Young Adults

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Covering Emergency Care for Young Adults: Is the ACA Doing Its Job?

The dependent coverage provision of the Affordable Care Act is working as intended, say Andrew Mulcahy and Katherine Harris. In 2011, it spared individuals and hospitals from $147 million in emergency room costs.

News Release

Health Reform Shields Young Adults from Emergency Medical Costs

A new federal law allowing young adults to remain on their parents' medical insurance through age 25 has shielded them, their families, and hospitals from the full financial consequences of serious medical emergencies.

Journal Article

Health Reform Shields Young Adults from Emergency Medical Costs

A new federal law allowing young adults to remain on their parents' medical insurance through age 25 has shielded them, their families, and hospitals from the full financial consequences of serious medical emergencies.

Journal Article

Sexual Orientation, Partnership Formation, and Substance Use in the Transition to Adulthood

Evidence suggests that lesbian and gay young adults use substances more frequently than their heterosexual peers.

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Use of Human Papillomavirus Vaccines Among Young Adult Women in the United States: An Analysis of the 2008 National Health Interview Survey

The study found that HPV vaccine coverage among young adult women was low overall, and lower among the uninsured. Public financing and care provision programs are needed to expand vaccine coverage among uninsured women.

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Healthy Young and Middle Age Adults: What Will It Take to Vaccinate Them for Influenza?

Starting in 2010, healthy adults age 19-49 will be recommended for annual influenza vaccination. Boosting rates of vaccination in this population will require new and untraditional strategies aimed at encouraging first-time vaccination.

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Does Mental Health History Explain Gender Disparities in Insomnia Symptoms Among Young Adults?

Women are more likely than men to suffer from insomnia symptoms. This article investigates the role that mental health history plays in explaining the gender disparity in insomnia symptoms.

Journal Article

Access to Care for Youth with Special Health Care Needs in the Transition to Adulthood

Insurance gaps and delayed care are prevalent for low-income young adults who aged out of a public program for children with special health care needs, despite ongoing health problems. Greater transition support might improve access.

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Are Adolescent Substance Users Less Satisfied with Life as Young Adults and If So, Why?

The present study investigated whether adolescent cigarette, alcohol, marijuana, and hard drug use predicts life satisfaction in young adulthood.

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The Role of Substance Use in Young Adult Divorce

AIM: To test the relationships between various forms of substance use during marriage and subsequent divorce among US young adults.

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The Relationship Between High School Marijuana Use and Annual Earnings Among Young Adult Males

This article uses a unique panel data set to examine the relationship between high school marijuana use and annual earnings at age 29.

Journal Article

Cross-lagged Relationships Between Substance Use and Intimate Partner Violence Among a Sample of Young Adult Women

Victimization by IPV puts women at risk for subsequent heavy drinking.

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Isolating the Nexus of Substance Use, Violence and Sexual Risk for HIV Infection Among Young Adults in the United States

Adults aged 18 to 29 are at significant sexual risk for HIV infection.

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Predictors of Attempted Quitting and Cessation Among Young Adult Smokers

Different risk and protective factors are relevant to understanding why smokers attempt to quit vs. why they are able to quit for 6 months or longer.

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Scope of HIV Risk and Co-Occurring Psychosocial Health Problems Among Young Adults: Violence, Victimization, and Substance Use

This study examines the co-occurrence of sexual risk with violence, victimization, risky substance use, and drug-related problems among young adults.

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Substance Use and Vulnerability to Sexual and Physical Aggression: A Longitudinal Study of Young Adults

Links from marijuana use to victimization explained by users' violent behavior, not link from alcohol use to women's physical assault victimization.

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Predictors of Acute Distress Among Young Adults Injured by Community Violence

Acute reactions to trauma are examined in 267 individuals severely injured via community violence.

Report

Acculturation and Peritraumatic Dissociation in Young Adult Latino Survivors of Community Violence

Examines the relationship between acculturation and peritraumatic dissociation in a sample of 304 physically injured Latino survivors of community violence and finds that retaining cultural traditions does not necessarily promote mental health.

Journal Article

Acculturation and Peritraumatic Dissociation in Young Adult Latino Survivors of Community Violence

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The Impact of Prices and Control Policies on Cigarette Smoking Among College Students

Smoking among youths and young adults rose throughout the 1990s. Numerous policies were enacted to try to reverse this trend.