Search Results - "Kugler, Kari"

Optimization of Multicomponent Behavioral and Biobehavioral Interventions for the Prevention and Treatment of HIV/AIDS by Collins, Linda M., Kugler, Kari C., Gwadz, Marya Viorst

“…To move society toward an AIDS-free generation, behavioral interventions for prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS must be not only effective, but also…”
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Factorial experiments: efficient tools for evaluation of intervention components by Collins, Linda M, Dziak, John J, Kugler, Kari C, Trail, Jessica B

“…An understanding of the individual and combined effects of a set of intervention components is important for moving the science of preventive medicine…”
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Timing of First Sexual Intercourse and Young Adult Health Outcomes by Vasilenko, Sara A., Ph.D, Kugler, Kari C., Ph.D., M.P.H, Rice, Cara E., Ph.D., M.P.H

“…Abstract Purpose To examine how age of onset of sexual intercourse is associated with past-year and lifetime sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and…”
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Applying and advancing behavior change theories and techniques in the context of a digital health revolution: proposals for more effectively realizing untapped potential by Moller, Arlen C., Merchant, Gina, Conroy, David E., West, Robert, Hekler, Eric, Kugler, Kari C., Michie, Susan

“…As more behavioral health interventions move from traditional to digital platforms, the application of evidence-based theories and techniques may be doubly…”
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The effect of substantiated and unsubstantiated investigations of child maltreatment and subsequent adolescent health by Kugler, Kari C., Guastaferro, Kate, Shenk, Chad E., Beal, Sarah J., Zadzora, Kathleen M., Noll, Jennie G.

“…Children with substantiated child maltreatment (CM) experience adverse health outcomes. However, it is unclear whether substantiation vs. an investigation not…”
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Patterns of Adolescent Sexual Behavior Predicting Young Adult Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Latent Class Analysis Approach by Vasilenko, Sara A., Kugler, Kari C., Butera, Nicole M., Lanza, Stephanie T.

“…Adolescent sexual behavior is multidimensional, yet most studies of the topic use variable-oriented methods that reduce behaviors to a single dimension. In…”
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Long-Term Consequences of Early Sexual Initiation on Young Adult Health: A Causal Inference Approach by Kugler, Kari C., Vasilenko, Sara A., Butera, Nicole M., Coffman, Donna L.

“…Although early sexual initiation has been linked to negative outcomes, it is unknown whether these effects are causal. In this study, we use propensity score…”
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Development of a theory-based questionnaire to assess structure and control in parent feeding (SCPF) by Savage, Jennifer S, Rollins, Brandi Y, Kugler, Kari C, Birch, Leann L, Marini, Michele E

“…Parents shape children's eating environments and act as powerful socialization agents, impacting young children's behavioral controls of food intake. Most…”
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itMatters: Optimization of an online intervention to prevent sexually transmitted infections in college students by Wyrick, David L., Tanner, Amanda E., Milroy, Jeffrey J., Guastaferro, Kate, Bhandari, Sandesh, Kugler, Kari C., Thorpe, Shemeka, Ware, Samuella, Miller, Alicia M., Collins, Linda M.

“…Objective To describe an iterative approach to developing an online intervention targeting the intersection of alcohol use and sexual behaviors among first…”
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Sexual sensation seeking, hookups, and alcohol consumption among first-year college students by Thorpe, Shemeka, Ware, Samuella, Tanner, Amanda E., Kugler, Kari C., Guastaferro, Kate, Milroy, Jeffrey J., Wyrick, David L.

