Elizabeth H Weybright
Biographic Data
| ID | 4369712 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elizabeth H Weybright |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elizabeth H |
| FAMILY NAME | Weybright |
| SIGNATURE | WEYBRIGHT E H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Washington State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3995-7067 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 55 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Scoping Review of Outdoor and Land-Based Prevention Programs for Indigenous Youth in the United States and Canada
Interventions taking place on the land are culturally well aligned for Native peoples, as they are often developed by the community and incorporate traditional knowledge, values, and practices. However, research on the effectiveness and characteristics of such programs is lacking. This scoping review examined outdoor and land-based prevention interventions for Indigenous adolescents ages 10-25 in the United States and Canada to identify program c…
Assessing Public Health Capacity for Infectious Disease Modeling: A Qualitative Study of State and Local Agencies
Infectious disease modeling and forecasting tools are crucial for outbreak management. However, variability exists in the capacity of state and local health departments to effectively utilize these tools, influenced by factors such as infrastructure, funding, staff capacity, and data access. This study aims to identify the current priorities, needs, and capacities of state and local public health departments regarding infectious disease modeling …
I never realized how hard recovery is.” A quasi‐experimental evaluation of a youth participatory action research project for opioid prevention
Youth participatory action research (YPAR) has been effectively used for substance use prevention. Yet, YPAR has not been evaluated for opioids, which negatively impact individuals and communities across the United States. The current study evaluated an opioid‐focused YPAR project. YPAR participants ( n = 28) completed a pre‐ and post‐survey capturing psychological empowerment and opioid knowledge and behavior. A non‐YPAR comparison group ( n = 1…
Cooperative extension as a key partner to behavioral health in rural communities
The association of alcohol use and heavy drinking with subsequent handgun carrying among youth from rural areas
PURPOSE: Alcohol use and handgun carrying are more prevalent among youth in rural than urban areas and their association may be stronger among rural adolescents. Alcohol use may be modifiable with implications for reducing handgun carrying and firearm-related harm. We examined the association between lagged alcohol use and subsequent handgun carrying in rural areas and examined variation in the association by developmental stages, hypothesizing t…
Addressing the Spectrum of Opioid Misuse Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery in Rural Washington State Communities: Provider Identified Barriers and Needs
Conceptualization of Firearm-Related Terms Among Rural Adolescents: Definitions Matter
Rural adolescents are at risk for firearm-related injury and death. In response, professional organizations have called for communication between adolescents, parents, and providers about firearms. A shared understanding of firearms between providers and families can facilitate effectiveness of health interventions. However, few studies engage adolescents in identifying their perception of common firearm terminology. The current study aimed to un…
College Students’ Healthy Leisure: Latent Profile Analyses of Constraints and Negotiation Strategies
College presents opportunities for health promotion, but students may be constrained in their ability to engage in healthy leisure. Leisure constraints and constraint negotiation strategies are important influences of healthy leisure, but few studies have examined the potential for heterogeneity among students in the constraints they face and how they negotiate these constraints. The present study therefore used a person-centered approach, latent…
Can't You See I'm Getting Bored? The Social Context as a Moderator of Adolescent Leisure Boredom and Alcohol Use
The current study sought to better understand how leisure boredom is associated with alcohol use and how peer factors moderated the relationship between state and trait leisure boredom and past month alcohol use. The 2004 to 2008 multi-cohort study sample included 3,837 high school students (50% female; 91% mixed race; Mage = 14 years; SD = .83) in the Cape Town area of South Africa. Results of generalized multilevel models found peer factors (ti…
College students’ perceptions of healthy and unhealthy leisure: Associations with leisure behaviour
Despite social acceptance of some leisure activities as healthy or unhealthy, individual behaviour suggests the story is more complex as individuals engage in leisure in both healthy and unhealthy ways. To better understand how leisure behaviour is perceived, we assessed American college students’ perception of their own leisure activities’ healthiness, as well as their perception of healthy and unhealthy leisure activities in general. Three grou…
Health Behaviors at the Onset of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Objectives: We examined perceived behavior change since implementation of physical distancing restrictions and identified modifiable (self-rated health, resilience, depressive symptoms, social support and subjective wellbeing) and non-modifiable (demographics) risk/protective factors. Methods: A representative US sample (N = 362) completed an online survey about potential risk/protective factors and health behaviors prior to the pandemic and afte…
Exploring the associations between middle adolescent romantic activity and positive youth development
Overall, results supported the expectation that romantic involvement is associated with PYD during middle adolescence. However, the potential benefits of romantic involvement may be limited to the on-time romantic activities of romantic socializing and dating.
