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Papers by Jason Mallonee

Research paper thumbnail of The Impact of Cyberbullying Victimization on Academic Satisfaction among Sexual Minority College Students: The Indirect Effect of Flourishing

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

This study examines the association between cyberbullying victimization and academic satisfaction... more This study examines the association between cyberbullying victimization and academic satisfaction through flourishing (psychological well-being) among 188 LGBTQ college students utilizing the lens of general strain theory and positive psychology. Results indicate that flourishing as a mediator explains the association between cyberbullying victimization and academic satisfaction among LGBTQ college students. For these students, flourishing can serve as a protective factor for their academic satisfaction. This finding highlights the need for college counselors, faculty, and administrators to foster psychological well-being among cyberbullied LGBTQ college students. Practice implications will guide the development of a campus-wide cyberbullying intervention for these students.

Research paper thumbnail of Differential Associations Among Cyberbullying Victimization, Parental Monitoring, and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Male and Female College Students

Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work

Research paper thumbnail of “Something very taboo”: a qualitative exploration of beliefs, barriers, and recommendations for improving mental health care and access for Hispanic adults in the Paso del Norte U.S.-Mexico border region

Frontiers in Public Health

BackgroundHispanic adults with mental health conditions in the United States experience dispropor... more BackgroundHispanic adults with mental health conditions in the United States experience disproportionate access to and utilization of professional mental health treatment. This is believed to be in part due to systemic barriers and challenges, difficulty accessing care, cultural factors, and stigma. Studies to date have failed to examine these specific factors within the unique context of the Paso del Norte U.S.-Mexico border region.MethodsFor this study, 25 Hispanic adults identifying primarily of Mexican descent participated in four focus groups exploring these topics. Three groups were facilitated in Spanish and one group in both English and Spanish. Focus groups followed a semi-structured format eliciting perspectives on mental health and mental illness, help-seeking, barriers and facilitators of help-seeking and treatment access, and recommendations for mental health agencies and providers.ResultsQualitative data analysis yielded the following themes: understanding of mental he...

Research paper thumbnail of The Impact of the Therapeutic Alliance, Therapist Empathy and Perceived Coercion on Engagement in Outpatient Therapy for Individuals with Serious Mental Health Conditions

Purpose: Purpose: Individuals with serious mental health conditions disengage from treatment at a... more Purpose: Purpose: Individuals with serious mental health conditions disengage from treatment at a higher rate than other populations. Factors associated with treatment engagement for this population in other contexts, or in outpatient therapy for other populations, include the therapeutic alliance, therapist empathy, and perceived coercion. This study tested the hypothesis that a stronger therapeutic alliance, a greater degree of therapist empathy, and a lower degree of coercion will be associated with a higher degree of engagement in outpatient therapy for individuals with SMHC when controlling for other factors found to be associated with engagement. Methods: Methods: 131 participants completed an anonymous web-based survey measuring the study's constructs with established scales. The relationship between variables was tested using hierarchical multiple regression analysis. Results: Results: After separating the therapeutic alliance and therapist empathy in the multivariate analysis due to multicollinearity, both the therapeutic alliance and therapist empathy were found to be significant predictors of change in client engagement. Perceived coercion was not found to be a significant predictor of change in client engagement. It was also found that participant treatment utilization at the time of survey completion was significantly less intensive than their historical treatment utilization, and that participants reflect a range of symptoms and levels of impairment. Conclusions and Implications: Conclusions and Implications: The therapeutic alliance and the quality of therapist-client interactions are the most important factors in maintaining engagement in outpatient therapy for individuals with SMHC. Individuals with SMHC are managing their conditions with less intensive and less restrictive treatments, despite a varying range of symptom severity and functional impairment. Additional research is needed to better understand engagement in therapy for individuals with SMHC and to develop more sensitive measures for evaluating these constructs.

Research paper thumbnail of Editor’s Acknowledgment of Service to JSSWR

Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 2016

he peer-review process is critical to ensuring the quality and rigor of the work published by the... more he peer-review process is critical to ensuring the quality and rigor of the work published by the Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research (JSSWR). Peer reviews are the core of good scholarly publishing and a hallmark of all reputable, respected journals. The peer reviewers listed here contributed their time and talents during 2015 to review manuscripts, provide thoughtful and constructive critiques, and encourage authors to produce their best work. These reviewers have played a vital role in maintaining the standards of the Journal and promoting rigorous social work research. Indeed, the time and effort that our peer reviewers dedicate to providing well-considered reviews is a priceless gift not only to JSSWR but also to the social work field. The responsiveness of our reviewers has enabled JSSWR to maintain its commitment to rapid review of manuscripts, with authors receiving a decision in about 30 days from submission. As a gesture of our appreciation to the referees who have unselfishly given of themselves, we would like to formally thank them for their service to JSSWR.

