Clyde W Dent
Biographic Data
| ID | 826674 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Clyde W Dent |
| GIVEN NAMES | Clyde W |
| FAMILY NAME | Dent |
| SIGNATURE | DENT C W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southern California |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 37 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Commentary—Project Towards No Drug Abuse: An Evidence-Based Drug Abuse Prevention Program
Evaluation of California's in-school tobacco use prevention education (Tupe) activities using a nested school-longitudinal design, 2003–2004 and 2005–2006
TUPE activities appears to be beneficial in reducing tobacco use in California high school students over time. Other contextual factors were important moderating influences on student tobacco use
Reducing HIV and Partner Violence Risk Among Women with Criminal Justice System Involvement: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Two Motivational Interviewing-based Interventions
Does tobacco industry marketing excessively impact lesbian, gay and bisexual communities
LGB communities, especially lesbian and bisexual women, appear to be effectively targeted by tobacco industry marketing activities. Strategies to limit tobacco industry marketing, and increase individuals' resistance to marketing, may be critical to reducing smoking among LGB populations
Is a statewide tobacco quitline an appropriate service for specific populations
The Washington QL appeared effective and well received by callers from the specific populations studied. States choosing to promote their QL more aggressively should feel confident that a tobacco QL can be an effective and well received cessation service for smokers who call from a broad range of communities
The Impact of Clean Indoor Air Exemptions and Preemption Policies on the Prevalence of a Tobacco-Specific Lung Carcinogen Among Nonsmoking Bar and Restaurant Workers
Objectives. We studied the impact of clean indoor air law exemptions and preemption policies on the prevalence of a tobacco-specific lung carcinogen—4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK)—among nonsmoking bar and restaurant workers. Methods.secondhand smoke were compared with results from participants who were exposed to it. Results. Participants exposed to workplace secondhand smoke were more likely to have any detectable level of …
Prediction of Violence Perpetration Among High-risk Youth
Consistent with problem-behavior theory, personality, perceived environment, and behavior variables, beyond baseline violent behavior, predict risk for future violence perpetration in emerging adulthood, whereas demographic background may exert indirect effects
Alcohol Advertising Exposure and Adolescent Alcohol Use: A Comparison of Exposure Measures
Previous studies have noted an association between exposure to alcohol advertising and adolescent alcohol use. However, exposure to alcohol advertising has been measured in various ways by many researchers. This study examined several different measures of exposure to alcohol advertising, including general television exposure, exposure to televised sports, perceived frequency of alcohol advertising exposure, advertisement recognition, receptivity…
Influence of a Substance-abuse-prevention Curriculum on Violence-related Behavior
The findings provide limited support for a generalization of TND's preventive effect
Independent Evaluation of the California Tobacco Control Program: Relationships Between Program Exposure and Outcomes, 1996–1998
Objectives. This study sought to determine the effects of the California Tobacco Control Program on tobacco-related attitudes and behaviors. Methods. In 1996 and 1998, a telephone survey was conducted among adults in randomly selected households in 18 California counties. Tenth-grade youths in 84 randomly selected high schools completed a written survey. In analyses conducted at the county level, differences in outcomes were regressed on an index…
Predicting Regular Cigarette Use Among Continuation High School Students
Intrapersonal variables may be relatively important in predicting the progression from experimental to regular smoking
Self-Reported High-Risk Locations of Drug Use among Drug Offenders: Ethnic and Gender Differences
This study provides a detailed multiple-choice self-report analysis of home, work, and other public locations where drug offenders report using drugs. Specific settings were examined as a function of gender and Latino versus Anglo ethnicity. The participants for this study were 391 individuals attending drug diversion programs in Southern California. The single most frequently reported location of use was the participants’living rooms with a smal…
One-year Prediction of Violence Perpetration Among High-risk Youth
OBJECTIVE: Measures of drug use, law-abidance beliefs, sensation seeking, fear of victimization, high-risk group identification, self-protection needs and behaviors, and demographics were investigated as longitudinal predictors of violence perpetration among 870 high-risk adolescents. METHOD: Self-reports from the same youth were obtained 1-year apart. RESULTS: In addition tobaseline violence perpetration, marijuana use, relatively young age, mal…
Prospective psychosocial, interpersonal, and behavioral predictors of handgun carrying among adolescents
OBJECTIVES: This study identified behavioral and psychosocial/interpersonal factors in young adolescence that are associated with handgun carrying in later adolescence. METHODS: A sample of 2200 high school students was surveyed at 9th grade and again at 12th grade. RESULTS: Multivariate logistic regression analyses indicated that measures of risk-taking preference, depression, stress, temper, and drug use assessed while the students were in 9th …
Depression, Suicidal Ideation, and Substance Use Among Continuation High School Students
