Melanie Wall
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 96428 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Melanie Wall |
| PRENOMES | Melanie |
| SOBRENOME | Wall |
| ASSINATURA | WALL M |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Massey University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1665-9403 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 46 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 85 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 46 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1990 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Structural stressors, neurocognition in reward-related decision making and substance use risk in Puerto Rican early adolescents at two sites
Background: Structural stressors (SS) or mutually reinforcing systems that prevent groups of individuals from accessing opportunities and resources, can impact one's health. Indicators of SS include area-level group differences in income, education and exposure to violence. SS are fundamental causes of health disparities and can be indexed by area-level measures. Area-level SS may influence substance use risk in adolescents and future substance u…
Food insecurity and disordered eating
Embodiment and mindful eating behavior in the context of ethnicity, race, and gender
The Developmental Theory of Embodiment describes a framework to understand eating and body image concerns as resulting from constrictive and gendered social discourses. Embodiment is posited to be associated with eating patterns that are attuned to and in a comfortable relationship with the body. One such pattern is mindful eating, a behavior that involves attunement to the sensory aspects of eating. The aims of the present study were to examine:…
Associations Between Low-Household Income and First-Generation Status With College Student Belonging, Mental Health, and Well-Being
Completing college can be difficult and students who are first-generation (FG) or low-income (LI) or both (FGLI) encounter unique structural challenges. We conducted a population-based survey (N=1671) at two interconnected highly-selective institutions of higher education and examined measures related to belonging, mental health, and well-being. Means and standard deviations for continuous measures and proportions for categorical measures were ca…
Financial Hardship, Hope, and Life Satisfaction Among Un/Underemployed Individuals With Psychiatric Diagnoses
SFH is a strong mediator of the relationship between OFH and LS in our study of unemployed and underemployed individuals with psychiatric diagnoses. Hope, and particularly its agency component, further mediate a modest but significant proportion of the association between SFH and LS. Economic empowerment interventions for this population should address objective and subjective financial stressors, foster a sense of agency, and consider the divers…
Testing whether the combination of victimization and minority stressors exacerbate PTSD risks in a diverse community sample of sexual minority women
Informed by minority stress and intersectionality frameworks, we examined: 1) associations of sexual identity and race/ethnicity with probable diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD-PD) among sexual minority women (SMW; e.g., lesbian, bisexual); and 2) potential additive and interactive associations of minority stressors (discrimination, stigma consciousness, and internalized homonegativity) and potentially traumatic childhood and adul…
ADHD and risk for subsequent adverse childhood experiences
BACKGROUND: Children with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are more likely to develop Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The reverse relationship - ADHD predicting subsequent ACEs - is vastly understudied, although it may be of great relevance to underserved populations highly exposed to ACEs. METHODS: Participants were 5- to 15-year-olds (48% females) with (9.9%) and without ADHD (DSM-IV criteria except age of onset) in a longi…
Using a Daily Diary Approach to Examine Substance Use and Negative Sexual Experiences Among College Students
Mortality risk among a sample of sexual minority women
The Situational Contexts of Sexual Experiences among Urban College Students
Objectives Research examining sex among college students has frequently focused on negative sexual experiences. This study aimed to understand situational predictors of various dimensions of students’ sexual experiences. Methods: 427 college students participated in a 60-day daily survey; 213 reported sex and were asked questions about each sexual encounter. Results: 1,664 sexual encounters were reported. 72.5% were described as very pleasurable,…
Socio-Ecologically Constituted Types of Sexual Assault