Profiles of adolescent leisure motivation and substance use in the HealthWise South Africa research trial: A person-centered approach
Engaging in intrinsically motivated behaviors, both within and outside of the leisure context, is associated with well-being. However, individuals can be driven by multiple types of motivation simultaneously, and the impact of constellations of leisure motivation is relatively unknown. The current study uses South African adolescents in the HealthWise South Africa efficacy trial ( N =2,204; M age =14.0) to identify profiles of leisure motivation,…
Preventing leisure from being overlooked: Intersecting leisure and prevention sciences
Leisure opportunities and experiences make powerful contributions to individual and community health by promoting positive and reducing negative health outcomes at individual, community, state, and national levels. Leisure researchers have long promoted the health benefits of parks and recreation, reflecting leisure’s role in public health. However, the idea that leisure can make a contribution to prevention has received less attention. Thus, we …
Doing a leisure activity because there is nothing else to do: Related outcomes and intervention effects for adolescents
This study examined whethera leisure focused intervention, HealthWise, was related to reduced youth polysubstance use and delayed sexual debut via reducing how often youth did leisure activitiesbecause there was nothing else to do. HealthWise was compared to a no-interventioncontrol for 5,610 high school students from 8 th to 10 th grade in townships near Cape Town, South Africa. Three specific leisure activities were examined: time spent with fr…
To have healthy leisure is to have balance”: Young adults’ conceptualization of healthy and unhealthy leisure
Leisure is an important developmental context in adolescence and emerging adulthood due to its role promoting healthy development and mitigating risk behavior. Empirical work has focused on the benefits and risks of activities and time use in these life stages, but the influence of subjective perceptions of leisure is often ignored. Furthermore, researchers lack consistent conceptualization of the terms healthy leisure and unhealthy leisure. Give…
Parenting practice, leisure experience, and substance use among South African adolescents
There is limited understanding of parents' role in positive youth/adolescent development through leisure in developing countries. Using a sample of 6626 8 th grade students in South Africa, this study examined the interrelationships among parenting practice, adolescents' leisure experience, and substance use. Results of structural equation modeling showed that parental leisure involvement was associated with less substance use, while parental lei…
Exploring Alcohol Use Motivations in Underage College Students: Contributions of a Person-Centered Analytic Approach
The goal of this article is to illustrate how a person-centered analytic approach can inform our understanding of alcohol use motivations in underage college students and to build off of a related analysis with legal-aged students. Data come from 2,346 students who were under 21 years old and reported using alcohol in the past year in the 2013 Indiana College Substance Use Survey. Latent class analysis identified four underage drinking motivation…
Perceived Parental Control, Restructuring Ability, and Leisure Motivation: A Cross-Cultural Comparison
Leisure is viewed worldwide as an important developmental context for adolescents. As leisure research and programs are shared across nations, it is crucial to examine the cultural equivalence of leisure-related constructs and how they are related. Grounded in self-determination theory, this study explored the influence of perceived parental control and leisure restructuring ability on leisure motivation (amotivation and autonomous motivation) us…
Boredom Prone or Nothing to Do? Distinguishing Between State and Trait Leisure Boredom and Its Association with Substance Use in South African Adolescents
Reducing adolescent substance use is important in South Africa, a developing nation with increasing adolescent substance use, lack of leisure/recreation opportunities, and high rates of adolescent discretionary time. Previous research suggests leisure boredom and adolescent substance use co-occur in this setting. Using longitudinal data from 2,580 SA adolescents as they progressed from the 8 th to 11 th grade, the current study disentangles the a…
The dynamic association between healthy leisure and substance use in South African adolescents: A state and trait perspective
South Africa has an increasing adolescent substance use problem, lack of leisure opportunities and resources, and high adolescent discretionary time. How aspects of leisure relate to adolescent substance use is not well understood. Little research has been conducted on the leisure behaviors and experiences of South African adolescents, if and how those behaviors are associated with substance use, and ecological influences on those associations. B…
Was Bob Seger Right? Relation Between Boredom in Leisure and [Risky] Sex
This article examines the association between boredom in leisure and risky sexual behaviors among South African youth (N = 1695) using longitudinal data. We hypothesized that youth who were higher on boredom in leisure at the end of ninth grade would be more likely to report engaging in risky sexual behaviors at the beginning of tenth grade. Chi-square results indicate youth, especially male youth who experience high levels of leisure boredom in …
Boredom Prone or Nothing to Do? Distinguishing Between State and Trait Leisure Boredom and Its Association with Substance Use in South African Adolescents
