Jessica L Martins
Biographic Data
| ID | 3824449 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jessica L Martins |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jessica L |
| FAMILY NAME | Martins |
| SIGNATURE | MARTINS J L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Albany State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7141-082X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 21 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
College stress, racial discrimination, and alcohol use outcomes among queer college students of color
A motivational framework to connect traditional feminine gender roles to alcohol use and consequences among Latina young adults in the United States
Traditional feminine gender roles (TFGRs) may be important sociocultural predictors of drinking among U.S. Latinas; however, examining the explanatory role of drinking motives will improve current understanding of the connection between TFGRs and alcohol use. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the indirect pathways between four subscales of TFGRs, four subscales of drinking motives, and alcohol outcomes among Latina young adults. A l…
Sexual Identity Development and Social Ecological Facilitators and Barriers of PrEP Uptake and Adherence Among Latinx Men Who Have Sex with Men
Subjective ibogaine experiences across intersecting social-ecological dimensions
Background and aimsIbogaine, an alkaloid extracted from the root of the Tabernanthe Iboga shrub, holds promise in treating addictive disorders. Individuals receiving ibogaine treatment report decreased withdrawal symptoms, cravings, and addiction severity. These changes are often attributed to ibogaine's psychedelic properties: subjectively meaningful, dream-like experiences. Research demonstrates that ibogaine experiences impact multiple social-…
Utility of the Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire-Drinking Game (B-Yaacq-DG) scale in screening hazardous alcohol use among university student drinking gamers in the United States
Background Many young adults who are enrolled in a university play drinking games (DG), a risky drinking practice that is known to facilitate heavy alcohol consumption. DG participation is associated with increased risk for harm and as such, identifying university students at risk for experiencing DG harms is key. Standardized instruments designed to assess DG behavior and related outcomes are limited by having no established cutoffs to identify …
Masculine drinking norms and alcohol use in a national sample of NCAA male student-athletes
A move from assessing general masculine norms toward alcohol-specific masculine norms can further researchers' and practitioners' knowledge of masculine norms and their link to drinking behaviors, and enhance the application of masculine norms in alcohol intervention and prevention programs
Associations between Impulsivity and Exercise Addiction, Disordered Eating, and Alcohol Use Behaviors
BackgroundDespite the known negative consequences of exercise addiction and preliminary evidence suggesting that it may co-occur with other health risk behaviors, no studies to date have examined exercise addiction among college students in conjunction with disordered eating behaviors and alcohol use. The aim of this study was to describe which college students are most at-risk for co-occurring health risk behaviors to enhance the efficiency of h…
Drinking motives, cultural orientations, and alcohol use among Hispanic college students at the U.S.–Mexico border
Hispanic college students at the U.S.-Mexico border are at higher risk for alcohol use and negative drinking consequences relative to their counterparts in non-border areas. Hispanic students at the U.S.-Mexico border ( N = 219, M age = 20.14; 71.2% women) completed an online survey. U.S. orientation was negatively associated with alcohol consumption. Enhancement motives predicted alcohol consumption, whereas coping and conformity motives predict…
Associations between ethnic identity commitment, discrimination, and sexism with sexual risk among Latina college students
According to intersectionality theory, oppression predisposes individuals from disadvantaged groups to experience disparities in health. Such disparities are evident in the sexual health among college-aged Latina women living in the U.S., who tend to report significantly higher rates of sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancies than their White peers. Guided by intersectionality theory, the present study examined sexual risk beha…
Measurement Invariance of the Protective Behavioral Strategies Scale Across Racial Groups
The purpose of this study was to assess measurement equivalence of the 15-item Protective Behavioral Strategies Scale (PBSS) across White and Black college students. Results partially supported measurement equivalence across racial groups. Clinicians and researchers should be cautious in using the PBSS to make comparisons between White and Black students
Ethnic, gender, and seasonal difference in heavy drinking and protective behavioral strategies among student-athletes
Relations among gender, ethnicity, athlete seasonal status, alcohol consumption, and protective behavioral strategies were examined among student-athletes. The national sample ( N = 670, M age = 18.90) included Black ( n = 199), Hispanic ( n = 236), and White ( n = 235) college student-athletes who use alcohol. There were significant gender and ethnic differences in alcohol consumption as well as gender differences in use of protective behavioral…
Heterosexual self-presentation and other individual- and community-based correlates of HIV testing among Latino men who have sex with men
From 2010 to 2014, HIV diagnoses among Latino men who have sex with other men (LMSM) have increased by 14%, while diagnoses declined by 11% among white, non-Latino MSM. This health disparity is in part due to exposure to other LMSM with undiagnosed HIV infections. To effectively engage LMSM who are unaware of their serostatus, profiles of men differing in theorized determinants of HIV testing must be considered. In this retrospective study, we ex…
Why Me? An Exploratory Qualitative Study of Drinking Gamers’ Reasons for Selecting Other Players to Drink
A drinking game (DG) is a high-risk drinking activity because it consists of rules that facilitate heavy drinking. The opportunity to select another player to drink is a feature of certain games, which makes DGs unique among other high-risk drinking activities. Thus, the present study’s aims were to examine the primary reasons why DG participants select another player to drink and why someone believes she or he was selected. We collected qualitat…
Running on empty
Background: Few studies have examined the theorized predictors of exercise addiction. Furthermore, research on exercise addiction has paid little to no attention to an individual’s social and cultural context. Using objectification theory, the present study examined (a) body shame as a positive predictor of exercise addiction, (b) self-esteem as a negative predictor of exercise addiction, and (c) self-esteem as a mediator of the positive relation…
Alcohol use Exacerbates Acculturative Stress Among Recently Immigrated, Young Adult Latinas
The risks of being “manly”
Counseling Psychology and Substance Use
Substance use is a pervasive public health problem for which millions of Americans will access treatment. Training, practice, and research in substance use traditionally have not been a focus for counseling psychologists. Thus, many in our field do not feel adequately trained to work with clients who have substance use disorders. Counseling psychologists need to remain viable in a rapidly changing health care environment where treatment for subst…
Applying for Grant Funding as a Counseling Psychologist
Counseling psychologists can benefit from grant funding because it can support their research and training of doctoral students. Now more than ever, universities across the nation are encouraging faculty to seek funding from external sources. This reality creates an opportunity for counseling psychologists to develop grant writing skills and take their research to new levels by obtaining funding to support larger scale studies or clinical interve…
Exploring Body Comparison Tendencies
This study examined similarities and differences in women’s and men’s comparison tendencies and perfection beliefs when evaluating their face, body shape, and physical abilities, as well as how these tendencies and beliefs relate to their body esteem. College students (90 women and 88 men) completed the Body Esteem Scale and answered questions concerning their social comparison and temporal comparison tendencies related to face, body shape, and p…
College athletes’ drinking motives and competitive seasonal status
The Athlete Drinking Scale (ADS) was designed to assess a set of drinking motives unique to intercollegiate athletes. Although results from initial validation studies were promising (Martens, M. P., Watson, J. C., Royland, E. M., Beck, N. C. 2005. Development of the athlete drinking scale. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors 19:158–164; Martens, M. P., Labrie, J. W., Hummer, J. F., Pedersen, E. R. 2008. Understanding sport-related drinking motives …
Does trait urgency moderate the relationship between parental alcoholism and alcohol use
Many college students engage in unsafe amounts of alcohol use, resulting in considerable alcohol-related problems. Several recent studies have shown that trait urgency is positively associated with a variety of addictive behaviors. What is not known is the way it may interact with other risk factors of alcohol use in predicting alcohol-related outcomes. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to determine if trait urgency moderated the relatio…
Alcohol use Exacerbates Acculturative Stress Among Recently Immigrated, Young Adult Latinas
Applying for Grant Funding as a Counseling Psychologist
Counseling psychologists can benefit from grant funding because it can support their research and training of doctoral students. Now more than ever, universities across the nation are encouraging faculty to seek funding from external sources. This reality creates an opportunity for counseling psychologists to develop grant writing skills and take their research to new levels by obtaining funding to support larger scale studies or clinical interve…
Exploring Body Comparison Tendencies
This study examined similarities and differences in women’s and men’s comparison tendencies and perfection beliefs when evaluating their face, body shape, and physical abilities, as well as how these tendencies and beliefs relate to their body esteem. College students (90 women and 88 men) completed the Body Esteem Scale and answered questions concerning their social comparison and temporal comparison tendencies related to face, body shape, and p…
Heterosexual self-presentation and other individual- and community-based correlates of HIV testing among Latino men who have sex with men
From 2010 to 2014, HIV diagnoses among Latino men who have sex with other men (LMSM) have increased by 14%, while diagnoses declined by 11% among white, non-Latino MSM. This health disparity is in part due to exposure to other LMSM with undiagnosed HIV infections. To effectively engage LMSM who are unaware of their serostatus, profiles of men differing in theorized determinants of HIV testing must be considered. In this retrospective study, we ex…
The risks of being “manly”
Masculine drinking norms and alcohol use in a national sample of NCAA male student-athletes
A move from assessing general masculine norms toward alcohol-specific masculine norms can further researchers' and practitioners' knowledge of masculine norms and their link to drinking behaviors, and enhance the application of masculine norms in alcohol intervention and prevention programs
College athletes’ drinking motives and competitive seasonal status
The Athlete Drinking Scale (ADS) was designed to assess a set of drinking motives unique to intercollegiate athletes. Although results from initial validation studies were promising (Martens, M. P., Watson, J. C., Royland, E. M., Beck, N. C. 2005. Development of the athlete drinking scale. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors 19:158–164; Martens, M. P., Labrie, J. W., Hummer, J. F., Pedersen, E. R. 2008. Understanding sport-related drinking motives …
Does trait urgency moderate the relationship between parental alcoholism and alcohol use
Many college students engage in unsafe amounts of alcohol use, resulting in considerable alcohol-related problems. Several recent studies have shown that trait urgency is positively associated with a variety of addictive behaviors. What is not known is the way it may interact with other risk factors of alcohol use in predicting alcohol-related outcomes. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to determine if trait urgency moderated the relatio…
Exploring Body Comparison Tendencies
This study examined similarities and differences in women’s and men’s comparison tendencies and perfection beliefs when evaluating their face, body shape, and physical abilities, as well as how these tendencies and beliefs relate to their body esteem. College students (90 women and 88 men) completed the Body Esteem Scale and answered questions concerning their social comparison and temporal comparison tendencies related to face, body shape, and p…
The risks of being “manly”
Counseling Psychology and Substance Use
Substance use is a pervasive public health problem for which millions of Americans will access treatment. Training, practice, and research in substance use traditionally have not been a focus for counseling psychologists. Thus, many in our field do not feel adequately trained to work with clients who have substance use disorders. Counseling psychologists need to remain viable in a rapidly changing health care environment where treatment for subst…
Applying for Grant Funding as a Counseling Psychologist
Counseling psychologists can benefit from grant funding because it can support their research and training of doctoral students. Now more than ever, universities across the nation are encouraging faculty to seek funding from external sources. This reality creates an opportunity for counseling psychologists to develop grant writing skills and take their research to new levels by obtaining funding to support larger scale studies or clinical interve…
Why Me? An Exploratory Qualitative Study of Drinking Gamers’ Reasons for Selecting Other Players to Drink
A drinking game (DG) is a high-risk drinking activity because it consists of rules that facilitate heavy drinking. The opportunity to select another player to drink is a feature of certain games, which makes DGs unique among other high-risk drinking activities. Thus, the present study’s aims were to examine the primary reasons why DG participants select another player to drink and why someone believes she or he was selected. We collected qualitat…
Running on empty
Background: Few studies have examined the theorized predictors of exercise addiction. Furthermore, research on exercise addiction has paid little to no attention to an individual’s social and cultural context. Using objectification theory, the present study examined (a) body shame as a positive predictor of exercise addiction, (b) self-esteem as a negative predictor of exercise addiction, and (c) self-esteem as a mediator of the positive relation…
Alcohol use Exacerbates Acculturative Stress Among Recently Immigrated, Young Adult Latinas
Ethnic, gender, and seasonal difference in heavy drinking and protective behavioral strategies among student-athletes
Relations among gender, ethnicity, athlete seasonal status, alcohol consumption, and protective behavioral strategies were examined among student-athletes. The national sample ( N = 670, M age = 18.90) included Black ( n = 199), Hispanic ( n = 236), and White ( n = 235) college student-athletes who use alcohol. There were significant gender and ethnic differences in alcohol consumption as well as gender differences in use of protective behavioral…
Heterosexual self-presentation and other individual- and community-based correlates of HIV testing among Latino men who have sex with men
From 2010 to 2014, HIV diagnoses among Latino men who have sex with other men (LMSM) have increased by 14%, while diagnoses declined by 11% among white, non-Latino MSM. This health disparity is in part due to exposure to other LMSM with undiagnosed HIV infections. To effectively engage LMSM who are unaware of their serostatus, profiles of men differing in theorized determinants of HIV testing must be considered. In this retrospective study, we ex…
Measurement Invariance of the Protective Behavioral Strategies Scale Across Racial Groups
The purpose of this study was to assess measurement equivalence of the 15-item Protective Behavioral Strategies Scale (PBSS) across White and Black college students. Results partially supported measurement equivalence across racial groups. Clinicians and researchers should be cautious in using the PBSS to make comparisons between White and Black students
Associations between Impulsivity and Exercise Addiction, Disordered Eating, and Alcohol Use Behaviors
BackgroundDespite the known negative consequences of exercise addiction and preliminary evidence suggesting that it may co-occur with other health risk behaviors, no studies to date have examined exercise addiction among college students in conjunction with disordered eating behaviors and alcohol use. The aim of this study was to describe which college students are most at-risk for co-occurring health risk behaviors to enhance the efficiency of h…
Drinking motives, cultural orientations, and alcohol use among Hispanic college students at the U.S.–Mexico border
Hispanic college students at the U.S.-Mexico border are at higher risk for alcohol use and negative drinking consequences relative to their counterparts in non-border areas. Hispanic students at the U.S.-Mexico border ( N = 219, M age = 20.14; 71.2% women) completed an online survey. U.S. orientation was negatively associated with alcohol consumption. Enhancement motives predicted alcohol consumption, whereas coping and conformity motives predict…
Associations between ethnic identity commitment, discrimination, and sexism with sexual risk among Latina college students
According to intersectionality theory, oppression predisposes individuals from disadvantaged groups to experience disparities in health. Such disparities are evident in the sexual health among college-aged Latina women living in the U.S., who tend to report significantly higher rates of sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancies than their White peers. Guided by intersectionality theory, the present study examined sexual risk beha…
Utility of the Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire-Drinking Game (B-Yaacq-DG) scale in screening hazardous alcohol use among university student drinking gamers in the United States
Background Many young adults who are enrolled in a university play drinking games (DG), a risky drinking practice that is known to facilitate heavy alcohol consumption. DG participation is associated with increased risk for harm and as such, identifying university students at risk for experiencing DG harms is key. Standardized instruments designed to assess DG behavior and related outcomes are limited by having no established cutoffs to identify …
Masculine drinking norms and alcohol use in a national sample of NCAA male student-athletes
A move from assessing general masculine norms toward alcohol-specific masculine norms can further researchers' and practitioners' knowledge of masculine norms and their link to drinking behaviors, and enhance the application of masculine norms in alcohol intervention and prevention programs
Sexual Identity Development and Social Ecological Facilitators and Barriers of PrEP Uptake and Adherence Among Latinx Men Who Have Sex with Men
Subjective ibogaine experiences across intersecting social-ecological dimensions
Background and aimsIbogaine, an alkaloid extracted from the root of the Tabernanthe Iboga shrub, holds promise in treating addictive disorders. Individuals receiving ibogaine treatment report decreased withdrawal symptoms, cravings, and addiction severity. These changes are often attributed to ibogaine's psychedelic properties: subjectively meaningful, dream-like experiences. Research demonstrates that ibogaine experiences impact multiple social-…
A motivational framework to connect traditional feminine gender roles to alcohol use and consequences among Latina young adults in the United States
Traditional feminine gender roles (TFGRs) may be important sociocultural predictors of drinking among U.S. Latinas; however, examining the explanatory role of drinking motives will improve current understanding of the connection between TFGRs and alcohol use. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the indirect pathways between four subscales of TFGRs, four subscales of drinking motives, and alcohol outcomes among Latina young adults. A l…
College stress, racial discrimination, and alcohol use outcomes among queer college students of color
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