Sheila Gahagan

Dados Biográficos

ID329143
NOMESheila Gahagan
PRENOMESSheila
SOBRENOMEGahagan
ASSINATURAGAHAGAN S
AFILIAÇÕESUniversity of California San Diego
ORCID0000-0002-1105-7323
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS20
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES7
TOTAL COMO AUTOR20
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2010
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2025
ÍNDICE H2

  • Ethnic and racial social identity, socioeconomic position, and women's bladder health

    Open AccessSonya S Brady, Heather A Klusaritz et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2025Referências: 31

  • Associations between adolescent alcohol use and neurocognitive functioning in young adulthood

    Patricia L East, Jorge Delva et al.ARTICLEApplied Developmental Science2024

    This study examined the associations between excessive alcohol intake during adolescence and neurocognitive functioning in young adulthood and whether these relations varied by sex. Participants were working-class Chilean adolescents ( N = 692; M age 16.0 years; 54.5% female) who provided frequency of past 30-day bingeing and past-year intoxication. Neurocognitive measures were completed in young adulthood ( M age 21.2 years). Illicit substance u…

  • Social Processes Informing Toileting Behavior Among Adolescent and Adult Women

    Open AccessJennifer Hebert-Beirne, Deepa R Camenga et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2021

    Little is known about social processes shaping adolescent and adult women’s toileting behaviors. The “Study of Habits, Attitudes, Realities, and Experiences” (SHARE) examines adolescent and adult women’s experiences related to bladder health across the life course. Forty-four focus groups with 360 participants organized by six age groups were conducted across seven sites. A transdisciplinary team used social cognitive theory as an interpretive le…

  • Eating behavior and body composition in Chilean young adults

    Open AccessLorena S Pacheco, Estela Blanco et al.ARTICLEAppetite2021Referências: 37

  • Iron deficiency in infancy and neurocognitive and educational outcomes in young adulthood

    Patricia L East, Jenalee R Doom et al.ARTICLEDevelopmental Psychology2021Citada por: 2Referências: 1

    This study examines the extent to which iron deficiency in infancy contributes to adverse neurocognitive and educational outcomes in young adulthood directly and indirectly, through its influence on verbal cognition and attention problems in childhood. Young adults (N = 1,000, M age = 21.3 years, 52% female; of Spanish or indigenous descent) from working-class families in Santiago, Chile, completed instruments assessing memory, processing speed, …

  • Risk taking, sensation seeking and personality as related to changes in substance use from adolescence to young adulthood

    Open AccessNatalia LaSpada, Erin Delker et al.ARTICLEJournal of Adolescence2020

    INTRODUCTION: This study examined changes in substance use from adolescence to young adulthood as related to adolescents' risk taking, sensation seeking, antisocial activities, and personality traits. METHODS: Chilean youth (N = 890, 52% female) were studied in adolescence (14.5 and 16.2 years) and young adulthood (M age 21.3 years). Risk taking was assessed via a laboratory-based performance task (Balloon Analogue Risk Task), and self-administer…

  • Adolescent Internalizing, Externalizing, and Social Problems Following Iron Deficiency at 12–18 Months

    Open AccessJenalee R Doom, Sheila Gahagan et al.ARTICLEChild Development2020

    This study tested whether maternal responsiveness moderated or mediated pathways from iron deficiency (ID) at 12–18 months to adolescent behavior problems. Participants were part of a large Chilean cohort (N = 933). Iron status was assessed at 12 and 18 months. Maternal responsiveness was assessed at 9 months and 5 years. Parents reported their child’s symptomology at 5 years, 10 years, and adolescence (11–17 years; M = 14.4). Structural equation…

  • Converging on Bladder Health through Design Thinking

    Open AccessJessica B Lewis, Sonya S Brady et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2020

    Lower urinary tract symptoms affect a substantial number of women in the United States (U.S.) and globally. In 2015, the Prevention of Lower Urinary tract Symptoms in women (PLUS) Research Consortium was funded to establish the scientific basis for prevention efforts by (1) understanding healthy bladder function and (2) identifying risk and protective factors for bladder health in women across the lifecourse. This transdisciplinary consortium gen…

  • Associations Among Household Chaos, School Belonging and Risk Behaviors in Adolescents

