Sarah C Narendorf
Biographic Data
| ID | 1733206 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah C Narendorf |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah C |
| FAMILY NAME | Narendorf |
| SIGNATURE | NARENDORF S C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Houston |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6128-441X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 37 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 84 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 37 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Exploring reciprocal links between early adolescent coping and internalizing symptoms
INTRODUCTION: The rising prevalence of depression and anxiety among adolescents is a public health concern. Early adolescence is a key developmental period to reduce risks for internalizing symptoms through primary prevention programs, yet additional research is needed on modifiable factors, such as coping skills, to target to mitigate risk factors. Therefore, we investigated the reciprocal link between coping style and internalizing symptoms amo…
Information and communication technologies use among youth experiencing homelessness
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…
Examining the characteristics of pregnant and parenting, and non-parenting young adults experiencing homelessness living with and without their children
Pregnant and parenting young adults experiencing homelessness (YAEH) face many challenges related to complex circumstances that lead to parent-child separation. This can be emotionally taxing on YAEH who are already disproportionately burdened by mental health disorders. Little is known about the parenting and mental health support needs among YAEH, particularly surrounding parent-child separation. To fill this gap, cross-sectional data from the …
Contextualizing social support networks of youth exiting foster care
Transition symptom management careers
Understanding Survival Sex Engagement Among Sexual and Gender Minority Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness
Maybe It’s Time to Reinvent the Wheel
Experiences of pregnancy prevention among youth experiencing homelessness
Self-Identification of Mental Health Problems Among Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness
Cohort-Based Education and Other Factors Related to Student Peer Relationships
Graduate students face a variety of stressors that relate to poor academic performance, lower completion rates, and high rates of depressive symptoms, anxiety, and stress. Student peers provide supports for coping with these stressors and succeeding academically. However, graduate students may find it difficult to form relationships with their peers. This mixed method social network analysis (MMSNA) examines graduate student perceptions of their …
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…
Exploring the Relationship Between Public Assistance Use and Depressive Symptoms Among Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness
Striving toward Community-Engaged and Participatory Methods
Community-engaged and participatory methods are increasingly used by academic researchers. Power dynamics in academia shape the landscape in which researchers implement these methods, yet are rarely understood and intentionally addressed. Through the lens of social work researchers at different career stages, this article describes how power relations within academia present challenges to community-engaged and participatory research across four s…
Changes in flourishing from adolescence to young adulthood
Most research on mental health among adolescents and young adults concentrates on understanding mental illness. However, mental health is more than the absence of mental illness. Among adolescents and young adults, positive mental health—a combination of emotional, social and psychological well‐being—is related to higher prosocial behaviour, school integration and self‐concept. However, much of the research on positive mental health among young a…
Hidden champions
The relationships that youth experiencing homelessness (YEH) have with supportive family members (i.e. those who provide them with social support) may be protective against risk behaviours and buffer adverse health outcomes. However, little is known about the nature of YEH's supportive family relationships and the type of social support that these family relationships offer them. Thus, we conducted in‐depth interviews with 30 YEH to examine the t…
Experiences of discrimination among young adults experiencing homelessness
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…
Adaptation of a Mental Health Treatment Engagement Intervention for Older Foster Youth
The intersection of housing and mental well-being
We examine the challenges formerly homeless young adults (FHYAs) face after they transition out of homelessness. Considering the adversities FHYAs face, it is unclear how transitioning to stable housing may affect their mental well-being or what types of stressors they may experience once housed. This study investigates the social environment young adults encounter in their transition to stable housing and examines trauma and social coping predic…
Educational attainment among young adults experiencing homelessness in seven cities across the United States
Access to healthcare among youth experiencing homelessness
System involvement among young adults experiencing homelessness
A mixed-methods investigation into the perspectives on mental health and professional treatment among former system youth with mood disorders
