Steve Kelder
Biographic Data
| ID | 5741379 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Steve Kelder |
| GIVEN NAMES | Steve |
| FAMILY NAME | Kelder |
| SIGNATURE | KELDER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Texas-Houston |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7185-9176 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
A Scoping Review of School Connectedness Interventions for Adolescents
BACKGROUND: Given the importance of school connectedness for healthy adolescent development, this scoping review aimed to identify and describe intervention strategies used to increase school connectedness among adolescents. METHODS: Guided by the Arksey and O'Malley framework, we conducted a scoping review of school-based intervention studies published between 2011 and 2023 targeting school connectedness among adolescents. Intervention strategie…
Identifying Factors That Influence Physical Activity and Healthy Aging Among Older Latino Adults
BACKGROUND: For older Latinos, some benefits of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) include enhanced cognitive functioning, decreased loneliness, and reduced premature mortality. Despite LTPA benefits, adults ≥50 years are one of the most inactive age groups in the United States. METHODS: This qualitative study aimed to add to the limited evidence of LTPA in older Latino adults by exploring the barriers and facilitators for fitness class uptake…
Commentary Regarding “Adult Smokers’ Complete Switching Away from Cigarettes at 6, 9, and 12 Months After Initially Purchasing a Juul e-Cigarette”
We present a commentary on the recent publication by Kim et al. (2024). The study is a secondary analysis of a subsample of the ADJUSST dataset. The ADJUSST study is comprised of N = 55,414 adults
Association between Gross National Income per capita and Covid-19 vaccination coverage: A global ecological study
WHO members with low GNI per capita and the African region reported significantly lower COVID-19 vaccination coverage than those with high GNI per capita or other regions. Efforts to strengthen and promote COVID-19 vaccination in low-income WHO countries and African region should be scaled up
School Connectedness and E-cigarette Susceptibility/ Ever Use in Texas 6 th -Grade Students
Objectives: We examined the association between school connectedness (SC) and e-cigarette susceptibility/ ever use in a diverse sample of Texas 6 th graders, with a secondary aim to explore the association stratified by gender and classroom setting (in-person vs remote). Methods: A cross-sectional analysis was conducted of CATCH My Breath baseline data, representing 985 6 th -graders from 21 public schools. SC was based on National Longitudinal S…
Exploration of Fatalism and Religiosity by Gender and Varying Levels of Engagement Among Mexican-American Adults of a Type 2 Diabetes Management Program
Objectives: Purpose of study is to explore the roles religiosity and fatalistic beliefs play in diabetes management among newly, currently, and long-term enrolled Mexican-American participants in a Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) chronic care management program. Methods: In 2017, study participants ( n = 15) completed a semi-structured interview in their preferred language (English or Spanish). Sample was stratified by amount of time individual h…
Strategies to Estimate Prevalence of Sars-CoV-2 Antibodies in a Texas Vulnerable Population: Results From Phase I of the Texas Coronavirus Antibody Response Survey
Introduction: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and immunity remains uncertain in populations. The state of Texas ranks 2nd in infection with over 2.71 million cases and has seen a disproportionate rate of death across the state. The Texas CARES project was funded by the state of Texas to estimate the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibody status in children and adults. Identifying strategies to understand natural …
Multiple tobacco product use among cigarette smokers: A longitudinal examination of menthol and non-menthol smokers during young adulthood
There was a gradient relationship between menthol cigarette smoking and number of tobacco products used among young adult cigarette smokers. Findings provide for greater regulatory and programmatic efforts to reduce the use of menthol cigarettes
Is frequency of family meals associated with parental encouragement of healthy eating among ethnically diverse eighth graders
Objective The purpose of the present study was to explore the relationship between family meals and parental encouragement of healthy eating overall and by ethnicity. Design Family meal frequency was measured with one item asking how many times in the past 7 d all or most of the family ate a meal together, which was then categorized to represent three levels of family meals (≤2 times, 3–6 times and ≥7 times). Parental encouragement of healthy eat…
Physical Activity During Recess in Low-Income Third-Grade Texas Students
Findings underscore the importance of scheduled recess time for children's physical activity
Cigarette Smoking Topography Among Alternative School Youth: Why African American Youth Smoke Less But are at Higher Long-Term Risk
