Keith A King
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3824529 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Keith A King |
| NOMBRES | Keith A |
| APELLIDO | King |
| FIRMA | KING K A |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Cincinnati |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2036-5341 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 42 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 23 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 42 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1999 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Disparities in bullying victimization
Bullying adversely affects adolescent health. National surveillance indicates that about 1 in 5 U.S. high school students report bullying on school property. Cross‐sectional, secondary analysis of the 2019–2020 Student Drug Use Survey from a midwestern metropolitan area. Participants were grades 7–12 Asian American youth (N = 2,332). Bullying (yes/no) and psychosocial covariates (prosocial activities, risky behaviors, parent and school factors) w…
Religiosity and major depressive episodes among female adolescents
The present study examined the association of religiosity and major depressive episodes (MDEs) among female adolescents (n = 5,600) through a secondary data analysis of the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). Results indicated that 38.4% experienced MDE in their lifetime and 28.8% experienced MDE in the past year. Multivariable logistic regression analyses revealed that those at highest risk for lifetime and past-year MDE were ol…
Depression among Asian American adolescents
Current anxiety problems and organized activity participation among U.S. adolescents
Disparities in Neighborhood Characteristics among U.S. Children with Secondhand and Thirdhand Tobacco Smoke Exposure
(1) Background: Home tobacco smoke exposure (TSE) and negative neighborhood characteristics adversely affect children's overall health. The objective was to examine the associations of child TSE status and neighborhood characteristics among U.S. school-aged children. (2) Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of the 2018-2019 National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH) data including 17,300 U.S. children ages 6-11 years old. We categorized ch…
Financial Insecurity and Food Insecurity among U.S. Children with Secondhand and Thirdhand Smoke Exposure
Objectives: Smokers with financial and food insecurity may find it difficult to quit smoking and reduce their children’s tobacco smoke exposure (TSE). The objective was to examine the associations between child TSE and financial and food insecurity among U.S. school-aged children. Methods: We examined the 2018−2019 National Survey of Children’s Health data on 17,484 children 6−11 years old. Children were categorized into TSE groups: (1) No TSE: d…
Ecstasy Use among Youth
Recent Marijuana Use Among Young Adults, 2015–2018, USA
Here’s the ‘kicker’
Recent evidence has suggested that African Americans are at higher risk for opioid misuse, compared to their relative counterparts. However, school factors have largely been ignored. Given that the school is an environment for the development of risky behavior sequalae, more research is warranted on the relationship between opioid misuse and school factors. The present data used pooled 2015-2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health data to inve…
Use of psilocybin ("mushrooms") among US adults
We sought to estimate the prevalence of lifetime psilocybin use among a national sample of US adults ages 18 and older and associated demographic/substance use correlates. Pooled data from the 2015-2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health were utilized among 168,650 individuals 18 years or older. An estimated 9.68% of individuals reported lifetime use of psilocybin. Differences were found among demographics, drug use, and sexual identity, with…
Religiosity and Adolescent Major Depressive Episodes Among 12–17-Year-Olds
Does marijuana use among African American adolescent males differ based on school factors
Marijuana use among adolescents is a major public health problem. The purpose of this study was to examine whether past-year marijuana use among African American adolescent males differed based on age and school factors. Data from the 2015-2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) were analyzed. A national sample of African American students in grades 7 through 12 ( n = 5,738) completed the survey. Results indicated that 14.7% reported …
Authoritative Parenting Behaviors and Marijuana Use Based on Age Among a National Sample of Hispanic Adolescents
Correlates to Lifetime Suicide Attempts, Thoughts, and Planning Behaviors Among African American Transgender Individuals
Transgender Individuals and Psychological Intimate Partner Violence
Risk Factors for Peer Victimization among Middle and High School Students
Peer victimization at school is a pressing public health issue. Peer victimization has a deleterious impact on the victim and can lead to lifelong negative outcomes such as depression. The purpose of the present study is to examine peer victimization and potential individual, school, and peer correlates in a national sample of middle and high school students. A secondary data analysis of the School Crime and Safety survey was conducted to investi…
Recent alcohol use among African American adolescents based on school experiences and individual perceptions toward school
This study examined whether recent alcohol use among African American adolescents differed based on school experiences and perceptions toward school. A secondary analysis of the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health was performed to answer research questions. Results from the multivariable logistic regression models revealed that male and female students at highest risk for recent alcohol use were those who hated/did not like going to schoo…
Let It Snow
While a disproportionately large percentage of sexual minorities engage in illicit drug use, little research has specifically examined factors related to cocaine use among bisexual men and women. The present study sought to identify the potential association between affective/emotive states and previous substance use and lifetime cocaine use among a national sample of bisexual men and women. A secondary analysis of the 2017 National Survey on Dru…
