SUNY Adirondack

About: SUNY Adirondack is a education organization based out in Queensbury, New York, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Cultural identity. The organization has 16 authors who have published 20 publications receiving 319 citations. The organization is also known as: Adirondack Community College.

Predicting Breast Self‐Examination: A Test of the Information‐Motivation‐Behavioral Skills Model1

Abstract: The present research utilizes the information-motivation-behavioral skills (IMB) model (Fisher & Fisher, 1992, 2000) to predict breast self-examination (BSE) and related behaviors in women. Results from a cross-sectional survey study of 166 women found deficiencies in BSE-related information, motivation, and behavioral skills, as well as insufficient rates of BSE-related behaviors. Structural equation modeling indicated that IMB model variables account for significant variance in BSE and BSE-related behaviors, and that the predicted relationships between the constructs of the 1MB model were supported. The present research extends the utility of the IMB model beyond preventive behaviors such as HIV prevention into the domain of detection behaviors such as BSE.

Effectiveness and Efficiency in Small Academic Peer Groups: A Case Study

Abstract: What are the dynamics that affect a peer group, making one work more effectively and efficiently than another? What are some of the factors that influence peer group behavior to make some experiences positive and uplifting, whereas others are negative and frustrating? Using the case study method, the current research focuses on a small, academic peer group, during a particular period, in relation to group efficiency and effectiveness in achieving group goals. Issues the group encounters in the process of group work are documented and discussed by peer members and by a participant observer. The authors suggest that the contextual and affective processes associated with the study are not unique and can characterize group behavior in other peer situations. If this is the case, then the ability for such groups to monitor interactional behavior and recognize group problems before effectiveness and efficiency are greatly compromised may be a key factor for peer group success.

The British Protestant Theologians in the First World War: Germanophobia Unleashed

Abstract: In times of national crisis, do scholars react more nobly than the man on the street? And, in particular, what about religious academiciansmen revered for their spiritual as well as intellectual insight? In time of war, are they able to rise au-dessus de la melee and maintain a dispassionate judgment, or do they descend into the marketplace and parrot the platitudes of the popular press.

Reconstructing the massacre at Fort William Henry, New York

Abstract: Fort William Henry, in upstate New York, was the site of a legendary siege and massacre in 1757 during the French and Indian War. As part of the terms of surrender, the British garrison was to retreat with all their arms and possessions, thus denying the Indian allies of the French their spoils of war. Contemporaneous and fictionalized accounts of the resulting massacre have often been regarded as exaggerations of actual events. Five men buried in a mass grave within the fort, known as the crypt, however, were clearly victims of the massacre. These men were among the sick and wounded who were unable to make the 15 mile (24 km) journey to Fort Edward and were left in the care of the French. Four of the five men sustained pre-mortem leg trauma that would have resulted in their hospitalization and prevented them from walking. The other massive perimortem trauma on these remains vividly depicts the results of the massacre. Three of the five men were shot in the knee; two of these three were shot elsewhere as well. One man was decapitated. Both the front and back of all the bodies bear cut marks, probably from the use of both axes and long-bladed knives as weapons. The numerous gashes in the thoracic and pelvic regions indicate the men were mutilated. Our analysis of the remains from this mass grave confirms and enhances the historical accounts of the massacre at Fort William Henry. The skeletons of these five men provide gruesome testimony of the assault to which they were subjected.

Relational experiences of elderly women living alone in rural communities: a phenomenologic inquiry.

Abstract: The purpose of this phenomenological study was to develop a beginning description of the relational experiences of elderly women living alone in rural communities. Relational theories provided the conceptual framework. Data were gathered through in-depth interviews of 8 elderly Caucasian women. Using Colaizzi's (1978) descriptive phenomenologic methodology, two central themes emerged from the written transcripts: connectedness and the need for control. Connections were to family, friends, the community, and God. The women in this study controlled their relational boundaries, balancing their need for connection with the desire for solitude and privacy. The women also exhibited strong independence and the desire to continue to live alone at home.