Despite the burden of sexual assault on college campuses, few effective prevention programs exist. Understanding the socio-ecological context in which sexual assaults occur may illuminate novel pathways to augment prevention. We examined data from 349 students at two inter-connected urban universities who completed a population-based survey ( N = 1,671) and described at least one incident of sexual assault victimization. Using latent class analys…
The popular and geography
In this chapter, the author discusses the relationship between geography and popular culture, with particular reference to the significance of experiential research and context to her approach to music and racialized identities in Aotearoa/New Zealand. She draws on a number of examples from her research in Aotearoa/New Zealand to highlight how this approach, by accessing racialized discourse through popular music, has provided a unique insight in…
Deaths of people with mental illness during interactions with law enforcement
Parent-child health- and weight-focused conversations
Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Private Insurance Coverage and Treatment of Behavioral Health Conditions in Young Adults
Objectives. To assess changes in private insurance coverage and behavioral treatment of people aged 19 to 25 years and 26 to 35 years following the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) dependent care provision and 2014 insurance reforms. Methods. We extracted data from the 2008 to 2016 US National Surveys on Drug Use and Health. We used an adjusted difference-in-differences approach to assess effects of age group on change in coverage. Replications in …
Association of State Recreational Marijuana Laws With Adolescent Marijuana Use
Importance: Historical shifts are occurring in marijuana policy. The effect of legalizing marijuana for recreational use on rates of adolescent marijuana use is a topic of considerable debate. Objective: To examine the association between the legalization of recreational marijuana use in Washington and Colorado in 2012 and the subsequent perceived harmfulness and use of marijuana by adolescents. Design, Setting, and Participants: We used data of …
HIV Education and Welfare Services in Primary Care
Integration of health education and welfare services in primary care systems is a key strategy to solve the multiple determinants of chronic diseases, such as Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS). However, there is a scarcity of conceptual models from which to build integration strategies. We provide a model based on cross-sectional data from 168 Community Health Agents, 62 nurses, and 32 physi…
School-based suicide prevention programmes
HIV practitioners in Madrid and New York improving inclusion of underrepresented populations in research
Practitioners have frequent contact with populations underrepresented in scientific research--ethnic/racial groups, sexual minorities and others at risk for poor health and whose low participation in research does not reflect their representation in the general population. Practitioners aspire to partner with researchers to conduct research that benefits underrepresented groups. However, practitioners are often overlooked as a work force that can…
A multilevel cross-lagged structural equation analysis for reciprocal relationship between social capital and health
Youth dietary intake and weight status
Medical marijuana laws in 50 states
Dieting and Unhealthy Weight Control Behaviors During Adolescence
Do adolescents who live or go to school near fast-food restaurants eat more frequently from fast-food restaurants
Primary Care and Public Health Services Integration in Brazil’s Unified Health System
Objectives. We examined associations between transdisciplinary collaboration, evidence-based practice, and primary care and public health services integration in Brazil’s Family Health Strategy. We aimed to identify practices that facilitate service integration and evidence-based practice. Methods. We collected cross-sectional data from community health workers, nurses, and physicians (n = 262). We used structural equation modeling to assess prov…
Methods to Recruit Hard-to-Reach Groups
Evidence suggests rapid diffusion of injecting drug use and associated outbreaks of HIV among injecting drug users (IDUs) in the Russian Federation and Eastern Europe. There remains a need for research among non-treatment and community-recruited samples of IDUs to better estimate the dynamics of HIV transmission and to improve treatment and health services access. We compare two sampling methodologies "respondent-driven sampling" (RDS) and chain …
The Effects of Profit-Sharing on Employment, Wages, Stock Returns and Productivity
