Search Results - "Liechty, Janet M."

Longitudinal predictors of dieting and disordered eating among young adults in the U.S by Liechty, Janet M., Lee, Meng-Jung

“…ABSTRACT Objective To assess longitudinal associations between cognitive and behavioral characteristics in adolescence and dieting and eating pathology in…”
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Body Image Distortion and Three Types of Weight Loss Behaviors Among Nonoverweight Girls in the United States by Liechty, Janet M., Ph.D

“…Abstract Purpose To examine the relationship between body image distortion (BID) and onset of three types of weight loss behavior among nonoverweight girls in…”
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Feasibility and validity of a statistical adjustment to reduce self-report bias of height and weight in wave 1 of the Add Health study by Liechty, Janet M, Bi, Xuan, Qu, Annie

“…Bias in adolescent self-reported height and weight is well documented. Given the importance and widespread use of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent…”
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Productivity, impact, and collaboration differences between transdisciplinary and traditionally trained doctoral students: A comparison of publication patterns by Keck, Anna-Sigrid, Sloane, Stephanie, Liechty, Janet M, Fiese, Barbara H, Donovan, Sharon M

“…Transdisciplinary (TD) approaches are increasingly used to address complex public health problems such as childhood obesity. Compared to traditional…”
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Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Their Association with Breastfeeding and Child Weight Outcomes by Pineros-Leano, María, Saltzman, Jaclyn A, Liechty, Janet M, Musaad, Salma, Aguayo, Liliana

“…Children of mothers with depressive symptoms are at a higher risk for psychosocial, behavioral, and developmental problems. However, the effects of maternal…”
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Latino Immigrants, Depressive Symptoms, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Systematic Review by Pineros-Leano, Maria, Liechty, Janet M, Piedra, Lissette M

“…Abstract Background In order to address the needs of the growing Latino immigrant population, this study aimed to systematically review peer-reviewed articles…”
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Associations Between Trauma and Health Behaviors and Outcomes Among Sexual Minoritized Adults: A Scoping Review by Parker, Vanessa L., Liechty, Janet M., Cantoni, Nicole P.

“…Sexual minoritized (SM) adults experience health disparities and report higher rates of trauma history compared to heterosexual adults. This scoping review…”
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Longitudinal Associations Between Immigrant Ethnic Density, Neighborhood Processes, and Latino Immigrant Youth Depression by Lee, Meng-Jung, Liechty, Janet M.

“…Depression rates rise in adolescence and the prevalence of depression is higher among Latino adolescents than other race/ethnic groups. Ethnic density among…”
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Family correlates of childhood binge eating: A systematic review by Saltzman, Jaclyn A., Liechty, Janet M.

“…Binge Eating Disorder is the most prevalent eating disorder in the US, and binge eating has been identified in children as young as five. As part of a larger…”
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Flexible Workplace Policies: Lessons From the Federal Alternative Work Schedules Act by Liechty, Janet M., Anderson, Elaine A.

“…This case study uses a feminist framework to examine the 7-year process by which the Federal Alternative Work Schedules Act (1978 - 1985) became law and the…”
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Enhancing MSW Field Education Using Rapid Cycle Quality Improvement: Feasibility and Acceptability of an Online Weekly Feedback Tool and Process by Liechty, Janet M., Parker, Vanessa L., Keck, Anna-Sigrid

“…Rapid Cycle Quality Improvement (RCQI) is often required for behavioral health work force training and evaluation projects supported by the U.S. Health…”
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Assessing Transdisciplinary Scholarly Development: A Longitudinal Mixed Method Graduate Program Evaluation by Liechty, Janet M., Keck, Anna-Sigrid, Sloane, Stephanie, Donovan, Sharon M., Fiese, Barbara H.

“…Transdisciplinary (TD) graduate training programs are growing in number, yet little is known about their effectiveness or the development of TD attitudes and…”
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Perceptions of early body image socialization in families: Exploring knowledge, beliefs, and strategies among mothers of preschoolers by Liechty, Janet M., Clarke, Samantha, Birky, Julie P., Harrison, Kristen

“…•Few participants held definitions of body image consistent with research studies.•Most participants believed preschoolers are too young to have a body…”
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Obesity prevalence among youth investigated for maltreatment in the United States by Helton, Jesse J, Liechty, Janet M

“…Abstract The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence and correlates of obesity among youth investigated for maltreatment in the United States…”
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Toward a Developmental Conceptualization of Contributors to Overweight and Obesity in Childhood: The Six-Cs Model by Harrison, Kristen, Bost, Kelly K., McBride, Brent A., Donovan, Sharon M., Grigsby-Toussaint, Diana S., Kim, Juhee, Liechty, Janet M., Wiley, Angela, Teran-Garcia, Margarita, Jacobsohn, Gwen Costa

“…— Overweight in childhood sets the stage for a lifelong struggle with weight and eating and raises the risk of health problems, such as obesity, diabetes…”
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Eating, feeding, and feeling: emotional responsiveness mediates longitudinal associations between maternal binge eating, feeding practices, and child weight by Saltzman, Jaclyn A, Pineros-Leano, Maria, Liechty, Janet M, Bost, Kelly K, Fiese, Barbara H

“…Although it is known that maternal disordered eating is related to restrictive feeding practices, there is little research exploring mechanisms for this…”
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Sleep, but not other daily routines, mediates the association between maternal employment and BMI for preschool children by Speirs, Katherine E, Liechty, Janet M, Wu, Chi-Fang

“…Highlights • Maternal employment predicts higher child BMI percentile a year later. • Child sleep hours partially mediate the link between maternal work and…”
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Health literacy: critical opportunities for social work leadership in health care and research by Liechty, Janet M

“…One-third of U.S. adults do not have adequate health literacy to manage their health care needs; and low health literacy is a major concern due to its…”
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US Preschoolers' Media Exposure and Dietary Habits: The primacy of television and the limits of parental mediation by Harrison, Kristen, Liechty, Janet M.

“…A potential barrier to healthy eating in childhood is media marketing of obesogenic foods, yet little research has linked young children's media and dietary…”
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Health literacy and parent attitudes about weight control for children by Liechty, Janet M., Saltzman, Jaclyn A., Musaad, Salma M.

“…•Weight loss information sources and strategies endorsed by parents were assessed.•We compared parents with low and adequate health literacy (HL).•Parents with…”
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