness. Specifically, the authors look to reports of near-death experiences and posttraumatic growth which reveal that many people who nearly die come to view seeking wealth and possessio…
Jealousy in sexual and emotional infidelity
In an effort to make unequivocal the boundaries of infidelity, the present study used three infidelity scenarios (sexual infidelity, emotional infidelity, and the combination of sexual and emotional infidelity). Two other variables, gender of the participants and the extent to which they reported either few or several jealous tendencies, were included to generate a 3 × 2 × 2 independent groups design. Reactions of 317 undergraduate college studen…
Validity and Reliability of the Revised California Psychological Inventory's Vector 3 Scale
This study examined the validity and reliability of the revised California Psychological Inventory's (CPI) Vector 3 (v.3) self-realization scale by administering it and other personality questionnaires to 528 introductory psychology students. Coefficient alpha for the v.3 scale was .85 for the entire sample, and was .84 and .86 for males and females, respectively. V.3 correlated .47 with the Inner Directed scale of the Personal Orientation Invent…
Reliability and Validity of the Revised California Psychological Inventory'S Vector 1 Scale
This study examined the reliability and validity of the revised California Psychological Inventory's (CPI) Vector 1 (v.1) scale, a measure of introversion-extraversion. The v.1 and other psycho- logical scales were administered to 345 introductory psychology students. Coefficient alpha for v.1 was .82, and its test-retest reliability after a 5-week interval was .88. Subjects who were more introverted as measured by v.1 reported that they were les…
Representations of older adults in television advertisements
Development and validation of the African American Women’s Shifting Scale (AAWSS)
A structural model was developed based on the Multicultural Assessment-Intervention Process (MAIP) framework that allowed for the exploration of the shifting construct. Implications for future research are discussed
Feeling Good About Your Partners’ Relationships
Shifting Can Be Stressful for African American Women
The present study was designed to examine shifting, the phenomenon of altering or modifying one's self-presentation in different social contexts, as a mediator of the predictive effects of African American women's acculturation on their perceived race-related stress. To explore this issue, measures of African American acculturation, shifting, and race-related stress were examined within a structural model. The current study quantitatively examine…
Jealousy in sexual and emotional infidelity
In an effort to make unequivocal the boundaries of infidelity, the present study used three infidelity scenarios (sexual infidelity, emotional infidelity, and the combination of sexual and emotional infidelity). Two other variables, gender of the participants and the extent to which they reported either few or several jealous tendencies, were included to generate a 3 × 2 × 2 independent groups design. Reactions of 317 undergraduate college studen…
Development and Validation of the Latina American Shifting Scale (Lass)
Self-Related Consequences of Death Fear and Death Denial
This study explores self-related outcomes (e.g., esteem, self-concept clarity, existential well-being) as a function of the interaction between self-reported levels of death fear and death denial. Consistent with the idea that positive existential growth can come from individuals facing, rather than denying, their mortality (Cozzolino, 2006 ), the authors observed that not fearing and denying death can bolster important positive components of the…
Limited time perspective, values, and greed
Give yourself a break
Research suggests that multiple psychological factors are associated with divorce adjustment (DA). However, the mechanisms by which these factors affect DA lack clarity. Accordingly, this study examined associations between attachment styles and divorce adjustment with self-compassion as a potential mediator. Cultural context of DA is considered. A total of 304 Iranian divorced women completed a series of self-rating questionnaires covering level…
Emotionally Stable, Extraverted, Conscientious, and Unambivalent
The aim of the present study was to explore the extent to which the combination of the Big Five personality traits and adult attachment styles are associated with a broad array of divorce adjustment (DA) indicators. A total of 200 Iranian divorced women took part in the study. Participants completed a series of self-rating questionnaires covering socio-demographic, the Big Five, adult attachment styles, and indicators of DA. The results showed th…
Examining the Association Between Racial Identity Attitudes and Coping With Racism-Related Stress
The authors examined the association between racial identity attitudes and coping with racism-related stress among Asian, Black, and Latinx college students (N = 195). Results of the canonical correlation analysis indicated that higher scores on a combination of all racial identity attitudes were significantly associated with greater active coping for Black and Latinx students. Among Asian students, the authors found that higher scores on conform…
Predictors of self-perceived cultural competence among children’s mental health providers
