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Warren MA, Donaldson SI, Galport N. Using the science of positive psychology in the formative evaluation of social justice interventions: A case example. EVALUATION AND PROGRAM PLANNING 2022; 91:102017. [PMID: 34756626 DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2021.102017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Revised: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The pursuit of culturally responsive approaches for designing and evaluating programs to promote social justice has become of the utmost importance to the evaluation community in the past decade. A strengths-focused evaluation approach has great promise for empowering individuals, groups, communities, and organizations, and identifying program strengths to build upon in addition to illuminating program deficits. However, there is a dearth of literature on using a strengths approach to evaluate interventions and programs to promote social justice. Drawing from the two disciplines of positive psychology and evaluation, this article illustrates a strengths-focused approach to formative evaluation using a case example of a halfway house for previously incarcerated women. The findings exemplify the positive psychological phenomena that emerge as a result of focusing the evaluation on program strengths. The case demonstrates that the application of a strengths-focused approach to evaluating social justice interventions can be empowering for institutions and the communities they serve.
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- Meg A Warren
- College of Business and Economics, Western Washington University, 516 High Street, 98225 WA, USA; Department of Psychology, Claremont Graduate University, 123 E 8th Street, 91711 CA, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, Claremont Graduate University, 123 E 8th Street, 91711 CA, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, Claremont Graduate University, 123 E 8th Street, 91711 CA, USA.
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The Sexual Objectification and Alcohol Use Link: The Mediating Roles of Self-Objectification, Enjoyment of Sexualization, Body Shame, and Drinking Motives. SEX ROLES 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11199-020-01213-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Moradi B, Budge SL. Engaging in LGBQ+ affirmative psychotherapies with all clients: Defining themes and practices. J Clin Psychol 2018; 74:2028-2042. [PMID: 30238455 DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The clinical need for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBQ+) affirmative psychotherapies has been widely recognized; however, empirical research on the outcomes of such psychotherapies is limited. Moreover, key questions about whom such psychotherapies are for and what they comprise require critical consideration. We begin by offering definitions to answer these questions and delineate four key themes of LGBQ+ affirmative psychotherapies. We conceptualize LGBQ+ affirmative psychotherapies not as sexual orientation group-specific, but rather as considerations and practices that can be applied with all clients. We then summarize our own search for studies to attempt a meta-analysis and we discuss limitations and directions for research based on our literature review. We end by delineating diversity considerations and recommending therapeutic practices for advancing LGBQ+ affirmative psychotherapy with clients of all sexual orientations.
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- Bonnie Moradi
- Department of Psychology, Center for Gender, Sexualities, and Women's Studies Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Counseling Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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Yoon E, Chang H, Adams K. Interrelations of patriarchal beliefs, gender, collectivism/individualism, and mental health. COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY QUARTERLY 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/09515070.2018.1511520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Eunju Yoon
- Counseling Psychology Program, Loyola University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Counseling Psychology Program, Loyola University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Counseling Psychology Program, Loyola University, Chicago, IL, USA
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“We for She”: Mobilising men and women to act in solidarity for gender equality. GROUP PROCESSES & INTERGROUP RELATIONS 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/1368430218763272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Gender (in)equality is typically studied as a women’s issue to be addressed via systemic measures (e.g., government policy). As such, research focusing on mobilising men (and women) towards achieving gender equality is rare. In contrast, this paper examines the mobilisation of both men and women towards gender equality as common cause. Experiment 1 shows that men’s collective action intentions increase after reading messages that position men as agents of change towards gender equality, compared to messages that frame this issue as stemming from inadequate government policy. Experiments 2 and 3 demonstrate that messages framing gender equality as an issue for both men and women increase men’s collective action intentions, compared to when gender inequality is framed as primarily concerning women. However, this effect emerges primarily under conditions where the source of message is male (Experiment 3). Practical and theoretical implications for mobilising political solidarity in gender equality contexts are discussed.
