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DePaul University

EducationChicago, Illinois, United States
About: DePaul University is a education organization based out in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Poison control. The organization has 5658 authors who have published 11562 publications receiving 295257 citations.


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TL;DR: This article used five focus groups of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth attending public high schools to examine their experiences with school violence, focusing on lack of community and empowerment leading to youth being without a sense of human agency in school.
Abstract: This qualitative study used five focus groups of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth attending public high schools to examine their experiences with school violence. Core themes focused on lack of community and empowerment leading to youth being without a sense of human agency in school. Negative attention themes were indicative of the vulnerability that the youth felt at school. As principal means of coping, the LGBT youth escaped and avoided stressors by distancing themselves from school. From emergent themes of LGBT youth's experiences of school violence, recommendations to make schools safe and supportive learning environments for them are provided. These included the need for policies and rules, peer education, planned educational activities, and in-service training for school personnel about LGBT youth to create inclusive school communities.

129 citations

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TL;DR: By identifying multiple pathways through which visual impairment diminishes quality of life among older adults, this study highlights the importance of multipronged intervention efforts.
Abstract: Objectives. We examine 4 potential explanations for the lower quality of life reported by older adults with greater visual impairment. Methods. Using 2 waves of data from a nationally representative sample of older persons (a subsample of the Americans’ Changing Lives Study, 1986 and 1989), we run residual change regression analysis to assess the extent to which the effect of visual impairment on quality of life, indicated by depressive symptoms and life satisfaction, is explained by changes in each of the following: (1) activity limitations; (2) socioeconomic resources, measured as income and financial strain; (3) social resources, indicated by social integration and perceived support; and (4) psychological resources, measured by self-efficacy. Results. Higher levels of visual impairment are associated with more depressive symptoms and lower life satisfaction over the 3-year period. Each hypothesized mediator plays a role in explaining the effect of visual impairment on declines in quality of life; however, the strongest mediating effects are found for self-efficacy. Discussion. By identifying multiple pathways through which visual impairment diminishes quality of life among older adults, this study highlights the importance of multipronged intervention efforts.

129 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, a quantitative content analysis is used to evaluate crisis response strategy analyzed in more than 18 years of research published in crisis communication literature in public relations to reveal its effectiveness, nature, and contextual application.

128 citations

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TL;DR: Calton, Hartman and Bevan as discussed by the authors argue that charity simply makes those people it sets out to assist even more dependent and that there is evidence to suggest that what is free is not valued nearly as much as those goods or services for which one has to pay.
Abstract: This article, written with Calton, Hartman and Bevan, develops the position that poverty, globally, can be alleviated if not eradicated if Western industrial companies and other commercial institutions will form partnerships and collaborations in the emerging economies. These efforts are not intended to arise from any form of philanthropy. Indeed, the authors here argue both (i) that charity simply makes those people it sets out to assist even more dependent and (ii) that there is evidence to suggest that globally – even in the poorest communities – what is free is not valued nearly as much as those goods or services for which one has to pay, even if only a few cents. Indeed, the collaborations proposed here are not dependency relationships but partnerships which are truly equitable business relationships that create value-added for both parties.

128 citations

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TL;DR: Regression analyses revealed that exposure to violence was significantly associated with both depressive and PTSD symptoms, however, social support was not found to moderate the relationship between exposure to community violence and psychological distress.
Abstract: This study examined exposure to community violence and depressive and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms within a non-random sample of low-income, African-American male adolescents. The moderating effect of social support on these relationships was also examined. Seventy-seven African-American adolescent males were recruited from an inner-city, Midwestern high school and surveyed on exposure to violence, depression, post-traumatic stress, and social support. Regression analyses revealed that exposure to violence was significantly associated with both depressive and PTSD symptoms. However, social support was not found to moderate the relationship between exposure to community violence and psychological distress. Implications for intervention are discussed.

128 citations


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NameH-indexPapersCitations
C. N. R. Rao133164686718
Mark T. Greenberg10752949878
Stanford T. Shulman8550234248
Paul Erdös8564034773
T. M. Crawford8527023805
Michael H. Dickinson7919623094
Hanan Samet7536925388
Stevan E. Hobfoll7427135870
Elias M. Stein6918944787
Julie A. Mennella6817813215
Raouf Boutaba6751923936
Paul C. Kuo6438913445
Gary L. Miller6330613010
Bamshad Mobasher6324318867
Gail McKoon6212514952
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
202326
2022100
2021518
2020498
2019452
2018463