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Enacting resilience at multiple levels during the COVID-19 pandemic: exploring communication theory of resilience for U.S. undocumented college students by King, Jesse, Kam, Jennifer A., Cornejo, Monica, Mendez Murillo, Roselia

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, college students faced a number of stressors that threatened their health and well-being. Undocumented college students faced…”
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Latina/o/x undocumented college students' perceived barriers and motivations for talking to a campus mental health professional: A focus on communication, culture, and structural barriers by Kam, Jennifer A., Hopfer, Suellen, Cornejo, Monica, Mendez Murillo, Roselia, Juarez, Daniela

“…Although undocumented students face numerous stressors that can lead to mental health strain, they often underutilize their campus mental health services. To…”
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Prospect Theory, Discrete Emotions, and Freedom Threats: An Extension of Psychological Reactance Theory by Quick, Brian L., Kam, Jennifer A., Morgan, Susan E., Montero Liberona, Claudia A., Smith, Rebecca A.

“…Consistent with earlier research supporting the use of narratives to increase message persuasiveness, this study examined the role of guilt and happiness…”
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The Stressful (and Not So Stressful) Nature of Language Brokering: Identifying When Brokering Functions as a Cultural Stressor for Latino Immigrant Children in Early Adolescence by Kam, Jennifer A., Lazarevic, Vanja

“…Language brokering remains prevalent among immigrant families, but it is widely assumed that brokering functions as a cultural stressor, resulting in adverse…”
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The Extended Theoretical Model of Communal Coping: Understanding the Properties and Functionality of Communal Coping by Afifi, Tamara D, Basinger, Erin D, Kam, Jennifer A

“…Abstract Most of the research on communal coping (CC) has assumed and found that it can enhance health, as well as strengthen entire communities, under…”
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The Effects of Language Brokering Frequency and Feelings on Mexican-Heritage Youth's Mental Health and Risky Behaviors by Kam, Jennifer A.

“…Language brokering is the communication process where individuals with no formal training (often children of immigrant families) linguistically mediate for 2…”
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Exploring the Ascribed and Avowed Identities of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Recipients in Early Adulthood by Cornejo, Monica, Kam, Jennifer A.

“…Objectives: Using symbolic interactionism theory, we explore the different identity labels that Latinx and Asian DACA recipients (Deferred Action for Childhood…”
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Exploring how cultural and structural elements relate to communal coping for separated Latina/o/x immigrant families by Mendez Murillo, Roselia, Kam, Jennifer A

“…Family immigration-related separation is incredibly stressful; however, Latina/o/x separated families might engage in communal coping to help mitigate those…”
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A Latent Profile Analysis of Undocumented College Students’ Protection-Oriented Family Communication and Strengths-Based Psychological Coping by Kam, Jennifer A, Cornejo, Monica, Marcoulides, Katerina M

“…Drawing from resilience theory, this study explored subgroups of undocumented college students (UCS) based on their patterns of protection-oriented family…”
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Appalachian and Non-Appalachian Pediatricians’ Encouragement of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Implications for Health Disparities by Krieger, Janice L., PhD, Katz, Mira L., PhD, Kam, Jennifer A., PhD, Roberto, Anthony, PhD

“…Abstract Background In medically underserved regions such as Appalachia, cervical cancer incidence and mortality are higher than the general U.S. population;…”
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Testing advocacy communication theory among undocumented college students using latent profile analysis by Cornejo, Monica, Kam, Jennifer A., Arch, Dina, Nylund-Gibson, Karen

“…Undocumented college students face systemic oppression, which they challenge through advocacy. Often, research focuses on one type of advocacy, but Advocacy…”
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The Importance of Norms and Efficacy in Predicting Undocumented College Students' Intentions to Talk to an On-Campus Mental Health Professional by Kam, Jennifer A., Mendez Murillo, Roselia, Cornejo, Monica, Mendoza, Nicole

“…Drawing from an extended version of a focus theory of normative conduct, the extended parallel process model, and self-stigma, this study examined factors that…”
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Using the Structural Influence Model to Explore U.S. Latina/O/X/E Undocumented Immigrants' COVID-19 Information Acquisition, Perceptions, and Prevention Behaviors by Molina-Rogers, Nancy, Kam, Jennifer A., Cornejo, Monica, Mendez Murillo, Roselia

“…In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. undocumented immigrants were at heightened risk of contracting COVID-19, with many of them being "frontline…”
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Using resilience theory to examine undocumented students' "know your rights" family communication by Kam, Jennifer A, Cornejo, Monica, Arch, Dina Naji, Salehuddin, Abdullah S

“…Prior research has found that to keep their family safe, some undocumented immigrants in the United States engage in "Know Your Rights" family…”
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Latinx Immigrant Youth’s Indirect and Direct Disclosures About Their Family-Undocumented Experiences, Received Emotional Support, and Depressive Symptoms by Kam, Jennifer A., Merolla, Andy J., High, Andrew C.

“…Drawing upon sensitive interaction systems theory, this study investigated Latinx immigrant youth’s indirect and direct disclosures about their…”
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Developing a multidimensional measure of marijuana-specific communication with friends by Kam, Jennifer A

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Spanish-speaking family members and non-Spanish speakers’ supportive and unsupportive communication for Latina/o/x language brokers by Murillo, Roselia Mendez, Kam, Jennifer A.

“…Past research with Latina/o/x adolescent samples has found that language brokering can be a positive experience, but at times, stressful. Although many factors…”
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Latina/o Adolescents' Family Undocumented-Status Disclosures Directed at School Counselors: A Latent Transition Analysis by Kam, Jennifer A., Gasiorek, Jessica, Pines, Rachyl, Steuber Fazio, Keli

“…For adolescents from undocumented families, school counselors may serve as a resource to draw upon for support should the adolescents decide to disclose their…”
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More Than Just Openness: Developing and Validating a Measure of Targeted Parent-Child Communication About Alcohol by Miller-Day, Michelle, Kam, Jennifer A.

“…Research addressing parent-child communication on the topic of alcohol use relies heavily on assessing frequency of discussions and general assessments of…”
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Discovering One's Undocumented Immigration Status through Family Disclosures: The Perspectives of U.S. College Students with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) by Cornejo, Monica, Kam, Jennifer A., Afifi, Tamara D.

“…Many undocumented youths who come to the United States as children are unaware of their status until family disclosure; this likely has identity implications…”
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