Lydia O'Donnell
Biographic Data
| ID | 4546415 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lydia O'Donnell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lydia |
| FAMILY NAME | O'Donnell |
| SIGNATURE | DONNELL L O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Education Development Center, Inc. Waltham MA USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 68 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Inward‐ and Outward‐Directed Violence in the Lives of Urban Minority Adults Followed from Middle School into Their Thirties
This study explores connections between inward‐directed violence and outward‐directed violence using data from the Reach for Health sample, which was originally recruited in the 1990s from three middle schools in economically distressed, predominantly African American neighborhoods of New York City. Now in their thirties, participants ( N = 595) completed surveys assessing current suicidal thoughts and behaviors as well as other violence involvem…
Associations of outside- and within-school adult support on suicidality
This study examined sexual-orientation differences in reports of outside- and within-school adult support, and whether sexual orientation moderates the associations between adult support and suicidality (i.e., thoughts, plans, and attempts). At 26 high schools across MetroWest Boston, 22,834 students completed surveys assessing: sexual orientation (heterosexual, gay/lesbian, bisexual, or questioning); presence of outside- and within-school adult …
Community reductions in youth smoking after raising the minimum tobacco sales age to 21
Our results suggest that raising the minimum sales age to 21 for tobacco contributes to a greater decline in youth smoking relative to communities that did not pass this ordinance. These findings support local community-level action to raise the tobacco sales age to 21
Cyberbullying, School Bullying, and Psychological Distress
Objectives. Using data from a regional census of high school students, we have documented the prevalence of cyberbullying and school bullying victimization and their associations with psychological distress. Methods. In the fall of 2008, 20 406 ninth- through twelfth-grade students in MetroWest Massachusetts completed surveys assessing their bullying victimization and psychological distress, including depressive symptoms, self-injury, and suicida…
Parenting and Violence Toward Self, Partners, and Others Among Inner-City Young Adults
Objectives. We examined relationships between parenting status and multiple forms of violence perpetration among young adults in high-poverty environments. Methods. We analyzed data obtained from a survey of 990 young adults in New York City. Respondents reported on violence they had perpetrated toward themselves, intimate partners, and others. Associations between parenting and violence were examined in logistic regressions, controlling for soci…
Saving Sex for Later
Young adolescents in communities with high rates of early sexual initiation are at risk of multiple negative health outcomes. Although sex education programs for this age group are often controversial, surveys document that many mothers and fathers would appreciate guidance about how to discuss sexuality with their children. This paper presents an innovative strategy for reaching inner‐city parents and helping them communicate effectively with th…
New York City young adults' psychological reactions to 9/11
This research examines psychological distress among 955 economically disadvantaged New York City residents surveyed during high school and again after the September 11th terrorist attacks (9/11), when they were young adults. As part of the longitudinal Reach for Health study, young adult surveys were conducted from 6–19 months post‐9/11 (average 8 months), providing opportunity to assess types of exposures and psychological distress, including sy…
Sexual Behaviors and Risks Among Bisexually- and Gay-Identified Young Latino Men
Ethnic and Gay Community Attachments and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Urban Latino Young Men Who Have Sex With Men
Culturally relevant prevention programs are required to reduce HIV risk exposure of Latino young men who have sex with men (YMSM). As part of Hermanos Jóvenes, 465 Latino YMSM were surveyed at community venues of New York City outside the gay-identified area of lower Manhattan. We examined factors that influence ethnic and gay community attachments; the association between community attachments and social support in sexual matters; and the relati…
Barriers to Condom Use in Primary and Nonprimary Relationships among Hispanic STD Clinic Patients
Educational programs to reduce AIDS and other STDs must provide participants with strategiesfor adopting safer sex practices that are both genderand culture-appropriate. These strategies include consistent condom use. We surveyed a random sample of Hispanic men and women seeking services at a public STD clinic in New York City (n = 283) and examined differences in patterns of attitudes, normative beliefs, and practices related to condom use with …
Aids-Phobia, Contact with Aids, and Aids-Related Job Stress in Hospital Workers
In a survey of 237 hospital workers involved in the care of AIDS patients at a major AIDS inpatient-care facility, negative attitudes toward AIDS and AIDS patients (AIDS-phobia) and AIDS-related job stress (AIDS-stress) were common. In multivariate analyses, AIDS-phobia is significantly higher among older staff, those having low contact with AIDS patients (AIDS-contact), and those holding homophobic attitudes. AIDS-phobic attitudes and low AIDS-c…
The Social Worlds of Parents
No abstract available for this article
Cyberbullying, School Bullying, and Psychological Distress
Objectives. Using data from a regional census of high school students, we have documented the prevalence of cyberbullying and school bullying victimization and their associations with psychological distress. Methods. In the fall of 2008, 20 406 ninth- through twelfth-grade students in MetroWest Massachusetts completed surveys assessing their bullying victimization and psychological distress, including depressive symptoms, self-injury, and suicida…
Aids-Phobia, Contact with Aids, and Aids-Related Job Stress in Hospital Workers
In a survey of 237 hospital workers involved in the care of AIDS patients at a major AIDS inpatient-care facility, negative attitudes toward AIDS and AIDS patients (AIDS-phobia) and AIDS-related job stress (AIDS-stress) were common. In multivariate analyses, AIDS-phobia is significantly higher among older staff, those having low contact with AIDS patients (AIDS-contact), and those holding homophobic attitudes. AIDS-phobic attitudes and low AIDS-c…
