Anamika Barman-Adhikari
Biographic Data
| ID | 149791 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anamika Barman-Adhikari |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anamika |
| FAMILY NAME | Barman-Adhikari |
| SIGNATURE | BARMAN-ADHIKARI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Denver |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 78 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Information and communication technologies use among youth experiencing homelessness: Associations with online health information seeking behavior
Given reported high rates of transience and service disengagement among youth experiencing homelessness (YEH), new forms of information and communication technologies (ICT) may represent a novel avenue for intervention. Although studies suggest that ICT use is surprisingly high among YEH, less is known about the factors associated with ICT use and the association between ICT use and online health information seeking behavior (OHISB) among YEH. Us…
Understanding Survival Sex Engagement Among Sexual and Gender Minority Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness: A Seven-City Study Using Individual and Social Network Perspectives
An integrative framework of family processes to predict East Asian American youth's mental health problems
No existing conceptual framework can describe the family precursors and dynamics that explain East Asian American (EAA) youth's mental health problems in their cultural context. To address this conceptual gap and better elucidate EAA youth's mental health issues, we present a conceptual framework that combines two existing theories: the triadic model of family process and acculturation gap-distress theory. We selected these two theories because t…
Self-Identification of Mental Health Problems Among Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness
Social Norms of Pregnancy and Pregnancy Attitudes Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness
Building upon literature that considers social network influences on health attitudes and behaviors among youth experiencing homelessness, this study assessed associations regarding social norms of pregnancy, perceived by youth experiencing homelessness (ages 13-25; N = 304) as endorsed by their network members, and youths' pregnancy attitudes. Multivariate results revealed that youth who perceived their street peers as more objecting to (versus …
The association between place stayed and self-identification as homeless among unstably housed young adults in seven U.S. cities
Limited research has explored whether young adults that experience homelessness and housing instability (YAEH) self-identify as homeless. This study uses the Homeless Youth Risk and Resilience Survey (HYRRS) dataset, a seven-city sample of 1426 YAEH, to examine the relationship between the type of place a young adult stayed the night before their interview and whether they self-identified as homeless. While all participants were classified as hom…
Experiences of discrimination among young adults experiencing homelessness: Relationship to mental health outcomes
1,055) reported experiencing at least one of the five forms of everyday discrimination experiences at least a few times a year, with the most common reason attributed to their housing situation (46%). Sexual orientation, juvenile justice involvement, and having been homeless for 2 years or more were associated with increased odds of experiencing discrimination. Discrimination was a strong predictor of psychological distress but was significant on…
Facilitators and barriers to PrEP use among straight and LGB young adults experiencing homelessness
Young adults experiencing homelessness (YAEH) are up to 12 times more likely to contract HIV than their housed peers. One important HIV prevention tool is pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), though few studies examine YAEH PrEP use, particularly among those who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB). This study surveyed 160 YAEH about sexual risk behaviors, knowledge about and interest in using PrEP, and facilitators and barriers to PrEP use. C…
Educational attainment among young adults experiencing homelessness in seven cities across the United States
Social support and pregnancy attitudes among youth experiencing homelessness
System involvement among young adults experiencing homelessness: Characteristics of four system-involved subgroups and relationship to risk outcomes
Social Connectedness, Self-Efficacy, and Mental Health Outcomes Among Homeless Youth: Prioritizing Approaches to Service Provision in a Time of Limited Agency Resources
Homeless youth frequently meet diagnosis criteria for depressive and/or substance use disorder(s). Although prior research has established that both social connectedness and self-efficacy buffer vulnerable youth's adverse health outcomes, few studies have compared the potential of these protective factors on homeless youth's mental well-being. The current study analyzes comparative effects of social connectedness and self-efficacy on meeting crit…
Social networks and sexual risk factor differences between cisgender heterosexual and cisgender LGBQ homeless youths
Cisgender lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer/questioning (LGBQ) homeless youths are more likely to engage in sexual risk behaviors relative to cisgender heterosexual homeless youths. Homeless youths (N = 1,046) were recruited and surveyed from three drop-in centers in Los Angeles, California. This study assessed differences in demographics, background experiences, and perceived social network norms in order to understand the disparities in rates o…
