Bruce G Simons-Morton
Biographic Data
| ID | 6061765 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bruce G Simons-Morton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bruce G |
| FAMILY NAME | Simons-Morton |
| SIGNATURE | SIMONS-MORTON B G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Neighbourhood disadvantage and depressive symptoms among adolescents followed into emerging adulthood
BACKGROUND: Residents of disadvantaged neighbourhoods report higher levels of depressive symptoms; however, few studies have employed prospective designs during adolescence, when depression tends to emerge. We examined associations of neighbourhood social fragmentation, income inequality and median household income with depressive symptoms in a nationally representative survey of adolescents. METHODS: The NEXT Generation Health Study enrolled 10t…
Prospective associations between cannabis use and negative and positive health and social measures among emerging adults
Individual, social, and environmental influences on the transitions in physical activity among emerging adults
Peer PA, family support, self-regulatory skills, and environmental status after high school are critical factors that can promote MVPA/VPA among adolescents and emerging adults
Impaired-Driving Prevalence Among US High School Students: Associations With Substance Use and Risky Driving Behaviors
Objectives. We examined the prevalence of impaired driving among US high school students and associations with substance use and risky driving behavior. Methods. We assessed driving while alcohol or drug impaired (DWI) and riding with alcohol- or drug-impaired drivers (RWI) in a nationally representative sample of 11th-grade US high school students (n = 2431). We examined associations with drinking and binge drinking, illicit drug use, risky driv…
Early Adolescent and Peer Drinking Homogeneity: Similarities and Differences Among European and North American Countries
This study examined associations between perceived peer and adolescent alcohol use in European and North American countries. Self-reported monthly alcohol use and adolescents' report of their peers' alcohol use were assessed in nationally representative samples of students aged 11.5 and 13.5 years ( n = 11,277) in Greece, Scotland, Switzerland, and the United States who participated in the 2005/2006 Health Behavior in School-Aged Children survey.…
Crash and Risky Driving Involvement Among Novice Adolescent Drivers and Their Parents
Objectives. We compared rates of risky driving among novice adolescent and adult drivers over the first 18 months of adolescents' licensure. Methods. Data-recording systems installed in participants’ vehicles provided information on driving performance of 42 newly licensed adolescent drivers and their parents. We analyzed crashes and near crashes and elevated g-force event rates by Poisson regression with random effects. Results. During the study…
Recent Findings on Peer Group Influences on Adolescent Smoking
Efficacy of a Brief Group Parent–Teen Intervention in Driver Education to Reduce Teenage Driver Injury Risk: A Pilot Study
The purpose of this study was to test the efficacy of an adapted Checkpoints Program designed to increase parental limits on novice teen independent driving under high-risk conditions. Twenty-seven class sessions with a minimum of 5 dyads each were delivered in driver education to 231 parent-teen dyads. Entire driving school classes were randomized to Checkpoints Program or comparison group sessions, both led by a trained health educator. At lice…
Psychosocial factors associated with smoking and drinking among Japanese early adolescent boys and girls: Cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Smoking and drinking alcohol among early adolescents are serious public health concerns, but few studies have been conducted in Japan to assess their prevalence and etiology. A regional survey was conducted in eight schools in two Japanese school districts to identify psychosocial factors associated with smoking and drinking behaviors for boys and girls. METHODS: Junior high school students from seventh to ninth grades (N = 2,923) com…
Relation of Parent-Teen Agreement on Restrictions to Teen Risky Driving Over 9 Months
Increasing Parent Limits on Novice Young Drivers: Cognitive Mediation of the Effect of Persuasive Messages
This report describes intervention effects on parent-imposed driving limits on novice young drivers at licensure. Parent-adolescent dyads (4,344) completed baseline surveys at permit and were randomly assigned to intervention or comparison groups. Intervention families received persuasive communications related to protection motivation theory variables including threat appraisal regarding high-risk adolescent driving and coping appraisal regardin…
