Stephen J Lepore
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 140346 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Stephen J Lepore |
| NOMBRES | Stephen J |
| APELLIDO | Lepore |
| FIRMA | LEPORE S J |
| AFILIACIONES | Temple University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7370-6280 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 40 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 257 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 40 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1989 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 9 |
Babies Living Safe and Smokefree (BLiSS) Intervention Reduces Children’s Tobacco Smoke Exposure Directly and Indirectly by Improving Maternal Smokers’ Urge Management Skills and Exposure Protection Be…
Children's tobacco smoke exposure (CTSE) is a public health concern, particularly in low-income and minority communities. Interventions to reduce CTSE have had modest success, and so research must identify mechanisms to improve intervention efficacy. This study investigated mediators of CTSE reduction in an intervention designed to facilitate CTSE protection and maternal smoking abstinence. We analyzed data from the Babies Living Safe and Smokefr…
Validation and Psychometric Properties of the Tobacco Urge Management Scale (Tums)
The TUMS is a reliable, valid measure of smoking urge management behaviors. The measure can support theory-driven research on smoking-specific coping mechanisms, inform clinical practice by identifying coping strategies that might be under-utilized in treatment-seeking smokers, and function as a measure of treatment adherence in cessation trials that target urge management behaviors
Antecedents of Self-Efficacy to Achieve Smoking-Behavior-Change Goals among Low-Income Parents Enrolled in an Evidence-Based Tobacco Intervention
Previous studies have shown that greater self-efficacy (SE) to modify smoking behaviors during treatment improves long-term post-treatment outcomes. Little is known about factors that might enhance SE for smoking abstinence and for reducing children's tobacco smoke exposure (TSE). The present study investigated hypothesized predictors of end-of-treatment SE to abstain from smoking and to protect children from TSE by conducting secondary multiple …
Multilevel Intervention for Low-Income Maternal Smokers in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
Objectives. To test the efficacy of Babies Living Safe and Smokefree (BLiSS), a multilevel intervention initiated in a citywide safety net health system to improve low-income maternal smokers’ abstinence and reduce child tobacco smoke exposure. Methods. This randomized controlled trial in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2015–2020), recruited low-income maternal smokers who received a brief smoking intervention (Ask, Advise, Refer [AAR]) from nutritio…
Peer Victimization Exposure and Subsequent Substance Use in Early Adolescence
Psychometric properties and correlates of a brief scale measuring the psychological construct mattering to others in a sample of women recovering from breast cancer
Social and Emotional Adjustment Across Aggressor/Victim Subgroups
Kids Safe and Smokefree (KiSS) Multilevel Intervention to Reduce Child Tobacco Smoke Exposure
Background: Pediatricians following clinical practice guidelines for tobacco intervention (“Ask, Advise, and Refer” [AAR]) can motivate parents to reduce child tobacco smoke exposure (TSE). However, brief clinic interventions are unable to provide the more intensive, evidence-based behavioral treatments that facilitate the knowledge, skills, and confidence that parents need to both reduce child TSE and quit smoking. We hypothesized that a multile…
Babies Living Safe & Smokefree
Clinicaltrials.gov NCT02602288 . Registered 9 November 2015
Patient and Physician Factors Associated with Undisclosed Prostate Cancer Screening in a Sample of Predominantly Immigrant Black Men
The role of mindfulness in distress and quality of life for men with advanced prostate cancer
Trial Registration: ACTRN12612000306819
The Role of Sleep in the Relationship Between Victimization and Externalizing Problems in Adolescents
Exposure to Violence, Social Cognitive Processing, and Sleep Problems in Urban Adolescents
Kids Safe and Smokefree (KiSS)
NCT01745393 (clinicaltrials.gov)
Social correlates of distress following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
This study investigated whether loneliness and cognitive processing explain the influence of negative (social constraints) and positive (emotional support) relationship qualities on cancer survivors' distress. Participants were 195 cancer survivors who had undergone hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Path analysis supported the hypothesis that loneliness and cognitive processing would mediate the association between social constraints and d…
Associations between Chronic Community Noise Exposure and Blood Pressure at Rest and during Acute Noise and Non-Noise Stressors among Urban School Children in India
The present study builds on prior research that has examined the association between children's chronic exposure to community noise and resting blood pressure and blood pressure dysregulation during exposure to acute stressors. A novel contribution of the study is that it examines how chronic noise exposure relates to blood pressure responses during exposure to both noise and non-noise acute stressors. The acute noise stressor was recorded street…
