Sheree M Schrager
Biographic Data
| ID | 218255 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sheree M Schrager |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sheree M |
| FAMILY NAME | Schrager |
| SIGNATURE | SCHRAGER S M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Children's Hospital of Los Angeles |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6352-5056 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 23 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Associations between Local and State Structural Stigma, Minority stress, and Mental Health in a Nationwide Sample of Sexual Minority Adolescents
Structural stigma, which includes policies and attitudes that mark minorities for discrimination, contributes to sexual minority adolescents’ (SMA) stress and mental health disparities, yet the relative contributions of county- vs. state-level stigma remain unknown. This study examined how structural stigma affects SMA exposure to minority stress and mental health symptoms with a U.S. national sample of SMA ( N = 2,558, ages 14-17, M = 15.9), of …
Development and preliminary validation of the Sexual Minority Adolescent Stress Inventory-Short Form
This study developed a comprehensive short form of the Sexual Minority Adolescent Stress Inventory (SMASI-SF) that preserves its strong psychometric properties and relationships with key mental and behavioral health outcomes. Split-sampling was used to construct independent development (Sample A; n = 1,155) and validation (Sample B; n = 1,155) samples from a national cohort of 2,310 sexual minority adolescents aged 14-17. Short-form candidate ite…
A proposed taxonomy for categorizing sexual identities in adolescence
Assessing adolescent sexual identity is complicated, and contemporary sexual identities are gaining greater complexity and variation. However, current measures do not capture the diversity of contemporary identities among adolescents. Thus, our study utilized a large national dataset of sexual minority adolescents aged 14-17 years ( N = 2,558) in the United States to propose a taxonomy of sexual identities among adolescents. Participants responde…
Young Men Who Have Sex With Men and Substance Use
To compare the demographics, sexual risk behaviors, and substance use characteristics of two probability samples of young men who have sex with men (YMSM): one recruited using a geosocial networking application (GSNA) and one recruited using venues. In 2017 and 2018, a cross-sectional online survey was utilized with a sample of 122 YMSM recruited in Los Angeles, CA. Recruitment procedures included both venue-based (n = 68) and GSNA-based probabil…
Exploring Racial and Ethnic Differences in Parent-Reported Strengths in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Explaining behavioral health differences in urban and rural sexual minority adolescents
PURPOSE: Experiences of sexuality-based discrimination (ie, minority stressors) against youth who identify as nonheterosexual (ie, sexual minority) have been associated with increased symptoms of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for sexual minority adolescents (SMA; ages 14-17). However, little is known about the experiences of SMA living in rural communities across the United States. Thus, the present study sought t…
Development and Validation of the Military Minority Stress Scale
Despite affecting nearly 3% of active-duty service members, little is known about how LGBT-related stress experiences may relate to health outcomes. Thus, the present study sought to create a Military Minority Stress Scale and assess its initial reliability and construct validity in a cross-sectional study of active-duty LGBT service members ( N = 248). Associations between 47 candidate items and health outcomes of interest were analyzed to retai…
Couch-surfing and mental health outcomes among sexual minority adolescents
Background: Sexual minority youth are at more than twice the risk of experiencing homelessness than their peers and both sexual minority youth and youth experiencing homelessness have disproportionate risk for mental health disorder symptoms. Couch-surfing is a common form of homelessness experienced by youth, but research on the relationship between couch-surfing and mental health outcomes, especially among sexual minority adolescents (SMA), is …
Covid-19-Related Household Job Loss and Mental Health in a Nationwide United States Sample of Sexual Minority Adolescents
Household job loss during COVID-19 constitutes a public health crisis. Research suggests associations between household job loss, harsher parenting practices, and mental health challenges in the general population. Sexual minority adolescents (SMA) face high rates of family stress and rejection, but evidence linking household job loss to SMA mental health is lacking. This study evaluated associations between household job loss, family rejection, …
Patterns of Violence Exposure and Substance Use among Child Welfare Involved Youth
Developmental trajectories of illicit drug use, prescription drug misuse and cannabis practices among young adult cannabis users in Los Angeles