Persistence of Effects of the Checkpoints Program on Parental Restrictions of Teen Driving Privileges
Objectives. We describe intervention effects on parent limits on novice teenage driving. Methods. We recruited parents and their 16-year-old children (n = 469) with learner’s permits and randomized them from August 2000 to March 2003. Intervention families received persuasive newsletters related to high-risk teenage driving and a parent–teenager driving agreement; comparison families received standard information on driver safety. We conducted in…
Parents’ Intended Limits on Adolescents Approaching Unsupervised Driving
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which parents intend to place driving limits on adolescents approaching unsupervised driving. A total of 658 parents and their 16-year-old adolescents were recruited from a local Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration site as adolescents successfully tested for provisional licenses. Parents completed written surveys about parent-adolescent relations and anticipated adolescent unsupervised dr…
Psychosocial Predictors of Increased Smoking Stage Among Sixth Graders
Early adolescent smoking advanced in stages; intent predicted initiation; peer and parent influences were independently associated with increases in smoking stage
Can I Take the Car: Relations Among Parenting Practices and Adolescent Problem-Driving Practices
The goal of this study was to examine relations among problem-driving practices and parenting practices. Three hundred adolescents licensed 2 years or less were interviewed about driving behaviors, parenting practices, and orientations toward deviance. Factors significantly related to risky driving behaviors, traffic violations, and motor vehicle crashes included lower levels of parental monitoring and control, and lenient parental restrictions o…
Pregnancy among Urban African-American Teens: Ambivalence about Prevention
The beliefs and influences that predispose African Americans to early pregnancy were investigated through focus group discussions with 37 nonparenting Black females 14-17 years old who were recruited from an urban hospital outpatient clinic. Of particular interest were the extent to which participants felt having a baby is problematic for a teenager expectations for the impact of pregnancy on ones social interactions and perceptions of contracept…
Unsafe in any season: Injury control in beachfront communities
Simons-Morton, Bruce G. EdD, MPH; Brink, Susan G. DrPH; Lee, Roberta K. RN, DrPH; Bunker, John F. ScD, MHS Author Information
Influencing personal and environmental conditions for community health: A multilevel intervention model
Simons-Morton, Denise G. MD, MPH; Simons-Morton, Bruce G. EdD, MPH; Parcel, Guy S. PhD; Bunker, John F. ScDAuthor Information
Promoting healthful diet and exercise behaviors in communities, schools, and families
Simons-Morton, Bruce G. EdD, MPH; O'Hara, Nancy M. PhD; Simons-Morton, Denise G. MD, MPH Author Information
Can I Take the Car: Relations Among Parenting Practices and Adolescent Problem-Driving Practices
The goal of this study was to examine relations among problem-driving practices and parenting practices. Three hundred adolescents licensed 2 years or less were interviewed about driving behaviors, parenting practices, and orientations toward deviance. Factors significantly related to risky driving behaviors, traffic violations, and motor vehicle crashes included lower levels of parental monitoring and control, and lenient parental restrictions o…
Early Adolescent and Peer Drinking Homogeneity: Similarities and Differences Among European and North American Countries
This study examined associations between perceived peer and adolescent alcohol use in European and North American countries. Self-reported monthly alcohol use and adolescents' report of their peers' alcohol use were assessed in nationally representative samples of students aged 11.5 and 13.5 years ( n = 11,277) in Greece, Scotland, Switzerland, and the United States who participated in the 2005/2006 Health Behavior in School-Aged Children survey.…
Neighbourhood disadvantage and depressive symptoms among adolescents followed into emerging adulthood
BACKGROUND: Residents of disadvantaged neighbourhoods report higher levels of depressive symptoms; however, few studies have employed prospective designs during adolescence, when depression tends to emerge. We examined associations of neighbourhood social fragmentation, income inequality and median household income with depressive symptoms in a nationally representative survey of adolescents. METHODS: The NEXT Generation Health Study enrolled 10t…
