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Editor:
Tonya Allen
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PRInformation
Fall 2007
Selected Publications
Alwin, D.F. (2007). Margins of Error: A Study of Reliability in Survey Measurement. John Wiley & Sons.
Amato, P.R. (2007). "Strengthening Marriage is an Appropriate Social Policy Goal." Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 26(4):952-956, 961-963.
Amato, P.R. (2007). "Transformative Processes in Marriage: Some Thoughts From a Sociologist." Journal of Marriage and Family 69(2):305-309.
Amato, P.R. and B. Hohmann-Marriott (2007). "A Comparison of High- and Low-Distress Marriages that End in Divorce." Journal of Marriage and Family 69(3):621-638.
Amato, P.R. and R. Maynard (2007). "Decreasing Nonmarital Births and Strengthening Marriage to Reduce Poverty." Future of Children 17(2):117-142.
Anderson, R.T., C.S. Weisman, F. Camacho, S.H. Scholle, J.T. Henderson and D.F. Farmer (2007). "Women's Satisfaction with Their On-Going Primary Health Care Services: A Consideration of Visit-Specific and Period Assessments." Health Services Research 42(2):663-681.
Blair, C., D.A. Granger, M. Willoughby and K.T. Kivlighan (2006). "Maternal Sensitivity is Related to Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Stress Reactivity and Regulation in Response to Emotion Challenge in 6-Month-Old Infants." Annals of the New York Academy of Science 1094:263-267.
Bodovski, K. and G. Farkas (2007). "Do Instructional Practices Contribute to Inequality in Achievement? The Case of Mathematics Instruction in Kindergarten." The Journal of Early Childhood Research 5(3):301-322.
Booth, A. and A.C. Crouter (Eds.) (2007). Disparities in School Readiness: How Families Contribute to Transitions into School. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Bradatan, C. and G. Firebaugh (2007). "History, Population Policies, and Fertility Decline in Eastern Europe: A Case Study." Journal of Family History 32(2):179-192.
Caldwell, L.L. and E.A. Smith (2006). "Leisure as a Context for Youth Development and Delinquency Prevention." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology 39(3):398-418.
Chalasani, S. (2007). "The Changing Relationship between Parents' Education and their Time with Children." International Journal of Time Use Research 4(1):93-117.
Charles, S.T. and D.M. Almeida (2007). "Genetic and Environmental Effects on Daily Life Stressors: More Evidence for Greater Variation in Later Life." Psychology and Aging 22(2):331-340.
Cox, L.S., C.A. Bronars, J.L. Thomas, K.S. Okuyemi, G. King, M.S. Mayo and J.S. Ahluwalia (2007). "Achieving High Rates of Consent for Genetic Testing among African American Smokers." Nicotine & Tobacco Research 9(6):711-716.
Crouter, A.C., S.D. Whiteman, S.M. McHale and D.W. Osgood (2007). "Development of Gender Attitude Traditionality Across Middle Childhood and Adolescence." Child Development 78(3):911-926.
Dotterer, A.M., S.M. McHale and A.C. Crouter (2007). "Implications of Out-of-School Activities for School Engagement in African American Adolescents." Journal of Youth and Adolescence 36(4):391-401.
El-Sheikh, M., J.A. Buckhalt, D.A. Granger, S.A. Erath and C. Acebo (2007). "The Association between Children's Sleep Disruption and Salivary Interleukin-6." Journal of Sleep Research 16(2):188-197.
Farkas, G. and J. Hibel (2007). "Being Unready for School: Factors Affecting Risk and Resilience." In Booth, A. and A.C. Crouter, Disparities in School Readiness: How Families Contribute to Transitions into School. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Farkas, G. and R. Durham (2007). "The Role of Tutoring in Standards-Based Reform." In Gamoran, A., Standards-Based Reform and the Poverty Gap: Lessons for "No Child Left Behind". Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press.
Ferrell, R.J., R.J. O'Connor, D.J. Holman, E. Brindle, R.C. Miller, G. Rodriguez, J.A. Simon, P.K. Mansfield, J.W. Wood and M. Weinstein (2007). "Monitoring Reproductive Aging in a 5-Year Prospective Study: Aggregate and Individual Changes in Luteinizing Hormone and Follicle-Stimulating Hormone with Age." Menopause 14(1):29-37.
Finlay, A.K., C.A. Flanagan and S. Black (2007). "Service as a Developmental Opportunity: Building Connections for Vulnerable Youth." In Kielsmeier, J., M. Neal and N. Schultz, Growing to Greatness 2007. Minneapolis: National Youth Leadership Center.
Firebaugh, G. and B. Goesling (2007). "Globalization and Global Inequalities." In Ritzer, G., The Blackwell Companion to Globalization. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.
