2010
Adolescent Pregnancy Desire and Pregnancy Incidence
Sipsma HL, Ickovics JR, Lewis JB, Ethier KA, Kershaw TS. Adolescent Pregnancy Desire and Pregnancy Incidence. Women's Health Issues 2010, 21: 110-116. PMID: 21177123, PMCID: PMC3052996, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2010.09.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnancy desirePregnancy incidencePotential confoundersAdolescent femalesAdolescent pregnancy desirePregnancy risk behaviorCross-sectional study designActive adolescent femalesPercent of participantsPregnancy prevention effortsProspective studyBaseline interviewPregnancyNonpregnant adolescentsRisk behaviorsOlder ageLogistic regressionYoung womenStudy designPrevention effortsPsychosocial correlatesIncidenceMonthsRegression analysisConfounders
2006
Reproductive Health of Urban Adolescents: Differences in the Behaviors, Cognitions, and Social Context of African-American and Puerto Rican Females
Milan S, Ethier K, Lewis J, Kershaw T, Niccolai L, Ickovics J. Reproductive Health of Urban Adolescents: Differences in the Behaviors, Cognitions, and Social Context of African-American and Puerto Rican Females. Journal Of Youth And Adolescence 2006, 35: 959-967. DOI: 10.1007/s10964-006-9084-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescent reproductive healthReproductive healthNegative reproductive health outcomesReproductive health behaviorsReproductive health outcomesPuerto Rican femalesHealth behaviorsAdolescent pregnancyHealth outcomesAdolescent femalesRacial disparitiesEthnic differencesSocioeconomic factorsAfrican American adolescentsPuerto Rican adolescentsSelf-esteem, emotional distress and sexual behavior among adolescent females: Inter-relationships and temporal effects
Ethier KA, Kershaw TS, Lewis JB, Milan S, Niccolai LM, Ickovics JR. Self-esteem, emotional distress and sexual behavior among adolescent females: Inter-relationships and temporal effects. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2006, 38: 268-274. PMID: 16488825, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotional distressAdolescent femalesMore emotional distressSelf-report measuresRosenberg Self-Esteem ScaleBrief Symptom InventorySelf-Esteem ScalePerceived Stress ScaleStructural equation modelingSexual risk behaviorsSexual behaviorRisk behaviorsPsychological factorsStress ScaleSymptom InventoryEquation modelingRisky partnersAdequate fitDistressLongitudinal studyAdolescentsTemporal natureSexual historySexual activityPartners
2005
RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE AMONG ADOLESCENT MOTHERS: FREQUENCY, DYADIC NATURE, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR RELATIONSHIP DISSOLUTION AND MENTAL HEALTH
Milan S, Lewis J, Ethier K, Kershaw T, Ickovics J. RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE AMONG ADOLESCENT MOTHERS: FREQUENCY, DYADIC NATURE, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR RELATIONSHIP DISSOLUTION AND MENTAL HEALTH. Psychology Of Women Quarterly 2005, 29: 302-312. DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2005.00224.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescent mothersMental healthNulliparous adolescent femalesSignificant group differencesPrevention programsNulliparous adolescentsAdolescent femalesViolence prevention programsParental status groupsGroup differencesAdolescentsRelationship violenceMothersStatus groupsHealthPast yearHigh levelsPotential implicationsUrban communitiesDyadic natureGroupKnowledge of sex partner treatment for past bacterial STI and risk of current STI
Niccolai LM, Ickovics JR, Zeller K, Kershaw TS, Milan S, Lewis JB, Ethier KA. Knowledge of sex partner treatment for past bacterial STI and risk of current STI. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2005, 81: 271. PMID: 15923301, PMCID: PMC1744984, DOI: 10.1136/sti.2004.012872.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPartner treatmentCurrent infectionLigase chain reaction testingSex partner treatmentCross-sectional analysisPast STIBacterial STIsCurrent STIRepeat infectionsPast infectionHealth clinicsIndex patientsPast diagnosisReaction testingSex partnersYounger ageInfectionYoung womenAdolescent femalesSex partnershipsVulnerable populationsSTIsPatientsPartner managementTreatmentThe influence of pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and human immunodeficiency virus perceived susceptibility patterns on sexual risk reduction for adolescent females
Kershaw T, Ethier K, Milan S, Lewis J, Niccolai L, Meade C, Ickovics J. The influence of pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and human immunodeficiency virus perceived susceptibility patterns on sexual risk reduction for adolescent females. Journal Of Community Psychology 2005, 33: 313-331. DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman immunodeficiency virusSexual risk behaviorsSubsequent STDSexual riskRisk behaviorsCurrent sexual risk behaviorSexual behaviorHigh sexual riskLow sexual riskRisky sexual behaviorImmunodeficiency virusSTD acquisitionYoung womenAdolescent femalesSexual historyPregnancyRiskSTDsSignificant changesSubgroupsMultiple outcomesHigher numberDiseaseRisk perceptionWomen
2003
Perceived susceptibility to pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease among pregnant and nonpregnant adolescents
Kershaw T, Niccolai L, Ethier K, Lewis J, Ickovics J. Perceived susceptibility to pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease among pregnant and nonpregnant adolescents. Journal Of Community Psychology 2003, 31: 419-434. DOI: 10.1002/jcop.10059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHormonal contraceptive useContraceptive useSexual partnersAdolescent femalesSexual outcomesHormonal contraception useInconsistent condom useReproductive health outcomesPercent of participantsWhite raceContraception useHealth outcomesCondom useSexual consequencesUrban adolescent femalesPast yearPregnancyOutcomesSusceptibilityFemalesPersonal factorsYearsCondoms