Research paper thumbnail of Strengths and Struggles for Families Involved in Hospice Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of The impact of COVID-19 on social work mental health services in the United States: lessons from the early days of a global pandemic

Social Work in Mental Health

Research paper thumbnail of Ethical Issues in Social Work Practice at the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Research paper thumbnail of Explaining engagement in outpatient therapy among adults with serious mental health conditions by degree of therapeutic alliance, therapist empathy, and perceived coercion

Psychiatric rehabilitation journal, 2021

Objective: Adults with serious mental health conditions (SMHC) experience higher rates of disenga... more Objective: Adults with serious mental health conditions (SMHC) experience higher rates of disengagement from treatment. Factors associated with engagement in treatment in general for this population include therapeutic alliance, provider empathy, and perceived coercion. This cross-sectional exploratory study addressed the question: To what extent do client perceptions of therapeutic alliance, therapist empathy, and perceived coercion explain the degree of engagement in outpatient therapy for adults with SMHC? Method: An anonymous online survey measuring study variables was completed by 131 participants. The relationship between variables was tested using multivariate regression analysis with hierarchical blocks. Results: After separating therapeutic alliance and therapist empathy in the analysis due to multicollinearity and accounting for the influence of control variables, therapeutic alliance (B = .43, p < .01) and therapist empathy (B = .25, p < .01), but not perceived coer...

Research paper thumbnail of We Move On and Get It Done: Educating Social Workers Through a Pandemic

Journal of Social Work Education

ABSTRACT The global effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and related closures that began in spring of... more ABSTRACT The global effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and related closures that began in spring of 2020 created an unprecedented challenge for higher education broadly and social work education specifically. This article describes qualitative data collected from a survey of social work educators in the spring of 2020. Social work educators from across the United States representing diverse institutions described the challenges their students experienced as well as sources of strength and resilience they witnessed in students during the early phases of the pandemic. Findings highlight challenges that social work education will continue to face in the coming years in addition to clear actions that social work educators and programs can take to support student resilience. Findings also highlight ways in which the experiences of the pandemic could serve to strengthen social work education.

Research paper thumbnail of The Impact of Cyberbullying Victimization on Academic Satisfaction among Sexual Minority College Students: The Indirect Effect of Flourishing

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

This study examines the association between cyberbullying victimization and academic satisfaction... more This study examines the association between cyberbullying victimization and academic satisfaction through flourishing (psychological well-being) among 188 LGBTQ college students utilizing the lens of general strain theory and positive psychology. Results indicate that flourishing as a mediator explains the association between cyberbullying victimization and academic satisfaction among LGBTQ college students. For these students, flourishing can serve as a protective factor for their academic satisfaction. This finding highlights the need for college counselors, faculty, and administrators to foster psychological well-being among cyberbullied LGBTQ college students. Practice implications will guide the development of a campus-wide cyberbullying intervention for these students.

Research paper thumbnail of Differential Associations Among Cyberbullying Victimization, Parental Monitoring, and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Male and Female College Students

Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work

Research paper thumbnail of “Something very taboo”: a qualitative exploration of beliefs, barriers, and recommendations for improving mental health care and access for Hispanic adults in the Paso del Norte U.S.-Mexico border region

Frontiers in Public Health

BackgroundHispanic adults with mental health conditions in the United States experience dispropor... more BackgroundHispanic adults with mental health conditions in the United States experience disproportionate access to and utilization of professional mental health treatment. This is believed to be in part due to systemic barriers and challenges, difficulty accessing care, cultural factors, and stigma. Studies to date have failed to examine these specific factors within the unique context of the Paso del Norte U.S.-Mexico border region.MethodsFor this study, 25 Hispanic adults identifying primarily of Mexican descent participated in four focus groups exploring these topics. Three groups were facilitated in Spanish and one group in both English and Spanish. Focus groups followed a semi-structured format eliciting perspectives on mental health and mental illness, help-seeking, barriers and facilitators of help-seeking and treatment access, and recommendations for mental health agencies and providers.ResultsQualitative data analysis yielded the following themes: understanding of mental he...

