Toward an understanding of risk factors for binge-eating disorder in black and white women: A community-based case-control study

This study sought to identify in white women risk factors specific to binge-eating disorder (BED) and for psychiatric disorders in general, and to compare black and white women on risk factors for BED.

Research mentoring and women in clinical psychology

The main question explored in this study is whether a woman\u27s choice to do research during her career as a clinical psychologist is associated with having had a research mentor. A sample of 616 women, all members of the American Psychological Association holding a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, completed a survey about their experience with a research mentor. The data show that research mentoring is positively related to a woman in clinical psychology doing research and whether she, in turn, becomes a research mentor for others. The responses of the participants suggest that a model of mentoring that involves relevant training and practical experience in research may increase the likelihood that female clinical psychologists will choose to do research as part of their careers

Research mentoring and men in clinical psychology

This study explored the question of whether a man\u27s choice to do research during his career as a clinical psychologist is associated with his having had a research mentor. A sample of 519 men with PhD degrees in clinical psychology completed a survey about their experiences with research mentors. Data show that research mentoring was positively related to whether these men did research during their careers and whether they became research mentors for others. Gender of the research mentor was not significantly related to whether these men chose to do research. The participants\u27 responses suggest that a model of mentoring that includes relevant training and practical experience with high-responsibility research tasks may increase the likelihood that male clinical psychologists will do research during their careers

The Food Amount Rating Scale: Development, reliability, and validity

Implied in measures of binge eating is the assumption that individuals agree on what comprises a large amount of food. However, whether individuals estimate food amounts similarly or whether estimation of food amounts varies as a function of personal characteristics is unknown. The Food Amount Rating Scale (FARS) is a standardized set of stimuli for assessing individuals\u27 judgment of food amounts

Gender and speech rate in the perception of competence and social attractiveness

The authors\u27 hypotheses were that (a) listeners regard speakers whose global speech rates they judge to be similar to their own as more competent and more socially attractive than speakers whose rates are different from their own and (b) gender influences those perceptions. Participants were 17 male and 28 female listeners; they judged each of 3 male and 3 female speakers in terms of 10 unipolar adjective scales. The authors used 8 of the scales to derive 2 scores describing the extent to which the listener viewed a speaker as competent and socially attractive. The 2 scores were related by trend analyses (a) to the listeners\u27 perceptions of the speakers\u27 speech rates as compared with their own and (b) to comparisons of the actual speech rates of the speakers and listeners. The authors examined trend components of the data by split-plot multiple regression analyses. In general, the results supported both hypotheses. The participants judged speakers with speech rates similar to their own as more competent and socially attractive than speakers with speech rates slower or faster than their own. However, the ratings of competence were significantly influenced by the gender of the listeners, and those of social attractiveness were influenced by the gender of the listeners and the speakers

Contradictory and Missing Voices in English Education: An Invitation to English Faculty

This article offers both a rationale and a proposal for the meaningful contribution of English faculty to the preparation of English teachers. We draw on data from teacher licensure tests and Interviews with English and English Education faculty to underscore contradictions among the various voices In English education and to Identify ways of bringing English faculty more meaningfully Into the conversation. While analysis of our quantitative data suggests correlations between Praxis II exams and other measures of candidates\u27 content knowledge and skills, analysis of Interview transcripts and course documents reveals clear differences. We conclude with recommendations for Involving English faculty In teacher preparation to balance out the contradictory and dominant voices In English education

Collaborations for Empowerment and Learning: Out of the Box Mentoring

There is a growing body of literature focused specifically on faculty mentoring in institutions of higher education. The literature describes two dominant models of mentoring. The first is a dyadic model where senior faculty members are paired with junior faculty members to pass down their wisdom and advice. The second prevailing model is more collaborative; it promotes co-mentoring through reciprocal relationships with a two-way exchange of knowledge and support. The authors of this proposal sought to develop a mentoring system that reflects key features of the second model - collaboration, responsiveness, reciprocity and inclusiveness. The proposed poster session builds on the second model to describe a third conceptualization of mentoring –a community of practice for mentoring. In a community of practice, members learn through joint engagement in and contribution to the community. Applying this paradigm to mentoring, mentoring arises out of faculty’s joint engagement in shared academic tasks. In a community of practice that mentors, ideally everyone mentors and everyone gets the mentoring they need to increase their competence for a variety of purposes, including tenure, promotion, reflection, and rejuvenation. Visitors to our poster presentation will learn about a new model of mentoring that has the potential to transform a workplace, empowering all those who work there by helping them to feel supported and valued. Specifically, they will learn the characteristics of a community of practice that mentors; the benefits of participating; and our learnings from our initial efforts to implement such a model

Factors that influence food amount ratings by White, Hispanic, and Asian samples

Objective: Two studies explored in nonclinical samples variables that may influence meal size assessments. Research Methods and Procedures: In Study 1, the contribution of dietary restraint, weight, depressive symptoms, and gender to ratings on the Food Amount Rating Scale was examined in 153 white women and 121 white men; in Study 2, the contribution of dietary restraint, weight, ethnicity, and ethnic group identification to Food Amount Rating Scale ratings was examined in 67 Asian, 81 Hispanic, and 107 white women. Results: Study 1 indicated that food amounts were rated as larger when rated by male rather than female raters (male rater, mean = 62.37, SD = 1.14; female rater, mean = 59.28, SD = 0.89), for female rather than male targets (male target, mean = 56.16, SD = 0.97; female target, mean = 64.87, SD = 1.02), and by restrained rather than unrestrained eaters (restrained, mean = 63.14, SD = 1.11; unrestrained, mean = 58.69, SD = 0.91). Study 2 indicated that food amounts were rated as larger when rated by restrained eaters (restrained, mean = 67.53, SD = 1.21; unrestrained, mean = 64.99, SD = 1.09), Hispanic women (Asian, mean = 64.59, SD = 1.61; Hispanic, mean = 68.71, SD = 1.30; white, mean = 65.41, SD = 1.34), and underweight women (underweight, mean = 70.38, SD = 1.68; normal weight, mean = 64.52, SD = 0.93; overweight: mean = 64.23, SD = 1.64). Discussion: Food amount judgments may be influenced by personal characteristics. Future research should examine whether variation in food amount judgments is related to dieting behavior, disordered eating, or obesity