RAND: Joan S. Tucker 2012-05-22T11:28:34Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/t/tucker_joan_s.html A Discrete Time Hazards Model of Smoking Initiation Among West Coast Youth from Age 5 to 23 http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR395.html 2006-08-03T16:31:00Z 2006-08-03T16:31:00Z Models smoking initiation among youth by age, demographic/familial factors, and interactions with other youths: Demographic and family influences vary over time; children are most at risk in early teens; and are vulnerable in middle and high school. A Cross-Lagged Model of Psychiatric Problems and Health-Related Quality of Life Among a National Sample of HIV-Positive Adults http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1159.html 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z A Cross-Lagged Model of Psychiatric Problems and Health-Related Quality of Life Among a National Sample of HIV-Positive Adults Health Risk Appraisals and Medicare http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1225.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Reviews the effectiveness of Health Risk Appraisals among the Medicare population for a number of variables, including exercise habits, use of cancer screenings, blood pressure and cholesterol levels, health status, and psychological state. Social Control of Health Behavior: Associations With Conscientiousness and Neuroticism http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1262.html 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Explores how conscientiousness and neuroticism are related to health status behaviors. Combination Antiretroviral Therapy and Improvements in Mental Health http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20030504.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z ART appears to be responsible for both a treatment-specific and global improvement in the mental health of HIV+ patients. Temporal Associations of Cigarette Smoking with Social Influences, Academic Performance, and Delinquency http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080312.html 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Prosmoking peer and family influences were risk factors for future smoking throughout adolescence. Youth smoking was associated with peer smoking and poor grades, with youth smoking as a stronger antecedent than consequence for these factors. Stability of Physical Activity Across the Lifespan http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20081102.html 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Examines physical activity stability across extended time periods. Results showed that activity levels are somewhat stable from childhood through middle and late adulthood. Social Control of Health Behaviors in Marriage http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20010037.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z These results suggest that current conceptualizations of the health-relevance of social control are in need of revision. Longevity Following the Experience of Parental Divorce http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20051102.html 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Long-term effects of parental divorce and reasons why the stress of parental divorce in childhood need not lead to negative later-life outcomes. Predictors of the Transition to Regular Smoking During Adolescence and Young Adulthood http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20030404.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z To identify predictors of the transition from experimentation to regular smoking in middle adolescence, late adolescence, and young adulthood. Ten-year Prospective Study of Public Health Problems Associated with Early Drinking http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20030505.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z To compare early nondrinkers, experimenters, and drinkers on the prevalence of problem behaviors at grades 7 and 12 and at age 23 Prospective Risk Factors for Alcohol Misuse in Late Adolescence http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1015.html 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Prospective Risk Factors for Alcohol Misuse in Late Adolescence Five-Year Prospective Study of Risk Factors for Daily Smoking in Adolescence Among Early Nonsmokers and Experimenters http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1060.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Results point to the importance of adapting prevention efforts to the special needs of early nonsmokers and experimenters. Patterns and Correlates of Binge Drinking Trajectories from Early Adolescence to Young Adulthood http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1059.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Patterns and Correlates of Binge Drinking Trajectories from Early Adolescence to Young Adulthood Sex Differences in Predictors of Adolescent Smoking Cessation http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP961.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Sex Differences in Predictors of Adolescent Smoking Cessation High-Risk Behaviors Associated with Early Smoking: Results From a 5-Year Follow-Up http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP962.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Purpose: To compare grade 7 nonsmokers, experimenters, and smokers on the basis of prevalence of other problem behaviors at both grade 7 and grade 12. Does Early Smoking Signal Later Problems? http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB4547.html 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Whereas earlier studies focused on older adolescents, we have examined the trajectory of smoking from the middle school years to the end of high school and have assessed the association between early smoking and other concurrent high-risk behaviors as well as later behaviors. Classroom Drug Prevention Works http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB4560.html 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs are in the nation's schools, sidetracking kids from getting a good education and from building a solid foundation for a productive, healthy life. From Adolescence to Young Adulthood: Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Smoking http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1124.html 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z From Adolescence to Young Adulthood: Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Smoking Sex Differences in Predictors of Adolescent Smoking Cessation http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1193.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Sex differences in predictors of smoking cessation were investigated among 337 male and 490 female participants in the RAND adolescent panel study.