Asking for Change: Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary outcomes of a manualized photovoice intervention with youth experiencing homelessness
Emerging adult homelessness in geographic perspective: A view from the Rust Belt
Condomless Sex Among Homeless Youth: The Role of Multidimensional Social Norms and Gender
Prevalence and covariates of food insecurity among residents of single-room occupancy housing in Chicago, IL, USA
Objective Emerging evidence suggests that food insecurity is a significant public health concern among people who are homeless or marginally housed. The present study assessed prevalence of food insecurity and its covariates among a group of marginally housed individuals living in single-room occupancy (SRO) dwellings, a population for which there is little extant health or nutrition research. Design Cross-sectional survey incorporating the House…
Social Context of Service Use Among Homeless Youth in Los Angeles, California
Little is known about rates and correlates of service use or the role that social context plays in service engagement among homeless youth. This study compares two distinct service areas and uses a social network approach to examine how environmental factors (e.g., neighborhood), social factors (e.g., social capital and network engagement) and individual level factors that relate to service use patterns among homeless youth in Los Angeles, Califo…
Sociometric network structure and its association with methamphetamine use norms among homeless youth
Network Influences on the Sexual Risk Behaviors of Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Using Geosocial Networking Applications
A Mixed Methods Approach to Network Data Collection
There is a growing interest in examining network processes with a mix of qualitative and quantitative network data. Research has consistently shown that free recall name generators entail recall bias and result in missing data that affect the quality of social network data. This study describes a mixed methods approach for collecting social network data, combining a free recall name generator in the context of an online survey with network relati…
Internet and Social Media Use as a Resource Among Homeless Youth
Little is known about internet and social media use among homeless youth. Consistent with typologies prevalent among housed youth, we found that homeless youth were using internet and social media for entertainment, sociability, and instrumental purposes. Using Haythornwaite's (2001) premise that it is important to look at the types of ties accessed in understanding the impact of new media, we found that homeless youth were predominantly using e-…
Position-Specific HIV Risk in a Large Network of Homeless Youths
Objectives. We examined interconnections among runaway and homeless youths (RHYs) and how aggregated network structure position was associated with HIV risk in this population. Methods. We collected individual and social network data from 136 RHYs. On the basis of these data, we generated a sociomatrix, accomplished network visualization with a “spring embedder,” and examined k-cores. We used multivariate logistic regression models to assess asso…
Internet and Social Media Use as a Resource Among Homeless Youth
Little is known about internet and social media use among homeless youth. Consistent with typologies prevalent among housed youth, we found that homeless youth were using internet and social media for entertainment, sociability, and instrumental purposes. Using Haythornwaite's (2001) premise that it is important to look at the types of ties accessed in understanding the impact of new media, we found that homeless youth were predominantly using e-…
Asking for Change: Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary outcomes of a manualized photovoice intervention with youth experiencing homelessness
Position-Specific HIV Risk in a Large Network of Homeless Youths
Objectives. We examined interconnections among runaway and homeless youths (RHYs) and how aggregated network structure position was associated with HIV risk in this population. Methods. We collected individual and social network data from 136 RHYs. On the basis of these data, we generated a sociomatrix, accomplished network visualization with a “spring embedder,” and examined k-cores. We used multivariate logistic regression models to assess asso…
Social Context of Service Use Among Homeless Youth in Los Angeles, California
Little is known about rates and correlates of service use or the role that social context plays in service engagement among homeless youth. This study compares two distinct service areas and uses a social network approach to examine how environmental factors (e.g., neighborhood), social factors (e.g., social capital and network engagement) and individual level factors that relate to service use patterns among homeless youth in Los Angeles, Califo…
A Mixed Methods Approach to Network Data Collection
There is a growing interest in examining network processes with a mix of qualitative and quantitative network data. Research has consistently shown that free recall name generators entail recall bias and result in missing data that affect the quality of social network data. This study describes a mixed methods approach for collecting social network data, combining a free recall name generator in the context of an online survey with network relati…
Social Connectedness, Self-Efficacy, and Mental Health Outcomes Among Homeless Youth: Prioritizing Approaches to Service Provision in a Time of Limited Agency Resources
