Brian J Hall
Biographic Data
| ID | 95995 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brian J Hall |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brian J |
| FAMILY NAME | Hall |
| SIGNATURE | HALL B J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Johns Hopkins University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9358-2377 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 104 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 137 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 104 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Effects of a Creative Crowdsourcing Text-Messaging Intervention on Sexual Health Outcomes Among College Students in Eastern China
Background Creative crowdsourcing may be an effective means to mitigate higher-risk sexual behaviors among college students in China. We conducted an 8-month Randomized Controlled Trial evaluating a crowdsourced health promotion and text-messaging intervention among first-year college students in Eastern China.Methods Participants were randomly assigned to four arms: Active Creative Crowdsourcing Engagement (ACCE) arm that created messages promot…
How is Child Maltreatment Defined and Assessed in China
Studies show considerable cultural variation in the definitions and measurements of child maltreatment (CM). This limits the comparability of findings, the formulation of policy, and tailored interventions. This review systematically maps existing published research regarding CM definitions and measurements, as well as related laws in China. A scoping review was conducted to explore the relevant published literature in English and Chinese from ei…
The Longitudinal Mediating Effect of Emotion Regulation Strategies on the Reciprocal Relationship Between Parental Psychological Control and Problematic Internet Use
INTRODUCTION: Problematic internet use (PIU) becomes increasingly prevalent among rural Chinese adolescents. Previous studies have identified parental psychological control (PPC) and emotion regulation strategies as strong predictors of PIU. However, there is limited studies exploring the longitudinal dynamics between contextual and individual factors and PIU, which is crucial for developing culturally responsive interventions. Therefore, based o…
The contextual adaptation and educational impacts of the mhGAP-IG to address child mental and behavioral disorder treatment gap in China
The Mental Health Gap Action Program Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) is an international evidence-based intervention to enhance the scalability of non-specialized workforce to address mental, neurological, and substance use disorders, including child mental and behavioral disorders (CMBDs). Implementation in China remains limited. This study sought to adapt the CMBDs-related components of the mhGAP-IG to the local context and assess the educational…
Sympathy towards people infected with Covid-19 mediates relations between media use and death anxiety
The COVID-19 pandemic threatened mental health. This study examined the longitudinal associations among pandemic-related media use, sympathy for people infected with COVID-19 (PIWC), and death anxiety. 132 Chinese adults completed measures three times, one week apart during the initial phase of COVID. The results showed that media use, sympathy, and death anxiety decreased significantly over the first month of the outbreak. Pandemic-related media…
Private Dispute or Public Responsibility?” - Newspaper Framing of Domestic Violence in Four Chinese Regions
Unequal Effects of the Lockdown on Mental Health in Shanghai
The COVID‐19 pandemic profoundly impacted population mental health worldwide. Few studies examined how the neighborhood environment and online social connections might influence the social gradient in mental health during the pandemic lockdown. We aim to examine the moderating and mediating role of neighborhood environment and online social connections in the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and mental health outcomes. We conducted …
Different Sources of Social Capital and Loneliness Among Adults in Shanghai, China
Loneliness is a global health concern that negatively impacts physical/mental health. Social capital, encompassing resources from social networks, may protect against loneliness. We investigated the association between different sources of social capital and feelings of loneliness and examined whether these associations differ by sex. An online survey of 3220 Shanghai residents (mean age 34.5 years, 48.5% females) was conducted in 2022, Shanghai,…
Correlates of problematic smartphone use among Chinese adolescents during Covid-19
Associations of war exposures, post-migration living difficulties and social support with (complex) PTSD
PMLDs are important risk factors for post-trauma psychopathology in war refugees. Social support mitigates the negative association between PMLDs for PTSD, while low social support is an independent risk factor for CPTSD. Attention should be paid to refugees' daily life challenges and social support networks
Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021
BACKGROUND: Understanding the health consequences associated with exposure to risk factors is necessary to inform public health policy and practice. To systematically quantify the contributions of risk factor exposures to specific health outcomes, the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021 aims to provide comprehensive estimates of exposure levels, relative health risks, and attributable burden of disease for 88 ri…
Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021
