2019
Social Network Structures in African American Churches: Implications for Health Promotion Programs
Nam S, Jung S, Whittemore R, Latkin C, Kershaw T, Redeker NS, Jeon S, Vlahov D. Social Network Structures in African American Churches: Implications for Health Promotion Programs. Journal Of Urban Health 2019, 96: 300-310. PMID: 30747370, PMCID: PMC6458228, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-018-00339-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExponential random graph modelsAfrican American churchesAmerican churchesSocial network surveySocial network analysisChurch networksName generatorsSocial network structureFriendship tiesChurch-based interventionFriendship networksNetwork surveySocial networksChurchEthnic groupsAfrican American menUrban citiesRandom graph modelsAmerican menAfrican AmericansNetwork analysisNetwork-level metricsTiesEmpirical networksFriendship
2017
Factors associated with school‐aged children's body mass index in Korean American families
Jang M, Grey M, Sadler L, Jeon S, Nam S, Song H, Whittemore R. Factors associated with school‐aged children's body mass index in Korean American families. Journal Of Advanced Nursing 2017, 73: 1896-1909. PMID: 28181307, DOI: 10.1111/jan.13277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild body mass indexBody mass indexMass indexHigher child body mass indexMultivariate analysisBivariate analysisObesity risk behaviorsCross-sectional studyCommunity factorsChildren's screen timeChildhood obesityChild weightSelf-report questionnairesNumber of childrenAmerican childrenScreen timeSchool Lunch ProgramMixed effects modelsConvenient samplingLimited dataObesityChildrenParental underestimationEffects modelLunch Program