Homeless youth frequently meet diagnosis criteria for depressive and/or substance use disorder(s). Although prior research has established that both social connectedness and self-efficacy buffer vulnerable youth's adverse health outcomes, few studies have compared the potential of these protective factors on homeless youth's mental well-being. The current study analyzes comparative effects of social connectedness and self-efficacy on meeting crit…
System involvement among young adults experiencing homelessness: Characteristics of four system-involved subgroups and relationship to risk outcomes
Emerging adult homelessness in geographic perspective: A view from the Rust Belt
Sociometric network structure and its association with methamphetamine use norms among homeless youth
Understanding Survival Sex Engagement Among Sexual and Gender Minority Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness: A Seven-City Study Using Individual and Social Network Perspectives
Social support and pregnancy attitudes among youth experiencing homelessness
An integrative framework of family processes to predict East Asian American youth's mental health problems
No existing conceptual framework can describe the family precursors and dynamics that explain East Asian American (EAA) youth's mental health problems in their cultural context. To address this conceptual gap and better elucidate EAA youth's mental health issues, we present a conceptual framework that combines two existing theories: the triadic model of family process and acculturation gap-distress theory. We selected these two theories because t…
Self-Identification of Mental Health Problems Among Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness
Educational attainment among young adults experiencing homelessness in seven cities across the United States
Social networks and sexual risk factor differences between cisgender heterosexual and cisgender LGBQ homeless youths
Cisgender lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer/questioning (LGBQ) homeless youths are more likely to engage in sexual risk behaviors relative to cisgender heterosexual homeless youths. Homeless youths (N = 1,046) were recruited and surveyed from three drop-in centers in Los Angeles, California. This study assessed differences in demographics, background experiences, and perceived social network norms in order to understand the disparities in rates o…
Position-Specific HIV Risk in a Large Network of Homeless Youths
Objectives. We examined interconnections among runaway and homeless youths (RHYs) and how aggregated network structure position was associated with HIV risk in this population. Methods. We collected individual and social network data from 136 RHYs. On the basis of these data, we generated a sociomatrix, accomplished network visualization with a “spring embedder,” and examined k-cores. We used multivariate logistic regression models to assess asso…
Internet and Social Media Use as a Resource Among Homeless Youth
Little is known about internet and social media use among homeless youth. Consistent with typologies prevalent among housed youth, we found that homeless youth were using internet and social media for entertainment, sociability, and instrumental purposes. Using Haythornwaite's (2001) premise that it is important to look at the types of ties accessed in understanding the impact of new media, we found that homeless youth were predominantly using e-…
A Mixed Methods Approach to Network Data Collection
There is a growing interest in examining network processes with a mix of qualitative and quantitative network data. Research has consistently shown that free recall name generators entail recall bias and result in missing data that affect the quality of social network data. This study describes a mixed methods approach for collecting social network data, combining a free recall name generator in the context of an online survey with network relati…
Network Influences on the Sexual Risk Behaviors of Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Using Geosocial Networking Applications
Condomless Sex Among Homeless Youth: The Role of Multidimensional Social Norms and Gender
Prevalence and covariates of food insecurity among residents of single-room occupancy housing in Chicago, IL, USA
Objective Emerging evidence suggests that food insecurity is a significant public health concern among people who are homeless or marginally housed. The present study assessed prevalence of food insecurity and its covariates among a group of marginally housed individuals living in single-room occupancy (SRO) dwellings, a population for which there is little extant health or nutrition research. Design Cross-sectional survey incorporating the House…
Social Context of Service Use Among Homeless Youth in Los Angeles, California
Little is known about rates and correlates of service use or the role that social context plays in service engagement among homeless youth. This study compares two distinct service areas and uses a social network approach to examine how environmental factors (e.g., neighborhood), social factors (e.g., social capital and network engagement) and individual level factors that relate to service use patterns among homeless youth in Los Angeles, Califo…
Sociometric network structure and its association with methamphetamine use norms among homeless youth
Social networks and sexual risk factor differences between cisgender heterosexual and cisgender LGBQ homeless youths
