Amy M Bohnert
Biographic Data
| ID | 144264 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amy M Bohnert |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amy M |
| FAMILY NAME | Bohnert |
| SIGNATURE | BOHNERT A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Loyola University Chicago |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0864-2900 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 35 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 101 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 35 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
A Person‐Centered Approach to Examining Out‐of‐School Participation Among Black Adolescents and Its Association With Racial and Ethnic Identity
INTRODUCTION: Positive racial and ethnic identity formation is associated with psychological well-being, especially for Black adolescents. Parental socialization and school-related factors are key influences that have been studied, but less is known about other factors in an adolescent's social ecology, such as out-of-school activities. The goal of the present study was to better understand the relation between out-of-school activity (i.e., after…
Sensory Processing Sensitivity
INTRODUCTION: Adolescence is associated with risks for sleep and mental health issues, particularly among girls. Identifying risk factors is essential for designing targeted interventions during this vulnerable developmental period. One factor to consider is Sensory Processing Sensitivity (SPS), the ability to adapt and respond to one's environment. The current study examines whether levels of SPS relate to psychological well-being and sleep, and…
Somatic Symptoms Before Menarche
Somatic symptoms are common in adolescence and can predict later emotional distress, academic challenges, and chronic health problems. Their developmental origins, particularly before menarche, remain poorly understood. This cross-sectional study examined associations between psychological distress, parental modeling of pain behavior, pain sensitivity, and somatic symptom burden in premenarchal adolescents. A community sample of 228 adolescents (…
Strategies for Evaluating Collective Impact Initiatives
Collective impact (CI) initiatives provide a promising collaborative community-based approach for addressing health disparities, but they are challenging to evaluate. This paper provides a detailed strategy for addressing these challenges through a case study, with the goal of not only of evaluating the CI, but also putting organizations in a position to implement and maintain sustainable self-evaluation efforts over time. A three-phase evaluatio…
Delicious and difficult to resist
Green schoolyard renovations in low‐income urban neighborhoods
Green schoolyards may buffer against the effects of urbanization through increasing access to nature and its benefits. The present study was a community‐academic partnership that examined the effects of green schoolyard renovations on utilization, physical activity (PA), and social interactions as well as perceptions of safety, neighborhood climate, and social cohesion among those living in low‐income, urban neighborhoods. Utilizing behavioral ma…
School as a Protective Setting for Excess Weight Gain and Child Obesity
BACKGROUND: The structure provided by school settings even with no specific obesity-intervention may prevent weight gain. This meta-analytic study considered this premise by examining weight outcomes from control groups in published randomized controlled trials of school-year obesity-related interventions conducted in-school and out-of-school. METHODS: A systematic review and random-effects meta-analysis were conducted in accordance with Preferre…
Patterns of same-day alcohol and cannabis use in adolescents and young adults with risky alcohol use
Same-day alcohol and cannabis use is relatively common in adolescents and young adults, constituting a higher-risk behavior relative to single-substance use. However, the association between quantity of alcohol and cannabis use on co-use days is understudied. We examined the association between the quantity of alcohol and same-day cannabis use with a multilevel regression analysis in a sample of youth (16-24 years old) with risky alcohol use. Par…
Examining childhood obesity through the lens of developmental psychopathology
Rates of childhood overweight and obesity among youth in the United States remain historically high and can persist into adulthood, resulting in increased health care expenditures, comorbidities, and reduced quality of life. The purpose of this article is to illustrate how principles drawn from developmental psychopathology (DP) can be applied to enhance current conceptualizations of obesity risk during childhood and beyond. DP is a theoretical p…
Executive function and dietary intake in youth
Chronic Stress and Food Insecurity
Low-income children of Mexican immigrants are at high risk for obesity. Drawing on a sample of 104 Mexican American children (Mage = 8.39 years; 61% female), this longitudinal study considered relations between food insecurity and chronic stress (ie, parent report and hair cortisol measurement) on body mass index (BMI) and examined whether stress moderated associations between food insecurity and BMI. Analyses revealed that undocumented status wa…
Measures of Acculturation and Relations to zBMI among Mexican-Origin Youth
The Heat Is On
Despite evidence that youth gain weight disproportionately over the summer months, few studies examine contributing obesogenic behaviors. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, this study examined associations between summertime dietary intake patterns and executive function among 79 low-income urban minority early adolescent girls (ages 9-13 years). Participants were interviewed via the multiple-pass 24-hour dietary recall method and completed indi…
Organized Activity Involvement among Urban Youth
