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This study examines the relationship between conceptualization of mental illness and referral intent among 50 Korean-American clergymen. Subjects are presented vignettes depicting depression, psychotic symptoms with religious delusions, and psychotic symptoms with persecutory delusions. The vignettes are followed by questions assessing problem conceptualization, cause attribution, and referral intent of mental health treatment. Respondents with a psychological conceptualization are significantly more willing to make a referral than are those who hold a religious conceptualization. Implications for effective utilization of the clergy as a mental health resource are discussed.

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The psychological impact of the 1992 Los Angeles riots on 202 Korean-American victims who sustained financial loss or physical injury was investigated. Results indicate that the majority of these riot victims underwent severe distressed and experienced symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Related research on trauma survivors is reviewed and implications for treatment are discussed.

While telework has been adopted widely in local governments because of the numerous potential benefits that it offers for the workforce, organizations, and society, little research has been done to examine if and how telework achieves expected worker outcomes in local governments. Drawing on insights from the social exchange and social exclusion theories, this article extends previous telework research by demonstrating the differential effects of telecommute and telework options on job satisfaction and performance of local government workforce. Data were collected through an online survey of workers at a large local government agency in California. Results showed that telework and telecommute options improved job satisfaction and performance of workers in the local government agency due to flexible work schedules and locations. In addition, telecommuters having more interpersonal interaction opportunities which reduce feelings of social isolation/work alienation experienced higher job satisfaction and performance than teleworkers.