Biomedical subjects

Virginia M DeRoma

Publications and source records attributed to Virginia M DeRoma.

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PubMed2004

Adolescent involvement in discipline decision making.

This study examined the influence of (a) low, medium, or high adolescent involvement (degree to which adolescent input was solicited in determining consequence) in discipline decisions and (b) parental versus adolescent focus of impact of behavior problem (parent emphasized inconvenience to either self or adolescent). After viewing videotaped vignettes of disciplinary interactions, high school students (N = 95) rated how close they would feel toward the parent, how fair they felt the intervention was, and the degree to which they would feel respected by the parent. Adolescents also provided ratings of anger and self-esteem, as well as how willing they would be to accept/abide by the consequences. Overall, significantly more favorable ratings were found for interactions with (a) higher levels of invited adolescent involvement and (b) the parent as the focus of impact. Findings suggest the importance of encouraging adolescent involvement in discipline and the value of refraining from emphasizing adverse impact to adolescent.

Adolescent↗

PubMed2003

Socioenvironmental context of sexual trauma and well-being of women veterans.

The incidence of episodes of harassment and rape among military populations has only recently been examined. In the present study, a sample of 336 female veterans in a primary care setting was assessed. The incidences of lifetime sexual victimization, anxiety, depression, and impact of trauma for victims of specific trauma contexts are presented. Results of the study indicated that female veterans with a history of cumulative rape experiences and civilian rape experiences are more at risk for anxiety and depression than those with only a military experience of rape. No significant differences were found for impact of event scores for different contexts of rape, however. Reporting of trauma was not associated with psychological well-being for women veterans. The results highlight the role of the socioenvironmental context of abuse as an important variable to examine, especially in military populations.

Adult↗