Flanagan, C.A., A.K. Syvertsen and L. Wray-Lake (2007). "Youth Political Activism: Sources of Public Hope in the Context of Globalization." In Silbereisen, K. and R.M. Lerner, Approaches to Positive Youth Development. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Flanagan, C.A., P. Cumsille, S. Gill and L.S. Gallay (2007). "School and Community Climates and Civic Commitments: Patterns for Ethnic Minority and Majority Students." Journal of Educational Psychology 99(2):421-431.
Graefe, D.R. and D.T. Lichter (2007). "When Unwed Mothers Marry: The Marital and Cohabiting Partners of Mid-Life Women." Journal of Family Issues 28(5):595-622.
Granger, D.A., D. Cicchetti, F.A. Rogosch, L.C. Hibel, M. Teisl and E. Flores (2007). "Blood Contamination in Children's Saliva: Prevalence, Stability, and Impact on the Measurement of Salivary Cortisol, Testosterone, and Dehydroepiandrosterone." Psychoneuroendocrinology 32(6):724-733.
Granger, D.A., K.T. Kivlighan, M. El-Sheikh, E.B. Gordis and L.R. Stroud (2007). "Salivary Alpha-Amylase in Biobehavioral Research." In Luecken, L.J. and L. Gallo, Physiological Research Methods in Health Psychology. Sage.
Granger, D.A., K.T. Kivlighan, M. El-Sheikh, E.B. Gordis and L.R. Stroud (2007). "Salivary Alpha-Amylase in Biobehavioral Research: Recent Developments and Applications." Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1098:122-144.
Hardy, M.A. and L. Hazelrigg (2007). Pension Puzzles: Social Security and the Great Debate. Russell Sage.
Harmon, A.G., L.C. Hibel, O. Rumyantseva and D.A. Granger (2007). "Measuring Salivary Cortisol in Studies of Child Development: Watch Out--What Goes in May Not Come Out of Saliva Collection Devices." Developmental Psychobiology 49(5):495-500.
Haynie, D.L., D. Steffensmeier and K.E. Bell (2007). "Gender and Serious Violence: Untangling the Role of Friendship Sex Composition and Peer Violence." Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice 5(3):235-253.
Hernandez, D.C. and R.L. Coley (2007). "Measuring Father Involvement Within Low-Income Families: Who is a Reliable and Valid Reporter?" Parenting: Science and Practice 7(1):69-97.
Hibel, L.C., D.A. Granger, D. Cicchetti and F.A. Rogosch (2007). "Salivary Biomarker Levels and Diurnal Variation: Associations with Medications Prescribed to Control Children's Problem Behavior." Child Development 78(3):927-937.
Jayakody, R., A. Thornton and W.G. Axinn (Eds.) (2007). International Family Change: Ideational Perspectives. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Kawasaki, K., A.V. Buchanan and K.M. Weiss (2007). "Gene Duplication and the Evolution of Vertebrate Skeletal Mineralization." Cells, Tissues, Organs 186(1):7-24.
Kim, J., S.M. McHale, A.C. Crouter and D.W. Osgood (2007). "Longitudinal Linkages between Sibling Relationships and Adjustment from Middle Childhood through Adolescence." Developmental Psychology 43(4):960-973.
King, G., A.P. Polednak, T. Gilreath and R.B. Bendel (2007). "Disparities in Smoking Cessation among U.S. Adults with a History of Asthma." Annals of Behavioral Medicine 33(3):312-317.
King, R., M. Massoglia and R. MacMillan (2007). "The Context of Marriage and Crime: Gender, the Propensity to Marry, and Offending in Early Adulthood." Criminology 45:33-65.
Landale, N.S. and R.S. Oropesa (2007). "Hispanic Families: Stability and Change." Annual Review of Sociology 33:381-405.
Lee, B.A. and M. Marlay (2007). "The Right Side of the Tracks: Affluent Neighborhoods in the Metropolitan United States." Social Science Quarterly 88(3):766-789.
Lee, J.C. and J.A. Staff (2007). "When Work Matters: The Varying Impact of Work Intensity on High School Dropout." Sociology of Education 80(2):158-178.
Lee, K.S., D.F. Alwin and P.A. Tufis (2007). "Beliefs about Women's Labour in the Reunified Germany, 1991-2004." European Sociological Review 23(4):487-503.
Loeb, S.J. and D. Steffensmeier (2006). "Older Male Prisoners: Health Status, Self-Efficacy Beliefs, and Health-Promoting Behaviors." Journal of Correctional Health Care 12(4):269-278.
