Hector R Bird

Biographic Data

ID2782234
NAMEHector R Bird
GIVEN NAMESHector R
FAMILY NAMEBird
SIGNATUREBIRD H R
AFFILIATIONSColumbia University, New York, NY, USA
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS31
WORKS AS AUTHOR12
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1980
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX3

  • Perceived stress, negative life events, and adiposity among Puerto Rican young adults in the South Bronx, New York, and San Juan, Puerto Rico

    Open AccessJorge A Gonzalez-Mejia, Andrea A López-Cepero et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Psychology2025References: 48

    Perceived stress and negative life events may impact adiposity, but findings across populations are inconsistent, with limited research among Hispanic/Latino groups. We examined these relationships among 818 Puerto Rican young adults (441 in San Juan, PR, and 377 in the South Bronx, NY) from the Boricua Youth Study Health Assessment (2015-2020). Perceived stress (Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10)) and negative life events (List of Threatening Exper…

  • Does Context and Adversity Shape Sexual Behavior in Youth? Findings from Two Representative Samples of Puerto Rican Youth

    Open AccessMaria Ramos‐olazagasti, Katherine S Elkington et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2023

  • Developmental Trends in Sexual Attraction Among Puerto Rican Early Adolescents in Two Contexts

    Open AccessKatherine S Elkington, Milton L Wainberg et al.ARTICLEChild Development2020

    Sexual attraction (SA), the earliest stage of sexual orientation, is scarcely studied. This prospective study examined, over 3 years, prevalence, changes in SA, and the role of context, among 946 Puerto Rican youth, aged 11–13 years at initial assessment in the South Bronx (SBx), New York City, and Puerto Rico (PR). Overall, 98.1% of boys and 95.3% of girls reported opposite-sex only SA at some point, whereas 13.8% of girls and 12.0% of boys repo…

  • Childhood Adversity and Early Initiation of Alcohol Use in Two Representative Samples of Puerto Rican Youth

    Open AccessMaria A Ramos-Olazagasti, Maria Ramos‐olazagasti et al.ARTICLEJournal of Youth and Adolescence2017Cited by: 1References: 81

  • Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Theories Regarding The Development of Antisocial Behavior

    Hector R Bird, Héctor BirdARTICLEJournal of the American Academy…2001

    A great deal of concern currently exists over the increasing surge of crime and violence among young people, not only in the United States, but also in many other countries in the industrialized world as well as in third world countries with emerging economies. The fear of violence and crime has created climates of intimidation in many communities. Disruptive behavior disorders account for the highest rates of referral to mental health services f…

  • The Nimh Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Version 2.3 (Disc-2.3)

    Open AccessDavid Shaffer, Prudence W Fisher et al.ARTICLEJournal of the American Academy…1996

  • Mental health status among Puerto Ricans, Mexican Americans, and Non‐Hispanic whites

    Open AccessPatrick E Shrout, Glorisa Canino et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Community…1992Cited by: 15References: 32

    Compared mental health characteristics of island Puerto Ricans to three groups from the Los Angeles Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study: Mexican American immigrants, U.S.‐born Mexican Americans, and Non‐Hispanic whites. The Diagnostic Interview Schedule was used to obtain both diagnostic and symptom scale information about affective disorders, alcohol abuse/dependence, somatization, phobic disorder, and psychotic disorder. Mexican American immigra…

  • Mental health status among Puerto Ricans, Mexican Americans, and Non-Hispanic whites

    Open AccessPatrick E Shrout, Glorisa Canino et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Community…1992References: 32

    Compared mental health characteristics of island Puerto Ricans to three groups from the Los Angeles Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study: Mexican American immigrants, U.S.-born Mexican Americans, and Non-Hispanic whites. The Diagnostic Interview Schedule was used to obtain both diagnostic and symptom scale information about affective disorders, alcohol abuse/dependence, somatization, phobic disorder, and psychotic disorder. Mexican American immigra…

  • Sex Differences and Depression in Puerto Rico

    Open AccessGlorisa Canino, Glorisa J Canino et al.ARTICLEPsychology of Women Quarterly1987Cited by: 10References: 12

    Sex differences in rates of depressive disorders and depressive symptomatology, as measured by the Diagnostic Interview Schedule, are examined for an island-wide probability sample of Puerto Rico. Consistent with previous research, depression is significantly more prevalent in Puerto Rican women than men. Risk factors associated with depressive symptomatology are examined from a sex-role perspective. The results of multiple regression analyses sh…

  • The Cultural Dichotomy of Colonial People

    Hector R Bird, Héctor BirdARTICLEJournal of the American Academy…1982

    We have presented a justification for the application of some of the principles of individual psychic development to the understanding of societal development. The interplay between the various systems of organization provides a circular and reciprocal interaction between the individual and the broader organizational levels of which he is a part. We have noted how individuals contribute to the characteristics of these organizational levels, as th…

  • The Puerto Rican Family

    Hector R Bird, Héctor Bird et al.ARTICLEJournal of the American Academy…1982Cited by: 5

    We have presented what are considered to be the salient features characteristic of the Puerto Rican family. The composition of the family, the important role of the extended family, the impact of machismo, the authoritarian pattern of child rearing, and the religious practices of the Puerto Rican family have been documented through the findings reported by other researchers. It was noted that the high rate of back-and-forth migration between Puer…

  • Stranger Reaction Versus Stranger Anxiety

    Hector R Bird, Héctor BirdARTICLEJournal of the American Academy…1980