A paradox exists in health disparities research where African-American cigarette smokers consume fewer cigarettes per day, yet experience higher rates of tobacco-related disease compared to White American smokers. In this study we conducted focus group interviews among alternative high school youth (N = 78; age 18-19 years old) in an urban area in Southwest Texas to investigate if African-American youth smoke cigarettes differently than their Whi…
Beliefs and Perceived Norms Concerning Body Image among African-American and Latino Teenagers
Focus groups, utilizing the Theory of Planned Behavior, examined the beliefs and perceived norms regarding body image in a sample of urban African-American and Latino teenagers ( N = 83, 18-19 years old) from Texas. Cultural eating (behavioral belief) explained the acceptance and tolerance of overweight. Popularity of hip-hop fashion and limited income explicated peer and familial normative beliefs, respectively. Thinness equated HIV infection in…
A descriptive study of youth risk behavior in urban and rural secondary school students in El Salvador
BACKGROUND: Adolescence is an important stage of life for establishing healthy behaviors, attitudes, and lifestyles that contribute to current and future health. Health risk behavior is one indicator of health of young people that may serve both as a measure of health over time as well as a target for health policies and programs. This study examined the prevalence and distribution of youth health risk behaviors from five risk behavior domains-ag…
A Cross-National Comparison of Youth Risk Behaviors in Latino Secondary School Students Living in El Salvador and the USA
In the context of the transnationalization of the Salvadoran population, with potential for increased influence of the USA in Salvadoran culture, these differences in risk behavior are important for targeting effective interventions for Latino adolescents in El Salvador and in the USA
Cigarette smoking as an alternative to screened drugs: Why juvenile probationers smoke more
While at-risk adolescents smoke at higher rates than other adolescents, nicotine is often omitted from inquiry in studies involving delinquent youth. To address this limitation, the current study used a qualitative approach to investigate the beliefs associated with cigarette smoking trends among 37 adolescent smokers enrolled in an alternative high school, who were ever or currently on probation. More than 80% of males and females believed that …
The CATCH Kids Club: A pilot after-school study for improving elementary students’ nutrition and physical activity
Background Although many school-based diet and physical activity interventions have been designed and evaluated, relatively few have been tested for the after-school setting. After-school day-care programmes at either elementary schools or private locations provide a ready-made opportunity for health programmes that may be difficult to incorporate into an already-full school day. The purpose of this paper is to report on a pilot study of an after…
Beliefs and Social Norms About Smoking Onset and Addictions Among Urban Adolescent Cigarette Smokers
Cigarette smoking is a behavior which is most often developed during adolescence. The association between smoking onset and nicotine addiction has not been clearly established among ethic minorities. To better understand this relationship, this study used a qualitative approach to investigate relevant beliefs and norms associated with cigarette smoking initiation and development of nicotine addiction among 52 high school students who identified t…
Measuring the Prevalence of Overweight in Texas Schoolchildren
Objectives. We describe results from year 1 of a surveillance system to monitor body mass index in children at the state level. Methods. A sample of 6630 children attending Texas public schools, weighted to represent 4th, 8th, and 11th grades within race/ethnic subpopulations, was assessed. Body mass index was calculated from measured height and weight; demographic information was obtained from a questionnaire. Results. Prevalence of overweight w…
The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign
We wish to correct misunderstandings about the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, sponsored by the Office of National Drug Control Policy, that might result from reading the article by Fishbein et al. in the February 2002 issue of the Journal.1 The article is critical of some televised antidrug advertisements broadcast from 1996 through 1998, while acknowledging evidence for the possible effectiveness of other ads studied. The authors concl…
Critical Issues in Implementing a Comprehensive Violence Prevention Program for Middle Schools: Translating Theory into Practice
Beliefs and Perceived Norms Concerning Body Image among African-American and Latino Teenagers
Focus groups, utilizing the Theory of Planned Behavior, examined the beliefs and perceived norms regarding body image in a sample of urban African-American and Latino teenagers ( N = 83, 18-19 years old) from Texas. Cultural eating (behavioral belief) explained the acceptance and tolerance of overweight. Popularity of hip-hop fashion and limited income explicated peer and familial normative beliefs, respectively. Thinness equated HIV infection in…
Measuring the Prevalence of Overweight in Texas Schoolchildren
