Kristina B Hood
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 117375 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Kristina B Hood |
| NOMBRES | Kristina B |
| APELLIDO | Hood |
| FIRMA | HOOD K B |
| AFILIACIONES | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4817-9882 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 37 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 44 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 37 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2010 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Racial Discrimination Predicting Sleep
Emerging adults of color face significant sleep disparities, yet we know less about underlying mechanisms. The goal of the current study was to investigate whether racial discrimination was associated with hours of sleep and sleep dissatisfaction. Further, we tested whether social media and television/digital media use moderated these associations. Participants included 464 emerging adult students of color (i.e., students who identified as Black/…
Silenced & Marginalized
Using gendered racism theory, we explored the relations between partner communication, ethnic identity affirmation, and stress appraisal of silencing and marginalizing gendered racial microaggressions (e.g. expressions intended to ignore, challenge, or make Black women feel invisible) on Black emerging adult women's condom-use intentions. We hypothesized that Black emerging adult women with a lower ethnic identity affirmation who rarely discuss s…
Black Emerging Adult Preventive Care
This study examined the role of trust in one's physician and usual source of care on the relationship between health care system distrust and receipt of preventive services among Black emerging adults. The researchers surveyed 323 Black emerging adults. This cross-sectional study design utilized a moderated moderation in IBM SPSS 28 using Hayes’ (2020) PROCESS macro (Model 3). Results revealed that Black emerging adults who did not have a usual s…
Trust in providers and social media stories on expectations of discrimination among sexual and gender minority young adults
This cross-sectional study examined how gender identity, trust in providers, and reading positive healthcare stories on social media may influence expectations of exposure to discrimination in healthcare among sexual and gender minority young adults. Data were collected from 179 cisgender and 56 transgender or gender-diverse young adults in the USA in 2022 and 2023. Participants completed online self-report measures regarding identity, trust in p…
Associations between worry about mental and physical health and the use of face masks
Given the disproportionate impact of COVID-19, it is important to understand factors that may underlie Black American emerging adults' adherence to safety guidelines that could potentially reduce spread of illness and hospitalization. The current study examined how COVID-19 worry about mental health (CWMH) and COVID-19 worry about physical health (CWPH) predicted use of face masks, and whether perceived discrimination moderated these relations. T…
Processes Underlying Black American Emerging Adults' Mental Health
The present study examined whether mental health literacy (MHL) informed self-care and, in turn, mental health among Black emerging adults. Various components of ethnic-racial identity (ERI), including exploration, resolution, affirmation, and centrality, were tested as moderators of the associations between MHL and self-care. Participants were 166 Black American emerging adults ( Mage = 19.48, SD = .74). Findings indicated that among individuals…
Protective factors for adverse childhood experiences
Future studies should focus on addressing gaps in our understanding of what factors may buffer the influence of ACES on physical health outcomes and risky health behaviors and our understanding of family and nonfamily relationships and community and cultural protective factors on the ACE-health outcome relationship in adults. Additionally, research is needed that focuses on samples that are more gender diverse and from countries outside of North …
Perceptions of African American Youth and Adults Regarding Tobacco Use-Related Factors in Their Community
Expanded tobacco prevention and cessation resources for B/AA people who smoke could leverage federal regulatory actions to ban tobacco products targeted toward this group and decrease disparities in tobacco-related morbidity and mortality
Longitudinal associations between well-being and academic achievement throughout the Covid-19 pandemic
First-generation and ethnic-racial minoritized college students experience greater academic disparities, but limited work has focused on intersectional experiences underlying academic achievement in higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic over time. The current longitudinal study examined the associations between various forms of well-being (i.e., emotional, psychological, and social) at T1 (Time 1; acute pandemic) predicting academic achie…
Narrative Review
Given the prevalence of racism in the United States that has led to the increase of adverse mental health outcomes and disparities in care among African Americans, ethnic-racial identity (ERI) is a significant cultural resource that may be beneficial in understanding African American's mental health outcomes. This narrative review aimed to summarize and synthesize the existing literature on the associations between African Americans' ERI and ment…
