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Psychosocial characteristics associated with frequent physical fighting: findings from the 2009 National Youth Risk Behavior SurveyMonica H Swahn
Institute of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
Inj Prev 19:143-6. 2013..00 to 4.77). There is a clear need to better understand the patterns and psychosocial characteristics of frequent physical fighting and the prevention and interventions strategies that may be most relevant for these vulnerable youth...
Correlates of suicide ideation and attempt among youth living in the slums of KampalaMonica H Swahn
Institute of Public Health, Georgia State University, P O Box 3995, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA
Int J Environ Res Public Health 9:596-609. 2012..Given the dire circumstances of this vulnerable population, increased services and primary prevention efforts to address the risk factors for suicidal behavior are urgently needed...- Self-harm and suicide attempts among high-risk, urban youth in the U.S.: shared and unique risk and protective factorsMonica H Swahn
Institute of Public Health, Georgia State University, 50 Decatur Street Southeast, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
Int J Environ Res Public Health 9:178-91. 2012..The findings show that there is significant overlap in the modifiable risk factors associated with self-harm and suicide attempt that can be targeted for future research and prevention strategies... - Early substance use initiation and suicide ideation and attempts among students in France and the United StatesMonica H Swahn
Institute of Public Health, Partnership for Urban Health Research, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302 3995, USA
Int J Public Health 57:95-105. 2012.... - Perceived overweight, BMI, and risk for suicide attempts: findings from the 2007 Youth Risk Behavior SurveyMonica H Swahn
Institute of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30302 3995, USA
J Adolesc Health 45:292-5. 2009..There is a need to better understand associations between perceived and actual overweight and risk for suicide attempts and to develop appropriate strategies for prevention... - Measuring sex differences in violence victimization and perpetration within date and same-sex peer relationshipsMonica H Swahn
Institute of Public Health, Georgia State University, GA, USA
J Interpers Violence 23:1120-38. 2008..Boys are also significantly more likely than girls to report physical violence victimization and perpetration within same-sex peer relationships. Implications and directions for future research are discussed... - Pre-teen alcohol use initiation and suicide attempts among middle and high school students: findings from the 2006 Georgia Student Health SurveyMonica H Swahn
Institute of Public Health, Partnership for Urban Health Research, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302 3995, USA
Addict Behav 35:452-8. 2010..Increased efforts to delay and reduce early alcohol use through clinical interventions, education, and policies that impact norms and knowledge related to alcohol use are needed and may in turn reduce suicide attempts... - Age of alcohol use initiation, suicidal behavior, and peer and dating violence victimization and perpetration among high-risk, seventh-grade adolescentsMonica H Swahn
Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Pediatrics 121:297-305. 2008..We examined the cross-sectional associations between reports of an early age of alcohol use initiation and suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and peer and dating violence victimization and perpetration among high-risk adolescents... 
Linking dating violence, peer violence, and suicidal behaviors among high-risk youthMonica H Swahn
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Am J Prev Med 34:30-8. 2008..The objective of this study was to quantify the associations among suicide attempts, and date and peer violence victimization and perpetration and to determine any differences in these associations by gender...- Alcohol and drug use among gang members: experiences of adolescents who attend schoolMonica H Swahn
Institute of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302 3995, USA
J Sch Health 80:353-60. 2010..This study examined the patterns of alcohol, drug use, and related exposures among male and female high school students who were gang members... - Alcohol marketing, drunkenness, and problem drinking among Zambian youth: findings from the 2004 Global School-Based Student Health SurveyMonica H Swahn
Institute of Public Health, Georgia State University, P O Box 3995, Atlanta, GA 30302 3995, USA
J Environ Public Health 2011:497827. 2011..These findings underscore the importance of restricting alcohol marketing practices as an important policy strategy for reducing alcohol use and its dire consequences among vulnerable youth... - Assessing and quantifying high risk: comparing risky behaviors by youth in an urban, disadvantaged community with nationally representative youthMonica H Swahn
Institute of Public Health, Partnership for Urban Health Research, Georgia State University, Atlanta 30302 3995, USA
Public Health Rep 124:224-33. 2009..This study examined whether youth who live in an urban, disadvantaged community are significantly more likely than youth representing the nation to engage in a range of health-compromising behaviors... - Gender, early alcohol use, and suicide ideation and attempts: findings from the 2005 youth risk behavior surveyMonica H Swahn
Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Adolesc Health 41:175-81. 2007..To examine the cross-sectional associations between preteen alcohol use initiation and subsequent suicide ideation and attempts for boys and girls in a nationally representative sample of high school students... - Childhood maltreatment and early alcohol use among high-risk adolescentsMerle E Hamburger
Division of Violence Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Mail Stop F 64, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 69:291-5. 2008..The current study examines the associations between early child maltreatment and (1) preteen alcohol-use initiation and (2) heavy episodic drinking among students in a large study of adolescents... - Attitudes about violence and involvement in peer violence among youth: findings from a high-risk communityBina Ali
