Search Results - "Ensminger, M E"

Welfare and psychological distress : a longitudinal study of African American urban mothers by ENSMINGER, M. E

“…This paper examines the psychological impact of receiving welfare. The prospective longitudinal data are from a cohort of African American mothers (N = 833)…”
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Childhood, Adolescent, and Young Adult Predictors of Suicidal Behaviors: A Prospective Study of African Americans by Juon, Hee-Soon, Ensminger, Margaret E.

“…This study examined the lifetime prevalence of suicidal behaviors and their relation to social integration, depression, and aggression/substance use in a…”
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The inner city and drug use: initial findings from an epidemiological study by Ensminger, Margaret E, Anthony, James C, McCord, Joan

“…Although scientific and policy statements regarding drugs often suggest that there are grave problems of drug use within America's inner cities, the evidence…”
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Sexual activity and problem behaviors among black, urban adolescents by Ensminger, M.E

“…This article focuses on whether sexual activity is best considered in the same paradigm as adolescent substance use and assault or separately. Among black,…”
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Mechanisms for maternal age differences in birth weight by Strobino, D M, Ensminger, M E, Kim, Y J, Nanda, J

“…The authors studied three hypothesized explanations for reduced birth weights of infants born to US adolescent mothers--social disadvantage, biologic…”
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Social environment and vulnerability of low birth weight children : a social-epidemiological perspective by MCGAUHEY, P. J, STARFIELD, B, ALEXANDER, C, ENSMINGER, M. E

“…This study examined the impact of low birth weight on children's health and assessed the influence of the social environment on various aspects of health in…”
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The Influence of Patterns of Welfare Receipt During the Child-Rearing Years on Later Physical and Psychological Health by Ensminger, Margaret E., Juon, Hee-Soon

“…This study examined interrelations among welfare receipt, social integration, and later physical and mental health in a cohort of African American mothers from…”
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Inhalants to heroin: a prospective analysis from adolescence to adulthood by Johnson, Eric O., Schütz, Christian G., Anthony, James C., Ensminger, Margaret E.

“…Recent cross-sectional studies have indicated that inhalant use might be a vulnerability marker for the development of heroin use. This study is the first…”
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Social role functioning by adolescents with psychiatric disorders by Riley, A W, Ensminger, M E, Green, B, Kang, M

“…To identify aspects of social role functioning that are impaired in adolescents with specific psychiatric disorders in order to improve the psychiatric…”
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Epidemiology of suicidal behavior among Korean adolescents by Juon, H S, Nam, J J, Ensminger, M E

“…The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of suicidal behaviors and their relation to background characteristics, social integration, academic…”
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Partner-specific condom use among adolescent women clients of a family planning clinic by Plichta, Stacey B., Weisman, Carol S., Nathanson, Constance A., Ensminger, Margaret E., Robinson, J.Courtland

“…Because inconsistent condom use could put adolescent women at an increased risk for sexually transmitted diseases, it is important to understand when and with…”
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Childhood and adolescent antecedents of substance use in adulthood by Ensminger, Margaret E., Juon, Hee Soon, Fothergill, Kate E.

“…ABSTRACT Aims To examine childhood antecedents of marijuana and cocaine use in adulthood. Design Epidemiological, longitudinal cohort study of African American…”
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A longitudinal study of developmental trajectories to young adult cigarette smoking by JUON, Hee-Soon, ENSMINGER, Margaret E, SYDNOR, Kim Dobson

“…This study examined smoking trajectories between adolescence and adulthood in an African American cohort followed prospectively from first grade to age 32. We…”
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Individual and Organizational Predictors of High School Track Placement by Jones, James D., Vanfossen, Beth E., Ensminger, Margaret E.

“…Using students' characteristics and measures of the organizational dimensions of schools from the High School and Beyond study, the authors confirm the…”
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Gender differences in the effect of unemployment on psychological distress by Ensminger, M E, Celentano, D D

“…In this paper we examine whether unemployment has a differential impact on the expression of psychological distress among men and women. Based on the…”
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Adolescent Women's Contraceptive Decision Making by Weisman, Carol S., Plichta, Stacey, Nathanson, Constance A., Chase, Gary A., Ensminger, Margaret E., Robinson, J. Courtland

“…A modified rational decision model incorporating salient events and social influences (particularly from sexual partners) is used to analyze adolescent women's…”
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Adolescents’ Knowledge of Their Health Insurance Coverage by Ryan, Sheryl A, Millstein, Susan G, Kang, Myungsa, Ensminger, Margaret E, Starfield, Barbara, Irwin, Charles E

“…Purpose: To determine the accuracy of adolescents’ self-report of health insurance coverage, using parents’ report as a comparison standard. Methods: Two…”
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Black grandmothers in multigenerational households: diversity in family structure and parenting involvement in the Woodlawn community by Pearson, J.L, Hunter, A.G, Ensminger, M.E, Kellam, S.G

“…we report here the frequency of black grandmothers' coresidence in households with first-grade children, their patterns of involvement in parenting, and the…”
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The health profile of incarcerated male youths by Forrest, C B, Tambor, E, Riley, A W, Ensminger, M E, Starfield, B

“…To identify the health needs of adolescent males incarcerated in a juvenile justice facility and to compare their health profiles with those of male…”
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School Leaving: A Longitudinal Perspective Including Neighborhood Effects by Ensminger, Margaret E., Lamkin, Rebecca P., Jacobson, Nora

“…Using 1970 and 1980 census data from 202 tracts in the Chicago metropolitan region, we examine whether neighborhoods influence the likelihood of high school…”
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