Publications
This is a list of articles, chapters, and commentaries written by PPSI scientists and collaborators from other research institutions.
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). 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). 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). 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.
(1996). 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: 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 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). 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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