The Influence of Families on LGBTQ Youth Health
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and other sexual and gender minority youth (LGBTQ) experience myriad health inequities relative to their cisgender heterosexual peers. Families have a profound impact on adolescent health, but little is known about this influence on LGBTQ youth specifically. We draw on work presented at a public symposium that aimed to characterize existing scientific evidence, identify gaps in knowledge, a…
Recruiting Filipino Immigrants in a Randomized Controlled Trial Promoting Enrollment in an Evidence-Based Parenting Intervention
Minority Stress Experiences and Psychological Well-Being
Pathways towards Risk
High-Risk Sexual Activity in the House and Ball Community
Objectives. We investigated the roles of House membership and the influence of social and sexual network members on the sexual risk behavior of men in the Los Angeles House and Ball community. Methods. From February 2009 to January 2010, male participants (n = 233) completed interviewer-assisted surveys during a House meeting or Ball event. We used logistic regression to model the effects of sexual network size, influence of sexual network member…
Parental Support and Mental Health Among Transgender Adolescents
Changes in Developmental Contexts as Predictors of Transitions in HIV‐Risk Behaviors Among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men (YMSM)
Emerging adulthood is a transitional time often marked by instability in many areas of life, including residential status, work, school, and romantic relationships. The purpose of this study is to examine transitions in HIV‐risk related behaviors among a cohort of ethnically‐diverse young men who have sex with men (YMSM) and to reveal how changes in developmental contexts during emerging adulthood might be associated with these behavioral changes…
Laying the Groundwork for an HIV Prevention Intervention
The Effects of Sexual Expectancies on Early Sexualized Behavior Among Urban Minority Youth
This study examines the effects of different types of sexual expectancies on early sexual behavior among racial/ethnic minority young adolescents. African American and Latino participants between 11 and 13 years old were recruited through schools and community-based agencies in the South Bronx, New York (N = 223). Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to predict early sexual behavior outcomes, which include engagement in sexual possibil…
Community and Individual Factors Associated With Cigarette Smoking Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men
Young men who have sex with men (YMSM) have higher rates of cigarette smoking than their heterosexual counterparts, yet few studies have examined factors associated with cigarette smoking among YMSM. The present study sought to understand how different types of gay community connection (i.e., gay community identification and involvement, gay bar/club attendance) were associated with smoking among YMSM recruited through venue-based sampling in Los…
A meta-analytic review of achievement goal measures
This meta-analysis addresses whether achievement goal researchers are using different labels for the same constructs or putting the same labels on different constructs. We systematically examined whether conceptual and methodological differences in the measurement of achievement goals moderated achievement goal intercorrelations and relationships with outcomes. We reviewed 243 correlational studies of self-reported achievement goals comprising a …
Shared suffering can mitigate aversively-generated aggression
Although considerable research indicates that aversive conditions (such as uncomfortably high temperatures) often evoke aggressive inclinations, there is also evidence that people are attracted to those who share their discomfort. In a 2 × 2 design, female participants in either a hot or comfortable room worked with a nearby partner exposed to the same temperature but whose reactions to the temperature were either the same as, or different from, …
Pathways towards Risk
Community and Individual Factors Associated With Cigarette Smoking Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men
Young men who have sex with men (YMSM) have higher rates of cigarette smoking than their heterosexual counterparts, yet few studies have examined factors associated with cigarette smoking among YMSM. The present study sought to understand how different types of gay community connection (i.e., gay community identification and involvement, gay bar/club attendance) were associated with smoking among YMSM recruited through venue-based sampling in Los…
Changes in Developmental Contexts as Predictors of Transitions in HIV‐Risk Behaviors Among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men (YMSM)
Emerging adulthood is a transitional time often marked by instability in many areas of life, including residential status, work, school, and romantic relationships. The purpose of this study is to examine transitions in HIV‐risk related behaviors among a cohort of ethnically‐diverse young men who have sex with men (YMSM) and to reveal how changes in developmental contexts during emerging adulthood might be associated with these behavioral changes…
