Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research
Feb 6, 2025
Due to ethnic heterogeneity in genetic architecture, genetic risk score (GRS) constructed within the European population generally possesses poor portability in underrepresented non-European populations, but substantial genetic similarity exists acro...
Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research
Oct 28, 2023
Maternal depression (MD) was one of the most prevalent psychiatric problems worldwide. However, it easily remains untreated and misses the best time to prevent the emergence or worsening of major depressive symptoms due to under-observed stigma and t...
Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research
Feb 1, 2020
Machine learning provides a method of identifying factors that discriminate between substance users and non-users potentially improving our ability to match need with available prevention services within context with limited resources. Our aim was to...
Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research
Feb 1, 2020
The cost-effectiveness of targeted delinquency prevention programs for children depends on the accuracy of the screening process. Screening accuracy is often poor, resulting in wasted resources and missed opportunities to avert negative outcomes. Thi...
Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research
Nov 1, 2019
Bullying events have frequently been the focus of coverage by news media, including news stories about teens whose death from suicide was attributed to cyberbullying. Previous work has shown that news media coverage is influential to readers in areas...
Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research
Aug 1, 2019
"Just-in-time" interventions (JITs) delivered via smartphones have considerable potential for reducing HIV risk behavior by providing pivotal support at key times prior to sex. However, these programs depend on a thorough understanding of when risk b...
Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research
Apr 1, 2019
Causal structure learning is one of the most exciting new topics in the fields of machine learning and statistics. In many empirical sciences including prevention science, the causal mechanisms underlying various phenomena need to be studied. Neverth...