Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Meng Wang, Xi Shen, Lamei Deng, Feng Yu, Yin Lou, JunJi Liu, Yibing Huang
Summary: The study investigated and analyzed the relationship between adolescent physical activity and self-assessment of health, and found a significant correlation between the two. It was also discovered that family income serves as an intermediary variable between physical activity and self-rated health.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Siyuan Liu, Yanan Qiao, Ying Wu, Yueping Shen, Chaofu Ke
Summary: The study found that there is a relationship between depressive symptoms and changes in self-rated health among middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults, with depression at baseline being a predictor of decline in self-rated health and negatively associated with improvements. Early monitoring and management of depressive symptoms may be beneficial for maintaining and improving self-rated health in this population.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ratna Patel, Dhananjay W. Bansod
Summary: This study aims to determine the correlates of poor self-rated health (SRH) among school-going adolescent girls in the urban setting of Varanasi, India. The results showed that almost one-fifth of the adolescent girls reported poor SRH. Adolescent girls from Other Backward Class (OBC) and Others caste were less likely to report poor SRH than their Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) counterparts. Girls residing in households where the number of daughters were more than sons were more likely to report poor SRH.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Ketlyne Sol, Simon Brauer, Toni C. Antonucci
Summary: This study examined the longitudinal association between loneliness and self-rated health (SRH), revealing that worse SRH at later midlife may increase risk for loneliness in later life, particularly for Whites.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Thais Lopes de Oliveira, Raquel Vasconcellos Carvalhaes de Oliveira, Rosane Harter Griep, Arlinda B. Moreno, Maria da Conceicao Chagas de Almeida, Ylva Brannstrom Almquist, Maria de Jesus Mendes da Fonseca
Summary: The study found that self-rated health is associated with lower socioeconomic conditions, being women, black self-declared race/ethnicity, being non-married/non-united, low decision authority, low skill discretion, and obesity. These factors should be targeted in interventions to reduce health inequalities in Brazil.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Margot P. Van De Weijer, Lianne P. de Vries, Dirk H. M. Pelt, Lannie Ligthart, Gonneke Willemsen, Dorret I. Boomsma, Eco De Geus, Meike Bartels
Summary: The study found that during the COVID-19 pandemic, the self-rated health scores of Dutch residents remained stable or increased. While some individuals reported a decrease in their self-rated health, a larger proportion reported an increase. The contribution of genetic and environmental factors to self-rated health did not significantly change, indicating no evidence of gene-environment interaction.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Ophthalmology
Myra B. McGuinness, Liubov D. Robman, John J. McNeil, Cammie Tran, Robyn L. Woods, Alice J. Owen, Thao Pham, Robyn H. Guymer
Summary: Based on the Australian ASPREE study, we found that most relatively healthy older adults self-reported good eyesight, but a significant minority reported poor eyesight, which was associated with poorer health measures. These findings highlight the need for additional resources to prevent vision loss and its associated consequences.
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Cristina Ortiz, Teresa Lopez-Cuadrado, Carmen Rodriguez-Blazquez, Roberto Pastor-Barriuso, Inaki Galan
Summary: The study aimed to identify sociodemographic characteristics of the population at risk for a greater clustering of unhealthy behaviors and evaluate the association of such clustering with self-rated health status and disability. The findings showed that the majority of participants had 2 or more risk factors, with men, middle-age individuals, and those with low socioeconomic status being more likely to have multiple risk factors.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Emma MacDonald, Emmanuelle Arpin, Amelie Quesnel-Vallee
Summary: The relationship between education and health is well-established. This study examines the association between literacy skills (reading, numeracy) and self-reported health. The results show that literacy skills reduce the risk of reporting poor health, especially for individuals aged 40-65.
SSM-POPULATION HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yiwen Wang
Summary: This study examined the health statuses and changes of individuals in same- and different-sex relationships over a period of time, and found that same-sex married and cohabiting individuals experienced a faster decline in health compared to their different-sex counterparts. These findings highlight the importance of studying the health of marginalized individuals and the use of longitudinal data in researching sexual minorities' health.
