Publications
This is a list of articles, chapters, and commentaries written by PPSI scientists and collaborators from other research institutions.
Analyzing data from experimental studies: A latent variable structural equation modeling approach. Journal Of Counseling Psychology, 45(1), 18-29.
(1998). Applying readily accessible graphical techniques to assess curvilinear relationships and detect outliers. The case of protective family processes. Evaluation And The Health Professions, 20(3), 353-364.
(1997). Dating and substance use in adolescent peer networks: A replication and extension. Addiction, 108(3), 638-647.
(2013). Delinquency and peer acceptance in adolescence: A within-person test of Moffitt's hypotheses. Developmental Psychology, 50(11), 2437-2448.
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Dimensions of adolescent alcohol involvement as predictors of young-adult major depression. Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs, 69(2), 275-285.
(2008). The double standard at sexual debut: Gender, sexual behavior and adolescent peer acceptance. Sex Roles, 75(7-8), 377-392.
(2016). Early sexual initiation and mental health: A fleeting association or enduring change?. Journal Of Research On Adolescence, 27(3), 611-627.
(2017). Effects of a preventive parent-training intervention on observed family interactions: Proximal outcomes from Preparing for the Drug Free Years. Journal Of Community Psychology, 25(4), 337-352.
(1997). Effects of the "Preparing for the Drug Free Years" curriculum on growth in alcohol use and risk for alcohol use in early adolescence. Prevention Science, 1(3), 125-138.
(2000). Family-centered preventive intervention science: Toward benefits to larger populations of children, youth, and families. Prevention Science, 3(3), 145-152.
(2002). Friends first? The peer network origins of adolescent dating. Journal Of Research On Adolescence, 26(2), 257-269.
(2016). Gender moderation and social developmental mediation of the effect of a family-focused substance use preventive intervention on young adult alcohol abuse. Addictive Behaviors, 34(6-7), 599-605.
(2009). Illustration of a market segmentation technique using family-focused prevention program preference data. Health Education Research, 11(2), 259-267.
(1996). Influence of a family-focused substance use preventive intervention on growth in adolescent depressive symptoms. Journal Of Research On Adolescence, 17(3), 541-564.
(2007). A model of the effects of protective parent and peer factors on young adolescent alcohol refusal skills. The Journal Of Primary Prevention, 16(4), 373-394.
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Personality and community prevention teams: Dimensions of team leader and member personality predicting team functioning. Evaluation And Program Planning, 31(4), 403-409.
(2008). Positive childhood experiences and positive adult functioning: Prosocial continuity and the role of adolescent substance use. Journal Of Adolescent Health, 49(2), 180-186.
(2011). Preparing for the Drug Free Years. OJJDP Family Strengthening Series, Juvenile Justice Bulletin, 12 pages. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Retrieved from https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/173408.pdf
(1999). Preparing for the Drug Free Years: Session-specific effects of a universal parent-training intervention with rural families. Journal Of Drug Education, 31(1), 47-68.
(2001). A prospective validation study of inclination, belief, and context predictors of family-focused prevention involvement. Family Process, 36(4), 403-429.
(1997). Reducing adolescents' growth in substance use and delinquency: Randomized trial effects of a parent-training prevention intervention. Prevention Science, 4(3), 203-212.
(2003). The Strengthening Families Program for the prevention of delinquency and drug use. In Preventing Childhood Disorders, Substance Abuse, and Delinquency (pp. 241-267). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
(1996). The unique and interactive effects of parent and school bonds on adolescent delinquency. Journal Of Applied Developmental Psychology, 53, 54-63. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0193397317300369?via%3Dihub
(2017). Unique influence of mothers and fathers on their children's antisocial behavior. Journal Of Marriage And Family, 66(3), 762-778.
(2004). A universal intervention for the prevention of substance abuse: Preparing for the Drug Free Years. In Drug abuse prevention through family interventions (pp. 130-159). Rockville, MD: National Institute on Drug Abuse. Retrieved from http://archives.drugabuse.gov/pdf/monographs/monograph177/monograph177.pdf
(1998). When onset meets desistance: Cognitive transformation and adolescent marijuana experimentation. Journal Of Developmental And Life-Course Criminology, 2(2), 135-161.
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