BACKGROUND: Regular, detailed reporting on population health by underlying cause of death is fundamental for public health decision making. Cause-specific estimates of mortality and the subsequent effects on life expectancy worldwide are valuable metrics to gauge progress in reducing mortality rates. These estimates are particularly important following large-scale mortality spikes, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. When systematically analysed, mort…
Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic
BACKGROUND: Estimates of demographic metrics are crucial to assess levels and trends of population health outcomes. The profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on populations worldwide has underscored the need for timely estimates to understand this unprecedented event within the context of long-term population health trends. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021 provides new demographic estimates for 204 cou…
Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990–2021
BACKGROUND: Disorders affecting the nervous system are diverse and include neurodevelopmental disorders, late-life neurodegeneration, and newly emergent conditions, such as cognitive impairment following COVID-19. Previous publications from the Global Burden of Disease, Injuries, and Risk Factor Study estimated the burden of 15 neurological conditions in 2015 and 2016, but these analyses did not include neurodevelopmental disorders, as defined by…
The social determinants of migrant domestic worker (MDW) health and well-being in the Western Pacific Region
The health and well-being of transnational migrant domestic workers (MDWs) is a pressing but largely neglected public health concern. The Asia Pacific region is home to over 20% of the global MDW population. Living and working conditions, social contexts, political environments, and migration regimes are recognized as consequential to the health of this population, but currently no synthesis of available literature to prioritize research or polic…
The mitigating role of social capital on the association between food insecurity and psychological distress among Chinese adults
Background: Food insecurity, a pervasive global issue exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, has been linked to adverse mental health outcomes. However, the role of social capital in mitigating this relationship remains understudied, particularly in the Chinese context. Aims: This study investigated the associations between food insecurity and psychological distress (depressive and anxiety symptoms) and examined the potential moderating effects of…
The determinants of mental health inequalities between Chinese migrants and non-migrants during the Shanghai 2022 lockdown
Significant inequalities in depression and problematic anger among permanent migrants and inequalities in anxiety and loneliness among temporary migrants were observed. Strengthening social capital and economic security can aid in public health emergency preparedness and promote mental health equity among migrant populations
Uncovering multi-level mental healthcare barriers for migrants
This research elucidates the multifaceted, systemic challenges hindering equitable mental healthcare provision for migrants. It posits that sweeping policy reforms are imperative, advocating for the implementation of strategies, such as increasing the availability of language services, enhancing healthcare providers' capacity, and legal framework and policy change to be more inclusive. The findings substantially contribute to scholarly discourse …
Migration and mental health care in South Africa
Access to mental healthcare for migrants is a global problem, with many challenges and barriers, including the issue of language discordance. Most research on this topic comes from well-resourced countries such as those in Europe, Northern America, and Australasia despite the fact that most migration occurs from poorer contexts, such as many in Africa, into more closely situated countries. As an introductory part of a broader international study,…
Homoprejudiced Violence Experiences and High-Risk Sexual Behaviors among Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men
Kansa talk
This paper reports and examines the results of qualitative research on the use of local cancer terminology in urban Bagamoyo, Tanzania. Following recent calls to unify evidence and dignity-based practices in global health, this research locates local medical sociolinguistics as a key place of entry into creating epistemologically autonomous public health practices. We used semistructured ethnographic interviews to reveal both the contextual and b…
The paradoxical effect of interpersonal support from the social media on the post-relocation adjustment difficulties among Filipino typhoon survivors
Exploring subtypes and correlates of internet gaming disorder severity among adolescents during Covid-19 in China
Chinese adolescents' depression, anxiety, and family mutuality before and after Covid ‐19 lockdowns
Cognitive Biases
Despite decades of research on heuristics and biases, evidence on the effect of large incentives on cognitive biases is scant. We test the effect of incentives on four widely documented biases: base-rate neglect, anchoring, failure of contingent thinking, and intuitive reasoning. In laboratory experiments with 1,236 college students in Nairobi, we implement three incentive levels: no incentives, standard lab payments, and very high incentives. We…
Threatened or Threatening? How Ideology Shapes Asylum Seekers’ Immigration Policy Attitudes in Israel and Australia