Is Current Drug Abuse Prevention Programming Generalizable Across Ethnic Groups
Considerable progress has been made over the past two decades in identifying effective drug abuse prevention strategies. In particular, much support has been obtained for the effectiveness of a comprehensive social influences approach to drug abuse prevention. Given the inclusion of fundamental social psychological principles in comprehensive programs, it is possible that currently developed drug abuse prevention programming is generalizable to d…
Design and Analysis Issues in Community-Based Drug Abuse Prevention
This article reviews the design and analysis issues that face community-based drug abuse prevention trials. Such trials allocate intact social groups to study conditions and fall within the general class of studies called "community trials." Special concerns for community trials include selection bias, differential mortality and maturation, contamination, poorly defined constructs, weak interventions, violation of assumptions underlying analysis …
Project towards no tobacco use: 1-Year Behavior Outcomes
OBJECTIVES. We present 1-year follow-up data from a school-based tobacco use prevention project designed to test the effectiveness of three main components of social influence programs. The components teach refusal skills, awareness of social misperceptions about tobacco use, and misconceptions about physical consequences. METHODS. Four different curricula were developed and tested in a randomized experiment involving 48 junior high schools. The …
Music preference as a diagnostic indicator of adolescent drug use
Music preference as a diagnostic indicator of adolescent drug use. C W Dent, J Galaif, S Sussman, A W Stacy, D Burton, and B R FlayCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.82.1.124 Published Online: October 07, 2011
Condom skills education and sexually transmitted disease reinfection
A condom skills educational program emphasizing how to use a condom was presented to groups of patients waiting to be seen in a public health sexually transmitted disease clinic. Compared to controls, patients exposed to the intervention were approximately half as likely to return within the subsequent 12 months with a new sexually transmitted disease. Other predictors of reinfection included previous infection and age less than 25
Omega: A General Formulation of the Rand Index of Cluster Recovery Suitable for Non-disjoint Solutions
Cluster recovery indices are more important than ever, because of the necessity for comparing the large number of clustering procedures available today. Of the cluster recovery indices prominent in contemporary literature, the Hubert and Arabie (1985) adjustment to the Rand index (1971) has been demonstrated to have the most desirable properties (Milligan & Cooper, 1986). However, use of the Hubert and Arabie adjustment to the Rand index is limit…
The influence of observing carbon monoxide level on cigarette smoking by public prenatal patients
From theories that suggest behavior is influenced by direct observation of personal and immediate consequences of the behavior, we hypothesized that public prenatal patients would reduce their smoking if they observed the level of carbon monoxide in their own alveolar air. An experimental design was used that involved 170 subjects, multiple measures of smoking, and data collection before the intervention and six weeks later. It was concluded that…
Condom skills education and sexually transmitted disease reinfection
A condom skills educational program emphasizing how to use a condom was presented to groups of patients waiting to be seen in a public health sexually transmitted disease clinic. Compared to controls, patients exposed to the intervention were approximately half as likely to return within the subsequent 12 months with a new sexually transmitted disease. Other predictors of reinfection included previous infection and age less than 25
Design and Analysis Issues in Community-Based Drug Abuse Prevention
This article reviews the design and analysis issues that face community-based drug abuse prevention trials. Such trials allocate intact social groups to study conditions and fall within the general class of studies called "community trials." Special concerns for community trials include selection bias, differential mortality and maturation, contamination, poorly defined constructs, weak interventions, violation of assumptions underlying analysis …
The Impact of Clean Indoor Air Exemptions and Preemption Policies on the Prevalence of a Tobacco-Specific Lung Carcinogen Among Nonsmoking Bar and Restaurant Workers
Objectives. We studied the impact of clean indoor air law exemptions and preemption policies on the prevalence of a tobacco-specific lung carcinogen—4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK)—among nonsmoking bar and restaurant workers. Methods.secondhand smoke were compared with results from participants who were exposed to it. Results. Participants exposed to workplace secondhand smoke were more likely to have any detectable level of …
Prospective psychosocial, interpersonal, and behavioral predictors of handgun carrying among adolescents
OBJECTIVES: This study identified behavioral and psychosocial/interpersonal factors in young adolescence that are associated with handgun carrying in later adolescence. METHODS: A sample of 2200 high school students was surveyed at 9th grade and again at 12th grade. RESULTS: Multivariate logistic regression analyses indicated that measures of risk-taking preference, depression, stress, temper, and drug use assessed while the students were in 9th …
Project towards no tobacco use: 1-Year Behavior Outcomes
