2020
Methods to Account for Uncertainty in Latent Class Assignments When Using Latent Classes as Predictors in Regression Models, with Application to Acculturation Strategy Measures.
Elliott M, Zhao Z, Mukherjee B, Kanaya A, Needham B. Methods to Account for Uncertainty in Latent Class Assignments When Using Latent Classes as Predictors in Regression Models, with Application to Acculturation Strategy Measures. Epidemiology 2020, 31: 194-204. PMID: 31809338, PMCID: PMC7480960, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000001139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMeasurement error modelJoint modelRegression parametersLatent classesLikelihood-basedLatent class modelSimulation studyClass modelTwo-stage modelClassError modelPrimary interestAcculturation behaviorsMeasurement errorSouth Asian immigrantsLatent class analysisAsian immigrantsTrue classUncertaintyClass analysisEstimationStrategy measures
2017
Acculturation Strategies and Symptoms of Depression: The Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) Study
Needham B, Mukherjee B, Bagchi P, Kim C, Mukherjea A, Kandula N, Kanaya A. Acculturation Strategies and Symptoms of Depression: The Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) Study. Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health 2017, 20: 792-798. PMID: 28748299, PMCID: PMC5785586, DOI: 10.1007/s10903-017-0635-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptoms of depressionDepressive symptomsUS cultureSouth Asian immigrantsAcculturation strategiesElevated symptoms of depressionSocial supportSelf-reported social supportUndertreated mental disordersCES-D scaleAsian immigrantsSouth Asian culturesElevated symptomsLatent class analysisMental disordersCES-DIntegrated classesSouth AsiansMediators of AtherosclerosisAsian culturesDepressionLatent classesClass analysisAcculturationSymptoms
2016
Acculturation Strategies Among South Asian Immigrants: The Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) Study
Needham B, Mukherjee B, Bagchi P, Kim C, Mukherjea A, Kandula N, Kanaya A. Acculturation Strategies Among South Asian Immigrants: The Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) Study. Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health 2016, 19: 373-380. PMID: 26928020, PMCID: PMC5003760, DOI: 10.1007/s10903-016-0372-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSouth Asian immigrantsAcculturation strategiesAsian immigrantsCross-cultural psychologySouth AsiansCultural attitudesEpidemiological cohort dataAcculturationImmigrantsHigher levels of incomeTheoretical frameworkLevel of incomeSociodemographic correlatesLatent class analysisLatent class regression analysisReligious affiliationMethodological approachConceptual ambiguityClass analysisAssimilationAmerica StudyMediators of AtherosclerosisUSAsiansGroup of individuals