2024
Negative Life Events and Emotional Symptoms From Ages 2 to 30 Years
Copeland W, Keen R, Tong G, Shanahan L. Negative Life Events and Emotional Symptoms From Ages 2 to 30 Years. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2429448. PMID: 39207754, PMCID: PMC11362870, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.29448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional analysisEmotional symptomsNegative life eventsAssociated with emotional symptomsLife eventsYoung adulthoodAssociated with increased mental health symptomsCohort study analyzed dataStressful eventsTraumatic eventsMental health symptomsCross-sectional associationsLongitudinal analysisAged 2Years of follow-upStudy analyzed dataDevelopmental periodIndividuals aged 2Lifetime traumatic eventsHealth symptomsMain OutcomesLate adolescenceEmotional functioningCohort studyPrimary outcome
2023
Violent Experiences and Patterns of Firearm Ownership From Childhood to Young Adulthood
Sivaraman J, Tong G, Easter M, Swanson J, Copeland W. Violent Experiences and Patterns of Firearm Ownership From Childhood to Young Adulthood. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2336907. PMID: 37851447, PMCID: PMC10585415, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.36907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGun ownershipGun accessViolent experiencesFirearm accessGun cultureViolent exposuresLate 20sGun ownersFirearm ownershipViolent eventsYoung adulthoodSurvey dataIncident rate ratiosOwnershipViolenceRural countiesOpportune timeAge cohortsAge 25First waveAccessConsistent accessHigher relative riskGreat Smoky Mountains StudyExperience
2022
Long-term Outcomes of Childhood Family Income Supplements on Adult Functioning
Copeland WE, Tong G, Gaydosh L, Hill SN, Godwin J, Shanahan L, Costello EJ. Long-term Outcomes of Childhood Family Income Supplements on Adult Functioning. JAMA Pediatrics 2022, 176: 1020-1026. PMID: 35994270, PMCID: PMC9396462, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.2946.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term outcomesLongitudinal cohort studyCohort studyOngoing longitudinal cohort studyAge 30 yearsMental health symptomsSubstance use symptomsFunctional outcomePositive adultsMAIN OUTCOMEDepressive symptomsHealth symptomsSymptomsAge 25Physical healthAnxiety symptomsLonger durationOutcomesChildhoodChildrenSupplementsAmerican IndiansParticipantsAdultsNumber of parents
2021
Childhood Gun Access, Adult Suicidality, and Crime
Copeland WE, Tong G, Gifford EJ, Easter MM, Shanahan L, Swartz MS, Swanson JW. Childhood Gun Access, Adult Suicidality, and Crime. Pediatrics 2021, 148: e2020042291. PMID: 34210740, PMCID: PMC8785707, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-042291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-incarceration outcomes for individuals who continued methadone treatment while in Connecticut jails, 2014–2018
Haas A, Viera A, Doernberg M, Barbour R, Tong G, Grau LE, Heimer R. Post-incarceration outcomes for individuals who continued methadone treatment while in Connecticut jails, 2014–2018. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2021, 227: 108937. PMID: 34371235, PMCID: PMC8819627, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-fatal overdoseMethadone treatmentFatal overdosesOpioid use disorderSignificant decreaseCase-control studyMedication-based treatmentEligible menMethadone programsFatal overdoseUse disordersMethadoneOverdosePost-release outcomesGreater likelihoodTreatmentOverdosesOutcomesResumptionNew HavenCorrectional centresReincarceration
2020
Gun-Related and Other Violent Crime After Involuntary Commitment and Short-Term Emergency Holds.
Swanson JW, Tong G, Robertson AG, Swartz MS. Gun-Related and Other Violent Crime After Involuntary Commitment and Short-Term Emergency Holds. The Journal Of The American Academy Of Psychiatry And The Law 2020, 48: 454-467. PMID: 33020171, DOI: 10.29158/jaapl.200082-20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe life-course association of birth-weight genes with self-rated health
Tong G, Guo G. The life-course association of birth-weight genes with self-rated health. Biodemography And Social Biology 2020, 65: 268-286. PMID: 32727274, PMCID: PMC8607814, DOI: 10.1080/19485565.2020.1765733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-rated healthGood self-rated healthBirth weightHigh birth weightHealth behavioral factorsNormal range BMILife course associationHigher BMIBirth cohortAge groupsBMIGenetic factorsBehavioral factorsGenetic tendencyNon-Hispanic White samplesPositive associationRetirement StudyHealthGenetic variantsLater life courseImpact of genesAssociationLife courseWeightCohort
2012
ERP correlates of social conformity in a line judgment task
Chen J, Wu Y, Tong G, Guan X, Zhou X. ERP correlates of social conformity in a line judgment task. BMC Neuroscience 2012, 13: 43. PMID: 22554347, PMCID: PMC3405473, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2202-13-43.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial frontal negativityLine judgment taskBehavioral adjustmentLevel of incongruenceSocial conformityJudgment taskNeural processingParticipants' choicesNon-social situationsGroup membersParticipant's own choiceSame-sex group membersGroup choiceOwn choiceERP correlatesFrontal negativityIncongruent trialsBrain potentialsExpectancy violationRecent brainBrain responsesSame stimuliBrain signalsIndividual participantsBackgroundPrevious research