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| Michael J MertenSummaryAffiliation: Oklahoma State University Country: USA Publications
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Prisoner health and valuation of life, loneliness, and depressed moodMichael J Merten
Department of Human Development and Family Science, Tulsa, OK, USA
Am J Health Behav 36:275-88. 2012..To examine valuation of life, loneliness, and depressed mood as mediating the association between age and race/ethnicity and health outcomes among older adult male prisoners...
Acceptability of dating violence among late adolescents: the role of sports participation, competitive attitudes, and selected dynamics of relationship violenceMichael J Merten
Department of Human Development and Family Science, Oklahoma State University, 1111 Main Hall, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74106, USA
Adolescence 43:31-56. 2008..Overall, case characteristics explain three times more variation in the acceptability of dating violence than respondent characteristics (30% vs. 10%)...
Breakfast consumption in adolescence and young adulthood: parental presence, community context, and obesityMichael J Merten
Department of Human Development and Family Science, Oklahoma State University, 1111 Main Hall, 700 N Greenwood Ave, Tulsa, OK 74106, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 109:1384-91. 2009..In addition, little is known about contextual factors influencing the likelihood of adolescents consuming breakfast on a regular basis...
Weight status continuity and change from adolescence to young adulthood: examining disease and health risk conditionsMichael J Merten
Department of Human Development and Family Science, Oklahoma State University, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 18:1423-8. 2010..Although results indicate obesity isolated to a single developmental period does have health repercussions, obesity experienced continuously during adolescence and young adulthood greatly intensified risk across all health conditions...
Parental health and adolescent obesity in the context of community disadvantageMichael J Merten
Department of Human Development and Family Science, Oklahoma State University, 700 N Greenwood Avenue, 1111 Main Hall, Tulsa, OK 74106, USA
Health Place 16:1053-7. 2010..Strategies to reduce adolescent obesity should consider level of community disadvantage to determine whether efforts should target the community or family-level...
Risk of comorbid health impairment among older male inmatesAlex J Bishop
Human Development and Family Science Department, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA
J Correct Health Care 17:34-45. 2011..Education, smoking, and church attendance represent key indicators of comorbid health impairment, whereas perceived health, mobility, and physical exercise are more likely to reduce multiple health impairments...
A review of online social networking profiles by adolescents: implications for future research and interventionAmanda L Williams
Department of Human Development and Family Science, Oklahoma State University, 1111 Main Hall, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74106, USA
Adolescence 43:253-74. 2008....