Research has shown that how people think about their health (or illnesses) shapes their help-seeking behavior. In this mixed-methods study, we employed a simultaneous concurrent design to explore the perceptions of mental illness among an understudied population: marginalized young adults. Participants were 60 young adults (ages 18-25) who had experienced mood disorders and used multiple public systems of care during their childhoods. Semistructu…
Integrated, Overwhelmed, and Distanced
Objective: Young adults who have been involved in child welfare and other public systems of care often have elevated rates of mental health disorders and low rates of mental health service utilization. This study explores the mental health narratives of young adults who previously were involved in public systems of care to understand how they make meaning of their symptoms and professional treatment. Method: We conducted in-depth, face-to-face in…
Risk and resilience among young adults experiencing homelessness
Correlates of shelter use among young adults experiencing homelessness
Pregnancy risk among older youth transitioning out of foster care
Substance use and substance use disorders as foster youth transition to adulthood
Stepping down and stepping in
Intersection of homelessness and mental health
System involvement among young adults experiencing homelessness
Managing moods and parenting
Striving toward Community-Engaged and Participatory Methods
Community-engaged and participatory methods are increasingly used by academic researchers. Power dynamics in academia shape the landscape in which researchers implement these methods, yet are rarely understood and intentionally addressed. Through the lens of social work researchers at different career stages, this article describes how power relations within academia present challenges to community-engaged and participatory research across four s…
Access to healthcare among youth experiencing homelessness
Risk and resilience among young adults experiencing homelessness
Perspectives on Psychotropic Medication Treatment Among Young Adults Formerly Served in Public Systems of Care
This study examines the perspectives of psychotropic medications held by young adults with mood disorder diagnoses. This article presents an analysis of qualitative interviews with 52 young adults who had been involved with public systems of care during adolescence and had used psychiatric medications. A concatenated analytic approach was used. First, we used a thematic analysis across cases, then a narrative analysis within selected cases. Two m…
Understanding Survival Sex Engagement Among Sexual and Gender Minority Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness
Integrated, Overwhelmed, and Distanced
Objective: Young adults who have been involved in child welfare and other public systems of care often have elevated rates of mental health disorders and low rates of mental health service utilization. This study explores the mental health narratives of young adults who previously were involved in public systems of care to understand how they make meaning of their symptoms and professional treatment. Method: We conducted in-depth, face-to-face in…
Self-Identification of Mental Health Problems Among Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness
Changes in flourishing from adolescence to young adulthood
Most research on mental health among adolescents and young adults concentrates on understanding mental illness. However, mental health is more than the absence of mental illness. Among adolescents and young adults, positive mental health—a combination of emotional, social and psychological well‐being—is related to higher prosocial behaviour, school integration and self‐concept. However, much of the research on positive mental health among young a…
Educational attainment among young adults experiencing homelessness in seven cities across the United States
Correlates of shelter use among young adults experiencing homelessness
Managing and Mentoring
Support from research assistants (RAs) is often framed as a resource to facilitate faculty research productivity, yet most assistant professors have received minimal training on how to effectively make use of this resource. This study collected data from a national sample of assistant professors to examine tasks RAs are asked to perform, satisfaction with RA work, challenges in working with RAs, and lessons learned to be successful. Authors used …
Substance use and substance use disorders as foster youth transition to adulthood
Postsecondary Education and Employment Among Youth With an Autism Spectrum Disorder
OBJECTIVES: We examined the prevalence and correlates of postsecondary education and employment among youth with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). METHODS: Data were from a nationally representative survey of parents, guardians, and young adults with an ASD. Participation in postsecondary employment, college, or vocational education and lack of participation in any of these activities were examined. Rates were compared with those of youth in 3 o…
Stepping down and stepping in
Managing moods and parenting
Pregnancy risk among older youth transitioning out of foster care
Perspectives on Psychotropic Medication Treatment Among Young Adults Formerly Served in Public Systems of Care
This study examines the perspectives of psychotropic medications held by young adults with mood disorder diagnoses. This article presents an analysis of qualitative interviews with 52 young adults who had been involved with public systems of care during adolescence and had used psychiatric medications. A concatenated analytic approach was used. First, we used a thematic analysis across cases, then a narrative analysis within selected cases. Two m…
