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題 名 | The Personal Psychological Orientation of Welfare Recipients: Implications for Administering New Welfare Reform Policies in the United States |
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作 者 | Comstock,Marie A.; | 書刊名 | 空大行政學報 |
卷 期 | 7 1997.05[民86.05] |
頁 次 | 頁175-220 |
分類號 | 548.2252 |
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語 文 | 英文(English) |
英文摘要 | Purpose: The purpose of this study was to reveal positive and/or self-defeating personal psychological orientations (thinking styles) among welfare recipients. The study sought to utilize a personal/professional development instrument(Life Styles Inventory), widely used in business and industry, to identify areas of potential growth and development for welfare recipients. Research findings could help welfare recipients to understand and build upon their thinking styles. In addition, findings could help policymakers blend motivational and situational factors into an integrated intervention strategy that improves a recipient's chance of transitioning to work and self-sufficiency. Methodology: One hundred percent of three groups of welfare recipients in the Aid To Families With Dependent Chilren Program (AFDC) were surveyed using the Life Styles Inventory 1-A Lafferty (1989). Findings: This study found that respondents have a strong people-oriented thinking style and a relatively low task-oriented thinking style. Respondents did not exhibit low self-esteem or feelings of helplessness. Nor did they evidence a predisposition toward dependency or avoidance. Respondents had only moderate scores on the Achievement thinking style, which LSI authors claim is the strongest indicator of success in business and industry careers. This study found no significant difference in any thinking style based on group membership. What emerges is a single thinking style shared by all groups. Conclusions: The AFDC thinking style profile revealed in this study appears encouraging. Respondents do not appear to have a self-defeating thinking style. The results of this study do not support culture-of-poverty theorists (Lewis, 1959, 1961, 1966; Harrington, 1962, 1984; Miller, 1958, 1965; Banefield, 1970, 1974; Liebow, 1967) who claim that the poor possess psychogical deficits which constrain them from taking full advantage of increased opportunities offered to them. This study does not support the view that the poor tend to be passive, lonely, isolated, rigid and hostile people, as claimed by Harrington(1962). Nor is there evidence that respondents have "learned helplessness" (Seligman, 1975; Abramson et al., 1978; Dweck, Goetz, and Strauss, 1980). Results of this study suggest that welfare recipients may benefit from a higher task orientation. However, results suggest that psychological factors may not be as relevant as other structural factors. Further research is recommended. |
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