Suicide is a serious concern among Asian American adolescents. It was the leading cause of death among Asian males ages 14-18 in 2015, and it was the second leading cause of death among Asian females in this age group. Given that Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial/ethnic community in...
Poor, adolescent, racial/ethnic minority women are at great risk for developing perinatal depression. Furthermore, perinatal depression is associated with negative outcomes in both mothers and their babies. Unfortunately, little research has been conducted on the prevention or treatment of...
The present study examined the role that descriptive norms play on the constructs of behavioral willingness, drinker prototype favorability, attitudes toward alcohol use, and perceived vulnerability for alcohol-related consequences, within the Prototype Willingness model. The primary objectives...
Adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) must develop self-efficacy and disease-management skills to transition successfully to adult medical care. This quantitative study explored whether self-efficacy, age, and gender were predictive of transition readiness of adolescents...
Adolescent childbearing is a major public policy concern in the United States, and father involvement is a particular focus of researchers and members of socioeconomically disadvantaged and minority populations. Previous research with married couples has found that coparenting may be a better...
Cigarette smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable death and disease in developed countries. Despite the known risk, currently 19% of the adult population in the United States smoke cigarettes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013). Early exposure to nicotine during...