Brief Report: Some Possible Uses Of Factor Analysis In Multivariate Studies

Factor analysis is used in item selection in the hopes of producing a small number of factors each of which will represent a unidimensional sub- scale. If item analysis has been successful in producing truly independent subscales, it might be hoped that the number of factors would equal the number of subscales and that each factor would be highly defined by a single subscale. Factor analysis when used in studies of organization, is not assumed to produce factors that represent unidimensional scales. Rather, factor analysis is used to reveal various substructures that exist within an organization. If several variables are loaded on a single factor, the variables can be regarded as nodes of interaction between measured dimensions of organization.     

Effects of a Brief Parenting Intervention In Shelters For Mothers And Their Children Experiencing Homelessness

This study was designed to examine the effectiveness of an evidence-based parenting program—Triple P Positive Parenting Program—in shelter settings for families experiencing homelessness. The intervention has not previously been evaluated in a shelter setting, where there is a critical need for evidence-based parenting programs. Using a within-group pre- and post-intervention with 3-month follow-up design, 39 mothers residing in a shelter with a child ages 2–6 years participated. Results of this preliminary study showed positive effects of Triple P Discussion Groups. There were significant improvements in mother-reported parenting practices and child behavior across time, but no change in child maltreatment risk as measured by the Brief Child Abuse Potential Inventory. Mothers rated satisfaction with the program high immediately after the group and again three weeks later. Results showed Triple P Discussion Groups are acceptable and have some positive effects for this vulnerable population in need of parenting support. We discuss implications of findings, limitations of the study (including a 33% attrition rate), and recommendations for further study.

     

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WORLDS OF PAIN: LIFE IN THE WORKING CLASS FAMILY. L. B. Rubin.
WOMEN—A PDI REFERENCE WORK, Vol. 1. F. L. Denmark and R. W. Wesner (Eds.).
Worth noting: LOCATING, RECRUITING AND EMPLOYING WOMEN: AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY APPROACH. C. H. Foxley.
DRUGS, ALCOHOL AND WOMEN: A NATIONAL FORUM SOURCE BOOK. M. Nellis (Ed.).
WOMEN AND CRIME. N. Loring and L. Olson.
NEW LIFE OPTIONS: THE WORKING WOMEN'S RESOURCE BOOK. R. K. Loring and H. A. Otto.     

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DR. STEPHEN NIEGER, Overcoming Sexual Inadequacy Chicago: Instructional Dynamics Incorporated 1973 (12 audio cassettes)

ORTHOMOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY: Treatment of Schizophrenia, eds. David Hawkins and Linus Pauling, W. H. Freeman and Company, San Francisco, 1973,679 pages, $17.00.

THE ADOLESCENT YEARS, By William W. Wattenberg, New York. Harcourt, Brace, Javanovich. 1973. (Second Edition)

REPRODUCTION, SEX AND PREPARATION FOR MARRIAGE (2nd Edition) by Lawrence Q. Crawley, James L. Malfetti, Ernest I. Stewat, Jr., and Nini Vas Dias. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Rentice-Hall, 1973. 254 pages.     

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Family lawyers are well aware that there can be physical danger to an attorney in representing the abused spouse in violent families where spouse or child abuse exists. We have all documented through hard experience the circumstance of the abused spouse seeking immediate assistance from our office in removing the violent spouse from the home, obtaining restraining orders, and immediately instituting proceedings, often after 1 o'clock on a Friday afternoon, only to be followed in a fairly brief span of time by     

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Book Reviewed in this article:
MEN AND WOMEN. Peter Swerdloff.
WOMEN AND THE POWER TO CHANGE. Florence Howe (Ed.).