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An Exploration of Behavioral Health Workers’ Attitudes Toward Treating People Without Homes

Spieth, Russell E.

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2014, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Akron, Counseling Psychology.
This online study explored the nature of behavioral health worker’s attitudes toward treating people without homes (BHATH) with a sample comprised of 252 behavioral health workers residing in the United States. BHATH were examined through a system justification theory framework (Jost & Hunyady, 2002). Accordingly, the project examined the relationships among universal diverse orientation (UDO), intergroup contact with the homeless (IC), social dominance orientation (SDO), general belief in a just world (GBJW), general belief in an unjust world (GBUW), and BHATH. In addition, the project examined the moderating role of SDO, GBJW, and GBUW in the connections between UDO and IC and BHATH. In post-hoc analyses, the mediating role of SDO in the links between UDO and IC and BHATH was assessed. In support of system justification theory, UDO and IC were positively correlated with BHATH. Furthermore, SDO and GBJW were negatively related with BHATH, and GBUW was positively related with BHATH. UDO was also evidenced to be positively associated with GBUW and negatively related with SDO and GBJW. IC was positively related with SDO and GBJW and was unrelated with GBUW. In contrast to system justification theory, SDO, GBJW, and GBUW were not observed to strengthen the relationships between UDO and IC and BHATH. Finally, SDO was found to partially mediate the links between UDO and IC and BHATH.
Ingrid Weigold, Dr. (Advisor)
Xin Liang, Dr. (Committee Member)
John Queener, Dr. (Committee Member)
Suzette Speight, Dr. (Committee Member)
David Tokar, Dr. (Committee Member)
196 p.

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  • Spieth, R. E. (2014). An Exploration of Behavioral Health Workers’ Attitudes Toward Treating People Without Homes [Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1402155134

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Spieth, Russell. An Exploration of Behavioral Health Workers’ Attitudes Toward Treating People Without Homes . 2014. University of Akron, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1402155134.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Spieth, Russell. "An Exploration of Behavioral Health Workers’ Attitudes Toward Treating People Without Homes ." Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1402155134

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)