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Papers by Patricia Donat

Applied Nursing Research, Feb 1, 1994

... Aspen, Gaithersburg, MD (1984). Schira and Pass, 1991; MG Schira, A. Pass; Looking in the lit... more ... Aspen, Gaithersburg, MD (1984). Schira and Pass, 1991; MG Schira, A. Pass; Looking in the literature. MA Mateo, KT Kirchhoff (Eds.), Conducting and using nursing research in the clinical setting, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MD (1991), pp. 123–134. ... C. Legault, K. Monahan; ...

Journal of psychology & human sexuality, Jul 11, 1996

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2003

This study investigated the relationship between women’s sexual victimization experiences and the... more This study investigated the relationship between women’s sexual victimization experiences and their perceptions of sexual interest for an actor’s mundane, romantic, and sexual behaviors. Three hundred twenty-nine undergraduate women were divided into four mutually exclusive categories: women sexually victimized through verbal coercion, through intoxication, through force or threat of force, and women who reported only consensual sexual experiences. The women rated the sexual connotativeness of a list of dating behaviors, rating either a male or a female actor. Overall, women perceived more sexual interest in men’s behavior than in women’s comparable behavior. Moreover, women who had been victimized through force or threat of force perceived more sexual interest than nonvictimized women in a man’s target behaviors. There was no difference among women for a woman’s target behaviors. Women who have been sexually victimized may become more vigilant of men’s behaviors after experiencing sexual aggression.

Public Health Nursing, Jun 1, 1995

American Journal of Public Health, Oct 1, 1995

American Psychological Association eBooks, Oct 27, 2004

Psychology of Women Quarterly, Dec 1, 1999

Public Health Nursing, Dec 1, 1995

Journal of Social Issues, Apr 1, 1992

THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES findings from interviews of parents targeted for outreach efforts that enc... more THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES findings from interviews of parents targeted for outreach efforts that encouraged them to use Medicaid's Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) Program. Begun in the 1970s, the EPSDT Program held out the promise of ensuring that needy children would receive comprehensive preventive health care. With only one-third of eligible children in the United States receiving EPSDT checkups, the program has yet to fulfill its promise. This study sought to understand parents' perceptions of barriers to using EPSDT by interviewing (a) 110 parents who did not schedule EPSDT checkups for their children after being exposed to outreach efforts and (b) 30 parents who did. Although the EPSDT Program is designed to provide health care at no charge and to provide assistance with appointment scheduling and transportation, these low-income parents identified significant barriers to care. Reasons for not using EPSDT services included (a) competing famil...

Presentation by guest speaker, Dr. Patricia Donat, Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs and ... more Presentation by guest speaker, Dr. Patricia Donat, Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost, University of North Georgia

Sexuality, society, and feminism.

Public Health Nursing, 1995

Differences between households with and without phones in the United States as a whole are well d... more Differences between households with and without phones in the United States as a whole are well documented, but these differences, and their implications for nursing practice and research, have received little attention in nursing publications. This article 1) reviews findings from national studies of these differences and 2) reports on a nursing study that examined such differences specifically in a random sample (N= 2,053) of lowincome families having children eligible for but not using the well‐child services of the Medicaid program in rural North Carolina. The study was part of a randomized trial of nursing interventions to encourage parents to use these services. The analyses reported herein focus on how families with and without phones differed in health‐related characteristics and in responses to the interventions. The findings have relevance for public health nurses conducting outreach or research with similar low‐income families, even when the outreach or research methods d...

Public Health Nursing, 1995

This study examined the accuracy and costs of determining whether rural, low‐income Medicaid reci... more This study examined the accuracy and costs of determining whether rural, low‐income Medicaid recipients did or did not have a phone, and of obtaining phone numbers for those who did. For a random sample of 209 families, we compared phone information obtained from phone books and directory assistance with information obtained from department of social services (DSS) records. DSS records identified 51% of the sample as having phones, compared with 19%‐25% for phone books and directory assistance. For identifying families as having no home phone or a phone with a number that matched the one in the DSS record, phone books or directory assistance corresponded with DSS records in 52%‐57% of the sample. Using phone books or directory assistance was up to 3.2 times more costly than using DSS records. The study highlighted the need to establish policies to promote the exchange of information between social services and public health agencies and researchers.

Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1999

Rape prevention and education efforts often focus on the need for clear communication regarding s... more Rape prevention and education efforts often focus on the need for clear communication regarding sexual intent between women and men. This approach is based on the underlying assumption that acquaintance rape is a relational issue resulting from miscommunication. Findings from two studies challenge that assumption. The first study demonstrates that men who self-report engaging in sexually aggressive behavior are significantly more likely to misperceive women's sexual intent than other men or women. The second study demonstrates that the cognitive, rather than affective, components of rape-supportive attitudes contribute to sexualized interpretations of women's behavior. Thus, it appears that the tendency to rely on miscommunication as a framework for understanding sexual assault may be deflecting attention from sexual overperceptions and the affectively based information processing among men who engage in sexually assaultive behavior.

Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2001

Journal of Social Issues, 1992

The meanings of sexual assault and women's sexuality have changed significantly since the col... more The meanings of sexual assault and women's sexuality have changed significantly since the colonial period. At that time, women were valued for their sexual purity and were viewed as the center of the family. Sexual intercourse was acceptable only within marriage for the purpose of procreation. If a woman engaged in sex outside of marriage, even against her will, she was considered a “fallen” woman and was often blamed for her own victimization. With the feminist movement of the 1960s, rape was reconceptualized as a mechanism for maintaining male control and domination, a violent means of inducing fear in women and reinforcing their subordination to men. This reconceptualization has made a clear difference in the way our culture defines and understands sexual assault, but much still needs to change.

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2003

This study investigated the relationship between women’s sexual victimization experiences and the... more This study investigated the relationship between women’s sexual victimization experiences and their perceptions of sexual interest for an actor’s mundane, romantic, and sexual behaviors. Three hundred twenty-nine undergraduate women were divided into four mutually exclusive categories: women sexually victimized through verbal coercion, through intoxication, through force or threat of force, and women who reported only consensual sexual experiences. The women rated the sexual connotativeness of a list of dating behaviors, rating either a male or a female actor. Overall, women perceived more sexual interest in men’s behavior than in women’s comparable behavior. Moreover, women who had been victimized through force or threat of force perceived more sexual interest than nonvictimized women in a man’s target behaviors. There was no difference among women for a woman’s target behaviors. Women who have been sexually victimized may become more vigilant of men’s behaviors after experiencing ...

Journal of Psychology & Human Sexuality, 1996

Applied Nursing Research, Feb 1, 1994

... Aspen, Gaithersburg, MD (1984). Schira and Pass, 1991; MG Schira, A. Pass; Looking in the lit... more ... Aspen, Gaithersburg, MD (1984). Schira and Pass, 1991; MG Schira, A. Pass; Looking in the literature. MA Mateo, KT Kirchhoff (Eds.), Conducting and using nursing research in the clinical setting, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MD (1991), pp. 123–134. ... C. Legault, K. Monahan; ...

Journal of psychology & human sexuality, Jul 11, 1996

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2003

This study investigated the relationship between women’s sexual victimization experiences and the... more This study investigated the relationship between women’s sexual victimization experiences and their perceptions of sexual interest for an actor’s mundane, romantic, and sexual behaviors. Three hundred twenty-nine undergraduate women were divided into four mutually exclusive categories: women sexually victimized through verbal coercion, through intoxication, through force or threat of force, and women who reported only consensual sexual experiences. The women rated the sexual connotativeness of a list of dating behaviors, rating either a male or a female actor. Overall, women perceived more sexual interest in men’s behavior than in women’s comparable behavior. Moreover, women who had been victimized through force or threat of force perceived more sexual interest than nonvictimized women in a man’s target behaviors. There was no difference among women for a woman’s target behaviors. Women who have been sexually victimized may become more vigilant of men’s behaviors after experiencing sexual aggression.

Public Health Nursing, Jun 1, 1995

American Journal of Public Health, Oct 1, 1995

American Psychological Association eBooks, Oct 27, 2004

Psychology of Women Quarterly, Dec 1, 1999

Public Health Nursing, Dec 1, 1995

Journal of Social Issues, Apr 1, 1992

THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES findings from interviews of parents targeted for outreach efforts that enc... more THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES findings from interviews of parents targeted for outreach efforts that encouraged them to use Medicaid's Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) Program. Begun in the 1970s, the EPSDT Program held out the promise of ensuring that needy children would receive comprehensive preventive health care. With only one-third of eligible children in the United States receiving EPSDT checkups, the program has yet to fulfill its promise. This study sought to understand parents' perceptions of barriers to using EPSDT by interviewing (a) 110 parents who did not schedule EPSDT checkups for their children after being exposed to outreach efforts and (b) 30 parents who did. Although the EPSDT Program is designed to provide health care at no charge and to provide assistance with appointment scheduling and transportation, these low-income parents identified significant barriers to care. Reasons for not using EPSDT services included (a) competing famil...

