Publications
This is a list of articles, chapters, and commentaries written by PPSI scientists and collaborators from other research institutions.
] (1994). The family context of adolescent vulnerability and resilience to alcohol use and abuse. Sociological Studies Of Children, 6, 55-86.
(1998). Family-focused prevention intervention research: A pragmatic perspective on issues and future directions. In Drug Abuse Prevention Through Family Interventions. NIDA Research Monograph 177 (pp. 459-510). Rockville, MD: National Institute on Drug Abuse. Retrieved from https://archives.drugabuse.gov/pdf/monographs/monograph177/459-510_Spoth.pdf
(2002). Family- and community-level predictors of parent support seeking. Journal Of Community Psychology, 30(2), 153-171.
(2002). Family-centered preventive intervention science: Toward benefits to larger populations of children, youth, and families. Prevention Science, 3(3), 145-152.
(2003). A framework for building community-partnership capacity to promote youth development and prevent substance-related problems: Practitioner and scientist tasks, resources and issues. Unpublished manuscript written for Annenberg Adolescent Mental Health Commission.
(2004). Family-focused preventive interventions: Evaluating parental risk moderation of substance use trajectories. Journal Of Family Psychology, 18(2), 293-301.
(2006). Fostering Youth Engagement on Community Teams. Journal Of Youth Development: Bridging Research And Practice, 1(1), 601PA003. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3297413/
(2008). Finding a path to more reasonable conclusions about prevention: A response to Midford. Addiction, 103(7), 1171-1173.
(2009). Further clear examples of the need for more reasonable conclusions and critiques about prevention. Addiction, 104(1), 154-155.
(2011). Factors Influencing the development of school bonding among middle school students. Journal Of Early Adolescence, 31(3), 463-487.
(2011). From the macro to the micro: A geographic examination of the community context and early adolescent problem behaviors. American Journal Of Community Psychology, 48(3-4), 352-364.
(2014). Friends as a bridge to parental influence: Implications for adolescent alcohol use. Social Forces, 92(3), 1061-1085.
(2015). Factors that predict financial sustainability of community coalitions: Five years of findings from the PROSPER partnership project. Prevention Science, 16(1), 158-167.
(2016). Friends first? The peer network origins of adolescent dating. Journal Of Research On Adolescence, 26(2), 257-269.
(2018). Falling behind: Lingering costs of the high school transition for youth friendships and grades. Sociology Of Education, 91(2), 159-182. Retrieved from http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/001872675400700202