2008
Experiences of Racial Discrimination & Relation to Violence Perpetration and Gang Involvement among a sample of Urban African American Men
Reed E, Silverman J, Ickovics J, Gupta J, Welles S, Santana M, Raj A. Experiences of Racial Discrimination & Relation to Violence Perpetration and Gang Involvement among a sample of Urban African American Men. Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health 2008, 12: 319-326. PMID: 18553221, DOI: 10.1007/s10903-008-9159-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdaptation, PsychologicalAdolescentAdultAgedBlack or African AmericanConfidence IntervalsCrimeCross-Sectional StudiesCultureData CollectionHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPrejudicePsychometricsResidence CharacteristicsRisk FactorsSocial AlienationSocioeconomic FactorsSpouse AbuseSpousesStress, PsychologicalUnited StatesUrban PopulationYoung Adult
2000
Relationship of Subjective and Objective Social Status With Psychological and Physiological Functioning: Preliminary Data in Healthy White Women
Adler N, Epel E, Castellazzo G, Ickovics J. Relationship of Subjective and Objective Social Status With Psychological and Physiological Functioning: Preliminary Data in Healthy White Women. Health Psychology 2000, 19: 586-592. PMID: 11129362, DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.19.6.586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdultBody Mass IndexFemaleHealth StatusHumansHydrocortisoneMiddle AgedRegression AnalysisRisk FactorsSocial ClassSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesConceptsSubjective socioeconomic statusObjective social statusLaboratory stress studySocial statusSubjective social statusPsychological functioningNegative affectivityPsychological perceptionHealthy white womenPhysiological functioningFunctioningObjective indicatorsWhite womenMost associationsHealth-related factorsSocioeconomic statusPsychologicalSES-health gradientAffectivityStress studiesPerceptionPreliminary dataWomenStatusAssociationStress and Body Shape: Stress-Induced Cortisol Secretion Is Consistently Greater Among Women With Central Fat
Epel E, McEwen B, Seeman T, Matthews K, Castellazzo G, Brownell K, Bell J, Ickovics J. Stress and Body Shape: Stress-Induced Cortisol Secretion Is Consistently Greater Among Women With Central Fat. Psychosomatic Medicine 2000, 62: 623-632. PMID: 11020091, DOI: 10.1097/00006842-200009000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStress-induced cortisol secretionCentral fat distributionCentral fatCortisol secretionHigh WHRLean womenFat distributionLow WHRFirst stress sessionHealthy premenopausal womenBody mass indexCortisol reactivityMore chronic stressCross-sectional findingsPremenopausal womenMass indexStress sessionAnimal studiesWHRChronic stressGreater riskPsychological stressLaboratory stressorWomenCortisol
1998
Long-Term Effects of HIV Counseling and Testing for Women: Behavioral and Psychological Consequences Are Limited at 18 Months Posttest
Ickovics J, Druley J, Grigorenko E, Morrill A, Beren S, Rodin J. Long-Term Effects of HIV Counseling and Testing for Women: Behavioral and Psychological Consequences Are Limited at 18 Months Posttest. Health Psychology 1998, 17: 395-402. PMID: 9775997, DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.17.5.395.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological consequencesConsequences of testingHIV counselingUntested womenIntrusive thoughtsMore anxietyMonth posttestTested womenHigh-risk sexual behaviorComparison groupCommunity health clinicsPotential risk factorsPublic health priorityRisk behaviorsAlternative interventionsProspective studyRisk factorsHealth clinicsHIV preventionHealth prioritySexual behaviorStudy periodWomenAnxietyBehavioral
1987
The Impact of Employment on the Psychological Well-being of Army Wives: A Longitudinal Survey Study
Ickovics J, Martin J. The Impact of Employment on the Psychological Well-being of Army Wives: A Longitudinal Survey Study. Military Medicine 1987, 152: 500-503. PMID: 3120040, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/152.10.500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Effects of Stress on the Psychological Well-being of Army Wives: Initial Findings from a Longitudinal Study
Martin J, Ickovics J. The Effects of Stress on the Psychological Well-being of Army Wives: Initial Findings from a Longitudinal Study. Behavioral Medicine 1987, 13: 108-115. PMID: 3655357, DOI: 10.1080/0097840x.1987.9936802.Peer-Reviewed Original Research