Murray L Vincent

Biographic Data

ID4860923
NAMEMurray L Vincent
GIVEN NAMESMurray L
FAMILY NAMEVincent
SIGNATUREVINCENT M L
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of South Carolina
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS24
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1989
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2005
H-INDEX1

  • Predicting Adolescent Risk Behaviors Based on an Ecological Framework and Assets

    Belinda M Reininger, Belinda Reininger et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Health Behavior2005

    Taking an ecological approach to the measurement of adolescent health behaviors contributes to our understanding of these risk behaviors

  • Development of Multidimensional Scales to Measure Key Leadersʼ Perceptions of Community Capacity and Organizational Capacity for Teen Pregnancy Prevention

    Sarah F Griffin, Belinda Reininger et al.ARTICLEFamily & Community Health2005

    This study discusses the development of scales to measure key leaders' self-reported involvement in community capacity building, perceptions of organizational capacity for teen pregnancy prevention, and the relationship between capacity and teen pregnancy rates. Data were collected from 1,516 key leaders across a rural southern state. Findings indicate that key leaders' perceptions of organizational capacity are related to their involvement in co…

  • Replication of a Community-Based Multicomponent Teen Pregnancy Prevention Model: Realities and Challenges

    Murray L Vincent, Adrienne Paine‐Andrews et al.ARTICLEFamily & Community Health2000

    Health education curricula and the delivery of specific health services have been evaluated as to their replicability in other settings. Formal studies to evaluate replication of multicomponent community-based program models are scarce. Moreover, the literature does not address the challenges in implementing complex program models and documenting replication. This article describes an initiative to transport and replicate the School/Community Sex…

  • Correlates of Physical Activity among African-American and Caucasian Female Adolescents

    Timothy J Bungum, Timothy Bungum et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Health Behavior1999

    Objective: To identify determinants of participation in moderately, and vigorously intense physical activity among African-American and Caucasian adolescent females. Methods: Participants (n=626 African-American; n=226 Caucasian) completed an 81-item questionnaire that assessed influences on physical activity and a 1-week recall of physical activity. Multiple regression was used to identify correlates of physical activity. Results: Differences in…

  • Participant Characteristics of a Nonmandatory School- and Community-based Sexual Risk Reduction Project

    Robert W Strack, Murray L Vincent et al.ARTICLEFamily & Community Health1998

    Demographic, attitudinal, and behavioral differences were assessed among 9th through 12th grade African American adolescents to determine characteristic differences among high, medium, and low participators in a nonmandatory school and community-based sexual risk reduction project. Results show that individuals who are part of larger households are more likely to participate in after-school programs, and respondents who reported higher performanc…

  • Replicating a Community Initiative for Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy: From South Carolina to Kansas

    Adrienne Paine Andrews, Murray L Vincent et al.ARTICLEFamily & Community Health1996

    This article describes a replication of the School Community Sexual Risk Reduction Model for adolescent pregnancy prevention in several Kansas communities. The model was implemented initially in two communities in South Carolina. First, we describe the School Community Model—its history, major program components, evaluation results, and the conceptual framework for the Kansas replication. Second, we describe the School Community Sexual Risk Reduc…

  • Aggression, substance use, and suicidal behaviors in high school students

    Carol Z Garrison, Robert E McKeown et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health1993Cited by: 23References: 26

    OBJECTIVES. We sought to analyze the frequency and correlates of suicidal behaviors in a community sample of adolescents. METHODS. Information concerning suicidal thoughts and acts, aggressive behaviors, substance use and physical recklessness were collected with the 70-item self-report Youth Risk Behavior Survey from a statewide sample of 3764 South Carolina public high school students. RESULTS. Seventy-five percent of students reported no suici…

  • Reducing Adolescent Pregnancy through School and Community-Based Education

    Murray L Vincent, Andrew F Clearie et al.ARTICLEStudies in Family Planning1989

    The purpose of the School/Community Program for Sexual Risk Reduction Among Teens in operation in the western portion of a South Carolina county since October 1982 has been to reduce the occurrence of unintended pregnancies among unmarried adolescents. Intervention effectiveness was evaluated by comparing annual estimated pregnancy rates (EPRs) in the intervention (western) portion of the target county with those of 4 other areas. The effects of …

  • Community and school based interventions in teen pregnancy prevention

    Murray Vincent, Murray L Vincent et al.ARTICLETheory Into Practice1989Cited by: 1References: 18

    1989). Community and school based interventions in teen pregnancy prevention. Theory Into Practice: Vol. 28, Sexuality Education, pp. 191-197