Menthol and non-menthol cigarette use among Black smokers in Southern CaliforniaJennifer B Unger
School of Community and Global Health, Claremont Graduate University, 180 E Via Verde, Suite 100, San Dimas, CA 91773, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 12:398-407. 2010
..This study examined associations between demographic, psychological, attitudinal, social, and cultural factors and menthol smoking among Black adults...
- Heritability of smoking, alcohol use, and psychological characteristics among adolescent twins in Qingdao, China
Jennifer B Unger
Claremont Graduate University, 180 E Via Verde, San Dimas, CA 91773, USA
Asia Pac J Public Health 23:568-80. 2011
..Previous studies of genetic and environmental influences on adolescent substance use have been limited to Western samples...
Stressful life events and smoking behaviors in Chinese adolescents: a longitudinal analysisCara L Booker
Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 9:1085-94. 2007
..Findings indicate that smoking among male adolescents in China may not be the result of stress; however, in females stress may contribute to the decision to smoke. Future directions are discussed...
- A longitudinal analysis of stressful life events, smoking behaviors, and gender differences in a multicultural sample of adolescents
Cara L Booker
Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Alhambra, California 91803, USA
Subst Use Misuse 43:1521-43. 2008
..Two significant interactions were found. Findings indicate there are differential effects of stressful events between genders which may lead to smoking experimentation or intentions to smoke. Implications and limitations are discussed...
- Marijuana use among Latino adolescents: gender differences in protective familial factors
Andrew Lac
Department of Psychology, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California, USA
Subst Use Misuse 46:644-55. 2011
..Results are discussed in the light of the concurrent socialization processes of family and gender in Latino culture and its relation to preventing delinquent behaviors such as marijuana use...
Overweight, body image, and depression in Asian and Hispanic adolescentsBin Xie
School of Community and Global Health, Claremont Graduate University, San Dimas, CA 91773, USA
Am J Health Behav 34:476-88. 2010
..To prospectively investigate associations between overweight and depressive symptoms in Asian and Hispanic adolescents...
- Parent-child acculturation patterns and substance use among Hispanic adolescents: a longitudinal analysis
Jennifer B Unger
School of Community and Global Health, Claremont Graduate University, 150 E Tenth St, Harper Hall 107, Claremont, CA 91711, USA
J Prim Prev 30:293-313. 2009
..Family-based interventions for acculturating Hispanic families may be useful in decreasing the likelihood of substance use among Hispanic adolescents...
