Archived Content
The Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research (OBSSR) archives materials older than three years that are no longer updated. This content is available for historical purposes, and the information and links may have changed over time.
Improved infant health could impact population-level patterns of social inequality
Social inequalities in infant health are a highly prioritized population health issue in our country. Rates of adverse birth outcomes, such as low birthweight (<2,500 g), are consistently higher among poor and unmarried ...
The genetics of success: Life-course sociogenomic analysis of genetic discoveries for educational attainment
Large-scale data mining of more than one hundred thousand human genomes recently discovered genetic variants related to differences in educational attainment. We followed-up results from that data mining study to uncover ...
"I want to be better than you." Experiences of intergenerational child maltreatment prevention among teen mothers in and beyond foster care
Prevention of child abuse and neglect is an ongoing public health need that disproportionately affects children born to very young parents ...
keepin’ it REAL: Designing interventions that change behavior…and lives
Event Date: September 29, 2016. Presenter: Michael Hecht, Ph.D. ...
NIH awards more than $150 million for research on environmental influences on child health
The NIH today announced $157 million in awards in fiscal year 2016 to launch a seven-year initiative called Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) ...
A data mining approach for examining predictors of physical activity among older urban adults
Only two out of ten older adults meet the national guidelines for physical activity in the United States. Little is known about interrelationships of many socio-ecological factors to improve physical activity behavior ...
Mindfulness and stress in older and young adults
By Ruchika Shaurya Prakash, Ph.D. It is well known now that stress negatively impacts both physical and mental health. Across species, higher levels of stress are ...
Learning the ABCD: A landmark study of adolescent brain and cognitive develop
By William Riley, Ph.D., Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Director. Far too many times as a teenager, after displaying a clear lack of judgment, my parents would ask, “What were you thinking?” I suspect that this is a common question of many ...
Understanding the cross-national disparity in depression: A comparison of China and Russia
Why people report better mental health in some countries than in others? In the early 2000s, the World Health Organization (WHO) conducted the World Mental Health Survey in 14 countries and found that the prevalence of mental disorders varies ...
Getting closer to the truthful self-report: A construal level theory based survey method
Self-report is the most commonly used method to collect data in behavioral research, but its reliability and validity have always been hotly debated. Obtaining reliable and valid data on behavioral questions ...