Managing and Mentoring
Support from research assistants (RAs) is often framed as a resource to facilitate faculty research productivity, yet most assistant professors have received minimal training on how to effectively make use of this resource. This study collected data from a national sample of assistant professors to examine tasks RAs are asked to perform, satisfaction with RA work, challenges in working with RAs, and lessons learned to be successful. Authors used …
Exploring Contextual Factors of Youth Homelessness And Sexual Risk Behaviors
HIV prevention methods that target stress and stigma while respecting youths' self-reliance may help reduce sexual risk behaviors. Further research is needed to determine suitable behavioral change techniques to address these potentially modifiable factors
Representations of homelessness, home environments, and authority in the context of runaway behaviors reported by foster care youth residing in an emergency shelter
Between 31 and 46% of youth with histories of foster care placement were homeless at least once. Studies of the incidence of runaway behavior have identified a host of risk factors associated with running away from foster care placement, but less is known about the internalized processes of these individuals at risk for running away or the contextual experience surrounding it. This study is designed to investigate the representations made by indi…
Intersection of homelessness and mental health
Symptoms, circumstances, and service systems
Young adults have low rates of outpatient service utilization and higher rates of emergency service use compared to older adults. This study explored pathways to crisis service use for uninsured young adults who accessed emergency psychiatric treatment. Participants were 55 young adults (ages 18-25) who were on an inpatient short-term stabilization unit and had qualifying diagnoses for outpatient services (bipolar, major depression, or schizophre…
Prior Experiences of Behavioral Health Treatment among Uninsured Young Adults Served in a Psychiatric Crisis Setting
Integrated, Overwhelmed, and Distanced
Objective: Young adults who have been involved in child welfare and other public systems of care often have elevated rates of mental health disorders and low rates of mental health service utilization. This study explores the mental health narratives of young adults who previously were involved in public systems of care to understand how they make meaning of their symptoms and professional treatment. Method: We conducted in-depth, face-to-face in…
Risk and resilience among young adults experiencing homelessness
Correlates of shelter use among young adults experiencing homelessness
A mixed-methods investigation into the perspectives on mental health and professional treatment among former system youth with mood disorders
Research has shown that how people think about their health (or illnesses) shapes their help-seeking behavior. In this mixed-methods study, we employed a simultaneous concurrent design to explore the perceptions of mental illness among an understudied population: marginalized young adults. Participants were 60 young adults (ages 18-25) who had experienced mood disorders and used multiple public systems of care during their childhoods. Semistructu…
Educational attainment among young adults experiencing homelessness in seven cities across the United States
Access to healthcare among youth experiencing homelessness
System involvement among young adults experiencing homelessness
Adaptation of a Mental Health Treatment Engagement Intervention for Older Foster Youth
The intersection of housing and mental well-being
We examine the challenges formerly homeless young adults (FHYAs) face after they transition out of homelessness. Considering the adversities FHYAs face, it is unclear how transitioning to stable housing may affect their mental well-being or what types of stressors they may experience once housed. This study investigates the social environment young adults encounter in their transition to stable housing and examines trauma and social coping predic…
Cohort-Based Education and Other Factors Related to Student Peer Relationships
Graduate students face a variety of stressors that relate to poor academic performance, lower completion rates, and high rates of depressive symptoms, anxiety, and stress. Student peers provide supports for coping with these stressors and succeeding academically. However, graduate students may find it difficult to form relationships with their peers. This mixed method social network analysis (MMSNA) examines graduate student perceptions of their …
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…
Exploring the Relationship Between Public Assistance Use and Depressive Symptoms Among Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness
Striving toward Community-Engaged and Participatory Methods
Community-engaged and participatory methods are increasingly used by academic researchers. Power dynamics in academia shape the landscape in which researchers implement these methods, yet are rarely understood and intentionally addressed. Through the lens of social work researchers at different career stages, this article describes how power relations within academia present challenges to community-engaged and participatory research across four s…
Psychology (35 works) · Medicine (30 works) · Psychiatry (24 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (21 works) · Sociology (16 works) · Mental health (15 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (12 works) · Developmental psychology (12 works) · Gerontology (12 works) · Social Psychology (12 works)