In the past decade, several authors have argued that psychologists consider collaboration with religious communities as a way of reaching people in their natural settings, addressing issues of ecological validity, and enriching psychological theory and practice. However, absent from most of the literature is a rationale for why members of the religious communities may be interested in collaborating; or, how setting members might benefit from such working relationships. The paper presents perspectives from leaders of religious communities on these questions. Based on interviews with leaders, three variables emerged as influential for leaders' openness to collaboration: (a) emphasis on a service orientation (inreach/outreach), (b) familiarity with a university, and (c) perceptions of psychologists as potential collaborators. The results of the interviews also suggest that (d) many leaders make distinctions between collaboration and consultation, (e) several potential barriers exist for collaboration, and (f) community psychologists may need to make distinctions between clinical and community interventions. The paper presents initial guidelines and relevant information to psychologists interested in working in the context of religious organizations.
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<P>An important component of encouraging self-care among nursing students is the development of a self-concept that is aligned with valuing personal health. Dimensions of self-concept have been found to correlate with health behaviors and responses to health promotion information. In this study, 300 undergraduate students in a health course completed measures regarding their self-concept, health behaviors, and responses to a health promotion message. Students reported little overlap between their descriptions of themselves and of people they liked and respected and their descriptions of people who are healthy and take care of themselves. In addition, various self-concept ratings were related to self-reported involvement with smoking, alcohol consumption, and exercise, as well as to their responses to a health promotion message. This study offers suggestions for addressing the complexity of students’ self-concepts in the nursing curriculum to foster a self-identity that includes valuing self-care at this key developmental stage.</P>
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<P>Received: January 3, 2005</P>
<P>Accepted: May 6, 2005</P>
<P>Dr. Horneffer is Associate Professor, Western Michigan University, Holistic Health Care Program, College of Health and Human Services, Kalamazoo, Michigan.</P>
<P>Address correspondence to Karen J. Horneffer, PhD, Associate Professor, Western Michigan University, Holistic Health Care Program, College of Health and Human Services, Kalamazoo, MI 49009; e-mail: <a href="mailto:k.horneffer-ginter@wmich.edu">k.horneffer-ginter@wmich.edu</a>.</P>
The authors compare the attributional models presented in depression and marital literatures by examining simultaneously their prediction of depressive symptoms and marital distress. A total of 150 married couples completed the Attribution Style Questionnaire (ASQ), the Relationship Attribution Measure (RAM), and measures of depression and marital distress. For both husbands and wives, a full model that included paths from depressogenic and distress-maintaining marital attributions to both depressive symptoms and marital distress provided a better fit to the data than a model that omitted paths from distress-maintaining attributions to each outcome. The theoretical implications of these findings are discussed.
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