Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to F A DiBlasio.
Data from a survey of men and women in urban shelters for the homeless revealed that, while women were more likely than men to request a variety of services, most of the difference was accounted for by the subgroup of women accompanied by children. Homeless men and women without children exhibited few differences in the number of services they requested.
This article assesses self-esteem in a sample of homeless people from a major urban area. The findings indicate bivariate associations between low self-esteem and depression, family relationships, goal attainment, disability, health, and food deprivation. Multivariate analysis suggests that depression and poor health are the two most significant variables that contribute to low self-esteem. Social work outreach can provide services to positively influence homeless peoples' lives. First, however, it is important to facilitate proper psychosocial and psychiatric assessment, to make a diagnosis, and to provide on-site treatment.
This article explores the incidence of depression among homeless persons in an urban area in Maryland. Similar to other studies a high incidence of depression is found; however, dissimilar to other studies its cause is correlated with low self-esteem, food deprivation, family relations, goal orientation, health, drug abuse, previous mental hospitalizations, disabilities and race. It is suggested that services to the homeless need to include more broadly based social casework services that stress basic needs and goal attainment.
A social learning model was used to investigate why young adolescents, 15 years of age and under, ride with drinking drivers. A total of 384 adolescents completed a self-report survey instrument. Zero-ordered correlations and regression procedures indicated that adolescents in this age group have a high frequency rate of riding with drinking drivers, and that social learning variables are important in explaining the behavior. Four of the five social learning subsets were accepted as significant in understanding the social dynamics of the problem. Prevention efforts that focus on predriving youth and account for social learning variables hold promise for the development of prevention strategies.
Adolescent pregnancy and AIDS, and their implications for health risk, warrant a reexamination of professional values of child welfare workers toward adolescent sexuality. This article presents an exercise designed to assist practitioners in understanding the hidden values that influence intervention.