2020
First tobacco product tried among adolescents based on race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status
Grobman B, Wu R, Jackson A, Bold KW, Morean ME, Camenga DR, Davis DR, Simon P, Krishnan-Sarin S, Kong G. First tobacco product tried among adolescents based on race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Addictive Behaviors 2020, 113: 106666. PMID: 33130462, PMCID: PMC8194003, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106666.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst tobacco productRace/ethnicityTobacco productsSocioeconomic statusE-cigarettesLow socioeconomic statusTobacco product useLogistic regression modelsDifferent tobacco productsTobacco product usersMiddle socioeconomic statusMultinomial logistic regression modelsTobacco useGreater oddsPrevention strategiesReference groupAnalytic sampleCross-sectional survey dataProduct useCigarettesRegression modelsBluntEthnicityNon-Hispanic white studentsConnecticut high schools
2018
Trajectories of E-Cigarette and Conventional Cigarette Use Among Youth
Bold KW, Kong G, Camenga DR, Simon P, Cavallo DA, Morean ME, Krishnan-Sarin S. Trajectories of E-Cigarette and Conventional Cigarette Use Among Youth. Pediatrics 2018, 141: e20171832. PMID: 29203523, PMCID: PMC5744268, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-1832.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
A preliminary experimental investigation of peer influence on risk-taking among adolescent smokers and non-smokers
Cavalca E, Kong G, Liss T, Reynolds EK, Schepis TS, Lejuez CW, Krishnan-Sarin S. A preliminary experimental investigation of peer influence on risk-taking among adolescent smokers and non-smokers. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2012, 129: 163-166. PMID: 23131775, PMCID: PMC3578974, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.09.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeer influenceRisk-taking behaviorAdolescent risk-taking behaviorMeasures of impulsivityBIS-11 scoresAdolescent smokersDependent measuresCounterbalanced orderExperimental sessionsPeer componentLaboratory settingAdolescentsSignificant interactionRelationship of changesSmoking statusEpidemiological evidenceTobacco useSmokersImpulsivityMean numberMeasuresGreater increaseRelationshipTaskSimilar relationshipA Review of Culturally Targeted/Tailored Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Interventions for Minority Adolescents
Kong G, Singh N, Krishnan-Sarin S. A Review of Culturally Targeted/Tailored Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Interventions for Minority Adolescents. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2012, 14: 1394-1406. PMID: 22614548, PMCID: PMC3509015, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/nts118.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Maintenance of Quality of Life Improvements in Diverse Rural Older Adults
Scogin F, Morthland M, Kaufman A, Chaplin W, Kong G. Maintenance of Quality of Life Improvements in Diverse Rural Older Adults. Psychology And Aging 2011, 26: 475-479. PMID: 21417535, PMCID: PMC3222293, DOI: 10.1037/a0022130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyOlder adultsDiverse Rural Older AdultsSix-month followEvidence-based treatmentsQuality of lifeMaintenance of effectsRural older adultsPretreatment levelsPosttreatment gainsPsychological symptomsDisadvantaged sampleMaintenance of qualityTreatment effectsLife improvementAfrican AmericansFollowAdultsParticipantsTherapySymptoms