In the present pandemic of diabetes and obesity, 60% of the affected population will come from Asia.1 Between India and China, these two most populous nations will contribute more than 100 million to the world’s population of people with diabetes, many of whom remain undiagnosed, untreated or suboptimally managed.2,3 Adding to this disease burden is the predominant increase in disease prevalenc...

Asian youth in the US had highest self-reports of poorer cognitive and emotional health during COVID-19 pandemic. With Chinese international high school students comprising one top three sending countries US, understanding offerings utilization support pandemic is less known. This qualitative study addresses student perspectives identified in- out-of-school supports, along with depth interviews...

This study examines how successful the NYC’s participatory budgeting (PB) has been in promoting social equity its city council districts. Drawing on secondary data coming from NYC and American Community Survey, this specifically PB engaging under-represented groups decision-making process, allocating funds equitably. Findings suggest that districts with a higher percentage of Asian-American mix...

Resilience theory provides a framework for studying and understanding how some youths overcome risk exposure and guides the development of interventions for prevention using a strengths-based approach. In this article, we describe basic concepts of the theory, such as promotive factors, and distinguish assets and resources that help youths overcome the negative effects of risk exposure. We also...

Children involved in mutually hostile interactions at home are at risk of experiencing adjustment problems in other everyday life contexts. However, little is known about whether the pattern of mutual hostility at home is reproduced by high-conflict youths in other interpersonal contexts. In this study, we examined whether adolescents involved in mutually hostile interactions with their parents...

Bullying prevention is increasingly targeting education to bystanders, but more information is needed on the complexities of bystander actions across a wide variety of incidents, including both online and in-person peer harassment. The current study analyzes victim report data from a nationally representative survey of youth ages 10-20 (n = 791; 51% female). Bystander presence was common across...