Reducing adolescent substance use is important in South Africa, a developing nation with increasing adolescent substance use, lack of leisure/recreation opportunities, and high rates of adolescent discretionary time. Previous research suggests leisure boredom and adolescent substance use co-occur in this setting. Using longitudinal data from 2,580 SA adolescents as they progressed from the 8 th to 11 th grade, the current study disentangles the a…
Was Bob Seger Right? Relation Between Boredom in Leisure and [Risky] Sex
This article examines the association between boredom in leisure and risky sexual behaviors among South African youth (N = 1695) using longitudinal data. We hypothesized that youth who were higher on boredom in leisure at the end of ninth grade would be more likely to report engaging in risky sexual behaviors at the beginning of tenth grade. Chi-square results indicate youth, especially male youth who experience high levels of leisure boredom in …
To have healthy leisure is to have balance”: Young adults’ conceptualization of healthy and unhealthy leisure
Leisure is an important developmental context in adolescence and emerging adulthood due to its role promoting healthy development and mitigating risk behavior. Empirical work has focused on the benefits and risks of activities and time use in these life stages, but the influence of subjective perceptions of leisure is often ignored. Furthermore, researchers lack consistent conceptualization of the terms healthy leisure and unhealthy leisure. Give…
Doing a leisure activity because there is nothing else to do: Related outcomes and intervention effects for adolescents
This study examined whethera leisure focused intervention, HealthWise, was related to reduced youth polysubstance use and delayed sexual debut via reducing how often youth did leisure activitiesbecause there was nothing else to do. HealthWise was compared to a no-interventioncontrol for 5,610 high school students from 8 th to 10 th grade in townships near Cape Town, South Africa. Three specific leisure activities were examined: time spent with fr…
Preventing leisure from being overlooked: Intersecting leisure and prevention sciences
Leisure opportunities and experiences make powerful contributions to individual and community health by promoting positive and reducing negative health outcomes at individual, community, state, and national levels. Leisure researchers have long promoted the health benefits of parks and recreation, reflecting leisure’s role in public health. However, the idea that leisure can make a contribution to prevention has received less attention. Thus, we …
College students’ perceptions of healthy and unhealthy leisure: Associations with leisure behaviour
Despite social acceptance of some leisure activities as healthy or unhealthy, individual behaviour suggests the story is more complex as individuals engage in leisure in both healthy and unhealthy ways. To better understand how leisure behaviour is perceived, we assessed American college students’ perception of their own leisure activities’ healthiness, as well as their perception of healthy and unhealthy leisure activities in general. Three grou…
Parenting practice, leisure experience, and substance use among South African adolescents
There is limited understanding of parents' role in positive youth/adolescent development through leisure in developing countries. Using a sample of 6626 8 th grade students in South Africa, this study examined the interrelationships among parenting practice, adolescents' leisure experience, and substance use. Results of structural equation modeling showed that parental leisure involvement was associated with less substance use, while parental lei…
Perceived Parental Control, Restructuring Ability, and Leisure Motivation: A Cross-Cultural Comparison
Leisure is viewed worldwide as an important developmental context for adolescents. As leisure research and programs are shared across nations, it is crucial to examine the cultural equivalence of leisure-related constructs and how they are related. Grounded in self-determination theory, this study explored the influence of perceived parental control and leisure restructuring ability on leisure motivation (amotivation and autonomous motivation) us…
Can't You See I'm Getting Bored? The Social Context as a Moderator of Adolescent Leisure Boredom and Alcohol Use
The current study sought to better understand how leisure boredom is associated with alcohol use and how peer factors moderated the relationship between state and trait leisure boredom and past month alcohol use. The 2004 to 2008 multi-cohort study sample included 3,837 high school students (50% female; 91% mixed race; Mage = 14 years; SD = .83) in the Cape Town area of South Africa. Results of generalized multilevel models found peer factors (ti…
Conceptualization of Firearm-Related Terms Among Rural Adolescents: Definitions Matter
Rural adolescents are at risk for firearm-related injury and death. In response, professional organizations have called for communication between adolescents, parents, and providers about firearms. A shared understanding of firearms between providers and families can facilitate effectiveness of health interventions. However, few studies engage adolescents in identifying their perception of common firearm terminology. The current study aimed to un…
The dynamic association between healthy leisure and substance use in South African adolescents: A state and trait perspective
