Domain-specific daily hassles, anxiety, and delinquent behaviors among low-income, urban youth

Lunchtime practices and problem behaviors among multiethnic urban youth.

Research has begun to show associations between adolescents' mealtime practices and their engagement in problem behaviors. Few studies have addressed this longitudinally and/or examined lunchtime practices during the school day. This study tests for associations between urban multiethnic middle school students' (N = 1498) lunchtime practices in the sixth grade and their engagement in problem be...

Understanding Stress and Aggression Behaviors among Urban Youth

Internet and Online Media Usage on Mobile Phones among Low-Income Urban Youth in Cape Town

Mobile phones have long surpassed traditional landlines as the most common voice communication technology – particularly due to the marked growth in new mobile phone users in most so-called developing countries (Feldmann, 2003). In South Africa, a country still trying to escape its legacy of dramatic racial inequalities, mobiles have enjoyed spectacular growth over the past decade, with more th...

Food expenditures and food purchasing among low-income, urban, African-American youth.

BACKGROUND Low-income, urban African-American youth are at higher risk for obesity and less likely to meet dietary recommendations than white, higher-income youth. Patterns of food purchasing among youth likely contribute to these disparities, but little published information is available. PURPOSE To investigate food purchasing behaviors of low-income, urban African-American youth. METHODS ...

Adverse childhood experiences of low-income urban youth.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Current assessments of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) may not adequately encompass the breadth of adversity to which low-income urban children are exposed. The purpose of this study was to identify and characterize the range of adverse childhood experiences faced by young adults who grew up in a low-income urban area. METHODS Focus groups were conducted with you...