• Adolescent bullying victimization and psychosomatic symptoms: Can relationship quality with fathers buffer this association? 

  Hong, Jun-sung; Valido, Alberto; Espelage, Dorothy L.; Lee, Shawna J.; DeLara, Ellen W.; Lee, Jeoungmin (Elsevier, 2021-09-17)

  The present study explored racial/ethnic and sex differences in fathers’ awareness and perceived ease of communication with fathers and how they are related to adolescent bullying victimization and psychosomatic symptoms. ...

• Social support, religiosity, and depression among older caregivers of HIV/AIDS children in rural Namibia 

  Kalomo, Eveline N.; Jun, Jungsim; Lee, Kyounghag (Routledge, 2021-08-20)

  The study of older caregiving is emerging as an important area of research in HIV endemic communities. This study explored the role of social support/network and religiosity in predicting depressive symptoms among older ...

• Ecological correlates of bullying and peer victimization among urban African American adolescents 

  Lee, Jeoungmin; Hong, Jun-sung; Resko, Stella M.; González-Prendes, A. Antonio; Voisin, Dexter R. (Routledge, 2021-06-17)

  Adolescent bullying is a concern for adolescents, parents, teachers, school officials, and the general public. The purpose of the study is to apply Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems perspective and explore factors that ...

• Pathways from bullying victimization to suicidal thoughts among urban African American adolescents: Implications for nurse practitioners 

  Lee, Jeoungmin; Hong, Jun-sung; Resko, Stella M.; González-Prendes, A. Antonio; Voisin, Dexter R. (Wiley, 2021-04-26)

  Purpose: Children and adolescents who are victimized by their peers are at an elevated risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Bullying and suicide are major public health concerns; however, studies have not fully addressed ...

• Information and communication technology use, social support, and life satisfaction among Korean immigrant elders 

  Jun, Jungsim; Galambos, Colleen M.; Lee, Kyounghag (Routledge, 2020-11-29)

  This study recruited 150 community dwelling Korean immigrant elders to understand the role of information and communication technology (ICT) use on social support and life satisfaction by utilizing purposive sampling ...

• What types of delinquent activities are bullies, victims, and bully/victims in urban neighborhoods most likely involved in? 

  Hong, Jun Sung; Chen, Ji-Kang; Wang, Shu-Chen; Lee, Jeoung Min; Algood, Carl L.; Voisin, Dexter R. (Elsevier, 2021-07)

  Purpose: The current study explores which types of delinquent activities bullies, victims, and bully/victims are most at risk of from a sample of urban African American adolescents. Design and methods: The research design ...

• Human rights attitude and civic engagement behavior among university students 

  Kwon, Ilan; Lee, Jaewon; Cummings, Cristy E.; Shamrova, Daria P.; Macomber, Catherine A.; Milanovic, Edita; Woodward, Amanda Toler; Hughes, Anne K. (Springer, 2020-06-23)

  Although civic engagement and human rights are critical values in social work education, few empirical studies have explored the association between civic engagement and human rights exposure and attitudes. This study aims ...

• Adult family adversities and bullying among urban African American adolescents 

  Lee, Jeoung Min; Johns, Shantalea; Willis, Tamarie M.; Hong, Jun-sung; Voisin, Dexter R. (Routledge, 2020-09-15)

  The current study examined how adverse family events (i.e., adult family incarceration, adult family substance use, and adult family mental illness) were associated with adolescent bullying perpetration. More specifically, ...

• HIV stigma, resilience and depressive symptoms among older adults living with HIV in rural Namibia 

  Kalomo, Eveline N.; Jun, Jung Sim; Lee, Kyoung Hag; Kaddu, Mgori Nuru (Routledge, 2020-09-05)

  In sub-Saharan Africa, HIV-positive older adults aged 50 years and older experience complex psychosocial issues in addition to dealing with their HIV status and the ageing process. This study focused on the association ...

• Andersen's behavioral model to identify correlates of breast cancer screening behaviors among indigenous women 

  Lee, Yeon-Shim; Roh, Soonhee; Moon, Heehvul; Lee, Kyoung Hag; McKinley, Catherine; LaPlante, Kathy (Taylor and Francis, 2020-01-05)

  This study examined predictive models of utilization of mammograms among Indigenous women adapting Andersen’s behavioral model. Using a sample of 285 Indigenous women residing in South Dakota, nested logistic regression ...