Searching for and making meaning after breast cancer
Association Between Anxiety and Smoking in a Sample of Urban Black Men
Effectiveness of a Modified Computer Assisted Instructional Tool In The Dissemination of Prostate Cancer Information to Men of African Descent Through Black Churches
Evaluation of a Prostate Cancer Computer Assisted Instructional Model for Communities of African Descent
Prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer morbidity and mortality for men of African descent. Screening tests are available but often avoided due to poverty and multiple Stressors. Some health professionals warn of negative mental health consequences from unnecessary screening and treatment. This paper describes preliminary findings of the effectiveness of a Computer Assisted Instructional tool to disseminate prostate cancer risk and screeni…
Effects of social stressors on cardiovascular reactivity in black and white women
These findings suggest that perceived racism in social interactions may contribute to increased physiological stress for Black women
Spouse Social Control Efforts
We measured perceptions of wives' attempts to encourage appropriate health behavior among men with prostate cancer, a phenomenon known as 'social control.' We examined social control for health-enhancing behaviors (e.g., exercise), health-restorative behaviors (e.g., sleep), and health-compromising behaviors (e.g., smoking). We interviewed 80 married men with prostate cancer shortly after treatment, 2 months later, and 8 months later. Social cont…
A social–cognitive processing model of emotional adjustment to cancer
Cross-cultural differences in tolerance for crowding
It is widely believed that cultures vary in their tolerance for crowding. There is, however, little evidence to substantiate this belief, coupled with serious shortcomings in the extant literature. Tolerance for crowding has been confused with cultural differences in personal space preferences along with perceived crowding. Furthermore, the few studies that have examined cultural variability in reactions to crowding have compared subgroup correla…
Talking facilitates cognitive–emotional processes of adaptation to an acute stressor
Social constraints, intrusive thoughts, and depressive symptoms among bereaved mothers
Social conflict, social support, and psychological distress
A longitudinal study examined the relative and joint effects of perceived social support and social conflict on psychological distress in 228 college students. Women had higher perceived social support from roommates and friends and less conflict with roommates than did men; there were no gender differences in level of conflict with friends or psychological distress. Roommate conflict predicted increases in psychological distress over time; this …
Effects of social stressors on cardiovascular reactivity in black and white women
These findings suggest that perceived racism in social interactions may contribute to increased physiological stress for Black women
Spouse Social Control Efforts
We measured perceptions of wives' attempts to encourage appropriate health behavior among men with prostate cancer, a phenomenon known as 'social control.' We examined social control for health-enhancing behaviors (e.g., exercise), health-restorative behaviors (e.g., sleep), and health-compromising behaviors (e.g., smoking). We interviewed 80 married men with prostate cancer shortly after treatment, 2 months later, and 8 months later. Social cont…
Dynamic role of social support in the link between chronic stress and psychological distress
Cross-cultural differences in tolerance for crowding
It is widely believed that cultures vary in their tolerance for crowding. There is, however, little evidence to substantiate this belief, coupled with serious shortcomings in the extant literature. Tolerance for crowding has been confused with cultural differences in personal space preferences along with perceived crowding. Furthermore, the few studies that have examined cultural variability in reactions to crowding have compared subgroup correla…
Talking facilitates cognitive–emotional processes of adaptation to an acute stressor
Searching for and making meaning after breast cancer
The role of interior design elements in human responses to crowding
The role of interior design elements in mitigating the negative relationship between residential crowding and psychological health was investigated. Residents of crowded homes with greater architectural depth-the number of spaces one must pass through to get from one room in the house to another-are less likely to socially withdraw or to be psychologically distressed than residents in crowded homes with relatively low depth. Additional analyses s…
Household crowding and social support
People often cope with crowded living conditions by socially withdrawing from their housemates. This coping strategy may overgeneralize, influencing social interactions with others outside the home. In a stressful laboratory situation, Ss from crowded homes, in comparison with uncrowded counterparts, are less likely to seek support from a confederate and rate the confederate as less supportive. Moreover, Ss from crowded homes are less likely to o…
