Increases in substance use prevalence among girls, as well as a lack of research conducted with urban girls of color, highlight the importance of understanding both predi[...]

There is a growing body of research showing community- and state-level indicators of structural racism and social and economic deprivation are associated with prenatal ca[...]

Black women are one of the fastest growing minority populations on United States (US) college campuses. In addition, they are disproportionately burdened by the sexually [...]

Background: Smoking rates are projected to increase substantially in developing countries such as South Africa.Purpose: The aim of this study was to test the efficacy of [...]

The Moms for Moms (M4M) program provides mothers the arena necessary to explore new ideas and definitions about mothering as well as skills and strategies concerning pare[...]

Study ObjectiveTo test associations and interactions between racial identification, neighborhood risk, and low birth weight disparities between infants born to African-Am[...]

Early onset of substance use among adolescents has been found to be associated with later risky sexual behaviors. This study examined long-term follow-up data from a larg[...]

Background: Anger, a component of negative affect, has previously been associated with increased drug use primarily among white high school–aged students. However, few st[...]

Maternal mortality is a global public health concern. At present, the US reports the highest number of maternal deaths among all Global North countries. Research shows di[...]

The primary aim of this study was to examine the relationships between depression and anxiety, and ethnic and sexual identity development, and discrimination and harassme[...]

Service providers are gatekeepers to health-sustaining services and resources, although little is known about service encounters from the perspective of homeless women. W[...]

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine homeless women's interactions with service providers and the degree to which these interactions are perceived as social [...]

The aim of this study was to understand adolescent mothers’ childbirth experiences. Semi structured interviews were conducted with participants recruited from a community[...]

Despite the recognized protection provided by bicycle helmets, estimates indicate that only 25% of people wear one every time they ride. Although much research has focuse[...]

Purpose: To evaluate underlying mechanisms of the association between early pubertal timing and both aggression and delinquency among a sample of minority males and femal[...]

This study examined long-term follow-up data from a large-scale randomized trial to determine the extent to which participation in a school-based drug abuse prevention pr[...]

This article examines family, friend, and media influences on competent and problem behaviors in a sample of 1,174 urban minority youth followed over 6th, 7th, and 8th gr[...]

Purpose: To examine the relationship between low perceived chances for success in life and binge drinking in a sample of economically disadvantaged, predominantly minorit[...]

Research has begun to show associations between adolescents' mealtime practices and their engagement in problem behaviors. Few studies have addressed this longitudinally [...]

This study examined associations between maternal social influences to smoke and girls' early smoking behaviors. Data were collected separately from 450 urban minority gi[...]

Mother—daughter relationships are critical to the health and well-being of adolescent girls. Understanding mothers' and daughters' perspectives on the relationship can in[...]

An opiate epidemic in the United States has fueled an increase in pregnant women on medicated-assisted treatment protocols. Pregnant women in treatment for an opioid addi[...]

This case study examines implications of a university's culture on advocating for supportive policies and programs for parenting students. Four themes illuminated several[...]

Due in large part to paradigms and standards established by intensive mothering ideology, maternal self-care is under-explored. Using a gender performance framework, I de[...]

The number of pregnant and parenting students in higher education is increasing. Research suggests this population experiences added pressure and stress while pursuing th[...]