2021
How Black Teen Girls Navigate Social Media to Form Romantic Relationships
Weser VU, Opara I, Sands BE, Fernandes CF, Hieftje KD. How Black Teen Girls Navigate Social Media to Form Romantic Relationships. Social Media + Society 2021, 7: 20563051211033823. PMID: 34858631, PMCID: PMC8634895, DOI: 10.1177/20563051211033823.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTeen girlsPolitical leaningsGirls' experiencesSocial mediaExperiences of racismFocus groupsCOVID-19 social distancingInductive thematic analysisCultural invalidationParticipants' practicesRomantic partnersThematic analysisTrue selfEthnic groupsMajor themesPhotos indexPartner selection processRomantic relationshipsSocial distancingBlack stereotypesExperienceSign of biasPotential romantic partnersRacismPractice
2018
Adolescents' perceptions of flavored tobacco products, including E-cigarettes: A qualitative study to inform FDA tobacco education efforts through videogames
Camenga DR, Fiellin LE, Pendergrass T, Miller E, Pentz MA, Hieftje K. Adolescents' perceptions of flavored tobacco products, including E-cigarettes: A qualitative study to inform FDA tobacco education efforts through videogames. Addictive Behaviors 2018, 82: 189-194. PMID: 29573891, PMCID: PMC6699146, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.03.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco control strategiesTobacco product useTobacco productsE-cigarettesProduct useE-cigarette advertisementsE-cigarette useTraditional cigarettesNovel interventionsFDA's effortsEducation effortsFocus groupsQualitative studyGroupThematic analysisAdolescents' perceptionsParticipantsRisk communicationCigarettesCTPrevention
2014
The use of message framing to promote sexual risk reduction in young adolescents: a pilot exploratory study
Camenga DR, Hieftje KD, Fiellin LE, Edelman EJ, Rosenthal MS, Duncan LR. The use of message framing to promote sexual risk reduction in young adolescents: a pilot exploratory study. Health Education Research 2014, 29: 360-366. PMID: 24452229, PMCID: PMC3959207, DOI: 10.1093/her/cyt156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV prevention interventionsSexual risk behaviorsSexual risk reductionPilot exploratory studyHIV/AIDSYoung adolescentsFocus groupsHealth behaviorsMultidisciplinary teamRisk behaviorsSexual activitySimilar proportionsPreliminary dataHealth materialsGroup transcriptsRisk reductionAdolescentsSexual initiationExploratory studyThematic analysisPregnancyGroupInitiationAIDS