Based on empirical research and predictions from the Multicultural Assessment-Intervention Process model, the racial attitudes, ethnic identity, and acculturation of a national sample of 371 child mental health service providers were assessed as possible predictors of practitioner self-perceived cultural competence. It was hypothesized that ethnic identity and racial attitudes would each directly affect self-perceived cultural competence and that…
Behavioral Research
Psychometric Properties of Four 5-Point Likert Type Response Scales
One hundred and twenty eight subjects responded to one of four differently labeled 5-point Likert-type response scales. Although no significant differences in test means and in reliability estimates were found among response scales, the scales did differ on measures of variability. Subjects using scales with more nearly absolute endpoints tended to concentrate their responses on the middle scale steps; those responding to scales with less nearly …
Validation of a New Test of Locus of Control
A new locus of control test, the Internal Control Index (ICI), was examined. 259 subjects completed the ICI, the Rotter Internal-External Scale of locus of control, the Beck Depression Inventory, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Eysenck Personality Inventory, and the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory. Both locus of control tests showed that internals demonstrated less depression, anxiety, and neuroticism, and more self-esteem than externals…
A Structural Analysis of Religious Orientation and its Relation to Sexual Attitudes
A total of 201 individuals completed a revision of Allport and Ross' Religious Orientation Scale (ROS) in addition to the Derogatis Sexual Functioning Inventory. A factor analysis of the ROS confirmed previous research by finding two extrinsic dimensions of personal and social orientation. In addition, two intrinsic factors interpreted as representing ethical and intellectual dimensions were also identified. Generally, stronger intrinsic religiou…
Validity and Reliability of the Revised California Psychological Inventory's Vector 3 Scale
This study examined the validity and reliability of the revised California Psychological Inventory's (CPI) Vector 3 (v.3) self-realization scale by administering it and other personality questionnaires to 528 introductory psychology students. Coefficient alpha for the v.3 scale was .85 for the entire sample, and was .84 and .86 for males and females, respectively. V.3 correlated .47 with the Inner Directed scale of the Personal Orientation Invent…
Reliability and Validity of the Revised California Psychological Inventory'S Vector 1 Scale
This study examined the reliability and validity of the revised California Psychological Inventory's (CPI) Vector 1 (v.1) scale, a measure of introversion-extraversion. The v.1 and other psycho- logical scales were administered to 345 introductory psychology students. Coefficient alpha for v.1 was .82, and its test-retest reliability after a 5-week interval was .88. Subjects who were more introverted as measured by v.1 reported that they were les…
Jealousy in sexual and emotional infidelity
In an effort to make unequivocal the boundaries of infidelity, the present study used three infidelity scenarios (sexual infidelity, emotional infidelity, and the combination of sexual and emotional infidelity). Two other variables, gender of the participants and the extent to which they reported either few or several jealous tendencies, were included to generate a 3 × 2 × 2 independent groups design. Reactions of 317 undergraduate college studen…
Greed, Death, and Values
Research supporting terror management theory has shown that participants facing their death (via mortality salience) exhibit more greed than do control participants. The present research attempts to distinguish mortality salience from other forms of mortality awareness. Specifically, the authors look to reports of near-death experiences and posttraumatic growth which reveal that many people who nearly die come to view seeking wealth and possessio…
Representations of older adults in television advertisements
An analysis of the Multicultural Assessment Intervention Process model
Multiple regression models linking client counselor preferences, client-provider ethnic/racial match and provider self-perceived cultural competence to clinical outcome was developed with samples of African American, Latino American and White American adult outpatient community mental health clients (n=1153). The models tested hypothesized relationships of cultural factors predicted by the Multicultural Assessment Intervention Process model. Meas…
Limited time perspective, values, and greed
Self-Related Consequences of Death Fear and Death Denial
This study explores self-related outcomes (e.g., esteem, self-concept clarity, existential well-being) as a function of the interaction between self-reported levels of death fear and death denial. Consistent with the idea that positive existential growth can come from individuals facing, rather than denying, their mortality (Cozzolino, 2006 ), the authors observed that not fearing and denying death can bolster important positive components of the…
Predictors of self-perceived cultural competence among children’s mental health providers
