Publications

  1. Zhou Z, Ren H, Yin Z, Wang L, Wang K. (2014): A Policy-Driven Multifaceted Approach for Early Childhood Physical Fitness Promotion: Impacts on Body Composition and Physical Fitness in Young Chinese Children. BMC Pediatrics, 14(1):118.
  2. Dolash, K., He, M., Yin, Z. & Sosa, E.T. (2014) Factors That Influence Park Use and Physical Activity in Predominantly Hispanic and Low Income Neighborhoods. Journal of physical activity & health.
  3. Boyd M, Kim M-S, Ensari N, Yin Z (2014): Perceived motivational team climate in relation to task and social cohesion among male college athletes. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 44(2):115-123.
  4. Sosa E, Biediger-Friedman L, Yin Z (2013): Lessons Learned from Training of Promotores de Salud for Obesity and Diabetes Prevention. Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice, 6(1), 1-6.
  5. Mojica CM, Parra-Medina D, Yin Z, Akopian D, Esparza LA (2013): Assessing Media Access and Use Among Latina Adolescents to Inform Development of a Physical Activity Promotion Intervention Incorporating Text Messaging. Health Promotion Practice 2013, 19:19.
  6. He M, Wilmoth S, Bustos D, Jones T, Leeds J, Yin Z (2013): Latino Church Leaders' Perspectives on Childhood Obesity Prevention. The American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 44(3S3):S232–S239.
  7. Yin Z, Parra-Medina D, Cordova A, He M, Trummer V, Sosa E, Gallion KJ, Sintes-Yallen A, Huang Y, Wu X, Ramirez, A (2012). Míranos! Look at Us, We Are Healthy! An Environmental Approach to Early Childhood Obesity Prevention. Childhood Obesity, 8(5), 429-439.
  8. Moore JB, Shores KA, Watts CE, Yin Z. (2012) Rural Children’s Afterschool Environment and Health Behaviors. American Journal of Health Studies, 27(1) 49-55.
  9. Yin Z, Moore JB, Johnson MH, Vernon MM, Grimstvedt M, Gutin B (2012). Micro- and macro-level correlates of adiposity in children, Journal of Public Health Management & Practice, 18(5):445-52.
  10. Yin Z, Moore JB, Johnson MH, Vernon MM, Gutin B (2012). The Impact of a Three-Year After-School Obesity Prevention Program in Elementary School Children. Childhood Obesity, 8(1), 60-70.
  11. Kaufman F, Hirst K, Buse J, Foster GD, Goldberg L, Schneider M, Staten M, Venditti EM, White M, Yin Z. (2011). Effect of Secular Trends on a Primary Prevention Trial: The HEALTHY Study Experience. Childhood Obesity, 7, 291-297.
  12. Shores KA, Moore JB, & Yin Z (2010). An Examination of Triple Jeopardy in Rural Youth Physical Activity Participation. The Journal of Rural Health, 26(4), p352-360.
  13. Garcia-Dominic O, Wray LA, Ledikwe JH, Mitchell DC, Ventura AK, Hernandez AE, Yin Z, Trevino RP, Ulbrecht JS. (2010) Accuracy of Self-Reported Energy Intakes in Low-Income Urban 4th Grade Minority Children, Obesity, doi:10.1038/oby.2010.144.
  14. Jago R, Drews KL, McMurray RG, Thompson D, Volpe SL, Moe EL, Jakicic JM, Pham TH, Bruecker S, Blackshear TB, Yin Z. (2010). Fatness, fitness, and cardiometabolic risk factors among sixth-grade youth. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 42(8):1502-10.
  15. The HEALTHY Study Group (2010). A school-based intervention for diabetes risk reduction. N Engl J Med,363(5):443-53.
  16. Marcus MD, Baranowski T, DeBar LL, Edelstein S, Kaufman FR, Schneider M, Siega-Riz AM, Staten MA, Virus A, and Yin Z for the HEATLHTY study group (2010). Severe Obesity and selected risk factors in a sixth grade multi-racial cohort: the HEALTHY study, Journal of Adolescent Health, 47(6), 604-607.
