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Gender Role Orientation Is Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life Differently Among African-American, Hispanic, and White Youth
This study examined the association between gender role orientation (GRO) and health-related quality of life in youth, and how this relationship may differ between males and females as well as among African-American, White, and Hispanic individuals.
Mar 9, 2015
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OXTR Polymorphism Predicts Social Relationships Through Its Effects on Social Temperament
Humans have a fundamental need for strong interpersonal bonds, yet individuals differ appreciably in their degree of social integration.
Jan 12, 2015
Journal Article
Drinking Behaviors and Life Course Socioeconomic Status During the Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood Among Whites and Blacks
This study sought to determine how socioeconomic status (SES) changes during the transition from adolescence into adulthood, and to understand the effects of SES on drinking behaviors in early adulthood among U.S. Whites and Blacks.
Dec 15, 2014
Journal Article
Regular Physical Activity Has Differential Association with Reduced Obesity Among Diverse Youth in the United States
This study examined whether daily or almost daily lower-intensity physical activity was associated with reduced obesity, among 4,824 African American, Hispanic, and White youth assessed in 5th and 7th grades.
Dec 9, 2014
Journal Article
Feeling (Mis)understood and Intergroup Friendships in Interracial Interactions
Across three experience sampling studies, we found that among ethnic minorities who have few White friends or are not interacting with White friends, daily interracial interactions are associated with feeling less understood.
Aug 12, 2014
Journal Article
Does Diversity Matter? The Need for Longitudinal Research on Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Use Trajectories
The existing research aimed at understanding alcohol and drug (AOD) use patterns from early to late adolescence typically does not examine samples with substantial racial and ethnic diversity.
May 16, 2014
Journal Article
Association of Vascular Risk Factors with Cognition in a Multiethnic Sample
The authors examine the relationship between cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) and cognitive performance in a multiethnic sample of older adults.
Jan 1, 2014
Journal Article
Associations Between Socioeconomic Status and Obesity in Diverse, Young Adolescents: Variation Across Race/Ethnicity and Gender
This study examined the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and obesity risk during early adolescence, ages 10–13 years, and whether this association is present in different racial/ethnic and gender groups during 2 time points in early adolescence.
Jan 1, 2014
Journal Article
TV Viewing, Perceived Similarity Coviewing, and Mental Well-Being Among African American, Latino, and White Children
The purpose of the present study is to examine associations between TV viewing, perceived similarity, and coviewing and mental well-being in African American, Latino, and White children.
Jan 1, 2014
Journal Article
Single-parent Family Structure and Sleep Problems in Black and White Adolescents
Sleep is critical for adolescent health and is influenced by the family environment. In our study, we examined if family structure defined as single- vs 2-parent households affected adolescent sleep.
Jan 1, 2014
Journal Article
All-cause, Cardiovascular, and Cancer Mortality Rates in Postmenopausal White, Black, Hispanic, and Asian Women with and Without Diabetes in the United States: The Women's Health Initiative, 1993-2009
Because of the amplifying effect of diabetes prevalence, efforts to reduce racial/ethnic disparities in the rate of death from diabetes should focus on prevention of diabetes.
Nov 1, 2013
Journal Article
Association Between Perceived Discrimination and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Problem Behaviors Among Preadolescent Youths
An examination of the contribution of perceived racial/ethnic discrimination to disparities in problem behaviors found that eliminating discrimination could considerably reduce mental health issues, including problem behaviors, among Black and Latino youths.
May 22, 2013
Journal Article
Racial Disparities in Criminal Court Referrals to Drug Treatment
The U.S. prison population grew nearly fivefold between 1980 and 2009, at least partially due to the “War on Drugs.” Racial disparities in criminal justice referrals to drug treatment potentially affect access to treatment for hundreds of thousands of individuals arrested for drug offenses each year.
May 13, 2013
Journal Article
Race and Beliefs About Mental Health Treatment Among Anxious Primary Care Patients
There are large racial disparities in the use of mental health care. But they are not explained by different treatment preferences across ethnic and racial groups.
Mar 1, 2013
Journal Article
Is Obesity Associated with Reduced Health-Related Quality of Life in Latino, Black and White Children in the Community?
Overweight, obese and extremely obese 5th graders on average experience worse HRQOL than normal weight children, especially in psychosocial domains including self-worth and peer relationships, regardless of race/ethnicity.
Jan 1, 2013
Journal Article
Are Social Network Correlates of Heavy Drinking Similar Among Black Homeless Youth and White Homeless Youth?
Understanding factors associated with heavy drinking among homeless youth is important for prevention efforts.
Nov 1, 2012
Blog
Understanding the Roots of Dramatic Black-White Cancer Disparities in the Nation's Capital
The burden of cancer is not experienced equally across the population: Nationwide, black Americans have higher rates of death from cancer than white Americans, and nowhere has this disparity been more apparent than in the nation's capital, writes Rebecca Anhang Price.
Oct 22, 2012
Journal Article
Prenatal, Perinatal, Early Life, and Sociodemographic Factors Underlying Racial Differences in the Likelihood of High Body Index in Early Childhood
Racial disparities in early childhood high BMI were largely explained by potentially modifiable risk and protective factors.
Oct 16, 2012
Journal Article
Depression Treatment Preferences of Older White and Mexican Origin Men
Among older white and Mexican origin male primary care patients, we examined preferences for features of depression care programs that would encourage depressed older men to enter and remain in treatment.
Jan 1, 2012
Journal Article
Kids Are Gaining More Weight During the Elementary School Years
Nearly 40% of a nationally representative cohort of children started kindergarten with a BMI in the top quartile of the growth charts. This proportion increased significantly between 1st and 3rd grades but there was no further increase during middle school.
Dec 1, 2011