OBJECTIVES. We present 1-year follow-up data from a school-based tobacco use prevention project designed to test the effectiveness of three main components of social influence programs. The components teach refusal skills, awareness of social misperceptions about tobacco use, and misconceptions about physical consequences. METHODS. Four different curricula were developed and tested in a randomized experiment involving 48 junior high schools. The …
Independent Evaluation of the California Tobacco Control Program: Relationships Between Program Exposure and Outcomes, 1996–1998
Objectives. This study sought to determine the effects of the California Tobacco Control Program on tobacco-related attitudes and behaviors. Methods. In 1996 and 1998, a telephone survey was conducted among adults in randomly selected households in 18 California counties. Tenth-grade youths in 84 randomly selected high schools completed a written survey. In analyses conducted at the county level, differences in outcomes were regressed on an index…
Music preference as a diagnostic indicator of adolescent drug use
Music preference as a diagnostic indicator of adolescent drug use. C W Dent, J Galaif, S Sussman, A W Stacy, D Burton, and B R FlayCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.82.1.124 Published Online: October 07, 2011
Depression, Suicidal Ideation, and Substance Use Among Continuation High School Students
Is Current Drug Abuse Prevention Programming Generalizable Across Ethnic Groups
Considerable progress has been made over the past two decades in identifying effective drug abuse prevention strategies. In particular, much support has been obtained for the effectiveness of a comprehensive social influences approach to drug abuse prevention. Given the inclusion of fundamental social psychological principles in comprehensive programs, it is possible that currently developed drug abuse prevention programming is generalizable to d…
The influence of observing carbon monoxide level on cigarette smoking by public prenatal patients
From theories that suggest behavior is influenced by direct observation of personal and immediate consequences of the behavior, we hypothesized that public prenatal patients would reduce their smoking if they observed the level of carbon monoxide in their own alveolar air. An experimental design was used that involved 170 subjects, multiple measures of smoking, and data collection before the intervention and six weeks later. It was concluded that…
The influence of observing carbon monoxide level on cigarette smoking by public prenatal patients
From theories that suggest behavior is influenced by direct observation of personal and immediate consequences of the behavior, we hypothesized that public prenatal patients would reduce their smoking if they observed the level of carbon monoxide in their own alveolar air. An experimental design was used that involved 170 subjects, multiple measures of smoking, and data collection before the intervention and six weeks later. It was concluded that…
Omega: A General Formulation of the Rand Index of Cluster Recovery Suitable for Non-disjoint Solutions
Cluster recovery indices are more important than ever, because of the necessity for comparing the large number of clustering procedures available today. Of the cluster recovery indices prominent in contemporary literature, the Hubert and Arabie (1985) adjustment to the Rand index (1971) has been demonstrated to have the most desirable properties (Milligan & Cooper, 1986). However, use of the Hubert and Arabie adjustment to the Rand index is limit…
Condom skills education and sexually transmitted disease reinfection
A condom skills educational program emphasizing how to use a condom was presented to groups of patients waiting to be seen in a public health sexually transmitted disease clinic. Compared to controls, patients exposed to the intervention were approximately half as likely to return within the subsequent 12 months with a new sexually transmitted disease. Other predictors of reinfection included previous infection and age less than 25
Music preference as a diagnostic indicator of adolescent drug use
Music preference as a diagnostic indicator of adolescent drug use. C W Dent, J Galaif, S Sussman, A W Stacy, D Burton, and B R FlayCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.82.1.124 Published Online: October 07, 2011
Project towards no tobacco use: 1-Year Behavior Outcomes
OBJECTIVES. We present 1-year follow-up data from a school-based tobacco use prevention project designed to test the effectiveness of three main components of social influence programs. The components teach refusal skills, awareness of social misperceptions about tobacco use, and misconceptions about physical consequences. METHODS. Four different curricula were developed and tested in a randomized experiment involving 48 junior high schools. The …
Is Current Drug Abuse Prevention Programming Generalizable Across Ethnic Groups
Considerable progress has been made over the past two decades in identifying effective drug abuse prevention strategies. In particular, much support has been obtained for the effectiveness of a comprehensive social influences approach to drug abuse prevention. Given the inclusion of fundamental social psychological principles in comprehensive programs, it is possible that currently developed drug abuse prevention programming is generalizable to d…
Design and Analysis Issues in Community-Based Drug Abuse Prevention
This article reviews the design and analysis issues that face community-based drug abuse prevention trials. Such trials allocate intact social groups to study conditions and fall within the general class of studies called "community trials." Special concerns for community trials include selection bias, differential mortality and maturation, contamination, poorly defined constructs, weak interventions, violation of assumptions underlying analysis …
