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Keeping Your Guard Up: Hypervigilance Among Urban Residents Affected By Community And Police Violence by Smith, Nichole A., Voisin, Dexter R., Yang, Joyce P., Tung, Elizabeth L.

“…Hypervigilance, a state of heightened awareness and watchfulness, is a consequence of violence that has been linked to adverse psychosocial outcomes. Although…”
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Conceptualizing the Effects of Continuous Traumatic Violence on HIV Continuum of Care Outcomes for Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in the United States by Quinn, Katherine G., Spector, Antoinette, Takahashi, Lois, Voisin, Dexter R.

“…The United States (US) is on track to achieve the 90-90-90 targets set forth by UNAIDS and the National HIV/AIDS strategy, yet significant racial disparities…”
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ART Adherence Among Men Who Have Sex with Men Living with HIV: Key Challenges and Opportunities by Quinn, Katherine G., Voisin, Dexter R.

“…Purpose of Review In the USA, gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionately affected by HIV. High levels of adherence to…”
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The Relationship Between Violence Syndemics and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among African American Adolescents: Implications for Future Research by Voisin, Dexter R., Takahashi, Lois M.

“…We present a conceptual framework based on a review of the literature to highlight the interconnecting and reinforcing elements of a violence syndemic and how…”
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Community Violence Exposure and Adolescent Delinquency: Examining a Spectrum of Promotive Factors by Chen, Pan, Voisin, Dexter R., Jacobson, Kristen C.

“…This study examined whether promotive factors (future expectations, family warmth, school attachment, and neighborhood cohesion) moderated relationships…”
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The Public Health Implications of Violence Exposures: Violence and Immunological Factors Among Perinatally HIV-Infected Youth by Voisin, Dexter R., Ph.D

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Psychological distress, drug use, sexual risks and medication adherence among young HIV-positive Black men who have sex with men: exposure to community violence matters by Quinn, Katherine, Voisin, Dexter R., Bouris, Alida, Schneider, John

“…In the USA, Black males are disproportionately affected by community violence and HIV. The aim of this study was to assess whether exposures to community…”
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Antecedents of sibling aggression and bullying victimization: The parallel and serial contributions of depressive symptoms and substance use by Lawrence, Timothy I., Hong, Jun Sung, Espelage, Dorothy L., Voisin, Dexter R.

“…Sibling aggression has been recognized as a common form of family violence. However, further research is needed to elucidate several antecedents of sibling…”
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Multiple Dimensions of Stigma and Health Related Factors Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men by Quinn, Katherine, Voisin, Dexter R., Bouris, Alida, Jaffe, Kate, Kuhns, Lisa, Eavou, Rebecca, Schneider, John

“…This study is among the first to examine the association between multiple domains of HIV-related stigma and health-related correlates including viral load and…”
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Validation of the Brief Symptom Inventory–18 Among Low-Income African American Adolescents Exposed to Community Violence by Kim, Dong Ha, Michalopoulos, Lynn Murphy, Voisin, Dexter R.

“…African American youth, especially those who reside in low resourced communities, are exposed to higher levels of exposure to community violence relative to…”
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Family Stress and Youth Mental Health Problems: Self-Efficacy and Future Orientation Mediation by Kim, Dong Ha, Bassett, Sarah M., So, Suzanna, Voisin, Dexter R.

“…The following study assessed whether future orientation and self-esteem mediated the relationship between family stress and mental health problems among…”
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Social Networks Moderate the Syndemic Effect of Psychosocial and Structural Factors on HIV Risk Among Young Black Transgender Women and Men who have Sex with Men by Teixeira da Silva, Daniel, Bouris, Alida, Voisin, Dexter, Hotton, Anna, Brewer, Russell, Schneider, John

“…The interaction between the cumulative effect of psychosocial and structural factors (i.e. syndemic effect) and social networks among young Black transgender…”
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Future Orientation as a Protective Factor for African American Adolescents Exposed to Community Violence by So, Suzanna, Gaylord-Harden, Noni K., Voisin, Dexter R., Scott, Darrick

“…For African American youth disproportionately exposed to community violence and the associated risk of externalizing behaviors, developmental assets that…”
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A Longitudinal Analysis of Antiretroviral Adherence Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men by Voisin, Dexter R., Ph.D, Quinn, Katherine, Ph.D, Kim, Dong Ha, Ph.D, Schneider, John, M.D

“…Abstract Purpose Young black men who have sex with men (YBMSM) experience poorer antiretroviral therapy (ART) medication adherence relative to their white…”
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Pathways From Bullying Victimization to Suicidal Thoughts Among Urban African American Adolescents: Applying the General Strain Theory by Hong, Jun Sung, Choi, Jungtae, Lawrence, Timothy I, Yan, Yueqi, Takahashi, Lois M, Voisin, Dexter R

“…The present study explores the relationship between bullying victimization and suicidal thoughts among African American adolescents in urban neighborhoods. The…”
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Bullying victimization and perpetration: some answers and more questions by Voisin, Dexter R., Takahashi, Lois, Miller, David B., Hong, Jun Sung

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The association between exposure to community violence and somatic symptoms through bullying victimization among African American adolescents in Chicago: A developmental trauma approach by Lawrence, Timothy I., Hong, Jun S., Sopchak, Kelly S., Voisin, Dexter R.

“…Background The developmental trauma theory suggests that traumatic events impede the ability of individuals to form interpersonal relationships, impair…”
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Would Caring Teachers Buffer the Link Between Violence Victimization and Early Sexual Initiation? Comparing Heterosexual and Non-Heterosexual African American Youth by Hong, Jun Sung, Valido, Alberto, Hahm, Hyeouk Chris, VanHook, Cortney R., Espelage, Dorothy L., Voisin, Dexter R.

“…This study investigated the relationship between youth violence exposures (i.e., peer and neighborhood) and early sexual initiation. It also explored whether…”
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Exposure to Community Violence and Sexual Behaviors Among African American Youth: Testing Multiple Pathways by Voisin, Dexter R., Hotton, Anna, Neilands, Torsten

“…African American youth bear a disproportionate burden of sexually transmitted infections. A growing number of studies document that youth exposure to community…”
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You're an Open Target to Be Abused: A Qualitative Study of Stigma and HIV Self-Disclosure Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men by BIRD, Jason D. P, VOISIN, Dexter R

“…The HIV/AIDS epidemic is a health crisis among Black men who have sex with men (MSM). HIV-related stigma presents a primary barrier to sexual communication and…”
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