Interpersonal ethnic–racial discrimination and tobacco products
Critical action was protective in mitigating increased tobacco use in the context of discrimination experiences. Research, clinical, and policy implications are discussed in efforts to reduce tobacco-related disparities among racially minoritized college students. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Beliefs About When Life Begins Matter
Introduction One of the core tenets at the heart of anti-abortion arguments is that a fetus is a person. Conflicting views on fetal personhood are an integral part of the abortion legality debate. Thus, it is important to better understand individuals’ support for fetal personhood and subsequent fetal personhood measures. Two factors that may impact support for fetal personhood policies are abortion stigma and beliefs about when life begins. Meth…
Direct and vicarious exposure to healthcare discrimination and erasure among transgender and gender independent individuals
Cultural Socialization and Civic Engagement Among Racially Diverse Students of Color
Understanding the factors that promote civic engagement among emerging adult college students is crucial, especially considering its association with positive youth development. The current study examined ethnic-racial identity (ERI) exploration, resolution, and affirmation as mediators of the relation between cultural socialization and civic engagement. Additionally, the extent to which students were raised in predominantly minoritized neighborh…
Sexual Victimization and Mental Health Among LGBQ + College Students
How psychologists can help achieve equity in health care—advancing innovative partnerships and models of care delivery
For as long as the United States has been a country, the distribution of good health has been unequal. In this special issue, we consider what psychology can do to understand and ameliorate these inequalities. The introduction sets the context for why psychologists are well positioned, well trained, and needed to champion health equity via innovative partnerships and models of care delivery. A guide is provided for engaging and maintaining a heal…
Role of Self-Objectification & Gendered Racial Microaggressions on Black Women's Body Appreciation
The subtle sexual objectification and dehumanization of Black women have a long history throughout Western society. However, few scholars have explored how sexually objectifying gendered racial microaggressions (GRM) events detract from Black women's positive body image attitudes. Accordingly, this study investigated the moderating role of sexually objectifying GRM on the association between self-objectification and Black women's body appreciatio…
Associations Between Experienced HIV Stigma, Resulting Consequences, and the HIV Care Continuum
Covid-19-Induced Inequalities and Mental Health
Moderating Role of Healthcare Disruptions on Friend and Family Pandemic-Related Negative Life Events Predicting Latines’ Anxiety and Alcohol Use Over Time
The effect of affective versus cognitive persuasive messages on African American women’s attitudes toward condom use
OBJECTIVE: Health decision making models propose that affective associations at both the implicit and explicit level and cognitive beliefs influence health behaviours. The current studies investigated whether affective or cognitive persuasive messages would lead to more positive implicit and explicit condom use attitudes and higher intentions among African American college women. DESIGN: = 112) explicit attitudes were assess prior to watching a s…
The Impact of Covid-19 Disruptions and Perceived Discrimination on Well-Being and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms
The current study tested whether COVID-19 disruptions and perceived discrimination were related to mental health (i.e., posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD] symptoms and emotional, psychological, and social well-being), and whether exercise moderated relations. Additionally, we tested whether findings varied by ethnicity/race. Participants were 368 African American and Asian American emerging adults ( Mage = 19.92, SD = .34). Findings did not var…
Towards a better understanding of abortion misinformation in the USA
Roughly 20% of women in the USA will seek an abortion during their lifetimes. As abortion is a medical procedure, individuals seeking abortion services must have access to accurate medical information. Inaccurate information about abortion, known as abortion misinformation, adversely affects knowledge about abortion, and may impair informed decision-making. Abortion misinformation has received limited attention in psychological and health researc…
Mexican-origin 5-year-old children’s ethnic-racial identity centrality and attitudes predicting social functioning
Findings highlight the importance of fostering children's positive ethnic-racial attitudes and helping them discuss and cope with negative ethnic-racial attitudes to promote more adaptive social functioning. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
Neighborhood Ritual Integrity
This paper investigates whether a new conceptual framework, Neighborhood Ritual Integrity (NRI), addresses the concepts of social capital, collective efficacy, and rituals in a manner which makes it applicable to sociological research. Neighborhood Ritual Integrity (NRI) is a conceptual framework developed in response to various studies, which have established a relationship between neighborhood demographics, structural neighborhood features, cri…
