T D Hill
Biographic Data
| ID | 29045 |
|---|---|
| NAME | T D Hill |
| GIVEN NAMES | T D |
| FAMILY NAME | Hill |
| SIGNATURE | HILL T D |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at San Antonio |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3798-7753 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 152 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1041 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 152 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 18 |
From compensation to capitulation: Examining masculinity threat and masculine disinvestment in the United States
A growing body of scholarship on gender inequality examines how men negotiate masculinity amid perceived challenges to traditional gender arrangements. Much of this work emphasizes men’s compensatory responses to masculinity threat, which typically involve intensified performances of masculinity. Drawing on theories of emergent or “hybrid” masculinities, this study advances an alternate framework that conceptualizes disinvestment from traditional…
Neighborhood Context, Divine Struggles, and Psychological Distress
Although researchers have consistently linked structural neighborhood disadvantage with poorer mental health, they continue to search for underlying mechanisms. In this article, we test whether the association between structural neighborhood disadvantage and psychological distress is mediated by perceived neighborhood disorder and divine struggles. Using longitudinal national survey data from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS 2 and 3) study…
Religion and Social Media Use: Protective Factors for Youth Well-Being in the Digital Age
Although numerous studies have linked social media use with lower well-being, little is known about the ways in which social psychological resources might mitigate the psychopathology. In this study, we examine the intersection of social media use, religion/spirituality, and well-being. Drawing on data from a sample of over 4,500 respondents from the United States (ages 13–25), we find that each additional hour of reported social media use is ass…
Religious Involvement and Depressive Symptoms in Mainland China: A Trend Analysis of Older Adults, 2012–2023
Do population changes in the institution of religion contribute to population changes in mental health? To answer this question, we used seven rounds of national trend data from the 2012-2023 Chinese General Social Survey (n = 24,150) to formally test whether population changes in religious involvement were associated with population changes in depressive symptoms among older adults in Mainland China. In terms of changes in religious involvement,…
Faith in Brazil, Nursing, Spirituality and Spiritual Care
Moral Injury, Chaplaincy, Clergy, and Women’s Health
Socioeconomic Status, Religiosity and Loneliness in the United States: Resource Substitution or Resource Multiplication
Research Reviews, Israel, Antisemitism and Scales for Religious and Spiritual Assessment
Nurses, Chaplains, Clergy and Measurement Scales
Students, Mental Health, Cancer and Palliative Care
Religious and Spiritual Coping Mediates the Association between Trait Extraversion and Cardiovascular Reactivity to Acute Psychological Stress
Diabetes, Hemodialysis, Clergy, Women, Children and Measurement Scales
Judaism, Women’s Health and Covid-19
Faith and Health in Poland, the USA and During Covid-19
Conservative Protestantism and Penis Size: More Evidence Against the Theory of Evangelicalism and Phallocentric Masculine Insecurity
Gender Variations in the Indirect Effects of In-person and Virtual Religious Attendance on Psychological Distress during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Although numerous studies have established the indirect effect of in-person religious attendance on mental health through social support, it is unclear whether this process might extend to virtual attendance. In this study, we employ national survey data from the United States ( n = 1,701) to explore gender variations in the indirect effects of in-person and virtual religious attendance on psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our …
Yes, You Can't! A Multi‐Method Examination of Publishing Null Findings in Sociological Research
Bias against null findings is widespread in scientific fields, including sociology. While scholars see null findings as valuable to the scientific endeavor, this bias has a chilling effect on the publication process and the way graduate students learn to think about the possibilities of their research. Although quantitative studies have examined the extent of bias across fields, the ways in which scientists and graduate students construct and nav…
Masculine Discrepancy Stress, Subjective Well-Being, and the Buffering Role of Religiosity
Although several studies have reported an inverse association between masculine discrepancy stress—the perceived failure to conform to internalized normative expectations of masculinity—and well-being, researchers have yet to consider the potential moderating or buffering role of religiosity. Regression analyses of data collected from a national sample of men ( n = 2,018), the 2023 Masculinity, Sexual Health, and Politics survey indicated that ma…
Size Matters? Penis Dissatisfaction and Gun Ownership in America
In this study, we formally examine the association between penis size dissatisfaction and gun ownership in America. The primary hypothesis, derived from the psychosexual theory of gun ownership, asserts that men who are more dissatisfied with the size of their penises will be more likely to personally own guns. To test this hypothesis, we used data collected from the 2023 Masculinity, Sexual Health, and Politics ( MSHAP) survey, a national probab…
(Un)holy Smokes? Religion and Traditional and E-Cigarette Use in the United States
An Exploratory Qualitative Analysis of the Stanford-Templeton Convenings on Islam and Suicide
Crisis of Faith and Sleep Quality in the United States: A Literal Dark Night of the Soul
Poland, Public Health, Chaplains, Clergy, Mindfulness and Prayer
Nutrition, Chronic Care, Measurement Scales and Covid-19
