Pamela Orpinas
Biographic Data
| ID | 310747 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pamela Orpinas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pamela |
| FAMILY NAME | Orpinas |
| SIGNATURE | ORPINAS P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Georgia |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9119-1954 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 138 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Interventions that Matter
Development of the Croatian Version of the MRNI-A-r Scale
The concept of masculinity is particularly challenging to measure across cultures, given the lack of scales in languages other than English. This study describes the adaptation for Croatian adolescents of the MRNI-A-r scale, which measures the endorsement of traditional masculinity. We organized the process into two segments. Segment 1 described the step-by-step adaptation process showing evidence of face and content validity. Segment 2 examined …
No queremos quedar mal”
Community health workers (CHWs)—or promotoras de salud in Spanish—have successfully addressed the health needs of Latinx and immigrant populations. However, for promotoras, setting boundaries is particularly difficult given challenges like residing in the same communities as their participants. The purpose of this study was to describe the development and impact of a boundary setting training to support the emotional well-being of immigrant promo…
Lazos Hispanos
Victimization of children with disabilities
Students with disabilities are frequently victimized or marginalized at school. However, little is known from the perspective of youth with disabilities about their experiences of victimization, coping, and protection. The current study examined experiences of school victimization and identified factors that reduced victimization, created a welcoming environment, or improved coping. Based on ten in-depth interviews, five themes emerged: victimiza…
A multistakeholder evaluation of Lazos Hispanos
The goal of Lazos Hispanos is to enhance the health and well‐being of the Latinx community through promotoras , who connect community members with service providers for multiple health and social needs. A community‐based participatory research conceptual model framed the multimethod evaluation of promotoras , service providers, and community participants at baseline and at the 1‐year follow up. The promotoras increased their self‐efficacy and kno…
Low and Increasing Trajectories of Perpetration of Physical Dating Violence
Confías en mí? The Impact of Latino Parent Characteristics on Discussions With Their Adolescent About Sexual Health and Pregnancy Prevention
The purpose of the study ¿Confías en mi? (Do You Trust Me?) was to identify three characteristics—expertise, trustworthiness, and accessibility—of Latino parent–adolescent communication. We examined how these characteristics may influence communication about romantic relationships and sexual risk reduction strategies (i.e., abstinence, contraception). A total of 21 parent–adolescent dyads ( N = 42) completed a brief demographics survey and a set …
Gender differences in trajectories of relational aggression perpetration and victimization from middle to high school
Relational aggression refers to harming others through damaging or manipulating peer relationships. In a cohort of students surveyed annually from middle to high school, this study identified groups of adolescents who followed distinct trajectories of perpetration and of victimization of relational aggression, compared the proportion of boys and girls in each trajectory, and examined the overlap between perpetration and victimization trajectories…
Marijuana Use from Middle to High School
Longitudinal Association of Suicidal Ideation and Physical Dating Violence among High School Students
Dating Trajectories From Middle to High School
This study identifies trajectories of dating from sixth to twelfth grade and describes the academic performance (teacher‐rated study skills and high school dropout) and self‐reported drug use associated with these trajectories, in a diverse sample randomly selected in sixth grade. Using a group‐based, semiparametric procedure, we identified four dating trajectories: low (16%), increasing (24%), high middle school (22%), and frequent (38%). Studen…
Trajectories of Physical Dating Violence from Middle to High School
Psychological Dating Violence Perpetration and Victimization
Despite evidence documenting the negative consequences, psychological dating violence occurs frequently in adolescent dating relationships. No information exists on the trajectories that adolescents follow and their association to nonphysical peer violence. The sample comprised 624 randomly selected 6th graders. In yearly surveys from 6th through 12th grade, 550 of the 624 students reported dating at least twice during the 3 months prior to compl…
Physical Dating Violence Norms and Behavior Among Sixth-Grade Students From Four U.S. Sites
Relatively little is known about the prevalence of physical dating violence behaviors and perceived norms about dating violence among early adolescents. A sample of 5,404 sixth-grade students was recruited from four diverse U.S. sites. Over half of the respondents reported that girls hitting their boyfriends was acceptable under certain circumstances (e.g., if made mad or jealous) and more than one in four reported acceptance of boys hitting thei…
A Cross-National Comparison of Youth Risk Behaviors in Latino Secondary School Students Living in El Salvador and the USA
In the context of the transnationalization of the Salvadoran population, with potential for increased influence of the USA in Salvadoran culture, these differences in risk behavior are important for targeting effective interventions for Latino adolescents in El Salvador and in the USA
The Aggression Scale