    Open AccessErin Delker, Patricia L East et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Primary Prevention2020

  • Childhood socioeconomic hardship, family conflict, and young adult hypertension

    Open AccessPatricia L East, Patricia East et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2020Citada por: 2Referências: 69

  • Effect of Infant Iron Deficiency on Children’s Verbal Abilities

    Open AccessPatricia L East, Erin Delker et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2019

  • A Feasibility Study to Promote Optimal Weight in First Time Pregnant Mothers and Their Babies

    Open AccessChristine B Williams, D Yvette Lacoursiere et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2019

  • Changes in socio-economic status and lipoproteins in Chilean adolescents

    Open AccessZachary J Madewell, Estela Blanco et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2019

    Objective The present longitudinal study assessed whether changes in socio-economic status (SES) from infancy to adolescence were associated with plasma lipoprotein concentrations in adolescence, of which low HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C) and high LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C), TAG and total cholesterol (TC) concentrations are associated with higher cardiovascular risk. Design SES, assessed using the modified Graffar Index, was calculated at 1, 5, 10 and 16 …

  • Cardiometabolic health in adolescence and its association with educational outcomes

    Paulina Correa-Burrows, Estela Blanco et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2019Citada por: 2Referências: 33

    Aim To explore the association of selected cardiometabolic biomarkers and metabolic syndrome (MetS) with educational outcomes in adolescents from Chile. Methods Of 678 participants, 632 (52% males) met criteria for the study. At 16 years, waist circumference (WC), systolic blood pressure, triglycerides (TG), high-density lipoprotein and glucose were measured. A continuous cardiometabolic risk score (zMetS) using indicators of obesity, lipids, glu…

  • The Impact of Refugee Mothers’ Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress, and Depression on Their Children’s Adjustment

    Open AccessPatricia L East, Sheila Gahagan et al.ARTICLEJournal of Immigrant and Minority…2017

  • Infant iron deficiency, child affect, and maternal unresponsiveness

    Open AccessPatricia L East, Patricia East et al.ARTICLEDevelopmental Psychology2017Citada por: 1Referências: 2

    Children who are iron deficient (ID) or iron-deficient anemic (IDA) have been shown to seek and receive less stimulation from their caregivers, contributing to functional isolation . Over time, the reduced interactions between child and caregiver are thought to interfere with the acquisition of normative social competencies and adversely affect the child's development. The current study examined functional isolation in children who were ID or IDA…

  • High cardiometabolic risk in healthy Chilean adolescents

    Open AccessRaquel Burrows, Paulina Correa-Burrows et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2016

    Objective To analyse the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in healthy adolescents of low to middle socio-economic status and to study the influence of anthropometric, biological and lifestyle factors on the risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS). Design Cross-sectional study. BMI, waist circumference, blood pressure, fat and lean mass (by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry), TAG, HDL-cholesterol, glucose, insulin, homeostatic model assessment–in…

  • Food ordering for children in restaurants

    Open AccessIana A Castro, Christine B Williams et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2016

    Objective Restaurants are playing an increasingly important role in children’s dietary intake. Interventions to promote healthy ordering in restaurants have primarily targeted adults. Much remains unknown about how to influence ordering for and by children. Using an ecological lens, the present study sought to identify sources of influence on ordering behaviour for and by children in restaurants. Design A mixed-methods study was conducted using u…

  • Community Engagement Approach

    Open AccessMelinda S Bender, Mary J Clark et al.ARTICLEJournal of Transcultural Nursing2014

    Childhood obesity affects approximately 20% of U.S. preschool children. Early prevention is needed to reduce young children’s risks for obesity, especially among Hispanic preschool children who have one of the highest rates of obesity. Vida Saludable was an early childhood obesity intervention designed to be culturally appropriate for low-income Hispanic mothers with preschool children to improve maternal physical activity and reduce children’s s…

  • Adolescent Girls Define Menstruation

    Kelly Orringer, Sheila GahaganARTICLEHealth Care For Women International2010

    Incomplete understanding of menstruation may place girls at risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and unintended pregnancy. Prior research suggests that European American and African American girls incompletely understand menstruation, yet little is known about menstrual knowledge in other ethnic groups. Using audiotaped focus group and individual interviews with 73 African American, Mexican American, Arab American, and European American …