2007
Ecological Influences on Health-promoting and Health-compromising Behaviors
Cooper SM, Guthrie B. Ecological Influences on Health-promoting and Health-compromising Behaviors. Family & Community Health 2007, 30: 29-41. PMID: 17149030, DOI: 10.1097/00003727-200701000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-compromising behaviorsAfrican American adolescent femalesAdolescent femalesPositive family interactionsHealth-promoting behaviorsAdolescent engagementFamily interactionsExamination of factorsPositive familyHealth-related behaviorsSocial relationshipsEcological frameworkNeighborhood factorsEnvironmental contextEngagementNeighborhood characteristicsEcological influencesBehaviorPeersContextFindingsUnderpinningsRelationshipFemales
2002
African American Girls’ Smoking Habits and Day-to-Day Experiences With Racial Discrimination
Guthrie BJ, Young AM, Williams DR, Boyd CJ, Kintner EK. African American Girls’ Smoking Habits and Day-to-Day Experiences With Racial Discrimination. Nursing Research 2002, 51: 183-190. PMID: 12063417, DOI: 10.1097/00006199-200205000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAfrican American adolescent girlsAmerican adolescent girlsAdolescent girlsRacial discriminationPotential psychological mechanismsCross-sectional research projectPerceptions of discriminationBivariate correlational analysisPsychological mechanismsAfrican American girlsUse of licitMediation modelEffects of stressCorrelational analysisSmoking habitsStressful natureAmerican girlsDay experiencesLittle researchPerceptionSpecific health risksAbility of stressIllicit substancesGirlsDiscrimination