Revisiting the Romeo and Juliet Effect
We conducted a replication and extension of Driscoll, Davis, and Lipetz's (1972) classic longitudinal survey of the Romeo and Juliet effect, wherein they found that increases in parental interference were linked to increases in love and commitment. Using the original measures, 396 participants were followed over a 3-4 month period wherein they reported love, commitment, trust, and criticism for their partners as well as levels of perceived interf…
Development and Validation of a Preliminary Measure of African American Women's Gender Role Beliefs
Gender role beliefs of African American women differ from those of women in other ethnic/racial groups and a culturally valid measure of their gender role beliefs is needed. Three studies were conducted to develop a preliminary measure. In Study 1, focus groups were conducted with a community and college sample of 44 African American women. Transcripts reviewed resulted in an initial pool of 40 items. These items were reviewed by an expert panel …
Who is Likely to Help and Hurt? Profiles of African American Adolescents with Prosocial and Aggressive Behavior
Commentary and Rejoinder on
Cultural Socialization and Civic Engagement Among Racially Diverse Students of Color
Understanding the factors that promote civic engagement among emerging adult college students is crucial, especially considering its association with positive youth development. The current study examined ethnic-racial identity (ERI) exploration, resolution, and affirmation as mediators of the relation between cultural socialization and civic engagement. Additionally, the extent to which students were raised in predominantly minoritized neighborh…
College Students' Perceptions of Gender-Inclusive Language Use Predict Attitudes Toward Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Individuals
Transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) individuals face negative consequences linked to prejudice, including homelessness and violence. One medium that perpetuates prejudice toward TGNC individuals is our choice in language. Biased language is related to prejudiced attitudes. Use of gender-inclusive language, however, promotes gender equality. Previous research has examined gender-inclusive language use regarding cisgender men and women, but…
Narrative Review
Given the prevalence of racism in the United States that has led to the increase of adverse mental health outcomes and disparities in care among African Americans, ethnic-racial identity (ERI) is a significant cultural resource that may be beneficial in understanding African American's mental health outcomes. This narrative review aimed to summarize and synthesize the existing literature on the associations between African Americans' ERI and ment…
Processes Underlying Black American Emerging Adults' Mental Health
The present study examined whether mental health literacy (MHL) informed self-care and, in turn, mental health among Black emerging adults. Various components of ethnic-racial identity (ERI), including exploration, resolution, affirmation, and centrality, were tested as moderators of the associations between MHL and self-care. Participants were 166 Black American emerging adults ( Mage = 19.48, SD = .74). Findings indicated that among individuals…
Interpersonal ethnic–racial discrimination and tobacco products
Critical action was protective in mitigating increased tobacco use in the context of discrimination experiences. Research, clinical, and policy implications are discussed in efforts to reduce tobacco-related disparities among racially minoritized college students. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Direct and vicarious exposure to healthcare discrimination and erasure among transgender and gender independent individuals
How psychologists can help achieve equity in health care—advancing innovative partnerships and models of care delivery
For as long as the United States has been a country, the distribution of good health has been unequal. In this special issue, we consider what psychology can do to understand and ameliorate these inequalities. The introduction sets the context for why psychologists are well positioned, well trained, and needed to champion health equity via innovative partnerships and models of care delivery. A guide is provided for engaging and maintaining a heal…
Role of Self-Objectification & Gendered Racial Microaggressions on Black Women's Body Appreciation
The subtle sexual objectification and dehumanization of Black women have a long history throughout Western society. However, few scholars have explored how sexually objectifying gendered racial microaggressions (GRM) events detract from Black women's positive body image attitudes. Accordingly, this study investigated the moderating role of sexually objectifying GRM on the association between self-objectification and Black women's body appreciatio…
Jimmy Cap Before You Tap”
This study examined which characteristics of persuasive communications are most effective in changing African American women's condom use attitudes. Focus groups were convened with 40 African American women (M age = 25.54, SD = 4.67) to assess their opinions on current effective strategies used to promote condom use among their peers. Participants discussed effective characteristics of messaging campaigns (i.e., source, message type, channel) and…