Journal Article The Effects of Profit-Sharing on Employment, Wages, Stock Returns and Productivity: Evidence from UK Micro-Data Get access Sushil Wadhwani, Sushil Wadhwani London School of Economics Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Martin Wall Martin Wall London School of Economics Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 100, Issue 399, 1 March 1…
Neighborhood Racial/Ethnic Concentration, Social Disadvantage, and Homicide Risk
A multilevel cross-lagged structural equation analysis for reciprocal relationship between social capital and health
Do adolescents who live or go to school near fast-food restaurants eat more frequently from fast-food restaurants
Contested rural futures
Youth dietary intake and weight status
Primary Care and Public Health Services Integration in Brazil’s Unified Health System
Objectives. We examined associations between transdisciplinary collaboration, evidence-based practice, and primary care and public health services integration in Brazil’s Family Health Strategy. We aimed to identify practices that facilitate service integration and evidence-based practice. Methods. We collected cross-sectional data from community health workers, nurses, and physicians (n = 262). We used structural equation modeling to assess prov…
Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Private Insurance Coverage and Treatment of Behavioral Health Conditions in Young Adults
Objectives. To assess changes in private insurance coverage and behavioral treatment of people aged 19 to 25 years and 26 to 35 years following the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) dependent care provision and 2014 insurance reforms. Methods. We extracted data from the 2008 to 2016 US National Surveys on Drug Use and Health. We used an adjusted difference-in-differences approach to assess effects of age group on change in coverage. Replications in …
Associations between friends' disordered eating and muscle-enhancing behaviors
Why do health systems matter? Exploring links between health systems and HIV response
INTRODUCTION: Studies on the relevance of stronger health systems to the success of vertical programmes has focused mainly on developing countries with fragile infrastructures and limited human resources. Research in middle-income, and particularly post-Soviet, settings has been scarce. This article examines the relationships between health system characteristics and the HIV response in Russia, the country which towards the end of the Soviet peri…
Testing whether the combination of victimization and minority stressors exacerbate PTSD risks in a diverse community sample of sexual minority women
Informed by minority stress and intersectionality frameworks, we examined: 1) associations of sexual identity and race/ethnicity with probable diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD-PD) among sexual minority women (SMW; e.g., lesbian, bisexual); and 2) potential additive and interactive associations of minority stressors (discrimination, stigma consciousness, and internalized homonegativity) and potentially traumatic childhood and adul…
Socio-Ecologically Constituted Types of Sexual Assault
Despite the burden of sexual assault on college campuses, few effective prevention programs exist. Understanding the socio-ecological context in which sexual assaults occur may illuminate novel pathways to augment prevention. We examined data from 349 students at two inter-connected urban universities who completed a population-based survey ( N = 1,671) and described at least one incident of sexual assault victimization. Using latent class analys…
Prevalence of Low Physical Activity and its Relation to Social Environment in Deprived Areas in the London Borough of Redbridge
The Effects of Profit-Sharing on Employment, Wages, Stock Returns and Productivity
Journal Article The Effects of Profit-Sharing on Employment, Wages, Stock Returns and Productivity: Evidence from UK Micro-Data Get access Sushil Wadhwani, Sushil Wadhwani London School of Economics Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Martin Wall Martin Wall London School of Economics Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 100, Issue 399, 1 March 1…
Contested rural futures
Risk moderation of parent and child outcomes in a preventive intervention
Family risk-related variations in proximal parent and young adolescent outcomes of a universal family-focused preventive intervention were examined using a cumulative index of risk incorporating sociodemographic characteristics and social-emotional adjustment measures. Results of an initial investigation involving 209 families of young adolescents suggested that intervention efficacy was largely unrelated to cumulative family risk. These findings…
Correlates of fruit and vegetable intake among adolescents
Are family meal patterns associated with disordered eating behaviors among adolescents?
