Beth R Hoffman
Biographic Data
| ID | 6057739 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Beth R Hoffman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Beth R |
| FAMILY NAME | Hoffman |
| SIGNATURE | HOFFMAN B R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Thomas W. Valente, Beth R. Hoffman, Annamara Ritt-Olson, Kara Lichtman, and C. Anderson Johnson are with the Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Alhambra, Calif. |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4055-3270 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Evaluating Maternal and Child Health and Leadership Competencies of Emerging MCH Leaders: The MCHC/Rise-UP Experience
Valente Et Al. Respond
We deeply regret failing to reference Wiist and colleagues’ prior research on the use of social-network techniques for selecting leaders and creating work groups in a school-based study. We apologize to them and to the field for this omission. We are glad that our results confirmed their work and that we are following up on their call to further investigate this approach. Indeed, a small body of research is beginning to accumulate on the use of s…
Effects of a Social-Network Method for Group Assignment Strategies on Peer-Led Tobacco Prevention Programs in Schools
Objectives. Our study tested the effectiveness of network methods for identifying opinion leaders and for constructing groups. Methods. Three conditions—random, teacher, and network—were randomly assigned to 84 6th-grade classrooms within 16 schools. Pre- and postcurriculum data on mediators of tobacco use were collected from 1961 students. Peer leaders in the network condition were identified by student nominations, and those leaders were matche…
Cultural values and substance use in a multiethnic sample of California adolescents
As the U.S. becomes increasingly multicultural, traditional values from various cultures will influence health-related attitudes and behaviors for a greater number of adolescents in the U.S. Unfortunately, few scales exist to measure cultural influences on adolescent health behaviors. This study developed a Multiethnic Cultural Values Scale to assess some cultural attitudes and beliefs relevant to adolescent health behaviors. In a multiethnic sam…
Effects of a Social-Network Method for Group Assignment Strategies on Peer-Led Tobacco Prevention Programs in Schools
Objectives. Our study tested the effectiveness of network methods for identifying opinion leaders and for constructing groups. Methods. Three conditions—random, teacher, and network—were randomly assigned to 84 6th-grade classrooms within 16 schools. Pre- and postcurriculum data on mediators of tobacco use were collected from 1961 students. Peer leaders in the network condition were identified by student nominations, and those leaders were matche…
Cultural values and substance use in a multiethnic sample of California adolescents
As the U.S. becomes increasingly multicultural, traditional values from various cultures will influence health-related attitudes and behaviors for a greater number of adolescents in the U.S. Unfortunately, few scales exist to measure cultural influences on adolescent health behaviors. This study developed a Multiethnic Cultural Values Scale to assess some cultural attitudes and beliefs relevant to adolescent health behaviors. In a multiethnic sam…
Effects of a Social-Network Method for Group Assignment Strategies on Peer-Led Tobacco Prevention Programs in Schools
Objectives. Our study tested the effectiveness of network methods for identifying opinion leaders and for constructing groups. Methods. Three conditions—random, teacher, and network—were randomly assigned to 84 6th-grade classrooms within 16 schools. Pre- and postcurriculum data on mediators of tobacco use were collected from 1961 students. Peer leaders in the network condition were identified by student nominations, and those leaders were matche…
Valente Et Al. Respond
We deeply regret failing to reference Wiist and colleagues’ prior research on the use of social-network techniques for selecting leaders and creating work groups in a school-based study. We apologize to them and to the field for this omission. We are glad that our results confirmed their work and that we are following up on their call to further investigate this approach. Indeed, a small body of research is beginning to accumulate on the use of s…
Evaluating Maternal and Child Health and Leadership Competencies of Emerging MCH Leaders: The MCHC/Rise-UP Experience
Community Health and Development (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Art (1 works) · Athletic Training and Education (1 works) · Child and Adolescent Health (1 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (1 works) · Clinical Psychology (1 works) · Clinical Psychology (1 works)