Search Results - "Gibbons, Frederick X."

Social comparison: The end of a theory and the emergence of a field by Buunk, Abraham P., Gibbons, Frederick X.

“…The past and current states of research on social comparison are reviewed with regard to a series of major theoretical developments that have occurred in the…”
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Meta-Analysis of the Relationship Between Risk Perception and Health Behavior: The Example of Vaccination by Brewer, Noel T, Chapman, Gretchen B, Gibbons, Frederick X, Gerrard, Meg, McCaul, Kevin D, Weinstein, Neil D

“…Background: Risk perceptions are central to many health behavior theories. However, the relationship between risk perceptions and behavior, muddied by…”
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From Willingness to Intention: Experience Moderates the Shift From Reactive to Reasoned Behavior by Pomery, Elizabeth A., Gibbons, Frederick X., Reis-Bergan, Monica, Gerrard, Meg

“…Three studies compared the predictive validity of three proximal antecedents to risk behavior: behavioral intention (BI), behavioral expectation (BE), and…”
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Exploring the Link Between Racial Discrimination and Substance Use: What Mediates? What Buffers? by Gibbons, Frederick X., Etcheverry, Paul E., Stock, Michelle L., Gerrard, Meg, Weng, Chih-Yuan, Kiviniemi, Marc, O'Hara, Ross E.

“…The relation between perceived racial discrimination and substance use was examined in 2 studies that were based on the prototype-willingness model (Gibbons,…”
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Depression among Black Youth; Interaction of Class and Place by Assari, Shervin, Gibbons, Frederick X, Simons, Ronald

“…Although high socioeconomic status (SES) is traditionally conceptualized as a health protective factor, recent literature has documented positive associations…”
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A dual-process approach to health risk decision making: The prototype willingness model by Gerrard, Meg, Gibbons, Frederick X., Houlihan, Amy E., Stock, Michelle L., Pomery, Elizabeth A.

“…Although dual-process models in cognitive, personality, and social psychology have stimulated a large body of research about analytic and heuristic modes of…”
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Digital methylation assessments of alcohol and cigarette consumption account for common variance in accelerated epigenetic ageing by Lei, Man-Kit, Gibbons, Frederick X., Gerrard, Meg, Beach, Steven R.H., Dawes, Kelsey, Philibert, Robert

“…Smoking and Heavy Alcohol Consumption (HAC) are established risk factors for myriad complex disorders of ageing. Yet many prior studies of Epigenetic Ageing…”
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Methylation of FKBP5 is associated with accelerated DNA methylation ageing and cardiometabolic risk: replication in young-adult and middle-aged Black Americans by Beach, Steven R. H., Ong, Mei Ling, Lei, Man-Kit, Carter, Sierra E., Simons, Ronald L., Gibbons, Frederick X., Philibert, Robert A.

“…Methylation of FKBP5 is involved in the regulation of the stress response and is influenced by early stress exposure. Two CpG sites, cg20813374 and cg00130530,…”
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Perceived Discrimination among Black Youth: An 18-Year Longitudinal Study by Assari, Shervin, Gibbons, Frederick X, Simons, Ronald L

“…: Recent research has suggested vulnerability to perceived racial discrimination (PRD) as a mechanism behind high levels of depression seen in high…”
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An Examination of Risk Factors for Tobacco and Cannabis Smoke Exposure in Adolescents Using an Epigenetic Biomarker by Andersen, Allan, Gerrard, Meg, Gibbons, Frederick X., Beach, Steven R. H., Philibert, Robert

“…Objective: Evolving patterns of nicotine and cannabis use by adolescents require new tools to understand the changing epidemiology of these substances. Here we…”
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A simple, rapid, interpretable, actionable and implementable digital PCR based mortality index by Philibert, Robert, Long, Jeffrey D., Mills, James A., Beach, S. R. H., Gibbons, Frederick X., Gerrard, Meg, Simons, Ron, Pinho, Paulo B., Ingle, Douglas, Dawes, Kelsey, Dogan, Timur, Dogan, Meeshanthini

