
Jamie DunaevRutgers, The State University of New Jersey- Camden · Health Sciences/Department of Psychology
Jamie Dunaev
PhD
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The digital neighborhood is the amalgamation of the spaces online where youth connect with others. Just as Black and Hispanic youth live in neighborhoods that influence their health, they are also influenced by online digital neighborhoods. Youth are exposed to social media content featuring substance use, sexual risk, and violence, yet little is k...
Although our bodies change as we age, there is limited research exploring body image among middle-aged and older adults. This study considered 70 adults with diabetes’ (Mage = 60.01 years) body image and revealed relatively high levels of body dissatisfaction in this sample. Furthermore, participants’ own and perceptions of their partners’ dissatis...
Objective:
Higher body-weight people are highly stigmatized and face prejudice and discrimination across a number of domains. Further, experiences of weight stigmatization are associated with a host of negative physical, psychological, and social consequences. However, less is known about effective means for reducing weight bias. One strategy that...
The aim of the current study was to examine associations between body appreciation and putative correlates that focus on self-enhancement and self-expression. Students (N = 261; mean age = 20.16 years, SD = 3.68; 60.9% female) from a non-residential college in the northeastern United States completed a questionnaire measuring body appreciation, int...
Background:
Sexual health is an important area of study-particularly for minority youth and youth living in disadvantaged neighborhoods.
Objectives:
The purpose of the research was to examine the sources of sexual health information associated with youth adopting sexual risk reduction behaviors.
Methods:
Data collection took place in a small c...
There has been significant interest in the role of social media in the lives of adolescents, particularly as it relates to sexual risk. Researchers have focused on understanding usage behaviors, quantifying effects of social media exposure and activity, and using social media to intervene. Much of this work has focused on college students and non-m...
Previous research has examined factors thought to influence individuals' interest in cosmetic surgery, yet few studies have examined these issues among midlife women. This study examines predictors of cosmetic surgery attitudes among midlife women (N = 114; age = 45-65 years; Mage = 53.7) and considers a previously unexplored variable: fear of nega...
This study examines the role of social media in the lives of youth living in disadvantaged neighborhoods. Feminist Standpoint Theory, which privileges the voices of marginalized communities in understanding social phenomena, suggests that youth at the margins have specific knowledge that helps us understand social media more broadly. We conducted s...
The current study utilizes in-depth interviews with inner city African-American and Latino adolescents to understand how they negotiate initial substance use. We applied the social norms approach to explore the role of peers, family, and neighborhood on adolescents’ initial substance use. Utilizing data from 36 interview participants, our analysis...
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To examine how girls and young women living in disadvantaged urban neighborhoods make decisions relating to sexual debut and HIV prevention.DesignThirty semistructured in-depth interviews. We used a socioecological approach to investigate the role of neighborhood and social context on sexual decision making.SettingCommunity-based organiz...
Youth living in disadvantaged neighborhoods often opt to remain indoors to avoid outside dangers (Holt et al., 2009). When youth limit face-to-face interactions due to safety concerns, the virtual world becomes a more important tool connecting youth with those beyond their immediate social worlds. Theoretically based in ecological systems theory (B...