| Publication |
| Author(s) | Forti, T.J.; Huyg, M.S. |
| Title | A Documented Evaluation of Primary Prevention through Consultation. |
| Source | Community Mental Health Journal, 1983, Vol. 19, 290 - 304 |
| DOI | DOI:10.1007/BF00755410 |
| Investigation |
| Public | Catholic nuns, re-organized cloister, followed 4 years, Louisiana, USA, 1977-1981 |
| Last assesment | 1981 |
| | T1:1977, T2:1979, T3:1981 |
| Survey name | Not available |
| | Data of this study were collected before (1977), two years (1979) and four years (1981) after mental health consultation of the Louisiana Marianite Administration Team. Mental health consultation was offered because of the introdution of organizational change in 1977, viz. replacing a president and council form of administration by team governance. Consultation is assumed to lead to stronger support structures that could buffer stress. |
| Sample | Not available |
| | The whole population was selected. |
| Respondents N = | 137 |
| | T1: 146, T2: 154, T3: 137 |
| Non Response | T1: 18%, T2: 14%, T3: 23% |
| Assesment | Questionnaire: paper |
| General remarks | Findings of the 1977 and 1979-study have also been published in:
Th. J. Forti, Effect of Organizational Change on Well-Being Indices of a Louisiana Marianite Community in Response to Consultation, dissertation Tulane University, 1980. We used additional information (computed correlates) which was sent to us by the author. |
| Happiness measure(s) used |
| Author's label | | Our subject description |
| Age | show | Current age (in years) |
| Anxiety | show | Current mental complaints |
| Anxiety | show | Scores on symptom inventories, also classified as above ↑ |
| Consultation: mental health | show | Actual changes in happiness |
| Consultation: mental health | show | Being in treatment for mental disorder (vs not), also classified as above ↑ |
| Consultation: mental health | show | Frequency of use, also classified as above ↑ |
| Consultation: mental health | show | In ambulatory treatment, also classified as above ↑ |
| Consultation: physical health | show | Visits to doctor |
| Father's Occupation | show | Parents occupation |
| Feels useless at times | show | Meaningful (vs useless) |
| General Affect | show | O-DT by O-further |
| General Affect | show | Summed life aspect evaluations (semantic differential scales), also classified as above ↑ |
| Group cohesion | show | Attitudes to institution |
| Group cohesion | show | Group morale, also classified as above ↑ |
| Happy most of the time | show | O-DT by M-AO |
| Level of Education | show | Level of school-education |
| Number of years in cloister | show | Length of current stay in institution |
| Number of years in cloister | show | Living in a convent, also classified as above ↑ |
| Organizational change | show | Climate of change |
| Organizational change | show | Organizational change in institution, also classified as above ↑ |
| Satisfaction with accomplishments/ problem solving | show | Earlier self-image |
| Satisfaction with accomplishments/ problem solving | show | Later self-image, also classified as above ↑ |
| Satisfaction with accomplishments/ problem solving | show | Satisfaction with own accomplishments, also classified as above ↑ |
| Satisfaction with adjustment to change | show | Satisfaction with own coping with life-change |
| Satisfaction with Catholic faith | show | Satisfaction with religion |
| Satisfaction with closeness to nature | show | Attitude to local natural environment |
| Satisfaction with community | show | Attitude to vinicity |
| Satisfaction with contributing to other people's lives | show | Satisfaction with meaning |
| Satisfaction with creativity | show | Satisfaction with own creativeness |
| Satisfaction with extent of self-development | show | Developing (vs stagnating) |
| Satisfaction with fair treatment | show | Satisfaction with fair treatment in nation |
| Satisfaction with fun and enjoyment | show | Pleasant (vs unpleasant) |
| Satisfaction with health | show | Satisfaction with health |
| Satisfaction with house/apartment | show | Satisfaction with housing |
| Satisfaction with interesting day-to-day life | show | Interesting (vs boring) |
| Satisfaction with local house government | show | Attitudes to institution |
| Satisfaction with opportunity to change things | show | Attitudes to institution |
| Satisfaction with persons around | show | Attitudes to institution |
| Satisfaction with physical work and exercise | show | Satisfaction with physical activity |
| Satisfaction with provincial government | show | Attitudes to local government |
| Satisfaction with religious fulfillment | show | Satisfaction with religion |
| Satisfaction with responsibilities forother sisters | show | Attitudes to institution |
| Social support | show | Group morale |
| Social support | show | Perceived availability of social support, also classified as above ↑ |