2024
A psychometric evaluation of the PTSD Checklist for DSM‐5 among women experiencing intimate partner violence
Schick M, Sullivan T, Alfano A, Weiss N. A psychometric evaluation of the PTSD Checklist for DSM‐5 among women experiencing intimate partner violence. Journal Of Traumatic Stress 2024 PMID: 39031171, DOI: 10.1002/jts.23087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalence of posttraumatic stress disorderPTSD ChecklistPCL-5Intimate partner violenceDSM-5Self-report measures of PTSD symptomsPsychometric propertiesMeasures of PTSD symptomsPTSD diagnosisPosttraumatic stress disorderTrauma-exposed populationsPTSD prevalenceSample of community womenSelf-report measuresAdequate psychometric propertiesPartner violencePTSD symptomsStress disorderCutoff scorePsychometric evaluationInternal consistencyCommunity womenCronbach's aChecklistViolence
2023
All 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 studyStigmaIndividualsThe role of culture in the association between racial discrimination and alcohol use among North American Indigenous adolescents reporting recent drinking
Schick M, Nalven T, Egan A, Spillane N. The role of culture in the association between racial discrimination and alcohol use among North American Indigenous adolescents reporting recent drinking. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2023, 47: 1109-1118. PMID: 37095073, PMCID: PMC10289135, DOI: 10.1111/acer.15088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNorth American IndigenousNorth American Indigenous adolescentsAlcohol useStudy 1Study 2Associated with greater alcohol useNorth American Indigenous youthRacial discriminationMeasures of racial discriminationSelf-report measuresGreater alcohol useExperiences of racial discriminationReduce racial discriminationCultural affiliationIdentified alcohol useRecent drinkingBivariate correlationsAlcohol consumptionAdolescentsAlcoholAmerican IndigenousPositive associationIndigenous adolescentsDiscriminationYouth
2022
Application of the Acquired Preparedness Model for Alcohol and Cigarette Use Among Reserve-Dwelling First Nation Adolescents
Schick M, Williams J, Kirk-Provencher K, Cyders M, Spillane N. Application of the Acquired Preparedness Model for Alcohol and Cigarette Use Among Reserve-Dwelling First Nation Adolescents. Psychology Of Addictive Behaviors 2022, 36: 955-964. PMID: 34928639, PMCID: PMC9207148, DOI: 10.1037/adb0000798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcquired preparedness modelFirst Nation adolescentsCigarette useSubstance useCommunity-based participatory research projectNation adolescentsFirst Nations youthParticipatory research projectAssociated with alcoholPreparedness modelRacial/ethnic groupsConsequences of substance useSelf-report measuresEffect of urgencyAlcohol consumptionUniversity IRBReservation communitiesAlcohol useCigarette smokingCigaretteNation's youthProspective samplePositive expectationsPositive aspectsDisproportionate harmCultural identity affiliation and alcohol use and related consequences among American Indian and White adolescents: A latent profile analysis
Schick M, Egan A, Crawford M, Nalven T, Goldstein S, Spillane N. Cultural identity affiliation and alcohol use and related consequences among American Indian and White adolescents: A latent profile analysis. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2022, 46: 1846-1856. PMID: 36244045, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol-related problemsLatent class solutionAlcohol use outcomesLatent profile analysisAlcohol useCultural identityWhite adolescentsBicultural classIdentity affiliationAdverse alcohol-related outcomesOptimal 3-class solutionExperiences of historical traumaSelf-report measuresAlcohol-related outcomesClass solutionRates of alcohol useAdolescent alcohol useNon-AI youthLevels of affiliationLatent class membershipProfile analysisLatent class analysisAI adolescentsSignificant public health concernWhite samplesPerceived stress and resilience among college students: The roles of self-compassion and anxiety symptomatology
DiFonte M, Schick M, Spillane N. Perceived stress and resilience among college students: The roles of self-compassion and anxiety symptomatology. Journal Of American College Health 2022, 72: 128-134. PMID: 35114902, DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2021.2024211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-compassionAnxiety symptomatologyPerceived stressLevels of anxiety symptomatologyCollege studentsForty-five undergraduate studentsIncreasing self-compassionSelf-report measuresAnxietySymptomatologyUndergraduate studentsManaging stressEnhance resilienceCollegeResilienceStudentsPublic universityUnited StatesNortheastern United StatesParticipantsStressThe Role of Executive Functioning Deficits in the Association between Substance-use-Related Stigma and Substance use Problems among Trauma-Exposed Individuals
Wang K, Schick MR, Weiss NH. The Role of Executive Functioning Deficits in the Association between Substance-use-Related Stigma and Substance use Problems among Trauma-Exposed Individuals. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2022, 43: 171-178. PMID: 33759728, PMCID: PMC8460690, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2021.1903652.Peer-Reviewed Original Research