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 parentsGun violence among young adults with a juvenile crime record in North Carolina: Implications for firearm restrictions based on age and risk
Swanson JW, Tong G, Easter MM, Sivaraman JC, Gifford EJ, Gardner BO, Donnelly EA, Evans KE, Copeland WE, Swartz MS, Bonnie RJ. Gun violence among young adults with a juvenile crime record in North Carolina: Implications for firearm restrictions based on age and risk. Preventive Medicine 2022, 165: 107279. PMID: 36191654, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGun violenceCrime recordsJuvenile recordsFelony recordsCrime prevention policiesPrevalence of arrestsRates of arrestFelony convictionsCriminal offensesGun restrictionsJuvenile courtSerious offensesCrime historyFirearm restrictionsOffensesCrimePrevention policiesNorth CarolinaComparable offencesRisk-based perspectiveViolenceAge 18FirearmsYouthDelinquency adjudication
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 Research
2020
The 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