Search Results - "Carvajal, S. C."

Behavioral and subjective health changes in US and Mexico border residing participants in two promotora-led chronic disease preventive interventions by Carvajal, S. C., Huang, S., Bell, M. L., Denman, C., de Zapien, J. Guernsey, Cornejo, E., Chang, J., Staten, L. K., Rosales, C.

“…Chronic diseases are the primary health burden among Mexican-origin populations and health promotion efforts have not been able to change negative population…”
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Older boyfriends and girlfriends increase risk of sexual initiation in young adolescents by Vanoss Marín, Barbara, Coyle, Karin K., Gómez, Cynthia A., Carvajal, Scott C., Kirby, Douglas B.

“…Purpose: To explore the prevalence and impact of older boyfriends or girlfriends on sexual behavior in sixth graders (mean age 11.5 years). Methods: Students…”
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Psychosocial determinants of the onset and escalation of smoking: cross-sectional and prospective findings in multiethnic middle school samples by Carvajal, Scott C, Wiatrek, Dawm E, Evans, Richard I, Knee, C.Raymond, Nash, Susan G

“…Purpose: To investigate a broad range of social influence–related and global determinants of smoking to aid in the design of comprehensive multiethnic…”
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Models of the Relationship of Stress, Depression, and Other Psychosocial Factors to Smoking Behavior: A Comparison of a Cohort of Students in Grades 6 and 8 by Koval, John J., Pederson, Linda L., Mills, Catherine A., McGrady, Gene A., Carvajal, Scott C.

“…Background. Six specific hypotheses regarding putative mechanisms by which stressful life events might lead to initiation of smoking among adolescents were…”
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Psychosocial Predictors of Delay of First Sexual Intercourse by Adolescents by Carvajal, Scott C, Parcel, Guy S, Basen-Engquist, Karen, Banspach, Stephen W, Coyle, Karin K, Kirby, Douglas, Chan, Wenyaw

“…This investigation predicted adolescents' delay of intercourse onset from attitudes, social norms, and self-efficacy about refraining from sexual intercourse…”
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Behavioural Risk Factors and Protective Factors in Adolescents: A Comparison of Latinos and Non-Latino Whites by Carvajal, Scott C., Hanson, Carrie E., Romero, Andrea J., Coyle, Karin K.

“…Objectives: This study investigated differences in behavioural health protective and risk factors in US Latino and non-Latino White adolescents as well as…”
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Schoolwide Effects of a Multicomponent HIV, STD, and Pregnancy Prevention Program for High School Students by Basen-Engquist, Karen, Coyle, Karin K., Parcel, Guy S., Kirby, Douglas, Banspach, Stephen W., Carvajal, Scott C., Baumler, Elizabeth

“…Few studies have tested schoolwide interventions to reduce sexual risk behavior, and none have demonstrated significant schoolwide effects. This study…”
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Global Positive Expectancies of the Self and Adolescents' Substance Use Avoidance: Testing a Social Influence Mediational Model by Carvajal, Scott C., Evans, Richard I., Nash, Susan G., Getz, J. Greg

“…ABSTRACT Grounded in theories of global positive expectancies and social influences of behavior, this investigation posited a model in which global positive…”
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Validity and reliability of the Parental Sun Protection Scales by Tripp, Mary K., Carvajal, Scott C., McCormick, Laura K., Mueller, Nancy H., Hu, Shao Hua, Parcel, Guy S., Gritz, Ellen R.

“…Skin cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in the US and its incidence continues to rise. Epidemiological studies have shown that excessive sun exposure…”
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Health Risk Behaviors of Texas Students Attending Dropout Prevention/Recovery Schools in 1997 by Weller, Nancy F., Tortolero, Susan R., Kelder, Steven H., Grunbaum, Jo Anne, Carvajal, Scott C., Gingiss, Phyllis M.

“…This study determined prevalence of health risk behaviors of 9th through 12th grade students attending dropout prevention/recovery alternative schools in Texas…”
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Bicultural Stress and Adolescent Risk Behaviors in a Community Sample of Latinos and Non-Latino European Americans by Romero, Andrea J., Martinez, Daniel, Carvajal, Scott C.

“…Objectives . The study examined the relation between adolescent risk behaviors and bicultural stress due to discrimination, immigration, and acculturation…”
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Multilevel Models and Unbiased Tests for Group Based Interventions: Examples from the Safer Choices Study by Carvajal, Scott C., Baumler, Elizabeth, Harrist, Ronald B., Parcel, Guy S.

“…For many large-scale behavioral interventions, random assignment to intervention condition occurs at the group level. Data analytic models that ignore…”
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Prevalence of eating disorders in Latina adolescents: Associations with substance use and other correlates by Granillo, Teresa, Jones-Rodriguez, Gina, Carvajal, Scott C.

“…To estimate the occurrence and correlates of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa-related symptoms in a Latina sample of U.S. adolescents. Approximately 1866…”
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A prospective test of distal and proximal determinants of smoking initiation in early adolescents by Carvajal, Scott C., Granillo, Teresa M.

“…This study tests a broad array of determinants of utility for developing smoking preventive interventions using a population-based cohort of early adolescents…”
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An intervention for parents to promote preschool children's sun protection: Effects of Sun Protection is Fun by Gritz, Ellen R., Tripp, Mary K., James, Aimee S., Carvajal, Scott C., Harrist, Ronald B., Mueller, Nancy H., Chamberlain, Robert M., Parcel, Guy S.

“…Young children are an important focus of sun-protection efforts, but there has been relatively little study of sun-protection interventions developed for…”
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Theory-Based Determinants of Youth Smoking: A Multiple Influence Approach by Carvajal, Scott C., Hanson, Carrie, Downing, Roberta A., Coyle, Karin K., Pederson, Linda L.

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Dispositional Optimism as a Protective Factor in Resisting HIV Exposure in Sexually Active Inner-City Minority Adolescents by Carvajal, Scott C, Garner, Randall L, Evans, Richard I

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Relating a Social Influence Model to the Role of Acculturation in Substance Use Among Latino Adolescents by Carvajal, Scott C., Photiades, Joanna R., Evans, Richard I., Nash, Susan G.

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PRIDE AND PRAISE by CARVAJAL, SCOTT C., ROMERO, ANDREA J.

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