A Cross Section of Psychological Research

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Second Edition vii
Survey Research

  1.

Factors That Influence Fee Setting by Male and Female Psychologists

1

Descriptors: Local survey

  2.

Involvement of Fathers in Therapy: A Survey of Clinicians

7

Descriptors: National survey

  3.

Screening for Domestic Violence: Recommendations Based on a Practice Survey

16

Descriptors: National survey

Correlational Research

  4.

Students' Ratings of Teaching Effectiveness: A Laughing Matter?

25

Descriptors: Positive correlation coefficients

  5.

Psychological Correlates of Optimism in College Students/P>

28

Descriptors: Negative correlation coefficients

  6.

Relationships of Assertiveness, Depression, and Social Support Among Older Nursing Home Residents

31

Descriptors: Positive and negative correlation coefficients

  7.

Correlations Between Humor Styles and Loneliness

35

Descriptors: Positive and negative correlation coefficients with confidence intervals

True Experimental Research

  8.

Effects of Laughing, Smiling, and Howling on Mood

38

Descriptors: One group, pretest-posttest design

  9.

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs: College Student Satisfaction with an Interactive Educational Software Program

41

Descriptors: One group, posttest only design

Single-Subject Research/Behavior Analysis

10.

Multimodal Behavioral Treatment of Nonrepetitive, Treatment-Resistant Nightmares: A Case Report

46

Descriptors: Single subject case study, longitudinal

11.

Continuous White Noise to Reduce Resistance Going to Sleep and Night Wakings in Toddlers

51

Descriptors: Multiple baseline design

12.

Multiple Uses of a Word Study Technique

57

Descriptors: Multiple baseline design

13.

Use of an Antecedent Procedure to Decrease Night Awakening in an Infant: A Replication

61

Descriptors: ABAB reversal design

14.

Brief Functional Analysis and Intervention Evaluation for Treatment of Saliva-Play

65

Descriptors: Alternating treatments design

Quasi-Experimental Research

15.

Sex Differences on a Measure of Conformity in Automated Teller Machine Lines

70

Descriptors: Observations of behavior under two experimental conditions

16.

Effects of Participants' Sex and Targets' Perceived Need on Supermarket Helping Behavior

73

Descriptors: Observations of behavior under two experimental conditions

17.

Failure of a Traffic Control "Fatality" Sign to Affect Pedestrians' and Motorists' Behavior

76

Descriptors: Observations of behavior under two experimental conditions

18.

Project Trust: Breaking Down Barriers Between Middle School Children

80

Descriptors: Intact groups, pretest-posttest design

True Experimental Research

19.

Psychotherapy Using Distance Technology: A Comparison of Face-to-Face, Video, and Audio Treatment

85

Descriptors: Random assignment to three treatment conditions

20.

Differences in Readers' Response Toward Advertising versus Publicity

92

Descriptors: Random assignment to two treatment conditions

21.

Online Instruction: Are the Outcomes the Same?

96

Descriptors: Random assignment to two treatment conditions

22.

Effect of Petting a Dog on Immune System Function

100

Descriptors: Random assignment to experimental and control groups

Causal-Comparative Research

23.

The Profession of Psychology Scale: Sophisticated and Naïve Students' Responses

104

Descriptors: Comparison of two intact groups
24. Untreated Recovery from Eating Disorders 108
Descriptors: Comparison of two intact groups
25. Does Therapist Experience Influence Interruptions of Women Clients? 114
Descriptors: Comparison of two intact groups

Program Evaluation

26.

Integrating Behavioral Health into Primary Care Settings: A Pilot Project

120

Descriptors: Process and outcome evaluation
27. Technology-Mediated versus Face-to-Face Intergenerational Programming 128
Descriptors: Outcome evaluation
28. Family-Focused Smoking Cessation: Enhanced Efficacy by the Addition of Partner Support and Group Therapy 138
Descriptors: Outcome evaluation
29. Then and Now: A Follow-Up Study of Professionals' Perceptions of Parenting after Divorce Classes 143
Descriptors: Long-term outcome evaluation

Test Development Research

30.

Relationship Between Mental Toughness and Physical Endurance

148

Descriptors: Criterion-related validity
31. Temporal Stability of the Francis Scale of Attitude Toward Christianity Short-Form: Test-Retest Data over One Week 151
Descriptors: Test-retest reliability
32. Cross-Informant Agreement of the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale-2nd Edition (BERS-2) Parent and Youth Rating Scales 154
Descriptors: Cross-informant reliability
33. Reliability and Validity of the Wender Utah Rating Scale for College Students 160
Descriptors: Internal consistency, test-retest reliability, construct validity

Quantitative Content Analysis

34.

Sex Differences in Portuguese Lonely Hearts Advertisements

165

Descriptors: Classification of information in personal advertisements
35. The Reporting of Therapist Sample Data in the Journal of Counseling Psychology 171
Descriptors: Identification of selected characteristics of journal articles

Meta-Analysis

36. Project D.A.R.E. Outcome Effectiveness Revisited 177
Descriptors: Average weighted effect size (d) and correlation coefficients

Qualitative Research

37. Risk Taking As Developmentally Appropriate Experimentation for College Students 182
Descriptors: Interviews, constant comparative analysis

38.

Conceptions of Work: The View from Urban Youth

195

Descriptors: Responses to written questions, grounded theory, and consensual qualitative research
39. Interdependent Self: Self-Perceptions of Vietnamese-American Youths 210
Descriptors: Interviews, analytic induction
40. Contributions to Family and Household Activities by the Husbands of Midlife Professional Women 219
Descriptors: Interviews, coding for themes
41. Adult Helping Qualities Preferred by Adolescents 231
Descriptors: Focus group, content analysis
Appendices
A. A Reader's, Writer's, and Reviewer's Guide to Assessing Research Reports in Clinical Psychology 238
B. Quality Control in Qualitative Research 241