Claire Benny

Biographic Data

ID1736494
NAMEClaire Benny
GIVEN NAMESClaire
FAMILY NAMEBenny
SIGNATUREBENNY C
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Alberta
ORCID0000-0001-6854-1151
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS10
WORKS AS AUTHOR11
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX2

  • Socioeconomic position, alcohol use and alcohol-attributable emergency department visits

    Open AccessBrendan T Smith, Claire Benny et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2025Cited by: 1References: 31

    BACKGROUND: Differential vulnerability to alcohol contributes to socioeconomic inequities in alcohol-attributable harm. This study aimed to estimate the sex-/gender-specific joint effects of socioeconomic position (SEP) and heavy episodic drinking or volume of alcohol use on 100% alcohol-attributable emergency department (ED) visits. METHODS: We conducted a cohort study among 36 900 men and 39 700 women current and former alcohol consumers aged 1…

  • Socio‐economic inequities in emergency department visits for wholly alcohol‐attributable acute and chronic harms in Canada, 2003–2017

    Open AccessClaire Benny, Erin Hobin et al.ARTICLEDrug and Alcohol Review2024

  • Income inequality and ‘hospitalisations of despair’ in Canada

    Claire Benny, Arjumand Siddiqi et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2024References: 18

    BACKGROUND: Rates of drug overdoses, alcohol-related liver disease and suicide attempts represent a major public health burden in Canada. While the existing literature does highlight some evidence of association between income inequality and mental health and deaths of despair, no existing research has investigated more intermediate events. As such, the objective of the current study is to investigate the association between income inequality and…

  • Income inequality and deaths of despair risk in Canada, identifying possible mechanisms

    Open AccessAlexandra Loverock, Claire Benny et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2024Cited by: 4References: 39

  • The association between reproductive rights and access to abortion services and mental health among US women

    Open AccessSze Yan Liu, Claire Benny et al.ARTICLESSM - Population Health2023

    We found the association between state-level restrictions on reproductive rights and abortion access and frequent mental health distress differed by age and socioeconomic status. These results suggest abortion rights restrictions may contribute to mental health inequities among women

  • Income inequality and daily use of cannabis, cigarettes, and e-cigarettes among Canadian secondary school students

    Open AccessClaire Benny, Brian Steele et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Drug…2023

    An association between income inequality and the likelihood of reporting daily cannabis use across all students and daily e-cigarette use in females were observed. Schools in higher income inequality areas may benefit from targeted prevention and harm reduction programs. Results emphasize the need for upstream discussion on policies that can mitigate the potential effects income inequality

  • Investigating the association between income inequality in youth and deaths of despair in Canada

    Claire Benny, Brendan T Smith et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2023Cited by: 5References: 25

    BACKGROUND: Deaths due to suicide, drug overdose and alcohol-related liver disease, collectively known as 'deaths of despair', have been markedly increasing since the early 2000s and are especially prominent in young Canadians. Income inequality has been linked to this rise in deaths of despair; however, this association has not yet been examined in a Canadian context, nor at the individual level or in youth. The study objective was to examine th…

  • Income Inequality and Bullying Victimization and Perpetration

    Open AccessRoman Pabayo, Claire Benny et al.ARTICLEHealth Education & Behavior2022

    Previous research indicates that the disproportionate distribution of income within society is associated with aggression and violence. Although research has been conducted identifying the relationship between income inequality and bullying victimization and perpetration, little is known about possible mediators. We investigated the association between income inequality and bullying perpetration and victimization among adolescents participating i…

  • Modelling Maternal Depression

    Open AccessClaire Benny, Shelby Yamamoto et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    Depression is a major public health concern among expectant mothers in Canada. Income inequality has been linked to depression, so interventions for reducing income inequality may reduce the prevalence of maternal depression. The current study aims to simulate the effects of government transfers and increases to minimum wage on depression in mothers. We used agent-based modelling techniques to identify the predicted effects of income inequality r…

  • Income inequality and depression among Canadian secondary students

    Open AccessClaire Benny, Karen A Patte et al.ARTICLESSM - Population Health2021

    Findings from this study indicate that income inequality is associated with adolescent depression and that this relationship is mediated by psychosocial well-being. This study is the first of its kind in Canada to assess the mechanisms by which income inequality contributes to adolescent depression. These findings are applicable to school-level programs addressing mental health

  • Impacts of Canada’s minimum age for tobacco sales (Mats) laws on youth smoking behaviour, 2000–2014

    Russell C Callaghan, Marcos Sanches et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2018

    The study provides relevant evidence supporting the effectiveness of Canadian MATS laws for limiting smoking among tobacco-restricted youth