Jason A Ford
Biographic Data
| ID | 4198309 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jason A Ford |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jason A |
| FAMILY NAME | Ford |
| SIGNATURE | FORD J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Central Florida |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0070-5062 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 117 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 20 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Healthcare utilization and type of criminal-legal system contact
Education and polypharmacy
Objective We examine the association between college education and the number of medications used/misused in the past year. We also consider the possibility of differential socioeconomic returns to health for racial/ethnic minorities. Methods The data come from the 2015–2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health ( n = 144,589). Results In accordance with human capital theory, we found that, in the full sample and white subsample, college educati…
The Association Between Resources, Accessibility, and Female Victim Intimate Partner Homicide at the County-Level in Florida
Limited research has been conducted to understand possible relationships that exist between IPH and access to DV services. The current study adds to the literature by expanding traditional measures of DV services to capture presence, as well as access, and examines the impact on female IPH victimization across 67 Florida counties between 2005 and 2015. Using exposure reduction arguments, we shed light on factors associated with female victim IPH …
Poly-prescription drug misuse across the life course
Educational attainment and prescription drug misuse
Neutralizing the Maternal Breast
U.S. mothers receive messages that they should breastfeed their babies, yet there is little cultural support for public breastfeeding and evidence of heightened opposition in African American communities. We use a social constructionist perspective to analyze 22 African American mothers' breastfeeding in public narratives. Findings show that participants use varying definitions of 'public' in relation to breastfeeding that are based on geographic…
Religious Involvement and Substance Use Among Urban Mothers
Although numerous cross-sectional studies suggest that religious involvement is associated with lower rates of substance use, it is unclear whether these protective effects can be observed over time with more rigorous longitudinal designs. In this study, we use longitudinal data from the U.S. Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (n = 3,176) to test whether indicators of religious involvement are protective against illicit drug use and presc…
Neighborhood characteristics and prescription drug misuse among adolescents
Bullying Victimization, Binge Drinking, and Marijuana Use among Adolescents
The current research examines the association between bullying victimization, binge drinking, and marijuana use among adolescents. We seek to determine if this association varies based on the type of bullying experienced, traditional or cyberbullying. We used data from the 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, a nationally representative sample of high school students in the United States. The dependent variables were binge drinking and marijuana use.…
Non-Medical Use of Prescription Stimulants
Data show that the prevalence of non-medical use of prescription stimulants is higher among college students than their same-age peers who do not attend college. Because of this, most of the research in this area focuses on data from samples of college students and on use motivated by academic demands. There is little research that examines whether attending college increases the odds of non-medical use of prescription stimulants while including …
Adolescent Ecstasy Use
Recent data show an increase in ecstasy use among adolescents, yet the literature on ecstasy use is scant and largely atheoretical. This research seeks to fill this gap by utilizing data from a national sample of adolescents to test two prominent criminological theories. The findings are supportive of both social control and social learning theories. Adolescents who have favorable attitudes toward substance use, whose peers use, and whose parents…
Weight Strain and Binge Drinking among Adolescents
Obesity and substance use are two common areas of research among adolescents. Interestingly, very little research examines the relationship between these two important health risk behaviors and the findings are inconsistent. Guided by Agnew's general strain theory and using the Add Health data, we examine this neglected area of research. The current research has identified a link between weight strain and binge drinking and is supportive of the e…
Poor Health, Strain, and Substance Use
Agnew’s general strain theory is widely recognized as one of the most prominent explanations of crime and deviance. Recently, scholars have conceptualized poor health as a type of strain that is related to both offending and substance use. The current research builds on this by examining data from the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health and focuses on adult respondents. An index of poor health that included eighteen different diseases or …
Higher Education and Criminal Offending Over the Life Course
Educational attainment and school bonding are established predictors of delinquent behavior. In spite of an abundance of research on the relationship between education and delinquency, there is little research that examines the impact of education on stability and change in criminal offending over the life course. This dearth of research is surprising given the increasing significance of post-secondary education in contemporary society and the pr…
Nonmedical Prescription Drug Use Among Adolescents
