Abstract

The primary aim of the proposed research program is to develop new psychometric methods for drug abuse, AIDS, and policy research. Methods to be developed include correct missing data methodologies, robust methodologies, distribution-free methods and a variety of other latent variable modeling methods applicable to the analysis of real drug abuse data, such as badly distributed nonnormal variables. These methods are then applied to import drug abuse datasets. In order to disseminate the results at various levels of technical detail, nontechnical papers and practical improvements in methodology are also developed. Tutorials to improve methodology in drug abuse research are also given, and drug abuse and health researchers and government agencies are advised on the methodology research results and its implications.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Type
Research Program Projects (P01)
Project #
5P01DA001070-27
Application #
6320835
Study Section
Project Start
2000-06-01
Project End
2001-05-31
Budget Start
1998-10-01
Budget End
1999-09-30
Support Year
27
Fiscal Year
2000
Total Cost
$257,496
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of California Los Angeles
Department
Type
DUNS #
119132785
City
Los Angeles
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
90095

  Publications

Hunt, Tyler D; Bentler, Peter M (2015) Quantile lower bounds to reliability based on locally optimal splits. Psychometrika 80:182-95
Upchurch, Dawn M; Stein, Judith; Greendale, Gail A et al. (2015) A Longitudinal Investigation of Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Psychosocial Mediators of Allostatic Load in Midlife Women: Findings From the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation. Psychosom Med 77:402-12
Campos, Belinda; Ullman, Jodie B; Aguilera, Adrian et al. (2014) Familism and psychological health: the intervening role of closeness and social support. Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol 20:191-201
Attonito, Jennifer; Dévieux, Jessy G; Lerner, Brenda D G et al. (2014) Antiretroviral treatment adherence as a mediating factor between psychosocial variables and HIV viral load. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care 25:626-37
Rotheram-Borus, Mary Jane; Stein, Judith A; Rice, Eric (2014) Intervening on conflict, parental bonds, and sexual risk acts among adolescent children of mothers living with HIV. PLoS One 9:e101874
Chin, Dorothy; Myers, Hector F; Zhang, Muyu et al. (2014) Who Improved in a Trauma Intervention for HIV-Positive Women with Child Sexual Abuse Histories? Psychol Trauma 6:152-158
Bentler, Peter M; Huang, Wenjing (2014) On Components, Latent Variables, PLS and Simple Methods: Reactions to Rigdon's Rethinking of PLS. Long Range Plann 47:138-145
Ibabe, Izaskun; Stein, Judith A; Nyamathi, Adeline et al. (2014) Predictors of substance abuse treatment participation among homeless adults. J Subst Abuse Treat 46:374-81
Moskowitz, Amanda; Stein, Judith A; Lightfoot, Marguerita (2013) The mediating roles of stress and maladaptive behaviors on self-harm and suicide attempts among runaway and homeless youth. J Youth Adolesc 42:1015-27
Brumsey, Ayesha Delany; Joseph, Nataria T; Myers, Hector F et al. (2013) Modeling the Relationship between Trauma and Psychological Distress among HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Women. Psychol Trauma 5:69-76

Showing the most recent 10 out of 267 publications