Expressive writing moderates the relation between intrusive thoughts and depressive symptoms
Social Hassles and Psychological Health in the Context of Chronic Crowding
Data are presented on the interactive effects of an enduring environmental stressor with acute, daily social stressors on psychological distress. A cross-sectional study of males in urban India and a longitudinal study of male and female American college students examined the interplay of these two types of stressors. In India, social hassles in the home predicted psychological symptoms only among residents of crowded homes, after statistically a…
Social correlates of distress following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
This study investigated whether loneliness and cognitive processing explain the influence of negative (social constraints) and positive (emotional support) relationship qualities on cancer survivors' distress. Participants were 195 cancer survivors who had undergone hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Path analysis supported the hypothesis that loneliness and cognitive processing would mediate the association between social constraints and d…
Men's Adjustment to Prostate Cancer
Daily hassles and chronic strains
Residential density and psychological health
People report excessive, unwanted social interactions, insufficient privacy, and are observed to be more socially withdrawn under crowded living conditions. If people socially withdraw from one another as a way to cope with crowding, this could lead to an unintended side effect of breakdowns in socially supportive relationships. A breakdown in socially supportive relationships could, in turn, account for some of the pathological consequences of c…
Exposure to Violence, Social Cognitive Processing, and Sleep Problems in Urban Adolescents
Peer Victimization Exposure and Subsequent Substance Use in Early Adolescence
The Role of Sleep in the Relationship Between Victimization and Externalizing Problems in Adolescents
Social and Emotional Adjustment Across Aggressor/Victim Subgroups
Evaluation of a Prostate Cancer Computer Assisted Instructional Model for Communities of African Descent
Prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer morbidity and mortality for men of African descent. Screening tests are available but often avoided due to poverty and multiple Stressors. Some health professionals warn of negative mental health consequences from unnecessary screening and treatment. This paper describes preliminary findings of the effectiveness of a Computer Assisted Instructional tool to disseminate prostate cancer risk and screeni…
Developmental and gender differences in anonymous support‐seeking
Calls to a community help line for children were analyzed for developmental and gender trends in support-seeking during middle childhood. Results indicated that between the ages of 10 and 11 the nature of help-seeking by callers changed, with a shift toward more informational support-seeking and concern regarding interpersonal problems. This shift was particularly dramatic for girls. Gender differences in the type of support sought (informational…
Residential density and psychological health
People report excessive, unwanted social interactions, insufficient privacy, and are observed to be more socially withdrawn under crowded living conditions. If people socially withdraw from one another as a way to cope with crowding, this could lead to an unintended side effect of breakdowns in socially supportive relationships. A breakdown in socially supportive relationships could, in turn, account for some of the pathological consequences of c…
Developmental and gender differences in anonymous support‐seeking
Calls to a community help line for children were analyzed for developmental and gender trends in support-seeking during middle childhood. Results indicated that between the ages of 10 and 11 the nature of help-seeking by callers changed, with a shift toward more informational support-seeking and concern regarding interpersonal problems. This shift was particularly dramatic for girls. Gender differences in the type of support sought (informational…
Dynamic role of social support in the link between chronic stress and psychological distress
Daily hassles and chronic strains
Social Hassles and Psychological Health in the Context of Chronic Crowding
Data are presented on the interactive effects of an enduring environmental stressor with acute, daily social stressors on psychological distress. A cross-sectional study of males in urban India and a longitudinal study of male and female American college students examined the interplay of these two types of stressors. In India, social hassles in the home predicted psychological symptoms only among residents of crowded homes, after statistically a…
Social conflict, social support, and psychological distress
A longitudinal study examined the relative and joint effects of perceived social support and social conflict on psychological distress in 228 college students. Women had higher perceived social support from roommates and friends and less conflict with roommates than did men; there were no gender differences in level of conflict with friends or psychological distress. Roommate conflict predicted increases in psychological distress over time; this …