Mao, X., A.W. Bigham, R. Mei, G. Gutierrez, K.M. Weiss, T.D. Brutsaert, F. Leon-Velarde, L.G. Moore, E. Vargas, P.M. McKeigue, M.D. Shriver and E.J. Parra (2007). "A Genomewide Admixture Mapping Panel for Hispanic/Latino Populations." American Journal of Human Genetics 80(6):1171-1178.
Massoglia, M. (2006). "Desistance or Displacement? The Changing Patterns of Offending from Adolescence to Young Adulthood." Journal of Quantitative Criminology 22(3):215-239.
Massoglia, M. and C. Uggen (2007). "Subjective Desistance and the Transition to Adulthood." Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice 23(1):90-103.
McHale, S.M., S.D. Whiteman, J. Kim and A.C. Crouter (2007). "Characteristics and Correlates of Sibling Relationships in Two-Parent African American Families." Journal of Family Psychology 21(2):227-235.
Mpofu, E. (2006). "Editorial: Majority World Health Care Traditions Intersect Indigenous and Complementary and Alternative Medicine." International Journal of Disability, Development and Education 53(4):375-379.
Mpofu, E., C. Ngara and E. Gudyanga (2007). "Constructions of Giftedness Among the Shona of Central-Southern Africa." In Phillipson, S.N. and M. McCann, Conceptions of Giftedness: Socio-Cultural Perspectives. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Mulvaney, R.H., J.W. O'Neill, J. Cleveland and A.C. Crouter (2007). "A Model of Work-Family Dynamics of Hotel Managers." Annals of Tourism Research 34(1):66-87.
Oakland, T., E. Mpofu, J. Gregoire and M. Faulkner (2007). "Exploration of Learning Disabilities in Four Countries: Implications for Test Development and Use in Developing Countries." International Journal of Testing 7(1):53-70.
Phipps, L.M., C.N. Bartke, D.A. Spear, L.F. Jones, C.P. Foerster, M.E. Killian, J.R. Hughes, J.C. Hess, D.R. Johnson and N.J. Thomas (2007). "Assessment of Parental Presence During Bedside Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Rounds: Effect on Duration, Teaching, and Privacy." Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 8(3):220-224.
Robinson, W.C. and J.A. Ross (Eds.) (2007). The Global Family Planning Revolution: Three Decades of Population Policies and Programs. World Bank.
Ruback, R.B., S.N. Hoskins, A.C. Cares and B. Feldmeyer (2006). "Perception and Payment of Economic Sanctions: A Survey of Offenders." Federal Probation 70(3):26-31.
Ryabov, I.K. and J. Van Hook (2007). "School Segregation and Academic Achievement among Hispanic Children." Social Science Research 36(2):767-788.
Schoen, R. (2006). "Insights from Parity Status Life Tables for the 20th Century U.S." Social Science Research 35(1):29-39.
Shanahan, L., S.M. McHale, A.C. Crouter and D.W. Osgood (2007). "Warmth with Mothers and Fathers from Middle Childhood to Late Adolescence: Within- and Between-Families Comparisons." Developmental Psychology 43(3):551-563.
Shanahan, L., S.M. McHale, D.W. Osgood and A.C. Crouter (2007). "Conflict Frequency with Mothers and Fathers from Middle Childhood to Late Adolescence: Within- and Between-Families Comparisons." Developmental Psychology 43(3):539-550.
Shea, D.G., J. Terza, B.C. Stuart and B.A. Briesacher (2007). "Estimating the Effects of Prescription Drug Coverage for Medicare Beneficiaries." Health Services Research 42(3 Pt 1):933-949.
Sobolewski, J.M. and P.R. Amato (2007). "Parents' Discord and Divorce, Parent-Child Relationships and Subjective Well-Being in Early Adulthood: Is Feeling Close to Two Parents Always Better Than Feeling Close to One?" Social Forces 85(3):1105-1124.
Staff, J.A. and J.T. Mortimer (2007). "Educational and Work Strategies from Adolescence to Early Adulthood: Consequences for Educational Attainment." Social Forces 85(3):1169-1194.
Stamps, K. and S.A. Bohon (2006). "Educational Attainment in New and Established Latino Metropolitan Destinations." Social Science Quarterly 87(5):1225-1240.
Steffensmeier, D., H. Zhong, J.M. Ackerman, J. Schwartz and S. Agha (2006). "Gender Gap Trends for Violent Crimes, 1980 to 2003: A UCR-NCVS Comparison." Feminist Criminology 1(1):72-98.
Stubbs, M.L. and P.K. Mansfield (2006). "Our Menses, Ourselves: Research and Commentary from The Society for Menstrual Cycle Research." Sex Roles 54(5-6):311-313.
Susman, E.J., S. Dockray, V.L. Schiefelbein, S. Herwehe, J.A. Heaton and L.D. Dorn (2007). "Morningness/Eveningness, