Biomedical subjects

A M Juhasz

Publications and source records attributed to A M Juhasz.

16 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1991

Adolescent perspectives on ways of thinking and believing that promote peace.

Qualitative research methodology was used to interpret adolescents' responses to questions about their views on peace. They identified underlying causes and behavioral indications of the potential for war, and provided prescriptions for avoiding it and promoting peace. Skills in interpersonal relations, especially communication and problem solving, were viewed as essential. Responsibility for peace was seen as resting with the individual, the family, society, and world leaders.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1990

"Faces and Feelings": a projective technique for measuring young children's self-esteem.

A projective type "Faces and Feelings" measure was designed for use with kindergarten and first grade children. The underlying assumption was that the technique would elicit from this age group self-perceptions of worthwhileness. The unique methodology eliminated the most pervasive problems in self-esteem measurement, and results yielded important information about the effects of significant others on young children's self-esteem. Also, feelings about home and school activities addressed the multifaceted and specificity aspect of the self-esteem construct. Differences between American and Australian children and boys and girls in how Mom, Dad, Teacher, Friend, Home, School, Holiday, Reading, Math made children feel about themselves could be identified using "Faces and Feelings."

Child↗

PubMed1990

Relationship of nurses' education and experience to implementing the nursing process.

In summary, the findings from the study provide partial answers but also raise many new questions that are important to those whose goal is the quality of patient care. This research points to the need for (1) indepth analysis of different types of units to determine the variables that relate to the nursing staff's achievement of the nursing process and quality of care rendered; (2) study of the education and experience levels that best provide quality patient care in the most effective manner; and (3) identification of additional variables that influence delivery of quality patient care.

Clinical Competence↗

PubMed1989

A role-based approach to adult development: the triple-helix model.

The triple-helix role model presented in this article offers a synthesized developmental approach to the understanding and study of adulthood. It incorporates three major roles: family, work, and self, each powered by the drive for self-esteem. This conceptualization of adult development processes accommodates a wide range of possible patterns and varied timing of life events relative to career options, family and relationship choices, and emphasis on self-development. Because it is becoming increasingly difficult to designate with certainty age-stage periods, the triple-helix role model is proposed as a different frame of reference for the perception of acceptable developmental progress. It could offer insight into the complexities of adults' lives and free us from the restriction of viewing the life journey as "on or off time," "in or out of harmony," "normal or abnormal."

Adult↗

PubMed1989

Significant others and self-esteem: methods for determining who and why.

The early work of Cooley (1912) established the importance of the appraisals of significant others in the development of self-esteem. Subsequent research identified parents and peers as significant others and offered some dimensions of significance. Much of this work utilized researchers' assumptions that there is a common basis for self-esteem and a standard set of significance dimensions. This paper reports the results of a series of questions posed to children and youths to determine the verbal and nonverbal behaviors that "earn" significance. Their qualitatively rich responses demonstrated the effectiveness of the format and procedures with groups of different ages, cultures, and ethnic backgrounds. Data could be categorized meaningfully in regard to who is significant, what they do or say, how this impacts on self-esteem, and how subjects react to this feedback. Evaluation indicates that this exploratory methodology elicits valuable information which adults can use in order to have a significant influence on the self-esteem of children. The methodology also raises additional questions and indicates the direction of future research.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1987

Adolescent sexuality: values, morality and decision making.

The first section of this paper presents a theoretical basis of morality and value formation which provides the background for an examination of adolescent sexual and cognitive development. Data from a study of influences on the sexual decisions of five hundred 13- to 19-year-olds are analyzed in the remainder of the article. Relationships between individual characteristics and the importance of various influences are interpreted in light of the structure of values and moral development.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1986

The Knowledge of Child Development Inventory.

The need for an instrument that measures knowledge of child development and is comprehensible to lay populations and young adolescents has led to the development of the Knowledge of Child Development Inventory (KCDI). The KCDI is a 56-item multiple-choice test of knowledge of child development from birth to age three in the areas of emotional, cognitive, physical, and social development. Normative data were obtained on the KCDI from a sample population of 434 adolescent and adult females from varying racial backgrounds. The instrument has a reading level of 8.0 (Fry Reading Index), a minimum of technical terminology, reliability of .93 (Cronback's alpha coefficient of internal consistency), and criterion validity of .83. The KCDI would be relevant in educational settings where pre- and post-assessment of knowledge of child development is desired, i.e., high school courses in child development, prenatal classes, Head Start parent-training programs, and early childhood/special education parent-training programs. In addition, the KCDI would be relevant in clinical settings where the assessment of a person's concepts of child development are of importance i.e., adoption agencies, abuse centers, and teenage pregnancy centers.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1985

The effects of knowledge of child development and social-emotional maturity on adolescent attitudes toward parenting.

This study investigated the relationship between the combined effect of knowledge of child development and level of social-emotional maturity, and the extent to which this relationship affects adolescent attitudes toward parenting. The analysis of the data (multiple regression and canonical analysis) suggested that there were significant relationships among these variables. In general, the relationships indicated that subjects' negative attitudes toward parenting were associated with lack of knowledge of child development and low levels of social-emotional maturity, while subjects' positive attitudes toward parenting were associated with knowledge of child development and high levels of social-emotional maturity. The joint impact of knowledge of child development and social-emotional maturity factors on attitudes toward parenting accounted for 51% of the variation among the variables.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1984