Africans Who Arrive in the United States before 20 Years of Age Maintain Both Cardiometabolic Health and Cultural Identity: Insight from the Africans in America Study

The overall consensus is that foreign-born adults who come to America age < 20 y achieve economic success but develop adverse behaviors (smoking and drinking) that lead to worse cardiometabolic health than immigrants who arrive age ≥ 20 y. Whether age of immigration affects the health of African-born Blacks living in America is unknown. Our goals were to examine cultural identity, behavior, and socioeconomic factors and determine if differences exist in the cardiometabolic health of Africans who immigrated to America before and after age 20 y. Of the 482 enrollees (age: 38 ± 1 (mean ± SE), range: 20–65 y) in the Africans in America cohort, 23% (111/482) arrived age < 20 y, and 77% (371/482) arrived age ≥ 20 y. Independent of francophone status or African region of origin, Africans who immigrated age < 20 y had similar or better cardiometabolic health than Africans who immigrated age ≥ 20 y. The majority of Africans who immigrated age < 20 y identified as African, had African-born spouses, exercised, did not adopt adverse health behaviors, and actualized early life migration advantages, such as an American university education. Due to maintenance of cultural identity and actualization of opportunities in America, cardiometabolic health may be protected in Africans who immigrate before age 20. In short, immigrant health research must be cognizant of the diversity within the foreign-born community and age of immigration.

Analyzing the Impact of LGBTQ Lifestyles amongst School-Aged Youth in America

The following chapter addresses the various dynamics associated to the alternative belief systems and lifestyles of juveniles in grades K-12. Youth that embrace an alternative lifestyle populate our public school systems more than ever. Applicable dynamics assessed in this chapter include: (a) school-age related violence (Elementary-High School), (b) youth bullied due to LGBTQ lifestyle of parents, (c) statistical assessment of violence regarding suicidality of LGBT teenagers, (d) teachers that participate in bully behaviors against LGBTQ youth within the public school system, (e) theoretical associations that may be employed to explicate the motivations of violent/adverse behaviors towards youth that are involved in alternative belief systems and lifestyles, (f) exploring the national intervention programs and in-school guidance counselor availability for youth, parents, and families alike.

The Impact Of Relationship Satisfaction On Attributions, Emotions, And Behaviors Following Service Failure

This article investigates the processes through which relationship quality influences attributional, emotional, and behavioral responses to service failures. Results indicate that relationship quality reduces the likelihood of adverse behaviors by making blame and anger less intense. Results confirm the importance of relationship building behaviors and suggest strategies for reducing vulnerability to customer defection and adverse communications. To reduce negative word-of-mouth, managers should use relationship-building efforts to augment service recovery programs. To make customer exit less likely, service managers should invest in relationship building efforts that help to differentiate their service offers and increase barriers to exit.

A Low Intensity Exercise/Movement Program for Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease: The TEMP-AD Protocol

The purpose of this study was twofold: (a) develop and assess the suitability of a program of physical activity for an institutionalized population with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and (b) evaluate the exercise/movement program’s impact on behavior of patients with AD. Twenty-two AD patients participated in a 40-min exercise/movement program for 28 days. The results showed that the program reduced the agitated behaviors of patients with AD by more than half (χ2= 101,df= 1,P< .0001; Cramer’s V = .23). The study confirmed that the exercise/movement program was both feasible and desirable for patients with AD, and that it reduced some of the adverse behaviors of the patients.