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A L Carsrud

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PubMed1986

Effects of structured social interaction with geriatric mentally retarded clients: an exploratory study.

In this study, using an observation-based inferred self-concept (social competency measure), I examined a structured program of client-staff interaction reinforcing self- and environmental awareness in institutionalized geriatric mentally retarded clients. Results indicate significant improvement over successive sessions. Subjects in structured interaction had a more positive self-concept in the post-treatment period when compared either to pretreatment baseline or to a control group that had not been in structured interaction with staff. Results support the use of structured interaction--which serves as a reinforcer for improved functioning--to increase staff contact with clients.

Humans↗
PubMed1986

The honeymoon effect in job performance: temporal increases in the predictive power of achievement motivation.

Correlations between a job performance criterion and personality measures reflecting achievement motivation and an interpersonal orientation were examined at three points in time after completion of job training for a sample of airline reservations agents. Although correlations between the personality predictors and performance were small and nonsignificant for the 3-month period after beginning the job, by the end of 6 and 8 months a number of significant relationships had emerged. Implications for the utility of personality measures in selection and performance prediction are discussed.

Achievement↗
PubMed1981

Predicting vocational aptitude of mentally retarded persons: a comparison of assessment systems.

The relationship between the AAMD Adaptive Behavior Scale (ABS), the Behavioral Characteristics Progression Scale, and the McCarron-Dial Work Evaluation System and the vocational competencies of mentally retarded clients, as typically assessed by the San Francisco Vocational Competency Scale, was examined. Results were discussed in terms of the general applicability of the McCarron-Dial Work Evaluation System in assessing vocational potential of retarded persons when compared to either the ABS or the Behavioral Characteristics Progression Scale.

Adult↗
PubMed1979

The relationship of sex role and levels of defensiveness to self-reports of fear and anxiety.

Examined the conclusions of previous research that found that femine Ss perceive themselves as experiencing greater fear and anxiety than Ss with a masculine sex-role orientation. The current study hypothesizes that these results may be confounded by the amount of expressive defensiveness exhibited by Ss (N = 99), independent of their sex-role orientation. The results, however, indicated that feminine Ss perceived themselves as experiencing greater fear than either androgynous or masculine Ss, regardless of their level of defensiveness. Contrary to previous research, there were no significant effects of either sex-role orientation or level of defensiveness on self-reported anxiety.

Anxiety↗
PubMed1979

Effects of social and environmental change on institutionalized mentally retarded persons: the relocation syndrome reconsidered.

The "relocation syndrome" in multiply-handicapped, institutionalized mentally retarded residents was examined in an observational study. Weight change and the initiation and duration of constructive and nonconstructive behavior was observed, as well as resident-staff interactions before and after relocation to a new living unit. The hypothesis that there would be an increase in behavior deleterious to the health of clients after relocation, when compared to two premove baseline periods of crowding, was not totally supported. Although relocation did cause significant changes in a variety of behaviors, not all were deleterious (i.e., no mortalities, weight gains). Results were discussed in terms of a social-situational model.

Adolescent↗