Social and Behavioral Policy Publications

Journal Article

Sep 22, 2020

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Tobacco/Nicotine and Marijuana Co-Use Motives in Young Adults: Associations with Substance Use Behaviors One Year Later

We conducted an analysis on 342 young adults with past-year co-administration of tobacco/nicotine and marijuana to determine how emergent classes of 16 co-use motives were associated with use of tobacco/nicotine and marijuana one year later.

Eric R. Pedersen, Joan S. Tucker, Jordan P. Davis, Michael S. Dunbar, Rachana Seelam, Anthony Rodriguez, Elizabeth J. D'Amico

Tool

Sep 21, 2020

How Would a Better Diet Affect Health and Economic Outcomes in the United States?

An online tool shows the effect that improving diet quality in the United States could have on health and economic outcomes, such as the prevalence of diet-related illness, health care spending, and labor force participation, over a 30-year period.

Pedro Nascimento de Lima, PhuongGiang Nguyen, Patricia M. Herman, Roland Sturm

Journal Article

Sep 17, 2020

Who Helps the Unemployed? Workers' Receipt of Public and Private Transfers

Unemployment increases the probability a worker receives financial assistance from their family, inclusive of all demographic subgroups.

Kathryn A. Edwards

Journal Article

Sep 17, 2020

Moonlighting to the Side Hustle: The Effect of Working an Extra Job on Household Poverty for Households With Less Formal Education

To understand who works multiple jobs and its effect on economic well-being, we used the Survey of Income and Program Participation to estimate the effect of secondary earnings on household poverty.

Jennifer Scott, Kathryn A. Edwards, Alexandra Stanczyk

Journal Article

Sep 17, 2020

Cover: Parents with an Unemployed Adult Child

Parents with an Unemployed Adult Child: Consumption, Income, and Savings Effects

In this paper, we directly approach the potential costs, inefficiencies, and inequities of aiding family members.

Kathryn A. Edwards, Jeffrey B. Wenger

Journal Article

Sep 15, 2020

Understanding Sleep Facilitators, Barriers, and Cultural Dimensions in Native American Urban Youth

This study uses systematic qualitative methods with AI/AN youth to explore their sleep environment and sleep behaviors. Key concerns discussed were poor sleep hygiene, excessive use of electronics at bedtime, issues with temperature regulation, and noise within and outside the home.

Alina I. Palimaru, Ryan Andrew Brown, Wendy M. Troxel, Daniel Dickerson, Carrie L. Johnson, Elizabeth J. D'Amico

Journal Article

Aug 21, 2020

Can Measures Change the World?

The purpose of this article is to start a dialogue about how one can better use measurement to promote large-scale system change.

Christopher Nelson, Anita Chandra, Carolyn Miller

Journal Article

Aug 11, 2020

Cover: Women-centered Rituals and Levels of Domestic Violence

Women-centered Rituals and Levels of Domestic Violence: A Cross-Cultural Examination of Ritual as a Signaling and Solidarity-Building Strategy

Prior research suggests domestic violence against women to be more common in societies with patrilocality. Women-centered rituals build social solidarity to mitigate domestic violence. We find domestic violence is not particularly associated with patrilocality, but that women-centered rituals appear protective against domestic violence irrespective of post-marital residence pattern.

Kate J. Stockly, Stephanie Arel, Megan K. DeFranza, Damian J. Ruck, Luke J. Matthews

Journal Article

Aug 7, 2020

A Pilot Test of Game Changers, a Social Network Intervention to Empower People with HIV to Be Prevention Advocates in Uganda

We developed and conducted a pilot test of Game Changers, a 6-session group-based intervention that aims to empower people with HIV to be agents for HIV prevention by initiating conversations about HIV with social network members.

Laura M. Bogart, Joseph K. Matovu, Glenn Wagner, Harold D. Green, Erik D. Storholm, David J. Klein, Terry Marsh, Sarah MacCarthy, Andrew Kambugu

Journal Article

Aug 4, 2020

Amplifying Stewardship: Characteristics and Trends Stewards Consider When Expanding Equitable Well-Being

This report profiles characteristics of people who are not only impressive stewards, but also are helping to grow the entire field of system stewardship for well-being.

Bobby Milstein, Jane Erickson, Tami Gouveia, Nabeel Qureshi, Christopher Nelson

Journal Article

Jul 28, 2020

Systematic Review of the Emerging Literature on the Effectiveness of Naloxone Access Laws in the United States

The existing literature on naloxone access laws in the United States supports beneficial effects for increased naloxone distribution, but provides inconclusive evidence for reduced fatal opioid overdose.

Rosanna Smart, Bryce Pardo, Corey S. Davis

Journal Article

Jul 14, 2020

Research in Brief: Comprehensive Suicide Prevention in Law Enforcement

Any institution-from workplaces to schools to correctional settings to law enforcement agencies-seeking to prevent suicide must take a comprehensive approach. Science suggests that there are five components that define what such an approach looks like.

Rajeev Ramchand

Preparing the Workforce for AI: Insights for Civilian and Military Leaders

China's Use of Generative AI and Social Bots

A Year After the October 7 Start of the Israel-Hamas Conflict: Q&A with RAND Experts

October 7th and the Limits of Diplomacy

The Math Equity Equation

The Policy Currents Podcast

Getting to Know Military Caregivers and Their Needs

Managing Escalation in Crisis and War

Assessing and Articulating the Wider Benefits of Research

Improving Access to Early Childhood Education

Social and Behavioral Policy Publications

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Tobacco/Nicotine and Marijuana Co-Use Motives in Young Adults: Associations with Substance Use Behaviors One Year Later

How Would a Better Diet Affect Health and Economic Outcomes in the United States?

Who Helps the Unemployed? Workers' Receipt of Public and Private Transfers

Moonlighting to the Side Hustle: The Effect of Working an Extra Job on Household Poverty for Households With Less Formal Education

Parents with an Unemployed Adult Child: Consumption, Income, and Savings Effects

Understanding Sleep Facilitators, Barriers, and Cultural Dimensions in Native American Urban Youth

Can Measures Change the World?

Women-centered Rituals and Levels of Domestic Violence: A Cross-Cultural Examination of Ritual as a Signaling and Solidarity-Building Strategy

A Pilot Test of Game Changers, a Social Network Intervention to Empower People with HIV to Be Prevention Advocates in Uganda

Amplifying Stewardship: Characteristics and Trends Stewards Consider When Expanding Equitable Well-Being

Systematic Review of the Emerging Literature on the Effectiveness of Naloxone Access Laws in the United States

Research in Brief: Comprehensive Suicide Prevention in Law Enforcement

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