Alyssa Lozano
Biographic Data
| ID | 4087997 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alyssa Lozano |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alyssa |
| FAMILY NAME | Lozano |
| SIGNATURE | LOZANO A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Miami |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2827-5463 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Bullying and anxiety/depressive symptoms in Latinx adolescents living with obesity: The mediating role of self-esteem
Bullying is a serious public health issue for adolescents in the United States. Previous studies have demonstrated associations between self-esteem, anxiety/depressive symptoms, and bullying victimization (BV); however, these relationships have not been extensively studied considering the overlap of social identities of Latinx adolescents living with obesity and overweight (LAWO), who are more likely to be victims of bullying. The current study a…
Do You Speak English or Spanish? Language as a Predictor of Health Outcomes Among Hispanic Adolescents
Language is our primary tool for communication and a salient component of acculturation status among Hispanic populations. Importantly, language is associated with behavioral health outcomes and can identify and confront health disparities among Hispanic adolescents. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between adolescent language identity and drug use and depressive symptoms and examine parent-adolescent communication and pa…
Development of a Measure of Family Functioning for Hispanic Sexual Minority Adolescents: A Study Protocol for Measure Development
Sexual minority adolescents (SMA) in general, and Hispanic sexual minority adolescents (HSMA) in particular, report higher levels of substance use, HIV risk behaviors, and mental health problems, compared to their non-Hispanic White heterosexual and sexual minority peers. These outcomes are more prominent for SMA and HSMA who have parents that are unaccepting of their youth's sexual orientation. A lack of parental acceptance of sexual orientation…
Development of an eHealth Intervention Prototype to Prevent Health Risk Behaviors Among Hispanic Adolescents: A User-Centered Formative Study
Health risk behaviors continue to disproportionately affect Hispanic youth. Despite the existence of successful family and school-based interventions, there is a need for developing and testing individually-based preventive interventions that are easily accessed and widely disseminated. Therefore, this study aimed to develop a prototype (proof of concept) for an individual-level mobile application (app), informed by Hispanic parents and adolescen…
Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance of the Cultural Attitudes Toward Healthcare and Mental Illness Questionnaire Among Latino Sexual Minority Men
Mental health disparities among Latino sexual minority men (LSMM) are exacerbated by un(der)treated mental health needs. This study sought to establish the factor structure of the Cultural Attitudes Toward Healthcare and Mental Illness Questionnaire (CAHMIQ) and examine measurement invariance across nativity (born in vs. outside the continental U.S.). Participants included 290 LSMM in South Florida. Confirmatory factor analysis examined the facto…
Longitudinal findings of a U.S. preventive evidence-based family intervention tested among youth in Ecuador: Familias Unidas
Interventions that address adolescent conduct problems are essential for decreasing negative risk behaviors and promoting positive protective factors among youth. Although interventions have been developed and tested in the United States, preventive evidence-based interventions (EBIs) are less available in Latin American countries such as Ecuador. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of an evidence-based, parent-cente…
Barriers and facilitators to PrEP use and HIV testing for subgroups of Latino sexual minority men
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and HIV testing inadequately reach Latino sexual minority men (LSMM), fueling HIV disparities. This study identified determinants of LSMM's PrEP use and HIV testing and examined differences across subgroups (i.e., age and immigration history). First, we identified the most to least endorsed barriers and facilitators of PrEP use and HIV testing among LSMM (1) over vs. under 40 years old, and (2) across immigration h…
Trajectories of Drug Use and Depressive Symptoms among Latinx Youth and Sexual Minority Youth
Drug use and depression co-occur and disproportionately affect Latinx sexual minority youth relative to their heterosexual Latinx peers. However, heterogeneity in co-occurring patterns of drug use and depressive symptoms is unknown. The objective of the current study was to identify patterns of drug use and depressive symptom trajectories and examine how these patterns varied between Latinx sexual minority youth and Latinx non-sexual minority you…
Acculturative Stress and Self-rated Health among Hispanic Emerging Adults: Examining the Moderating Effects of the Social Environment and Social Support
Factors Associated with Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Among a Community-Based Sample of Sexual Minority Older Adults with HIV
Evaluating measurement properties of a modified affirmative counseling skills scale with social workers and school psychologists in South Florida
Background Mental health professionals can support LGBT youth in schools by applying affirmative-counseling practices to prevent stressors that affect mental health. Little is known about the use of affirmative practices in schools among school social workers and psychologists.Methods A modified version of the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Affirmative Counseling Self-Efficacy Inventory – Short Form (LGB-CSI-SF) was administered to school mental heal…