Social support lowers cardiovascular reactivity to an acute stressor
This study examined whether social support can reduce cardiovascular reactivity to an acute stressor. College students gave a speech in one of three social conditions: alone, in the presence of a supportive confederate, or in the presence of a nonsupportive confederate. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure were measured at rest, before the speech, and during the speech. While anticipating and delivering their speech, supported and alone subjects…
Household crowding and social support
People often cope with crowded living conditions by socially withdrawing from their housemates. This coping strategy may overgeneralize, influencing social interactions with others outside the home. In a stressful laboratory situation, Ss from crowded homes, in comparison with uncrowded counterparts, are less likely to seek support from a confederate and rate the confederate as less supportive. Moreover, Ss from crowded homes are less likely to o…
The role of interior design elements in human responses to crowding
The role of interior design elements in mitigating the negative relationship between residential crowding and psychological health was investigated. Residents of crowded homes with greater architectural depth-the number of spaces one must pass through to get from one room in the house to another-are less likely to socially withdraw or to be psychologically distressed than residents in crowded homes with relatively low depth. Additional analyses s…
Social constraints, intrusive thoughts, and depressive symptoms among bereaved mothers
Men's Adjustment to Prostate Cancer
Expressive writing moderates the relation between intrusive thoughts and depressive symptoms
The role of social and cognitive processes in children's adjustment to community violence.
Blood Pressure Recovery Predicts Acute Illnesses
East Tennessee State University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Carnegie Mellon University
Symposium Synopsis
s of Papers for 1999 Annual Meeting: Symposium: Social Interactions, Relationships, and Cardiovascular Response
Cross-cultural differences in tolerance for crowding
It is widely believed that cultures vary in their tolerance for crowding. There is, however, little evidence to substantiate this belief, coupled with serious shortcomings in the extant literature. Tolerance for crowding has been confused with cultural differences in personal space preferences along with perceived crowding. Furthermore, the few studies that have examined cultural variability in reactions to crowding have compared subgroup correla…
Talking facilitates cognitive–emotional processes of adaptation to an acute stressor
A social–cognitive processing model of emotional adjustment to cancer
Spouse Social Control Efforts
We measured perceptions of wives' attempts to encourage appropriate health behavior among men with prostate cancer, a phenomenon known as 'social control.' We examined social control for health-enhancing behaviors (e.g., exercise), health-restorative behaviors (e.g., sleep), and health-compromising behaviors (e.g., smoking). We interviewed 80 married men with prostate cancer shortly after treatment, 2 months later, and 8 months later. Social cont…
Effects of social stressors on cardiovascular reactivity in black and white women
These findings suggest that perceived racism in social interactions may contribute to increased physiological stress for Black women
Effectiveness of a Modified Computer Assisted Instructional Tool In The Dissemination of Prostate Cancer Information to Men of African Descent Through Black Churches
Evaluation of a Prostate Cancer Computer Assisted Instructional Model for Communities of African Descent
Prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer morbidity and mortality for men of African descent. Screening tests are available but often avoided due to poverty and multiple Stressors. Some health professionals warn of negative mental health consequences from unnecessary screening and treatment. This paper describes preliminary findings of the effectiveness of a Computer Assisted Instructional tool to disseminate prostate cancer risk and screeni…
Association Between Anxiety and Smoking in a Sample of Urban Black Men
Searching for and making meaning after breast cancer
Associations between Chronic Community Noise Exposure and Blood Pressure at Rest and during Acute Noise and Non-Noise Stressors among Urban School Children in India
The present study builds on prior research that has examined the association between children's chronic exposure to community noise and resting blood pressure and blood pressure dysregulation during exposure to acute stressors. A novel contribution of the study is that it examines how chronic noise exposure relates to blood pressure responses during exposure to both noise and non-noise acute stressors. The acute noise stressor was recorded street…
Psychology (30 obras) · Medicine (27 obras) · Clinical Psychology (21 obras) · Clinical Psychology (19 obras) · Developmental psychology (19 obras) · Psychiatry (16 obras) · Social Psychology (15 obras) · Internal Medicine (14 obras) · Public health (11 obras) · Social Psychology (11 obras)