South Africa has an increasing adolescent substance use problem, lack of leisure opportunities and resources, and high adolescent discretionary time. How aspects of leisure relate to adolescent substance use is not well understood. Little research has been conducted on the leisure behaviors and experiences of South African adolescents, if and how those behaviors are associated with substance use, and ecological influences on those associations. B…
The dynamic association between healthy leisure and substance use in South African adolescents: A state and trait perspective
South Africa has an increasing adolescent substance use problem, lack of leisure opportunities and resources, and high adolescent discretionary time. How aspects of leisure relate to adolescent substance use is not well understood. Little research has been conducted on the leisure behaviors and experiences of South African adolescents, if and how those behaviors are associated with substance use, and ecological influences on those associations. B…
Was Bob Seger Right? Relation Between Boredom in Leisure and [Risky] Sex
This article examines the association between boredom in leisure and risky sexual behaviors among South African youth (N = 1695) using longitudinal data. We hypothesized that youth who were higher on boredom in leisure at the end of ninth grade would be more likely to report engaging in risky sexual behaviors at the beginning of tenth grade. Chi-square results indicate youth, especially male youth who experience high levels of leisure boredom in …
Boredom Prone or Nothing to Do? Distinguishing Between State and Trait Leisure Boredom and Its Association with Substance Use in South African Adolescents
Reducing adolescent substance use is important in South Africa, a developing nation with increasing adolescent substance use, lack of leisure/recreation opportunities, and high rates of adolescent discretionary time. Previous research suggests leisure boredom and adolescent substance use co-occur in this setting. Using longitudinal data from 2,580 SA adolescents as they progressed from the 8 th to 11 th grade, the current study disentangles the a…
Exploring Alcohol Use Motivations in Underage College Students: Contributions of a Person-Centered Analytic Approach
The goal of this article is to illustrate how a person-centered analytic approach can inform our understanding of alcohol use motivations in underage college students and to build off of a related analysis with legal-aged students. Data come from 2,346 students who were under 21 years old and reported using alcohol in the past year in the 2013 Indiana College Substance Use Survey. Latent class analysis identified four underage drinking motivation…
Perceived Parental Control, Restructuring Ability, and Leisure Motivation: A Cross-Cultural Comparison
Leisure is viewed worldwide as an important developmental context for adolescents. As leisure research and programs are shared across nations, it is crucial to examine the cultural equivalence of leisure-related constructs and how they are related. Grounded in self-determination theory, this study explored the influence of perceived parental control and leisure restructuring ability on leisure motivation (amotivation and autonomous motivation) us…
Preventing leisure from being overlooked: Intersecting leisure and prevention sciences
Leisure opportunities and experiences make powerful contributions to individual and community health by promoting positive and reducing negative health outcomes at individual, community, state, and national levels. Leisure researchers have long promoted the health benefits of parks and recreation, reflecting leisure’s role in public health. However, the idea that leisure can make a contribution to prevention has received less attention. Thus, we …
Doing a leisure activity because there is nothing else to do: Related outcomes and intervention effects for adolescents
This study examined whethera leisure focused intervention, HealthWise, was related to reduced youth polysubstance use and delayed sexual debut via reducing how often youth did leisure activitiesbecause there was nothing else to do. HealthWise was compared to a no-interventioncontrol for 5,610 high school students from 8 th to 10 th grade in townships near Cape Town, South Africa. Three specific leisure activities were examined: time spent with fr…
To have healthy leisure is to have balance”: Young adults’ conceptualization of healthy and unhealthy leisure
Leisure is an important developmental context in adolescence and emerging adulthood due to its role promoting healthy development and mitigating risk behavior. Empirical work has focused on the benefits and risks of activities and time use in these life stages, but the influence of subjective perceptions of leisure is often ignored. Furthermore, researchers lack consistent conceptualization of the terms healthy leisure and unhealthy leisure. Give…
Parenting practice, leisure experience, and substance use among South African adolescents
There is limited understanding of parents' role in positive youth/adolescent development through leisure in developing countries. Using a sample of 6626 8 th grade students in South Africa, this study examined the interrelationships among parenting practice, adolescents' leisure experience, and substance use. Results of structural equation modeling showed that parental leisure involvement was associated with less substance use, while parental lei…
Exploring the associations between middle adolescent romantic activity and positive youth development
Overall, results supported the expectation that romantic involvement is associated with PYD during middle adolescence. However, the potential benefits of romantic involvement may be limited to the on-time romantic activities of romantic socializing and dating.