There has been a tremendous increase in the prevalence of nonmedical prescription drug use among adolescents in recent years. Research now indicates that the prevalence of nonmedical prescription drug use is greater than the prevalence of other illicit drug use, excluding marijuana. Despite these recent trends, there is a dearth of research in the social sciences on this issue. Furthermore, existing research on this topic is largely atheoretical.…
Social Learning Theory and Nonmedical Prescription Drug Use Among Adolescents
Adolescent substance use is an important area of research in sociology; however, there is a lack of research on nonmedical prescription drug use. The dearth of research on this topic is problematic given the relatively high prevalence of use among adolescents, the drastic increase in use in recent years, and the potential negative consequences from misusing prescription drugs. Using data from a national sample of adolescents, this research fills …
Academic Strain and Non-Medical Use of Prescription Stimulants among College Students
Recent research indicates that the prevalence of non-medical prescription drug use is now greater than the prevalence of other illicit drug use, with the exception of marijuana. Existing research focuses on demographic characteristics of users, risk factors and motivations for use, and sources of diversion. A significant gap in the extant literature is an examination of theoretical predictors of use. Using data from the Harvard School of Public H…
The Connection Between Heavy Drinking and Juvenile Delinquency During Adolescence
The goal of this study was to examine the reciprocal relationship between alcohol use and delinquency. Beyond any direct effects, this study was also interested in possible indirect effects. In order to examine these indirect effects this study modeled social bonding as an intervening variable, connecting prior alcohol and delinquency to future alcohol and delinquency. With five waves of data from the National Youth Survey, this study used struct…
Substance Use, the Social Bond, and Delinquency
This research integrated elements from the drugs-delinquency field with life course criminology to examine the reciprocal relationship between substance use and delinquency during adolescence. Data from three waves of the National Youth Survey were used to examine research hypotheses. Findings indicate that there were significant direct and indirect effects. There was evidence of stability in both behaviors, prior substance use predicted future s…
Drinking patterns among Hispanic adolescents
Given the established findings of ethnic and gender differences in drinking among adult Hispanics, it is surprising that few differences are evidenced in adolescence. Future research should explore whether such differences emerge during the transition into adulthood and, if so, identify factors that produce them. In addition, to increase understanding of these ethnic groups' drinking patterns, future research should further investigate the factor…
Academic Strain and Non-Medical Use of Prescription Stimulants among College Students
Recent research indicates that the prevalence of non-medical prescription drug use is now greater than the prevalence of other illicit drug use, with the exception of marijuana. Existing research focuses on demographic characteristics of users, risk factors and motivations for use, and sources of diversion. A significant gap in the extant literature is an examination of theoretical predictors of use. Using data from the Harvard School of Public H…
Nonmedical Prescription Drug Use Among Adolescents
There has been a tremendous increase in the prevalence of nonmedical prescription drug use among adolescents in recent years. Research now indicates that the prevalence of nonmedical prescription drug use is greater than the prevalence of other illicit drug use, excluding marijuana. Despite these recent trends, there is a dearth of research in the social sciences on this issue. Furthermore, existing research on this topic is largely atheoretical.…
Substance Use, the Social Bond, and Delinquency
This research integrated elements from the drugs-delinquency field with life course criminology to examine the reciprocal relationship between substance use and delinquency during adolescence. Data from three waves of the National Youth Survey were used to examine research hypotheses. Findings indicate that there were significant direct and indirect effects. There was evidence of stability in both behaviors, prior substance use predicted future s…
Social Learning Theory and Nonmedical Prescription Drug Use Among Adolescents
Adolescent substance use is an important area of research in sociology; however, there is a lack of research on nonmedical prescription drug use. The dearth of research on this topic is problematic given the relatively high prevalence of use among adolescents, the drastic increase in use in recent years, and the potential negative consequences from misusing prescription drugs. Using data from a national sample of adolescents, this research fills …
Adolescent Ecstasy Use
Recent data show an increase in ecstasy use among adolescents, yet the literature on ecstasy use is scant and largely atheoretical. This research seeks to fill this gap by utilizing data from a national sample of adolescents to test two prominent criminological theories. The findings are supportive of both social control and social learning theories. Adolescents who have favorable attitudes toward substance use, whose peers use, and whose parents…
Higher Education and Criminal Offending Over the Life Course
Educational attainment and school bonding are established predictors of delinquent behavior. In spite of an abundance of research on the relationship between education and delinquency, there is little research that examines the impact of education on stability and change in criminal offending over the life course. This dearth of research is surprising given the increasing significance of post-secondary education in contemporary society and the pr…