  17. Grimstvedt M, Oswalt S, Kerr J, Fogt D, Vargas-Tonsing T, Yin Z (2010). Using Signage to Promote Stair Use on a University Campus in Hidden and Visible Stairwells, Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 7, 232-238.
  18. Martin N & Yin Z (2009). Inquiry about pubilication-Teacher Characteristics and Classroom Management Styles: Implication, Contemporary Issues in Education Research.
  19. Dominic OG, Wray LA, Trevino RP, Hernandez AE, Yin Z, Ulbrecht, JS (2009). Identifying Barriers That Hinder Onsite Parental Involvement in a School-Based Health Promotion Program, Health Promotion Practice.
  20. Moore JB., Hanes J., Duda JL., Gutin B., Barbeau P., & Yin Z. (2009). Measuring enjoyment of physical activity in children: Validation of the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale in elementary school children, Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 21(S1), S116 - S129.
  21. Venditti EM, Elliot DL, Faith MS, Firrell LS, Giles, CM Goldberg, L Marcus, MD Thompson D, Schneider M, Solomon S, Yin Z, for the HEATLHTY study group (2009). Rationale, Design, and Methods of the HEALTHY Study Behavior Intervention Component. International Journal of Obesity, 33(Suppl 4): S44–S51.
  22. Drews KL, Harrell JS, Thompson D, Mazzuto SL, Ford EG, Carter M, Ford DA, Yin Z for the HEATLHTY study group (2009). Recruitment and retention in a multi-center school-based primary prevention trial: the HEALTHY study. International Journal of Obesity, 33(Suppl 4): S21–S28.
  23. Hirst K, Baranowski T, DeBar L, Foster G, Kennel P, Kaufman F, Linder B, Schneider M, Venditti, E, Yin Z for the HEALTHY study group (2009). HEALTHY Study Rationale, Design, and Methods: Moderating Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Multi-Ethnic Middle School Students. International Journal of Obesity, 33(Suppl 4), S4–S20.
  24. Wang L, Yin Z, Moore JB, Johnson MH, Barbeau P, Vernon M, Thornburg J, Gutin, B (2008). Cost-effectiveness of a school-based obesity prevention program. The Journal of School Health, 78(12), 619-624.
  25. Dennison D, Yin Z, Kibbe D, Burns S., Trowbridge F. (2008). Training Healthcare Professionals to Manage Overweight Adolescents: Experience in Rural Georgia Communities, Journal of Rural Health, 24(1), 55-59.
  26. Moore JB, Davis CL, Baxter SD, Lewis R, Yin Z. (2008) Physical Activity, Metabolic Syndrome and Overweight in Rural Youth. Journal of Rural Health, 24(2), 136-142
  27. Gutin B, Yin Z, Johnson M, Barbeau P. (2008). Preliminary findings of the effect of a 3-year after-school physical activity intervention on fitness and body fat: The Medical College of Georgia Fitkid Project. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity, 3(1) Supp. 1, 3-9.
  28. Miller JM, Ventura HE, Zapata JT, Yin Z (2008). Mexican-American Youth Drug Use and Acculturation: A Note on the Mitigating Effects of Contextual Dynamics. Journal of Drug Issues, 38(1), 199-214.
  29. Moore J.B., Hanes J.C., Barbeau P, Gutin B., Treviño R., Yin Z. (2007). Validation of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children in African American, European American, and Hispanic Children. Pediatric Exercise Science, 19, 6-19.
  30. Martin NK, Yin Z, Mayall H. (2007). The Attitudes & Beliefs on Classroom Control Inventory-Revised and Revisited: A Continuation of Construct Validation. Journal of Classroom Management, 42(2), 11-20.