Tribal Healing, Suicide, Ethical Issues, Cancer and Measuring Religiosity and Spirituality
Conservative Protestantism and Tolerance toward Homosexuals: An Examination of Potential Mechanisms
A number of studies over the years have reported that members of conservative Protestant churches tend to be less tolerant-that is, reluctant to extend civil liberties-vis-à-vis homosexuals. This paper explores several possible explanations for this pattern. In particular, we identify key aspects of conservative Protestant religious values and worldviews that may contribute to this pattern, and relevant hypotheses are tested using data from the 1…
Neighborhood Disorder, Psychophysiological Distress, and Health
How do neighborhoods affect the health of residents? We propose that the impact of neighborhood disorder on self-reported health is mediated by psychological and physiological distress. We hypothesize a stress process in which chronic stressors in the environment give rise to a psychological and physiological stress response that ultimately affects health. The exogenous variable of interest is the neighborhood where disadvantaged persons live, wh…
Neighborhood disorder, psychological distress, and heavy drinking
An examination of processes linking perceived neighborhood disorder and obesity
Limitations of Fixed-Effects Models for Panel Data
Although fixed-effects models for panel data are now widely recognized as powerful tools for longitudinal data analysis, the limitations of these models are not well known. We provide a critical discussion of 12 limitations, including a culture of omission, low statistical power, limited external validity, restricted time periods, measurement error, time invariance, undefined variables, unobserved heterogeneity, erroneous causal inferences, impre…
Social demands, social supports, and psychological distress among low-income women
We investigate the association between social demands and psychological distress among low-income women. We argue that perceptions of excessive social demands can be psychologically distressing and examine the extent to which social demands predict psychological distress over 2 years. Our results reveal several important patterns. First, emotional, but not instrumental, demands are positively associated with psychological distress. Second, emotio…
Blessed assurance: Religion, anxiety, and tranquility among US adults
Immigrant status and cognitive functioning in late-life: An examination of gender variations in the healthy immigrant effect
Rethinking gender and mental health: A critical analysis of three propositions
Distal and Proximal Factors in Domestic Violence: A Test of an Integrated Model
We employed 4,095 couples from both waves of the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH) to test a model of couple violence drawn from several theoretical perspectives. The outcome distinguishes among nonviolent couples and those experiencing either physical aggression or intense male violence. According to the model, background characteristics of couples are related to relationship stressors, which affect the risk of violence via their…
Neighborhood disorder, sleep quality, and psychological distress: Testing a model of structural amplification
Hooking Up' at College: Does Religion Make a Difference
Recent attention from media, scholars, and religious leadership has focused on the dating activities of college students, particularly in relation to casual physical encounters or what some have termed 'hooking up.' In this article, we examine the impact of both individual and institutional religious involvement on 'hooking up' in a national sample of college women (N= 1,000). The results of our analysis reveal several important patterns. First, …
Perceived neighborhood quality, sleep quality, and health status: Evidence from the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin
Bring out your dead: A study of income inequality and life expectancy in the United States, 2000–2010
Longer Lives, Sicker Lives? Increased Longevity and Extended Disability Among Mexican-Origin Elders
Protracted morbidity that accompanies increases in life expectancy has serious implications for the physical, social, and economic well-being of older individuals and their families, as well as for health and long-term care policy
Religious Involvement and Transitions into Adolescent Sexual Activities
Using two waves of data from the National Survey of Youth and Religion (2002, 2005), a national probability sample of 3,290 adolescents ages 13 to 17, we test whether religious involvement (church attendance, religious salience, private religiosity, and family religiosity) is associated with delayed transitions into sexual activities (sexual touching, oral sex, and sexual intercourse). We also consider whether the rate of these transitions varies…
Religious Attendance and Mortality: An 8-Year Follow-Up of Older Mexican Americans
Our findings suggest that weekly church attendance may reduce the risk of mortality among older Mexican Americans. Future research should focus on identifying other potential mediators of the relationship between religious involvement and mortality risk in the Mexican-origin population
Conservative Protestantism and Attitudes toward Homosexuality: Does Political Orientation Mediate this Relationship
Although several studies show that conservative Protestants are generally opposed to homosexuality, explanations for this association are not well established. Using data from the 1998 General Social Survey, we test whether political orientation mediates the relationship between conservative Protestantism and attitudes toward homosexuality. Results indicate that conservative Protestants are more politically conservative than non-affiliates. We al…
Health Lifestyles in Adolescence and Self-rated Health into Adulthood
Do health behaviors cluster together as health lifestyles in adolescence? Are these lifestyles socially patterned? Do these lifestyles impact physical health into adulthood? To answer these questions, we employed data from Waves 1 and 4 of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health ( n = 7,827). Our latent class analysis revealed four health lifestyles: (a) low risk, (b) moderate risk with substance use, (c) moderate risk with …
