Christopher J Mehus
Biographic Data
| ID | 2618077 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher J Mehus |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher J |
| FAMILY NAME | Mehus |
| SIGNATURE | MEHUS C J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Minnesota |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2471-0173 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 34 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Cumulative Violence Victimization in Young Adulthood and Alcohol Use Disorder Symptoms at Age 35
OBJECTIVES: This study investigated whether cumulative violence victimization during young adulthood was associated with symptoms of alcohol use disorder (AUD) at age 35 in a large U.S. national sample. METHODS: = 6,275). Violence victimization was assessed at seven young adult waves (from ages 18 to 30) and coded as a cumulative count of waves in which violence was reported (0-3+). At age 35, respondents were coded as no recent alcohol use, non-…
Development of a Shelter-based Health Empowerment Program for Pregnant and Parenting Youth Experiencing Homelessness
Our study is among the first to assess the health care needs of pregnant and parenting youth in shelter, and to describe factors associated with the development and implementation of a shelter-based health empowerment program specifically targeting this vulnerable population
Development of a Shelter-based Health Empowerment Program for Pregnant and Parenting Youth Experiencing Homelessness
Development of a Shelter-based Health Empowerment Program for Pregnant and Parenting Youth Experiencing Homelessness Janna R. Gewirtz O’Brien, MD, Pooja Brar, PhD, Jennifer Worley, APRN, CNP, Christina Heineken Woodlee, MPA, Emily Denight Kelly, MPH, Marvin So, MPH, Annie-Laurie McRee, DrPH, and Christopher J. Mehus, PhD, LMFT What is the Purpose of this Study/Review? • This study describes our process for engaging youth, shelter staff and commun…
The impact of alcohol misuse on fathering in Northern Uganda
The Acholi people of northern Uganda experienced decades of conflict. Alcohol misuse is high among northern Ugandan men. This is common in displaced or post-war communities. Because parents are often the most significant and proximal influence in a child's development, it is important to understand the relationships between parental behavioral health and parenting. The purpose of this ethnographic study was to understand the impact of alcohol mis…
Alcohol use among 10th‐graders
INTRODUCTION: Drinking at levels beyond standard binge drinking thresholds poses particularly high risks to youth. Few studies have examined high-intensity drinking (HID; 10+ drinks in a row) in high school students and none have tested whether peer drunkenness and parental knowledge (e.g., about youth's whereabouts) distinguish between binge and high-intensity drinkers. METHODS: We used data from the Monitoring the Future study collected from na…
The Role of Social Support in the Association between Childhood Adversity and Adolescent Self-injury and Suicide
Young mentors' relationship capacity
Because the responsibility of developing strong connections to mentees often depends on mentors themselves, examining mentor qualities and relational capacity may identify malleable factors-or potential points of intervention-to improve perceived match quality. Relational capacity has been proposed as a theoretical concept for understanding how mentors' previous experience, characteristics, and skills relate to mentoring quality. Our conceptual m…
Piloting a Developmental Screening Tool Adapted for East African Children
There is a need for developmental screening that is easily administered in resource-poor settings. We hypothesized that known risk factors would predict failed developmental screening on an adapted screening tool in East African children living in poverty. The sample included 100 healthy Ugandan children aged 6−59 months. We adapted a parent-reported developmental screener based on the Child Development Review chart. The primary outcome was failu…
Helping Young People Stay Afloat
LGBTQ youth are at increased risk of poor health outcomes. This qualitative study gathered data from LGBTQ adolescents regarding their communities and describes the resources they draw on for support. We conducted 66 go-along interviews with diverse LGBTQ adolescents (mean age = 16.6) in Minnesota, Massachusetts, and British Columbia in 2014-2015, in which interviewers accompanied participants in their communities to better understand those conte…
Identifying the roles of fathers in post-war northern Uganda
Parents are the most proximal influence in children's lives and parenting practices can moderate the relationship between risk-laden contexts and child outcomes. The present study is part of a broader project supporting Acholi parents in northern Uganda and adds to growing literature on the impact of fathers in children's lives and fatherhood. Critical ethnography guided individual interviews with 19 fathers, three focus groups, informal conversa…
Assessing the Feasibility of Providing a Parenting Intervention for War-Affected Families in Northern Uganda
This article reports the results of a feasibility study of an intervention, Enhancing Family Connection (EFC), conducted in Northern Uganda in 2012. Enhancing Family Connection's sessions were an adaption of the Parent Management Training, Oregon model. Three interrelated areas of feasibility were assessed: (a) acceptability, (b) usability, and (c) limited efficacy. This study utilized questionnaires and semi-structured interviews completed by mo…
Helping Young People Stay Afloat
LGBTQ youth are at increased risk of poor health outcomes. This qualitative study gathered data from LGBTQ adolescents regarding their communities and describes the resources they draw on for support. We conducted 66 go-along interviews with diverse LGBTQ adolescents (mean age = 16.6) in Minnesota, Massachusetts, and British Columbia in 2014-2015, in which interviewers accompanied participants in their communities to better understand those conte…
The Role of Social Support in the Association between Childhood Adversity and Adolescent Self-injury and Suicide
Identifying the roles of fathers in post-war northern Uganda
Parents are the most proximal influence in children's lives and parenting practices can moderate the relationship between risk-laden contexts and child outcomes. The present study is part of a broader project supporting Acholi parents in northern Uganda and adds to growing literature on the impact of fathers in children's lives and fatherhood. Critical ethnography guided individual interviews with 19 fathers, three focus groups, informal conversa…