Prospective psychosocial, interpersonal, and behavioral predictors of handgun carrying among adolescents
OBJECTIVES: This study identified behavioral and psychosocial/interpersonal factors in young adolescence that are associated with handgun carrying in later adolescence. METHODS: A sample of 2200 high school students was surveyed at 9th grade and again at 12th grade. RESULTS: Multivariate logistic regression analyses indicated that measures of risk-taking preference, depression, stress, temper, and drug use assessed while the students were in 9th …
Depression, Suicidal Ideation, and Substance Use Among Continuation High School Students
One-year Prediction of Violence Perpetration Among High-risk Youth
OBJECTIVE: Measures of drug use, law-abidance beliefs, sensation seeking, fear of victimization, high-risk group identification, self-protection needs and behaviors, and demographics were investigated as longitudinal predictors of violence perpetration among 870 high-risk adolescents. METHOD: Self-reports from the same youth were obtained 1-year apart. RESULTS: In addition tobaseline violence perpetration, marijuana use, relatively young age, mal…
Self-Reported High-Risk Locations of Drug Use among Drug Offenders: Ethnic and Gender Differences
This study provides a detailed multiple-choice self-report analysis of home, work, and other public locations where drug offenders report using drugs. Specific settings were examined as a function of gender and Latino versus Anglo ethnicity. The participants for this study were 391 individuals attending drug diversion programs in Southern California. The single most frequently reported location of use was the participants’living rooms with a smal…
Predicting Regular Cigarette Use Among Continuation High School Students
Intrapersonal variables may be relatively important in predicting the progression from experimental to regular smoking
Influence of a Substance-abuse-prevention Curriculum on Violence-related Behavior
The findings provide limited support for a generalization of TND's preventive effect
Independent Evaluation of the California Tobacco Control Program: Relationships Between Program Exposure and Outcomes, 1996–1998
Objectives. This study sought to determine the effects of the California Tobacco Control Program on tobacco-related attitudes and behaviors. Methods. In 1996 and 1998, a telephone survey was conducted among adults in randomly selected households in 18 California counties. Tenth-grade youths in 84 randomly selected high schools completed a written survey. In analyses conducted at the county level, differences in outcomes were regressed on an index…
Alcohol Advertising Exposure and Adolescent Alcohol Use: A Comparison of Exposure Measures
Previous studies have noted an association between exposure to alcohol advertising and adolescent alcohol use. However, exposure to alcohol advertising has been measured in various ways by many researchers. This study examined several different measures of exposure to alcohol advertising, including general television exposure, exposure to televised sports, perceived frequency of alcohol advertising exposure, advertisement recognition, receptivity…
Prediction of Violence Perpetration Among High-risk Youth
Consistent with problem-behavior theory, personality, perceived environment, and behavior variables, beyond baseline violent behavior, predict risk for future violence perpetration in emerging adulthood, whereas demographic background may exert indirect effects
Is a statewide tobacco quitline an appropriate service for specific populations
The Washington QL appeared effective and well received by callers from the specific populations studied. States choosing to promote their QL more aggressively should feel confident that a tobacco QL can be an effective and well received cessation service for smokers who call from a broad range of communities
The Impact of Clean Indoor Air Exemptions and Preemption Policies on the Prevalence of a Tobacco-Specific Lung Carcinogen Among Nonsmoking Bar and Restaurant Workers
Objectives. We studied the impact of clean indoor air law exemptions and preemption policies on the prevalence of a tobacco-specific lung carcinogen—4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK)—among nonsmoking bar and restaurant workers. Methods.secondhand smoke were compared with results from participants who were exposed to it. Results. Participants exposed to workplace secondhand smoke were more likely to have any detectable level of …
Reducing HIV and Partner Violence Risk Among Women with Criminal Justice System Involvement: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Two Motivational Interviewing-based Interventions
Does tobacco industry marketing excessively impact lesbian, gay and bisexual communities
LGB communities, especially lesbian and bisexual women, appear to be effectively targeted by tobacco industry marketing activities. Strategies to limit tobacco industry marketing, and increase individuals' resistance to marketing, may be critical to reducing smoking among LGB populations
Evaluation of California's in-school tobacco use prevention education (Tupe) activities using a nested school-longitudinal design, 2003–2004 and 2005–2006
TUPE activities appears to be beneficial in reducing tobacco use in California high school students over time. Other contextual factors were important moderating influences on student tobacco use
Commentary—Project Towards No Drug Abuse: An Evidence-Based Drug Abuse Prevention Program
Medicine (20 works) · Psychology (15 works) · Environmental health (14 works) · Psychiatry (11 works) · Poison control (9 works) · Smoking Behavior and Cessation (9 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works) · Public health (8 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (7 works) · Suicide prevention (7 works)