Community psychologists as consultants
A survey of tax preparers regarding Michigan's income tax checkoff
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11042952 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen B Kincaid (University of Michigan, corresponding author), Robert A Caldwell, G Anne Bogat (0000-0002-1971-3348, Michigan State University), William S Davidson (0000-0002-3002-3225, Michigan State University), Timothy W Speth (Michigan State University), Maureen L Cash (Michigan State University) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 183-189 |
| Publication date | 1995-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/1520-6629(199507)23:3<183::aid-jcop2290230302>3.0.co;2-3 |
| OpenAlex | W1991065517 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
The Michigan Children's Trust Fund (MCTF) funds child abuse and neglect prevention programs and consults with community and clinical psychologists to oversee its research efforts. This paper highlights the role of community psychologists in this capacity and documents the effectiveness of this relationship through an example of the work they are asked to perform. The primary source of funding for MCTF is a voluntary donation line on Michigan's state income tax form. Because even modest changes in the percentage donating have bearing on funding, MCTF sought a greater understanding of forces affecting donations. Given that one half of all tax forms in Michigan are prepared professionally, an exploratory survey of preparers was undertaken. Results found preparers approved of raising money via the checkoff and were aware of MCTF, although they confused it with other social programs. Differences were found in knowledge and practices toward MCTF based on degree of approval of use of the tax checkoff, and the age, parental status, and gender of the preparer. These findings were important to MCTF in directing efforts to educate a segment of the population that has influence over the major source of their funding, and may be relevant to other organizations that depend on tax checkoffs for their income.
Business · Environmental health · Political science · Population · Public relations · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Child Welfare and Adoption · Medicine · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,03 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 1996 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |