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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 8 of 8 Research Studies DisplayedYasui M, Choi Y, Chin M
Parental socialization of mental health in Chinese American families: what parents say and do, and how youth make meaning.
This study explored youth-reported parental socialization of mental health within Chinese American families by examining focus group data from high school and college students. The findings indicated that parents responded to youth distress in culturally consonant ways; youth engaged in active interpretation of parental messages through cultural brokering, bridging the gap between their parents' messages and mainstream concepts of mental health and help-seeking. The authors concluded that these findings revealed the significant role of culture in parental mental health socialization in Chinese American families, and emphasized the need to integrate culturally specific understandings of mental health into future interventions for Asian American youth.
AHRQ-funded; HS023007.
Citation: Yasui M, Choi Y, Chin M .
Parental socialization of mental health in Chinese American families: what parents say and do, and how youth make meaning.
Fam Process 2023 Mar;62(1):319-35. doi: 10.1111/famp.12766.
Keywords: Behavioral Health, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Family Health and History
Kim DH, Bassett SM, So S
Family stress and youth mental health problems: self-efficacy and future orientation mediation.
This study assessed whether future orientation and self-esteem affected the relationship between family stress and mental health problems among African American youth in predominantly low-income neighborhoods. Youths (mainly female, average age 15.83 years old) were sampled for family stress, self-esteem, future orientation, mental health and other covariates such as gender and sexual orientation. A correlation was found between future orientation and self-esteem levels and family stress and mental health problems.
AHRQ-funded; HS000078.
Citation: Kim DH, Bassett SM, So S .
Family stress and youth mental health problems: self-efficacy and future orientation mediation.
Am J Orthopsychiatry 2019;89(2):125-33. doi: 10.1037/ort0000371..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Family Health and History, Low-Income, Behavioral Health, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Stress, Vulnerable Populations
Ragavan MI, Fikre T, Millner U
The impact of domestic violence exposure on South Asian children in the United States: perspectives of domestic violence agency staff.
The goal of this study was to examine the needs of South Asian children subjected to domestic violence, from the perspective of staff in domestic violence agencies across the U.S. in order to determine if the children required culture-specific resources. Thirty interviews were conducted; participants described factors important to understanding the impact of domestic violence on South Asian children and discussed the development of culturally tailored resources. The findings suggests that framing South Asian children's experiences within the context of interweaving South Asian and American cultural values, with attention focused on how potential culture clashes may impact the way children that process trauma, is important. The authors recommend that further work triangulate these themes between children, parents, and extended family and in collaboration with domestic violence agencies.
AHRQ-funded; HS022242.
Citation: Ragavan MI, Fikre T, Millner U .
The impact of domestic violence exposure on South Asian children in the United States: perspectives of domestic violence agency staff.
Child Abuse Negl 2018 Feb;76:250-60. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.11.006..
Keywords: Access to Care, Children/Adolescents, Cultural Competence, Domestic Violence, Family Health and History, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Vulnerable Populations
Berge JM, Truesdale KP, Sherwood NE
Beyond the dinner table: who's having breakfast, lunch and dinner family meals and which meals are associated with better diet quality and BMI in pre-school children?.
This study examined the frequency of eating breakfast, lunch or dinner family meals and associations with pre-school children's overall diet quality and BMI percentile. The authors concluded that breakfast family meal frequency and total weekly family meal frequency were associated with healthier diet quality in non-Hispanic pre-school children but not in Hispanic children. Longitudinal research is needed to clarify the association between family meal type and child diet quality and BMI percentile.
AHRQ-funded; HS022990.
Citation: Berge JM, Truesdale KP, Sherwood NE .
Beyond the dinner table: who's having breakfast, lunch and dinner family meals and which meals are associated with better diet quality and BMI in pre-school children?.
Public Health Nutr 2017 Dec;20(18):3275-84. doi: 10.1017/s1368980017002348..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Family Health and History, Nutrition, Obesity: Weight Management, Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Heerman WJ, Taylor JL, Wallston KA
Parenting self-efficacy, parent depression, and healthy childhood behaviors in a low-income minority population: a cross-sectional analysis.
The study’s objective was to measure the associations between parenting self-efficacy, parent depressive symptoms, and preschool child behaviors that support healthy growth. It found that in this minority population, higher parenting self-efficacy was associated with longer child sleep and fewer meals in front of the TV, but parent depressive symptoms mitigated that protective effect for child sleep duration.
AHRQ-funded; HS022990.
Citation: Heerman WJ, Taylor JL, Wallston KA .
Parenting self-efficacy, parent depression, and healthy childhood behaviors in a low-income minority population: a cross-sectional analysis.
Matern Child Health J 2017 May;21(5):1156-65. doi: 10.1007/s10995-016-2214-7.
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Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Family Health and History, Depression, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Low-Income
Heerman WJ, Perrin EM, Sanders LM
Racial and ethnic differences in injury prevention behaviors among caregivers of infants.
The objective of this study is to evaluate the association between caregiver race/ethnicity and adherence to injury prevention recommendations. It concluded that a high prevalence of non-adherence to recommended injury prevention behaviors is common across racial/ethnic categories for caregivers of infants among a diverse sample of families from low-SES backgrounds.
AHRQ-funded; HS022990.
Citation: Heerman WJ, Perrin EM, Sanders LM .
Racial and ethnic differences in injury prevention behaviors among caregivers of infants.
Am J Prev Med 2016 Oct;51(4):411-8. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2016.04.020.
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Keywords: Caregiving, Family Health and History, Injuries and Wounds, Prevention, Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Williams RC, Elston RC, Kumar P
Selecting SNPs informative for African, American Indian and European Ancestry: application to the Family Investigation of Nephropathy and Diabetes (FIND).
The researchers studied individual genetic ancestry (IGA) in four samples in the Family Investigation of Nephropathy and Diabetes (FIND). They found that the identified set of ancestry informtive markers (AIMs) may be particularly useful for estimating genetic admixture in populations from the Americas. They concluded that odds ratios for the associations of IGA with disease are consistent with what is known about the incidence and prevalence of diabetic nephropathy in these populations.
AHRQ-funded; HS008365.
Citation: Williams RC, Elston RC, Kumar P .
Selecting SNPs informative for African, American Indian and European Ancestry: application to the Family Investigation of Nephropathy and Diabetes (FIND).
BMC Genomics 2016 May 4;17:325. doi: 10.1186/s12864-016-2654-x.
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Keywords: Diabetes, Family Health and History, Genetics, Neurological Disorders, Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Aycock DM, Kirkendoll KD, Coleman KC
Family history of stroke among African Americans and its association with risk factors, knowledge, perceptions, and exercise.
The authors compared modifiable risk factors, knowledge of stroke risk factors, perceived threat of stroke, perceived control of stroke, and exercise behaviors and intentions in African Americans with a family history of stroke (FHS) and those without a FHS. They found that family history of stroke was common among those studied; however, this fact did not translate into better understanding of stroke or better exercise behaviors and intentions. They recommended that more be done to identify African Americans with a FHS, especially those with multiple risk factors, in order to educate them about the significance of FHS while promoting lifestyle change and self-management.
AHRQ-funded; HS013852.
Citation: Aycock DM, Kirkendoll KD, Coleman KC .
Family history of stroke among African Americans and its association with risk factors, knowledge, perceptions, and exercise.
J Cardiovasc Nurs 2015 Mar-Apr;30(2):E1-6. doi: 10.1097/jcn.0000000000000125.
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Keywords: Education: Patient and Caregiver, Family Health and History, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Risk, Stroke