Sexual orientation and adolescent health outcomes: A latent profile approach
Existing research indicates that sexual minorities are at a disproportionate risk for adverse health outcomes. These findings corroborate best practice recommendations encouraging researchers to assess multiple dimensions of sexual orientation
Depressive symptoms, family cohesion, and acculturation gap conflicts among Latinx emerging adults living in the United States
Objective This study examined associations of family cohesion and acculturation gap conflicts with depressive symptoms, as well as the moderation effect of family cohesion on the association between acculturation gap conflicts and depressive symptoms among Latinx emerging adults. Background In addition to normative developmental stressors (e.g., making long‐term career decisions), many Latinx emerging adults face additional sociocultural stressor…
Understanding the Lived Experiences of Hispanic Sexual Minority Youth and their Parents
Disclosure of sexual identity and/or gender orientation is difficult for youth and is associated with elevated adverse health risks, particularly when there is parental rejection. There are limited studies conducted with Hispanic sexual minority youth (HSMY) and their families to understand the disclosure process, how the family unit changes and adapts following disclosure, and the implications for preventive interventions for HSMY and their fami…
Development of a family-based preventive intervention for Latinx sexual minority youth and their parents
Familias con Orgullo begins to address the significant gap in intervention research with LSMY and their families. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
Internalizing symptoms and externalizing behaviors in Latinx adolescents with same sex behaviors in Miami
Sexual minorities report poorer mental health relative to heterosexual counterparts, but this is underexplored in Latinx youth. This study compares internalizing symptoms and externalizing behaviors in Latinx adolescents with Same Sex Behaviors (LASSB) to their Latinx adolescent peers who did not report same sex behaviors (non-LASSB). It also explores the moderating role of biculturalism on the relationship between internalizing symptoms and exte…
Depressive symptoms, family cohesion, and acculturation gap conflicts among Latinx emerging adults living in the United States
Objective This study examined associations of family cohesion and acculturation gap conflicts with depressive symptoms, as well as the moderation effect of family cohesion on the association between acculturation gap conflicts and depressive symptoms among Latinx emerging adults. Background In addition to normative developmental stressors (e.g., making long‐term career decisions), many Latinx emerging adults face additional sociocultural stressor…
Development of a family-based preventive intervention for Latinx sexual minority youth and their parents
Familias con Orgullo begins to address the significant gap in intervention research with LSMY and their families. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
Internalizing symptoms and externalizing behaviors in Latinx adolescents with same sex behaviors in Miami
Sexual minorities report poorer mental health relative to heterosexual counterparts, but this is underexplored in Latinx youth. This study compares internalizing symptoms and externalizing behaviors in Latinx adolescents with Same Sex Behaviors (LASSB) to their Latinx adolescent peers who did not report same sex behaviors (non-LASSB). It also explores the moderating role of biculturalism on the relationship between internalizing symptoms and exte…
Internalizing symptoms and externalizing behaviors in Latinx adolescents with same sex behaviors in Miami
Sexual minorities report poorer mental health relative to heterosexual counterparts, but this is underexplored in Latinx youth. This study compares internalizing symptoms and externalizing behaviors in Latinx adolescents with Same Sex Behaviors (LASSB) to their Latinx adolescent peers who did not report same sex behaviors (non-LASSB). It also explores the moderating role of biculturalism on the relationship between internalizing symptoms and exte…
Understanding the Lived Experiences of Hispanic Sexual Minority Youth and their Parents
Disclosure of sexual identity and/or gender orientation is difficult for youth and is associated with elevated adverse health risks, particularly when there is parental rejection. There are limited studies conducted with Hispanic sexual minority youth (HSMY) and their families to understand the disclosure process, how the family unit changes and adapts following disclosure, and the implications for preventive interventions for HSMY and their fami…
Development of a family-based preventive intervention for Latinx sexual minority youth and their parents
Familias con Orgullo begins to address the significant gap in intervention research with LSMY and their families. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
Evaluating measurement properties of a modified affirmative counseling skills scale with social workers and school psychologists in South Florida
Background Mental health professionals can support LGBT youth in schools by applying affirmative-counseling practices to prevent stressors that affect mental health. Little is known about the use of affirmative practices in schools among school social workers and psychologists.Methods A modified version of the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Affirmative Counseling Self-Efficacy Inventory – Short Form (LGB-CSI-SF) was administered to school mental heal…
Sexual orientation and adolescent health outcomes: A latent profile approach
Existing research indicates that sexual minorities are at a disproportionate risk for adverse health outcomes. These findings corroborate best practice recommendations encouraging researchers to assess multiple dimensions of sexual orientation
