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Derrick M. Gordon

Researcher at Yale University

Publications -  41
Citations -  1000

Derrick M. Gordon is an academic researcher from Yale University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Social support. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 35 publications receiving 872 citations.

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"Man-ing" up and getting drunk: The role of masculine norms, alcohol intoxication and alcohol-related problems among college men

TL;DR: Results indicate that fraternity status and higher perceived peer norms regarding drinking increased the risks of getting drunk and experiencing alcohol-related consequences, and the masculine norms of being a "playboy", risk-taking, and winning were risk factors of drinking to intoxication.
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Mentoring urban Black Middle-School Male Students: Implications for Academic Achievement.

TL;DR: Results revealed that students in the BEMI program had significantly greater academic attachment scores and academic success than their non-mentored peers, and racial identity attitudes of immersion/emersion and internalization and identification with academics were also significantly associated with standardized achievement tests and GPA.
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Breastfeeding Behavior Among Adolescents: Initiation, Duration, and Exclusivity

TL;DR: Enhanced clinical support and the promotion of exclusive breastfeeding should be considered when designing interventions to improve breastfeeding rates among adolescent mothers.
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Depression During Pregnancy Among Young Couples: The Effect of Personal and Partner Experiences of Stressors and the Buffering Effects of Social Relationships

TL;DR: Interventions that improve relationships, support systems, and family functioning may reduce the negative impact of stressors, experienced both personally and by a romantic partner, on the emotional well-being of young expectant parents.
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Engaging fathers in child protection services: A review of factors and strategies across ecological systems.

TL;DR: This comprehensive and systemic review synthesizes the available literature regarding factors and strategies that may foster paternal involvement in the child protection system and their services around an ecological model that examines paternal engagement from individual, family, service provider, program, community, and policy levels.