Zobrazeno 1 - 10
of 30
pro vyhledávání: '"Elisha R. Galaif"'
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health. 19:27-36
Suicide is a serious health problem as it is currently the third leading cause of death for teenagers between the ages of 15 and 24 years. Depression, which is also a serious problem for adolescents, is the most significant biological and psychologic
Publikováno v:
Nyamathi, A; Longshore, D; Galaif, ER; & Leake, B. (2004). Motivation to stop substance use and psychological and environmental characteristics of homeless women. ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS, 29(9), 1839-1843. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2004.03.032. UC Irvine: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/56p9t6p4
Characteristics associated with wanting to permanently quit their alcohol, cocaine or heroine use were examined in 748 homeless women. Only a third of Latinas wanted to stop using alcohol; they were also at relatively high risk for continued heroine
Publikováno v:
Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 32:243-258
The structural relationships among risk and protective factors were examined in a sample of 646 continuation high school students. Although depression predicted more perceived stress, it was not a unique predictor of anger coping, seeking social supp
Publikováno v:
Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology. 21:129-156
Three theories (Role Incompatibility Theory, problem behavior theory, and self-medication hypothesis) are tested to explain the prospective relationships between polydrug problems and adult intimacy in a community sample of adults. Polydrug Problems
Publikováno v:
Journal of Adolescent Research. 16:661-678
The relationships between risk factors and outcomes in adolescents participating in the Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Studies for Adolescents (DATOS-A) were examined. The study included 292 admissions to nine outpatient drug-free (ODF) and 418 admissi
Publikováno v:
Journal of Studies on Alcohol. 62:486-493
The purpose of this study was to contrast men and women in prospective relationships among family-oriented and alcohol-related variables obtained during adolescence, childhood physical, emotional and sexual abuse collected retrospectively, and later
Publikováno v:
Professional Psychology: Research and Practice. 32:239-247
Publikováno v:
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. 15:185-193
Publikováno v:
Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse. 10:33-52
Purpose in life and coping skills are hypothesized to mediate the association between cognitive abilities (e.g., fluid and crystallized intelligence) and poly drug use (alcohol, cigarettes, cannabis, illicit drugs). Self-report, cross-sectional data
Publikováno v:
Galaif, ER; Nyamathi, AM; & Stein, JA. (1999). Psychosocial predictors of current drug use, drug problems, and physical drug dependence in homeless women. Addictive Behaviors, 24(6), 801-814. doi: 10.1016/S0306-4603(99)00038-6. UC Irvine: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/1d32q33t
We examined risk and protective factors associated with three qualitatively different drug use constructs describing a continuum of drug use among a sample of 1,179 homeless women. Relationships among positive and negative sources of social support,