2025
Long-Term Courses of Posttraumatic Growth in Survivors of Hurricane Katrina
Preston J, Lowe S, Rhodes J. Long-Term Courses of Posttraumatic Growth in Survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Traumatology An International Journal 2025, 31: 116-126. DOI: 10.1037/trm0000497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic growthAssociated with membershipIncreased PTGDecreasing PTGPosttraumatic growth trajectoriesPerceived social supportIncreased odds of membershipOdds of membershipStressor scoresPositive religious copingPsychosocial resourcesSocial supportSense of purposeSmall body of literaturePredisaster dataLow-incomeIncreased oddsFactors associated with stabilityBlack mothersReligious copingClinical interventionsTrauma eventsNeighborhood satisfactionSurvivorsTrauma survivors
2024
Help-Seeking Preferences and Influencing Factors Among Chinese Nurses Exposed to COVID-19: A Person-Centered Approach
Wu Z, Shi W, Chen Y, Lowe S, Liu J. Help-Seeking Preferences and Influencing Factors Among Chinese Nurses Exposed to COVID-19: A Person-Centered Approach. Journal Of Community Health Nursing 2024, 41: 273-285. PMID: 38368504, DOI: 10.1080/07370016.2024.2314076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHelp-seeking preferencesHelp-seeking intentionsChinese nursesPerceived social supportSocial supportPerson-centered approachLogistic regressionReduce mental illnessMental health servicesOnline mental health servicesCareer durationMedia exposurePsychological help-seeking intentionsCross-sectional designSocial media exposureSampled nursesHealth servicesMental illnessNursesPublic health emergencyHelp-seekingPerson-centeredCOVID-19 preventionLatent class analysisCOVID-19
2023
Mental health after mass shootings
Lowe S, Bonumwezi J, Valdespino-Hayden Z, Tineo. Mental health after mass shootings. 2023, 430-448. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-91497-0.00200-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Associations between posttraumatic stress symptoms, perceived social support and psychological distress among disaster-exposed Chinese young adults: A three-wave longitudinal mediation model
Yuan G, Shi W, Lowe S, Chang K, Jackson T, Hall B. Associations between posttraumatic stress symptoms, perceived social support and psychological distress among disaster-exposed Chinese young adults: A three-wave longitudinal mediation model. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2021, 137: 491-497. PMID: 33798977, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.03.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress symptomsPerceived social supportPsychological distressSocial supportStress symptomsAcute posttraumatic stress symptomsThree-wave longitudinal studyLongitudinal mediation modelsLong-term psychological problemsPsychological health outcomesChinese university studentsChinese young adultsMediation modelDirection of associationMediation relationshipPsychological problemsYoung adultsLongitudinal studyUniversity studentsHealth outcomesSocial resourcesDistressSymptomsAggravating effectAssociation
2020
Predisaster predictors of posttraumatic stress symptom trajectories: An analysis of low-income women in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
Lowe SR, Raker EJ, Waters MC, Rhodes JE. Predisaster predictors of posttraumatic stress symptom trajectories: An analysis of low-income women in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0240038. PMID: 33085670, PMCID: PMC7577433, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical health conditionsPosttraumatic Stress Symptom TrajectoriesMental illnessPTSS trajectoriesHealth conditionsMultivariable modelDisaster exposureGreater oddsSymptom trajectoriesProbable mental illnessUnivariate levelMultivariable predictive modelTrajectory membershipMental health servicesLow-income womenSocial supportHigh-stable trajectoryLatent class growth analysisYears postdisasterDisaster preparedness effortsIntervention studiesHealth servicesModerate decreasingIllnessOdds
2013
Trajectories of Psychological Distress Among Low‐Income, Female Survivors of Hurricane Katrina
Lowe SR, Rhodes JE. Trajectories of Psychological Distress Among Low‐Income, Female Survivors of Hurricane Katrina. American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 2013, 83: 398-412. PMID: 23889030, PMCID: PMC3999519, DOI: 10.1111/ajop.12019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological distressLatent class growth analysisHurricane-related stressorsDistinct trajectory groupsAfrican American womenTime pointsSocioeconomic statusTrajectory group membershipFemale survivorsSignificant predictorsTrajectory groupsAmerican womenDegree of exposurePsychological outcomesLow incomeSocial supportDistressPsychological responsesPredisaster levelsLow levelsPet bereavement
2010
Pre-Hurricane Perceived Social Support Protects Against Psychological Distress: A Longitudinal Analysis of Low-Income Mothers
Lowe SR, Chan CS, Rhodes JE. Pre-Hurricane Perceived Social Support Protects Against Psychological Distress: A Longitudinal Analysis of Low-Income Mothers. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2010, 78: 551-560. PMID: 20658811, PMCID: PMC3618961, DOI: 10.1037/a0018317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological distressHurricane-related stressorsSocial supportMultiple mediator analysisLow-income mothersNegative psychological effectsPerceived Social SupportStructural equation modelingNatural disaster exposureSocial support networksHypothesized modelPsychological effectsMediator analysisDisaster exposurePartial supportEquation modelingDistressIndirect effectsHurricane KatrinaSupport networksLongitudinal analysisStressorsIntervention studiesParticipantsPost-disaster assessment
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