Results: 103 publications.

Girl2Girl: How to develop a salient pregnancy prevention program for cisgender sexual minority adolescent girls

Ybarraa ML, Price-Feeney M,Prescott T, Goodenow C, Saewyc E, Rosariod M.Girl2Girl: How to develop a salient pregnancy prevention program for cisgender sexual minority adolescent girls. Journal of Adolescence. 2020; 85 (41-58). doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2020.09.006 Abstract: Introduction Although sexual minority girls are more likely than heterosexual girls to be pregnant during adolescence, programs tailored to their needs are Read More »


Iterative development of In This toGether, the first mHealth HIV prevention program for older adolescents in Uganda

Ybarra ML, Agaba E, Chen E, Nyemara N. Iterative Development of In This toGether, the First mHealth HIV Prevention Program for Older Adolescents in Uganda. AIDS Behav. 2020 Aug;24(8):2355-2368. doi: 10.1007/s10461-020-02795-4. Abstract: In Uganda, HIV prevention programming for older adolescents is noticeably lacking, even though HIV incidence rates increase dramatically from adolescence into young adulthood. Read More »


Clinical outcomes from the texting for relapse prevention (T4RP) in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder study

Cullen BA, Rodriguez K, Eaton WW, Mojtabai R, Von Mach T, Ybarra ML. Clinical outcomes from the texting for relapse prevention (T4RP) in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder study. Psychiatry Research. 2020;292 (113346). doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113346 Abstract: This 6 month randomized control trial investigated whether a novel text-messaging program impacted targeted clinical outcomes in patients with schizophrenia and Read More »


A national, qualitative study of sexual decision making by teenage girls who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or who have another nonheterosexual identity

Ybarra ML, Parrilla JS, Wolowic J, Rosario M, Goodenow C, Saewyc E. A National, Qualitative Study of Sexual Decision Making by Teenage Girls who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or who have Another Nonheterosexual Identity. J Pediatr. 2020 Feb;217:177-183. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.10.038. Epub 2019 Dec 13. Abstract: Objective: To address the significant dearth of literature that examines how Read More »


What counts?: A qualitative study of adolescents’ lived experience with online victimization and cyberbullying

Ranney ML, Pittman SK, Riese A, Koehler C, Ybarra ML, Cunningham RM, Spirito A, Rosen RK. What Counts?: A Qualitative Study of Adolescents’ Lived Experience With Online Victimization and Cyberbullying. Acad Pediatr. 2020 May-Jun;20(4):485-492. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2019.11.001. Epub 2019 Nov 8. Abstract: Objective: To inform development of cyberbullying interventions that are both accurate and meaningful to all Read More »


Developing Texting for relapse prevention: A scalable mHealth program for people with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder

Ybarra ML, Rodriguez K, Madison H, Mojtabai R, Cullen BA. Developing Texting for Relapse Prevention: A Scalable mHealth Program for People With Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2019 Oct;207(10):854-862. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000001037. Abstract: Symptom relapse in people with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder is common and has a negative impact on the course of Read More »


A cross-sectional study examining the (in)congruency of sexual identity, sexual behavior, and romantic attraction among adolescents in the US

  • Teen Health and Technology
  • LGBT+ / SGM

Ybarra ML, Price-Feeney M, Mitchell KJ. A Cross-sectional Study Examining the (In)congruency of Sexual Identity, Sexual Behavior, and Romantic Attraction among Adolescents in the US. J Pediatr. 2019 Nov;214:201-208. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.06.046. Epub 2019 Aug 8. Abstract: Objective: To examine how sexual identity, romantic attraction, and sexual behavior co-relate for cisgender adolescents. Study design: The Teen Health and Read More »


Linkages between violence‐associated attitudes and psychological, physical, and sexual dating abuse perpetration and victimization among male and female adolescents

Ybarra ML, Langhinrichsen‐Rohling J. Linkages between violence‐associated attitudes and psychological, physical, and sexual dating abuse perpetration and victimization among male and female adolescents. Aggress. Behav. 2019;45(6): 622-634. doi.org/10.1002/ab.21856. Abstract: Attitudes about violence and sex in dating relationships were related to psychological, physical, and sexual teen dating abuse perpetration and victimization. Data from Wave 4 of the Read More »


Feasibility, acceptability, and process indicators for Guy2Guy, an mHealth HIV prevention program for sexual minority adolescent boys

Ybarra ML, Prescott T, Mustanski B, Parsons J, Bull SS. Feasibility, Acceptability, and Process Indicators for Guy2Guy, an mHealth HIV Prevention Program for Sexual Minority Adolescent Boys. J Adolesc Health. 2019 Sep;65(3):417-422. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.04.025. Epub 2019 Jul 2. Abstract: Purpose: Guy2Guy is one of the first mHealth HIV prevention programs for sexual minority boys aged 14-18 Read More »


Health indicators of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and other sexual minority (LGB+) youth living in rural communities

Price-Feeny M, Ybarra ML, Mitchell KJ. Health indicators of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and other sexual minority (LGB+) youth living in rural communities. J Pediatr. In press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.09.059 Abstract:  OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the intersectionality of being lesbian, gay, bisexual, and other sexual minority youth (LGB+) and living in a rural community may portend worse concurrent Read More »


Perceptions of middle school youth about school bullying

Ybarra ML, Espelage DL, Valido A, Hong JS, Prescott TL. Perceptions of middle school youth about school bullying. J Adolesc. 2019 Aug;75:175-187. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2018.10.008. Epub 2018 Nov 7. Abstract: Introduction: Bullying prevention remains a major focus for schools yet prevention programs have yielded limited efficacy. This suggests that efforts to make the programs more salient for Read More »


Primary prevention of perpetration and experience of forced sex for South African youth requires careful attention to risk in context

Bull SS, Ybarra ML. Primary Prevention of Perpetration and Experience of Forced Sex for South African Youth Requires Careful Attention to Risk in Context. JAMA Netw Open. 2018 Aug 3;1(4):e181222. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.1222. PubMed ID: 30646108. View full article for free (will open new page on publisher’s website)