Publications

† indicates current or former student author under Dr. Li Niu's mentorship; * indicates shared first-authorship; # indicates corresponding author.

2026

  1. Neighborhood disadvantage and adolescent sleep health: A longitudinal population-based study
    L. Niu, L. Tan†*, A. Diaz, and 3 more authors
    The Lancet Regional Health – Americas, 2026
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  2. Parental job loss predicts worse mental health in early adolescents: Findings from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study
    L. Niu, Y. Li#, and S. Galea
    Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 2026
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  3. Pubertal Timing and Adolescent Aggression: The Moderating Roles of Peer Group Popularity and Social Preference
    G. Ren†, S. Zhao*, L. Wei, and 4 more authors
    Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2026
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  4. Associations of Fitbit measured physical activity and sedentary behavior with mental health in US youth: a quantile regression analysis
    L. Niu, J. Ji†*, Z. Zhang, and 3 more authors
    Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2026
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  5. Adverse childhood experiences and mental health symptoms among aviation shift workers in China: A national cohort study
    R. Li, Y. Su, L. Niu, and 4 more authors
    Journal of Affective Disorders, 2026
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2025

  1. Association of childhood maltreatment with hypertension outcomes in adulthood: A systematic review and meta-analysis
    L. Niu, S. Liu, R. Chen, and 7 more authors
    Child Abuse & Neglect, 2025
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  2. Reframing Stress: The Impact of Stress Mindset on Adolescent Sleep Health
    S. Zhao, X. Li, Y. Li, and 3 more authors
    Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2025
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  3. Ranking factors across multiple domains in predicting adolescent mental health: A Bayesian machine learning approach
    S. Zhao, X. Li, X. Gao, and 6 more authors
    Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2025
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  4. The Longitudinal Relationships Between Sleep Problems and Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms in Early Adolescents: A Cross-Lagged Panel Network Analysis
    X. Liu, C. Ma, L. Niu#, and 1 more author
    Development and Psychopathology, 2025
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  5. Childhood maltreatment patterns are prospectively linked to adolescent nonsuicidal self-injury behaviors via diurnal cortisol
    Q. Gao, L. Niu, J. Sun, and 4 more authors
    Development and Psychopathology, 2025
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  6. Association of childhood adversity with HPA axis activity in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis
    L. Niu, Q. Gao*†, M. Xie, and 6 more authors
    Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2025
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  7. Sexual and gender minority identity, peer victimization, and suicidality in adolescents: A mediation study using the ABCD Study
    S. Liu†, D. English, Y. Xiao, and 2 more authors
    Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2025
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  8. Association between adverse childhood experience and adolescent depressive symptoms: Mediating roles of school disengagement and school involvement
    L. Niu, Y. Chen†*, Y. Wang, and 2 more authors
    Journal of Adolescent Health, 2025
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  9. Peer victimization and school engagement among Chinese adolescents: Does classroom-level victimization matter?
    Z. Ye, K. Wu, L. Niu, and 4 more authors
    Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2025
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  10. Associations between household chaos and mental health in adolescents: The role of parent-adolescent relationship and adolescent resilience
    Q. Pu, Y. Luo, L. Niu, and 3 more authors
    Children and Youth Services Review, 2025
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2024

  1. Global prevalence of violence against children and adolescents during COVID-19: A meta-analysis
    L. Niu, Y. Li#, R. Bai, and 3 more authors
    Child Abuse & Neglect, 2024
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  2. Childhood maltreatment and drinking and smoking trajectories in Chinese adolescents
    L. Niu, D. French, Y. Wang, and 2 more authors
    Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2024
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  3. Developmental trajectories of mental health in Chinese early adolescence: School climate and future orientation as predictors
    Q. Gao, L. Niu, W. Wang, and 3 more authors
    Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 2024
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  4. Disentangling associations between pubertal timing, healthy activity behaviors and sex in adolescent social networks
    M. Pachucki#, L. T. Hoyt, L. Niu, and 4 more authors
    PLOS ONE, 2024
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2023

  1. Pubertal timing, neighborhood income and mental health problems in boys and girls
    L. Niu, P. Sheffield, and Y. Li#
    Social Science & Medicine, 2023
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  2. Racial Discrimination and Sleep Quality during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from the Health, Ethnicity, and Pandemic (HEAP) Study
    L. Niu, D. Zhang, L. Shi, and 9 more authors
    Journal of Urban Health, 2023
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  3. Temperature and mental health-related emergency department and hospital admissions among children, adolescents, and young adults
    L. Niu, M. T. Herrera, B. Girma, and 5 more authors
    Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 2023
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  4. Utilizing residential histories to assess environmental exposure and socioeconomic status over the life course among mesothelioma patients
    B. Liu#, L. Niu, and F. Lee
    Journal of Thoracic Disease, 2023
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  5. Long-acting reversible contraception and condom use: A cohort study of female adolescents and young adults in New York City
    M. Loh, L. Niu, R. Burk, and 2 more authors
    Contraception, 2023
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  6. Psychosocial Effects of Frequent Cannabis Smoking in Adolescent Women of Color: Results from a Prospective Cohort of Inner-City Youth
    N. Duroseau, L. Niu, K. Wilson, and 4 more authors
    International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2023
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  7. Civic engagement, discrimination, and sleep health among black, indigenous, youth of color
    N. Chaku, C. A. Curtis, L. T. Hoyt, and 4 more authors
    Journal of American College Health, 2023
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2022

