Irma Corral
Biographic Data
| ID | 194429 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Irma Corral |
| GIVEN NAMES | Irma |
| FAMILY NAME | Corral |
| SIGNATURE | CORRAL I |
| AFFILIATIONS | East Carolina University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3840-9269 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 71 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Increasing Underrepresented Minority Students in Medical School: A Single-Institution Experience
Racial Differences in the Predictors of Interest in Bariatric Surgery in the Rural, Southeastern USA
Residential Segregation and Racial Cancer Disparities: A Systematic Review
Rural Shop-Based Health Program Planning: A Formative Research Approach Among Owners
Sociocultural correlates of cigarette smoking among African-American men versus women: Implications for culturally specific cessation interventions
Low socioeconomic status, racial discrimination, and low acculturation are the major sociocultural correlates of smoking among African-American adults. This study is the first to examine all three variables simultaneously and to analyze gender differences in their association with smoking. Results for the sample revealed that low education and low acculturation predicted smoking but racial discrimination did not. For women, low acculturation was …
Self-rated health, objective health, and racial discrimination among African-Americans: Explaining inconsistent findings and testing health pessimism
African-Americans sometimes rate their health as Poor/Fair in the absence of chronic diseases. Theoretically, this lack of correspondence between self-rated health and objective health is due to racial discrimination that results in rating one's health negatively and in terms of social rather than health variables. We tested this Health Pessimism model with 2118 African-Americans. Results revealed that Poor/Fair self-rated health was predicted mo…
Residential segregation and obesity among a national sample of Hispanic adults
We explored the role of residential segregation in obesity among a national sample of Hispanics for the first time. Data on the 8785 Hispanic adults in the 2000 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System were linked to 2000 census data on the segregation of 290 metropolitan statistical areas. Multilevel modeling revealed that after controlling for individual-level variables, the odds of being obese for Hispanics residing in high-segregated metrop…
Racial discrimination and health-promoting vs damaging behaviors among African-American adults
Studies have found relationships between racial discrimination and increased health-damaging behaviors among African-Americans, but have not examined possible concomitant decreased health-promoting behaviors. We explored the role of discrimination in two health-promoting behaviors, consuming ≥ 5 fruits/vegetables daily (FVC) and physical activity (PA), for the first time, and likewise examined discrimination's contribution to cigarette smoking, a…
Residential segregation, health behavior and overweight/obesity among a national sample of African American adults
We examined the role of residential segregation in 5+ daily fruit/vegetable consumption, exercise, and overweight/obesity among African Americans by linking data on the 11,142 African American adults in the 2000 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to 2000 census data on the segregation of metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs). Multi-level modeling revealed that after controlling for individual-level variables, MSA Segregation and Poverty c…
Residential segregation and exercise among a national sample of Hispanic adults
Perceived Skin Cancer Risk and Sunscreen Use among African American Adults
We examined perceived skin cancer risk and its relationship to sunscreen use among a large ( N = 1932) random sample of African American adults for the first time. Skin cancer risk perceptions were low (Mean = 16.11 on a 1-100 scale). Sun-sensitive skin type and a prior cancer diagnosis were associated with higher perceived skin cancer risk, but demographic factors were not. Unlike findings for Whites, perceived skin cancer risk was not associate…
Residential segregation, health behavior and overweight/obesity among a national sample of African American adults
We examined the role of residential segregation in 5+ daily fruit/vegetable consumption, exercise, and overweight/obesity among African Americans by linking data on the 11,142 African American adults in the 2000 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to 2000 census data on the segregation of metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs). Multi-level modeling revealed that after controlling for individual-level variables, MSA Segregation and Poverty c…
Racial discrimination and health-promoting vs damaging behaviors among African-American adults
Studies have found relationships between racial discrimination and increased health-damaging behaviors among African-Americans, but have not examined possible concomitant decreased health-promoting behaviors. We explored the role of discrimination in two health-promoting behaviors, consuming ≥ 5 fruits/vegetables daily (FVC) and physical activity (PA), for the first time, and likewise examined discrimination's contribution to cigarette smoking, a…
Residential segregation and exercise among a national sample of Hispanic adults
Residential segregation and obesity among a national sample of Hispanic adults
