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Susan E. Middlestadt

Susan E. Middlestadt

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
37
Citations
7484
World Ranking
6178
National Ranking
2954

Overview

Susan E. Middlestadt is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields predominantly within psychology and medicine, with a focus on behavioral health and interventions, psychological well-being, and public health impacts.

The main fields of study in Middlestadt's work include:

  • Psychology
  • Medicine

The subfields of study where they have contributed are:

  • Social Psychology
  • Applied Psychology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Physiology

The core topics covered by Middlestadt's research encompass:

  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Environmental Education and Sustainability
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
  • Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics

Frequently publishing in multidisciplinary journals, Middlestadt has contributed to:

  • Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Frontiers in Public Health
  • Addiction Research & Theory

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Middlestadt include:

  • "Is E-cigarette use a gateway to marijuana use? Longitudinal examinations of initiation, reinitiation, and persistence of e-cigarette and marijuana use", 2020, published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • "The Role of Self-Efficacy and Injunctive Norms in Helping Older Adults Decide to Stay Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic", 2021, published in Frontiers in Public Health
  • "A Randomized mHealth Trial to Promote Vegetable Intake Through Counting and Goal Setting", 2020, published in Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
  • "Predicting Voluntary Exercise Training among Korean Firefighters: Using Elicitation Study and the Theory of Planned Behavior", 2020, published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Moderating effect of partner smoking on pregnant women's intention to stop smoking: applying the reasoned action approach", 2020, published in Addiction Research & Theory

Middlestadt's collaborative work frequently includes partnership with several researchers, among the most recurrent co-authors are:

  • Jonathan T. Macy
  • Christopher Owens
  • Hsien-Chang Lin
  • Trishnee Bhurosy
  • Alyce D. Fly

The research contributions of Susan E. Middlestadt reflect a multidisciplinary approach integrating psychological theories, public health perspectives, and behavior change frameworks, addressing issues such as tobacco use, COVID-19-related behavior, nutrition, and exercise motivation.

Best Publications

  • Factors influencing behavior and behavior change.

    Fishbein M;Triandis Hc;Kanfer Fh;Becker M

  • Using the theory of reasoned action as a framework for understanding and changing AIDS-related behaviors.

    Martin Fishbein;Susan E. Middlestadt

  • Using Information to Change Sexually Transmitted Disease-Related Behaviors

    Martin Fishbein;Susan E. Middlestadt;Penelope J. Hitchcock

  • Noncognitive Effects on Attitude Formation and Change: Fact or Artifact?

    Martin Fishbein;Susan Middlestadt

  • Sexual Behaviors, Condom Use, and Sexual Health of Americans Over 50: Implications for Sexual Health Promotion for Older Adults

    Vanessa Schick;Debby Herbenick;Michael Reece;Stephanie A. Sanders

  • Initiation of sexual intercourse among middle school adolescents: the influence of psychosocial factors

    John S. Santelli;Javaid Kaiser;Lesley Hirsch;Alice Radosh

  • Student Perceptions of Teacher Interactions with Male High and Low Achievers.

    Rhona Strasberg Weinstein;Susan E. Middlestadt

  • Student Perceptions of Differential Teacher Treatment in Open and Traditional Classrooms.

    Rhona S. Weinstein;Hermine H. Marshall;Karen A. Brattesani;Susan E. Middlestadt

  • Predictors of continuation of exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life.

    Yeon Bai;Susan E. Middlestadt;C.-Y. Joanne Peng;Alyce D. Fly

  • Wheeling Walks: a community campaign using paid media to encourage walking among sedentary older adults.

    Bill Reger;Linda Cooper;Steven Booth-Butterfield;Holli Smith

  • The effect of a smoke-free campus policy on college students' smoking behaviors and attitudes

    Dong-Chul Seo;Jonathan T. Macy;Mohammad R. Torabi;Susan E. Middlestadt

  • The use of theory based semistructured elicitation questionnaires: formative research for CDC's Prevention Marketing Initiative.

    Susan E. Middlestadt;Karabi Bhattacharyya;Julia Rosenbaum;Martin Fishbein

  • An Evidence Review of Gender-Integrated Interventions in Reproductive and Maternal-Child Health

    Joan Marie Kraft;Karin Gwinn Wilkins;Guiliana J. Morales;Monique Widyono

  • Social marketing : theoretical and practical perspectives

    Marvin E. Goldberg;Martin Fishbein;Susan E. Middlestadt

  • Psychosocial factors underlying the mother’s decision to continue exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months: an elicitation study

    Yeon Bai;S. E. Middlestadt;C. Y.Joanne Peng;A. D. Fly

  • Using the theory of reasoned action to develop educational interventions: applications to illicit drug use

    Martin Fishbein;Susan E. Middlestadt

  • The Effect of Background and Ambient Color on Product Attitudes and Beliefs

    Susan E. Middlestadt

  • Interviewer Validity and Reliability: An Individual Analysis Approach.

    Sheldon Zedeck;Aharon Tziner;Susan E. Middlestadt

  • Turning Minds On and Faucets Off: Water Conservation Education in Jordanian Schools

    Susan Middlestadt;Mona Grieser;Orlando Hernández;Khulood Tubaishat

  • Practice patterns for the elicitation of sexual history, education, and counseling among providers of STD services: results from the gonorrhea community action project (GCAP).

    Sheana S. Bull;Cornelis Rietmeijer;Dennis J. Fortenberry;Bradley Stoner

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Fishbein
Martin Fishbein University of Pennsylvania
Michael Reece
Michael Reece Indiana University
Janet S. St. Lawrence
Janet S. St. Lawrence Portland State University
David Trafimow
David Trafimow New Mexico State University
Paula Braitstein
Paula Braitstein University of Toronto
Debby Herbenick
Debby Herbenick Indiana University
Rhona S. Weinstein
Rhona S. Weinstein University of California, Berkeley
Peter R. Finn
Peter R. Finn Indiana University
Sheldon Zedeck
Sheldon Zedeck University of California, Berkeley
Dolores Albarracín
Dolores Albarracín University of Pennsylvania

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