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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 4 of 4 Research Studies DisplayedEskreis-Winkler L, Shulman EP, Young V
Using wise interventions to motivate deliberate practice.
This study examined whether psychologically "wise" interventions targeting expectancies and values-stock antecedents of ordinary effortful behaviors-could motivate nonexperts to engage in deliberate practice and improve their achievement. Its findings provide preliminary support for the heretofore untested hypothesis that deliberate practice submits to the same laws that govern typical forms of effortful behavior.
AHRQ-funded; HS022990.
Citation: Eskreis-Winkler L, Shulman EP, Young V .
Using wise interventions to motivate deliberate practice.
J Pers Soc Psychol 2016 Nov;111(5):728-44. doi: 10.1037/pspp0000074.
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Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Education, Young Adults
Upadhya KK, Jalazo ER, Connor KA
AHRQ Author: Mistry KB
Optimizing preconception health among young women: what are we missing?
This study evaluated whether receipt of specific preconception counseling topics differs between teen, young adult, and older mothers. It found that teen mothers were less than half as likely to be counseled about taking folic acid, 4 times more likely to be counseled about vaccines, and twice as likely to be counseled about mental health before pregnancy compared with adult mothers.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Upadhya KK, Jalazo ER, Connor KA .
Optimizing preconception health among young women: what are we missing?
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2016 Oct;29(5):464-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2016.02.010.
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Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Sexual Health, Maternal Care, Pregnancy, Women, Young Adults
Bertrand KA, Baer HJ, Orav EJ
Early life body fatness, serum anti-mullerian hormone, and breast density in young adult women.
Researchers examined associations of early life body fatness, serum anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) concentrations, and breast density among 172 women in the Dietary Intervention Study in Children (DISC). They found no evidence that current or early life BMI influences AMH concentrations in later life. Women with higher concentrations of AMH had similar percent and absolute dense breast volume, but lower nondense volume.
AHRQ-funded; HS019789.
Citation: Bertrand KA, Baer HJ, Orav EJ .
Early life body fatness, serum anti-mullerian hormone, and breast density in young adult women.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2016 Jul;25(7):1151-7. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-16-0185.
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Keywords: Cancer: Breast Cancer, Children/Adolescents, Obesity, Women, Young Adults
Wisk LE, Weitzman ER
Substance use patterns through early adulthood: results for youth with and without chronic conditions.
As there have been no nationally representative studies of substance use during this period for these medically vulnerable youth, the authors examined onset and intensification of these behaviors for a national sample of youth with and without chronic conditions. Youth with chronic medical conditions (YCMC) were more likely to engage in any and heavier substance use; transition years and early adulthood were periods of peak risk for YCMC compared with their healthy peers.
AHRQ-funded; HS000063.
Citation: Wisk LE, Weitzman ER .
Substance use patterns through early adulthood: results for youth with and without chronic conditions.
Am J Prev Med 2016 Jul;51(1):33-45. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2016.01.029.
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Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Children/Adolescents, Chronic Conditions, Substance Abuse, Young Adults