2017
Acculturation and Syndemic Risk: Longitudinal Evaluation of Risk Factors Among Pregnant Latina Adolescents in New York City
Martinez I, Kershaw TS, Keene D, Perez-Escamilla R, Lewis JB, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Acculturation and Syndemic Risk: Longitudinal Evaluation of Risk Factors Among Pregnant Latina Adolescents in New York City. Annals Of Behavioral Medicine 2017, 52: 42-52. PMID: 28707175, PMCID: PMC6367896, DOI: 10.1007/s12160-017-9924-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant Latina adolescentsYear postpartumRisk factorsSyndemic riskSyndemic scoreLongitudinal mixed-effects modelingSubstance useIntimate partner violenceLatina adolescentsCo-occurring epidemicsHigh-risk adolescentsMixed-effects modelingPostpartum periodPartner violenceHealth outcomesPregnancyLongitudinal evaluationLongitudinal changesNew York CitySyndemicSeverityAdolescentsPostpartumRisk reductionYork City
2016
Intimate Partner Victimization and Health Risk Behaviors Among Pregnant Adolescents.
Udo IE, Lewis Lmft JB, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Intimate Partner Victimization and Health Risk Behaviors Among Pregnant Adolescents. American Journal Of Public Health 2016, 106: 1457-9. PMID: 27310354, PMCID: PMC4940642, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2016.303202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth risk behaviorsPregnant adolescentsRisk behaviorsIntimate partner victimizationInadequate physical activityGroup prenatal careAdverse health consequencesHealth care providersPartner victimizationUnhealthy dietary behaviorsAdolescent morbidityRisky sexual behaviorPrenatal carePhysical activityCare providersDietary behaviorsClinical sitesPrevention programsDisease controlHealth consequencesSubstance useBlack pregnant adolescentsSexual behaviorAdolescentsNew York City
2010
Let’s stay together: relationship dissolution and sexually transmitted diseases among parenting and non-parenting adolescents
Kershaw TS, Ethier KA, Niccolai LM, Lewis JB, Milan S, Meade C, Ickovics JR. Let’s stay together: relationship dissolution and sexually transmitted diseases among parenting and non-parenting adolescents. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2010, 33: 454-465. PMID: 20607596, PMCID: PMC3085168, DOI: 10.1007/s10865-010-9276-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
CAREGIVING HISTORY AND PRENATAL DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN LOW‐INCOME ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT WOMEN: MODERATING AND MEDIATING EFFECTS
Milan S, Kershaw T, Lewis J, Westdahl C, Rising S, Patrikios M, Ickovics J. CAREGIVING HISTORY AND PRENATAL DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN LOW‐INCOME ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT WOMEN: MODERATING AND MEDIATING EFFECTS. Psychology Of Women Quarterly 2007, 31: 241-251. DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2007.00367.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrenatal depressive symptomsDepressive symptomsYoung womenMental health interventionsPregnant young womenYoung adult womenIndependent associationLow-income adolescentsPregnant adolescentsHealth interventionsSymptomsAdult womenLatina womenMaternal inconsistencyYoung adultsPrenatal supportMaternal unavailabilityWomenDevelopmental differencesAdolescentsAssociationNegative outcomes
2006
Prenatal and Parenting Stress on Adolescent Maternal Adjustment: Identifying a High-Risk Subgroup
Holub CK, Kershaw TS, Ethier KA, Lewis JB, Milan S, Ickovics JR. Prenatal and Parenting Stress on Adolescent Maternal Adjustment: Identifying a High-Risk Subgroup. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2006, 11: 153-159. PMID: 17066314, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-006-0159-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostpartum emotional distressMaternal adjustmentEmotional distressParenting stressAdolescent mothersHigher parenting stressPrenatal stressMeasures of feelingsHigh prenatal stressPsychological developmentDistressAdolescentsEarly interventionPregnant adolescentsStress groupProspective longitudinal cohort studyHigh-risk subgroupsLongitudinal cohort studyChild health outcomesHealth outcomesMean scoreOptimal maternalCohort studyThird trimesterMonths postpartumUrban Teens: Trauma, Posttraumatic Growth, and Emotional Distress Among Female Adolescents
Ickovics JR, Meade CS, Kershaw TS, Milan S, Lewis JB, Ethier KA. Urban Teens: Trauma, Posttraumatic Growth, and Emotional Distress Among Female Adolescents. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2006, 74: 841-850. PMID: 17032088, DOI: 10.1037/0022-006x.74.5.841.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term emotional distressPosttraumatic growthEmotional distressTraumatic eventsSubsequent emotional distressBaseline emotional distressUrban adolescent girlsAdolescent girlsFemale adolescentsDistressFuture researchUrban teensTypes of eventsAdolescentsEvent typesTiming of eventsImplicationsTraumaTeensGirlsClinical practiceResearchEventsSelf-esteem, emotional distress and sexual behavior among adolescent females: Inter-relationships and temporal effects
Ethier KA, Kershaw TS, Lewis JB, Milan S, Niccolai LM, Ickovics JR. Self-esteem, emotional distress and sexual behavior among adolescent females: Inter-relationships and temporal effects. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2006, 38: 268-274. PMID: 16488825, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotional distressAdolescent femalesMore emotional distressSelf-report measuresRosenberg Self-Esteem ScaleBrief Symptom InventorySelf-Esteem ScalePerceived Stress ScaleStructural equation modelingSexual risk behaviorsSexual behaviorRisk behaviorsPsychological factorsStress ScaleSymptom InventoryEquation modelingRisky partnersAdequate fitDistressLongitudinal studyAdolescentsTemporal natureSexual historySexual activityPartners
2005
RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE AMONG ADOLESCENT MOTHERS: FREQUENCY, DYADIC NATURE, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR RELATIONSHIP DISSOLUTION AND MENTAL HEALTH
Milan S, Lewis J, Ethier K, Kershaw T, Ickovics J. RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE AMONG ADOLESCENT MOTHERS: FREQUENCY, DYADIC NATURE, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR RELATIONSHIP DISSOLUTION AND MENTAL HEALTH. Psychology Of Women Quarterly 2005, 29: 302-312. DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2005.00224.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescent mothersMental healthNulliparous adolescent femalesSignificant group differencesPrevention programsNulliparous adolescentsAdolescent femalesViolence prevention programsParental status groupsGroup differencesAdolescentsRelationship violenceMothersStatus groupsHealthPast yearHigh levelsPotential implicationsUrban communitiesDyadic natureGroup