Feeling Safe
Neighborhood disorganization and the perception of neighborhood disorganization are linked to several adverse outcomes for youth. Disorganized communities often lack the social structures to promote well‐being, maintain social control, and provide an environment in which youth feel safe. Intergenerational connections, similar to cultural attributes of collectiveness and extended family found among people of African ancestry, was expected to be li…
The Impact of Perceived Group Support on the Effectiveness of an HIV Prevention Intervention for African American Women
The enormous HIV/AIDS disparity among African American women and women in other ethnic groups dictates the need to implement the most effective HIV prevention interventions. This study examined the impact of perceived group support on HIV protective behaviors (i.e., attitudes and behaviors related to condom use, alcohol, and drugs) of African American women participating in an HIV prevention intervention. Participants were 398 heterosexual, unmar…
Beyond traditional gender roles and identity
African-American women continue to be at high risk for HIV and better prevention efforts are needed. The current paper sought to investigate the relationship between gender roles and condom-related outcomes among African American women. The sample consisted of 398 African-American women, who were administered a survey that contained measures of condom-related outcomes and gender role beliefs. We factor analysed their responses and three domains e…
The Impact of Perceived Group Support on the Effectiveness of an HIV Prevention Intervention for African American Women
The enormous HIV/AIDS disparity among African American women and women in other ethnic groups dictates the need to implement the most effective HIV prevention interventions. This study examined the impact of perceived group support on HIV protective behaviors (i.e., attitudes and behaviors related to condom use, alcohol, and drugs) of African American women participating in an HIV prevention intervention. Participants were 398 heterosexual, unmar…
Who is Likely to Help and Hurt? Profiles of African American Adolescents with Prosocial and Aggressive Behavior
Feeling Safe
Neighborhood disorganization and the perception of neighborhood disorganization are linked to several adverse outcomes for youth. Disorganized communities often lack the social structures to promote well‐being, maintain social control, and provide an environment in which youth feel safe. Intergenerational connections, similar to cultural attributes of collectiveness and extended family found among people of African ancestry, was expected to be li…
Who Cares What Others Think? the Indirect Effect of Others’ Attitudes on Condom Use Intentions
Objectives: Perceived norms and attitudes are generally theorized to independently influence intentions to engage in health behaviors. However, these two constructs may be interrelated and result in a more complex association with behavioral intentions. Perceived norms may also take an indirect path by influencing individuals’ attitudes, which guide intentions and behavior. The current studies sought to determine whether males' and females' attit…
Commentary and Rejoinder on
Revisiting the Romeo and Juliet Effect
We conducted a replication and extension of Driscoll, Davis, and Lipetz's (1972) classic longitudinal survey of the Romeo and Juliet effect, wherein they found that increases in parental interference were linked to increases in love and commitment. Using the original measures, 396 participants were followed over a 3-4 month period wherein they reported love, commitment, trust, and criticism for their partners as well as levels of perceived interf…
Jimmy Cap Before You Tap”
This study examined which characteristics of persuasive communications are most effective in changing African American women's condom use attitudes. Focus groups were convened with 40 African American women (M age = 25.54, SD = 4.67) to assess their opinions on current effective strategies used to promote condom use among their peers. Participants discussed effective characteristics of messaging campaigns (i.e., source, message type, channel) and…
Development and Validation of a Preliminary Measure of African American Women's Gender Role Beliefs
Gender role beliefs of African American women differ from those of women in other ethnic/racial groups and a culturally valid measure of their gender role beliefs is needed. Three studies were conducted to develop a preliminary measure. In Study 1, focus groups were conducted with a community and college sample of 44 African American women. Transcripts reviewed resulted in an initial pool of 40 items. These items were reviewed by an expert panel …
College Students' Perceptions of Gender-Inclusive Language Use Predict Attitudes Toward Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Individuals
Transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) individuals face negative consequences linked to prejudice, including homelessness and violence. One medium that perpetuates prejudice toward TGNC individuals is our choice in language. Biased language is related to prejudiced attitudes. Use of gender-inclusive language, however, promotes gender equality. Previous research has examined gender-inclusive language use regarding cisgender men and women, but…