Can different political ideologies explain policy preferences regarding asylum seekers? We focus on attitudes regarding governmental policy towards out-group members and suggest that perceptions of threat help to shape these policy attitudes. Study 1 compared public opinion regarding asylum policy in Israel ( N = 137) and Australia ( N = 138), two countries with restrictive asylum policies and who host a large number of asylum seekers; Study 2, a…
The limits of resilience
Permanent homelessness in America
Proneness to Boredom Mediates Relationships Between Problematic Smartphone Use With Depression and Anxiety Severity
Research demonstrates that depression and anxiety symptom severity are related to problematic smartphone use (PSU). However, less is known about variables mediating these relationships. This study aimed to test whether proneness to boredom increased PSU. We also tested whether boredom proneness mediates relations between both depression and anxiety symptom severity with PSU. Using a cross-sectional design, we surveyed 298 American college student…
Understanding resilience in armed conflict
Social and Cultural Contexts in Conversion to Christianity Among Chinese American College Students
Over the past decade, Chinese American college students have been showing an interest in and converting to the Christian religion in increasing numbers. This study makes use of data that were gathered from an extensive ethnographic study of a Chinese Christian student group to develop a model that helps to explain the social and cultural forces at work that may be predisposing Chinese American young people to be open and receptive to the notion o…
Improving health services for African migrants in China
Global health has become an increasingly prominent component of foreign policy in the last decade. The term health diplomacy has been used to describe this growing interface between foreign policy and global health, and it encompasses both the concept of using health to further foreign policy objectives as well as the idea that diplomatic tools can be helpful for attaining public health goals. The Chinese presence in Africa has grown in the last …
Explaining public support for violence against politicians during conflict
What drives citizens' support for violence against domestic political actors? Despite its potentially devastating consequences, there is surprisingly little research on the antecedents of this unique form of political violence. Building upon recent insights on the psychological implications of exposure to conflict on support for political violence, we examined the motivations underlying public support for violence against politicians in the conte…
Fast food restaurant density and weight status
Overcoming barriers to health-care access
Guangzhou is China's third most populous city, and the region's burgeoning manufacturing economy has attracted many young African businessmen and entrepreneurs to the city. The aims of this study were to examine strategies that African migrants in Guangzhou have adopted in response to health-care barriers, and explore their perceptions of how to address their needs. Twenty-five semi-structured interviews and two focus groups were conducted among …
Does the attribution of responsibilities modify the relationship between coping styles and mental health? A survey of Chinese adults during the Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is associated with Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms (PTSS) and self-reported Posttraumatic Growth (PTG) in the general population. This study used linear regressions for analyses, based on an online survey conducted during the COVID-19 lockdown among 2441 Chinese adults in February 2020. The results showed negative coping and attributing responsibilities to individuals were associated with more PTSS, while both positive and neg…
Anxiety about electronic data hacking
Purpose Despite concerns about digital privacy, little is known about emotional distress about data hacking and surveillance incidents. The purpose of this paper is to examine variables predicting anxiety about data hacking, and the role that such anxiety and other potentially important variables have in explaining the use of digital privacy protection behavior. Design/methodology/approach In total, 305 participants from an online labor market we…
Ebola Outbreak
AffiliationsLavinia Lin is with the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Brian J. Hall is with the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau (SAR), People’s Republic of China and the Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD. Levina Chandra is with the Dep…
Exploring Psychological Distress in Burundi During and After the Armed Conflict
Socioeconomic determinants of depression amid the anti-extradition bill protests in Hong Kong
Background Previous research has suggested a socioeconomic gradient of mental health in the face of potentially traumatic events. Nevertheless, few studies examined the intermediary mechanisms of this gradient. This study tested a hypothesised mediating effect of disruptions to daily routines (eg, eating/sleeping habits) between socioeconomic status (SES) and depression among participants and non-participants of the anti-extradition bill protests…
Narrative identities of overseas Filipino domestic worker community in Macao (SAR) China
Domestic workers comprise roughly one‐fourth of the total number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). They leave the Philippines primarily to provide financial assistance to their families they leave behind. Most of the existing studies investigated the problems they experience at work and with their families. Some studies focused on how they cope with these problems. However, little is known about the narrative identities of this group of labor …