Objectives. We describe results from year 1 of a surveillance system to monitor body mass index in children at the state level. Methods. A sample of 6630 children attending Texas public schools, weighted to represent 4th, 8th, and 11th grades within race/ethnic subpopulations, was assessed. Body mass index was calculated from measured height and weight; demographic information was obtained from a questionnaire. Results. Prevalence of overweight w…
Critical Issues in Implementing a Comprehensive Violence Prevention Program for Middle Schools: Translating Theory into Practice
A Cross-National Comparison of Youth Risk Behaviors in Latino Secondary School Students Living in El Salvador and the USA
In the context of the transnationalization of the Salvadoran population, with potential for increased influence of the USA in Salvadoran culture, these differences in risk behavior are important for targeting effective interventions for Latino adolescents in El Salvador and in the USA
Critical Issues in Implementing a Comprehensive Violence Prevention Program for Middle Schools: Translating Theory into Practice
The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign
We wish to correct misunderstandings about the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, sponsored by the Office of National Drug Control Policy, that might result from reading the article by Fishbein et al. in the February 2002 issue of the Journal.1 The article is critical of some televised antidrug advertisements broadcast from 1996 through 1998, while acknowledging evidence for the possible effectiveness of other ads studied. The authors concl…
Measuring the Prevalence of Overweight in Texas Schoolchildren
Objectives. We describe results from year 1 of a surveillance system to monitor body mass index in children at the state level. Methods. A sample of 6630 children attending Texas public schools, weighted to represent 4th, 8th, and 11th grades within race/ethnic subpopulations, was assessed. Body mass index was calculated from measured height and weight; demographic information was obtained from a questionnaire. Results. Prevalence of overweight w…
Cigarette smoking as an alternative to screened drugs: Why juvenile probationers smoke more
While at-risk adolescents smoke at higher rates than other adolescents, nicotine is often omitted from inquiry in studies involving delinquent youth. To address this limitation, the current study used a qualitative approach to investigate the beliefs associated with cigarette smoking trends among 37 adolescent smokers enrolled in an alternative high school, who were ever or currently on probation. More than 80% of males and females believed that …
The CATCH Kids Club: A pilot after-school study for improving elementary students’ nutrition and physical activity
Background Although many school-based diet and physical activity interventions have been designed and evaluated, relatively few have been tested for the after-school setting. After-school day-care programmes at either elementary schools or private locations provide a ready-made opportunity for health programmes that may be difficult to incorporate into an already-full school day. The purpose of this paper is to report on a pilot study of an after…
Beliefs and Social Norms About Smoking Onset and Addictions Among Urban Adolescent Cigarette Smokers
Cigarette smoking is a behavior which is most often developed during adolescence. The association between smoking onset and nicotine addiction has not been clearly established among ethic minorities. To better understand this relationship, this study used a qualitative approach to investigate relevant beliefs and norms associated with cigarette smoking initiation and development of nicotine addiction among 52 high school students who identified t…
A descriptive study of youth risk behavior in urban and rural secondary school students in El Salvador
BACKGROUND: Adolescence is an important stage of life for establishing healthy behaviors, attitudes, and lifestyles that contribute to current and future health. Health risk behavior is one indicator of health of young people that may serve both as a measure of health over time as well as a target for health policies and programs. This study examined the prevalence and distribution of youth health risk behaviors from five risk behavior domains-ag…
A Cross-National Comparison of Youth Risk Behaviors in Latino Secondary School Students Living in El Salvador and the USA
In the context of the transnationalization of the Salvadoran population, with potential for increased influence of the USA in Salvadoran culture, these differences in risk behavior are important for targeting effective interventions for Latino adolescents in El Salvador and in the USA
Beliefs and Perceived Norms Concerning Body Image among African-American and Latino Teenagers
Focus groups, utilizing the Theory of Planned Behavior, examined the beliefs and perceived norms regarding body image in a sample of urban African-American and Latino teenagers ( N = 83, 18-19 years old) from Texas. Cultural eating (behavioral belief) explained the acceptance and tolerance of overweight. Popularity of hip-hop fashion and limited income explicated peer and familial normative beliefs, respectively. Thinness equated HIV infection in…
Physical Activity During Recess in Low-Income Third-Grade Texas Students
Findings underscore the importance of scheduled recess time for children's physical activity
