Erica C Spears

Biographic Data

ID	78705
NAME	Erica C Spears
GIVEN NAMES	Erica C
FAMILY NAME	Spears
SIGNATURE	SPEARS E C
AFFILIATIONS	Louisiana Public Health Institute
ORCID	0000-0003-4304-5594
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	13
TOTAL CITATIONS	49
AUTHOR COUNT	13
EDITOR COUNT	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	2018
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2023
H-INDEX	3

Superwoman Schema and John Henryism among African American women
Open AccessAnthony Daniel Pérez, Suzanne M Dufault et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2023Cited by: 29References: 56
We discuss the implications of these findings for the measurement of culturally specific phenomena and their role in contributing to the unequal burden of ill health among African American women
Emotional and social cognitive predictors of sexual risk indicators among adolescents in committed and noncommitted partnerships
Open AccessHans Saint-Eloi Cadely, Erica C Spears et al.ARTICLEJournal of Adolescence2022
INTRODUCTION: Little is known about the risks of casual sexual partnerships during adolescence despite many adolescents having sex within noncommitted relationships. We applied theories of adult attachment, planned behavior, and problem behavior to examine emotional and social cognitive predictors of variability in sexual risk indicators among adolescents in committed and noncommitted partnerships. METHOD: Data were drawn from 801 adolescents (53…
“I Struggle with Breast Cancer and I Struggle with God”
Open AccessRahma S Mkuu, Rahma Mkuu et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2022
Association between Proximity to Food Sources and Dietary Behaviors in Black and White College Graduates
Open AccessCaryn N Bell, Brenda Robles et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Health Behavior2022
The associations between perceived proximity to food sources and dietary behaviors differ by race and sex among college graduates with important implications for racial disparities in diet quality and obesity across SES
It’s a Job Living Here
Open AccessErica C Spears, Idethia S Harvey et al.ARTICLEJournal of African American Studies2022References: 3
Self-Regulatory Coping Behaviors and Stress Reactivity
Open AccessBriana Mezuk, Viktoryia Kalesnikava et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aging and Health2022Cited by: 1References: 8
Health-harming and health-promoting SRCB are inter-related. Specific behaviors, rather than groupings as health-harming versus -promoting, are related to HPA stress reactivity
Familial Financial Assistance and Body Mass Index in Black College Graduates
Open AccessCaryn N Bell, Courtney S Thomas Tobin et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2022References: 68
Advancing Cultural Competency Toward Sexual and Gender Minorities
Open AccessStacey B Griner, Erica C Spears et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2021
Theory and empiricism
Open AccessBriana Mezuk, Josefina Del Toro et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2021Cited by: 3References: 13
Racism-related stress and psychological distress
Open AccessEvelyn A Hunter, Erica C Spears et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Psychology2021Cited by: 1References: 66
Disparate health consequences in African American women with systemic lupus erythematosus include greater severity of physical and psychological distress. Racism-related stress is also related to psychological distress correlates in this population. This study examined the relationships between racism-related experiences, psychological distress, and systemic lupus erythematosus activity in 430 African American women from the Black Women's Experie…
Adolescents and sexual risk‐taking
Open AccessHans Saint-Eloi Cadely, Hans Saint‐Eloi Cadely et al.ARTICLEJournal of Adolescence2020
INTRODUCTION: Although sexual exploration during adolescence may be perceived as normative, many adolescents who are sexually active are likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors detrimental to their well-being. The present study examined the influence of insecure attachment (anxious and avoidant dimensions), healthy sex attitudes, and constraining relationship beliefs on the following sexual risk indicators: age at first sex, number of sexual p…
Vicarious Racism Stress and Disease Activity
Open AccessConnor D Martz, Amani M Allen et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2019Cited by: 15References: 50
Diabetes Prevention for African-Americans
Open AccessErica C Spears, Margaret J Foster et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2018

Diabetes Prevention for African-Americans
Open AccessErica C Spears, Margaret J Foster et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2018
Vicarious Racism Stress and Disease Activity
Open AccessConnor D Martz, Amani M Allen et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2019Cited by: 15References: 50
Adolescents and sexual risk‐taking
Open AccessHans Saint-Eloi Cadely, Hans Saint‐Eloi Cadely et al.ARTICLEJournal of Adolescence2020
INTRODUCTION: Although sexual exploration during adolescence may be perceived as normative, many adolescents who are sexually active are likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors detrimental to their well-being. The present study examined the influence of insecure attachment (anxious and avoidant dimensions), healthy sex attitudes, and constraining relationship beliefs on the following sexual risk indicators: age at first sex, number of sexual p…
Advancing Cultural Competency Toward Sexual and Gender Minorities
Open AccessStacey B Griner, Erica C Spears et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2021
Theory and empiricism
Open AccessBriana Mezuk, Josefina Del Toro et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2021Cited by: 3References: 13
Racism-related stress and psychological distress
Open AccessEvelyn A Hunter, Erica C Spears et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Psychology2021Cited by: 1References: 66
Disparate health consequences in African American women with systemic lupus erythematosus include greater severity of physical and psychological distress. Racism-related stress is also related to psychological distress correlates in this population. This study examined the relationships between racism-related experiences, psychological distress, and systemic lupus erythematosus activity in 430 African American women from the Black Women's Experie…
Emotional and social cognitive predictors of sexual risk indicators among adolescents in committed and noncommitted partnerships
Open AccessHans Saint-Eloi Cadely, Erica C Spears et al.ARTICLEJournal of Adolescence2022
INTRODUCTION: Little is known about the risks of casual sexual partnerships during adolescence despite many adolescents having sex within noncommitted relationships. We applied theories of adult attachment, planned behavior, and problem behavior to examine emotional and social cognitive predictors of variability in sexual risk indicators among adolescents in committed and noncommitted partnerships. METHOD: Data were drawn from 801 adolescents (53…
“I Struggle with Breast Cancer and I Struggle with God”
Open AccessRahma S Mkuu, Rahma Mkuu et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2022
Association between Proximity to Food Sources and Dietary Behaviors in Black and White College Graduates
Open AccessCaryn N Bell, Brenda Robles et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Health Behavior2022
The associations between perceived proximity to food sources and dietary behaviors differ by race and sex among college graduates with important implications for racial disparities in diet quality and obesity across SES
It’s a Job Living Here
Open AccessErica C Spears, Idethia S Harvey et al.ARTICLEJournal of African American Studies2022References: 3
Self-Regulatory Coping Behaviors and Stress Reactivity
Open AccessBriana Mezuk, Viktoryia Kalesnikava et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aging and Health2022Cited by: 1References: 8
Health-harming and health-promoting SRCB are inter-related. Specific behaviors, rather than groupings as health-harming versus -promoting, are related to HPA stress reactivity
Familial Financial Assistance and Body Mass Index in Black College Graduates
Open AccessCaryn N Bell, Courtney S Thomas Tobin et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2022References: 68
Superwoman Schema and John Henryism among African American women
Open AccessAnthony Daniel Pérez, Suzanne M Dufault et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2023Cited by: 29References: 56
We discuss the implications of these findings for the measurement of culturally specific phenomena and their role in contributing to the unequal burden of ill health among African American women