  31. Winter SM, Zurcher R., Hernandez A, Yin Z. (2007). The Early ON School Readiness Project: A Preliminary Report. Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 22(1), 55-68.
  32. Love AL, Yin Z, Codina E., & Zapata J. T. (2006). Ethnic identity and risky health behaviors in school-age Mexican-American children. Psychological Report, 98, 735-744.
  33. Nichols-English G.J, Lemmon CR, Litaker MS, Cartee SG, Yin Z, Gutin B., & Barbeau P. (2006). Relations of black mothers’ and daughters’ body fatness, physical activity beliefs and behavior. Ethnicity and Disease, 16(1), 172-179.
  34. Lewis, RD, Meyer, MC, Lehman, SC, Trowbridge, FL, Bason, JJ, Yurman, KH, & Yin, Z (2006). Prevalence and degree of childhood and adolescent overweight in rural, urban, and suburban Georgia. Journal of School Health, 76(4), 126-132. doi: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2006.00080.x
  35. Yin Z, Gutin B, Johnson MH, Hanes J, Moore JB, Cavnar M, Thornburg J, Moore D, Barbeau P. (2005). An environmental approach to obesity prevention in children: MCG FitKid Project year 1 results. Obesity Research, 13(12), 1-9.
  36. Yin Z, Moore JB, Johnson MH, Barbeau P. Cavnar M, Thornburg J, Gutin B. (2005). The Medical College of Georgia FitKid Project: The relations between program attendance and changes in outcomes in year 1. International Journal of Obesity, 29(s2) 40-45.
  37. Gutin, B, Z Yin, CA Howe, WH Hoffman, B Gower, P Barbeau (2005). Relations of fatness and fitness to fasting insulin in black and white adolescents. Journal of Pediatrics, 145(6), 737-43.
  38. Gutin B,Yin Z, Hoffman WH, Hatfield LJ, Stallman-Jorgenson I, Humphries MC, Barbeau P (2005). Relations of self-reported physical activity and diet to fatness in black and white adolescents. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 81(4), 746-750.
  39. Davis C, Flickinger B, Bassali B, Moore M, Baxter S, Yin Z. (2005). Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in schoolchildren in a rural Georgia community. The North American Journal of Medical Sciences, 330(2): 53-59.
  40. Yin Z, Davis C, Moore J, & Treiber F (2005). Physical activity as a moderator of relationships between chronic stress and adiposity in youth. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 29, 29-36.
  41. Yin Z, J. Hanes J, Moore J, Barbeua P, Gutin B (2005). Rationale for the Medical College of Georgia FitKid Project: An environmental approach to obesity control in children. Evaluation and the Health Professions, 28, 67-89.
  42. Trevino RP, Hernandez AE, Yin Z, Garcia OA, Hernandez I (2005). Impact of Bienestar Health Program on physical fitness in low-income Mexican-American children. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Science, 27, 120-132.
  43. Gutin G, Yin Z, Humphries MC, Bassali R, Lee N, Daniels S, Barbeau P (2004). Relations of Body Fatness and Cardiovascular Fitness to Lipid Profile in Black and White Adolescents. Pediatric Research, 58(1), 78-82.
  44. Treviño RP, Yin Z, Hernandez HE, Hale D, Garcia OA, Mobley C (2004). Impact of bienestar school-based diabetes prevention program on fasting capillary glucose. Archival of Pediatric and Adolecent Medcine, 159, 911-917.
  45. Yin Z, & Moore JB (2004). Re-Examining the Role of Interscholastic Sport Participation in Education. Psychological Reports, 94, 1447-1454.
  46. Thornburg J, Gutin B, Yin Z, Hanes J, Cavnar M, & Moore J (2004). Research on childhood obesity in Georgia (Invited article). The GAHERD Journal, 37(1), 13.
  47. Gutin B, Barbeau P, & Yin Z. (2004). Exercise interventions for prevention of obesity and related disorders in youths. Quest, 56(1), 120-141.