Depressive symptoms, family cohesion, and acculturation gap conflicts among Latinx emerging adults living in the United States
Objective This study examined associations of family cohesion and acculturation gap conflicts with depressive symptoms, as well as the moderation effect of family cohesion on the association between acculturation gap conflicts and depressive symptoms among Latinx emerging adults. Background In addition to normative developmental stressors (e.g., making long‐term career decisions), many Latinx emerging adults face additional sociocultural stressor…
Longitudinal findings of a U.S. preventive evidence-based family intervention tested among youth in Ecuador: Familias Unidas
Interventions that address adolescent conduct problems are essential for decreasing negative risk behaviors and promoting positive protective factors among youth. Although interventions have been developed and tested in the United States, preventive evidence-based interventions (EBIs) are less available in Latin American countries such as Ecuador. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of an evidence-based, parent-cente…
Barriers and facilitators to PrEP use and HIV testing for subgroups of Latino sexual minority men
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and HIV testing inadequately reach Latino sexual minority men (LSMM), fueling HIV disparities. This study identified determinants of LSMM's PrEP use and HIV testing and examined differences across subgroups (i.e., age and immigration history). First, we identified the most to least endorsed barriers and facilitators of PrEP use and HIV testing among LSMM (1) over vs. under 40 years old, and (2) across immigration h…
Trajectories of Drug Use and Depressive Symptoms among Latinx Youth and Sexual Minority Youth
Drug use and depression co-occur and disproportionately affect Latinx sexual minority youth relative to their heterosexual Latinx peers. However, heterogeneity in co-occurring patterns of drug use and depressive symptoms is unknown. The objective of the current study was to identify patterns of drug use and depressive symptom trajectories and examine how these patterns varied between Latinx sexual minority youth and Latinx non-sexual minority you…
Acculturative Stress and Self-rated Health among Hispanic Emerging Adults: Examining the Moderating Effects of the Social Environment and Social Support
Factors Associated with Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Among a Community-Based Sample of Sexual Minority Older Adults with HIV
Development of an eHealth Intervention Prototype to Prevent Health Risk Behaviors Among Hispanic Adolescents: A User-Centered Formative Study
Health risk behaviors continue to disproportionately affect Hispanic youth. Despite the existence of successful family and school-based interventions, there is a need for developing and testing individually-based preventive interventions that are easily accessed and widely disseminated. Therefore, this study aimed to develop a prototype (proof of concept) for an individual-level mobile application (app), informed by Hispanic parents and adolescen…
Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance of the Cultural Attitudes Toward Healthcare and Mental Illness Questionnaire Among Latino Sexual Minority Men
Mental health disparities among Latino sexual minority men (LSMM) are exacerbated by un(der)treated mental health needs. This study sought to establish the factor structure of the Cultural Attitudes Toward Healthcare and Mental Illness Questionnaire (CAHMIQ) and examine measurement invariance across nativity (born in vs. outside the continental U.S.). Participants included 290 LSMM in South Florida. Confirmatory factor analysis examined the facto…
Bullying and anxiety/depressive symptoms in Latinx adolescents living with obesity: The mediating role of self-esteem
Bullying is a serious public health issue for adolescents in the United States. Previous studies have demonstrated associations between self-esteem, anxiety/depressive symptoms, and bullying victimization (BV); however, these relationships have not been extensively studied considering the overlap of social identities of Latinx adolescents living with obesity and overweight (LAWO), who are more likely to be victims of bullying. The current study a…
Do You Speak English or Spanish? Language as a Predictor of Health Outcomes Among Hispanic Adolescents
Language is our primary tool for communication and a salient component of acculturation status among Hispanic populations. Importantly, language is associated with behavioral health outcomes and can identify and confront health disparities among Hispanic adolescents. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between adolescent language identity and drug use and depressive symptoms and examine parent-adolescent communication and pa…
Development of a Measure of Family Functioning for Hispanic Sexual Minority Adolescents: A Study Protocol for Measure Development
Sexual minority adolescents (SMA) in general, and Hispanic sexual minority adolescents (HSMA) in particular, report higher levels of substance use, HIV risk behaviors, and mental health problems, compared to their non-Hispanic White heterosexual and sexual minority peers. These outcomes are more prominent for SMA and HSMA who have parents that are unaccepting of their youth's sexual orientation. A lack of parental acceptance of sexual orientation…
Psychology (16 works) · Medicine (13 works) · Psychiatry (13 works) · Clinical Psychology (11 works) · Clinical Psychology (10 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (8 works) · Psychological intervention (8 works) · Sexual orientation (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works)