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Kevin A. Yoder
Researcher at University of North Texas
Publications - 19
Citations - 1508
Kevin A. Yoder is an academic researcher from University of North Texas. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Suicidal ideation. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 19 publications receiving 1447 citations. Previous affiliations of Kevin A. Yoder include Iowa State University & Rutgers University.
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A risk-amplification model of victimization and depressive symptoms among runaway and homeless adolescents.
TL;DR: Results indicated that street experiences such as affiliation with deviant peers, deviant subsistence strategies, risky sexual behaviors, and drug and/or alcohol use amplified the effects of early family abuse on victimization and depressive symptoms for young women.
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Early Adolescent Sexual Activity: A Developmental Study
TL;DR: This paper used event history analysis to investigate the effects of established predictors of early coitus on a sample of 457 rural European American adolescents who experienced sexual intercourse for the first time in the 8th 9th or 10th grade.
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Deviant Behavior and Victimization Among Homeless and Runaway Adolescents
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used a high-risk population of runaway and homeless adolescents to investigate the effects of a history of caretaker abuse and deviant subsistence strategies on victimization among adolescents.
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Suicidal Ideation Among American Indian Youths
TL;DR: Drug use was the strongest correlate of suicidal ideation, and both enculturation and perceived discrimination emerged as important culturally specific variables and it was suggested that suicide prevention programs should draw on the strengths of American Indian culture.
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Comparing Suicide Attempters, Suicide Ideators, and Nonsuicidal Homeless and Runaway Adolescents
TL;DR: Multivariate analyses reveal five variables that best distinguish among attempters, ideators, and nonsuicidal youth: self-esteem, depression, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and having a friend who attempted suicide.