Prevalence of medical workplace violence and the shortage of secondary and tertiary interventions among healthcare workers in China
Medical workplace violence (MWV) is a key occupational hazard facing medical professionals worldwide. MWV involves incident where medical staff are abused, threatened and assaulted. MWV affects the health and well-being of medical staff exposed, causes significant erosion of patient–physician trust and leads to poorer health outcomes for patients. In China, the prevalence of MWV appears to be rising. Laws were enacted to keep medical staff safe, …
Private Dispute or Public Responsibility?” - Newspaper Framing of Domestic Violence in Four Chinese Regions
Unequal Effects of the Lockdown on Mental Health in Shanghai
The COVID‐19 pandemic profoundly impacted population mental health worldwide. Few studies examined how the neighborhood environment and online social connections might influence the social gradient in mental health during the pandemic lockdown. We aim to examine the moderating and mediating role of neighborhood environment and online social connections in the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and mental health outcomes. We conducted …
Ethnic cultural value typologies and mental health parameters among Indians
Exploring resilience processes of Filipino migrant domestic workers
This study identified resilience processes at the individual, family, and community levels among Filipino migrant domestic workers (MDWs). Resilience processes highlight strengths and resources that can enhance positive adaptation to problems that affect this vulnerable migrant group. Data came from focus groups and key informant interviews involving 27 MDWs and 7 key informants. Data was analyzed using thematic analysis and organized according t…
The influence of housing on sexual and reproductive health status and service utilization among Filipina migrant domestic workers in Macao (SAR), China
This research is the first to evaluate the impact of stay-in and stay-out conditions within a foreign domestic worker population. This study further provides novel evidence of contextual factors (e.g. financial, employment, living conditions) that contribute to inequalities in SRH status and service utilization among Filipina migrant domestic workers. Results indicate that living context is significantly correlated with sexual risk behaviors, SRH…
The Effect of Cognitive Therapy on Structural Social Capital
Objectives. We evaluated changes in social capital following group-based cognitive processing therapy (CPT) for female survivors of sexual violence. Methods. We compared CPT with individual support in a cluster-randomized trial in villages in South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Local psychosocial assistants delivered the interventions from April through July 2011. We evaluated differences between CPT and individual support cond…
Permanent homelessness in America
Social and Cultural Contexts in Conversion to Christianity Among Chinese American College Students
Over the past decade, Chinese American college students have been showing an interest in and converting to the Christian religion in increasing numbers. This study makes use of data that were gathered from an extensive ethnographic study of a Chinese Christian student group to develop a model that helps to explain the social and cultural forces at work that may be predisposing Chinese American young people to be open and receptive to the notion o…
Refining our Understanding of Traumatic Growth in the Face of Terrorism
Recent studies related to global terrorism have suggested the potential of posttraumatic growth (PTG) following experiences of terror exposure. However, investigations of whether psychological distress is reduced or increased by PTG in other trauma contexts have been inconsistent. Results from our studies conducted in New York following the attacks of 11 September 2001 and in Israel during recent tumultuous periods of violence and terrorism, the …
Political violence, psychological distress, and perceived health
One thousand one hundred and ninety six Palestinian adults living in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem were interviewed beginning in September 2007 and again at 6- and 12-month intervals. Using structural equation modeling, we focused on the effects of exposure to political violence, psychosocial and economic resource loss, and social support, on psychological distress, and the association of each of these variables on subjective heal…
The limits of resilience
Exposure to political violence, psychological distress, resource loss, and benefit finding as predictors of domestic violence among Palestinians
Intrafamilial violence is starkly understudied in the context of mass casualty and political violence. We conducted a three-wave prospective study of 383 female and 363 male Palestinian adults living in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem, interviewed beginning in September 2007, and again at 12- and 18-month intervals, regarding how political violence and its consequences (psychosocial resource loss, benefit finding, and psychological …
Exposure to Political Violence and Political Extremism
Exposure to political violence can lead to various political and psychological outcomes. Using the protracted Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a natural laboratory, we explore the way in which exposure to conflict violence leads to changes in citizens’ political attitudes and behavior, offering a model for a stress-based process of political extremism. This model encapsulates three basic components in a causal chain leading to political extremism:…
