Maggie L Thorsen
Biographic Data
| ID | 207809 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maggie L Thorsen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maggie L |
| FAMILY NAME | Thorsen |
| SIGNATURE | THORSEN M L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Montana State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3298-5409 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 70 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Maternal Weathering and Infant Health
American Indian infants have heightened rates of low birth weight (LBW) and preterm birth (PTB) in the United States. This study aims to evaluate variation by maternal age in racial disparities in these outcomes, indicative of birth risk weathering. Potential mechanisms of these disparities are also considered. We conducted a cross-sectional study of births occurring between 2014 and 2022 to Montana residents who self-identified as non-Hispanic W…
Risk-Appropriate Childbirth Care Among Higher-Risk Pregnant Rural Residents
In this study, lack of risk-appropriate care was common for pregnant rural residents with clinical complexity. Associated factors, including race, ethnicity, insurance, age, education, and distance, highlight the barriers and need for increasing access to subspecialty care for pregnant rural residents
Race and Place Matter
Early initiation and consistent use of prenatal care is linked with improved health outcomes. American Indian birthing people have higher rates of inadequate prenatal care (IPNC), but limited research has examined IPNC among people living on American Indian reservations. The current study uses birth certificate data from the state of Montana (n = 57,006) to examine predictors of IPNC. Data on the community context is integrated to examine the rol…
American Indians travel great distances for obstetrical care
Evaluating disparities in access to obstetric services for American Indian women across Montana
PURPOSE: Pregnant women across the rural United States have increasingly limited access to obstetric care, especially specialty care for high-risk women and infants. Limited research focuses on access for rural American Indian/Alaskan Native (AIAN) women, a population warranting attention given persistent inequalities in birth outcomes. METHODS: Using Montana birth certificate data (2014-2018), we examined variation in travel time to give birth a…
Diabetes management at community health centers
Operational efficiency, patient composition and regional context of U.S. health centers
Shifting Influences of Pregnancy on Union Formation Across Age and Union Stability Across Cohabitation Duration
Nonmarital pregnancy increases the likelihood of entering a marital or cohabiting union. The timing of a pregnancy within the life course of an individual or relationship duration may also affect the likelihood of forming coresidential unions and their stability. This study examines the association between nonmarital pregnancy and first union formation and how this varies across age. It also considers whether the influence of pregnancy on the sta…
School contextual factors and race differences in adolescent sexual behaviors
While there exist a voluminous number of studies examining predictors of adolescent sexual behavior, few studies have explored the role of the school social context in influencing teen sexual activity generally and specifically, the role that school contextual factors play in helping understand race differences in risky sexual behaviors. Using data from a nationally-representative school-based survey of American youth in grades 7-12, we find supp…
School context and American Indian substance use
The present study extends prior research exploring the role of school contextual factors in predicting individual adolescent substance use by examining how a school's racial composition is associated with American Indian adolescent tobacco and marijuana use. Using a subsample of 523 American Indian students from the restricted use Add Health data, we consider both individual and school contextual factors across 99 schools. Our results suggest tha…
The adolescent family environment and cohabitation across the transition to adulthood
Adolescent Mental Health and Dating in Young Adulthood
Adolescence is a period of tremendous socioemotional change, when youth develop important relationship skills that they carry with them into adulthood. The mental health of individuals during this period might act as resources or impediments that impact their ability to cultivate such skills as well as outcomes in their later romantic relationships. The current study examines how multiple dimensions of adolescent mental health (depressive symptom…
A Latent Class Analysis of Behavioral and Psychosocial Dimensions of Adolescent Sexuality
Adolescent sexuality is a multidimensional concept involving sexual behavior as well as aspects of youth's sexual self-concept and sexual socialization. The current study used latent class analysis (LCA) to examine patterns of adolescent sexuality, with data from a nationally representative sample of youth (Add Health; n = 13,447), incorporating information on behavioral and psychosocial dimensions of adolescent sexual experiences. LCA results hi…
My mother's husband