Cigarette Smoking Topography Among Alternative School Youth: Why African American Youth Smoke Less But are at Higher Long-Term Risk
A paradox exists in health disparities research where African-American cigarette smokers consume fewer cigarettes per day, yet experience higher rates of tobacco-related disease compared to White American smokers. In this study we conducted focus group interviews among alternative high school youth (N = 78; age 18-19 years old) in an urban area in Southwest Texas to investigate if African-American youth smoke cigarettes differently than their Whi…
Is frequency of family meals associated with parental encouragement of healthy eating among ethnically diverse eighth graders
Objective The purpose of the present study was to explore the relationship between family meals and parental encouragement of healthy eating overall and by ethnicity. Design Family meal frequency was measured with one item asking how many times in the past 7 d all or most of the family ate a meal together, which was then categorized to represent three levels of family meals (≤2 times, 3–6 times and ≥7 times). Parental encouragement of healthy eat…
Exploration of Fatalism and Religiosity by Gender and Varying Levels of Engagement Among Mexican-American Adults of a Type 2 Diabetes Management Program
Objectives: Purpose of study is to explore the roles religiosity and fatalistic beliefs play in diabetes management among newly, currently, and long-term enrolled Mexican-American participants in a Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) chronic care management program. Methods: In 2017, study participants ( n = 15) completed a semi-structured interview in their preferred language (English or Spanish). Sample was stratified by amount of time individual h…
Strategies to Estimate Prevalence of Sars-CoV-2 Antibodies in a Texas Vulnerable Population: Results From Phase I of the Texas Coronavirus Antibody Response Survey
Introduction: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and immunity remains uncertain in populations. The state of Texas ranks 2nd in infection with over 2.71 million cases and has seen a disproportionate rate of death across the state. The Texas CARES project was funded by the state of Texas to estimate the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibody status in children and adults. Identifying strategies to understand natural …
Multiple tobacco product use among cigarette smokers: A longitudinal examination of menthol and non-menthol smokers during young adulthood
There was a gradient relationship between menthol cigarette smoking and number of tobacco products used among young adult cigarette smokers. Findings provide for greater regulatory and programmatic efforts to reduce the use of menthol cigarettes
School Connectedness and E-cigarette Susceptibility/ Ever Use in Texas 6 th -Grade Students
Objectives: We examined the association between school connectedness (SC) and e-cigarette susceptibility/ ever use in a diverse sample of Texas 6 th graders, with a secondary aim to explore the association stratified by gender and classroom setting (in-person vs remote). Methods: A cross-sectional analysis was conducted of CATCH My Breath baseline data, representing 985 6 th -graders from 21 public schools. SC was based on National Longitudinal S…
Association between Gross National Income per capita and Covid-19 vaccination coverage: A global ecological study
WHO members with low GNI per capita and the African region reported significantly lower COVID-19 vaccination coverage than those with high GNI per capita or other regions. Efforts to strengthen and promote COVID-19 vaccination in low-income WHO countries and African region should be scaled up
Identifying Factors That Influence Physical Activity and Healthy Aging Among Older Latino Adults
BACKGROUND: For older Latinos, some benefits of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) include enhanced cognitive functioning, decreased loneliness, and reduced premature mortality. Despite LTPA benefits, adults ≥50 years are one of the most inactive age groups in the United States. METHODS: This qualitative study aimed to add to the limited evidence of LTPA in older Latino adults by exploring the barriers and facilitators for fitness class uptake…
Commentary Regarding “Adult Smokers’ Complete Switching Away from Cigarettes at 6, 9, and 12 Months After Initially Purchasing a Juul e-Cigarette”
We present a commentary on the recent publication by Kim et al. (2024). The study is a secondary analysis of a subsample of the ADJUSST dataset. The ADJUSST study is comprised of N = 55,414 adults
A Scoping Review of School Connectedness Interventions for Adolescents
BACKGROUND: Given the importance of school connectedness for healthy adolescent development, this scoping review aimed to identify and describe intervention strategies used to increase school connectedness among adolescents. METHODS: Guided by the Arksey and O'Malley framework, we conducted a scoping review of school-based intervention studies published between 2011 and 2023 targeting school connectedness among adolescents. Intervention strategie…
Medicine (20 works) · Psychology (16 works) · Environmental health (11 works) · Gerontology (8 works) · Demography (7 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Smoking Behavior and Cessation (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works)