2014
Loneliness and health risk behaviours among Russian and U.S. adolescents: a cross-sectional study
Stickley A, Koyanagi A, Koposov R, Schwab-Stone M, Ruchkin V. Loneliness and health risk behaviours among Russian and U.S. adolescents: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 2014, 14: 366. PMID: 24735570, PMCID: PMC4020347, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth risk behaviorsSexual risk behaviorsRisk behaviorsSubstance useHigher oddsCross-sectional studyAdolescent health risk behaviorsU.S. adolescentsSchool-based surveyBinge drinkingDepressive symptomsAlcohol consumptionLogistic regressionAdolescent substance useEffective interventionsDemographic characteristicsLifetime useIllicit drugsSexual behaviorHealth assessmentLifetime marijuana useMarijuana useBoysGirlsAdolescents
2005
Early to Bed: A Study of Adaptation Among Sexually Active Urban Adolescent Girls Younger Than Age Sixteen
MARTIN A, RUCHKIN V, CAMINIS A, VERMEIREN R, HENRICH CC, SCHWAB-STONE M. Early to Bed: A Study of Adaptation Among Sexually Active Urban Adolescent Girls Younger Than Age Sixteen. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2005, 44: 358-367. PMID: 15782083, DOI: 10.1097/01.chi.0000153226.26850.fd.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrban adolescent girlsPsychosocial adaptationSexual activityAdolescent girlsActive urban adolescent girlsActive adolescent girlsPrior sexual intercourseLower school gradesBlack ethnicityHigh riskMultivariate analysisTeenage pregnancyActive girlsSexual intercourseSocioeconomic statusVulnerable populationsSelf-report surveyHealth assessmentGlobal measuresLower scoresGirlsGradeNew Haven