Poor Health, Strain, and Substance Use
Agnew’s general strain theory is widely recognized as one of the most prominent explanations of crime and deviance. Recently, scholars have conceptualized poor health as a type of strain that is related to both offending and substance use. The current research builds on this by examining data from the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health and focuses on adult respondents. An index of poor health that included eighteen different diseases or …
Weight Strain and Binge Drinking among Adolescents
Obesity and substance use are two common areas of research among adolescents. Interestingly, very little research examines the relationship between these two important health risk behaviors and the findings are inconsistent. Guided by Agnew's general strain theory and using the Add Health data, we examine this neglected area of research. The current research has identified a link between weight strain and binge drinking and is supportive of the e…
Drinking patterns among Hispanic adolescents
Given the established findings of ethnic and gender differences in drinking among adult Hispanics, it is surprising that few differences are evidenced in adolescence. Future research should explore whether such differences emerge during the transition into adulthood and, if so, identify factors that produce them. In addition, to increase understanding of these ethnic groups' drinking patterns, future research should further investigate the factor…
Neutralizing the Maternal Breast
U.S. mothers receive messages that they should breastfeed their babies, yet there is little cultural support for public breastfeeding and evidence of heightened opposition in African American communities. We use a social constructionist perspective to analyze 22 African American mothers' breastfeeding in public narratives. Findings show that participants use varying definitions of 'public' in relation to breastfeeding that are based on geographic…
Religious Involvement and Substance Use Among Urban Mothers
Although numerous cross-sectional studies suggest that religious involvement is associated with lower rates of substance use, it is unclear whether these protective effects can be observed over time with more rigorous longitudinal designs. In this study, we use longitudinal data from the U.S. Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (n = 3,176) to test whether indicators of religious involvement are protective against illicit drug use and presc…
The Connection Between Heavy Drinking and Juvenile Delinquency During Adolescence
The goal of this study was to examine the reciprocal relationship between alcohol use and delinquency. Beyond any direct effects, this study was also interested in possible indirect effects. In order to examine these indirect effects this study modeled social bonding as an intervening variable, connecting prior alcohol and delinquency to future alcohol and delinquency. With five waves of data from the National Youth Survey, this study used struct…
Drinking patterns among Hispanic adolescents
Given the established findings of ethnic and gender differences in drinking among adult Hispanics, it is surprising that few differences are evidenced in adolescence. Future research should explore whether such differences emerge during the transition into adulthood and, if so, identify factors that produce them. In addition, to increase understanding of these ethnic groups' drinking patterns, future research should further investigate the factor…
The Connection Between Heavy Drinking and Juvenile Delinquency During Adolescence
The goal of this study was to examine the reciprocal relationship between alcohol use and delinquency. Beyond any direct effects, this study was also interested in possible indirect effects. In order to examine these indirect effects this study modeled social bonding as an intervening variable, connecting prior alcohol and delinquency to future alcohol and delinquency. With five waves of data from the National Youth Survey, this study used struct…
Substance Use, the Social Bond, and Delinquency
This research integrated elements from the drugs-delinquency field with life course criminology to examine the reciprocal relationship between substance use and delinquency during adolescence. Data from three waves of the National Youth Survey were used to examine research hypotheses. Findings indicate that there were significant direct and indirect effects. There was evidence of stability in both behaviors, prior substance use predicted future s…
Social Learning Theory and Nonmedical Prescription Drug Use Among Adolescents
Adolescent substance use is an important area of research in sociology; however, there is a lack of research on nonmedical prescription drug use. The dearth of research on this topic is problematic given the relatively high prevalence of use among adolescents, the drastic increase in use in recent years, and the potential negative consequences from misusing prescription drugs. Using data from a national sample of adolescents, this research fills …
Academic Strain and Non-Medical Use of Prescription Stimulants among College Students
Recent research indicates that the prevalence of non-medical prescription drug use is now greater than the prevalence of other illicit drug use, with the exception of marijuana. Existing research focuses on demographic characteristics of users, risk factors and motivations for use, and sources of diversion. A significant gap in the extant literature is an examination of theoretical predictors of use. Using data from the Harvard School of Public H…
Nonmedical Prescription Drug Use Among Adolescents