Article
Psychiatry
Nayan Parlikar, Kirsti Kvaloy, Linn Beate Strand, Geir Arild Espnes, Unni Karin Moksnes
Summary: This study investigates the changes in loneliness prevalence among Norwegian adolescents and its associations with age, gender, self-rated health, and mental distress. The results show an increasing burden of loneliness, especially among girls and those with mental distress and poor self-rated health.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Flavia Silva Arbex Borim, Daniela de Assumpcao, Anita Liberalesso Neri, Samila Sathler Tavares Batistoni, Priscila Maria Stolses Bergamo Francisco, Monica Sanches Yassuda
Summary: The study found that among older adults in Brazil, 39.3% did not change their self-rated health over a 9-year period, while 21.7% rated it as worse and 39.0% rated it as better. Individuals who were independent in basic activities of daily living had a higher relative risk ratio for an improvement in self-rated health compared to those with disabilities. Understanding the factors influencing the improvement of health perception could provide insights into the wellbeing of older adults.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Eivind Meland, Hans Johan Breidablik, Frode Thuen, Gro Beate Samdal
Summary: This study found that body and weight concerns have unfavorable effects on subjective health, while positive self-concepts predict a leaner body. Health promotion strategies focusing on body acceptance should be emphasized in clinical and public health practice.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Weixi Kang
Summary: Self-rated health (SRH) is a subjective evaluation of one's own health. Personality traits, including Neuroticism, Agreeableness, Openness, Conscientiousness, and Extraversion, have consistently been found to be significant predictors of SRH. The current study, analyzing data from 33,256 participants, found that age significantly moderates the associations between Agreeableness, Openness, and Conscientiousness and SRH after controlling for demographic covariates. This suggests that the relationship between personality traits and SRH varies across different ages.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Valerii Baidin, Christopher J. Gerry, Maria Kaneva
Summary: The study found that individual self-rated health is influenced by both individual characteristics and regional economic characteristics, particularly an individual's relative standing in their local economy can condition their response to health questionnaires. Furthermore, the study suggests that both a relative income mechanism and a mechanism linking the cognitive process of choice with the sense of optimism individuals have for their institutional environment are plausible explanations for the observed aggregate level effects.
SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Substance Abuse
Seth M. Noar, Nisha Gottfredson, Rhyan N. Vereen, Rachel Kurtzman, Jennifer Mendel Sheldon, Elizabeth Adams, Marissa G. Hall, Noel T. Brewer
Summary: This study developed a scale to assess the effectiveness of tobacco prevention ads and found that it was a reliable and valid measure. The scale was able to predict the potential impact of ads on youth and help in the development and selection of more effective campaigns.
Article
Immunology
Gilla K. Shapiro, Nisha Gottfredson, Julie Leask, Kerrie Wiley, Francine E. Ganter-Restrepo, Sarah P. Jones, Lisa Menning, Noel T. Brewer
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted vaccination services, leading to missed or delayed vaccinations in middle- and high-income countries. The study found that 9% of households had missed a vaccine, with more missed vaccinations reported in middle-income countries compared to high-income countries. Reasons for missed vaccinations included concerns about COVID-19 infection and clinic closures. To mitigate missed vaccinations, it is important to emphasize COVID-19 safety measures, ensure free and accessible immunization, and provide clear healthcare provider recommendations.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Nisha C. Gottfredson, Nivedita L. Bhushan, H. Luz McNaughton Reyes, Audrey E. Pettifor, Kathleen Kahn
Summary: The study identified three distinct trajectory patterns of sexual behavior among South African adolescent girls: abstainers, early unprotected sex, and high-risk sexually active. School bonding and parental monitoring were found to be the strongest predictors of sexual risk, with risky behaviors more frequently occurring in early adolescence for those in the early unprotected sex and high-risk groups.
Article
Family Studies
Rebeccah L. Sokol, Bryan G. Victor, Miyoung Yoon, Joseph P. Ryan, Brian E. Perron
Summary: This study explored the complexity of service need co-occurrence among foster care-involved families and identified prevalent patterns of needs, aiming to inform future evidence-based service planning research.
CHILD MALTREATMENT
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Alison L. Miller, Rachel Varisco, Simone Charles, Paul Haan, Sara F. Stein, Jacklyn Hernandez, Hurley O. Riley, Rebeccah Sokol, Phoebe Trout, Laura Arboleda, Julie Ribaudo, Karen E. Peterson
Summary: This article describes a multifaceted partnership project aimed at reducing children's risk of home lead exposure through the development and implementation of a community-based education program and support for home visitors. The research found that the program increased parental knowledge and self-efficacy in reducing home-based lead hazards, and received high satisfaction with reflective practice.
HEALTH PROMOTION PRACTICE
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jill Daugherty, Sarah Treves-Kagan, Nisha C. Gottfredson, Stephanie Miedema, Juliet Haarbauer-Krupa
Summary: Adverse childhood experiences are associated with an increased risk of traumatic brain injury in adulthood. This study found that binge drinking partially mediates this relationship. Other social, biological, and behavioral mechanisms may also be involved.
Article
Substance Abuse
Sarah D. Kowitt, Andrew B. Seidenberg, Nisha C. Gottfredson O'Shea, Caroline Ritchie, Emily F. Galper, Erin L. Sutfin, Paschal Sheeran, Seth M. Noar
Summary: Based on a survey and experiment involving 1603 US adolescents, it was found that most adolescents have little knowledge about the nicotine source in e-cigarettes and have low awareness of e-cigarettes containing synthetic nicotine. Moreover, describing synthetic nicotine as "tobacco-free nicotine" increases purchase intentions among youth who use e-cigarettes.
