2018
Intergenerational Consequences
Rosenthal L, Earnshaw VA, Moore JM, Ferguson DN, Lewis TT, Reid AE, Lewis JB, Stasko EC, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Intergenerational Consequences. Journal Of Developmental And Behavioral Pediatrics 2018, 39: 228-237. PMID: 29176360, PMCID: PMC5866165, DOI: 10.1097/dbp.0000000000000529.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepressive symptomsSocial-emotional developmentNegative emotionalityAssociation of discriminationPregnancy distressIntergenerational consequencesEveryday discriminationInfant social-emotional developmentYears of ageUrban young womenGreater negative emotionalityFirst yearYear postpartumCommunity hospitalHealth centersPregnancySociodemographic factorsLinear regression analysisAttention skillsSignificant associationWomen's experiencesPositive emotionalityLifelong consequencesPoor healthSocioeconomic disparities
2015
The impact of group prenatal care on pregnancy and postpartum weight trajectories
Magriples U, Boynton MH, Kershaw TS, Lewis J, Rising SS, Tobin JN, Epel E, Ickovics JR. The impact of group prenatal care on pregnancy and postpartum weight trajectories. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2015, 213: 688.e1-688.e9. PMID: 26164694, PMCID: PMC4910388, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.06.066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentDepressionFemaleHumansMaleMothersPregnancyPrenatal CareSocial SupportStress, PsychologicalWeight GainWeight LossYoung AdultConceptsGroup prenatal carePostpartum weight retentionPrenatal careWeight gain trajectoriesPrenatal distressWeight trajectoriesWeight gainPrenatal depressionMonths postpartumWeight retentionPrepregnancy body mass indexLongitudinal mixed modelingPostpartum weight trajectoriesWeight change trajectoriesWeight loss trajectoriesPregnancy weight gainExcessive weight gainMedical record reviewBody mass indexCommunity health centersCluster-randomized trialEffect of depressionBaseline demographicsMass indexRecord review
2014
Housing Instability and Birth Weight among Young Urban Mothers
Carrion BV, Earnshaw VA, Kershaw T, Lewis JB, Stasko EC, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Housing Instability and Birth Weight among Young Urban Mothers. Journal Of Urban Health 2014, 92: 1-9. PMID: 25344356, PMCID: PMC4338127, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-014-9913-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHousing instabilityLow birth weightBirth weightPregnant teensHousing stabilitySocial conditionsWomen ages 14Second trimesterInfant healthCommunity hospitalHealth centersNew York CityFinancial supportPregnancySingle-family homesUrban mothersYoung womenFuture interventionsYoung mothersDelivery logsSevere stressorsSignificant predictorsWomenYork CityAge 14
2010
Parity & Untreated Dental Caries in US Women
Russell S, Ickovics J, Yaffee R. Parity & Untreated Dental Caries in US Women. Journal Of Dental Research 2010, 89: 1091-1096. PMID: 20631092, PMCID: PMC3318049, DOI: 10.1177/0022034510375282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAttitude to HealthDental CareDental CariesDental Restoration, PermanentDiet, CariogenicDMF IndexEducational StatusFemaleHealth BehaviorHumansIncomeMarital StatusMiddle AgedModels, TheoreticalOccupationsParityPregnancySmokingSocial ClassSocial SupportSocioeconomic FactorsStress, PsychologicalUnited StatesYoung Adult
2008
Experiences of Racial Discrimination & Relation to Violence Perpetration and Gang Involvement among a sample of Urban African American Men
Reed E, Silverman J, Ickovics J, Gupta J, Welles S, Santana M, Raj A. Experiences of Racial Discrimination & Relation to Violence Perpetration and Gang Involvement among a sample of Urban African American Men. Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health 2008, 12: 319-326. PMID: 18553221, DOI: 10.1007/s10903-008-9159-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdaptation, PsychologicalAdolescentAdultAgedBlack or African AmericanConfidence IntervalsCrimeCross-Sectional StudiesCultureData CollectionHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPrejudicePsychometricsResidence CharacteristicsRisk FactorsSocial AlienationSocioeconomic FactorsSpouse AbuseSpousesStress, PsychologicalUnited StatesUrban PopulationYoung Adult
2000
Infant Birth Weight Among Women With or at High Risk for HIV Infection: The Impact of Clinical, Behavioral, Psychosocial, and Demographic Factors
Ickovics J, Ethier K, Koenig L, Wilson T, Walter E, Fernandez M. Infant Birth Weight Among Women With or at High Risk for HIV Infection: The Impact of Clinical, Behavioral, Psychosocial, and Demographic Factors. Health Psychology 2000, 19: 515-523. PMID: 11129354, DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.19.6.515.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCase-Control StudiesConnecticutFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth BehaviorHIV SeropositivityHumansInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornMultivariate AnalysisNew YorkNorth CarolinaOdds RatioPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPrenatal CareRiskRisk-TakingSocial SupportSocioeconomic FactorsStress, PsychologicalConceptsLow birth weightBirth weightPregnant womenHigh riskHIV-negative pregnant womenHIV-seropositive pregnant womenInfant birth weightHIV risk factorsHIV specialty clinicsMedical chart reviewTrimester of pregnancyAdverse birth outcomesBirth outcome dataImpact of ClinicalLogistic regression analysisImpact of HIVChart reviewHIV infectionHIV-positiveBirth outcomesGestational ageHIV transmissionPrenatal clinicsWeeks postpartumRisk factorsStress and Body Shape: Stress-Induced Cortisol Secretion Is Consistently Greater Among Women With Central Fat
Epel E, McEwen B, Seeman T, Matthews K, Castellazzo G, Brownell K, Bell J, Ickovics J. Stress and Body Shape: Stress-Induced Cortisol Secretion Is Consistently Greater Among Women With Central Fat. Psychosomatic Medicine 2000, 62: 623-632. PMID: 11020091, DOI: 10.1097/00006842-200009000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStress-induced cortisol secretionCentral fat distributionCentral fatCortisol secretionHigh WHRLean womenFat distributionLow WHRFirst stress sessionHealthy premenopausal womenBody mass indexCortisol reactivityMore chronic stressCross-sectional findingsPremenopausal womenMass indexStress sessionAnimal studiesWHRChronic stressGreater riskPsychological stressLaboratory stressorWomenCortisol
1999
Social Status, Anabolic Activity, and Fat Distribution
EPEL E, ADLER N, ICKOVICS J, McEWEN B. Social Status, Anabolic Activity, and Fat Distribution. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 1999, 896: 424-426. PMID: 10681941, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb08160.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1987
The Effects of Stress on the Psychological Well-being of Army Wives: Initial Findings from a Longitudinal Study
Martin J, Ickovics J. The Effects of Stress on the Psychological Well-being of Army Wives: Initial Findings from a Longitudinal Study. Behavioral Medicine 1987, 13: 108-115. PMID: 3655357, DOI: 10.1080/0097840x.1987.9936802.Peer-Reviewed Original Research