Sheri Lokken Worthy
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 4086106 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Sheri Lokken Worthy |
| PRENOMES | Sheri Lokken |
| SOBRENOME | Worthy |
| ASSINATURA | WORTHY S L |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Mississippi State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7069-830X |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 16 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 41 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 16 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2004 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2021 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Adoption of Fad Diets through the Lens of the Diffusion of Innovations
Despite unconfirmed health benefits, consumers continue to adopt fad diets. Based on Rogers' (2003) diffusion of innovations theory, we investigate which attributes are related to adoption of three popular fad diets (ketogenic, paleolithic, and intermittent fasting) relative to the expert‐recommended Mediterranean diet. Binary logistic regression results using data from an online survey of 424 US adults revealed that a diet’s complexity was negat…
Residential Satisfaction among College Students
Compared to previous generations of students, today's college‐bound students have found that their housing situation offers demonstrably more amenities. These amenities can be offered either through university‐provided housing or through private student housing providers specializing in high‐amenity housing. This study is based on research on residential satisfaction, housing adjustment theory, and housing careers to help understand the effects t…
Turning the Tide on Poverty
Qualitative research analysis uncovered themes across the multiple rural, economically distressed communities that participated in the Turning the Tide on Poverty project. Community climate, referred to as the perception of the community by its members, was one theme that emerged. Intertwined with this theme is a discussion regarding race relations. How people felt about their community may have influenced whether or not the Turning the Tide on P…
Turning the Tide on Poverty
The Turning the Tide on Poverty project (Tide) was a civic engagement effort launched in 14 economically distressed southern rural communities in the US. The impetus of Tide was to foster community involvement in identifying and planning “place-based” solutions to poverty. Pre, immediate post, and follow-up data were collected, and qualitative analyses revealed key themes. The purpose of this article was to discuss the perceptions of the leadersh…
Turning the Tide on Poverty
Desiring to enhance understanding of the key elements that promote community-based democratic engagement and spur people to engage in the vitality of their communities, in 2008 the Turning the Tide on Poverty project launched in six southern US states. Inspired by the successes of the Horizons project in the northwestern US, Tide was a collaborative effort led by the Southern Rural Development Center with partners that included the Kettering Foun…
Turning the Tide on Poverty
Cooperative Extension Services (CES) played a critical role in the Turning the Tide on Poverty (Tide) project in the southern US. In an effort to explore how CES professionals perceived their role in the initiative, data were collected from CES leaders and agents. Focus groups were held at the beginning (N = 11) and conclusion (N = 12) of the first year with Extension leadership to discuss their thoughts on CES’ role in civic engagement activitie…
Turning the Tide on Poverty
As practitioners expand their efforts to promote civic engagement and action through the use of dialog, one of the nagging concerns is how to effectively and successfully measure and document the outcomes associated with these local activities. The organic nature of citizen-led initiatives makes this a particularly challenging area in which to guage results. One promising method, Ripple Effect Mapping (REM), is an effective, easy-to-use, and cost…
Turning the Tide on Poverty
This special issue of Community Development on the Turning the Tide on Poverty (Tide) initiative addresses a number of elements that are vital to the ability of impoverished rural areas to take steps to improve conditions in their communities. This article is intended to highlight the key findings from this study in the southern US that are of value to community development practitioners. The Tide research team devoted special attention to the ef…
Turning the Tide on Poverty
Turning the Tide on Poverty (“Tide”) was a community engagement program implemented in rural communities in the southern United States seeking place-based solutions to poverty. Tide was structured to evolve and be sustained by local communities after formal support ended. Tide communities were visited a year or more after the end of the program to assess program sustainability. Key factors revealed through qualitative analysis to be important to …
Turning the Tide on Poverty
Turning the Tide on Poverty is designed in part to expand the number of new voices in community dialogs and to spur those individuals to become leaders in their communities. In this article, we explore the degree to which the success of the Tide project is linked to the emergence or presence of a local champion. We defined a champion as a catalyst or sparkplug and then examined the extant literature and our data to determine the qualities of a ch…