• Factors for formal help-seeking among female survivors of intimate partner violence 

  Cho, Hyunkag; Kwon, Ilan; Shamrova, Daria P.; Seon, Jisuk (Springer US, 2019-12-02)

  Intimate partner violence (IPV) results in numerous negative physical and mental health consequences. Research shows that many factors affect survivors’ help-seeking decisions. Previous studies were limited by small samples, ...

• Understanding patterns of child material deprivation in five regions of the world: a children's rights perspective 

  Shamrova, Daria P.; Lampe, Joana (Elsevier, 2020-01)

  Current research suggests that poverty affects children at different rates across the world (OECD, 2018; Unicef Innocenti Research Center, 2007). Additionally, poverty affects children differently – from deprivation of ...

• Suicidality among homeless people: Testing the mediating effects of self-efficacy and depression 

  Kim, Yijin; Boyas, Javier Francisco; Lee, Kyoung Hag; Jun, Jung Sim (Taylor & Francis, 2019)

  This cross-sectional study examined the mediating effect of PTSD on suicide ideation and suicide attempt through two mediators, self-efficacy and depression, among homeless adults. We recruited a non-random, purposive ...

• Gender-based violence: risk and protective factors for depressive symptoms among couples in the Kavango region, Northern Namibia 

  Kalomo, Eveline N.; Lightfoot, Elizabeth B.; Lee, Kyoung Hag; Freeman, Rachel (Taylor & Francis, 2019-08-07)

  Gender-based violence (GBV) has been associated with many negative mental health outcomes, including depression. This study sought to explore the relationship between protective factors (social support, self-esteem, income, ...

• Gender differences in the relationship between the nature of intimate partner violence and the survivor’s help-seeking 

  Cho, Hyunkag; Seon, Jisuk; Han, Jaebum; Shamrova, Daria P.; Kwon, Ilan (SAGE Publications, 2019-04-15)

  This study used the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey to examine how gender interacts with the nature of intimate partner violence (IPV) in the survivor’s help-seeking. A total of 3,878 IPV survivors ...

• Improving cultural competency for new social workers 

  Pierce, Rheanna; Ray, Armondo (Wichita State University, 2019-04-26)

  INTRODUCTION: Social workers are meant to be culturally competent in their work as this ensures best practice methods. However, many social workers are not well-versed in microaggressions which falls under the umbrella of ...

• Associations between HIV-related stigma, self-esteem, social support, and depressive symptoms in Namibia 

  Kalomo, Eveline N. (Routledge Journals, 2018-12-02)

  Objective: The current study sought to investigate the association between HIV-related stigma, self-esteem, social support, and depression of people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) in Namibia. Method: Purposive sampling ...

• The relationship between social support and anxiety amongst children living with HIV in rural northern Namibia 

  Besthorn, Fred H.; Kalomo, Eveline N.; Lightfoot, Elizabeth; Liao, Minli (Taylor & Francis, 2018-12-07)

  This study examined how HIV-related stigma and social support are related to anxiety among children living with HIV in rural northern Namibia. This is a cross-sectional exploratory study with a sample of 132 caregiver-child ...

• Identifying risk and protective factors related to depressive symptoms among Northern Plains American Indian women cancer survivors 

  Roh, Soonhee; Burnette, Catherine E.; Lee, Yeon-Shim; Giger, Jarod T.; Goins, R. Turnerv; Petereit, Daniel Grant; Lawle, Michael J.; Lee, Kyoung Hag (Routledge Journals, 2018-11-27)

  Cancer is the leading cause of death among American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) women, and depressive symptoms have been linked to higher mortality, but research on depressive symptoms among AIAN cancer patients has ...

• Resilience among older caregivers in rural Namibia: The role of financial status, social support and health 

  Kalomo, Eveline N.; Lee, Kyoung Hag; Lightfoot, Elizabeth; Freeman, Rachel (Taylor & Francis, 2018)

  Background: Namibia has one of the highest human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence rates and one of the highest rates of orphanhood in the world, and older caregivers provide much of the care to Namibians living with ...

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