Adolescents in stepfamilies use different labels when describing their stepfather, such as "stepfather" or "mother's husband." These labels may reflect youths' sense of family identity or dynamics. The current study uses nationally representative data (Add Health) on a sample of adolescents living with their mothers and a married stepfather ( n = 1192) to examine factors that may be associated with how teens describe their stepfather and changes …
Parent-Child Relationships in Stepfather Families and Adolescent Adjustment
In the current study the authors drew on Waves I and III from Add Health to examine the closeness of parent-adolescent relationships in married mother-stepfather families (N = 1,934). They used latent class analysis to identify family constellations defined by adolescents' relationships with all of their parents: mothers, stepfathers, and biological nonresident fathers. In particular, the authors (a) identified the most common underlying patterns…
Adolescents' Perceptions of Family Belonging in Stepfamilies
Prior research has established that adolescents' perceptions of family belonging are associated with a range of well-being indicators and that adolescents in stepfamilies report lower levels of family belonging than adolescents in two-biological-parent families. Yet, we know little regarding what factors are associated with adolescents' perceptions of family belonging in stepfamilies. Guided by family systems theory, the authors addressed this is…
Factors associated with positive relationships between stepfathers and adolescent stepchildren
Factors associated with positive relationships between stepfathers and adolescent stepchildren
Adolescents' Perceptions of Family Belonging in Stepfamilies
Prior research has established that adolescents' perceptions of family belonging are associated with a range of well-being indicators and that adolescents in stepfamilies report lower levels of family belonging than adolescents in two-biological-parent families. Yet, we know little regarding what factors are associated with adolescents' perceptions of family belonging in stepfamilies. Guided by family systems theory, the authors addressed this is…
Parent-Child Relationships in Stepfather Families and Adolescent Adjustment
In the current study the authors drew on Waves I and III from Add Health to examine the closeness of parent-adolescent relationships in married mother-stepfather families (N = 1,934). They used latent class analysis to identify family constellations defined by adolescents' relationships with all of their parents: mothers, stepfathers, and biological nonresident fathers. In particular, the authors (a) identified the most common underlying patterns…
My mother's husband
Adolescents in stepfamilies use different labels when describing their stepfather, such as "stepfather" or "mother's husband." These labels may reflect youths' sense of family identity or dynamics. The current study uses nationally representative data (Add Health) on a sample of adolescents living with their mothers and a married stepfather ( n = 1192) to examine factors that may be associated with how teens describe their stepfather and changes …
The adolescent family environment and cohabitation across the transition to adulthood
A Latent Class Analysis of Behavioral and Psychosocial Dimensions of Adolescent Sexuality
Adolescent sexuality is a multidimensional concept involving sexual behavior as well as aspects of youth's sexual self-concept and sexual socialization. The current study used latent class analysis (LCA) to examine patterns of adolescent sexuality, with data from a nationally representative sample of youth (Add Health; n = 13,447), incorporating information on behavioral and psychosocial dimensions of adolescent sexual experiences. LCA results hi…
American Indians travel great distances for obstetrical care
Diabetes management at community health centers
Factors associated with positive relationships between stepfathers and adolescent stepchildren
Adolescents' Perceptions of Family Belonging in Stepfamilies
Prior research has established that adolescents' perceptions of family belonging are associated with a range of well-being indicators and that adolescents in stepfamilies report lower levels of family belonging than adolescents in two-biological-parent families. Yet, we know little regarding what factors are associated with adolescents' perceptions of family belonging in stepfamilies. Guided by family systems theory, the authors addressed this is…
Adolescent Mental Health and Dating in Young Adulthood
Adolescence is a period of tremendous socioemotional change, when youth develop important relationship skills that they carry with them into adulthood. The mental health of individuals during this period might act as resources or impediments that impact their ability to cultivate such skills as well as outcomes in their later romantic relationships. The current study examines how multiple dimensions of adolescent mental health (depressive symptom…
A Latent Class Analysis of Behavioral and Psychosocial Dimensions of Adolescent Sexuality
