scholarly journals A loaded subject: Comparison of experiences, knowledge, and attitudes about firearms between a diverse male forensic psychiatric sample and a male community sample.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heath J. Hodges ◽  
Melanie B. Fessinger ◽  
Brian H. Bornstein ◽  
Elizabeth C. Low ◽  
Rosa Viñas-Racionero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Sample ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Forensic Psychiatric ◽  
Subject Comparison

Development and Initial Reliability Testing of NAK-50+: A Nutrition Attitude and Knowledge Questionnaire for Adults 50+ Years of Age

2016 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Ducak ◽  
Heather Keller
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Nutrition Knowledge ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Education Material ◽  
Management Interventions ◽  
Knowledge Questionnaire ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Purpose: Few questionnaires to test nutrition knowledge and attitudes of older adults living independently in the community have been developed and tested to assess self-management tools such as Nutri-eSCREEN and other education programs. This study is a first step in the development of a questionnaire designed to evaluate the nutrition knowledge and attitudes of independent older adults (NAK-50+). Methods: The steps involved in this study were: (i) drafting initial questions based on the content of the Nutri-eSCREEN education material, (ii) using cognitive interviewing to determine if these questions were understandable and relevant (n = 9 adults ≥50 years of age), and (iii) completing test–retest reliability in a convenient community sample (n = 60 adults ≥50 years of age). Intra-class coefficients (ICC) and kappa were used to determine reliability. Results: A 33-item questionnaire resulted from this development and analysis. ICC for the total score was 0.68 indicating good agreement and thus initial reliability. Conclusions: NAK-50+ is a face valid and reliable questionnaire that assesses nutrition knowledge and attitudes in independent adults aged ≥50 years. Further work to determine construct validity and to refine the questionnaire is warranted. Availability of the questionnaire for this age group will support rigorous evaluation of education and self-management interventions for this segment of the population.

A-98 Public Misconceptions about Concussion Are Not Improved by Standard Post-Injury Advice

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 1146-1146
Author(s):  
Karen Sullivan ◽  
Sally Kinmond ◽  
Kannan Singaravelu Jaganathan
Keyword(s):  
Community Sample ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Public Knowledge ◽  
Random Allocation ◽  
Post Injury ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Concussion Knowledge ◽  
Community Sports ◽  
Main Effects ◽  
Prospective Controlled Study

Abstract Objective Insufficient public knowledge of concussion is thought to contribute to poor injury recognition and management, particularly in community sports. It is not clear whether such knowledge can be improved by standard post-injury discharge advice. This study determined if a widely used concussion leaflet would improve concussion knowledge in a community sample of adults. Method Prospective, controlled study, with random allocation to advice conditions. One hundred and ninety-nine Australian adults received either concussion (CA, n = 101) or non-concussion advice (NCA, n = 98). All volunteers completed the Rosenbaum Concussion Knowledge and Attitudes Survey (RoCKAS) on three occasions (baseline, immediately post-advice, and after a one-week delay). Standard scores were derived, including for the 25-item Concussion Knowledge Index. Results A 2 (condition) X 3 (occasion) mixed ANOVA did not find a statistically significant interaction or any main effects on concussion knowledge (p < 0.05). On all three occasions, both groups obtained a RoCKAS total score of ~80% correct; but they also held some key misconceptions about concussion. Conclusions Compared to giving non-concussion information, public knowledge of concussion was not significantly improved by the concussion advice. The leaflet may not have conveyed the information needed to improve test scores, or the baseline performance of the groups could have suppressed the effect. Since correct injury recognition and management relies on community knowledge, alternate means of improving public knowledge of concussion should be explored. Concussion advisories should also be reviewed to ensure they can correct public misconceptions about concussion.

Measurement Invariance of the Parent Version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) Across Community and Clinical Populations

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 238-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iris A. M. Smits ◽  
Meinou H. C. Theunissen ◽  
Sijmen A. Reijneveld ◽  
Maaike H. Nauta ◽  
Marieke E. Timmerman
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties Questionnaire ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Problems ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Favorable Result ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties ◽  
Parent Version ◽  
Clinical Populations

Abstract. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a popular screening instrument for the detection of social-emotional and behavioral problems in children in community and clinical settings. To sensibly compare SDQ scores across these settings, the SDQ should measure psychosocial difficulties and strengths in the same way across community and clinical populations, that is, the SDQ should be measurement invariant across both populations. We examined whether measurement invariance of the parent version of the SDQ holds using data from a community sample (N = 707) and a clinical sample (N = 931). The results of our analysis suggest that measurement invariance of the SDQ parent version across community and clinical populations is tenable, implying that one can compare the SDQ scores of children across these populations. This is a favorable result since it is common clinical practice to interpret the scores of a clinical individual relative to norm scores that are based on community samples. The findings of this study support the continued use of the parent version of the SDQ in community and clinical settings.

Factorial Structure of the SCAS and Its Relationship With the SDQ

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Di Riso ◽  
Daphne Chessa ◽  
Andrea Bobbio ◽  
Adriana Lis
Keyword(s):  
Age Differences ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Factorial Structure ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Culturally Based ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Italian Children

The factorial structure of the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS; Spence, 1997 ) was examined in a community sample of 1,397 Italian children from 8 to 10 years old. Sex and age differences as regards anxiety symptoms were also analyzed. The convergent validity of the SCAS was explored through correlations with the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ; Goodman, 1997 ). The use of confirmatory factor analysis supported the six correlated factor model of the SCAS with only minor differences compared to the original work by Spence (1997 ), and it was therefore named SCAS-it. Modifications to the original SCAS were supported by methodologically, theoretically, and culturally based arguments. The internal consistency of the SCAS-it was acceptable. Females displayed significantly higher levels of anxiety symptoms than males, while age differences were nonsignificant. Positive correlations were found between the SCAS-it and selected subscales of the SDQ. The results support the SCAS model, with few exceptions that do not threaten the utility of Spence’s tool.

Sex Differences in Childhood Associations between DNA Markers and General Cognitive Ability

2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 161-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosalind Arden ◽  
Nicole Harlaar ◽  
Robert Plomin
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Cognitive Ability ◽  
Dna Markers ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
General Cognitive Ability ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
The Difference

Abstract. An association between intelligence at age 7 and a set of five single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) has been identified and replicated. We used this composite SNP set to investigate whether the associations differ between boys and girls for general cognitive ability at ages 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, and 10 years. In a longitudinal community sample of British twins aged 2-10 (n > 4,000 individuals), we found that the SNP set is more strongly associated with intelligence in males than in females at ages 7, 9, and 10 and the difference is significant at 10. If this finding replicates in other studies, these results will constitute the first evidence of the same autosomal genes acting differently on intelligence in the two sexes.

Knowledge and attitudes about air quality in Lambton County

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rolf Puchtinger ◽  
Jennifer Payne ◽  
David White ◽  
Shelly Duncan
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes
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