Mary Martinasek
Biographic Data
| ID | 7723301 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mary Martinasek |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mary |
| FAMILY NAME | Martinasek |
| SIGNATURE | MARTINASEK M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tampa |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4502-5431 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Social media exposure, school prevention, and adolescent vaping
Objective: The increasing prevalence of vaping among adolescents raises significant public health concerns. Two factors influencing this trend are exposure to digital content on social media and school-based prevention programs. Therefore, the aims of this study were to assess the roles of social media use, school prevention programs, and gender on the frequency of vaping and knowledge about its harmfulness. Methods: This study was conducted as a…
The contribution and interplay of implicit and explicit processes on physical activity behavior
The adoption and maintenance of physical activity (PA) is an important health behavior. This paper presents the first comprehensive empirical test of the Physical Activity Adoption and Maintenance (PAAM) model, which proposes that a combination of explicit (e.g., intention) and implicit (e.g., habit,, affect) self-regulatory processes is involved in PA adoption and maintenance. Data were collected via online questionnaires in English, German, and…
Perceived Stress and Impact on Role Functioning in University Students with Migraine-Like Headaches during Covid-19
During COVID-19, more students answered that their migraine-like headaches had lower impacts on their role functioning, thus suggesting that the students were having less severe migraines. A trend was seen for student's stress levels, indicating a decrease from 2019 to 2021. Furthermore, our results showed that the impact of headaches and stress levels slightly declined throughout the pandemic
The Effectiveness of a Teen Outreach Pregnancy Prevention Program
BACKGROUND: Teen pregnancy continues to burden families, communities, and society. Programs continue to educate and impower youth and young adults to make positive behavioral decisions. METHODS: We evaluated a program aimed at high-risk youth in after-school programs. The goal of the program was to instill a sense of community and empathy, as well as sexual health decision-making. The evaluation was a multiyear evaluation from external evaluators…
High School Students' Perceptions of Traditional and Online Health and Physical Education Courses
BACKGROUND: High school students have few physical education (PE) and health requirements for graduation. Twenty-first century students have choices to take their PE and health courses in the traditional face-to-face (F2F) setting or online through accredited virtual schools. The purpose of this inquiry was to examine differences in high school students' perceptions and experiences in traditional versus online PE and health-related courses. METHO…
Antecedents of University Students' Hookah Smoking Intention
Benefits and attitudes were strong determinants of future intention
Using Social Marketing to Understand the Family Dinner with Working Mothers
The family dinner is a valued tradition that affords opportunities for social interaction and attachment, as well as sharing events of the day, role modeling, connectedness, and problem solving. Guided by the social-marketing framework, this study explored factors associated with the frequency of the family dinner among working mothers with children ages 8-11 years. A qualitative design was used, employing focus groups and Atlas-ti software for t…
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Using Social Marketing to Understand the Family Dinner with Working Mothers
The family dinner is a valued tradition that affords opportunities for social interaction and attachment, as well as sharing events of the day, role modeling, connectedness, and problem solving. Guided by the social-marketing framework, this study explored factors associated with the frequency of the family dinner among working mothers with children ages 8-11 years. A qualitative design was used, employing focus groups and Atlas-ti software for t…
Antecedents of University Students' Hookah Smoking Intention
Benefits and attitudes were strong determinants of future intention
High School Students' Perceptions of Traditional and Online Health and Physical Education Courses
BACKGROUND: High school students have few physical education (PE) and health requirements for graduation. Twenty-first century students have choices to take their PE and health courses in the traditional face-to-face (F2F) setting or online through accredited virtual schools. The purpose of this inquiry was to examine differences in high school students' perceptions and experiences in traditional versus online PE and health-related courses. METHO…
The Effectiveness of a Teen Outreach Pregnancy Prevention Program
BACKGROUND: Teen pregnancy continues to burden families, communities, and society. Programs continue to educate and impower youth and young adults to make positive behavioral decisions. METHODS: We evaluated a program aimed at high-risk youth in after-school programs. The goal of the program was to instill a sense of community and empathy, as well as sexual health decision-making. The evaluation was a multiyear evaluation from external evaluators…
Perceived Stress and Impact on Role Functioning in University Students with Migraine-Like Headaches during Covid-19
During COVID-19, more students answered that their migraine-like headaches had lower impacts on their role functioning, thus suggesting that the students were having less severe migraines. A trend was seen for student's stress levels, indicating a decrease from 2019 to 2021. Furthermore, our results showed that the impact of headaches and stress levels slightly declined throughout the pandemic
The contribution and interplay of implicit and explicit processes on physical activity behavior
The adoption and maintenance of physical activity (PA) is an important health behavior. This paper presents the first comprehensive empirical test of the Physical Activity Adoption and Maintenance (PAAM) model, which proposes that a combination of explicit (e.g., intention) and implicit (e.g., habit,, affect) self-regulatory processes is involved in PA adoption and maintenance. Data were collected via online questionnaires in English, German, and…
Social media exposure, school prevention, and adolescent vaping
Objective: The increasing prevalence of vaping among adolescents raises significant public health concerns. Two factors influencing this trend are exposure to digital content on social media and school-based prevention programs. Therefore, the aims of this study were to assess the roles of social media use, school prevention programs, and gender on the frequency of vaping and knowledge about its harmfulness. Methods: This study was conducted as a…
Psychology (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Public health (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Marketing (2 works) · Medical education (2 works)