Profiles of adolescent leisure motivation and substance use in the HealthWise South Africa research trial: A person-centered approach
Engaging in intrinsically motivated behaviors, both within and outside of the leisure context, is associated with well-being. However, individuals can be driven by multiple types of motivation simultaneously, and the impact of constellations of leisure motivation is relatively unknown. The current study uses South African adolescents in the HealthWise South Africa efficacy trial ( N =2,204; M age =14.0) to identify profiles of leisure motivation,…
Health Behaviors at the Onset of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Objectives: We examined perceived behavior change since implementation of physical distancing restrictions and identified modifiable (self-rated health, resilience, depressive symptoms, social support and subjective wellbeing) and non-modifiable (demographics) risk/protective factors. Methods: A representative US sample (N = 362) completed an online survey about potential risk/protective factors and health behaviors prior to the pandemic and afte…
College students’ perceptions of healthy and unhealthy leisure: Associations with leisure behaviour
Despite social acceptance of some leisure activities as healthy or unhealthy, individual behaviour suggests the story is more complex as individuals engage in leisure in both healthy and unhealthy ways. To better understand how leisure behaviour is perceived, we assessed American college students’ perception of their own leisure activities’ healthiness, as well as their perception of healthy and unhealthy leisure activities in general. Three grou…
College Students’ Healthy Leisure: Latent Profile Analyses of Constraints and Negotiation Strategies
College presents opportunities for health promotion, but students may be constrained in their ability to engage in healthy leisure. Leisure constraints and constraint negotiation strategies are important influences of healthy leisure, but few studies have examined the potential for heterogeneity among students in the constraints they face and how they negotiate these constraints. The present study therefore used a person-centered approach, latent…
Can't You See I'm Getting Bored? The Social Context as a Moderator of Adolescent Leisure Boredom and Alcohol Use
The current study sought to better understand how leisure boredom is associated with alcohol use and how peer factors moderated the relationship between state and trait leisure boredom and past month alcohol use. The 2004 to 2008 multi-cohort study sample included 3,837 high school students (50% female; 91% mixed race; Mage = 14 years; SD = .83) in the Cape Town area of South Africa. Results of generalized multilevel models found peer factors (ti…
Cooperative extension as a key partner to behavioral health in rural communities
The association of alcohol use and heavy drinking with subsequent handgun carrying among youth from rural areas
PURPOSE: Alcohol use and handgun carrying are more prevalent among youth in rural than urban areas and their association may be stronger among rural adolescents. Alcohol use may be modifiable with implications for reducing handgun carrying and firearm-related harm. We examined the association between lagged alcohol use and subsequent handgun carrying in rural areas and examined variation in the association by developmental stages, hypothesizing t…
Addressing the Spectrum of Opioid Misuse Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery in Rural Washington State Communities: Provider Identified Barriers and Needs
Conceptualization of Firearm-Related Terms Among Rural Adolescents: Definitions Matter
Rural adolescents are at risk for firearm-related injury and death. In response, professional organizations have called for communication between adolescents, parents, and providers about firearms. A shared understanding of firearms between providers and families can facilitate effectiveness of health interventions. However, few studies engage adolescents in identifying their perception of common firearm terminology. The current study aimed to un…
Scoping Review of Outdoor and Land-Based Prevention Programs for Indigenous Youth in the United States and Canada
Interventions taking place on the land are culturally well aligned for Native peoples, as they are often developed by the community and incorporate traditional knowledge, values, and practices. However, research on the effectiveness and characteristics of such programs is lacking. This scoping review examined outdoor and land-based prevention interventions for Indigenous adolescents ages 10-25 in the United States and Canada to identify program c…
Assessing Public Health Capacity for Infectious Disease Modeling: A Qualitative Study of State and Local Agencies
Infectious disease modeling and forecasting tools are crucial for outbreak management. However, variability exists in the capacity of state and local health departments to effectively utilize these tools, influenced by factors such as infrastructure, funding, staff capacity, and data access. This study aims to identify the current priorities, needs, and capacities of state and local public health departments regarding infectious disease modeling …
I never realized how hard recovery is.” A quasi‐experimental evaluation of a youth participatory action research project for opioid prevention
Youth participatory action research (YPAR) has been effectively used for substance use prevention. Yet, YPAR has not been evaluated for opioids, which negatively impact individuals and communities across the United States. The current study evaluated an opioid‐focused YPAR project. YPAR participants ( n = 28) completed a pre‐ and post‐survey capturing psychological empowerment and opioid knowledge and behavior. A non‐YPAR comparison group ( n = 1…
Psychology (19 works) · Medicine (14 works) · Social Psychology (14 works) · Social Psychology (12 works) · Developmental psychology (10 works) · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works)