Based on empirical research and predictions from the Multicultural Assessment-Intervention Process model, the racial attitudes, ethnic identity, and acculturation of a national sample of 371 child mental health service providers were assessed as possible predictors of practitioner self-perceived cultural competence. It was hypothesized that ethnic identity and racial attitudes would each directly affect self-perceived cultural competence and that…
Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Acculturation Rating Scale–II Scale 2
The present study compared the dimensionality and viability of Cuéllar, Arnold, and Maldonado’s 18-item Marginality Scale to the recently proposed 17-item revision of this scale by Gutierrez, Franco, Powell, Peterson, and Reid. Confirmatory factor analyses indicated that a 15-item 3-factor solution based on Cuéllar et al. and a 17-item 2-factor solution based on Gutierrez et al. both produced adequate fits to the data. However, MANOVA results usi…
Development and validation of the African American Women’s Shifting Scale (AAWSS)
A structural model was developed based on the Multicultural Assessment-Intervention Process (MAIP) framework that allowed for the exploration of the shifting construct. Implications for future research are discussed
Applied Multivariate Research
Part I. The Basics of Multivariate Design Chapter 1. An Introduction to Multivariate Design Chapter 2. Some Fundamental Research Design Concepts Chapter 3A. Data Screening Chapter 3B. Data Screening Using IBM SPSS Part II. Comparisons of Means Chapter 4A. Univariate Comparison of Means Chapter 4B. Univariate Comparison of Means Using IBM SPSS Chapter 5A. Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) Chapter 5B. Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MAN…
Predictors of quality of life of Portuguese Americans
Utilising the Multicultural Assessment-Intervention Process (MAIP) framework, the present study examined the effects of acculturation, ethnic identity, and religiosity on Portuguese Americans’ perceptions of their quality of life. Several culturally-sensitive variables were used to predict quality of life attitudes among a convenience sample of 305 Portuguese American adults. A structural model with quality of life as the outcome variable, Portug…
Development and validation of the American Dream Scale
The present research developed and validated an instrument, the American Dream Scale (ADS), to measure a small business orientation conceptualized as petty bourgeois mentality. The initial exploratory study, using principal components analysis with promax rotation, was performed on the data from a convenience sample of 349 university students. A total of 17 items of the original 45 prototype items emerged from the analysis to comprise the ADS inv…
Development and Validation of the Latina American Shifting Scale (Lass)
Examining the Association Between Racial Identity Attitudes and Coping With Racism-Related Stress
The authors examined the association between racial identity attitudes and coping with racism-related stress among Asian, Black, and Latinx college students (N = 195). Results of the canonical correlation analysis indicated that higher scores on a combination of all racial identity attitudes were significantly associated with greater active coping for Black and Latinx students. Among Asian students, the authors found that higher scores on conform…
Shifting Can Be Stressful for African American Women
The present study was designed to examine shifting, the phenomenon of altering or modifying one's self-presentation in different social contexts, as a mediator of the predictive effects of African American women's acculturation on their perceived race-related stress. To explore this issue, measures of African American acculturation, shifting, and race-related stress were examined within a structural model. The current study quantitatively examine…
Development and validation of the Asian American Women’s Shifting Scale (AsAWSS)
The present research developed and validated an instrument to measure shifting or self-altering presentation strategies among Asian American women. A 12-item instrument was developed to measure components of shifting phenomena based in part on literature review, focus group feedback, and an assessment from cultural experts. The initial validation study, using principal axis factor analysis with a promax rotation, was conducted with a national sam…
Feeling Good About Your Partners’ Relationships
Emotionally Stable, Extraverted, Conscientious, and Unambivalent
The aim of the present study was to explore the extent to which the combination of the Big Five personality traits and adult attachment styles are associated with a broad array of divorce adjustment (DA) indicators. A total of 200 Iranian divorced women took part in the study. Participants completed a series of self-rating questionnaires covering socio-demographic, the Big Five, adult attachment styles, and indicators of DA. The results showed th…
Shifting mediates the relationship between ethnic identity, acculturation status, and racism-related stress among Asian American women
Psychology (28 works) · Social Psychology (23 works) · Clinical Psychology (16 works) · Developmental psychology (13 works) · Social Psychology (11 works) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (10 works) · Ethnic group (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Structural equation modeling (9 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works)