  48. Baxter S, Thompson W, Smith AF, Litaker MS, Yin Z, Frye, Guinn, CH, Baglio, ML, & Shaffer, NM, (2003). Reverse versus forward order reporting and the accuracy of fourthgraders’ recalls of school breakfast and school lunch, Preventive Medicine, 36, 601-614.
  49. Martin N K, Shoho A S, Yin Z. (2003). Attitudes & Beliefs Regarding Classroom Management Styles: The Impact of Teacher Preparation vs. Experience. Research in the Schools, 10(2), 29-34.
  50. Boyd, M.P., Weinmann, C.A., & Yin, Z. (2002). The impact of physical self-perceptions and goal orientations upon intrinsic motivation and exercise behavior. Journal of Sport Behavior, 25(1), 1-18.
  51. Katims DK, Yin Z, & Zapata JT (2002). The use of tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana by Mexican American adolescents with learning disabilities: a longitudinal study of selected risk factors. Learning Disabilities: A Interdiscipinary Journal.
  52. Codina E, Zapata JT, Yin Z, & Katims D. (2001). Ethnicity Identity, Risk and Protective Factors Related to Substance Use among Male and Female Mexican American Students. Ethnic Studies Review, Vol. 24, 85-103.
  53. Yin Z, Katims DS, Zapata JT & Codina EA (2001) Longitudinal Study of Familial Influence on Marijuana Use by Mexican American Middle School Students. Multiple Linear Regression Viewpoints, 27(2), 34-44.
  54. Yin Z (2001). Setting for exercise and concerns about body appearance of women who exercise. Perceptual & Motor Skills, 93, 851-855.
  55. Yin Z, & Boyd MP (2000). Behavioral and cognitive correlates of exercise self-schemata. The Journal of Psychology, 134(3), 269-282.
  56. Newton N, Duda JL, & Yin Z (2000). Examination of the psychometric properties of the Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport Questionnaire-2 in a sample of female athletes. Journal of Sport Science.
  57. Rsyka TA, & Yin Z (1999/2000). Testing the buffering hypothesis: Perceptions of coach support and pre-competitition anxiety among male and female high school athletes. Current Psychology: Developmental, learning, personality and social, 18(4), 381-393.
  58. Codina E, Kaplan C, Yin Z, Valdez A, & Mata A. (2000). Estimating the Extent of Injecting Heroin Use in Laredo. Journal of Border Health, Vol. IV, No. 1, 3-11.
  59. Yin Z & Ryska TA (1999). Effects of sex composition on perceived competence, social anxiety about physique, and enjoyment in testing situations. Psychological Reports, 84, 381-385.
  60. Ryska TA, Yin Z, Cooley D, & Ginn R. (1999). Developing team cohesion: A comparison of cognitive-behavioral strategies between American and Australian Sport Coaches. The Journal of Psychology, 133(5), 523-539.
  61. Rsyka TA, & Yin Z (1999). Dispositional and situational goal orientations as discriminators among recreational and competitive league athletes. The Journal of Social Psychology, 139(3), 335-342.
  62. Ryska, TA, Yin Z, & Boyd, M.P. (1999). The Role of Dispositional Goal Orientation and Team Climate in Situational Self-Handicapping among Young Athletes. Journal of Sport Behavior, 22(3), 410-425.
  63. Martin NK, & Yin Z (1999). Beliefs Regarding Classroom Management Style: Differences Between Urban and Rural Secondary Level Teachers. Journal of Research in Rural Education, 15(2), 1-5.
  64. Boyd MP & Yin Z (1999). Cognitive-affective and behavioral correlates of sport schemata. Journal of Sport Behavior, 22(2), 289-302.
  65. Yin Z, Katims D, & Zapata JT (1999). Participation in Leisure Activities and Involvement in Delinquency by Mexican American Adolescents. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Research, 21(2), 170-185.
