Publications by authors named "Kathleen C Strunk"

Article Synopsis
  • The ACE study investigates how childhood abuse, neglect, and family issues affect long-term health and well-being, and its findings are captured in the ACE Study Questionnaire recommended by the CDC.
  • Despite the widespread use of this questionnaire, only one study has assessed its reliability, leading to a current examination of test-retest reliability among nonservice-seeking college athletes.
  • Results indicate a modest overall reliability for the questionnaire, with household dysfunction items showing greater stability than those related to abuse and neglect, suggesting a need for more research on its psychometric properties across different age groups.
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The purpose of this study was to determine how personality characteristics, sense of organizational empowerment, and job satisfaction combine to predict turnover intention among a population of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs). Data were collected from 161 SANEs from 23 SANE organizations across the central and west United States through standardized tools and a demographic questionnaire. Both personality, namely agreeableness and workplace characteristics, particularly perceived empowerment and job satisfaction, combine to predict intention to leave the job of these sampled SANEs.

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