Understanding differences between summer vs. school obesogenic behaviors of children
BACKGROUND: Although the scientific community has acknowledged modest improvements can be made to weight status and obesogenic behaviors (i.e., physical activity, sedentary/screen time, diet, and sleep) during the school year, studies suggests improvements are erased as elementary-age children are released to summer vacation. Emerging evidence shows children return to school after summer vacation displaying accelerated weight gain compared to the…
Looking Good and Making It Seem Easy
Unhealthy weight control behaviors are a significant health concern among adolescents and emerging adults, and perfectionism plays a role in the development/maintenance of these behaviors. Effortless perfectionism, or pressure to be perfect with apparent ease, is linked to maladjustment, but its role in weight control behaviors is unexplored. Longitudinal data on effortless perfectionism, body image, body mass index (BMI), and weight control beha…
Parent Perceptions of Child Weight Status in Mexican-Origin Immigrant Families
Improving Urban Minority Girls' Health Via Community Summer Programming
Differences Between African Americans and Non-Hispanic Whites Utilization of Clergy for Counseling with Serious Personal Problems
Regrouping
Although organized activities (OAs) have been established as important contexts of development, limited work has examined the role of OAs across the high school transition in buffering adolescents' social adjustment by providing opportunities for visibility and peer affiliation. The transition to high school is characterized by numerous changes and OAs may provide an important setting for establishing and maintaining peer relationships during thi…
Making a Difference
This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness of the Girls in the Game (GIG) after-school program (ASP) in promoting social-emotional development and reducing body mass index (BMI) and obesogenic behaviors among a group of minority, low-income girls. Data were collected from 76 third- to fifth-grade girls ( n = 52, GIG; n = 24, controls) from five urban elementary schools prior to and at the conclusion of 30 weeks of programming. M…
Suicide Mortality Among Patients Treated by the Veterans Health Administration From 2000 to 2007
Objectives. We sought to examine rates of suicide among individuals receiving health care services in Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities over an 8-year period. Methods. We included annual cohorts of all individuals who received VHA health care services from fiscal year (FY) 2000 through FY 2007 (October 1, 1999–September 30, 2007; N = 8 855 655). Vital status and cause of death were obtained from the National Death Index. Results. Su…
Policing and risk of overdose mortality in urban neighborhoods
Main partner factors associated with worse adherence to Haart among women in Baltimore, Maryland
Compared to US men, US women have worse HAART and HIV health outcomes. The study examined main partner factors associated with women's HAART adherence. The community sample comprised 85% African-Americans; 63% had a main partner and 32% relied on their partner for emotional support. Adherence was highest (92%) among those without a main partner and lowest (57%) among those with an HIV seropositive main partner. In adjusted analysis, adherence was…
Job Strain, Depressive Symptoms, and Drinking Behavior Among Older Adults
Job strain is associated with elevated depressive symptoms among older workers. In contrast to results from investigations of younger workers, job strain was unrelated to alcohol misuse. These findings can inform the development and implementation of workplace health promotion programs that reflect the mental health needs of the aging workforce
Developing and Improving After‐School Programs to Enhance Youth’s Personal Growth and Adjustment
Participating in after‐school programs (ASPs) has become a common experience for children. This special issue provides a perspective on the current status of research on ASPs. This introductory article overviews the historical and current context of ASPs and then describes a developmental ecological model to guide research in this area. The model offers a framework from which to organize and synthesize the research presented in this issue. Key pr…
Young Urban African American Adolescents' Experience of Discretionary Time Activities
This cross‐sectional study examined the daily discretionary time experiences of 246 (107 boys, 139 girls) fifth through eighth grade urban African American adolescents using the Experience Sampling Method. Relations between the types of activities (i.e., active structured, active unstructured, passive unstructured) engaged in during discretionary time and self‐reported levels of motivated engagement, positive affect, confidence, and perceived ali…
The Role of Organized Activities in Facilitating Social Adaptation Across the Transition to College
This prospective study examined the relations between organized activity involvement, loneliness, and friendship quality across the transition to college. In all, 85 adolescents (54 females and 31 males) completed measures during the summer before their first year of college (Time 1) and 10 months later (Time 2). More intense involvement in activities during the first year of college promoted better Time 2 friendship quality and lower ratings of …
Relationships Between Discretionary Time Activities, Emotional Experiences, Delinquency and Depressive Symptoms Among Urban African American Adolescents
Organized Activity Involvement, Depressive Symptoms, and Social Adjustment in Adolescents
Predicting Adolescents' Organized Activity Involvement
