A5090877123- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
- Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Housing Market and Economics
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Social Work Education and Practice
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
Washington University in St. Louis
2016-2025
Xi'an Jiaotong University
2020-2024
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
2020
University of Southern California
2020
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2005-2014
Peking University
2003-2004
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
2001-2003
Case Western Reserve University
1995-2002
Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
2002
University of Memphis
2002
Propensity score analysis is often used to address selection bias in program evaluation with observational data. However, a recent study suggested that propensity matching may accomplish the opposite of its intended goal—increasing imbalance, inefficiency, model dependence, and bias. We assess common models offer our responses these criticisms. Monte Carlo methods simulate two alternative settings data creation—selection on observed variables versus unobserved variables—and compared eight...
Objective. To examine the relative contributions of exposure to violence, parental monitoring, and television-viewing habits children's self-reported violent behaviors. The study hypothesized that: 1) violence would be associated positively with behaviors; 2) monitoring negatively 3) number daily hours a preference for watching television shows Methods. used survey design an anonymous self-report questionnaire administered students (grades 3–8) in 11 public schools. A total 2245 participated...
This article describes a school-based study designed to promote social competence and reduce aggressive behavior by strengthening children's skills in processing information regulating emotions. Three successive cohorts of 3rd graders (N = 548) from 2 schools participated. In 2000-2001, children received routine health curriculum; 2001-2002, students the Making Choices: Social Problem Solving Skills for Children (MC) program; 2002-2003, MC supplemented with teacher parent activities....
PeaceBuilders is a universal, elementary-school-based violence prevention program that attempts to alter the climate of school by teaching students and staff simple rules activities aimed at improving child social competence reducing aggressive behavior. Eight matched schools (N > 4,000 in Grades K-5) were randomly assigned either immediate postbaseline intervention (PBI) or delayed 1 year later (PBD). Hierarchical linear modeling was used analyze results from assessments fall spring 2...
This study compares outcomes for behaviorally troubled children receiving intensive in-home therapy (IIHT) and those residential care (RC). Propensity score matching is used to identify matched pairs of youth (n = 786) with equivalent propensity IIHT. The majority pretreatment differences between the IIHT RC groups are eliminated following matching. Logistic regression then conducted on outcome at 1 year postdischarge. Results show that recipients had a greater tendency (.615) toward living...
OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the impact of a community-based mobile crisis intervention program on rate and timing hospitalization. It also explored major consumer characteristics related to likelihood METHODS: A quasi-experimental design with an ex post matched control group was used. cohort (N=1,696) hospital-based (N=4,106) seven variables: gender, race, age at time service, primary diagnosis, recency prior use services, indication substance abuse, severe mental disability...
Using data from a set of low- and moderate-income homeowners who received prime mortgages through the Community Advantage Program panel matched renters, we assess effect sustained homeownership on net worth components worth. In this article, our aim is to test claim that, all else being equal, investing in maintaining ownership home yield higher short-term increases other measures economic well-being than do renting choosing forms investment consumption. We attempt isolate factors that cause...
Objectives The objective was to examine racial–ethnic differences in longitudinal engagement for lifestyle behaviors and moderating role of race–ethnicity between dementia risk. Methods We analyzed 2011–2021 National Health Aging Trends Study data, a nationally representative U.S. sample 6155 White, Black, Hispanic, Asian older adults aged 65+. Cox models regressed on the interaction (physical activity, smoking, social contacts) race–ethnicity. Results Only smoking associated with about 45%...
We investigate the residential assimilation of Asian-origin groups in U.S., paying particular attention to socioeconomic characteristics, immigrant status, and ethnicity. Our primary goal is disentangle competing influence last two variables. Data from a special tabulation 1980 U.S. census (PUMS-F) allow us express outcomes measured aggregate as function individual characteristics. restrict our sample householders use OLS for analysis both pooled separate group estimates assimilation....
This article examines data from a 1991 national public opinion survey on attitudes toward juvenile crime/justice. Specifically, it explores the relationship between demographic variables and opinions trying juveniles in adult courts, giving them sentences, sentencing to prisons. The findings indicate that majority of typical respondents favor courts for serious felonies. Additionally, punitive decrease up certain age, usually around 50, then increase. Findings also show African-American...
This article presents propensity score matching as a method to implement randomized conditions analyze service effects using nonexperimental data. Most social work research is challenged clinical trials, whereas administrative and survey data are often available can provide valuable information about services received under naturalistic conditions. discusses the assumptions of this analytic steps involved; it three examples approach, demonstrating that possible approximate controlled trial,...