Jesse J Helton
Biographic Data
| ID | 1727007 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jesse J Helton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jesse J |
| FAMILY NAME | Helton |
| SIGNATURE | HELTON J J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Saint Louis University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0155-5329 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 41 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Disordered eating and hoarding after neglect
The international student-athlete life
Introduction International Student-Athletes (ISAs) represent a unique population in collegiate sports, facing distinct challenges that may impact their mental health beyond those experienced by domestic athletes. While ISAs contribute significantly to NCAA programs, limited quantitative research exists on their specific risk factors, stressors, and mental health needs. This study examined factors affecting ISAs’ wellbeing and their utilization of…
Is household wealth important for child behavior under persistent food insecurity? An application of longitudinal latent class analysis and generalized propensity score weight
Stress and Traditional Support
Lack of family and community support could exacerbate feeling overlooked, unwelcome, and lonely. A policy that promotes a supportive community environment and safeguards the most vulnerable OVCs and their PCGs should be in place. This study recommends further rigorous research examining the well-being determinants of OVCs' PCGs in Ethiopia and the role of traditional support systems in rural settings
Breaking the cycle between caregiver mental health and child behavioral issues
Perceived Worries and Spirituality
This study investigates the well-being of primary caregivers responsible for orphaned and vulnerable children. Well-being is defined as overall wellness, happiness, and satisfaction. Through mixed methods case studies and purposive sampling, we analyzed data from the Ziway Food for the Hungry Ethiopia program in 2017. Our explanatory analytic approach highlighted issues including resource constraints, chronic illnesses, and community challenges f…
Protective role of family mealtime frequency against disordered eating behaviors
Family mealtimes have been recognized for their positive effect on child and adolescent health outcomes. Frequent family meals have been shown to have protective effects in reducing disordered eating behaviors, but the variability of these effects across different racial and ethnic backgrounds has been less explored. To address the gap, the current study utilizes a sample of 33,417 families with children (ages 6-17) in the United States who parti…
Frequency of family mealtimes in foster and kinship families
79 % of foster families in the United States eat meals together 4–7 days a week. • Lower caregiver educational attainment correlated with more frequent meals. • Foster children with special needs eat meals together more frequently than kin. Eating meals as a family is connected to positive mental and physical health of children and parents. However, studies in this area are limited to families with biological parents as caregivers. This ignores m…
Resilience of Families Involved in Child Welfare
Efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect have primarily focused on family deficits, including poverty and parental psychopathology. Models of resiliency, which are focused instead on family adaptation and strengths, offer an alternative to deficit-based practices. Although child-focused resilience studies are common in the field of child welfare, few focus on parents. The authors employed a mixed-methods study to understand how mothers involved…
IPV and Health Consequences Among CPS-Involved Caregivers
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health dilemma that disproportionately affects minority women in the United States. The present study utilized data from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW II) to examine the longitudinal course of IPV outcomes reported by minority women involved with Child Protective Services (CPS). Our findings highlight the heterogeneity of the relationship between IPV and mental or physica…
Physical and mental health changes in aging foster parents
This study examined foster parent physical and mental health over time. It was hypothesized that increased severity and frequency of child behavioural problems, whether externalizing or internalizing, would be associated with poorer health over time, especially for foster parents ≥60 years of age. Data from the baseline and Wave 2 interview of the 2010 National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well‐Being were used. The final analytic sample include…
Children with chronic health conditions and maltreatment re-report
Food security status of mothers at-risk for child maltreatment
Food Neglect and Infant Development
The impact of food insecurity on child development in the general U.S. population is well‐established, yet little is known about the harm of food neglect relative to other types of maltreatment. Due to the harmful physiological impact of inadequate nutrients and the social impact of food‐related stress, it was hypothesized that food neglect would be more likely to impair infant cognitive and language development than physical abuse, sexual abuse,…
Finding a routine that works
Although it is well established that daily routines are important for family well‐being, very little research has been done on how foster parents establish and integrate new foster children into family routines. We used a mixed‐methods, cross‐sectional design, focused on qualitative results to explore how foster parents utilize routines. Twenty‐three foster parents were recruited from a private child welfare agency in a large city in the United S…
