Mélissa Garcia
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3603358 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Mélissa Garcia |
| PRENOMES | Mélissa |
| SOBRENOME | Garcia |
| ASSINATURA | GARCIA M |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Washington |
| ORCID | 0009-0001-8959-0232 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 9 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 6 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2003 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Excess Body Fat and Associated Factors in 7‐ to 10‐Year‐Old Schoolchildren in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Objectives This study aimed to assess the trend and factors associated with body fat percentage in 7‐ to 10‐year‐old schoolchildren in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, from 2002 to 2019. Methods This is a trend analysis of four cross‐sectional surveys involving 6597 schoolchildren attending public and private schools. Body fat percentage (outcome variable) was calculated from triceps and subscapular skinfold thicknesses using Lohman equatio…
Addressing loneliness in emerging adults in primary care
The results suggest that it may be feasible to treat loneliness in emerging adults in primary care with adapted interventions like CBT and SP. Further research with larger sample sizes and pragmatic, randomized controlled trial designs are needed to test the effectiveness of these interventions in primary care settings
How Social Support and Parent–Child Relationships Related to LGBTQ+ College Students’ Academic Challenges During Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the living arrangements of many college students in the United States, potentially impacting their academic development, which plays a critical role in their mental health. At the start of the pandemic, university closures led to an abrupt transition from face-to-face instruction to online instruction, which may have caused significant challenges for college students, particularly lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgende…
A longitudinal investigation of PTSD symptoms, hazardous drinking, and relationship satisfaction in college student dating relationships
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and hazardous drinking have been linked to lower relationship satisfaction; however, few studies have evaluated these associations over time in a college sample. The current study aimed to examine within-person and between-person longitudinal main and interactive effects of self-reported PTSD symptoms and hazardous drinking on relationship satisfaction in a college sample. We further examined whether…
Awareness and Perceptions of Emergency Contraceptive Pills Among Women in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
CONTEXT: Despite the commitment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to expand the family planning method mix and increase access to services, awareness of emergency contraception is low among women, and the method remains underused and poorly integrated in family planning programming. METHODS: Data from 15 focus group discussions conducted in 2016 among women aged 15-35 were used to examine awareness and perceptions of, and attitudes to…
The 2018 Inter-agency field manual on reproductive health in humanitarian settings
Since the 1990s, the Inter-agency field manual on reproductive health in humanitarian settings (IAFM) has provided authoritative guidance on reproductive health service provision during different phases of complex humanitarian emergencies. In 2018, the Inter-Agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises will release a new edition of this global resource. In this article, we describe the collaborative and inter-sectoral revision process an…
Association of Hearing Impairment and Emotional Vitality in Older Adults
HI is associated with lower odds of emotional vitality in older adults. Further studies are needed to examine the longitudinal impact of HI on mental health and well-being
Food for Thought
This article describes a study that explored factors which influenced undergraduate students' perceptions of the racial climate at a predominantly white liberal arts university in the South. Mixed methods results suggest that race, aspects of the institutional climate, and frequent interracial dining experiences in the campus cafeteria differentially affected students' campus racial climate perceptions
Implementing the centers for disease control and prevention’s Early Aberration Reporting System (Ears)
Food for Thought
This article describes a study that explored factors which influenced undergraduate students' perceptions of the racial climate at a predominantly white liberal arts university in the South. Mixed methods results suggest that race, aspects of the institutional climate, and frequent interracial dining experiences in the campus cafeteria differentially affected students' campus racial climate perceptions
A longitudinal investigation of PTSD symptoms, hazardous drinking, and relationship satisfaction in college student dating relationships
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and hazardous drinking have been linked to lower relationship satisfaction; however, few studies have evaluated these associations over time in a college sample. The current study aimed to examine within-person and between-person longitudinal main and interactive effects of self-reported PTSD symptoms and hazardous drinking on relationship satisfaction in a college sample. We further examined whether…
The 2018 Inter-agency field manual on reproductive health in humanitarian settings
Since the 1990s, the Inter-agency field manual on reproductive health in humanitarian settings (IAFM) has provided authoritative guidance on reproductive health service provision during different phases of complex humanitarian emergencies. In 2018, the Inter-Agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises will release a new edition of this global resource. In this article, we describe the collaborative and inter-sectoral revision process an…
Association of Hearing Impairment and Emotional Vitality in Older Adults
HI is associated with lower odds of emotional vitality in older adults. Further studies are needed to examine the longitudinal impact of HI on mental health and well-being
Implementing the centers for disease control and prevention’s Early Aberration Reporting System (Ears)
Food for Thought
This article describes a study that explored factors which influenced undergraduate students' perceptions of the racial climate at a predominantly white liberal arts university in the South. Mixed methods results suggest that race, aspects of the institutional climate, and frequent interracial dining experiences in the campus cafeteria differentially affected students' campus racial climate perceptions
Association of Hearing Impairment and Emotional Vitality in Older Adults
HI is associated with lower odds of emotional vitality in older adults. Further studies are needed to examine the longitudinal impact of HI on mental health and well-being
Awareness and Perceptions of Emergency Contraceptive Pills Among Women in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
CONTEXT: Despite the commitment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to expand the family planning method mix and increase access to services, awareness of emergency contraception is low among women, and the method remains underused and poorly integrated in family planning programming. METHODS: Data from 15 focus group discussions conducted in 2016 among women aged 15-35 were used to examine awareness and perceptions of, and attitudes to…
The 2018 Inter-agency field manual on reproductive health in humanitarian settings
Since the 1990s, the Inter-agency field manual on reproductive health in humanitarian settings (IAFM) has provided authoritative guidance on reproductive health service provision during different phases of complex humanitarian emergencies. In 2018, the Inter-Agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises will release a new edition of this global resource. In this article, we describe the collaborative and inter-sectoral revision process an…
A longitudinal investigation of PTSD symptoms, hazardous drinking, and relationship satisfaction in college student dating relationships
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and hazardous drinking have been linked to lower relationship satisfaction; however, few studies have evaluated these associations over time in a college sample. The current study aimed to examine within-person and between-person longitudinal main and interactive effects of self-reported PTSD symptoms and hazardous drinking on relationship satisfaction in a college sample. We further examined whether…
Excess Body Fat and Associated Factors in 7‐ to 10‐Year‐Old Schoolchildren in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Objectives This study aimed to assess the trend and factors associated with body fat percentage in 7‐ to 10‐year‐old schoolchildren in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, from 2002 to 2019. Methods This is a trend analysis of four cross‐sectional surveys involving 6597 schoolchildren attending public and private schools. Body fat percentage (outcome variable) was calculated from triceps and subscapular skinfold thicknesses using Lohman equatio…
Addressing loneliness in emerging adults in primary care
The results suggest that it may be feasible to treat loneliness in emerging adults in primary care with adapted interventions like CBT and SP. Further research with larger sample sizes and pragmatic, randomized controlled trial designs are needed to test the effectiveness of these interventions in primary care settings
How Social Support and Parent–Child Relationships Related to LGBTQ+ College Students’ Academic Challenges During Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the living arrangements of many college students in the United States, potentially impacting their academic development, which plays a critical role in their mental health. At the start of the pandemic, university closures led to an abrupt transition from face-to-face instruction to online instruction, which may have caused significant challenges for college students, particularly lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgende…
Medicine (8 obras) · Psychology (5 obras) · Psychiatry (4 obras) · Clinical Psychology (3 obras) · Environmental health (3 obras) · Family medicine (3 obras) · Mental health (3 obras) · Political science (3 obras) · Social Psychology (3 obras) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (2 obras)