An Exploratory Study of Resilience, HIV-Related Stigma, and HIV Care Outcomes Among Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) Living with HIV in Louisiana
HIV Testing Behaviors among Black Rural Women
Findings suggest that interventions may benefit from accounting for conspiracy beliefs and the dyadic status disclosure when encouraging young rural women to test for HIV
The effect of affective versus cognitive persuasive messages on African American women’s attitudes toward condom use
OBJECTIVE: Health decision making models propose that affective associations at both the implicit and explicit level and cognitive beliefs influence health behaviours. The current studies investigated whether affective or cognitive persuasive messages would lead to more positive implicit and explicit condom use attitudes and higher intentions among African American college women. DESIGN: = 112) explicit attitudes were assess prior to watching a s…
The Impact of Covid-19 Disruptions and Perceived Discrimination on Well-Being and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms
The current study tested whether COVID-19 disruptions and perceived discrimination were related to mental health (i.e., posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD] symptoms and emotional, psychological, and social well-being), and whether exercise moderated relations. Additionally, we tested whether findings varied by ethnicity/race. Participants were 368 African American and Asian American emerging adults ( Mage = 19.92, SD = .34). Findings did not var…
Towards a better understanding of abortion misinformation in the USA
Roughly 20% of women in the USA will seek an abortion during their lifetimes. As abortion is a medical procedure, individuals seeking abortion services must have access to accurate medical information. Inaccurate information about abortion, known as abortion misinformation, adversely affects knowledge about abortion, and may impair informed decision-making. Abortion misinformation has received limited attention in psychological and health researc…
Mexican-origin 5-year-old children’s ethnic-racial identity centrality and attitudes predicting social functioning
Findings highlight the importance of fostering children's positive ethnic-racial attitudes and helping them discuss and cope with negative ethnic-racial attitudes to promote more adaptive social functioning. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
Associations Between Experienced HIV Stigma, Resulting Consequences, and the HIV Care Continuum
Covid-19-Induced Inequalities and Mental Health
Moderating Role of Healthcare Disruptions on Friend and Family Pandemic-Related Negative Life Events Predicting Latines’ Anxiety and Alcohol Use Over Time
Sexual Victimization and Mental Health Among LGBQ + College Students
How psychologists can help achieve equity in health care—advancing innovative partnerships and models of care delivery
For as long as the United States has been a country, the distribution of good health has been unequal. In this special issue, we consider what psychology can do to understand and ameliorate these inequalities. The introduction sets the context for why psychologists are well positioned, well trained, and needed to champion health equity via innovative partnerships and models of care delivery. A guide is provided for engaging and maintaining a heal…
Role of Self-Objectification & Gendered Racial Microaggressions on Black Women's Body Appreciation
The subtle sexual objectification and dehumanization of Black women have a long history throughout Western society. However, few scholars have explored how sexually objectifying gendered racial microaggressions (GRM) events detract from Black women's positive body image attitudes. Accordingly, this study investigated the moderating role of sexually objectifying GRM on the association between self-objectification and Black women's body appreciatio…
Neighborhood Ritual Integrity
This paper investigates whether a new conceptual framework, Neighborhood Ritual Integrity (NRI), addresses the concepts of social capital, collective efficacy, and rituals in a manner which makes it applicable to sociological research. Neighborhood Ritual Integrity (NRI) is a conceptual framework developed in response to various studies, which have established a relationship between neighborhood demographics, structural neighborhood features, cri…
Protective factors for adverse childhood experiences
Future studies should focus on addressing gaps in our understanding of what factors may buffer the influence of ACES on physical health outcomes and risky health behaviors and our understanding of family and nonfamily relationships and community and cultural protective factors on the ACE-health outcome relationship in adults. Additionally, research is needed that focuses on samples that are more gender diverse and from countries outside of North …
Perceptions of African American Youth and Adults Regarding Tobacco Use-Related Factors in Their Community
Expanded tobacco prevention and cessation resources for B/AA people who smoke could leverage federal regulatory actions to ban tobacco products targeted toward this group and decrease disparities in tobacco-related morbidity and mortality
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