Search Results - "Szapocznik, J"

Longitudinal Impacts of Precision Greenness on Alzheimer’s Disease by Brown, S. C., Aitken, W. W., Lombard, J., Parrish, A., Dewald, J. R., Ma, R., Messinger, S., Liu, S., Nardi, M. I., Rundek, T., Szapocznik, J.

“…Background The potential for greenness as a novel protective factor for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) requires further exploration. Objectives This study assesses…”
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Long-term effects of brief strategic family therapy for adolescent substance users by Horigian, Viviana E, Feaster, D.J, Robbins, M.S, Brincks, A, Perez, M.A, Szapocznik, J

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The Effect of a Family Therapy and Technology-Based Intervention on Caregiver Depression by Eisdorfer, Carl, Czaja, Sara J., Loewenstein, David A., Rubert, Mark P., Argüelles, Soledad, Mitrani, Victoria B., Szapocznik, José

“…Purpose: The majority of persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD) are cared for at home by a family member such as a spouse or daughter. Caregiving places…”
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Adapting the Structural Family Systems Rating to Assess the Patterns of Interaction in Families of Dementia Caregivers by Mitrani, Victoria B., Feaster, Daniel J., McCabe, Brian E., Czaja, Sara J., Szapocznik, Jose

“…Purpose: This study adapted the Structural Family Systems Ratings (SFSR), an observational measure of family interactions, for dementia caregivers. This…”
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Longitudinal impacts of greenness on cardiovascular disease conditions by Brown, S C, Aitken, W, Lombard, J, Wang, K, Parrish, A, Nardi, M, Kardys, J, Szapocznik, J

“…Abstract Introduction Environmental determinants of health, such as greenness, play an increasing role in our understanding of cardiovascular disease, and can…”
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The Relationship of Built Environment to Perceived Social Support and Psychological Distress in Hispanic Elders: The Role of “Eyes on the Street” by Brown, Scott C., Mason, Craig A., Lombard, Joanna L., Martinez, Frank, Plater-Zyberk, Elizabeth, Spokane, Arnold R., Newman, Frederick L., Pantin, Hilda, Szapocznik, José

“…Background Research on contextual and neighborhood effects increasingly includes the built (physical) environment's influences on health and social well-being…”
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Nativity and Years in the Receiving Culture as Markers of Acculturation in Ethnic Enclaves by Schwartz, Seth J., Pantin, Hilda, Sullivan, Summer, Prado, Guillermo, Szapocznik, José

“…The current study was conducted to ascertain the validity of two commonly used markers of acculturation (nativity and years in the receiving culture) in an…”
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Prevalence of Dementia in Three Ethnic Groups: The South Florida Program on Aging and Health by Demirovic, Jasenka, Prineas, Ronald, Loewenstein, David, Bean, Judy, Duara, Ranjan, Sevush, Steven, Szapocznik, Jose

“…To determine the prevalence of cognitive impairment and dementia in a multi-ethnic community, we examined a population sample of 2,759 elderly (65 years of age…”
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Brief Strategic Family Therapy: twenty-five years of interplay among theory, research and practice in adolescent behavior problems and drug abuse by Szapocznik, J, Williams, R A

“…This article describes a systematic program of research that focuses on Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT) and the adaptations that were developed based on…”
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Familias Unidas: a family-centered ecodevelopmental intervention to reduce risk for problem behavior among Hispanic adolescents by Coatsworth, J Douglas, Pantin, Hilda, Szapocznik, Jose

“…This paper describes the theoretical and empirical foundations of Familias Unidas, a multilevel, family-centered intervention designed to prevent problem…”
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Efficacy of Brief Strategic Family Therapy in Modifying Hispanic Adolescent Behavior Problems and Substance Use by Santisteban, Daniel A, Coatsworth, J. Douglas, Perez-Vidal, Angel, Kurtines, William M, Schwartz, Seth J, LaPerriere, Arthur, Szapocznik, José

“…This study investigated the efficacy of brief strategic family therapy (BSFT) with Hispanic behavior problem and drug using youth, an underrepresented…”
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The role of families in adolescent HIV prevention: a review by Perrino, T, González-Soldevilla, A, Pantin, H, Szapocznik, J

“…Recent research has highlighted the significant contribution families make in the prevention of HIV risk behaviors among adolescents. As the most proximal and…”
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Longitudinal Relationships Between Cognitive Functioning and Depressive Symptoms Among Hispanic Older Adults by Perrino, Tatiana, Mason, Craig A., Brown, Scott C., Spokane, Arnold, Szapocznik, José

“…This study examines the relationship between cognitive functioning and depressive symptoms across 3 years in a prospective study of 273 community-dwelling,…”
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A person-centered and ecological investigation of acculturation strategies in Hispanic immigrant youth by Coatsworth, J. Douglas, Maldonado-Molina, Mildred, Pantin, Hilda, Szapocznik, José

“…Understanding the processes of acculturation in ethnic minority populations is one of the central tasks of crosscultural research. Addressing challenges of…”
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Built Environment and Physical Functioning in Hispanic Elders: The Role of "Eyes on the Street" by Brown, Scott C., Mason, Craig A., Perrino, Tatiana, Lombard, Joanna L., Martinez, Frank, Plater-Zyberk, Elizabeth, Spokane, Arnold R., Szapocznik, José

“…Background: Research on neighborhood effects increasingly includes the influences of the built environment on health and social well-being. Objectives: In this…”
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Ecodevelopmental HIV Prevention Programs for Hispanic Adolescents by Pantin, Hilda, Schwartz, Seth J, Sullivan, Summer, Prado, Guillermo, Szapocznik, José

“…The purpose of this article is to illustrate how an ecodevelopmental perspective on risk and protection can be applied to the study and prevention of unsafe…”
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Concordance Among Biological, Interview, and Self-Report Measures of Drug Use Among African American and Hispanic Adolescents Referred for Drug Abuse Treatment by Dillon, Frank R, Turner, Charles W, Robbins, Michael S, Szapocznik, José

“…This study examined the concordance among urine assays, interview measures, and self-report measures of marijuana and cocaine use among 190…”
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Family Functioning, Identity, and Problem Behavior in Hispanic Immigrant Early Adolescents by Schwartz, Seth J., Pantin, Hilda, Prado, Guillermo, Sullivan, Summer, Szapocznik, José

“…The present study investigated the role of identity in the relationship between family functioning and behavior problems in a sample of Hispanic immigrant…”
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Religious involvement, coping, social support, and psychological distress in HIV-seropositive African American mothers by Prado, Guillermo, Feaster, Daniel J, Schwartz, Seth J, Pratt, Indira Abraham, Smith, Lila, Szapocznik, José

“…This study used a cross-sectional design to examine the role of religious involvement within a stress-process framework. Participants were 252 urban,…”
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Family Psychology and Cultural Diversity: Opportunities for Theory, Research, and Application by Szapocznik, José, Kurtines, William M

“…This article builds on the authors' work with troubled Hispanic youth and their families to extend the concept of contextualism. First, it discusses family and…”
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