“…To explore sexual sensation seeking (SSS) among an ethnically-diverse sample of first-year college students and their hookup behaviors. 1,480 first-year…”
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Designing a childhood obesity preventive intervention using the multiphase optimization strategy: The Healthy Bodies Project by Francis, Lori A, Nix, Robert L, BeLue, Rhonda, Keller, Kathleen L, Kugler, Kari C, Rollins, Brandi Y, Savage, Jennifer S

“…Background/Aims: Preventing the development of childhood obesity requires multilevel, multicomponent, comprehensive approaches. Study designs often do not…”
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Application of the multiphase optimization strategy to a pilot study: an empirical example targeting obesity among children of low-income mothers by Kugler, Kari C, Balantekin, Katherine N, Birch, Leann L, Savage, Jennifer S

“…Emerging approaches to building more efficient and effective behavioral interventions are becoming more widely available. The current paper provides an…”
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Latent Classes of Adolescent Sexual and Romantic Relationship Experiences: Implications for Adult Sexual Health and Relationship Outcomes by Vasilenko, Sara A., Kugler, Kari C., Lanza, Stephanie T.

“…Adolescents' sexual and romantic relationship experiences are multidimensional but often studied as single constructs. Thus, it is not clear how different…”
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Factors Distinguishing Youth Who Report Self-Injurious Behavior: A Population-Based Sample by Taliaferro, Lindsay A., PhD, MPH, Muehlenkamp, Jennifer J., PhD, Borowsky, Iris W., MD, PhD, McMorris, Barbara J., PhD, Kugler, Kari C., PhD

“…Abstract Objective To identify factors distinguishing adolescents across 3 groups: no self-harm, nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) only, and NSSI and suicide…”
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Testing the Efficacy of Motivational Strategies, Empathic Reflections, and Lifelike Features in a Computerized Intervention for Alcohol Use: A Factorial Trial by Grekin, Emily R., Beatty, Jessica R., McGoron, Lucy, Kugler, Kari C., McClure, Jennifer B., Pop, Damaris E., Ondersma, Steven J.

“…Although computer delivered brief interventions (CDBIs) have been effective in reducing alcohol use, few studies have examined which components of CDBIs are…”
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Examining the Effects of an Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program by Risk Profiles: A More Nuanced Approach to Program Evaluation by Vasilenko, Sara A., Glassman, Jill R., Kugler, Kari C., Peskin, Melissa F., Shegog, Ross, Markham, Christine M., Emery, Susan Tortolero, Coyle, Karin K.

“…The objective of the study was to examine whether latent class analysis (LCA) could (1) identify distinct subgroups of youth characterized by multiple risk and…”
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Development and Psychometric Properties of the Sleep Parenting Scale for Infants by Lo, Brian K., McTernan, Melissa L., Haines, Jess, Savage, Jennifer S., Kugler, Kari C., Haneuse, Sebastien, Redline, Susan, Taveras, Elsie M., Davison, Kirsten K.

“…Although infants' sleep behaviors are shaped by their interactions with parents at bedtime, few tools exist to capture parents' sleep parenting practices. This…”
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Optimizing a community-engaged multi-level group intervention to reduce substance use: an application of the multiphase optimization strategy by Windsor, Liliane Cambraia, Benoit, Ellen, Smith, Douglas, Pinto, Rogério M, Kugler, Kari C

“…Rates of alcohol and illicit drug use (AIDU) are consistently similar across racial groups (Windsor and Negi, J Addict Dis 28:258-68, 2009; Keyes et al. Soc…”
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Evaluating individual intervention components: making decisions based on the results of a factorial screening experiment by Collins, Linda M, Trail, Jessica B, Kugler, Kari C, Baker, Timothy B, Piper, Megan E, Mermelstein, Robin J

“…ABSTRACT The multiphase optimization strategy (MOST) is a framework for not only evaluating but also optimizing behavioral interventions. A tool critical for…”
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First-year college students' alcohol and hookup behaviours: sexual scripting and implications for sexual health promotion by Thorpe, Shemeka, Tanner, Amanda E., Kugler, Kari C., Chambers, Brittany D., Ma, Alice, Jenkins Hall, Wendasha, Ware, Samuella, Milroy, Jeffrey J., Wyrick, David L.

“…This study used a sexual scripting framework to analyse data from the Online College Social Life Survey to examine the role of individual, (e.g. gender, race…”
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