How Do Distrust and Anxiety Affect Saving Behavior
Using scales developed from a modified Yamauchi and Templer's Money Attitudes Scale (1982), this research examined how distrust and anxiety, demographic factors, and financial management behavior were associated with being a regular saver among low‐ and moderate‐income households. Data were collected online. The national sample consisted of 749 respondents. The results of the Ordinary Least Squares regression on the financial management behavior …
Exploring the Relationship of Economic, Sociological, and Psychological Factors to the Savings Behavior of Low‐ to Moderate‐Income Households
Applying a multidisciplinary approach, this study examined economic, sociological, and psychological concepts to understand individual savings behavior with a national sample of low‐ to moderate‐income families (N = 826). Multinomial logistic regression results showed that some of the economic, sociological, and psychological factors were statistically significant in explaining whether a person had only a savings account or both savings and inves…
Undergraduate Women Who Have Gambled in Casinos
The aim of this study is to describe female undergraduates who have gambled in casinos compared with their peers who have never participated in casino gambling or gambling in any form. Pathological gambling has been linked to financial problems, marital stress, lost time at work and school, depression, and even suicide. Female students (n = 179, mean age 21.64) from a southeastern university are questioned about their gambling behaviors, sensatio…
Disordered Gambling among College Students
Examining the Links Among Magazine Preference, Levels of Awareness and Internalization of Sociocultural Appearance Standards, and Presence of Eating‐Disordered Symptoms in College Women
Research has shown that young women are negatively affected by media images representing thin female body types. Given the increasing prevalence of eating disorders among young women, it is important to look closer at this phenomenon and the role/responsibility of the media. This study examined the links among quantity of magazine exposure, preference for specific periodicals, awareness and internalization of sociocultural standards of beauty, an…
Rural Consumers' Attitudes toward the Internet for Information Search and Product Purchase
Rogers's innovation diffusion theory guided this research on rural consumers' attitudes toward using the Internet for product information search and purchase of consumer products. The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of hands‐on trial of retail Web sites on attitudes toward Internet shopping. The sample included 258 rural consumers who had not previously used the Internet to make a product purchase. Demographic variables were relat…
Turning the Tide on Poverty
As practitioners expand their efforts to promote civic engagement and action through the use of dialog, one of the nagging concerns is how to effectively and successfully measure and document the outcomes associated with these local activities. The organic nature of citizen-led initiatives makes this a particularly challenging area in which to guage results. One promising method, Ripple Effect Mapping (REM), is an effective, easy-to-use, and cost…
Turning the Tide on Poverty
Turning the Tide on Poverty (“Tide”) was a community engagement program implemented in rural communities in the southern United States seeking place-based solutions to poverty. Tide was structured to evolve and be sustained by local communities after formal support ended. Tide communities were visited a year or more after the end of the program to assess program sustainability. Key factors revealed through qualitative analysis to be important to …
Turning the Tide on Poverty
Desiring to enhance understanding of the key elements that promote community-based democratic engagement and spur people to engage in the vitality of their communities, in 2008 the Turning the Tide on Poverty project launched in six southern US states. Inspired by the successes of the Horizons project in the northwestern US, Tide was a collaborative effort led by the Southern Rural Development Center with partners that included the Kettering Foun…
Residential Satisfaction among College Students
Compared to previous generations of students, today's college‐bound students have found that their housing situation offers demonstrably more amenities. These amenities can be offered either through university‐provided housing or through private student housing providers specializing in high‐amenity housing. This study is based on research on residential satisfaction, housing adjustment theory, and housing careers to help understand the effects t…
Turning the Tide on Poverty
The Turning the Tide on Poverty project (Tide) was a civic engagement effort launched in 14 economically distressed southern rural communities in the US. The impetus of Tide was to foster community involvement in identifying and planning “place-based” solutions to poverty. Pre, immediate post, and follow-up data were collected, and qualitative analyses revealed key themes. The purpose of this article was to discuss the perceptions of the leadersh…
Turning the Tide on Poverty
Cooperative Extension Services (CES) played a critical role in the Turning the Tide on Poverty (Tide) project in the southern US. In an effort to explore how CES professionals perceived their role in the initiative, data were collected from CES leaders and agents. Focus groups were held at the beginning (N = 11) and conclusion (N = 12) of the first year with Extension leadership to discuss their thoughts on CES’ role in civic engagement activitie…
