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Retaliatory Attitudes as Mediator of Exposure to Violence and Firearm Aggression among Youth: The Protective Role of Organized Activity Involvement
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Lee, Daniel B.; Schmidt, Carissa J.; Heinze, Justin E.; Carter, Patrick M.; Cunningham, Rebecca M.; Walton, Maureen A.; Zimmerman, Marc A. – Developmental Psychology, 2022
Firearm injury is a significant public health concern among youth living in the United States. Youth with exposure to violence (ETV) are more susceptible to carrying and using a firearm. Few researchers, however, have examined psychological mechanisms undergirding the association between ETV and firearm aggression. Retaliatory attitudes have been…
Descriptors: Weapons, Injuries, Urban Areas, Violence
Age-Varying Associations of Parental Knowledge and Antisocial Peer Behavior with Adolescent Substance Use
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Mak, Hio Wa; Russell, Michael A.; Lanza, Stephanie T.; Feinberg, Mark E.; Fosco, Gregory M. – Developmental Psychology, 2020
Antisocial peer behavior and low parental knowledge of adolescents' activities are key interpersonal risk factors for adolescent substance use. However, how the magnitude of associations between these risk factors and substance use may vary across adolescence remains less well understood. The present study examined the age-varying associations of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Age Differences, Knowledge Level
Early Social Behaviors and the Trajectory of Peer Victimization across the School Years
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Sugimura, Niwako; Berry, Daniel; Troop-Gordon, Wendy; Rudolph, Karen D. – Developmental Psychology, 2017
Research has established that long-term exposure to peer victimization is associated with higher levels of emotional and behavioral maladjustment. Yet, relatively little is known regarding predictors of stable versus declining victimization across extended periods of time. To fill this knowledge gap, the present study used latent growth curve…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Bullying, Peer Relationship, Victims
The Effect of General and Drug-Specific Family Environments on Comorbid and Drug-Specific Problem Behavior: A Longitudinal Examination
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Epstein, Marina; Hill, Karl G.; Bailey, Jennifer A.; Hawkins, J. David – Developmental Psychology, 2013
Previous research has shown that the development of alcohol and tobacco dependence is linked and that both are influenced by environmental and intrapersonal factors, many of which likely interact over the life course. The present study examines the effects of general and alcohol- and tobacco-specific environmental influences in the family of…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Smoking, Behavior Problems, Adolescents
Influence of Conduct Problems and Depressive Symptomatology on Adolescent Substance Use: Developmentally Proximal versus Distal Effects
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Maslowsky, Julie; Schulenberg, John E.; Zucker, Robert A. – Developmental Psychology, 2014
The identification of developmentally specific windows at which key predictors of adolescent substance use are most influential is a crucial task for informing the design of appropriately targeted substance use prevention and intervention programs. The current study examined effects of conduct problems and depressive symptomatology on changes in…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Behavior Problems, Depression (Psychology), Marijuana
Predictors and Pathways from Infancy to Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression in Early Adolescence
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Karevold, Evalill; Roysamb, Espen; Ystrom, Eivind; Mathiesen, Kristin S. – Developmental Psychology, 2009
Data from a prospective 11-year longitudinal survey were used to identify early predictors and pathways to symptoms of anxiety and depression at 12-13 years of age, and to examine whether there were unique predictors of anxious versus depressive symptoms. Structural equation modeling was used to explore longitudinal relations between contextual…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Early Adolescents, Risk, Depression (Psychology)