This article describes the development and psychometric properties of the Aggression Scale. The scale consists of 11 items designed to measure self-reported aggressive behaviors among middle school students (sixth, seventh, and eighth graders). The scale was evaluated in two independent samples of young adolescents (n = 253 and n = 8,695). Reliability scores were high in both samples, and did not vary significantly by gender, ethnicity, or grade …
Violence
La violencia
Who is violent
The main purpose of this paper was to evaluate the strength of the association between: 1) aggressive behaviors and 2) attitudes and self-efficacy for alternatives to violence, in different cities of the Region of the Americas and Spain. Results were based on a cross-sectional house-hold survey of a sample of the population aged 18 to 70 years. The survey was conducted in eight metropolitan areas of Latin America and Spain: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil…
Estudio multicéntrico sobre actitudes y normas culturales frente a la violencia (proyecto Activa)
The purpose of this article is to describe the conceptual bases and methods used in the ACTIVA multicenter study, as well as the process employed in the different stages of the research. General information is given on the approach, design, and methods that were applied in the cities that participated in the study: San Salvador, El Salvador; San José, Costa Rica; Cali, Colombia; Caracas, Venezuela; Salvador, Bahia, Brazil; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;…
Critical Issues in Implementing a Comprehensive Violence Prevention Program for Middle Schools
The Aggression Scale
This article describes the development and psychometric properties of the Aggression Scale. The scale consists of 11 items designed to measure self-reported aggressive behaviors among middle school students (sixth, seventh, and eighth graders). The scale was evaluated in two independent samples of young adolescents (n = 253 and n = 8,695). Reliability scores were high in both samples, and did not vary significantly by gender, ethnicity, or grade …
Trajectories of Physical Dating Violence from Middle to High School
Physical Dating Violence Norms and Behavior Among Sixth-Grade Students From Four U.S. Sites
Relatively little is known about the prevalence of physical dating violence behaviors and perceived norms about dating violence among early adolescents. A sample of 5,404 sixth-grade students was recruited from four diverse U.S. sites. Over half of the respondents reported that girls hitting their boyfriends was acceptable under certain circumstances (e.g., if made mad or jealous) and more than one in four reported acceptance of boys hitting thei…
Longitudinal Association of Suicidal Ideation and Physical Dating Violence among High School Students
Dating Trajectories From Middle to High School
This study identifies trajectories of dating from sixth to twelfth grade and describes the academic performance (teacher‐rated study skills and high school dropout) and self‐reported drug use associated with these trajectories, in a diverse sample randomly selected in sixth grade. Using a group‐based, semiparametric procedure, we identified four dating trajectories: low (16%), increasing (24%), high middle school (22%), and frequent (38%). Studen…
Gender differences in trajectories of relational aggression perpetration and victimization from middle to high school
Relational aggression refers to harming others through damaging or manipulating peer relationships. In a cohort of students surveyed annually from middle to high school, this study identified groups of adolescents who followed distinct trajectories of perpetration and of victimization of relational aggression, compared the proportion of boys and girls in each trajectory, and examined the overlap between perpetration and victimization trajectories…
Psychological Dating Violence Perpetration and Victimization
Despite evidence documenting the negative consequences, psychological dating violence occurs frequently in adolescent dating relationships. No information exists on the trajectories that adolescents follow and their association to nonphysical peer violence. The sample comprised 624 randomly selected 6th graders. In yearly surveys from 6th through 12th grade, 550 of the 624 students reported dating at least twice during the 3 months prior to compl…
Marijuana Use from Middle to High School
Critical Issues in Implementing a Comprehensive Violence Prevention Program for Middle Schools
A Cross-National Comparison of Youth Risk Behaviors in Latino Secondary School Students Living in El Salvador and the USA
In the context of the transnationalization of the Salvadoran population, with potential for increased influence of the USA in Salvadoran culture, these differences in risk behavior are important for targeting effective interventions for Latino adolescents in El Salvador and in the USA
Low and Increasing Trajectories of Perpetration of Physical Dating Violence
Critical Issues in Implementing a Comprehensive Violence Prevention Program for Middle Schools
Violence
La violencia
Who is violent
The main purpose of this paper was to evaluate the strength of the association between: 1) aggressive behaviors and 2) attitudes and self-efficacy for alternatives to violence, in different cities of the Region of the Americas and Spain. Results were based on a cross-sectional house-hold survey of a sample of the population aged 18 to 70 years. The survey was conducted in eight metropolitan areas of Latin America and Spain: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil…
Estudio multicéntrico sobre actitudes y normas culturales frente a la violencia (proyecto Activa)
The purpose of this article is to describe the conceptual bases and methods used in the ACTIVA multicenter study, as well as the process employed in the different stages of the research. General information is given on the approach, design, and methods that were applied in the cities that participated in the study: San Salvador, El Salvador; San José, Costa Rica; Cali, Colombia; Caracas, Venezuela; Salvador, Bahia, Brazil; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;…
The Aggression Scale