Exploring the Relationship of Economic, Sociological, and Psychological Factors to the Savings Behavior of Low‐ to Moderate‐Income Households
Applying a multidisciplinary approach, this study examined economic, sociological, and psychological concepts to understand individual savings behavior with a national sample of low‐ to moderate‐income families (N = 826). Multinomial logistic regression results showed that some of the economic, sociological, and psychological factors were statistically significant in explaining whether a person had only a savings account or both savings and inves…
Examining the Links Among Magazine Preference, Levels of Awareness and Internalization of Sociocultural Appearance Standards, and Presence of Eating‐Disordered Symptoms in College Women
Research has shown that young women are negatively affected by media images representing thin female body types. Given the increasing prevalence of eating disorders among young women, it is important to look closer at this phenomenon and the role/responsibility of the media. This study examined the links among quantity of magazine exposure, preference for specific periodicals, awareness and internalization of sociocultural standards of beauty, an…
Turning the Tide on Poverty
Qualitative research analysis uncovered themes across the multiple rural, economically distressed communities that participated in the Turning the Tide on Poverty project. Community climate, referred to as the perception of the community by its members, was one theme that emerged. Intertwined with this theme is a discussion regarding race relations. How people felt about their community may have influenced whether or not the Turning the Tide on P…
How Do Distrust and Anxiety Affect Saving Behavior
Using scales developed from a modified Yamauchi and Templer's Money Attitudes Scale (1982), this research examined how distrust and anxiety, demographic factors, and financial management behavior were associated with being a regular saver among low‐ and moderate‐income households. Data were collected online. The national sample consisted of 749 respondents. The results of the Ordinary Least Squares regression on the financial management behavior …
Turning the Tide on Poverty
This special issue of Community Development on the Turning the Tide on Poverty (Tide) initiative addresses a number of elements that are vital to the ability of impoverished rural areas to take steps to improve conditions in their communities. This article is intended to highlight the key findings from this study in the southern US that are of value to community development practitioners. The Tide research team devoted special attention to the ef…
Turning the Tide on Poverty
Turning the Tide on Poverty is designed in part to expand the number of new voices in community dialogs and to spur those individuals to become leaders in their communities. In this article, we explore the degree to which the success of the Tide project is linked to the emergence or presence of a local champion. We defined a champion as a catalyst or sparkplug and then examined the extant literature and our data to determine the qualities of a ch…
Examining the Links Among Magazine Preference, Levels of Awareness and Internalization of Sociocultural Appearance Standards, and Presence of Eating‐Disordered Symptoms in College Women
Research has shown that young women are negatively affected by media images representing thin female body types. Given the increasing prevalence of eating disorders among young women, it is important to look closer at this phenomenon and the role/responsibility of the media. This study examined the links among quantity of magazine exposure, preference for specific periodicals, awareness and internalization of sociocultural standards of beauty, an…
Rural Consumers' Attitudes toward the Internet for Information Search and Product Purchase
Rogers's innovation diffusion theory guided this research on rural consumers' attitudes toward using the Internet for product information search and purchase of consumer products. The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of hands‐on trial of retail Web sites on attitudes toward Internet shopping. The sample included 258 rural consumers who had not previously used the Internet to make a product purchase. Demographic variables were relat…
Disordered Gambling among College Students
Undergraduate Women Who Have Gambled in Casinos
The aim of this study is to describe female undergraduates who have gambled in casinos compared with their peers who have never participated in casino gambling or gambling in any form. Pathological gambling has been linked to financial problems, marital stress, lost time at work and school, depression, and even suicide. Female students (n = 179, mean age 21.64) from a southeastern university are questioned about their gambling behaviors, sensatio…
How Do Distrust and Anxiety Affect Saving Behavior
Using scales developed from a modified Yamauchi and Templer's Money Attitudes Scale (1982), this research examined how distrust and anxiety, demographic factors, and financial management behavior were associated with being a regular saver among low‐ and moderate‐income households. Data were collected online. The national sample consisted of 749 respondents. The results of the Ordinary Least Squares regression on the financial management behavior …
