David B Sarwer

Biographic Data

ID1303416
NAMEDavid B Sarwer
GIVEN NAMESDavid B
FAMILY NAMESarwer
SIGNATURESARWER D B
AFFILIATIONSTemple University
ORCID0000-0003-1033-5528
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS13
TOTAL CITATIONS18
WORKS AS AUTHOR13
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1963
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX2

  • The Moderating Effect of Coping on Stress and Childhood Obesity-Related Health Behaviors among Non-Hispanic Black Caregivers

    Open AccessElizabeth Prout Parks, Shiriki Kumanyika et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2025

    Child health behaviors and weight status may be affected by caregivers' perception and experience of stress. However, little is known about the influence of caregiver coping strategies on childhood overweight and obesity, particularly among non-Hispanic Black caregivers. This study examined associations among specific caregiver stress types (i.e., general, parenting, race-related), child weight status, and health-related behaviors (i.e., intake o…

  • Promise and unrealized potential

    Open AccessLeah M Schumacher, Jamy Ard et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Introduction: In June 2013, the American Medical Association (AMA), one of the most influential healthcare organizations in the United States, voted to recognize obesity as a disease. Many who supported this change believed that recognition by AMA of obesity as a disease would serve as a tipping point that would increase access to care, accelerate training and research on the prevention and treatment of obesity, and reduce weight stigma. On the 1…

  • Mask Adherence and the Relationship Between Masking and Weather-Related Metrics

    Open AccessResa M Jones, Ryan Snead et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Health2023

  • The intersection of adverse childhood experiences and neighborhood determinants of health

    Open AccessKristin Skiendzielewski, Christine M Forke et al.ARTICLEPsychological Trauma Theory…2022

    Findings suggest future work may benefit from considering neighborhood environments when examining and intervening upon the association between ACEs and poor physical and psychological health. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)

  • The Intersection of Neighborhood Environment and Adverse Childhood Experiences

    Open AccessKrista Schroeder, Levent Dumenci et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    This study evaluated methods for creating a neighborhood adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) index, a composite measure that captures the association between neighborhood environment characteristics (e.g., crime, healthcare access) and individual-level ACEs exposure, for a particular population. A neighborhood ACEs index can help understand and address neighborhood-level influences on health among individuals affected by ACEs. Methods entailed c…

  • Do Insurance-mandated Precertification Criteria and Insurance Plan Type Determine the Utilization of Bariatric Surgery Among Individuals With Private Insurance

    Hamlet Gasoyan, Rohit Soans et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2020References: 21

    BACKGROUND: Access to bariatric surgery is restricted by insurers in numerous ways, including by precertification criteria such as 3-6 months preoperative supervised medical weight management and documented 2-year weight history. OBJECTIVES: To investigate if there is an association between the aforementioned precertification criteria, insurance plan type, and the likelihood of undergoing bariatric surgery, after controlling for potential sociode…

  • Obesity

    David B Sarwer, Carlos M GriloARTICLEAmerican Psychologist2020

    Approximately 70% of adults in the United States have obesity or are overweight and at risk of developing obesity over time. Obesity is associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality; the economic impact of the health care costs associated with obesity is anticipated to have a profound, detrimental effect on the country's economy within the next several decades. A number of psychologists have dedicated their careers to understanding…

  • Invited Commentary

    Open AccessDavid B Sarwer, Rebecca J DilksARTICLEJournal of Youth and Adolescence2012References: 42

  • Internalization of Appearance Ideals and Cosmetic Surgery Attitudes

    Open AccessJessie E Menzel, Steffanie Sperry et al.ARTICLESex Roles2011Cited by: 15References: 3

  • Obese binge-eaters show altered ghrelin and leptin levels following bariatric surgery

    Open AccessLucy F Faulconbridge, Thomas A Wadden et al.ARTICLEAppetite2008

  • Childhood Sexual Abuse and Adult Sexual Dysfunction

    David B SarwerARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine1999

    s of Papers for 1999 Annual Meeting: Symposium: Sexual Dysfunction: Epidemiology, Pharmacotherapy, and Psychosocial Influences

  • Sexual aggression and love styles

    Open AccessDavid B Sarwer, Seth C Kalichman et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior1993Cited by: 3References: 27

  • On adaptive difficulties of some Hungarian immigrants—II

    Erwin K Koranyi, Albert B Kerenyi et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Orthopsychiatry1963References: 4