High-Risk Sexual Activity in the House and Ball Community
Objectives. We investigated the roles of House membership and the influence of social and sexual network members on the sexual risk behavior of men in the Los Angeles House and Ball community. Methods. From February 2009 to January 2010, male participants (n = 233) completed interviewer-assisted surveys during a House meeting or Ball event. We used logistic regression to model the effects of sexual network size, influence of sexual network member…
The Effects of Sexual Expectancies on Early Sexualized Behavior Among Urban Minority Youth
This study examines the effects of different types of sexual expectancies on early sexual behavior among racial/ethnic minority young adolescents. African American and Latino participants between 11 and 13 years old were recruited through schools and community-based agencies in the South Bronx, New York (N = 223). Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to predict early sexual behavior outcomes, which include engagement in sexual possibil…
Shared suffering can mitigate aversively-generated aggression
Although considerable research indicates that aversive conditions (such as uncomfortably high temperatures) often evoke aggressive inclinations, there is also evidence that people are attracted to those who share their discomfort. In a 2 × 2 design, female participants in either a hot or comfortable room worked with a nearby partner exposed to the same temperature but whose reactions to the temperature were either the same as, or different from, …
A meta-analytic review of achievement goal measures
This meta-analysis addresses whether achievement goal researchers are using different labels for the same constructs or putting the same labels on different constructs. We systematically examined whether conceptual and methodological differences in the measurement of achievement goals moderated achievement goal intercorrelations and relationships with outcomes. We reviewed 243 correlational studies of self-reported achievement goals comprising a …
Laying the Groundwork for an HIV Prevention Intervention
The Effects of Sexual Expectancies on Early Sexualized Behavior Among Urban Minority Youth
This study examines the effects of different types of sexual expectancies on early sexual behavior among racial/ethnic minority young adolescents. African American and Latino participants between 11 and 13 years old were recruited through schools and community-based agencies in the South Bronx, New York (N = 223). Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to predict early sexual behavior outcomes, which include engagement in sexual possibil…
Community and Individual Factors Associated With Cigarette Smoking Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men
Young men who have sex with men (YMSM) have higher rates of cigarette smoking than their heterosexual counterparts, yet few studies have examined factors associated with cigarette smoking among YMSM. The present study sought to understand how different types of gay community connection (i.e., gay community identification and involvement, gay bar/club attendance) were associated with smoking among YMSM recruited through venue-based sampling in Los…
Parental Support and Mental Health Among Transgender Adolescents
Changes in Developmental Contexts as Predictors of Transitions in HIV‐Risk Behaviors Among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men (YMSM)
Emerging adulthood is a transitional time often marked by instability in many areas of life, including residential status, work, school, and romantic relationships. The purpose of this study is to examine transitions in HIV‐risk related behaviors among a cohort of ethnically‐diverse young men who have sex with men (YMSM) and to reveal how changes in developmental contexts during emerging adulthood might be associated with these behavioral changes…
Minority Stress Experiences and Psychological Well-Being
Pathways towards Risk
High-Risk Sexual Activity in the House and Ball Community
Objectives. We investigated the roles of House membership and the influence of social and sexual network members on the sexual risk behavior of men in the Los Angeles House and Ball community. Methods. From February 2009 to January 2010, male participants (n = 233) completed interviewer-assisted surveys during a House meeting or Ball event. We used logistic regression to model the effects of sexual network size, influence of sexual network member…
Recruiting Filipino Immigrants in a Randomized Controlled Trial Promoting Enrollment in an Evidence-Based Parenting Intervention
The Influence of Families on LGBTQ Youth Health
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and other sexual and gender minority youth (LGBTQ) experience myriad health inequities relative to their cisgender heterosexual peers. Families have a profound impact on adolescent health, but little is known about this influence on LGBTQ youth specifically. We draw on work presented at a public symposium that aimed to characterize existing scientific evidence, identify gaps in knowledge, a…