Family factors and parental correlates to adolescent conduct disorder
The present study examined the relationship between family factors and parental correlates with adolescent conduct disorder in a national sample of adolescents. A secondary analysis of the 2011–2012 National Child Health Survey was conducted. Results from the final multivariate regression revealed that the following factors placed adolescents at increased risk for conduct disorder: being Caucasian, not meeting a child’s friends, not eating dinner…
Impact of Parental Communication on African American Adolescent Sexual Behavior
Go ask Alice, when she's 10-feet tall
Introduction Once thought a rarely used drug, LSD use is steadily increasing among US adults. A greater understanding of social factors and psychological determinants leading to lifetime LSD use can assist health educators and professionals in treating this growing problem. This study analyzed psychosocial factors related to LSD use among a national sample of adults. Methods A secondary data analysis of the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and He…
The Depiction of Sexuality Among University Students on Snapchat
Relationship Factors’ Impact on Condom Use Among College Students
Impact of Prosocial Behavioral Involvement on School Violence Perpetration Among African American Middle School and High School Students
Psychosocial Factors Associated with Alcohol Use Among Hispanic Youth
Getting inked
The purpose of the study is to assess university students’ involvement in tattooing and examine associations between tattooing and risky behaviors. University students enrolled in physical education and health classes at one Midwestern University are study participants, and a survey is used to examine 998 university students’ involvement in tattooing. The results indicate that 29.6% of respondents have a tattoo. The most common locations for tatt…
Impact of Parental Communication on African American Adolescent Sexual Behavior
Effective Prevention Strategies for Increasing Health Services Utilization Among Hispanic Youth
Body Image Satisfaction and Involvement in Risky Sexual Behaviors Among University Students
The Depiction of Sexuality Among University Students on Snapchat
Relationship Factors’ Impact on Condom Use Among College Students
Attitudinal correlates associated with recent alcohol use and episodic heavy drinking among African American youth
African–American students in 7th–12th grades completed the PRIDE survey examining attitudinal correlates associated with recent alcohol use and heavy episodic drinking. Of participants, 13.6% reported using alcohol in the past 30 days and 5.1% reported frequent heavy episodic drinking. Logistic regression analyses indicate that male, in high school and employed increased the odds of engaging in recent use and frequent heavy episodic drinking. Per…
Use of psilocybin ("mushrooms") among US adults
We sought to estimate the prevalence of lifetime psilocybin use among a national sample of US adults ages 18 and older and associated demographic/substance use correlates. Pooled data from the 2015-2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health were utilized among 168,650 individuals 18 years or older. An estimated 9.68% of individuals reported lifetime use of psilocybin. Differences were found among demographics, drug use, and sexual identity, with…
Family factors and parental correlates to adolescent conduct disorder
The present study examined the relationship between family factors and parental correlates with adolescent conduct disorder in a national sample of adolescents. A secondary analysis of the 2011–2012 National Child Health Survey was conducted. Results from the final multivariate regression revealed that the following factors placed adolescents at increased risk for conduct disorder: being Caucasian, not meeting a child’s friends, not eating dinner…
Medicalization of Female Beauty
Over the past decade, cosmetic procedures have significantly increased in options available for females to achieve the American cultural standards of beauty. The purpose of this study is to conduct a content analysis of brochures and to observe what cosmetic procedures are made available to female customers from plastic surgery centers, and also to examine the medical and therapeutic framing techniques used to encourage females to undergo cosmeti…
Psychosocial Factors Associated With Recent Alcohol Use Among Hispanic Youth
A total of 946 Hispanic students in 7th to 12th grade in Greater Cincinnati schools ( N = 133) completed a survey assessing factors associated with recent alcohol use. Results indicated that 24.5% used alcohol in the past month. Males were more likely than females to recently use alcohol. A series of odds ratios revealed that frequent church attendance, making good grades, and having parents/teachers frequently talk and set/enforce rules regardin…
How Confident Do High School Counselors Feel in Recognizing Students at Risk for Suicide
Preservice Teachers' Perceived Confidence in Teaching School Violence Prevention
Violence-prevention training positively influences preservice teachers' confidence in teaching violence prevention. The results suggest that such training should be considered as a requirement for teacher preparation programs
Smokers' Willingness to Protect Children From Secondhand Smoke
Secondhand-smoke media campaigns can positively affect smokers' knowledge of the dangers of secondhand smoke and future intentions to protect others from secondhand smoke
Influence of Paper Color and a Monetary Incentive on Response Rate
Psychosocial Factors Associated With Recent Alcohol Use Among Hispanic Youth
A total of 946 Hispanic students in 7th to 12th grade in Greater Cincinnati schools ( N = 133) completed a survey assessing factors associated with recent alcohol use. Results indicated that 24.5% used alcohol in the past month. Males were more likely than females to recently use alcohol. A series of odds ratios revealed that frequent church attendance, making good grades, and having parents/teachers frequently talk and set/enforce rules regardin…
Effect of Respondent Code Location on Survey Response Rate
