Browsing College for Health, Community and Policy Faculty Research by Issue Date
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Evaluating the Impact of a Clinician Improvement Program for Treating Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: The Challenging Case of Mississippi
(1/10/2018)In recent years, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have moved from institutionalized settings to local community residences. While deinstitutionalization has yielded quality of life improvements ... -
Buddhism and Depressive Symptoms among Married Women in Urban Thailand
(1/25/2020)A growing body of research has documented salutary associations between religious involvement and poor mental health outcomes, such as depressive symptoms and psychological distress. However, little scholarly attention has ... -
The Role of Adolescent Nutrition and Physical Activity in the Prediction of Verbal Intelligence during Early Adulthood: A Genetically Informed Analysis of Twin Pairs
(1/5/2015)A large body of research has revealed that nutrition and physical activity influence brain functioning at various stages of the life course. Nevertheless, very few studies have explored whether diet and exercise influence ... -
Dietary Intake and Elevated C-Reactive Protein Levels in US Military Veterans
(1/6/2021)Elevated inflammatory markers, such as high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), have been associated with the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related diseases. However, limited studies have evaluated the ... -
Mixed Blessing: The Beneficial and Detrimental Effects of Religion on Child Development among Third-Graders
(1/9/2019)Previous research has linked parental religiosity to a number of positive developmental characteristics in young children. This study introduces the concept of selective sanctification as a refinement to existing theory ... -
Are Religious Teens Nice Kids? Faith and Congeniality among American Adolescents
(10/26/2018)One body of extant research has documented the social contours and positive effects of teen religiosity, while another has explored the religious sources of social congeniality (“niceness”) among adult Americans. This study ... -
Reliability and Concurrent Validity of Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ): A Systematic Review
(10/26/2019)This study aimed to systematically review previous studies on the reliability and concurrent validity of the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ). A systematic literature search was conducted (n = 26) using the ... -
Incarceration Exposure and Barriers to Prenatal Care in the United States: Findings from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System
(10/8/2020)Previous research demonstrates that exposure to incarceration during pregnancy—either personally or vicariously through a partner—worsens parental care. However, little is known about the specific barriers to parental ... -
Impact on Physical Fitness of the Chinese CHAMPS: A Clustered Randomized Controlled Trial
(11/11/2019)Background: School physical activity (PA) policy, physical education curriculum, teacher training, knowledge of physical fitness, and parental support are among the key issues underlying the declining trend of physical ... -
The Influence of Nutritional Factors on Verbal Deficits and Psychopathic Personality Traits: Evidence of the Moderating Role of the MAOA Genotype
(12/10/2015)The current study explores whether: (a) nutritional factors among adolescent males predict their risk of exhibiting verbal deficits and psychopathic traits during adulthood and (b) the link between nutritional factors and ... -
Religious Attachment and the Sense of Life Purpose among Emerging Adults
(12/19/2017)The salubrious association between religious involvement and well-being is evident among the general population of religious individuals. In particular, the sense of attachment to a deity is linked to promoting healthy ... -
Evaluating the Impact of the Synar Program: Tobacco Access and Use among Youth in Mississippi, the South, and the U.S.
(12/22/2019)(1) Background: This study examines the impact of Synar policy adoption on youth commercial access to tobacco products in Mississippi, the South, and the remaining U.S. The principal focus on youth commercial access is ... -
Depression Mediates the Relationship between Food Insecurity and Pain Interference in College Students
(12/24/2020)Food insecurity (FI) typically produces unfavorable health conditions. Research shows the high prevalence of FI among college students, and depression is one of the adverse effects of FI among them. It is possible that FI ... -
Parental Occupation and the Gender Math Gap: Examining the Social Reproduction of Academic Advantage among Elementary and Middle School Students
(12/29/2017)Math proficiency is considered a critical subject for entry into most science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) occupations. This study examines the relationship between parental occupation and gender differences ... -
Religion, Race/Ethnicity, and Norms of Intergenerational Assistance among Older Adults
(12/30/2015)Using data on adults ages 55 and over from the second wave of the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH-2), this study models the main and interactive effects of religious involvement and race/ethnicity on four ... -
Telomere Shortening and Accelerated Aging in US Military Veterans
(2/11/2021)A growing body of literature on military personnel and veterans’ health suggests that prior military service may be associated with exposures that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), which may differ by ... -
Beyond Depression and Suicide: The Mental Health of Transgender College Students
(2/21/2017)Research studies examining the mental health of transgender individuals often focus on depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation through the use of clinic samples. However, little is known about the emerging adult (18–26 ... -
Rival Bodies: Negotiating Gender and Embodiment in Women’s Bikini and Figure Competitions
(2/9/2021)Women’s bodybuilding has attracted attention from gender researchers. However, increasingly popular fitness shows that feature different competitive tracks—bikini and figure—have garnered very limited scholarly consideration. ... -
Earning Patterns of Mexican Workers in the Southern Region: A Focus on Nonmetro/Metro Distinctions
(Southern Rural Sociology Special Issue: Southern Rural Labor Markets;Volume 16, 2000)The last few years have witnessed a tremendous change in the geographic location patterns of the Mexican population in the United States. The rural South represents one of the areas that have seen a noticeable growth ... -
Latinos in the South: A Glimpse of Ongoing Trends and Research
(Southern Rural Sociology;Vol. 19 No. 1, 2003)Since the late 1980s, there has been a tremendous amount of reshifting in the Latino population of the United States. This movement has resulted in the increasing settlement of Latinos in areas of the country that have ...