Exploring the Relationship of Economic, Sociological, and Psychological Factors to the Savings Behavior of Low‐ to Moderate‐Income Households
Applying a multidisciplinary approach, this study examined economic, sociological, and psychological concepts to understand individual savings behavior with a national sample of low‐ to moderate‐income families (N = 826). Multinomial logistic regression results showed that some of the economic, sociological, and psychological factors were statistically significant in explaining whether a person had only a savings account or both savings and inves…
Turning the Tide on Poverty
Qualitative research analysis uncovered themes across the multiple rural, economically distressed communities that participated in the Turning the Tide on Poverty project. Community climate, referred to as the perception of the community by its members, was one theme that emerged. Intertwined with this theme is a discussion regarding race relations. How people felt about their community may have influenced whether or not the Turning the Tide on P…
Turning the Tide on Poverty
The Turning the Tide on Poverty project (Tide) was a civic engagement effort launched in 14 economically distressed southern rural communities in the US. The impetus of Tide was to foster community involvement in identifying and planning “place-based” solutions to poverty. Pre, immediate post, and follow-up data were collected, and qualitative analyses revealed key themes. The purpose of this article was to discuss the perceptions of the leadersh…
Turning the Tide on Poverty
Desiring to enhance understanding of the key elements that promote community-based democratic engagement and spur people to engage in the vitality of their communities, in 2008 the Turning the Tide on Poverty project launched in six southern US states. Inspired by the successes of the Horizons project in the northwestern US, Tide was a collaborative effort led by the Southern Rural Development Center with partners that included the Kettering Foun…
Turning the Tide on Poverty
Cooperative Extension Services (CES) played a critical role in the Turning the Tide on Poverty (Tide) project in the southern US. In an effort to explore how CES professionals perceived their role in the initiative, data were collected from CES leaders and agents. Focus groups were held at the beginning (N = 11) and conclusion (N = 12) of the first year with Extension leadership to discuss their thoughts on CES’ role in civic engagement activitie…
Turning the Tide on Poverty
As practitioners expand their efforts to promote civic engagement and action through the use of dialog, one of the nagging concerns is how to effectively and successfully measure and document the outcomes associated with these local activities. The organic nature of citizen-led initiatives makes this a particularly challenging area in which to guage results. One promising method, Ripple Effect Mapping (REM), is an effective, easy-to-use, and cost…
Turning the Tide on Poverty
This special issue of Community Development on the Turning the Tide on Poverty (Tide) initiative addresses a number of elements that are vital to the ability of impoverished rural areas to take steps to improve conditions in their communities. This article is intended to highlight the key findings from this study in the southern US that are of value to community development practitioners. The Tide research team devoted special attention to the ef…
Turning the Tide on Poverty
Turning the Tide on Poverty (“Tide”) was a community engagement program implemented in rural communities in the southern United States seeking place-based solutions to poverty. Tide was structured to evolve and be sustained by local communities after formal support ended. Tide communities were visited a year or more after the end of the program to assess program sustainability. Key factors revealed through qualitative analysis to be important to …
Turning the Tide on Poverty
Turning the Tide on Poverty is designed in part to expand the number of new voices in community dialogs and to spur those individuals to become leaders in their communities. In this article, we explore the degree to which the success of the Tide project is linked to the emergence or presence of a local champion. We defined a champion as a catalyst or sparkplug and then examined the extant literature and our data to determine the qualities of a ch…
Residential Satisfaction among College Students
Compared to previous generations of students, today's college‐bound students have found that their housing situation offers demonstrably more amenities. These amenities can be offered either through university‐provided housing or through private student housing providers specializing in high‐amenity housing. This study is based on research on residential satisfaction, housing adjustment theory, and housing careers to help understand the effects t…
Adoption of Fad Diets through the Lens of the Diffusion of Innovations
Despite unconfirmed health benefits, consumers continue to adopt fad diets. Based on Rogers' (2003) diffusion of innovations theory, we investigate which attributes are related to adoption of three popular fad diets (ketogenic, paleolithic, and intermittent fasting) relative to the expert‐recommended Mediterranean diet. Binary logistic regression results using data from an online survey of 424 US adults revealed that a diet’s complexity was negat…
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