  66. Codina E, Yin Z, Zapata, JT, & Katims D. (1998). Marijuana use and academic achievement among Mexican American school age students: Understanding psycho-social and behavioral characteristics. Journal of Adolescent and Youth Substance Use, 7(3), 79-96.
  67. Zapata JT, Katims DS, & Yin Z(1998). A two-year study of patterns and predictors of substance use among Mexican American youth. Adolescence, 33(130), 391-404.
  68. Valdez A, Kaplan, CK, & Yin Z (1998). The legal importation of prescription drugs into the United States from Mexico: A study of Custom Declaration Forms. Substance Use & Misuse.
  69. Martin NK, Yin Z, & Baldwin B. (1998). Construct validity of the Attitude and Beliefs on Classroom Control Inventory. Journal of Classroom Management, 33(2), 6-15.
  70. Rsyka TA, Yin Z, & Cooley J (1998). Effects of trait and situational self-handicapping on competitive anxiety among athletes. Current Psychology,17(1), 48-56.
  71. Wellhousen K, & Yin Z (1997). A study of equity in interactions between preservice teachers and their students. Journal of Early childhood Teacher Education, 18(2), 5-10.
  72. Wellhousen K, & Yin Z (1997). Using literature as an intervention to young children's acquisition of gender bias. Women and Language, 20(2), 35-39.
  73. Katims DS, Yin Z, & Zapata JT (1997). A longitudinal analysis of the link between learning disabilities and juvenile delinquency in Mexican American school-age youth. Juvenile and Family Court Journal, 48(1), 23-34.
  74. Valdez A, Yin Z, & Kaplan, CD (1997). A comparison of alcohol, drugs and aggressive crime among Mexican-American, Black and White male arrests in Texas. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 23(2), 249-265.
  75. Yin Z, Valdez A., Kaplan C.D., & Mata AG (1996). Developing a field-intensive methodology for generating a randomized sample for gang research. Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology, 24(2), 195-204.
  76. O’Connelle JK & Yin Z (1996). Social and environmental predictors of seasonal soccer performance in youth. Applied Research in Coaching and Athletic Annual.
  77. Boyd MP & Yin Z (1996). Cognitive-affective sources of sport enjoyment in adolescents sport participants. Adolescence, 31(122), 383-395.
  78. Codina GE, Kaplan CD, Yin Z, Mata AG, & Valdez A. (1996). Readiness for treatment: Predictors of drug abuse help-seeking in Mexican American, African American, and White San Antonio arrestees. Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology, 24(1), 17-24.
  79. Katims DS, & Zapata JT, & Yin Z (1996). Risk factors for substance use in Mexican American school age youth with and without learning disabilities. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 29(2), 213-219.
  80. Yin Z, Katims DS, & Zapata JT (1996). After-school activities and uses of alcohol and marijuana in Mexican American adolescents. Journal of At-Risk Issues, 2(2), 47-54.
  81. Valdez A, Kaplan CD, Curtis R, & Yin Z (1995). Illegal drug use, alcohol and violent crime among Mexican American and Anglo males. Journal for Psychoactive Drugs, 27, 135-143.
  82. Yin Z, Zapata JT, and Katims D (1995). Risk factors for substance use in Mexican-American school-age children. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Research, 17(1), 61-76.
  83. Yin Z & Boyd MP (1994). Achievement orientation and its psychological correlates in youth sport. Applied Research in Coaching and Athletic Annual, 50-64.
  84. Boyd MP, Yin Z, Callaghan JL & Simons JP (1993). Correlates of learned helplessness in youth sport and physical activity. Applied Research in Coaching and Athletic Annual, 158-176.
  85. Katims DS & Yin Z (1993). Ten questions about mainstreaming. Strategies, A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 6(4), 12-18.

 

Zenong Yin

Professor

 

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    University of Texas at San Antonio
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