ABSTRACT Cohen's (1988) work in power analysis connects values of r and d(difference in means in standard deviation units) with the qualitative descriptors small, medium, and large. This paper discusses the pros and cons of using qualitative (nonmathematical) descriptors of strength of association and effect size in data interpretation. It proposes an extension of Cohen's…
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Journal of Social Service Research is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Social Work Education and Practice, Homelessness and Social Issues, Child Abuse and Trauma.
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
|---|---|
| Reference style | Author–year (Chicago, T&F) Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Journal of Social Service Research 12 (3): 45–58.
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| Publishes research in | Social Work Education and Practice Homelessness and Social Issues Child Abuse and Trauma Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development |
| ISSN | 0148-8376 |
| Citation impact (2-yr) | 1.72 |
| h-index | 65 |
| i10-index | 702 |
| Total citations | 28,372 |
| Top institutions publishing here | University of Central Florida |
| Journal website | www.tandfonline.com |
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ABSTRACT The Likert scale is very popular, but the question as to the number of scale points is still controversial. This article studies the differences among 4-, 5-, 6-, and 11-point Likert scales with a sample of 1,217 students in Macau, using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale as the measuring instrument. There is no major difference…
Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is gaining attention in social work as an analytical method for studying social policy and testing theories for practice. This paper demonstrates a special SEM application to test a theory for research use in the human services. Data from 294 decision-makers in human service organizational units of federal, state, and local…
The Likert scale is widely used in social work research, and is commonly constructed with four to seven points. It is usually treated as an interval scale, but strictly speaking it is an ordinal scale, where arithmetic operations cannot be conducted. There are pros and cons in using the Likert scale as an interval scale,…
A stress-strain-outcome model of burnout was tested on 91 social workers who completed Maslach's (1981) burnout inventory, the MBI, and scales assessing work-specific stress, social support, and the negative outcomes of dissatisfaction with and intention to quit one's job. Significant relationships of stress with emotional exhaustion (an MBI subscale conceptualized as strain), and exhaustion with…