We explored the role of residential segregation in obesity among a national sample of Hispanics for the first time. Data on the 8785 Hispanic adults in the 2000 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System were linked to 2000 census data on the segregation of 290 metropolitan statistical areas. Multilevel modeling revealed that after controlling for individual-level variables, the odds of being obese for Hispanics residing in high-segregated metrop…
Self-rated health, objective health, and racial discrimination among African-Americans: Explaining inconsistent findings and testing health pessimism
African-Americans sometimes rate their health as Poor/Fair in the absence of chronic diseases. Theoretically, this lack of correspondence between self-rated health and objective health is due to racial discrimination that results in rating one's health negatively and in terms of social rather than health variables. We tested this Health Pessimism model with 2118 African-Americans. Results revealed that Poor/Fair self-rated health was predicted mo…
Sociocultural correlates of cigarette smoking among African-American men versus women: Implications for culturally specific cessation interventions
Low socioeconomic status, racial discrimination, and low acculturation are the major sociocultural correlates of smoking among African-American adults. This study is the first to examine all three variables simultaneously and to analyze gender differences in their association with smoking. Results for the sample revealed that low education and low acculturation predicted smoking but racial discrimination did not. For women, low acculturation was …
Rural Shop-Based Health Program Planning: A Formative Research Approach Among Owners
Residential segregation and exercise among a national sample of Hispanic adults
Perceived Skin Cancer Risk and Sunscreen Use among African American Adults
We examined perceived skin cancer risk and its relationship to sunscreen use among a large ( N = 1932) random sample of African American adults for the first time. Skin cancer risk perceptions were low (Mean = 16.11 on a 1-100 scale). Sun-sensitive skin type and a prior cancer diagnosis were associated with higher perceived skin cancer risk, but demographic factors were not. Unlike findings for Whites, perceived skin cancer risk was not associate…
Racial discrimination and health-promoting vs damaging behaviors among African-American adults
Studies have found relationships between racial discrimination and increased health-damaging behaviors among African-Americans, but have not examined possible concomitant decreased health-promoting behaviors. We explored the role of discrimination in two health-promoting behaviors, consuming ≥ 5 fruits/vegetables daily (FVC) and physical activity (PA), for the first time, and likewise examined discrimination's contribution to cigarette smoking, a…
Residential segregation, health behavior and overweight/obesity among a national sample of African American adults
We examined the role of residential segregation in 5+ daily fruit/vegetable consumption, exercise, and overweight/obesity among African Americans by linking data on the 11,142 African American adults in the 2000 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to 2000 census data on the segregation of metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs). Multi-level modeling revealed that after controlling for individual-level variables, MSA Segregation and Poverty c…
Residential segregation and obesity among a national sample of Hispanic adults
We explored the role of residential segregation in obesity among a national sample of Hispanics for the first time. Data on the 8785 Hispanic adults in the 2000 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System were linked to 2000 census data on the segregation of 290 metropolitan statistical areas. Multilevel modeling revealed that after controlling for individual-level variables, the odds of being obese for Hispanics residing in high-segregated metrop…
Sociocultural correlates of cigarette smoking among African-American men versus women: Implications for culturally specific cessation interventions
Low socioeconomic status, racial discrimination, and low acculturation are the major sociocultural correlates of smoking among African-American adults. This study is the first to examine all three variables simultaneously and to analyze gender differences in their association with smoking. Results for the sample revealed that low education and low acculturation predicted smoking but racial discrimination did not. For women, low acculturation was …
Self-rated health, objective health, and racial discrimination among African-Americans: Explaining inconsistent findings and testing health pessimism
African-Americans sometimes rate their health as Poor/Fair in the absence of chronic diseases. Theoretically, this lack of correspondence between self-rated health and objective health is due to racial discrimination that results in rating one's health negatively and in terms of social rather than health variables. We tested this Health Pessimism model with 2118 African-Americans. Results revealed that Poor/Fair self-rated health was predicted mo…
Residential Segregation and Racial Cancer Disparities: A Systematic Review
Rural Shop-Based Health Program Planning: A Formative Research Approach Among Owners
Racial Differences in the Predictors of Interest in Bariatric Surgery in the Rural, Southeastern USA
Increasing Underrepresented Minority Students in Medical School: A Single-Institution Experience
Gerontology (10 works) · Medicine (10 works) · Demography (7 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Public health (5 works) · African american (4 works) · Geography (4 works)