Religion and Attitudes Toward Physician-Assisted Suicide and Terminal Palliative Care
We assess religious differences in attitudes toward physician-assisted suicide and terminal palliative care, and go further than previous research by attempting to explain these variations. Using data from the 1998 General Social Survey, we fit OLS regression models to estimate the main effects of religious affiliation and indirect effects via religious involvement (church attendance and strength of affiliation). Both conservative and moderate Pr…
Conservatism and infrequent mask usage: A study of US counties during the novel coronavirus (Covid‐19) pandemic
Objective Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eventually recommended wearing masks in public to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the practice has been unevenly distributed in the United States. Methods In this article, we model county‐level infrequent mask usage as a function of three pillars of conservatism: (1) Republican political leadership (percentage of votes for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election), (2) co…
Do gender differences in mental health contribute to gender differences in physical health
Religious Attendance and Cognitive Functioning Among Older Mexican Americans
Research shows that social engagement reduces the probability of cognitive decline in late life. The purpose of this study was to test whether religious attendance, a major source of social engagement for many older individuals, is associated with slower rates of cognitive decline among older Mexican Americans. Using four waves of data collected from a sample of 3,050 older Mexican-origin individuals, we estimated a series of linear growth curve …
Physical health and crime among low-income urban women: An application of general strain theory
Victimization in Early Life and Mental Health in Adulthood: An Examination of the Mediating and Moderating Influences of Psychosocial Resources
Although numerous studies have documented the long-term effects of childhood victimization on mental health in adulthood, few have directly examined potential mediators and moderators of this association. Using data from the Welfare, Children, and Families project (1999)-a probability sample of 2,402 predominantly black and Hispanic low-income women with children living in Boston, Chicago, and San Antonio-we predict psychological distress in adul…
Distal and Proximal Factors in Domestic Violence: A Test of an Integrated Model
We employed 4,095 couples from both waves of the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH) to test a model of couple violence drawn from several theoretical perspectives. The outcome distinguishes among nonviolent couples and those experiencing either physical aggression or intense male violence. According to the model, background characteristics of couples are related to relationship stressors, which affect the risk of violence via their…
Conservative Protestantism and Attitudes toward Homosexuality: Does Political Orientation Mediate this Relationship
Although several studies show that conservative Protestants are generally opposed to homosexuality, explanations for this association are not well established. Using data from the 1998 General Social Survey, we test whether political orientation mediates the relationship between conservative Protestantism and attitudes toward homosexuality. Results indicate that conservative Protestants are more politically conservative than non-affiliates. We al…
Religious Attendance and Mortality: An 8-Year Follow-Up of Older Mexican Americans
Our findings suggest that weekly church attendance may reduce the risk of mortality among older Mexican Americans. Future research should focus on identifying other potential mediators of the relationship between religious involvement and mortality risk in the Mexican-origin population
Determinants of Household Insurance Coverage Among Low‐Income Families from Boston, Chicago, and San Antonio: Evidence from the Three‐City Study
Objectives. In this article we examine correlates of health insurance coverage for low‐income households. Methods. Using data from the Welfare, Children, and Families Project (1999–2001), a sample of 2,402 low‐income families from Boston, Chicago, and San Antonio, we estimate two logistic regressions, one that predicts health insurance coverage for one focal child in each household and another that assesses the odds that all children in the house…
Neighborhood disorder, psychological distress, and heavy drinking
Neighborhood Disorder, Psychophysiological Distress, and Health
How do neighborhoods affect the health of residents? We propose that the impact of neighborhood disorder on self-reported health is mediated by psychological and physiological distress. We hypothesize a stress process in which chronic stressors in the environment give rise to a psychological and physiological stress response that ultimately affects health. The exogenous variable of interest is the neighborhood where disadvantaged persons live, wh…
Conservative Protestantism and Tolerance toward Homosexuals: An Examination of Potential Mechanisms
A number of studies over the years have reported that members of conservative Protestant churches tend to be less tolerant-that is, reluctant to extend civil liberties-vis-à-vis homosexuals. This paper explores several possible explanations for this pattern. In particular, we identify key aspects of conservative Protestant religious values and worldviews that may contribute to this pattern, and relevant hypotheses are tested using data from the 1…
Religion and Attitudes Toward Physician-Assisted Suicide and Terminal Palliative Care
We assess religious differences in attitudes toward physician-assisted suicide and terminal palliative care, and go further than previous research by attempting to explain these variations. Using data from the 1998 General Social Survey, we fit OLS regression models to estimate the main effects of religious affiliation and indirect effects via religious involvement (church attendance and strength of affiliation). Both conservative and moderate Pr…
