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Peer influences on risk behavior: an analysis of the effects of a close friendJames Jaccard
Department of Psychology, Florida International University, University Park, Miami, FL 33199, USA
Dev Psychol 41:135-47. 2005..It is suggested that the magnitude of peer effects in previous research may be overestimated in many contexts...
Recalling sexual partners: the accuracy of self-reportsJames Jaccard
Department of Psychology, Florida International University, Miami 33199, USA
J Health Psychol 9:699-712. 2004..Accuracy rates for individuals who reported having multiple sexual partners tended to be lower and were found to be related to one's propensity to engage in casual sex...
Sex variations in youth anxiety symptoms: effects of pubertal development and gender role orientationRona Carter
Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 1043, USA
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol 40:730-41. 2011..Pubertal development and gender role orientation appear to be important in explaining levels of youth anxiety symptoms among clinic-referred anxious youth...
Metacognition, risk behavior, and risk outcomes: the role of perceived intelligence and perceived knowledgeJames Jaccard
Department of Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, USA
Health Psychol 24:161-70. 2005....
Maternal discussions about pregnancy and adolescents, attitudes toward pregnancyJames Jaccard
Department of Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York 12222, USA
J Adolesc Health 33:84-7. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: Maternal communication about the negative consequences of experiencing a pregnancy and the quality of the mother-daughter relationship more generally may impact on adolescent attitudes toward pregnancy...
Directionality of change in youth anxiety treatment involving parents: an initial examinationWendy K Silverman
Department of Psychology, Child and Family Psychosocial Research Center, Florida International University, University Park, Miami, FL 33199, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 77:474-85. 2009..Findings highlight the need for research on directionality and mechanisms of change to move from evidence-based treatments toward evidence-based explanations of treatment outcome...
Strong claims and weak evidence: reassessing the predictive validity of the IATHart Blanton
Department of Psychology, Texas A and M University, USA
J Appl Psychol 94:567-82; discussion 583-603. 2009..R. McConnell & J. M. Leibold (2001) revealed a pattern of behavior consistent with a pro-Black behavioral bias, rather than the anti-Black bias suggested in the original study...
Analysis of variance frameworks in clinical child and adolescent psychology: advanced issues and recommendationsJames Jaccard
Department of Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY 12222, USA
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol 31:278-94. 2002..Suggestions are offered for analytic practices in each of these domains...
Pubertal timing and its link to behavioral and emotional problems among 'at-risk' African American adolescent girlsRona Carter
Department of Psychology, Child and Family Psychosocial Research Center, Child Anxiety and Phobia Program, University Park Campus DM201, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
J Adolesc 32:467-81. 2009....
Tests of multiplicative models in psychology: a case study using the unified theory of implicit attitudes, stereotypes, self-esteem, and self-conceptHart Blanton
Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Psychol Rev 113:155-69; discussion 170-80. 2006..A simple strategy for testing multiplicative models that makes weaker measurement assumptions than the strategy proposed by Greenwald et al. is suggested and discussed...
Do adolescents want to avoid pregnancy? Attitudes toward pregnancy as predictors of pregnancyJames Jaccard
Department of Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York 12222, USA
J Adolesc Health 33:79-83. 2003..Demographic correlates of pregnancy attitudes also were examined...
Hurricane-related exposure experiences and stressors, other life events, and social support: concurrent and prospective impact on children's persistent posttraumatic stress symptomsAnnette M La Greca
Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33124, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 78:794-805. 2010..We investigated the influence of hurricane exposure, stressors occurring during the hurricane and recovery period, and social support on children's persistent posttraumatic stress (PTS)...
Multiple regression analyses in clinical child and adolescent psychologyJames Jaccard
Department of Psychology, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL 33199, USA
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol 35:456-79. 2006..Analytic guidelines are provided within each domain...
Psychosocial outcomes in later life: a multivariate modelLeslie D Frazier
Department of Psychology, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
Psychol Aging 22:676-89. 2007....
Analysis of variance frameworks in clinical child and adolescent psychology: issues and recommendationsJames Jaccard
Department of Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY 12222, USA
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol 31:130-46. 2002....
Acculturation-related variables, sexual initiation, and subsequent sexual behavior among Puerto Rican, Mexican, and Cuban youthVincent Guilamo-Ramos
School of Social Work and Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
Health Psychol 24:88-95. 2005..The opposite was observed for youth who were born in the United States or who had resided in the United States most of their lives...
Perceived risk of chlamydial and gonococcal infection among sexually experienced young adults in the United StatesCarol A Ford
Department of Pediatrics and Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
Perspect Sex Reprod Health 36:258-64. 2004..Understanding young adults' perceived risk of chlamydial and gonococcal infection can inform interventions to reduce the prevalence of these sexually transmitted diseases...
Prevention programs for reducing adolescent problem behaviors: Implications of the co-occurrence of problem behaviors in adolescenceVincent Guilamo-Ramos
School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
J Adolesc Health 36:82-6. 2005..To examine the correlations between multiple risk behaviors in adolescent populations to document the extent to which problem behaviors are intercorrelated and to identify factors associated with variations in these correlations...
How does cognitive behavior therapy for irritable bowel syndrome work? A mediational analysis of a randomized clinical trialJeffrey M Lackner
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14215, USA
Gastroenterology 133:433-44. 2007..An alternative hypothesis assumes that changes in distress are not strictly a cause but a consequence of IBS that will decrease with symptomatic improvement...
Applying theory-driven approaches to understanding and modifying clinicians' behavior: what do we know?Matthew B Perkins
Department of Child Psychiatry, Center for the Advancement of Children s Mental Health, Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Dr, Unit 78, New York, NY 10032, USA
Psychiatr Serv 58:342-8. 2007..This article reviews the application of theory-driven approaches to understanding and changing clinician behaviors...
A decision theoretic and prototype conceptualization of possible selves: implications for the prediction of risk behaviorShannon L Quinlan
Departmetn of Psychology, State University of New York at Albany, USA
J Pers 74:599-630. 2006..Possible-self constructs associated with negative attributes of both binge drinkers and nonbinge drinkers were predictive of behavior...
Progressing from light experimentation to heavy episodic drinking in early and middle adolescenceVincent Guilamo-Ramos
School of Social Work, Columbia University, 622 West 113th Street, New York 10025, USA
J Stud Alcohol 65:494-500. 2004..The present study examined parental and peer influences, gender and grade level as predictors of such changes in adolescent alcohol consumption...
Arbitrary metrics in psychologyHart Blanton
Department of PsychologyUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Am Psychol 61:27-41. 2006..As the authors show, both pursuits require researchers to conduct formal research that makes their metrics nonarbitrary by linking test scores to meaningful real-world events...
Adolescent expectancies, parent-adolescent communication and intentions to have sexual intercourse among inner-city, middle school youthVincent Guilamo-Ramos
School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
Ann Behav Med 34:56-66. 2007..The incidence and prevalence of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections among American adolescents remain unacceptably high...