Survey response rates were examined for differences based on the location of the respondent code, a numerical code placed on the survey versus a numerical code placed on the return envelope. A four-page survey on criteria and procedures used when hiring health education faculty members was mailed to program coordinators of university health education programs (N = 223). Half of the coordinators (n = 112) received coded surveys (surveys that had a…
Sex and Grade Level Differences in Lifetime Nonmedical Prescription Drug Use Among Youth
Body Image Satisfaction and Involvement in Risky Sexual Behaviors Among University Students
Getting inked
The purpose of the study is to assess university students’ involvement in tattooing and examine associations between tattooing and risky behaviors. University students enrolled in physical education and health classes at one Midwestern University are study participants, and a survey is used to examine 998 university students’ involvement in tattooing. The results indicate that 29.6% of respondents have a tattoo. The most common locations for tatt…
Attitudinal correlates associated with recent alcohol use and episodic heavy drinking among African American youth
African–American students in 7th–12th grades completed the PRIDE survey examining attitudinal correlates associated with recent alcohol use and heavy episodic drinking. Of participants, 13.6% reported using alcohol in the past 30 days and 5.1% reported frequent heavy episodic drinking. Logistic regression analyses indicate that male, in high school and employed increased the odds of engaging in recent use and frequent heavy episodic drinking. Per…
Condoms, Sex, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Psychosocial determinants of marijuana use among African American youth
This study examines the psychosocial determinants of marijuana use among youth. A total of 7,488 African American middle and high school students from 133 metropolitan private and public schools completed a survey assessing psychosocial factors associated with annual marijuana use. The PRIDE survey, a nationally recognized survey on substance use, was used to assess the frequency of marijuana use and the influence of psychosocial factors on marij…
Intra- and Inter-personal Barriers to Condom Use Among College Students
The impact parenting behaviors have on recent alcohol use and binge drinking among adolescents based on age
Adolescent alcohol use is a persistent problem in the United States. Despite numerous prevention efforts, alcohol still remains the most commonly used substance among youth. The primary aim of this study was to determine the impact parenting behaviors have on adolescent recent alcohol use and binge drinking among youth aged 12–13 years, 14–15 years, and 16–17 years. For the study purpose, recent alcohol use was defined as drinking alcohol in the …
Medicalization of Female Beauty
Over the past decade, cosmetic procedures have significantly increased in options available for females to achieve the American cultural standards of beauty. The purpose of this study is to conduct a content analysis of brochures and to observe what cosmetic procedures are made available to female customers from plastic surgery centers, and also to examine the medical and therapeutic framing techniques used to encourage females to undergo cosmeti…
Psychosocial Factors Associated with Alcohol Use Among Hispanic Youth
Risk factors for legal involvement among a nationally representative sample of Hispanic adolescents
Adolescent legal involvement is a public health concern nationwide. Despite the existing national limits of arrest data by Hispanic origin, previous research has found that minority youth are at increased risk for being confined. The purpose of our study was to investigate whether sex, age, authoritarian parenting, school experiences, depression, recent alcohol use, binge drinking and perceived social norms predicted legal involvement among Hispa…
Effective Prevention Strategies for Increasing Health Services Utilization Among Hispanic Youth
Impact of Prosocial Behavioral Involvement on School Violence Perpetration Among African American Middle School and High School Students
The Depiction of Sexuality Among University Students on Snapchat
Relationship Factors’ Impact on Condom Use Among College Students
Risk Factors for Peer Victimization among Middle and High School Students
Peer victimization at school is a pressing public health issue. Peer victimization has a deleterious impact on the victim and can lead to lifelong negative outcomes such as depression. The purpose of the present study is to examine peer victimization and potential individual, school, and peer correlates in a national sample of middle and high school students. A secondary data analysis of the School Crime and Safety survey was conducted to investi…
Recent alcohol use among African American adolescents based on school experiences and individual perceptions toward school
This study examined whether recent alcohol use among African American adolescents differed based on school experiences and perceptions toward school. A secondary analysis of the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health was performed to answer research questions. Results from the multivariable logistic regression models revealed that male and female students at highest risk for recent alcohol use were those who hated/did not like going to schoo…
Let It Snow
While a disproportionately large percentage of sexual minorities engage in illicit drug use, little research has specifically examined factors related to cocaine use among bisexual men and women. The present study sought to identify the potential association between affective/emotive states and previous substance use and lifetime cocaine use among a national sample of bisexual men and women. A secondary analysis of the 2017 National Survey on Dru…
Family factors and parental correlates to adolescent conduct disorder
The present study examined the relationship between family factors and parental correlates with adolescent conduct disorder in a national sample of adolescents. A secondary analysis of the 2011–2012 National Child Health Survey was conducted. Results from the final multivariate regression revealed that the following factors placed adolescents at increased risk for conduct disorder: being Caucasian, not meeting a child’s friends, not eating dinner…
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