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Follow-up Difficulty and Retention: Evaluating Potential Attrition Bias in a Longitudinal Substance Abuse Treatment Study
BACKGROUND: Participant attrition threatens validity in longitudinal research. Non-random attrition creates "attrition bias," that could compromise result generalizability. This study explores the impact of attrition on a ... -
Foreclosure Counseling with Latino Households: Policy Assumptions in a Changing Demographic Landscape
Social work practice and scholarship was historically rooted in the development and analysis of policy (Rodriguez, Ostrow, & Kemp, 2016). Yet, little work has extended our knowledge base on the factors surrounding the ... -
"I'm afraid I won't make it to 19": Longitudinal Development and Impact of Future Orientation on Health Risk Behaviors among African American and Latino Young Men
How young people conceptualize and cognitively represent their futures- as full of positive potential or constraints and negative possibilities--bears influence on their developmental trajectories. Future orientation is ... -
Incarceration and the life course: Predictors, correlates, and consequences of juvenile incarceration
The United States has the highest juvenile incarceration rate of any industrialized nation in the world. Research has shown that incarceration can have many iatrogenic effects on youth as they transition to adulthood. The ... -
Informing integrated interventions for trauma and smoking: The role of gender from childhood to adulthood
Integrated interventions for trauma and substance use often overlook smoking despite evidence that interpersonal traumas and smoking are related. When integrated treatments are specifically designed to address smoking and ... -
“It's Always in the Back of your Mind”: LGBTQ Partners’ Experiences of Discrimination in Health Care for Serious Illnesses
Abstract “It's Always in the Back of your Mind”: LGBTQ Partners’ Experiences of Discrimination in Health Care for Serious Illnesses Danae G. Dotolo Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Taryn Lindhorst, Professor School of ... -
“It’s Not You; It’s Me:” The Representation of Teen Dating Violence in Young Adult Literature and its Implications for Prevention
PURPOSE: Teen dating violence (TDV) continues to be a significant social justice issue. The prevention of TDV requires an attention to risk and protective factors across ecological system levels. The media is one of the ... -
Judging parents: Courts, child welfare, and criteria for terminating parental rights
(2013-04-17)Few legal proceedings in the U.S. have more profound consequences for families than the termination of parental rights. Previously described as family law's "death penalty," termination leads to the complete severance of ... -
Mental Health Experiences within the Hmong American LGBTQ Community: A Qualitative Research Project
This qualitative research project explores the life experiences of six second-generation Hmong Americans individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, queer, or questioning (LGBTQ). The six participants ... -
The Mental Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Older Adults: Do Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Play Differential Roles?
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender older adults evidence significant physical and mental health disparities as a result of their marginalized status, yet little is known regarding pathways that link risks associated ... -
A Meta-Analysis on the Relationship Between Child Maltreatment and Dating Violence in Adolescence and Young Adulthood
(2012-09-13)Objective: To investigate the relationship between experiencing child maltreatment and later involvement in an abusive dating relationship during adolescence and young adulthood (under the age of 25) and to examine possible ... -
Mexican Immigrants Under the 45th U.S. Presidency Impacts of Heightened Immigration Enforcement and Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric
The lives of various immigrant populations in the United States have been placed under a powerful microscope with the existing executive administration. Its focus on immigrants from Mexico, in particular, began during the ... -
Moving Beyond Race: Revisiting the Roles of Childhood Poverty and Other Environmental Risks as Predictors of Adolescent Gang Membership
(2012-09-13)Historically, adolescent gang membership has had pervasive effects on society, with even greater effects falling on specific communities of color. There has been a significant amount of research aimed at attempting to ... -
Multi-level factors related to deficiencies in psychological care in Washington State skilled nursing facilities
(2007)Persons living in skilled nursing facilities (SNF) have extensive psychosocial needs, yet the services provided to meet those needs appear insufficient. Facility social workers are recognized as the primary providers of ... -
Multi-Type Maltreatment and Adolescent and Adult Mental Health and Substance Use Outcomes: A Latent Class Analysis
Child abuse and neglect pose a significant threat to the health and well-being of children. Research shows that child abuse and neglect rarely occur in isolation from one another. Limited research has investigated the ... -
Native Women, Intimate Partner Violence, and Drug Use and Consequences: Prevalence and Associations Among Tribal College and University Students
Background: Research has demonstrated high rates of problematic substance use in college and American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) samples and disproportionately high rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) among Native ... -
Nonprofit Resiliency and Access to Services in King County
(2012-09-13)This study explores how King County nonprofits providing safety net services have responded to the recent economic recession. Overall, the study's findings suggest that although these organizations have suffered dramatic ... -
Overrepresented, Underserved: The Experiences of LGBTQ Youth in Girls Detention Facilities in New York State
(2013-07-23)Among LGBTQ youth, queer women, transgender and gender non-conforming youth have been particularly marginalized in social science research, social service settings, and in the community, where they are especially vulnerable ... -
Patterns of Adolescent and Young Adult Sexual Behavior: Predictors & Consequences
While risky sexual behavior can lead to negative consequences such as sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancy, sexual behavior also is a healthy part of human development. By understanding the social and ... -
Poverty and child well-being in foster care: Exploring family stress and adolescent behavior in Washington State
Poverty defines the lives of most families in the child welfare system. Children are more likely to be removed from poorer families. In the Family Stress Model, economic stress influences child well-being in biological ...