  1. Correlates of cancer prevalence at the neighborhood level in the United States: A Bayesian machine learning approach
    L. Niu, L. Hu, Y. Li#, and 1 more author
    Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology, 2022
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  2. Estimating uncertainty in a socioeconomic index derived from the American community survey
    F. Boscoe, B. Liu, J. Lafantasie, and 2 more authors
    Social Science and Medicine - Population Health, 2022
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2021

  1. Profiles of childhood maltreatment: Associations with sexual risk behavior during adolescence in a sample of racial/ethnic minority girls
    L. Niu, J. L. Brown, L. T. Hoyt, and 6 more authors
    Child Development, 2021
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  2. Neighborhood profiles and body mass index trajectory in female adolescents and young adults
    L. Niu, L. T. Hoyt, S. Pickering, and 7 more authors
    Journal of Adolescent Health, 2021
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  3. Associations between subjective social status and psychological well-being among college students
    L. Niu, L. T. Hoyt, J. Shane, and 1 more author
    Journal of American College Health, 2021
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  4. Identifying diurnal cortisol profiles among young adults: Physiological signatures of mental health trajectories
    L. T. Hoyt, H. K. Zeiders, N. Chaku, and 2 more authors
    Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2021
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  5. High ambient temperature and child emergency and hospital visits in New York City
    L. Niu, M. T. Herrera, B. Girma, and 4 more authors
    Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 2021
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  6. Chronic Conditions and Pediatric Healthcare Utilization during Warm Weather Days in New York City
    L. Niu, M. T. Herrera, B. Girma, and 5 more authors
    Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2021
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2020

  1. The interaction between pubertal timing and childhood maltreatment on the risk of human papillomavirus infection among adolescent girls and young women
    L. Niu, L. T. Hoyt, A. Salandy, and 6 more authors
    Preventive Medicine, 2020
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  2. Timing of puberty in boys and girls: Implications for population health
    L. T. Hoyt, L. Niu, M. C. Pachucki, and 1 more author
    Social Science & Medicine – Population Health, 2020
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2019

  1. Daily academic satisfaction and ethnic/racial identity of Asian American adolescents: The role of objective and subjective peer diversity at school
    Y. M. Cheon, L. Niu, A. Ehrhardt, and 1 more author
    Asian American Journal of Psychology, 2019
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  2. Social-Emotional Functioning Explains the Effects of Physical Activity on Academic Performance among Chinese Primary School Students: A Mediation Analysis
    Y. Zhang, L. Niu, D. Zhang, and 6 more authors
    The Journal of Pediatrics, 2019
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2018

  1. Context matters: Adolescent neighborhood and school influences on young adult body mass index
    L. Niu, L. T. Hoyt, and M. C. Pachucki
    Journal of Adolescent Health, 2018
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  2. Unhealthy behaviors, prevention measures, and neighborhood cardiovascular health in the United States: A machine learning approach
    Y. Li, S. Liu, L. Niu, and 1 more author
    Journal of Public Health Management & Practice, 2018
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  3. Longitudinal associations between popularity and aggression in Chinese middle and high school adolescents
    T. Lu, S. Jin, L. Li, and 3 more authors
    Developmental Psychology, 2018
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  4. Relations between popularity and prosocial behavior in middle school and high school Chinese adolescents
    T. Lu, L. Li, L. Niu, and 2 more authors
    International Journal of Behavior Development, 2018
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2017

  1. Adolescents’ perception of peer groups: Psychological, behavioral, and relational determinants
    S. Lee, J. Foote, Z. Wittrock, and 3 more authors
    Social Science Research, 2017
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2016

  1. Tobacco use by middle and high school Chinese adolescents and their friends
    L. Li, S. Jin, L. Niu, and 2 more authors
    Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2016
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2015

  1. Popularity and social preference in Chinese adolescents: Associations with social and behavioral adjustment
    L. Niu, S. Xu, L. Li, and 3 more authors
    Social Development, 2015
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  2. Popularity of Indonesian adolescents: Do the findings from the USA generalize to a Muslim majority developing country?
    D. C. French, L. Niu, and U. Purwono
    Social Development, 2015
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