Alexandra Chong

Kent State University | KSU · Department of Psychology

Background Delayed return to work is common after acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), but has undergone little detailed evaluation. We examined factors associated with the timing of return to work after ARDS, along with lost earnings and shifts in healthcare coverage. Methods Five-year, multisite prospective, longitudinal cohort study of 1...

Although breastfeeding has multiple benefits for baby and mother, including maternal mental well-being, many mothers terminate breastfeeding earlier than they desire. We examined two key factors in breastfeeding duration and maternal mental health––breastfeeding efficacy and family–work conflict. Specifically, we examined the moderating role of fam...

Objective: To evaluate the time-varying relationship of annual physical, psychiatric, and quality of life status with subsequent inpatient healthcare resource use and estimated costs. Design: Five-year longitudinal cohort study. Setting: Thirteen ICUs at four teaching hospitals. Patients: One hundred thirty-eight patients surviving greater t...

Although postpartum depression (PPD) symptoms are fairly common among new mothers and fathers, new parents still perceive a stigma associated with having the “baby blues.” Research has extensively examined the role of perceived stigma on help-seeking for clinical PPD, but little is known about the process of perceived stigma in new parents. We exam...

After the birth of a child, new mothers and fathers commonly have a substantial amount of contact with their parents and in-laws. However, this contact may not always result in emotional support. We tested if contact, rather than geographical distance, influenced emotional support received from parents and in-laws and whether there were gender diff...

Rationale: Acute lung injury (ALI) survivors require ongoing healthcare resources after hospital discharge. The extent of such resource utilization, and associated costs, are not fully understood. Objectives: For patients surviving at least 2 years after ALI, we evaluated cumulative 2-year inpatient admissions and related costs, and the association...

Background and objectives: A number of sources suggest changes in anxiety across the transition to parenthood may be experienced by parents in different ways, yet no studies have examined whether new parents experience changes in anxiety in distinct subgroups. Design: We conducted a longitudinal study of 208 first-time parents (104 couples) from...

The popular and academic literature is rife with research on gender role attitudes; however, few systematic studies exist on the role of concordance between gender role attitudes and role status on mental health. Existing research is mainly sociological in nature and has primarily focused on descriptive analyses of the association between sociodemo...

The current study examined the influence of perceived fairness of household labor and childcare on relationship satisfaction among new parents. Emotional spousal support and negative spousal interactions were analyzed as potential mediators, using cross-sectional and longitudinal data from couples transitioning to parenthood (N = 92). At 9 months p...

The health-related behaviors of adults who were child and adolescent caregivers is a neglected area of research. The purpose of the present study was to: (1) Provide descriptive information on these former young caregivers’ adult health-related behaviors, (2) To compare former young caregivers’ health-related behaviors to non-caregiver samples, and...