Category: Affiliate Publication

Vitamin D-related Genetic Variants and Prostate Cancer Risk in Black Men

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Cancer Epidemiology (2025) Authors: Tracy M Layne, Joseph H Rothstein, Xiaoyu Song, Shaneda Warren Andersen, Emma K T Benn, Weiva Sieh, Robert J Klein Abstract: The relationship between vitamin D and prostate cancer has primarily been characterized among White men. Black men, however, have higher prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates, chronically low circulating vitamin D levels, and ancestry-specific genetic variants …

Lower Neighborhood-Level Socioeconomic Status Is Associated with Lower Colorectal Cancer Screening Uptake in the Southern Community Cohort Study

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Cancer Prevention Research (Philadelphia) (2025) Authors: Lauren Giurini, Ronald E Gangnon, Amy Trentham-Dietz, Wei Zheng, Loren Lipworth, Harvey J Murff, Mark Steinwandel, Jennifer Weiss, Shaneda Warren Andersen Abstract: Colorectal cancer is highly preventable with timely screening, but screening modalities are widely underused, especially among those of low individual-level socioeconomic status (SES). In addition to individual-level SES, neighborhood-level SES may also play a role …

How African Americans With Severe Mental Illness and Trauma Experience Diet and Exercise

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Journal of Human Services (2023) Authors: Lindsay Sheehan, Janis Sayer, Mariyam Siddiqi, Sang Qin, and LaToya Glover Abstract: African Americans have a higher prevalence of obesity and obesity-related diseases than other racial/ethnic groups; among persons with serious mental illness (SMI), African Americans fare worse as well. This qualitative study focused on the perceptions of African Americans …

Self-Stigma’s Effect on Psychosocial Functioning Among People With Mental Illness

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Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease (2023) Authors: Sang Qin, Patrick Corrigan, Maria Margaglione, and Andrew Smith Abstract: Consequences of self-stigma exhibit a four-step regressive model from being aware of public stigma, to agreeing with it, to applying it to oneself, to resulting harm on the self. We hypothesize the relationship between self-stigma and psychosocial …

Weight Self-Efficacy and Recovery Among African-Americans With Serious Mental Illness and High Body Weight

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Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease (2023) Authors: Patrick W. Corrigan, Katherine Nieweglowski, Sang Qin, Lindsay Sheehan, Rebecca Puhl, and Sai Snigdha Talluri Abstract: Many African-Americans with serious mental illness fail to engage in evidence-based programs that positively affect weight management. We examined how having a weight-related physical illness correlated with self-efficacy, recovery, and quality of …

Uni- vs. Multi-dimensional: A Bifactor Factor Structure of the Self-Stigma Scale-Short (SSS-S) Among U.S. Adults with Psychiatric Disabilities

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Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal (2023) Authors: Deyu Pan, Zachary A. Babb, Wilson J. Brown, Sang Qin, and Jennifer Sánchez Abstract: This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the English version of the Self-Stigma Scale-Short (SSS-S), a nine-item self-report self-stigma measurement, among U.S. adults with psychiatric disabilities. We obtained reliability and validity evidence from a sample …

Self-Stigma of Incarceration and Its Impact on Health and Community Integration

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Criminal Behavior and Mental Health (2024) Authors: Chelsea E. Brehmer, Sang Qin, Brigette C. Young, and David R. Strauser Abstract: Individuals returning to the wider community from incarceration face many re-entry barriers, including stigmatising beliefs regarding past criminal record, that have impact on health and re-entry. Understanding the development and impact of self-stigma on health can …

Exploring the Relationship Between Courtesy Stigma and Life Satisfaction Among Caregivers of Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

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Stigma and Health (2024) Authors: Jeong-Eun Lee, Sang Qin, Jinhee Park, and Melissa Ivins-Lukse Abstract: Family caregivers for youth with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDDs) frequently confront challenges extending beyond the management of psychological, physical, cognitive, and functional complexities associated with disabilities. They are also tasked with navigating societal attitudes and biases permeating their environment. This includes …

Family-Centered Decision Making: A Culturally Responsive Collaborative Approach Among Asians Living in the United States

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Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal (2024) Authors: Sang Qin, Patrick Corrigan, and Eun-Jeong Lee Abstract: Compared to Western cultures, self-determination needs are expressed and pursued differently in Asian cultures, where interdependence and achieving greater good for the group are prioritized. To accommodate these needs, we propose the use of family-centered decision making (FCDM) to complement the shared …

Addressing Weight in Primary Care: Perspectives of African American Young Adults with Serious Mental Illness

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Journal of Human Services Scholarship and Interprofessional Collaboration (2024) Authors: Sang Qin, Lindsay Sheehan, Janis Sayer, and Kristin S. Williams Abstract: Young adults with serious mental illness (SMI) experience disproportionate rates of physical illness. Morbidity and mortality are even worse for young African Americans with SMI, especially those who are overweight. Primary care physicians (PCPs) …