Food neglect and maltreatment re-report
Prevalence of Disabilities and Abilities in Children Investigated for Abuse and Neglect
Research on disability prevalence among children in child welfare settings has typically rendered disability as a dichotomous yes/no variable. Dichotomous assessments do not take into account how disability impairs body functions, limits activities of daily living, and restricts participation in activities. A superior measurement method positions disability on a continuum of distinct abilities that can vary substantially for children with the sam…
Transitioning from informal to formal substitute care following maltreatment investigation
The beliefs of resilient African-American adolescent mothers transitioning from foster care to independent living
Re-Imagining Being “Straight” in Straight Edge
In the early 1980s the term “straight edge” was coined to describe a youth subculture within the punk rock scene, a subculture that chose a lifestyle that abstained from alcohol, tobacco and drugs as well as promiscuous sex. While considered a smaller youth scene today than in its peak years of the late 1980s, straight edge has evolved into an international, more complex subculture with several different strands. This paper explores the youth sub…
The beliefs of resilient African-American adolescent mothers transitioning from foster care to independent living
Finding a routine that works
Although it is well established that daily routines are important for family well‐being, very little research has been done on how foster parents establish and integrate new foster children into family routines. We used a mixed‐methods, cross‐sectional design, focused on qualitative results to explore how foster parents utilize routines. Twenty‐three foster parents were recruited from a private child welfare agency in a large city in the United S…
Food neglect and maltreatment re-report
Transitioning from informal to formal substitute care following maltreatment investigation
Food security status of mothers at-risk for child maltreatment
Prevalence of Disabilities and Abilities in Children Investigated for Abuse and Neglect
Research on disability prevalence among children in child welfare settings has typically rendered disability as a dichotomous yes/no variable. Dichotomous assessments do not take into account how disability impairs body functions, limits activities of daily living, and restricts participation in activities. A superior measurement method positions disability on a continuum of distinct abilities that can vary substantially for children with the sam…
Re-Imagining Being “Straight” in Straight Edge
In the early 1980s the term “straight edge” was coined to describe a youth subculture within the punk rock scene, a subculture that chose a lifestyle that abstained from alcohol, tobacco and drugs as well as promiscuous sex. While considered a smaller youth scene today than in its peak years of the late 1980s, straight edge has evolved into an international, more complex subculture with several different strands. This paper explores the youth sub…
Resilience of Families Involved in Child Welfare
Efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect have primarily focused on family deficits, including poverty and parental psychopathology. Models of resiliency, which are focused instead on family adaptation and strengths, offer an alternative to deficit-based practices. Although child-focused resilience studies are common in the field of child welfare, few focus on parents. The authors employed a mixed-methods study to understand how mothers involved…
IPV and Health Consequences Among CPS-Involved Caregivers
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health dilemma that disproportionately affects minority women in the United States. The present study utilized data from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW II) to examine the longitudinal course of IPV outcomes reported by minority women involved with Child Protective Services (CPS). Our findings highlight the heterogeneity of the relationship between IPV and mental or physica…
Re-Imagining Being “Straight” in Straight Edge
In the early 1980s the term “straight edge” was coined to describe a youth subculture within the punk rock scene, a subculture that chose a lifestyle that abstained from alcohol, tobacco and drugs as well as promiscuous sex. While considered a smaller youth scene today than in its peak years of the late 1980s, straight edge has evolved into an international, more complex subculture with several different strands. This paper explores the youth sub…
The beliefs of resilient African-American adolescent mothers transitioning from foster care to independent living
Transitioning from informal to formal substitute care following maltreatment investigation
Prevalence of Disabilities and Abilities in Children Investigated for Abuse and Neglect
Research on disability prevalence among children in child welfare settings has typically rendered disability as a dichotomous yes/no variable. Dichotomous assessments do not take into account how disability impairs body functions, limits activities of daily living, and restricts participation in activities. A superior measurement method positions disability on a continuum of distinct abilities that can vary substantially for children with the sam…
Food neglect and maltreatment re-report
Finding a routine that works
