2010
Video-Gaming Among High School Students: Health Correlates, Gender Differences, and Problematic Gaming
Desai RA, Krishnan-Sarin S, Cavallo D, Potenza MN. Video-Gaming Among High School Students: Health Correlates, Gender Differences, and Problematic Gaming. Pediatrics 2010, 126: e1414-e1424. PMID: 21078729, PMCID: PMC3678538, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-2706.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProblematic gamingHealth correlatesMore externalizing behaviorsVideo game playingInternalizing symptomsHigh school studentsExternalizing behaviorsRegular cigarette smokingSerious fightNegative health correlatesGame playingIntervention strategiesGender differencesSchool studentsCorrelatesGamingHealth behaviorsHealth factorsDrug useGirlsBoysMore researchDepressionAggressionAdolescents
2006
Gender and weight concerns in adolescent smokers
Cavallo DA, Duhig AM, McKee S, Krishnan-Sarin S. Gender and weight concerns in adolescent smokers. Addictive Behaviors 2006, 31: 2140-2146. PMID: 16567058, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.02.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexAdolescent smokersWeight concernsSmoking-specific weight concernsYears of smokingDaily cigarette useSmoking controls weightAdolescent daily smokersMass indexMore cigarettesDaily smokersSmokingCigarette useImportant gender differencesSmokersInfluence of genderCigarettesMalesGender differencesSignificant relationshipFemalesGenderControl weightWeight