Publications by authors named "J Bartkowski"
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- This study focuses on understanding African American women's breastfeeding rates and the social influences surrounding these rates in the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
- It finds that community-based peer support significantly boosts breastfeeding prevalence in African American networks compared to white networks, despite generally low awareness and support among the African American community.
- The research highlights the importance of social contexts and community practices in promoting breastfeeding, suggesting that strong peer support can lead to better lactation outcomes for African Americans.
In this study, we formally examine the association between penis size dissatisfaction and gun ownership in America. The primary hypothesis, derived from the psychosexual theory of gun ownership, asserts that men who are more dissatisfied with the size of their penises will be more likely to personally own guns. To test this hypothesis, we used data collected from the 2023 () survey, a national probability sample of 1,840 men, and regression analyses to model personal gun ownership as a function of penis size dissatisfaction, experiences with penis enlargement, social desirability, masculinity, body mass, mental health, and a range of sociodemographic characteristics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Despite the heightened risk for substance use (SU) among youth in the juvenile justice system, many do not receive the treatment that they need.
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to examine the extent to which youth under community supervision by juvenile justice agencies receive community-based SU services and the factors associated with access to such services.
Methods: Data are from a nationally representative sample of Community Supervision (CS) agencies and their primary behavioral health (BH) partners.