“…Mortality assessments are conducted for both civil and commercial purposes. Recent advances in epigenetics have resulted in DNA methylation tools to assess…”
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The impact of recent alcohol use on genome wide DNA methylation signatures by Philibert, Robert A, Plume, Jeffrey M, Gibbons, Frederick X, Brody, Gene H, Beach, Steven R H

“…Chronic alcohol intake is associated with a wide variety of adverse health outcomes including depression, diabetes, and heart disease. Unfortunately, the…”
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Reversion of AHRR Demethylation Is a Quantitative Biomarker of Smoking Cessation by Philibert, Robert, Hollenbeck, Nancy, Andersen, Eleanor, McElroy, Shyheme, Wilson, Scott, Vercande, Kyra, Beach, Steven R H, Osborn, Terry, Gerrard, Meg, Gibbons, Frederick X, Wang, Kai

“…Smoking is the largest preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in the world. Although there are effective pharmacologic and behavioral treatments for…”
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Using Images to Increase Exercise Behavior: Prototypes Versus Possible Selves by Ouellette, Judith A., Hessling, Robert, Gibbons, Frederick X., Reis-Bergan, Monica, Gerrard, Meg

“…This study investigated the impact of health-related prototypes and possible selves on exercise behavior. In addition, this study examined if these effects…”
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The Strong African American Families Program: Longitudinal Pathways to Sexual Risk Reduction by Murry, Velma McBride, Ph.D, Berkel, Cady, Ph.D, Brody, Gene H., Ph.D, Gibbons, Meg, Ph.D, Gibbons, Frederick X., Ph.D

“…Abstract Purpose To identify the mechanisms by which intervention-induced increases in adaptive parenting were associated with a reduction in sexual risk…”
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Longitudinal study of e-cigarette use and onset of cigarette smoking among high school students in Hawaii by Wills, Thomas A, Knight, Rebecca, Sargent, James D, Gibbons, Frederick X, Pagano, Ian, Williams, Rebecca J

“…ObjectiveUse of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) is prevalent among adolescents, but there is little knowledge about the consequences of their use. We…”
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Ethnic Pride and Self-Control Related to Protective and Risk Factors: Test of the Theoretical Model for the Strong African American Families Program by Wills, Thomas A, Murry, Velma McBride, Brody, Gene H, Gibbons, Frederick X, Gerrard, Meg, Walker, Carmella, Ainette, Michael G

“…Objective. To test a theoretical model of how ethnic pride and self-control are related to risk and protective factors. Design. A community sample of 670…”
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Sun Protection Intervention for Highway Workers: Long-Term Efficacy of UV Photography and Skin Cancer Information on Men’s Protective Cognitions and Behavior by Stock, Michelle L., Gerrard, Meg, Gibbons, Frederick X., Dykstra, Jennifer L., Mahler, Heike I. M., Walsh, Laura A., Kulik, James A.

“…Background The risk for skin cancer is increased among older males and outdoor workers who have high levels of ultraviolet (UV) exposure. Purpose This study…”
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Images of Smokers and Willingness to Smoke Among African American Pre-adolescents: An Application of the Prototype/Willingness Model of Adolescent Health Risk Behavior to Smoking Initiation by Gerrard, Meg, Gibbons, Frederick X., Stock, Michelle L., Lune, Linda S. Vande, Cleveland, Michael J.

“…Objective This study used the prototype/willingness model of adolescent health risk behavior to examine factors related to onset of smoking. Methods Two waves…”
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The Impact of Parenting on Risk Cognitions and Risk Behavior: A Study of Mediation and Moderation in a Panel of African American Adolescents by Cleveland, Michael J., Gibbons, Frederick X., Gerrard, Meg, Pomery, Elizabeth A., Brody, Gene H.

“…Hypotheses concerning the extent to which adolescents' cognitions mediate the relation between parenting behaviors and adolescent substance use were examined…”
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