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To Test or Not to Test? The Role of Attitudes, Knowledge, and Religious Involvement among U.s. Adults on Intent-to-Obtain Adult Genetic Testing
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Botoseneanu, Anda; Alexander, Jeffrey A.; Banaszak-Holl, Jane – Health Education & Behavior, 2011
Genetic testing can advance cancer prevention if current screening behaviors improve. Increased prevalence of high-risk genotypes within specific religious groups, use of religious venues for recruiting to genetic screening, and ethical-religious considerations argue for exploring the role of religiosity in forming genetic testing decisions. This…
Descriptors: Religious Cultural Groups, Structural Equation Models, Negative Attitudes, Testing
Characteristics Associated with Genital Herpes Testing among Young Adults: Assessing Factors from Two National Data Sets
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Gilbert, Lisa K.; Levandowski, Brooke A.; Roberts, Craig M. – Journal of American College Health, 2010
Objectives and Participants: In the United States, genital herpes (GH) prevalence is 10.6% among 20- to 29-year-olds and about 90% of seropositive persons do not know their status. This study investigated individual characteristics associated with GH screening and diagnosis in sexually active young adults aged 18 to 24. Methods: Two data sets were…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Individual Characteristics, Testing, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
The Relationship between Young Children's Academic Achievement and Measures of Intelligence.
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Lassiter, Kerry S. – Psychology in the Schools, 1995
To test the validity of brief measures of intelligence and explore how well these instruments relate to academic performance, the WPPSI-R, the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Scale, Draw-A-Person: Quantitative Scoring System, and the K-ABC Achievement Scale were administered to 50 kindergarten and first-grade children. Results indicated all measures…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, Correlation, Grade 1
Use of Sequential Testing to Prescreen Prospective Entrants into Military Service.
Weitzman, R. A. – 1982
The goal of this research was to predict from a recruit's responses to the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) items whether the recruit would pass the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT). The data consisted of the responses (correct/incorrect) of 1,020 Navy recruits to 200 items of the ASVAB together with the scores of these…
Descriptors: Adults, Armed Forces, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Simulation