Although it is well established that daily routines are important for family well‐being, very little research has been done on how foster parents establish and integrate new foster children into family routines. We used a mixed‐methods, cross‐sectional design, focused on qualitative results to explore how foster parents utilize routines. Twenty‐three foster parents were recruited from a private child welfare agency in a large city in the United S…
Food security status of mothers at-risk for child maltreatment
Food Neglect and Infant Development
The impact of food insecurity on child development in the general U.S. population is well‐established, yet little is known about the harm of food neglect relative to other types of maltreatment. Due to the harmful physiological impact of inadequate nutrients and the social impact of food‐related stress, it was hypothesized that food neglect would be more likely to impair infant cognitive and language development than physical abuse, sexual abuse,…
Physical and mental health changes in aging foster parents
This study examined foster parent physical and mental health over time. It was hypothesized that increased severity and frequency of child behavioural problems, whether externalizing or internalizing, would be associated with poorer health over time, especially for foster parents ≥60 years of age. Data from the baseline and Wave 2 interview of the 2010 National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well‐Being were used. The final analytic sample include…
Children with chronic health conditions and maltreatment re-report
IPV and Health Consequences Among CPS-Involved Caregivers
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health dilemma that disproportionately affects minority women in the United States. The present study utilized data from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW II) to examine the longitudinal course of IPV outcomes reported by minority women involved with Child Protective Services (CPS). Our findings highlight the heterogeneity of the relationship between IPV and mental or physica…
Resilience of Families Involved in Child Welfare
Efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect have primarily focused on family deficits, including poverty and parental psychopathology. Models of resiliency, which are focused instead on family adaptation and strengths, offer an alternative to deficit-based practices. Although child-focused resilience studies are common in the field of child welfare, few focus on parents. The authors employed a mixed-methods study to understand how mothers involved…
Frequency of family mealtimes in foster and kinship families
79 % of foster families in the United States eat meals together 4–7 days a week. • Lower caregiver educational attainment correlated with more frequent meals. • Foster children with special needs eat meals together more frequently than kin. Eating meals as a family is connected to positive mental and physical health of children and parents. However, studies in this area are limited to families with biological parents as caregivers. This ignores m…
Perceived Worries and Spirituality
This study investigates the well-being of primary caregivers responsible for orphaned and vulnerable children. Well-being is defined as overall wellness, happiness, and satisfaction. Through mixed methods case studies and purposive sampling, we analyzed data from the Ziway Food for the Hungry Ethiopia program in 2017. Our explanatory analytic approach highlighted issues including resource constraints, chronic illnesses, and community challenges f…
Protective role of family mealtime frequency against disordered eating behaviors
Family mealtimes have been recognized for their positive effect on child and adolescent health outcomes. Frequent family meals have been shown to have protective effects in reducing disordered eating behaviors, but the variability of these effects across different racial and ethnic backgrounds has been less explored. To address the gap, the current study utilizes a sample of 33,417 families with children (ages 6-17) in the United States who parti…
Stress and Traditional Support
Lack of family and community support could exacerbate feeling overlooked, unwelcome, and lonely. A policy that promotes a supportive community environment and safeguards the most vulnerable OVCs and their PCGs should be in place. This study recommends further rigorous research examining the well-being determinants of OVCs' PCGs in Ethiopia and the role of traditional support systems in rural settings
Breaking the cycle between caregiver mental health and child behavioral issues
Disordered eating and hoarding after neglect
The international student-athlete life
Introduction International Student-Athletes (ISAs) represent a unique population in collegiate sports, facing distinct challenges that may impact their mental health beyond those experienced by domestic athletes. While ISAs contribute significantly to NCAA programs, limited quantitative research exists on their specific risk factors, stressors, and mental health needs. This study examined factors affecting ISAs’ wellbeing and their utilization of…
Is household wealth important for child behavior under persistent food insecurity? An application of longitudinal latent class analysis and generalized propensity score weight
Psychology (16 works) · Medicine (13 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (11 works) · Developmental psychology (11 works) · Psychiatry (11 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (7 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (7 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (7 works)