Article
Demography
Alison Swiatlo, Sian Curtis, Nisha Gottfredson, Carolyn Halpern, Katherine Tumlinson, Kristen Hassmiller Lich
Summary: Research shows that most American women want to have two children and spend about three years pregnant, postpartum, or trying to conceive, and three decades trying to avoid pregnancy. However, there is limited understanding about the complex relationship between contraceptive use, pregnancy intention, and reproductive behavior patterns. Using data from the 2015-2017 National Survey of Family Growth, this study examines reproductive behavior and pregnancies over three years, identifying seven behavior typologies, their prevalence, and how women transition between them.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
W. Roger Mills-Koonce, Karen Grewen, Nisha Gottredson O'Shea, Brenda Pearson, Chelsea Grace Strange, Samantha E. Meltzer-Brody, Jerry Dolph Guintivano, Alison M. Stuebe
Summary: The Mood, Mother and Child study aims to examine the psychobiological sources of risk and resilience in mother-child dyads affected by maternal depression. The study will explore the correlations between postpartum depression and anxiety symptoms, oxytocin and HPA axis functioning, and child developmental outcomes. It will also investigate the causal relationship between exogenous oxytocin and HPA reactivity. This prospective longitudinal study with an embedded randomized controlled trial is expected to provide valuable insights into the effects of oxytocin in women and inform future clinical trials for perinatal mood disorders.
JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS
(2023)
Article
Substance Abuse
Sarah D. Kowitt, Jennifer Mendel Sheldon, Rhyan N. Vereen, Rachel T. Kurtzman, Nisha C. Gottfredson, Marissa G. Hall, Noel T. Brewer, Seth M. Noar
Summary: This study examined the spillover effects of tobacco communication campaigns on smoking and vaping outcomes among U.S. adolescents. It found that exposure to smoking prevention ads had beneficial effects on vaping outcomes, while exposure to vaping prevention ads did not have any detrimental effects on smoking-related outcomes. These findings suggest the potential of smoking prevention campaigns to also reduce vaping among adolescents.
NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Nivedita L. Bhushan, Edwin B. Fisher, Nisha C. Gottfredson, Suzanne Maman, Ilene S. Speizer, Twambilile Phanga, Dhrutika Vansia, Atuweni Mtawali, Rejoice Chisinga, Maria Kapira, Audrey E. Pettifor, Nora E. Rosenberg
Summary: This study found that AGYW who attended communication-specific small-group sessions demonstrated better communication with partners about contraception and increased use of non-barrier contraception. The results suggest that communication with partners about contraception plays a partially mediating role in the relationship between attending communication-specific small-group sessions and non-barrier contraceptive use.
GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Amanda Y. Kong, Paul L. Delamater, Nisha C. Gottfredson, Kurt M. Ribisl, Chris D. Baggett, Shelley D. Golden
Summary: Studies have shown an inequitable distribution of tobacco retailer density based on neighborhood sociodemographics, with different measures of density potentially yielding different results. Generally, neighborhoods with a higher percentage of residents living below the federal poverty level tend to have higher tobacco retailer density, while neighborhoods with a higher percentage of Black residents have lower odds of having a pharmacy or tobacco shop.
HEALTH EDUCATION & BEHAVIOR
(2022)
Article
Criminology & Penology
Sarah Treves-Kagan, Amber Peterman, Nisha C. Gottfredson, Andres Villaveces, Kathryn E. Moracco, Suzanne Maman
Summary: This study found that neighborhood social disorganization was marginally positively associated with emotional IPV and physical and/or sexual IPV. This association was partially mediated by neighborhood-level civic engagement in the case of emotional IPV. At the household level, perceived discrimination and experience of psychosocial stressors were risk factors for both types of IPV, while social support was protective.
JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE
(2022)
Correction
Psychology, Clinical
Sarah Treves-Kagan, Amber Peterman, Nisha C. Gottfredson, Andres Villaveces, Kathryn E. Moracco, Suzanne Maman
JOURNAL OF FAMILY VIOLENCE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Sarah Treves-Kagan, Amber Peterman, Nisha C. Gottfredson, Andres Villaveces, Kathryn E. Moracco, Suzanne Maman
Summary: Intimate partner violence affects over a third of Latin American women, leading to significant health, economic, and social consequences. A study found that increasing the status of women can reduce IPV, and highlighted the protective effect of increased decision-making participation at both the household and neighborhood levels.
JOURNAL OF FAMILY VIOLENCE
(2022)