Institute of Public Health, Partnership for Urban Health Research, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302 3995, USA
J Urban Health 88:1158-74. 2011..However, additional research is needed to determine how attitude modifications can be incorporated into youth violence prevention programs... - Alcohol and violence: comparison of the psychosocial correlates of adolescent involvement in alcohol-related physical fighting versus other physical fightingMonica H Swahn
Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA
Addict Behav 31:2014-29. 2006.... - Predictors of fighting attributed to alcohol use among adolescent drinkersMonica H Swahn
Division of Violence Prevention, Mailstop K 60, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, United States
Addict Behav 30:1317-34. 2005..These findings suggest that prevention efforts targeting the reduction of frequent and heavy alcohol use may be particularly useful strategies for preventing fighting attributed to alcohol use... - Injury, violence, and risk among participants in a mass gathering of the Rainbow Family of Living LightRobert M Bossarte
Division of Violence Prevention, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 19:588-95. 2008..Future host communities should consider providing minor care, health screening, and information or referral services near the main gathering site... - Alcohol-consumption behaviors and risk for physical fighting and injuries among adolescent drinkersMonica H Swahn
Division of Violence Prevention, Mailstop K 60, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
Addict Behav 29:959-63. 2004..The findings highlight the need for violence prevention programs that focus on the reduction of alcohol use among adolescents... - The associations between victimization, feeling unsafe, and asthma episodes among US high-school studentsMonica H Swahn
Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, Mail stop K 50, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
Am J Public Health 96:802-4. 2006..45; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.07, 1.95 and adjusted OR = 2.93; 95% CI = 1.90, 4.53, respectively). Victimization and feeling unsafe are important but poorly understood risk factors for asthma... - Concordance between self-reported maltreatment and court records of abuse or neglect among high-risk youthsMonica H Swahn
Office on Smoking and Health, Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
Am J Public Health 96:1849-53. 2006..We examined the concordance between measures of self-reported maltreatment and court records of abuse or neglect in a sample of detained youths... - Stalking in the United States: recent national prevalence estimatesKathleen C Basile
Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 3724, USA
Am J Prev Med 31:172-5. 2006..The objective of this analysis is to provide more recent national estimates on lifetime stalking and demographic characteristics of stalking victims... - Pre-Teen Alcohol Use as a Risk Factor for Victimization and Perpetration of Bullying among Middle and High School Students in GeorgiaMonica H Swahn
Georgia State University, Institute of Public Health, Atlanta, GA
West J Emerg Med 12:305-9. 2011..We examined the association between pre-teen alcohol use initiation and the victimization and perpetration of bullying among middle and high school students in Georgia... - Binge drinking and violenceRobert D Brewer
Emerging Investigations and Analytic Methods Branch, Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
JAMA 294:616-8. 2005 - Correlates and predictors of violent behavior among adolescent drinkersMonica H Swahn
Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
J Adolesc Health 34:480-92. 2004..To examine a wide range of demographic characteristics and psychosocial factors to determine the cross-sectional correlates of violence and longitudinal predictors of violent initiation among adolescent drinkers... - Alcohol-related emergency department visits among people ages 13 to 25 yearsRandy W Elder
Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, N E, Mailstop K63, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
J Stud Alcohol 65:297-300. 2004..Data from a large, nationally representative sample of hospital emergency departments (EDs) were used to assess the prevalence and characteristics of alcohol-related ED visits among people ages 13 to 25 years in the United States... - Nonreciprocal and Reciprocal Dating Violence and Injury Occurrence among Urban YouthMonica H Swahn
Georgia State University, Institute of Public Health, Atlanta, GA
West J Emerg Med 11:264-8. 2010..We sought to determine the prevalence and scope of reciprocal dating violence and injury occurrence among urban youth in a high-risk community... - Tobacco smoke exposure and levels of urinary metals in the U.S. youth and adult population: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2004Patricia A Richter
Office of Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Int J Environ Res Public Health 6:1930-46. 2009..Older smokers had cadmium levels signaling the potential for cadmium-related toxicity. Given the potential toxicity of metals, our findings complement existing research on exposure to chemicals in tobacco smoke... - Clustering of adolescent dating violence, peer violence, and suicidal behaviorRobert M Bossarte
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
J Interpers Violence 23:815-33. 2008..There were few significant demographic differences across clusters. The implications of the results for the need to design and evaluate efforts to prevent multiple types of violence are discussed... - Interactions between race/ethnicity and psychosocial correlates of preteen alcohol use initiation among seventh grade students in an urban settingRobert M Bossarte
Department of Community Medicine and Injury Control Research Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 69:660-5. 2008..The purpose of this study was to test differences in the associations between race and ethnicity and early alcohol use initiation among adolescents from an urban school district in a high-risk area...