Research paper thumbnail of The Impact of the Therapeutic Alliance, Therapist Empathy and Perceived Coercion on Engagement in Outpatient Therapy for Individuals with Serious Mental Health Conditions

Purpose: Purpose: Individuals with serious mental health conditions disengage from treatment at a... more Purpose: Purpose: Individuals with serious mental health conditions disengage from treatment at a higher rate than other populations. Factors associated with treatment engagement for this population in other contexts, or in outpatient therapy for other populations, include the therapeutic alliance, therapist empathy, and perceived coercion. This study tested the hypothesis that a stronger therapeutic alliance, a greater degree of therapist empathy, and a lower degree of coercion will be associated with a higher degree of engagement in outpatient therapy for individuals with SMHC when controlling for other factors found to be associated with engagement. Methods: Methods: 131 participants completed an anonymous web-based survey measuring the study's constructs with established scales. The relationship between variables was tested using hierarchical multiple regression analysis. Results: Results: After separating the therapeutic alliance and therapist empathy in the multivariate analysis due to multicollinearity, both the therapeutic alliance and therapist empathy were found to be significant predictors of change in client engagement. Perceived coercion was not found to be a significant predictor of change in client engagement. It was also found that participant treatment utilization at the time of survey completion was significantly less intensive than their historical treatment utilization, and that participants reflect a range of symptoms and levels of impairment. Conclusions and Implications: Conclusions and Implications: The therapeutic alliance and the quality of therapist-client interactions are the most important factors in maintaining engagement in outpatient therapy for individuals with SMHC. Individuals with SMHC are managing their conditions with less intensive and less restrictive treatments, despite a varying range of symptom severity and functional impairment. Additional research is needed to better understand engagement in therapy for individuals with SMHC and to develop more sensitive measures for evaluating these constructs.

Research paper thumbnail of Editor’s Acknowledgment of Service to JSSWR

Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 2016

he peer-review process is critical to ensuring the quality and rigor of the work published by the... more he peer-review process is critical to ensuring the quality and rigor of the work published by the Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research (JSSWR). Peer reviews are the core of good scholarly publishing and a hallmark of all reputable, respected journals. The peer reviewers listed here contributed their time and talents during 2015 to review manuscripts, provide thoughtful and constructive critiques, and encourage authors to produce their best work. These reviewers have played a vital role in maintaining the standards of the Journal and promoting rigorous social work research. Indeed, the time and effort that our peer reviewers dedicate to providing well-considered reviews is a priceless gift not only to JSSWR but also to the social work field. The responsiveness of our reviewers has enabled JSSWR to maintain its commitment to rapid review of manuscripts, with authors receiving a decision in about 30 days from submission. As a gesture of our appreciation to the referees who have unselfishly given of themselves, we would like to formally thank them for their service to JSSWR.

Research paper thumbnail of Strengths and Struggles for Families Involved in Hospice Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of The impact of COVID-19 on social work mental health services in the United States: lessons from the early days of a global pandemic

Social Work in Mental Health

Research paper thumbnail of Ethical Issues in Social Work Practice at the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Research paper thumbnail of Explaining engagement in outpatient therapy among adults with serious mental health conditions by degree of therapeutic alliance, therapist empathy, and perceived coercion

Psychiatric rehabilitation journal, 2021

Objective: Adults with serious mental health conditions (SMHC) experience higher rates of disenga... more Objective: Adults with serious mental health conditions (SMHC) experience higher rates of disengagement from treatment. Factors associated with engagement in treatment in general for this population include therapeutic alliance, provider empathy, and perceived coercion. This cross-sectional exploratory study addressed the question: To what extent do client perceptions of therapeutic alliance, therapist empathy, and perceived coercion explain the degree of engagement in outpatient therapy for adults with SMHC? Method: An anonymous online survey measuring study variables was completed by 131 participants. The relationship between variables was tested using multivariate regression analysis with hierarchical blocks. Results: After separating therapeutic alliance and therapist empathy in the analysis due to multicollinearity and accounting for the influence of control variables, therapeutic alliance (B = .43, p < .01) and therapist empathy (B = .25, p < .01), but not perceived coer...

Research paper thumbnail of We Move On and Get It Done: Educating Social Workers Through a Pandemic

Journal of Social Work Education

ABSTRACT The global effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and related closures that began in spring of... more ABSTRACT The global effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and related closures that began in spring of 2020 created an unprecedented challenge for higher education broadly and social work education specifically. This article describes qualitative data collected from a survey of social work educators in the spring of 2020. Social work educators from across the United States representing diverse institutions described the challenges their students experienced as well as sources of strength and resilience they witnessed in students during the early phases of the pandemic. Findings highlight challenges that social work education will continue to face in the coming years in addition to clear actions that social work educators and programs can take to support student resilience. Findings also highlight ways in which the experiences of the pandemic could serve to strengthen social work education.