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Watson LB, Flores MJ, Grotewiel M, Brownfield JM, Aslan S, Farrell M. How Do Feminist-Identified Women Cope With Discrimination? A Feminist Standpoint and Grounded Theory Study. PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN QUARTERLY 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/0361684318777722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Women experience a higher incidence of mental health concerns compared to men, and scholars have located these challenges within a discriminatory sociocultural context. Although scholars have suggested that feminist attitudes may shield women from discrimination, research on the protective role of feminist attitudes is discrepant and suggests that there are distinct differences between those who do and do not self-identify as feminist; namely, self-identifiers may be more protected in the face of discrimination. Utilizing grounded theory and intersectional feminist standpoint methodologies, in this study we sought to understand the ways that self-identified womanist and feminist women cope with discrimination. We found that women’s feminist and cultural identities intersected, each informing the other and influencing coping mechanisms and well-being. Moreover, results demonstrated that feminist women call upon a variety of different coping mechanisms in response to discrimination, including advocacy, social support, self-care, cognitive processes, disengagement, connecting to one’s femininity, and religion and spirituality. Although possessing a feminist and/or womanist identity appeared to be protective in some cases, at other times it did not. Some participants expressed feeling marginalized from the feminist community and felt that their greater awareness of oppression was an additional source of distress. Based on these findings, we provide suggestions for mental health clinicians and research scholars.
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- Laurel B. Watson
- Division of Counseling and Educational Psychology, School of Education, University of Missouri–Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Division of Counseling and Educational Psychology, School of Education, University of Missouri–Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Webster University, Webster Groves, MO, USA
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- Division of Counseling and Educational Psychology, School of Education, University of Missouri–Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Division of Counseling and Educational Psychology, School of Education, University of Missouri–Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Division of Counseling and Educational Psychology, School of Education, University of Missouri–Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
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Watson LB, Grotewiel M. The Protective Role of Commitment to Social Change in the Relationship Between Women’s Sexist Experiences and Self-Silencing. SEX ROLES 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s11199-016-0594-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Kohel S. Book Review: Multicultural gender roles: Applications for mental health and education. PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN QUARTERLY 2014. [DOI: 10.1177/0361684314547194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Moradi B. Discrimination, objectification, and dehumanization: toward a pantheoretical framework. NEBRASKA SYMPOSIUM ON MOTIVATION. NEBRASKA SYMPOSIUM ON MOTIVATION 2013; 60:153-81. [PMID: 23947282 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-6959-9_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/06/2022]
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In this chapter, I have called for greater attention to targets' experiences in theory and research on dehumanization. I have also argued that what we know from theory and research on targets' experiences of stigma and discrimination can inform how we pursue the understanding of targets' experiences of dehumanization. To this end, I have emphasized the utility of attention to the intersectionality of minority statuses in shaping discrimination experiences. I have also described theoretical frameworks grounded in different populations' experiences--including theories of discrimination as stressful life events or daily hassles, minority stress frameworks, and objectification theory--and offered examples of integrating these frameworks as a way to attend to intersectionality. As well, I have noted parallels between the areas of convergence across discrimination theories and emerging findings regarding the consequences of dehumanization for targets. Finally, I have described the broad outlines of a pantheoretical framework that reflects areas of convergence and complementary integration across the discrimination and dehumanization literatures. My hope is that this framework will encourage further attention to the potential distinctions between internalization and cognizance of discrimination, exploration of their potentially distinctive intermediary consequences, and consideration of a broader range of outcomes beyond individual health and well-being indicators, and including individual and collective social activism. I also hope that readers will contribute to the critical evaluation and refinement of this pantheoretical framework with continued attention to the intersectionality that characterizes people's identities and experiences of discrimination.
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- Bonnie Moradi
- Department of Psychology, University of Florida, 112250 Gainesville, FL 32611-2250, USA.
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Focusing in on a point of convergence among the three reactions generously shared regarding Yoder, Snell, and Tobias (2012), the author revisits our original interpretation of the configuration we labeled awakening feminism as well as its implications for counseling practice. Rather than regard awakening feminism as a distressful stage through which some college students may pass on the way to established feminism, the infusion of a social justice agenda into our very definition of optimal individual and collective functioning may call for the merger of a strong sense of justice entitlement (along with some personal entitlement)—as the hallmarks of awakening feminism—into established feminism. Because established feminism is associated with generally favorable individual, interpersonal, and collective outcomes, some college women may be able to not only (personally) withstand but also (politically) benefit from some moral outrage, thus finding optimal functioning in both personal well-being and a social justice agenda.
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