The Effect of Alcoholism Treatment on Medical Care Use
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to assess changes in outpatient and inpatient medical care utilization associated with outpatient and inpatient treatment of alcohol abuse by comparing alcoholics who engaged in treatment to alcoholics who presented for, but did not engage in, treatment. RESEARCH DESIGN: Claims and encounter data of 29,122 adults receiving benefits from both a behavioral managed care company and its parent medical care i…
Emotional Resilience
A total of 268 alternative education students from New Zealand were surveyed to examine risk and protective factors for depression within the social environment. Twenty-eight (35.4%) of the girls and 31 (21.1%) of the boys had cut-off scores that indicated a high likelihood of significant psychopathology from depression. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that family and peer connections were protective against depression. High levels of poverty,…
Associations between parental report of the home food environment and adolescent intakes of fruits, vegetables and dairy foods
Objective This study examines parental report of household food availability, parent dietary intake and associations with adolescent intakes of fruits, vegetables and dairy foods. Design Cross-sectional study. Adolescents completed the Project EAT survey and the Youth Adolescent Food Frequency Questionnaire at school. Parents of adolescents were interviewed by telephone about the home food environment, eating habits and weight-related behaviours.…
Obesity, Disordered Eating, and Eating Disorders in a Longitudinal Study of Adolescents
Methods to Recruit Hard-to-Reach Groups
Evidence suggests rapid diffusion of injecting drug use and associated outbreaks of HIV among injecting drug users (IDUs) in the Russian Federation and Eastern Europe. There remains a need for research among non-treatment and community-recruited samples of IDUs to better estimate the dynamics of HIV transmission and to improve treatment and health services access. We compare two sampling methodologies "respondent-driven sampling" (RDS) and chain …
Counting Heads or Counting Televisions
There has been a vigorous debate about poverty measurement in Russia, where both the poverty line and poverty data have been subject to criticism. We outline some of the issues raised and discuss the use of an alternative welfare measure based on household assets. Asset indices have mostly been constructed for low-income countries, supported by two arguments: first, the asset index appears to have a number of empirical advantages in terms of data…
Neighborhood Racial/Ethnic Concentration, Social Disadvantage, and Homicide Risk
Evaluation of community level interventions to address social and structural determinants of health
Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN68175121
Rages or Temper Tantrums? The Behavioral Organization, Temporal Characteristics, and Clinical Significance of Angry-Agitated Outbursts in Child Psychiatry Inpatients
Why do health systems matter? Exploring links between health systems and HIV response
INTRODUCTION: Studies on the relevance of stronger health systems to the success of vertical programmes has focused mainly on developing countries with fragile infrastructures and limited human resources. Research in middle-income, and particularly post-Soviet, settings has been scarce. This article examines the relationships between health system characteristics and the HIV response in Russia, the country which towards the end of the Soviet peri…
Dieting and Disordered Eating Behaviors from Adolescence to Young Adulthood
Complicated grief and related bereavement issues for DSM-5
Bereavement is a severe stressor that typically incites painful and debilitating symptoms of acute grief that commonly progresses to restoration of a satisfactory, if changed, life. Normally, grief does not need clinical intervention. However, sometimes acute grief can gain a foothold and become a chronic debilitating condition called complicated grief. Moreover, the stress caused by bereavement, like other stressors, can increase the likelihood …
Does Russia need sex education? The views of stakeholders in three Russian regions
Objective To investigate the attitudes of the main stakeholders towards the introduction of sex education in schools in Russia. Design Qualitative semi-structured interview study. Setting Altai Krai, Volgograd Oblast, Moscow, Russian Federation. Participants One hundred and fifty-three interviews with Intersectoral HIV/AIDS Committee members, government officials responsible for HIV policies and interventions, non-governmental organisation and pr…
Sex, drugs and economic behaviour in Russia
Prevalence of Low Physical Activity and its Relation to Social Environment in Deprived Areas in the London Borough of Redbridge
Medical marijuana laws in 50 states
Dieting and Unhealthy Weight Control Behaviors During Adolescence
Do adolescents who live or go to school near fast-food restaurants eat more frequently from fast-food restaurants
Primary Care and Public Health Services Integration in Brazil’s Unified Health System
Objectives. We examined associations between transdisciplinary collaboration, evidence-based practice, and primary care and public health services integration in Brazil’s Family Health Strategy. We aimed to identify practices that facilitate service integration and evidence-based practice. Methods. We collected cross-sectional data from community health workers, nurses, and physicians (n = 262). We used structural equation modeling to assess prov…
Associations between friends' disordered eating and muscle-enhancing behaviors
Medicine (36 obras) · Psychology (28 obras) · Environmental health (21 obras) · Population (18 obras) · Demography (15 obras) · Clinical Psychology (14 obras) · Psychiatry (14 obras) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (13 obras) · Sociology (12 obras) · Economics (10 obras)