Religious attendance and the health behaviors of Texas adults
Religious Attendance and Cognitive Functioning Among Older Mexican Americans
Research shows that social engagement reduces the probability of cognitive decline in late life. The purpose of this study was to test whether religious attendance, a major source of social engagement for many older individuals, is associated with slower rates of cognitive decline among older Mexican Americans. Using four waves of data collected from a sample of 3,050 older Mexican-origin individuals, we estimated a series of linear growth curve …
Religion and Trends in Euthanasia Attitudes among U.S. Adults, 1977–2004
Gender-Specific Trends in Educational Attainment and Self-Rated Health, 1972–2002
Objectives. We tested whether self-rated health has improved over time (1972–2002) for women and men. We also considered the degree to which historical gains in educational attainment help to explain any observed trends. Methods. Using 21 years of repeated cross-sectional data from the General Social Survey, we estimated a series of ordered logistic regression models predicting self-rated health. Results. Our results show that women’s health stat…
Relationship Violence and Psychological Distress Among Low-income Urban Women
Social demands, social supports, and psychological distress among low-income women
We investigate the association between social demands and psychological distress among low-income women. We argue that perceptions of excessive social demands can be psychologically distressing and examine the extent to which social demands predict psychological distress over 2 years. Our results reveal several important patterns. First, emotional, but not instrumental, demands are positively associated with psychological distress. Second, emotio…
A Comparison of the Health of Older Hispanics in the United States and Mexico: Methodological Challenges
The discussion addresses the possibility that access to care influences reports of diagnosed conditions and touches on issues of comparability in cross-cultural research and the difficulty in clearly distinguishing cultural and system-level factors in the production and measurement of health
An examination of processes linking perceived neighborhood disorder and obesity
Religious Involvement and Attitudes Toward Parenting Among Low-Income Urban Women
The authors employ data from the Welfare, Children, and Families project, a probability sample of 2,402 low-income women with children living in low-income neighborhoods in Boston, Chicago, and San Antonio, to test whether religious attendance is associated with parental satisfaction, perceived parental demands, and parental distress over 2 years. They also consider three potential mediators of the association between religious attendance and att…
Neighborhood disorder, sleep quality, and psychological distress: Testing a model of structural amplification
Subjective Control and Health Among Mexican-Origin Elders in Mexico and the United States: Structural Considerations in Comparative Research
Psychological characteristics affect older individuals' sense of personal control over aspects of their health, but the effects are mediated by the economic and health services context in which they are expressed
The Long-Term Health Consequences of Relationship Violence in Adulthood: An Examination of Low-Income Women From Boston, Chicago, and San Antonio
Objectives. We examined the long-term health consequences of relationship violence in adulthood. Methods. Using data from the Welfare, Children, and Families project (1999 and 2001), a probability sample of 2402 low-income women with children living in disadvantaged neighborhoods in Boston, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois; and San Antonio, Texas, we predicted changes in the frequency of intoxication, psychological distress, and self-rated health…
Serving God and Country? Religious Involvement and Military Service Among Young Adult Men
Despite important connections between religion and military action throughout world history, scholars have seldom explored the association between religiosity and military enlistment. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), we used a person-oriented analysis to categorize young men according to patterns of adolescent religious involvement. Youth indentified as 'highly religious evangelical' are more like…
Hooking Up' at College: Does Religion Make a Difference
Recent attention from media, scholars, and religious leadership has focused on the dating activities of college students, particularly in relation to casual physical encounters or what some have termed 'hooking up.' In this article, we examine the impact of both individual and institutional religious involvement on 'hooking up' in a national sample of college women (N= 1,000). The results of our analysis reveal several important patterns. First, …
Religious Involvement and Transitions into Adolescent Sexual Activities
Using two waves of data from the National Survey of Youth and Religion (2002, 2005), a national probability sample of 3,290 adolescents ages 13 to 17, we test whether religious involvement (church attendance, religious salience, private religiosity, and family religiosity) is associated with delayed transitions into sexual activities (sexual touching, oral sex, and sexual intercourse). We also consider whether the rate of these transitions varies…
Blessed assurance: Religion, anxiety, and tranquility among US adults
The Emotional Consequences of Service Work: An Ethnographic Examination of Hair Salon Workers
This article explores the connections between service work and the everyday lived emotional experiences of hair salon workers. Over the past few years, numerous studies have linked service work with various social psychological outcomes, including well-being, job satisfaction, emotional exhaustion, depression, and stress. In an effort to explore the connections between service work and the everyday lived emotional experiences of service workers, …
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