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Direct linkHill, Erin M.; Shepherd, Daniel; Welch, David; Dirks, Kim N.; McBride, David – Journal of Community Psychology, 2012
This article examines the association between perceptions of neighborhood problems and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in a sample of New Zealand residents (n = 692). A modified version of the Neighborhood Problems Scale (originally developed by Steptoe and Feldman, 2001) and the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) were…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Foreign Countries, Multiple Regression Analysis, Neighborhoods
Diamond, James J.; Becker, Julie A.; Arenson, Christine A.; Chambers, Christopher V.; Rosenthal, Michael P. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2007
Given the national agenda on chronic disease self-management, the goal of the project described in this brief report was to develop a scale that measured adult perceptions about health but did not focus on a specific condition. The Perception of Health Scale (PHS) is based on earlier work that used the Health Belief Model as a focus. The 15-item…
Descriptors: Patients, Measures (Individuals), Rating Scales, Test Construction
Franks, Heather M.; Cronan, Terry A.; Oliver, Karen – Journal of Community Psychology, 2004
The present study is an examination of the effects of quality and quantity of social support on the psychological and physical well-being of women with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). Participants were 568 women who were members of a health maintenance organization (HMO) with a confirmed diagnosis of FMS. Participants were administered a battery of…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Helplessness, Females, Self Efficacy
Hausman, Alice J.; Becker, Julie; Brawer, Rickie – Journal of Community Psychology, 2005
Increasingly, public health practice is turning to the application of community collaborative models to improve population health status. Despite the growth of these activities, however, evaluations of the national demonstrations have indicated that community health partnerships fail to achieve measurable results and struggle to maintain integrity…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Information Needs, Health Conditions, Public Health
Becker, Julie; Kovach, Andrea Crivelli; Gronseth, Dickie Lynn – Journal of Community Psychology, 2004
The purposes of this study were to operationalize individual empowerment within the context of the MOMobile Program, to explore the relationships formed between MOMobile Advocates and their clients, and to develop an appropriate survey instrument for assessing the impact of a Community Health Worker (CHW) intervention in a community-based social…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Health Promotion, Mothers, Focus Groups
Kovach, Andrea Crivelli; Becker, Julie; Worley, Heidi – Journal of Community Psychology, 2004
Pregnant women at high risk for adverse health outcomes can benefit from the services of community health workers. Maternity Care Coalition identifies at risk women and provides links to health care and social services through the MOMobile Program. The purpose of this study was to explore (a) the relationship formed between community health…
Descriptors: Empowerment, Mothers, Focus Groups, Health Conditions
