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Felipe González Castro

Felipe González Castro

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Psychology

D-Index
47
Citations
12486
World Ranking
6072
National Ranking
3295

Overview

Felipe González Castro is affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans Medicine and Health Professions, with a significant focus on subfields including General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Clinical Psychology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Physiology.

Their work addresses key topics such as obesity, physical activity, and diet; health policy implementation science; health and lifestyle studies; community health and development; diabetes management and research; physical activity and health; and obesity and health practices.

González Castro has contributed to numerous publications, often collaborating with frequent co-authors including Gabriel Q. Shaibi, Stephanie L. Ayers, Micah L. Olson, Erica G. Soltero, and Armando Peña.

Notable recent papers include:

  • Depressive Symptoms and Resilience among Hispanic Emerging Adults: Examining the Moderating Effects of Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, Family Cohesion, and Social Support (2020, Behavioral Medicine)
  • Recruitment and retention of underrepresented and vulnerable populations to research (2021, Public Health Nursing)
  • Strategic Directions in Preventive Intervention Research to Advance Health Equity (2022, Prevention Science)
  • Effects of a Diabetes Prevention Program on Type 2 Diabetes Risk Factors and Quality of Life Among Latino Youths With Prediabetes (2022, JAMA Network Open)
  • Theoretical Mediators of Diabetes Risk and Quality of Life Following a Diabetes Prevention Program for Latino Youth With Obesity (2021, American Journal of Health Promotion)

Their publications have appeared in venues including Diabetes, Behavioral Medicine, Public Health Nursing, Prevention Science, and JAMA Network Open.

Best Publications

  • Standards of Evidence: Criteria for Efficacy, Effectiveness and Dissemination

    Brian R Flay;Anthony Biglan;Robert F Boruch;Felipe González Castro

  • The cultural adaptation of prevention interventions: resolving tensions between fidelity and fit.

    Felipe González Castro;Manuel Barrera;Charles R. Martinez

  • A methodology for conducting integrative mixed methods research and data analyses

    Felipe González Castro;Joshua G. Kellison;Stephen J. Boyd;Albert Kopak;Albert Kopak

  • Issues and challenges in the design of culturally adapted evidence-based interventions.

    Felipe González Castro;Manuel Barrera;Lori K. Holleran Steiker

  • Cultural adaptations of behavioral health interventions: A progress report.

    Manuel Barrera;Felipe G. Castro;Lisa A. Strycker;Deborah J. Toobert

  • A heuristic framework for the cultural adaptation of interventions

    Manuel Barrera;Felipe González Castro

  • Conceptions of acculturation: a review and statement of critical issues.

    Maria Lopez-Class;Felipe González Castro;Amelie G. Ramirez

  • Cancer Risk Reduction in Mexican American Women: The Role of Acculturation, Education, and Health Risk Factors

    Hector Balcazar;Felipe G. Castro;Jennifer L. Krull

  • Stress, Coping, and Mexican American Mental Health: A Systematic Review

    Richard C. Cervantes;Felipe G. Castro

  • Integrating Cultural Variables into Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment with Racial/Ethnic Minorities:

    Felipe González Castro;Eduardo Hernández Alarcón

  • A multivariate model of the determinants of cigarette smoking among adolescents.

    Felipe G. Castro;Ebrahim Maddahian;Michael D. Newcomb;Peter M. Bentler

  • Are clinical psychologists prepared for service and research with ethnic minorities? Report of a decade of progress.

    Martha E. Bernal;Felipe G. Castro

  • Directions for the Advancement of Culturally Adapted Preventive Interventions: Local Adaptations, Engagement, and Sustainability.

    Manuel Barrera;Cady Berkel;Felipe González Castro

  • Replication in Prevention Science

    Jeffrey C. Valentine;Anthony Biglan;Robert F. Boruch;Felipe González Castro

  • ACCULTURATION AND CERVICAL CANCER : KNOWLEDGE, BELIEFS, AND BEHAVIORS OF HISPANIC WOMEN

    Mary P. Harmon;Felipe G. Castro;Kathryn Coe

  • Ethnic Pride, Traditional Family Values, and Acculturation in Early Cigarette and Alcohol Use Among Latino Adolescents

    Felipe González Castro;Judith A. Stein;Peter M. Bentler

  • A Critical Analysis of Approaches to the Development of Preventive Interventions for Subcultural Groups

    Manuel Barrera;Felipe González Castro;Lori K. Holleran Steiker

  • Differences in cancer-risk-related behaviors in Latino and Anglo adults.

    John P. Elder;Felipe G. Castro;Carl de Moor;Joni Mayer

  • Identification of correlates of physical activity among Latino adults

    M. Hovell;J. Sallis;R. Hofstetter;E. Barrington

  • Mobilizing churches for health promotion in Latino communities: Compañeros en la Salud.

    Felipe Castro;J. Elder;K. Coe;H. M. Tafoya-Barraza

Frequent Co-Authors

Flavio F. Marsiglia
Flavio F. Marsiglia Arizona State University
Manuel Barrera
Manuel Barrera Arizona State University
Richard A. Rawson
Richard A. Rawson University of California, Los Angeles
Anthony Biglan
Anthony Biglan Oregon Research Institute
Judith S. Brook
Judith S. Brook New York University
Brian R. Flay
Brian R. Flay Boise State University
Jeffrey C. Valentine
Jeffrey C. Valentine University of Louisville
Steven P. Schinke
Steven P. Schinke Columbia University
Sheppard G. Kellam
Sheppard G. Kellam Johns Hopkins University
Linda M. Collins
Linda M. Collins New York University

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