Young mentors' relationship capacity
Because the responsibility of developing strong connections to mentees often depends on mentors themselves, examining mentor qualities and relational capacity may identify malleable factors-or potential points of intervention-to improve perceived match quality. Relational capacity has been proposed as a theoretical concept for understanding how mentors' previous experience, characteristics, and skills relate to mentoring quality. Our conceptual m…
The impact of alcohol misuse on fathering in Northern Uganda
The Acholi people of northern Uganda experienced decades of conflict. Alcohol misuse is high among northern Ugandan men. This is common in displaced or post-war communities. Because parents are often the most significant and proximal influence in a child's development, it is important to understand the relationships between parental behavioral health and parenting. The purpose of this ethnographic study was to understand the impact of alcohol mis…
Assessing the Feasibility of Providing a Parenting Intervention for War-Affected Families in Northern Uganda
This article reports the results of a feasibility study of an intervention, Enhancing Family Connection (EFC), conducted in Northern Uganda in 2012. Enhancing Family Connection's sessions were an adaption of the Parent Management Training, Oregon model. Three interrelated areas of feasibility were assessed: (a) acceptability, (b) usability, and (c) limited efficacy. This study utilized questionnaires and semi-structured interviews completed by mo…
Piloting a Developmental Screening Tool Adapted for East African Children
There is a need for developmental screening that is easily administered in resource-poor settings. We hypothesized that known risk factors would predict failed developmental screening on an adapted screening tool in East African children living in poverty. The sample included 100 healthy Ugandan children aged 6−59 months. We adapted a parent-reported developmental screener based on the Child Development Review chart. The primary outcome was failu…
Helping Young People Stay Afloat
LGBTQ youth are at increased risk of poor health outcomes. This qualitative study gathered data from LGBTQ adolescents regarding their communities and describes the resources they draw on for support. We conducted 66 go-along interviews with diverse LGBTQ adolescents (mean age = 16.6) in Minnesota, Massachusetts, and British Columbia in 2014-2015, in which interviewers accompanied participants in their communities to better understand those conte…
Identifying the roles of fathers in post-war northern Uganda
Parents are the most proximal influence in children's lives and parenting practices can moderate the relationship between risk-laden contexts and child outcomes. The present study is part of a broader project supporting Acholi parents in northern Uganda and adds to growing literature on the impact of fathers in children's lives and fatherhood. Critical ethnography guided individual interviews with 19 fathers, three focus groups, informal conversa…
Young mentors' relationship capacity
Because the responsibility of developing strong connections to mentees often depends on mentors themselves, examining mentor qualities and relational capacity may identify malleable factors-or potential points of intervention-to improve perceived match quality. Relational capacity has been proposed as a theoretical concept for understanding how mentors' previous experience, characteristics, and skills relate to mentoring quality. Our conceptual m…
Alcohol use among 10th‐graders
INTRODUCTION: Drinking at levels beyond standard binge drinking thresholds poses particularly high risks to youth. Few studies have examined high-intensity drinking (HID; 10+ drinks in a row) in high school students and none have tested whether peer drunkenness and parental knowledge (e.g., about youth's whereabouts) distinguish between binge and high-intensity drinkers. METHODS: We used data from the Monitoring the Future study collected from na…
The Role of Social Support in the Association between Childhood Adversity and Adolescent Self-injury and Suicide
The impact of alcohol misuse on fathering in Northern Uganda
The Acholi people of northern Uganda experienced decades of conflict. Alcohol misuse is high among northern Ugandan men. This is common in displaced or post-war communities. Because parents are often the most significant and proximal influence in a child's development, it is important to understand the relationships between parental behavioral health and parenting. The purpose of this ethnographic study was to understand the impact of alcohol mis…
Development of a Shelter-based Health Empowerment Program for Pregnant and Parenting Youth Experiencing Homelessness
Our study is among the first to assess the health care needs of pregnant and parenting youth in shelter, and to describe factors associated with the development and implementation of a shelter-based health empowerment program specifically targeting this vulnerable population
Development of a Shelter-based Health Empowerment Program for Pregnant and Parenting Youth Experiencing Homelessness
Development of a Shelter-based Health Empowerment Program for Pregnant and Parenting Youth Experiencing Homelessness Janna R. Gewirtz O’Brien, MD, Pooja Brar, PhD, Jennifer Worley, APRN, CNP, Christina Heineken Woodlee, MPA, Emily Denight Kelly, MPH, Marvin So, MPH, Annie-Laurie McRee, DrPH, and Christopher J. Mehus, PhD, LMFT What is the Purpose of this Study/Review? • This study describes our process for engaging youth, shelter staff and commun…
Cumulative Violence Victimization in Young Adulthood and Alcohol Use Disorder Symptoms at Age 35
OBJECTIVES: This study investigated whether cumulative violence victimization during young adulthood was associated with symptoms of alcohol use disorder (AUD) at age 35 in a large U.S. national sample. METHODS: = 6,275). Violence victimization was assessed at seven young adult waves (from ages 18 to 30) and coded as a cumulative count of waves in which violence was reported (0-3+). At age 35, respondents were coded as no recent alcohol use, non-…
Psychology (10 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Poison control (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works)