It's all about connecting: Reasons for drug use among Latino gay men living in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/106603/1/It's all about connecting Reasons for drug use among Latino gay men living in the San Francisco Bay Area.pd

A Longitudinal Analysis of Cumulative Risks, Cumulative Promotive Factors, and Adolescent Violent Behavior

Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/93547/1/jora786.pd

Interactive voice response system (IVRS): Data quality considerations and lessons learned during a microbicide placebo adherence trial with young men who have sex with men.

Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/106616/1/Interactive voice response system IVRS Data quality considerations and lessons learned during a microbicide placebo adherence trial with young men who have sex with men.pd

Early Family Ties and Marital Stability Over 16 Years: The Context of Race and Gender

Spouses\u27 emotional ties to family early in marriage are linked to marital outcomes, but little is known about how these ties affect marital stability and whether these effects vary by race and gender. The present study examines the links between emotional ties to family of origin and in-laws in the first year of marriage and marital stability over the first 16years of marriage. Data were collected as part of a longitudinal study following Black American (n=199) and White American (n=174) married couples. Analyses revealed that perceptions of closeness to in-laws early in marriage were associated with odds of divorce over time, but the results varied by race and gender. Findings are discussed in terms of couples\u27 ties to family early in marriage and the role that in-law bonds play for marital stability. We also offer insights for practitioners who provide premarital and marital education and counseling services to couples

Early Family Ties and Marital Stability Over 16 Years: The Context of Race and Gender

Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/97276/1/fare12005.pd

Purpose and mastery as predictors of perceived health and substance use problems

We explored whether purpose in life and mastery predicted perceived physical health and problematic substance use among a sample of emerging adults who reported ever using alcohol or drugs. We examined perceived stress and coping as potential mediators of these associations and explored whether parental support moderated any of these associations. In a sample of emerging adults from across the United States (N = 2,564; Mage = 20.87, standard deviation = 1.75; 49.6% male), purpose in life and mastery were associated with better‐perceived health and fewer negative consequences of drug use via lower perceived stress and coping. In addition, parental support modified the relationship between purpose in life and stress and coping. The findings suggest potential health benefits associated with a greater purpose in life and mastery and indicate that parental support may enhance these associations.Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/150587/1/jcop22200_am.pdfhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/150587/2/jcop22200.pd

Psychosocial Disparities Among Racial/Ethnic Minority Transgender Young Adults and Young Men Who Have Sex with Men Living in Detroit

Purpose: Transgender populations in the United States experience unique inequities in health and social well-being; however, they continue to be categorized with men who have sex with men (MSM) in HIV surveillance. To illustrate the differences in the lived realities of young MSM and transgender youth, we compare psychosocial outcomes across a sample of transgender and MSM youth from Detroit. Methods: Data for this study come from a community-based cross-sectional survey of young adults (ages 18?29) living in Detroit who identify as transgender and/or as cisgender young men who have sex with men (YMSM). Using participants' geographic location within the city of Detroit, we matched transgender participants (N=26) to YMSM (N=123) living in the same area, and compared the prevalence in risk and resilience indicators across the two groups. Results: Transgender participants were more likely than YMSM to experience socioeconomic vulnerability across several indicators, including lower educational attainment and workforce participation, greater residential instability, and higher lifetime experiences of transactional sex. Transgender participants were more likely than YMSM to report poorer health status, higher symptoms of depression and anxiety, and greater experiences of daily hassles and gender-related discrimination. Transgender participants did not differ from YMSM peers on health-promotive factors, including self-esteem, coping mastery, purpose in life, or social support. Conclusions: Our findings underscore the importance of addressing the social and economic inequities experienced by transgender young adults. Local- and national-level programmatic and policy interventions are recommended to alleviate the psychosocial vulnerability experienced by transgender young adults and to improve their health and social well-being.Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/140300/1/trgh.2016.0027.pd

Permissive norms and young adults' alcohol and marijuana use: The role of online communities

Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/106614/1/Permissive norms and young adults' alcohol and marijuana use The role of online communities.pd

Trajectories of organized activity participation among urban adolescents: Associations with young adult outcomes

Organized activity participation provides opportunities for adolescents to develop assets that may support favorable outcomes in young adulthood. Activity participation may be especially beneficial for marginalized youth because they are likely to face stressors that increase risk of negative outcomes. We used growth mixture modeling to identify activity participation trajectories among African American adolescents in an urban, disadvantaged community (Wave 1: mean age = 14.86 years, standard deviation = 0.64; 49% male, N = 681). We also investigated if young adult outcomes differed by participation trajectory subgroups, the results of which suggested that a 3‐class model best fit the data: low initial and decreasing levels of participation (74%); moderate initial and consistent (21%); and moderate initial and increasing (5%). Adolescents in the increasing class reported higher life satisfaction and lower substance use in young adulthood compared to the decreasing class. Youth who increase participation in activities over time may experience greater opportunities for building assets related to positive development that support health and well‐being into young adulthood.Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/136459/1/jcop21863.pdfhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/136459/2/jcop21863_am.pd

Innovative recruitment using online networks: Lessons learned from an online study of alcohol and other drug use utilizing a web-based Respondent Driven Sampling (webRDS) strategy

Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/106623/1/Innovative recruitment using online networks Lessons learned from an online study of alcohol and other drug use utilizing a web-based Respondent Driven Sampling webRDS strategy.pd