The Effect of Cognitive Therapy on Structural Social Capital
Objectives. We evaluated changes in social capital following group-based cognitive processing therapy (CPT) for female survivors of sexual violence. Methods. We compared CPT with individual support in a cluster-randomized trial in villages in South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Local psychosocial assistants delivered the interventions from April through July 2011. We evaluated differences between CPT and individual support cond…
Improving health services for African migrants in China
Global health has become an increasingly prominent component of foreign policy in the last decade. The term health diplomacy has been used to describe this growing interface between foreign policy and global health, and it encompasses both the concept of using health to further foreign policy objectives as well as the idea that diplomatic tools can be helpful for attaining public health goals. The Chinese presence in Africa has grown in the last …
Understanding resilience in armed conflict
The Association Between Social Resources and Depressive Symptoms Among Chinese Migrants and Non-Migrants Living in Guangzhou, China
Background: Depression is a commonly studied mental disorder affecting Chinese internal (i.e., rural-to-urban) migrants. Social resources effectively reduce depression for many communities experiencing adversities. This study evaluated social-level risk factors for depression between internal migrant and non-migrant Chinese living in mainland China. Method: We conducted a random population-level survey among migrants and local residents living in…
Ebola Outbreak
AffiliationsLavinia Lin is with the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Brian J. Hall is with the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau (SAR), People’s Republic of China and the Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD. Levina Chandra is with the Dep…
Overcoming barriers to health-care access
Guangzhou is China's third most populous city, and the region's burgeoning manufacturing economy has attracted many young African businessmen and entrepreneurs to the city. The aims of this study were to examine strategies that African migrants in Guangzhou have adopted in response to health-care barriers, and explore their perceptions of how to address their needs. Twenty-five semi-structured interviews and two focus groups were conducted among …
Exploring Psychological Distress in Burundi During and After the Armed Conflict
Non-social features of smartphone use are most related to depression, anxiety and problematic smartphone use
Fear of missing out, need for touch, anxiety and depression are related to problematic smartphone use
Barriers and Facilitators to Interventions Improving Retention in HIV Care
Threatened or Threatening? How Ideology Shapes Asylum Seekers’ Immigration Policy Attitudes in Israel and Australia
Can different political ideologies explain policy preferences regarding asylum seekers? We focus on attitudes regarding governmental policy towards out-group members and suggest that perceptions of threat help to shape these policy attitudes. Study 1 compared public opinion regarding asylum policy in Israel ( N = 137) and Australia ( N = 138), two countries with restrictive asylum policies and who host a large number of asylum seekers; Study 2, a…
Comorbid Moderate–Severe Depressive Symptoms and their Association with Quality of Life in Chinese Patients with Schizophrenia Treated in Primary Care
Pre-migration and post-migration factors associated with mental health in humanitarian migrants in Australia and the moderation effect of post-migration stressors
Problematic smartphone use
Types of smartphone usage and relations with problematic smartphone behaviors
Little previous research has clarified which types of smartphone use are related to problematic smartphone behaviors. We sampled 309 community participants online to understand the role of content consumption vs. social smartphone use in relation to specific problematic smartphone behaviors. Bivariate correlations indicated mostly significant relationships between problematic smartphone behaviors and both process and social usage – but with stron…
Anxiety about electronic data hacking
Purpose Despite concerns about digital privacy, little is known about emotional distress about data hacking and surveillance incidents. The purpose of this paper is to examine variables predicting anxiety about data hacking, and the role that such anxiety and other potentially important variables have in explaining the use of digital privacy protection behavior. Design/methodology/approach In total, 305 participants from an online labor market we…
Proneness to Boredom Mediates Relationships Between Problematic Smartphone Use With Depression and Anxiety Severity
Research demonstrates that depression and anxiety symptom severity are related to problematic smartphone use (PSU). However, less is known about variables mediating these relationships. This study aimed to test whether proneness to boredom increased PSU. We also tested whether boredom proneness mediates relations between both depression and anxiety symptom severity with PSU. Using a cross-sectional design, we surveyed 298 American college student…
Depression and emotion regulation predict objective smartphone use measured over one week
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