The Social Worlds of Parents
No abstract available for this article
New York City young adults' psychological reactions to 9/11
This research examines psychological distress among 955 economically disadvantaged New York City residents surveyed during high school and again after the September 11th terrorist attacks (9/11), when they were young adults. As part of the longitudinal Reach for Health study, young adult surveys were conducted from 6–19 months post‐9/11 (average 8 months), providing opportunity to assess types of exposures and psychological distress, including sy…
Barriers to Condom Use in Primary and Nonprimary Relationships among Hispanic STD Clinic Patients
Educational programs to reduce AIDS and other STDs must provide participants with strategiesfor adopting safer sex practices that are both genderand culture-appropriate. These strategies include consistent condom use. We surveyed a random sample of Hispanic men and women seeking services at a public STD clinic in New York City (n = 283) and examined differences in patterns of attitudes, normative beliefs, and practices related to condom use with …
The Social Worlds of Parents
No abstract available for this article
Aids-Phobia, Contact with Aids, and Aids-Related Job Stress in Hospital Workers
In a survey of 237 hospital workers involved in the care of AIDS patients at a major AIDS inpatient-care facility, negative attitudes toward AIDS and AIDS patients (AIDS-phobia) and AIDS-related job stress (AIDS-stress) were common. In multivariate analyses, AIDS-phobia is significantly higher among older staff, those having low contact with AIDS patients (AIDS-contact), and those holding homophobic attitudes. AIDS-phobic attitudes and low AIDS-c…
Barriers to Condom Use in Primary and Nonprimary Relationships among Hispanic STD Clinic Patients
Educational programs to reduce AIDS and other STDs must provide participants with strategiesfor adopting safer sex practices that are both genderand culture-appropriate. These strategies include consistent condom use. We surveyed a random sample of Hispanic men and women seeking services at a public STD clinic in New York City (n = 283) and examined differences in patterns of attitudes, normative beliefs, and practices related to condom use with …
Ethnic and Gay Community Attachments and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Urban Latino Young Men Who Have Sex With Men
Culturally relevant prevention programs are required to reduce HIV risk exposure of Latino young men who have sex with men (YMSM). As part of Hermanos Jóvenes, 465 Latino YMSM were surveyed at community venues of New York City outside the gay-identified area of lower Manhattan. We examined factors that influence ethnic and gay community attachments; the association between community attachments and social support in sexual matters; and the relati…
Sexual Behaviors and Risks Among Bisexually- and Gay-Identified Young Latino Men
Saving Sex for Later
Young adolescents in communities with high rates of early sexual initiation are at risk of multiple negative health outcomes. Although sex education programs for this age group are often controversial, surveys document that many mothers and fathers would appreciate guidance about how to discuss sexuality with their children. This paper presents an innovative strategy for reaching inner‐city parents and helping them communicate effectively with th…
New York City young adults' psychological reactions to 9/11
This research examines psychological distress among 955 economically disadvantaged New York City residents surveyed during high school and again after the September 11th terrorist attacks (9/11), when they were young adults. As part of the longitudinal Reach for Health study, young adult surveys were conducted from 6–19 months post‐9/11 (average 8 months), providing opportunity to assess types of exposures and psychological distress, including sy…
Parenting and Violence Toward Self, Partners, and Others Among Inner-City Young Adults
Objectives. We examined relationships between parenting status and multiple forms of violence perpetration among young adults in high-poverty environments. Methods. We analyzed data obtained from a survey of 990 young adults in New York City. Respondents reported on violence they had perpetrated toward themselves, intimate partners, and others. Associations between parenting and violence were examined in logistic regressions, controlling for soci…
Cyberbullying, School Bullying, and Psychological Distress
Objectives. Using data from a regional census of high school students, we have documented the prevalence of cyberbullying and school bullying victimization and their associations with psychological distress. Methods. In the fall of 2008, 20 406 ninth- through twelfth-grade students in MetroWest Massachusetts completed surveys assessing their bullying victimization and psychological distress, including depressive symptoms, self-injury, and suicida…
Community reductions in youth smoking after raising the minimum tobacco sales age to 21
Our results suggest that raising the minimum sales age to 21 for tobacco contributes to a greater decline in youth smoking relative to communities that did not pass this ordinance. These findings support local community-level action to raise the tobacco sales age to 21
Associations of outside- and within-school adult support on suicidality
This study examined sexual-orientation differences in reports of outside- and within-school adult support, and whether sexual orientation moderates the associations between adult support and suicidality (i.e., thoughts, plans, and attempts). At 26 high schools across MetroWest Boston, 22,834 students completed surveys assessing: sexual orientation (heterosexual, gay/lesbian, bisexual, or questioning); presence of outside- and within-school adult …
Inward‐ and Outward‐Directed Violence in the Lives of Urban Minority Adults Followed from Middle School into Their Thirties
This study explores connections between inward‐directed violence and outward‐directed violence using data from the Reach for Health sample, which was originally recruited in the 1990s from three middle schools in economically distressed, predominantly African American neighborhoods of New York City. Now in their thirties, participants ( N = 595) completed surveys assessing current suicidal thoughts and behaviors as well as other violence involvem…
Psychology (12 works) · Medicine (11 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Demography (5 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Poison control (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Suicide prevention (5 works)