2023
Depressive symptoms, alcohol use, and alcohol-related consequences: the moderating role of gender among American Indian adolescents
Schick M, Hostetler K, Kirk-Provencher K, Spillane N. Depressive symptoms, alcohol use, and alcohol-related consequences: the moderating role of gender among American Indian adolescents. Journal Of Ethnicity In Substance Abuse 2023, ahead-of-print: 1-17. PMID: 37222686, PMCID: PMC10667562, DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2023.2216162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol-related consequencesDepressive symptomsAlcohol use frequencyAlcohol useAI adolescentsAssociated with alcohol-related consequencesInteraction of depressive symptomsCo-occurrence of depressionTreatment of alcohol useReducing alcohol useSelf-report questionnairesLifetime alcohol useAmerican Indian adolescentsAssociated with increased riskGender-sensitive recommendationsIntervention effortsEvaluate gender differencesModerating roleAdolescentsGender differencesIndian adolescentsNear reservationsDepressionSymptomsCo-occurrenceAll Positive Constructs are Not Equal: Positive Affect, Happiness, and Life Satisfaction in Relation to Alcohol and Mental Health Outcomes
Schick M, Trinh C, Todi A, Spillane N. All Positive Constructs are Not Equal: Positive Affect, Happiness, and Life Satisfaction in Relation to Alcohol and Mental Health Outcomes. International Journal Of Applied Positive Psychology 2023, 8: 467-484. DOI: 10.1007/s41042-023-00103-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health outcomesPositive affectLife satisfactionOnline battery of self-report measuresBattery of self-report measuresAssociated with coping motivesAssociated with anxiety symptomsPositive constructsAssociated with depressive symptomsPositive psychological constructsSelf-report measuresHealth outcomesAssociated with alcoholConfirmatory factor analysisConformity motivesOnline batteryAnxiety symptomsFactor structureDepressive symptomsPsychological constructsSubjective happinessAlcohol useAffectFactor analysisUndergraduate studentsThe Role of Emotion Dysregulation in the Association Between Substance Use Stigma and Depressive Symptoms Among Trauma-Exposed, Substance-Using Individuals
Wang K, Schick M, Quinn D, Weiss N. The Role of Emotion Dysregulation in the Association Between Substance Use Stigma and Depressive Symptoms Among Trauma-Exposed, Substance-Using Individuals. Stigma And Health 2023, 8: 243-251. PMID: 37577451, PMCID: PMC10419118, DOI: 10.1037/sah0000313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotion dysregulationSubstance use stigmaDepressive symptomsPositive emotion dysregulationTrauma-exposed individualsSubstance-using adultsSelf-report measuresAdverse mental health outcomesSubstance-using individualsSubstance use severityMental health outcomesPositive emotionsStigma copingTraumatic eventsCommunity sampleIntervention effortsInitial supportUse severityRole of dysregulationMental healthStigma experiencesCommunity participantsCurrent studyStigmaIndividuals
2022
Depression and alcohol use in American Indian adolescents: The influence of family factors
Schick M, Nalven T, Thomas E, Weiss N, Spillane N. Depression and alcohol use in American Indian adolescents: The influence of family factors. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2022, 46: 141-151. PMID: 35076972, PMCID: PMC8988920, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCo-occurrence of depressionDepressive symptomsAlcohol useFamily factorsFamily warmthGreater depressive symptomsStatistically significant positive associationCulturally sensitive preventionNationally representative sampleAI adolescentsInfluence of family factorsSignificant positive associationParental monitoringGreater alcohol useRepresentative sampleSensitive preventionTreatment approachesAlcohol misuseGeneral populationLevels of parental monitoringAmerican Indian adolescentsPositive associationSymptomsDepressionIndian adolescents
2021
A Framework for the Adaptation of Positive Psychological Interventions to North American Indigenous Populations
Schick M, Kirk-Provencher K, Goldstein S, Nalven T, Spillane N. A Framework for the Adaptation of Positive Psychological Interventions to North American Indigenous Populations. Prevention Science 2021, 22: 913-922. PMID: 34296375, PMCID: PMC8501455, DOI: 10.1007/s11121-021-01282-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive psychology interventionsPsychological interventionsDevelopment of brief interventionsPositive psychological characteristicsPositive psychology researchDecrease depressive symptomsIncreased well-beingRandomized controlled trialsPromote positive emotionsDepressive symptomsBrief interventionHealth outcomesPsychological researchPositive emotionsReview of preliminary dataSubstance usePsychological characteristicsIndigenous thoughtIndigenous groupsIndigenous communitiesIndigenous viewsStrengths-basedControlled trialsWhite AmericansWell-being
2020
Comparison of latent typologies of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression symptoms across military personnel from India and the US
Contractor A, Weiss N, Schick M, Natesan Batley P, Forkus S, Sharma R. Comparison of latent typologies of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression symptoms across military personnel from India and the US. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2020, 70: 102195. PMID: 32035292, PMCID: PMC7074844, DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2020.102195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderLow-severity classHighest severity classStress disorderDepressive symptomsPTSD classU.S. sampleOptimal class solutionMulti-group invarianceClass solutionSubgroups of individualsLatent class solutionAnxiety severityMilitary personnelAlcohol useDepressionCulturally-sensitive interventionsHigher severityDisordersSeveral classesHeterogeneous subgroupsModeratelyIndia samplesSymptomsSeverity