Adolescent sexuality is a multidimensional concept involving sexual behavior as well as aspects of youth's sexual self-concept and sexual socialization. The current study used latent class analysis (LCA) to examine patterns of adolescent sexuality, with data from a nationally representative sample of youth (Add Health; n = 13,447), incorporating information on behavioral and psychosocial dimensions of adolescent sexual experiences. LCA results hi…
My mother's husband
Adolescents in stepfamilies use different labels when describing their stepfather, such as "stepfather" or "mother's husband." These labels may reflect youths' sense of family identity or dynamics. The current study uses nationally representative data (Add Health) on a sample of adolescents living with their mothers and a married stepfather ( n = 1192) to examine factors that may be associated with how teens describe their stepfather and changes …
Parent-Child Relationships in Stepfather Families and Adolescent Adjustment
In the current study the authors drew on Waves I and III from Add Health to examine the closeness of parent-adolescent relationships in married mother-stepfather families (N = 1,934). They used latent class analysis to identify family constellations defined by adolescents' relationships with all of their parents: mothers, stepfathers, and biological nonresident fathers. In particular, the authors (a) identified the most common underlying patterns…
School context and American Indian substance use
The present study extends prior research exploring the role of school contextual factors in predicting individual adolescent substance use by examining how a school's racial composition is associated with American Indian adolescent tobacco and marijuana use. Using a subsample of 523 American Indian students from the restricted use Add Health data, we consider both individual and school contextual factors across 99 schools. Our results suggest tha…
The adolescent family environment and cohabitation across the transition to adulthood
School contextual factors and race differences in adolescent sexual behaviors
While there exist a voluminous number of studies examining predictors of adolescent sexual behavior, few studies have explored the role of the school social context in influencing teen sexual activity generally and specifically, the role that school contextual factors play in helping understand race differences in risky sexual behaviors. Using data from a nationally-representative school-based survey of American youth in grades 7-12, we find supp…
Operational efficiency, patient composition and regional context of U.S. health centers
Shifting Influences of Pregnancy on Union Formation Across Age and Union Stability Across Cohabitation Duration
Nonmarital pregnancy increases the likelihood of entering a marital or cohabiting union. The timing of a pregnancy within the life course of an individual or relationship duration may also affect the likelihood of forming coresidential unions and their stability. This study examines the association between nonmarital pregnancy and first union formation and how this varies across age. It also considers whether the influence of pregnancy on the sta…
Diabetes management at community health centers
Evaluating disparities in access to obstetric services for American Indian women across Montana
PURPOSE: Pregnant women across the rural United States have increasingly limited access to obstetric care, especially specialty care for high-risk women and infants. Limited research focuses on access for rural American Indian/Alaskan Native (AIAN) women, a population warranting attention given persistent inequalities in birth outcomes. METHODS: Using Montana birth certificate data (2014-2018), we examined variation in travel time to give birth a…
American Indians travel great distances for obstetrical care
Risk-Appropriate Childbirth Care Among Higher-Risk Pregnant Rural Residents
In this study, lack of risk-appropriate care was common for pregnant rural residents with clinical complexity. Associated factors, including race, ethnicity, insurance, age, education, and distance, highlight the barriers and need for increasing access to subspecialty care for pregnant rural residents
Race and Place Matter
Early initiation and consistent use of prenatal care is linked with improved health outcomes. American Indian birthing people have higher rates of inadequate prenatal care (IPNC), but limited research has examined IPNC among people living on American Indian reservations. The current study uses birth certificate data from the state of Montana (n = 57,006) to examine predictors of IPNC. Data on the community context is integrated to examine the rol…
Maternal Weathering and Infant Health
American Indian infants have heightened rates of low birth weight (LBW) and preterm birth (PTB) in the United States. This study aims to evaluate variation by maternal age in racial disparities in these outcomes, indicative of birth risk weathering. Potential mechanisms of these disparities are also considered. We conducted a cross-sectional study of births occurring between 2014 and 2022 to Montana residents who self-identified as non-Hispanic W…
Psychology (11 works) · Developmental psychology (10 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Population (8 works) · Demography (6 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (5 works) · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (5 works)