Impaired-Driving Prevalence Among US High School Students: Associations With Substance Use and Risky Driving Behaviors
Objectives. We examined the prevalence of impaired driving among US high school students and associations with substance use and risky driving behavior. Methods. We assessed driving while alcohol or drug impaired (DWI) and riding with alcohol- or drug-impaired drivers (RWI) in a nationally representative sample of 11th-grade US high school students (n = 2431). We examined associations with drinking and binge drinking, illicit drug use, risky driv…
Crash and Risky Driving Involvement Among Novice Adolescent Drivers and Their Parents
Objectives. We compared rates of risky driving among novice adolescent and adult drivers over the first 18 months of adolescents' licensure. Methods. Data-recording systems installed in participants’ vehicles provided information on driving performance of 42 newly licensed adolescent drivers and their parents. We analyzed crashes and near crashes and elevated g-force event rates by Poisson regression with random effects. Results. During the study…
Parents’ Intended Limits on Adolescents Approaching Unsupervised Driving
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which parents intend to place driving limits on adolescents approaching unsupervised driving. A total of 658 parents and their 16-year-old adolescents were recruited from a local Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration site as adolescents successfully tested for provisional licenses. Parents completed written surveys about parent-adolescent relations and anticipated adolescent unsupervised dr…
Promoting healthful diet and exercise behaviors in communities, schools, and families
Simons-Morton, Bruce G. EdD, MPH; O'Hara, Nancy M. PhD; Simons-Morton, Denise G. MD, MPH Author Information
Unsafe in any season: Injury control in beachfront communities
Simons-Morton, Bruce G. EdD, MPH; Brink, Susan G. DrPH; Lee, Roberta K. RN, DrPH; Bunker, John F. ScD, MHS Author Information
Influencing personal and environmental conditions for community health: A multilevel intervention model
Simons-Morton, Denise G. MD, MPH; Simons-Morton, Bruce G. EdD, MPH; Parcel, Guy S. PhD; Bunker, John F. ScDAuthor Information
Pregnancy among Urban African-American Teens: Ambivalence about Prevention
The beliefs and influences that predispose African Americans to early pregnancy were investigated through focus group discussions with 37 nonparenting Black females 14-17 years old who were recruited from an urban hospital outpatient clinic. Of particular interest were the extent to which participants felt having a baby is problematic for a teenager expectations for the impact of pregnancy on ones social interactions and perceptions of contracept…
Can I Take the Car: Relations Among Parenting Practices and Adolescent Problem-Driving Practices
The goal of this study was to examine relations among problem-driving practices and parenting practices. Three hundred adolescents licensed 2 years or less were interviewed about driving behaviors, parenting practices, and orientations toward deviance. Factors significantly related to risky driving behaviors, traffic violations, and motor vehicle crashes included lower levels of parental monitoring and control, and lenient parental restrictions o…
Psychosocial Predictors of Increased Smoking Stage Among Sixth Graders
Early adolescent smoking advanced in stages; intent predicted initiation; peer and parent influences were independently associated with increases in smoking stage
Parents’ Intended Limits on Adolescents Approaching Unsupervised Driving
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which parents intend to place driving limits on adolescents approaching unsupervised driving. A total of 658 parents and their 16-year-old adolescents were recruited from a local Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration site as adolescents successfully tested for provisional licenses. Parents completed written surveys about parent-adolescent relations and anticipated adolescent unsupervised dr…
Persistence of Effects of the Checkpoints Program on Parental Restrictions of Teen Driving Privileges
Objectives. We describe intervention effects on parent limits on novice teenage driving. Methods. We recruited parents and their 16-year-old children (n = 469) with learner’s permits and randomized them from August 2000 to March 2003. Intervention families received persuasive newsletters related to high-risk teenage driving and a parent–teenager driving agreement; comparison families received standard information on driver safety. We conducted in…
Relation of Parent-Teen Agreement on Restrictions to Teen Risky Driving Over 9 Months
