Asian-Pacific Islander adolescent methamphetamine use: does ice increase aggression and sexual risks?

Using a probability sample from a 2001 Youth Risk Behavior Survey of Asian-Pacific Islander youths in Guam, this brief study examined the outcomes for methamphetamine use on aggression and risky sexual activities. The results of the study indicated that both male and female adolescents who used methamphetamine were significantly more likely to participate in aggressive behaviors and sexual risks (i.e.

A research note on body mass, physical aggression, and the competitiveness of Asian-Pacific Islander adolescents in Guam.

This study uses the evolutionary model to guide an exploration of the effects of body mass on aggressive and competitive behaviors among Asian-Pacific adolescents in Guam. Using a probability sample of Guam's high-school students, the results of logistic regressions suggest that adolescent females with greater body mass are more likely to engage in physical fights (aggression) and to participate in team sports (competitiveness). Ethnic differences indicate the possibility that individuals with lower body mass may be less likely to participate in physically aggressive acts and team sports.

Life event timing and the emotional consequences of surgical menopause for Asian-Pacific women in Guam.

Using Behavior Risk Factor Survey data (N = 398), this study tests the age-norms hypothesis by examining the emotional consequences of the timing of surgical menopause for women in Guam's Asian-Pacific community. The results of the study are supportive of the hypothesis that off-scheduled life events result in considerable emotional trauma, and show that women in Guam who are 44 years of age or younger are significantly more likely than older women to suffer psychological distress and unhappiness when they report experiencing surgical menopause. We discuss the potential implications of these findings for theory and future research.

The Influence of Obesity on the Self-Reported Health Status of Chamorros and other Residents of Guam.

PURPOSE OF THE PAPER. We report on an analysis of the relationship of obesity to self-assessments of physical health for a probability sample of Guam's indigenous (Chamorro) and resident populations. Further, we examine whether Guam's populations fit a Western model, in terms of viewing obesity as an unhealthy condition.

The Effects of Marriage and Being a Parent on Prenatal Physician Visits for Chamorro, Filipino, White and Other Asian and Pacific Island Women on Guam.

PURPOSE OF THE PAPER: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of marital status, parental status, and ethnicity on the frequency of prenatal physician visitations reported by Chamorro, Filipino, White, and other Asian and Pacific Island women residing in Guam. SUMMARY OF METHODS UTILIZED: Data were extracted from birth records and analyzed using ordinary least squares multiple regression. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We found that ethnic effects remained even when age, education, and region of residence on Guam were held constant.