There has been a tremendous increase in the prevalence of nonmedical prescription drug use among adolescents in recent years. Research now indicates that the prevalence of nonmedical prescription drug use is greater than the prevalence of other illicit drug use, excluding marijuana. Despite these recent trends, there is a dearth of research in the social sciences on this issue. Furthermore, existing research on this topic is largely atheoretical.…
Higher Education and Criminal Offending Over the Life Course
Educational attainment and school bonding are established predictors of delinquent behavior. In spite of an abundance of research on the relationship between education and delinquency, there is little research that examines the impact of education on stability and change in criminal offending over the life course. This dearth of research is surprising given the increasing significance of post-secondary education in contemporary society and the pr…
Weight Strain and Binge Drinking among Adolescents
Obesity and substance use are two common areas of research among adolescents. Interestingly, very little research examines the relationship between these two important health risk behaviors and the findings are inconsistent. Guided by Agnew's general strain theory and using the Add Health data, we examine this neglected area of research. The current research has identified a link between weight strain and binge drinking and is supportive of the e…
Poor Health, Strain, and Substance Use
Agnew’s general strain theory is widely recognized as one of the most prominent explanations of crime and deviance. Recently, scholars have conceptualized poor health as a type of strain that is related to both offending and substance use. The current research builds on this by examining data from the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health and focuses on adult respondents. An index of poor health that included eighteen different diseases or …
Adolescent Ecstasy Use
Recent data show an increase in ecstasy use among adolescents, yet the literature on ecstasy use is scant and largely atheoretical. This research seeks to fill this gap by utilizing data from a national sample of adolescents to test two prominent criminological theories. The findings are supportive of both social control and social learning theories. Adolescents who have favorable attitudes toward substance use, whose peers use, and whose parents…
Non-Medical Use of Prescription Stimulants
Data show that the prevalence of non-medical use of prescription stimulants is higher among college students than their same-age peers who do not attend college. Because of this, most of the research in this area focuses on data from samples of college students and on use motivated by academic demands. There is little research that examines whether attending college increases the odds of non-medical use of prescription stimulants while including …
Neighborhood characteristics and prescription drug misuse among adolescents
Bullying Victimization, Binge Drinking, and Marijuana Use among Adolescents
The current research examines the association between bullying victimization, binge drinking, and marijuana use among adolescents. We seek to determine if this association varies based on the type of bullying experienced, traditional or cyberbullying. We used data from the 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, a nationally representative sample of high school students in the United States. The dependent variables were binge drinking and marijuana use.…
Neutralizing the Maternal Breast
U.S. mothers receive messages that they should breastfeed their babies, yet there is little cultural support for public breastfeeding and evidence of heightened opposition in African American communities. We use a social constructionist perspective to analyze 22 African American mothers' breastfeeding in public narratives. Findings show that participants use varying definitions of 'public' in relation to breastfeeding that are based on geographic…
Religious Involvement and Substance Use Among Urban Mothers
Although numerous cross-sectional studies suggest that religious involvement is associated with lower rates of substance use, it is unclear whether these protective effects can be observed over time with more rigorous longitudinal designs. In this study, we use longitudinal data from the U.S. Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (n = 3,176) to test whether indicators of religious involvement are protective against illicit drug use and presc…
Educational attainment and prescription drug misuse
Poly-prescription drug misuse across the life course
Education and polypharmacy
Objective We examine the association between college education and the number of medications used/misused in the past year. We also consider the possibility of differential socioeconomic returns to health for racial/ethnic minorities. Methods The data come from the 2015–2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health ( n = 144,589). Results In accordance with human capital theory, we found that, in the full sample and white subsample, college educati…
The Association Between Resources, Accessibility, and Female Victim Intimate Partner Homicide at the County-Level in Florida
Limited research has been conducted to understand possible relationships that exist between IPH and access to DV services. The current study adds to the literature by expanding traditional measures of DV services to capture presence, as well as access, and examines the impact on female IPH victimization across 67 Florida counties between 2005 and 2015. Using exposure reduction arguments, we shed light on factors associated with female victim IPH …
Healthcare utilization and type of criminal-legal system contact
Psychology (19 works) · Medicine (15 works) · Psychiatry (12 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (9 works) · Logistic regression (8 works) · Medical prescription (8 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Drug (6 works)