Increasing Parent Limits on Novice Young Drivers: Cognitive Mediation of the Effect of Persuasive Messages
This report describes intervention effects on parent-imposed driving limits on novice young drivers at licensure. Parent-adolescent dyads (4,344) completed baseline surveys at permit and were randomly assigned to intervention or comparison groups. Intervention families received persuasive communications related to protection motivation theory variables including threat appraisal regarding high-risk adolescent driving and coping appraisal regardin…
Psychosocial factors associated with smoking and drinking among Japanese early adolescent boys and girls: Cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Smoking and drinking alcohol among early adolescents are serious public health concerns, but few studies have been conducted in Japan to assess their prevalence and etiology. A regional survey was conducted in eight schools in two Japanese school districts to identify psychosocial factors associated with smoking and drinking behaviors for boys and girls. METHODS: Junior high school students from seventh to ninth grades (N = 2,923) com…
Efficacy of a Brief Group Parent–Teen Intervention in Driver Education to Reduce Teenage Driver Injury Risk: A Pilot Study
The purpose of this study was to test the efficacy of an adapted Checkpoints Program designed to increase parental limits on novice teen independent driving under high-risk conditions. Twenty-seven class sessions with a minimum of 5 dyads each were delivered in driver education to 231 parent-teen dyads. Entire driving school classes were randomized to Checkpoints Program or comparison group sessions, both led by a trained health educator. At lice…
Recent Findings on Peer Group Influences on Adolescent Smoking
Early Adolescent and Peer Drinking Homogeneity: Similarities and Differences Among European and North American Countries
This study examined associations between perceived peer and adolescent alcohol use in European and North American countries. Self-reported monthly alcohol use and adolescents' report of their peers' alcohol use were assessed in nationally representative samples of students aged 11.5 and 13.5 years ( n = 11,277) in Greece, Scotland, Switzerland, and the United States who participated in the 2005/2006 Health Behavior in School-Aged Children survey.…
Crash and Risky Driving Involvement Among Novice Adolescent Drivers and Their Parents
Objectives. We compared rates of risky driving among novice adolescent and adult drivers over the first 18 months of adolescents' licensure. Methods. Data-recording systems installed in participants’ vehicles provided information on driving performance of 42 newly licensed adolescent drivers and their parents. We analyzed crashes and near crashes and elevated g-force event rates by Poisson regression with random effects. Results. During the study…
Impaired-Driving Prevalence Among US High School Students: Associations With Substance Use and Risky Driving Behaviors
Objectives. We examined the prevalence of impaired driving among US high school students and associations with substance use and risky driving behavior. Methods. We assessed driving while alcohol or drug impaired (DWI) and riding with alcohol- or drug-impaired drivers (RWI) in a nationally representative sample of 11th-grade US high school students (n = 2431). We examined associations with drinking and binge drinking, illicit drug use, risky driv…
Individual, social, and environmental influences on the transitions in physical activity among emerging adults
Peer PA, family support, self-regulatory skills, and environmental status after high school are critical factors that can promote MVPA/VPA among adolescents and emerging adults
Prospective associations between cannabis use and negative and positive health and social measures among emerging adults
Neighbourhood disadvantage and depressive symptoms among adolescents followed into emerging adulthood
BACKGROUND: Residents of disadvantaged neighbourhoods report higher levels of depressive symptoms; however, few studies have employed prospective designs during adolescence, when depression tends to emerge. We examined associations of neighbourhood social fragmentation, income inequality and median household income with depressive symptoms in a nationally representative survey of adolescents. METHODS: The NEXT Generation Health Study enrolled 10t…
Medicine (17 works) · Psychology (14 works) · Environmental health (13 works) · Demography (8 works) · Psychiatry (8 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works) · Poison control (7 works) · Suicide prevention (7 works) · Traffic and Road Safety (7 works) · Human Factors and Ergonomics (6 works)