Although the potential benefits of organized activity involvement during high school have been documented, little is known about what familial and individual characteristics are associated with higher levels of participation. Using structural equation modeling, this longitudinal study examined the extent to which maternal depression history (i.e., risk), family relationship quality, and adolescents' cognitions (i.e., self‐worth and attributional …
Differences Between African Americans and Non-Hispanic Whites Utilization of Clergy for Counseling with Serious Personal Problems
Examining the Potential of Community‐Based After‐School Programs for Latino Youth
Results are presented from two pilot studies examining the potential influence of community‐based after‐school programs (ASPs) on regionally diverse Latino youth of varying ages. Study 1 examined relations between dimensions of ASP attendance and content, and ethnic identity development, and self‐worth in urban Latino adolescents. In this study, higher ratings of the ASP’s emphasis on ethnic socialization were associated with a more developed eth…
Job Strain, Depressive Symptoms, and Drinking Behavior Among Older Adults
Job strain is associated with elevated depressive symptoms among older workers. In contrast to results from investigations of younger workers, job strain was unrelated to alcohol misuse. These findings can inform the development and implementation of workplace health promotion programs that reflect the mental health needs of the aging workforce
Organized Activity Participation and Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms
Suicide Mortality Among Patients Treated by the Veterans Health Administration From 2000 to 2007
Objectives. We sought to examine rates of suicide among individuals receiving health care services in Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities over an 8-year period. Methods. We included annual cohorts of all individuals who received VHA health care services from fiscal year (FY) 2000 through FY 2007 (October 1, 1999–September 30, 2007; N = 8 855 655). Vital status and cause of death were obtained from the National Death Index. Results. Su…
Organized Activity Involvement among Urban Youth
The Heat Is On
Despite evidence that youth gain weight disproportionately over the summer months, few studies examine contributing obesogenic behaviors. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, this study examined associations between summertime dietary intake patterns and executive function among 79 low-income urban minority early adolescent girls (ages 9-13 years). Participants were interviewed via the multiple-pass 24-hour dietary recall method and completed indi…
Examining childhood obesity through the lens of developmental psychopathology
Rates of childhood overweight and obesity among youth in the United States remain historically high and can persist into adulthood, resulting in increased health care expenditures, comorbidities, and reduced quality of life. The purpose of this article is to illustrate how principles drawn from developmental psychopathology (DP) can be applied to enhance current conceptualizations of obesity risk during childhood and beyond. DP is a theoretical p…
Measures of Acculturation and Relations to zBMI among Mexican-Origin Youth
Predicting Adolescents' Organized Activity Involvement
Although the potential benefits of organized activity involvement during high school have been documented, little is known about what familial and individual characteristics are associated with higher levels of participation. Using structural equation modeling, this longitudinal study examined the extent to which maternal depression history (i.e., risk), family relationship quality, and adolescents' cognitions (i.e., self‐worth and attributional …
The Role of Organized Activities in Facilitating Social Adaptation Across the Transition to College
This prospective study examined the relations between organized activity involvement, loneliness, and friendship quality across the transition to college. In all, 85 adolescents (54 females and 31 males) completed measures during the summer before their first year of college (Time 1) and 10 months later (Time 2). More intense involvement in activities during the first year of college promoted better Time 2 friendship quality and lower ratings of …
Young Urban African American Adolescents' Experience of Discretionary Time Activities
This cross‐sectional study examined the daily discretionary time experiences of 246 (107 boys, 139 girls) fifth through eighth grade urban African American adolescents using the Experience Sampling Method. Relations between the types of activities (i.e., active structured, active unstructured, passive unstructured) engaged in during discretionary time and self‐reported levels of motivated engagement, positive affect, confidence, and perceived ali…
Organized Activity Participation and Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms
Relationships Between Discretionary Time Activities, Emotional Experiences, Delinquency and Depressive Symptoms Among Urban African American Adolescents
Organized Activity Involvement, Depressive Symptoms, and Social Adjustment in Adolescents
Capturing Unique Dimensions of Youth Organized Activity Involvement
Despite increased focus on the effects of organized activities on youth development, there is currently no consensus about the best way to assess various dimensions of involvement. This article explores the complexities of assessing involvement and focuses specifically on the following organized activity dimensions: (a) breadth, (b) intensity, (c) duration/consistency, and (d) engagement. For each dimension, the article examines the theoretical u…
Informal Care and Reciprocity of Support are Associated with Haart Adherence Among Men in Baltimore, MD, USA
Developing and Improving After‐School Programs to Enhance Youth’s Personal Growth and Adjustment
