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Wootton, Angie R.; Rice, Dylan R.; McKowen, Anna Laura W.; Veldhuis, Cindy – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to increases in U.S. residents' stressors while limiting many of the resources previously available to cope with stress. Coping behaviors may contribute to the prevention or proliferation of psychological distress during and after the pandemic. Understanding these coping behaviors and associated psychological outcomes…
Descriptors: Coping, Depression (Psychology), Psychological Patterns, Stress Variables
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Bernstein, Kunsook; Han, Shinhi; Park, Chan Gi; Lee, Young-Me; Hong, OiSaeng – Health Education & Behavior, 2020
Low health literacy is closely related to a higher rate of hospitalization and of emergency services usage, leading to billions of dollars in avoidable health care costs and contributing to individuals' poor physical and mental health. While Korean Americans (KAs) have a high prevalence of general health and mental health problems, relatively…
Descriptors: Korean Americans, Depression (Psychology), Knowledge Level, Literacy
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Krause, Neal; Rainville, Gerard – Health Education & Behavior, 2020
Background: Getting a sufficient amount of sleep is an important component of living a healthy lifestyle. Consequently, it is important for researchers to identify the factors that influence sleep duration. Aims: The current study has a twofold objective. The first is to see if two types of social support are associated with sleep duration. The…
Descriptors: Correlation, Sleep, Life Style, Depression (Psychology)
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Organista, Kurt C.; Jung, Woojin; Neilands, Torsten B. – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Background: Little research has been conducted on relations between challenging working and living conditions and psychological distress in Latino migrant day laborers (LMDLs), a particularly marginalized Latino population in the United States. Aims: Consistent with a structural-environmental framework of LMDL vulnerability to health and mental…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Migrant Workers, At Risk Persons, Mental Health
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Leonard, Noelle R.; Rajan, Sonali; Gwadz, Marya V.; Aregbesola, Temi – Health Education & Behavior, 2014
The heightened level of risk for HIV infection among Black and Latino young men who have sex with men (YMSM) is driven by multilevel influences. Using cross-sectional data, we examined HIV testing patterns among urban YMSM of color in a high-HIV seroprevalence area (ages 16 to 21 years). Self-reported frequency of testing was high, with 42% of…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), At Risk Persons, African Americans, Hispanic Americans
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Groessl, Erik J.; Ho, Samuel B.; Asch, Steven M.; Stepnowsky, Carl J.; Laurent, Diana; Gifford, Allen L. – Health Education & Behavior, 2013
Objective: Chronic hepatitis C infection afflicts millions of people worldwide. Although antiviral treatments are increasingly effective, many hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients avoid treatment, do not complete or respond to treatment, or have contraindications. Self-management interventions are one option for promoting behavioral changes leading to…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Self Management, Sustainability, Health Behavior