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Examining the relationship between education and personal control over health: a mediation analysis
(2021-05-14)
The authoritative and dominant structural systems within the United States have made health equality challenging to achieve. The Health Belief Model suggests that health outcomes are related to individuals' beliefs regarding ...
The Price Is Not Right: Grocery Taxation, Race, and Food Security During COVID-19
(2023-05-12)
Using recent data from a national sample of 2.8 million households surveyed by the Household Pulse Survey (HPS) (U.S. Census Bureau 2022), this research examines the relationships across food insecurity, grocery taxes, and ...
Cultural Health Capital and the Doctor-Patient Encounter: An Exploratory Analysis
(2021-08-05)
Doctor-patient interactions look different than they did 30 years ago. Who has the power and influence in doctor-patient relationships? The doctor, the patient, or a shared power? In recent decades, doctor-patient interactions ...
What is guiding the health information-seeking behaviors of right-leaning Christians regarding the COVID-19 vaccines?
(2023-08-04)
Research has shown that politics influence Americans’ religious identities (Christian, atheist, etc.) and behaviors (church attendance). However, the research on how right-leaning Christians view the Covid-19 vaccines (and ...
Patient Expectations Predicting Medical Requests Based on Status Characteristics
(2021-05-14)
This research I conduct uses the Patient’s Likely Expectations and Satisfaction in care Survey (PLEASS 2007) to analyze how patients who have expectations about medical experiences request these based on status characteristic ...
Body Stories of Postpartum Women: Examining Social Influences on First-Time Mothers' Body Image
(2020-07-30)
Pregnancy and childbirth remain a mystery to many. This research sheds light on these
life-altering experiences and provides insights into how women view the changes their bodies
undergo due to pregnancy and childbirth, ...
Two Europe(s)? attitudes towards immigrants across eastern and western Europe
(2023-05-12)
Considering recent immigration trends as well as crises of war which have displaced large numbers of people and led to high rates of migration into and within Europe, understanding how anti-immigrant sentiments develop and ...
Sex Work, Race, and Bias: Exploring Police Violence and Misconduct Against Transgender People in the United States
(2023-05-12)
Transgender people face widespread abuse and violence from the criminal justice system in the United States, and sociological research has paid more attention to this issue in recent years. Still, there is little research ...
How does perceived discrimination affect voter turnout among registered Asian Americans?
(2021-05-14)
With National Asian American Survey 2016 Post-Election Survey data, this research addresses the gap in our understanding of voting behavior among native-born and naturalized Asian Americans when faced with two types of ...
Fatalism and its Effect on Health Behaviors in Mississippi and Louisiana Residents
(2021-08-05)
The Health Belief Model maps out multiple sources to explain actions people take or do not take in regard to health behaviors. One’s sense of control over one’s own health is a central component of the health belief model. ...