Frank A Biafora

Biographic Data

ID187523
NAMEFrank A Biafora
GIVEN NAMESFrank A
FAMILY NAMEBiafora
SIGNATUREBIAFORA F A
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Miami
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS28
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1991
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2007
H-INDEX3

  • Handbook of Adoption

    Rafael A Javier, Amanda L Baden et al.BOOKHandbook of Adoption: Implications…2007

  • Temporal Influences of Family Structure and Family Risk Factors on Drug Use Initiation in a Multiethnic Sample of Adolescent Boys

    Open AccessAndres G Gil, William A Vega et al.ARTICLEJournal of Youth and Adolescence1998Cited by: 16References: 41

  • Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Illness and Wellness

    Frank A Biafora, Frank BiaforaARTICLEJournal of Social Distress and…1995

    The purpose of this research is to determine the relationships among race, socioeconomic status (SES) and depressive symptomatology. Contrary to the findings of over 20 years ofpsychiatric epidemiology, two research teams have recently reported that Blacks, primarily those oflow SES, are significantly more depressed than Whites occupying the same status. Using the same epidemiologic field survey data as one of these research groups (Whites = 1,64…

  • Who is Hispanic? Definitions and their consequences

    Rick S Zimmerman, William A Vega et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health1994Cited by: 5References: 6

    What is the appropriate method for classifying Spanish-speaking-origin inhabitants of the United States? This paper presents relevant data from the first wave of a longitudinal study of adolescents in the greater Miami area. As expected, the broadest definition--"up to third generation" Hispanic--identified the largest proportion of the sample as Hispanic, whereas parent self-report placed the smallest proportion into the Hispanic category. When …

  • Stressful life events and changes in substance use among a multiracial/ethnic sample of adolescent boys

    Open AccessFrank A Biafora, William A Vega et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Psychology1994References: 4

    This paper presents a comparative analysis of the prevalence of stressful life events and of the relationships between stressful life events and alcohol, illicit drug, and cigarette use among a multi-ethnic community sample (N = 2,446) of early adolescent boys. The data were derived from a longitudinal study of substance use behaviors and their psychosocial correlates among Hispanic, African-American, and White non-Hispanic adolescent boys residi…

  • Cultural Mistrust and Racial Awareness among Ethnically Diverse Black Adolescent Boys

    Open AccessFrank A Biafora, Dorothy L Taylor et al.ARTICLEJournal of Black Psychology1993Cited by: 7References: 9

    Using survey datafrom a study of adolescents in Miami, Florida, data on cultural mistrust and racial awareness are presentedfrom a multiethnic sample of 1,328 Black adolescent boys: 946 African American Blacks, 196 Haitians, and 186 Caribbean Islanders from countries other than Haiti. Of the Haitians and other Caribbean Island students, half were born outside the United States. Overall, Haitians, especially foreign-born ones, expressed more mistr…

  • Mental Health and Substance Abuse Patterns Among a Sample of Homeless Post-Adolescents

    Open AccessGeorge J Warheit, Frank A Biafora et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…1991

    Data are presented on substance abuse, mental health problems, and the psychosocial well-being of 100 post-adolescents residing in a short-term shelter in south Florida. The sample was found to have high levels of social dysfunctions, e.g., low educational achievement, few job skills, poor work histories, and limited interpersonal coping networks. The Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS) was employed to make DSM-III diagnoses for alcohol and drug …