Developmental trajectories of illicit drug use, prescription drug misuse and cannabis practices among young adult cannabis users in Los Angeles
Covid-19-Related Household Job Loss and Mental Health in a Nationwide United States Sample of Sexual Minority Adolescents
Household job loss during COVID-19 constitutes a public health crisis. Research suggests associations between household job loss, harsher parenting practices, and mental health challenges in the general population. Sexual minority adolescents (SMA) face high rates of family stress and rejection, but evidence linking household job loss to SMA mental health is lacking. This study evaluated associations between household job loss, family rejection, …
Patterns of Violence Exposure and Substance Use among Child Welfare Involved Youth
Couch-surfing and mental health outcomes among sexual minority adolescents
Background: Sexual minority youth are at more than twice the risk of experiencing homelessness than their peers and both sexual minority youth and youth experiencing homelessness have disproportionate risk for mental health disorder symptoms. Couch-surfing is a common form of homelessness experienced by youth, but research on the relationship between couch-surfing and mental health outcomes, especially among sexual minority adolescents (SMA), is …
Explaining behavioral health differences in urban and rural sexual minority adolescents
PURPOSE: Experiences of sexuality-based discrimination (ie, minority stressors) against youth who identify as nonheterosexual (ie, sexual minority) have been associated with increased symptoms of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for sexual minority adolescents (SMA; ages 14-17). However, little is known about the experiences of SMA living in rural communities across the United States. Thus, the present study sought t…
Development and Validation of the Military Minority Stress Scale
Despite affecting nearly 3% of active-duty service members, little is known about how LGBT-related stress experiences may relate to health outcomes. Thus, the present study sought to create a Military Minority Stress Scale and assess its initial reliability and construct validity in a cross-sectional study of active-duty LGBT service members ( N = 248). Associations between 47 candidate items and health outcomes of interest were analyzed to retai…
Development and preliminary validation of the Sexual Minority Adolescent Stress Inventory-Short Form
This study developed a comprehensive short form of the Sexual Minority Adolescent Stress Inventory (SMASI-SF) that preserves its strong psychometric properties and relationships with key mental and behavioral health outcomes. Split-sampling was used to construct independent development (Sample A; n = 1,155) and validation (Sample B; n = 1,155) samples from a national cohort of 2,310 sexual minority adolescents aged 14-17. Short-form candidate ite…
A proposed taxonomy for categorizing sexual identities in adolescence
Assessing adolescent sexual identity is complicated, and contemporary sexual identities are gaining greater complexity and variation. However, current measures do not capture the diversity of contemporary identities among adolescents. Thus, our study utilized a large national dataset of sexual minority adolescents aged 14-17 years ( N = 2,558) in the United States to propose a taxonomy of sexual identities among adolescents. Participants responde…
Young Men Who Have Sex With Men and Substance Use
To compare the demographics, sexual risk behaviors, and substance use characteristics of two probability samples of young men who have sex with men (YMSM): one recruited using a geosocial networking application (GSNA) and one recruited using venues. In 2017 and 2018, a cross-sectional online survey was utilized with a sample of 122 YMSM recruited in Los Angeles, CA. Recruitment procedures included both venue-based (n = 68) and GSNA-based probabil…
Exploring Racial and Ethnic Differences in Parent-Reported Strengths in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Associations between Local and State Structural Stigma, Minority stress, and Mental Health in a Nationwide Sample of Sexual Minority Adolescents
Structural stigma, which includes policies and attitudes that mark minorities for discrimination, contributes to sexual minority adolescents’ (SMA) stress and mental health disparities, yet the relative contributions of county- vs. state-level stigma remain unknown. This study examined how structural stigma affects SMA exposure to minority stress and mental health symptoms with a U.S. national sample of SMA ( N = 2,558, ages 14-17, M = 15.9), of …
Psychology (21 works) · Medicine (18 works) · Psychiatry (13 works) · Clinical Psychology (12 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (12 works) · Social Psychology (11 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (9 works) · Developmental psychology (9 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works) · Demography (8 works)