Cisgender lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer/questioning (LGBQ) homeless youths are more likely to engage in sexual risk behaviors relative to cisgender heterosexual homeless youths. Homeless youths (N = 1,046) were recruited and surveyed from three drop-in centers in Los Angeles, California. This study assessed differences in demographics, background experiences, and perceived social network norms in order to understand the disparities in rates o…
Asking for Change: Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary outcomes of a manualized photovoice intervention with youth experiencing homelessness
Emerging adult homelessness in geographic perspective: A view from the Rust Belt
Social Connectedness, Self-Efficacy, and Mental Health Outcomes Among Homeless Youth: Prioritizing Approaches to Service Provision in a Time of Limited Agency Resources
Homeless youth frequently meet diagnosis criteria for depressive and/or substance use disorder(s). Although prior research has established that both social connectedness and self-efficacy buffer vulnerable youth's adverse health outcomes, few studies have compared the potential of these protective factors on homeless youth's mental well-being. The current study analyzes comparative effects of social connectedness and self-efficacy on meeting crit…
Educational attainment among young adults experiencing homelessness in seven cities across the United States
Social support and pregnancy attitudes among youth experiencing homelessness
System involvement among young adults experiencing homelessness: Characteristics of four system-involved subgroups and relationship to risk outcomes
Facilitators and barriers to PrEP use among straight and LGB young adults experiencing homelessness
Young adults experiencing homelessness (YAEH) are up to 12 times more likely to contract HIV than their housed peers. One important HIV prevention tool is pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), though few studies examine YAEH PrEP use, particularly among those who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB). This study surveyed 160 YAEH about sexual risk behaviors, knowledge about and interest in using PrEP, and facilitators and barriers to PrEP use. C…
The association between place stayed and self-identification as homeless among unstably housed young adults in seven U.S. cities
Limited research has explored whether young adults that experience homelessness and housing instability (YAEH) self-identify as homeless. This study uses the Homeless Youth Risk and Resilience Survey (HYRRS) dataset, a seven-city sample of 1426 YAEH, to examine the relationship between the type of place a young adult stayed the night before their interview and whether they self-identified as homeless. While all participants were classified as hom…
Experiences of discrimination among young adults experiencing homelessness: Relationship to mental health outcomes
1,055) reported experiencing at least one of the five forms of everyday discrimination experiences at least a few times a year, with the most common reason attributed to their housing situation (46%). Sexual orientation, juvenile justice involvement, and having been homeless for 2 years or more were associated with increased odds of experiencing discrimination. Discrimination was a strong predictor of psychological distress but was significant on…
Self-Identification of Mental Health Problems Among Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness
Social Norms of Pregnancy and Pregnancy Attitudes Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness
Building upon literature that considers social network influences on health attitudes and behaviors among youth experiencing homelessness, this study assessed associations regarding social norms of pregnancy, perceived by youth experiencing homelessness (ages 13-25; N = 304) as endorsed by their network members, and youths' pregnancy attitudes. Multivariate results revealed that youth who perceived their street peers as more objecting to (versus …
An integrative framework of family processes to predict East Asian American youth's mental health problems
No existing conceptual framework can describe the family precursors and dynamics that explain East Asian American (EAA) youth's mental health problems in their cultural context. To address this conceptual gap and better elucidate EAA youth's mental health issues, we present a conceptual framework that combines two existing theories: the triadic model of family process and acculturation gap-distress theory. We selected these two theories because t…
Information and communication technologies use among youth experiencing homelessness: Associations with online health information seeking behavior
Given reported high rates of transience and service disengagement among youth experiencing homelessness (YEH), new forms of information and communication technologies (ICT) may represent a novel avenue for intervention. Although studies suggest that ICT use is surprisingly high among YEH, less is known about the factors associated with ICT use and the association between ICT use and online health information seeking behavior (OHISB) among YEH. Us…
Understanding Survival Sex Engagement Among Sexual and Gender Minority Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness: A Seven-City Study Using Individual and Social Network Perspectives
Homelessness and Social Issues (20 works) · Psychology (20 works) · Social Psychology (14 works) · Medicine (11 works) · Psychiatry (11 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (8 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works) · Mental health (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works)