Our study aims to investigate post-abortion needs-based education via the WeChat platform for women who had intended abortion in the first trimester, whether they are using effective contraception or becoming …
CfP: The Gerontologist – Special Issue: Hispanic/Latinx Healthy Aging (Abstracts due: June 15)
Post-abortion needs-based education via the WeChat platform to lessen fear and encourage effective contraception: a post-abortion care service intervention-controlled trial
Intimate Partner Violence in Rural Communities: Perspectives from Key Informant Interviews
A pilot study of the behavioral addictions knowledge survey: Ensuring students’ knowledge about process/behavioral addictions
Abstract
Future counselors are likely to work with clients with process/behavioral addictions (PBA). The behavioral addiction knowledge survey (BAKS) was designed to determine counseling students’ knowledge of PBAs. This article presents the instrument development procedures and results of a preliminary exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and a Rasch analysis of the BAKS. The sample size included 77 counseling students. The EFA suggested a three-factor, 18-item solution, with satisfactory internal consistency within each factor. Rasch analysis results also yielded excellent infit and outfit statistics. Detailed psychometric properties of the BAKS are provided. Implications for counselor educators, supervisors, and future researchers are included.
Ethics commission won’t answer Kotek’s first spouse request while investigating complaints
First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson is not a paid state employee and she does not hold outside employment. She has a master’s degree of social work from Portland State University, and Kotek’s office confirmed Kotek Wilson has attended behavioral health meetings, attends weekly meetings related to the governor’s schedule and travel, and occasionally attends events on behalf of the governor’s office. Above: Gov. Tina Kotek and First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson admire Oregon artwork
Preferential employment policies and firm performance: Evidence from Indian public sector enterprises
This article examines the impact of job reservations on the performance of public sector enterprises (PSEs) in India. Drawing on data for all central government-owned manufacturing PSEs from 2014 to 2017 and employing instrumental variable techniques, the authors test the hypothesis that reservations benefit firm performance if implemented across all levels of the employment hierarchy. While the findings validate this hypothesis, they also indicate that the reserved categories are disproportionately represented in the lower end of the organizational hierarchy. This imbalance is primarily driven by systematic limitations in vacancy notifications and discriminatory practices within organizations.