Presentation by guest speaker, Dr. Patricia Donat, Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs and ... more Presentation by guest speaker, Dr. Patricia Donat, Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost, University of North Georgia

Sexuality, society, and feminism.

Public Health Nursing, 1995

Differences between households with and without phones in the United States as a whole are well d... more Differences between households with and without phones in the United States as a whole are well documented, but these differences, and their implications for nursing practice and research, have received little attention in nursing publications. This article 1) reviews findings from national studies of these differences and 2) reports on a nursing study that examined such differences specifically in a random sample (N= 2,053) of lowincome families having children eligible for but not using the well‐child services of the Medicaid program in rural North Carolina. The study was part of a randomized trial of nursing interventions to encourage parents to use these services. The analyses reported herein focus on how families with and without phones differed in health‐related characteristics and in responses to the interventions. The findings have relevance for public health nurses conducting outreach or research with similar low‐income families, even when the outreach or research methods d...

Public Health Nursing, 1995

This study examined the accuracy and costs of determining whether rural, low‐income Medicaid reci... more This study examined the accuracy and costs of determining whether rural, low‐income Medicaid recipients did or did not have a phone, and of obtaining phone numbers for those who did. For a random sample of 209 families, we compared phone information obtained from phone books and directory assistance with information obtained from department of social services (DSS) records. DSS records identified 51% of the sample as having phones, compared with 19%‐25% for phone books and directory assistance. For identifying families as having no home phone or a phone with a number that matched the one in the DSS record, phone books or directory assistance corresponded with DSS records in 52%‐57% of the sample. Using phone books or directory assistance was up to 3.2 times more costly than using DSS records. The study highlighted the need to establish policies to promote the exchange of information between social services and public health agencies and researchers.

Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1999

Rape prevention and education efforts often focus on the need for clear communication regarding s... more Rape prevention and education efforts often focus on the need for clear communication regarding sexual intent between women and men. This approach is based on the underlying assumption that acquaintance rape is a relational issue resulting from miscommunication. Findings from two studies challenge that assumption. The first study demonstrates that men who self-report engaging in sexually aggressive behavior are significantly more likely to misperceive women's sexual intent than other men or women. The second study demonstrates that the cognitive, rather than affective, components of rape-supportive attitudes contribute to sexualized interpretations of women's behavior. Thus, it appears that the tendency to rely on miscommunication as a framework for understanding sexual assault may be deflecting attention from sexual overperceptions and the affectively based information processing among men who engage in sexually assaultive behavior.

Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2001

Journal of Social Issues, 1992

The meanings of sexual assault and women's sexuality have changed significantly since the col... more The meanings of sexual assault and women's sexuality have changed significantly since the colonial period. At that time, women were valued for their sexual purity and were viewed as the center of the family. Sexual intercourse was acceptable only within marriage for the purpose of procreation. If a woman engaged in sex outside of marriage, even against her will, she was considered a “fallen” woman and was often blamed for her own victimization. With the feminist movement of the 1960s, rape was reconceptualized as a mechanism for maintaining male control and domination, a violent means of inducing fear in women and reinforcing their subordination to men. This reconceptualization has made a clear difference in the way our culture defines and understands sexual assault, but much still needs to change.

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2003

This study investigated the relationship between women’s sexual victimization experiences and the... more This study investigated the relationship between women’s sexual victimization experiences and their perceptions of sexual interest for an actor’s mundane, romantic, and sexual behaviors. Three hundred twenty-nine undergraduate women were divided into four mutually exclusive categories: women sexually victimized through verbal coercion, through intoxication, through force or threat of force, and women who reported only consensual sexual experiences. The women rated the sexual connotativeness of a list of dating behaviors, rating either a male or a female actor. Overall, women perceived more sexual interest in men’s behavior than in women’s comparable behavior. Moreover, women who had been victimized through force or threat of force perceived more sexual interest than nonvictimized women in a man’s target behaviors. There was no difference among women for a woman’s target behaviors. Women who have been sexually victimized may become more vigilant of men’s behaviors after experiencing ...

Journal of Psychology & Human Sexuality, 1996