Participating in after‐school programs (ASPs) has become a common experience for children. This special issue provides a perspective on the current status of research on ASPs. This introductory article overviews the historical and current context of ASPs and then describes a developmental ecological model to guide research in this area. The model offers a framework from which to organize and synthesize the research presented in this issue. Key pr…
Examining the Potential of Community‐Based After‐School Programs for Latino Youth
Results are presented from two pilot studies examining the potential influence of community‐based after‐school programs (ASPs) on regionally diverse Latino youth of varying ages. Study 1 examined relations between dimensions of ASP attendance and content, and ethnic identity development, and self‐worth in urban Latino adolescents. In this study, higher ratings of the ASP’s emphasis on ethnic socialization were associated with a more developed eth…
Policing and risk of overdose mortality in urban neighborhoods
Main partner factors associated with worse adherence to Haart among women in Baltimore, Maryland
Compared to US men, US women have worse HAART and HIV health outcomes. The study examined main partner factors associated with women's HAART adherence. The community sample comprised 85% African-Americans; 63% had a main partner and 32% relied on their partner for emotional support. Adherence was highest (92%) among those without a main partner and lowest (57%) among those with an HIV seropositive main partner. In adjusted analysis, adherence was…
Job Strain, Depressive Symptoms, and Drinking Behavior Among Older Adults
Job strain is associated with elevated depressive symptoms among older workers. In contrast to results from investigations of younger workers, job strain was unrelated to alcohol misuse. These findings can inform the development and implementation of workplace health promotion programs that reflect the mental health needs of the aging workforce
Making a Difference
This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness of the Girls in the Game (GIG) after-school program (ASP) in promoting social-emotional development and reducing body mass index (BMI) and obesogenic behaviors among a group of minority, low-income girls. Data were collected from 76 third- to fifth-grade girls ( n = 52, GIG; n = 24, controls) from five urban elementary schools prior to and at the conclusion of 30 weeks of programming. M…
Suicide Mortality Among Patients Treated by the Veterans Health Administration From 2000 to 2007
Objectives. We sought to examine rates of suicide among individuals receiving health care services in Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities over an 8-year period. Methods. We included annual cohorts of all individuals who received VHA health care services from fiscal year (FY) 2000 through FY 2007 (October 1, 1999–September 30, 2007; N = 8 855 655). Vital status and cause of death were obtained from the National Death Index. Results. Su…
Regrouping
Although organized activities (OAs) have been established as important contexts of development, limited work has examined the role of OAs across the high school transition in buffering adolescents' social adjustment by providing opportunities for visibility and peer affiliation. The transition to high school is characterized by numerous changes and OAs may provide an important setting for establishing and maintaining peer relationships during thi…
Understanding differences between summer vs. school obesogenic behaviors of children
BACKGROUND: Although the scientific community has acknowledged modest improvements can be made to weight status and obesogenic behaviors (i.e., physical activity, sedentary/screen time, diet, and sleep) during the school year, studies suggests improvements are erased as elementary-age children are released to summer vacation. Emerging evidence shows children return to school after summer vacation displaying accelerated weight gain compared to the…
Looking Good and Making It Seem Easy
Unhealthy weight control behaviors are a significant health concern among adolescents and emerging adults, and perfectionism plays a role in the development/maintenance of these behaviors. Effortless perfectionism, or pressure to be perfect with apparent ease, is linked to maladjustment, but its role in weight control behaviors is unexplored. Longitudinal data on effortless perfectionism, body image, body mass index (BMI), and weight control beha…
Parent Perceptions of Child Weight Status in Mexican-Origin Immigrant Families
Improving Urban Minority Girls' Health Via Community Summer Programming
Differences Between African Americans and Non-Hispanic Whites Utilization of Clergy for Counseling with Serious Personal Problems
The Heat Is On
Despite evidence that youth gain weight disproportionately over the summer months, few studies examine contributing obesogenic behaviors. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, this study examined associations between summertime dietary intake patterns and executive function among 79 low-income urban minority early adolescent girls (ages 9-13 years). Participants were interviewed via the multiple-pass 24-hour dietary recall method and completed indi…
Organized Activity Involvement among Urban Youth
Executive function and dietary intake in youth
Chronic Stress and Food Insecurity
Low-income children of Mexican immigrants are at high risk for obesity. Drawing on a sample of 104 Mexican American children (Mage = 8.39 years; 61% female), this longitudinal study considered relations between food insecurity and chronic stress (ie, parent report and hair cortisol measurement) on body mass index (BMI) and examined whether stress moderated associations between food insecurity and BMI. Analyses revealed that undocumented status wa…
Psychology (28 works) · Medicine (26 works) · Developmental psychology (19 works) · Clinical Psychology (14 works) · Youth Development and Social Support (14 works) · Clinical Psychology (13 works) · Public health (11 works) · Environmental health (10 works) · Psychiatry (10 works) · Social Psychology (9 works)