This article describes the development and psychometric properties of the Aggression Scale. The scale consists of 11 items designed to measure self-reported aggressive behaviors among middle school students (sixth, seventh, and eighth graders). The scale was evaluated in two independent samples of young adolescents (n = 253 and n = 8,695). Reliability scores were high in both samples, and did not vary significantly by gender, ethnicity, or grade …
A Cross-National Comparison of Youth Risk Behaviors in Latino Secondary School Students Living in El Salvador and the USA
In the context of the transnationalization of the Salvadoran population, with potential for increased influence of the USA in Salvadoran culture, these differences in risk behavior are important for targeting effective interventions for Latino adolescents in El Salvador and in the USA
Physical Dating Violence Norms and Behavior Among Sixth-Grade Students From Four U.S. Sites
Relatively little is known about the prevalence of physical dating violence behaviors and perceived norms about dating violence among early adolescents. A sample of 5,404 sixth-grade students was recruited from four diverse U.S. sites. Over half of the respondents reported that girls hitting their boyfriends was acceptable under certain circumstances (e.g., if made mad or jealous) and more than one in four reported acceptance of boys hitting thei…
Psychological Dating Violence Perpetration and Victimization
Despite evidence documenting the negative consequences, psychological dating violence occurs frequently in adolescent dating relationships. No information exists on the trajectories that adolescents follow and their association to nonphysical peer violence. The sample comprised 624 randomly selected 6th graders. In yearly surveys from 6th through 12th grade, 550 of the 624 students reported dating at least twice during the 3 months prior to compl…
Dating Trajectories From Middle to High School
This study identifies trajectories of dating from sixth to twelfth grade and describes the academic performance (teacher‐rated study skills and high school dropout) and self‐reported drug use associated with these trajectories, in a diverse sample randomly selected in sixth grade. Using a group‐based, semiparametric procedure, we identified four dating trajectories: low (16%), increasing (24%), high middle school (22%), and frequent (38%). Studen…
Trajectories of Physical Dating Violence from Middle to High School
Longitudinal Association of Suicidal Ideation and Physical Dating Violence among High School Students
Gender differences in trajectories of relational aggression perpetration and victimization from middle to high school
Relational aggression refers to harming others through damaging or manipulating peer relationships. In a cohort of students surveyed annually from middle to high school, this study identified groups of adolescents who followed distinct trajectories of perpetration and of victimization of relational aggression, compared the proportion of boys and girls in each trajectory, and examined the overlap between perpetration and victimization trajectories…
Marijuana Use from Middle to High School
Confías en mí? The Impact of Latino Parent Characteristics on Discussions With Their Adolescent About Sexual Health and Pregnancy Prevention
The purpose of the study ¿Confías en mi? (Do You Trust Me?) was to identify three characteristics—expertise, trustworthiness, and accessibility—of Latino parent–adolescent communication. We examined how these characteristics may influence communication about romantic relationships and sexual risk reduction strategies (i.e., abstinence, contraception). A total of 21 parent–adolescent dyads ( N = 42) completed a brief demographics survey and a set …
Low and Increasing Trajectories of Perpetration of Physical Dating Violence
Lazos Hispanos
Victimization of children with disabilities
Students with disabilities are frequently victimized or marginalized at school. However, little is known from the perspective of youth with disabilities about their experiences of victimization, coping, and protection. The current study examined experiences of school victimization and identified factors that reduced victimization, created a welcoming environment, or improved coping. Based on ten in-depth interviews, five themes emerged: victimiza…
A multistakeholder evaluation of Lazos Hispanos
The goal of Lazos Hispanos is to enhance the health and well‐being of the Latinx community through promotoras , who connect community members with service providers for multiple health and social needs. A community‐based participatory research conceptual model framed the multimethod evaluation of promotoras , service providers, and community participants at baseline and at the 1‐year follow up. The promotoras increased their self‐efficacy and kno…
No queremos quedar mal”
Community health workers (CHWs)—or promotoras de salud in Spanish—have successfully addressed the health needs of Latinx and immigrant populations. However, for promotoras, setting boundaries is particularly difficult given challenges like residing in the same communities as their participants. The purpose of this study was to describe the development and impact of a boundary setting training to support the emotional well-being of immigrant promo…
Development of the Croatian Version of the MRNI-A-r Scale
The concept of masculinity is particularly challenging to measure across cultures, given the lack of scales in languages other than English. This study describes the adaptation for Croatian adolescents of the MRNI-A-r scale, which measures the endorsement of traditional masculinity. We organized the process into two segments. Segment 1 described the step-by-step adaptation process showing evidence of face and content validity. Segment 2 examined …
Interventions that Matter
Psychology (19 works) · Medicine (16 works) · Clinical Psychology (10 works) · Clinical Psychology (10 works) · Developmental psychology (10 works) · Poison control (10 works) · Suicide prevention (9 works) · Aggression (7 works) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (7 works) · Political science (7 works)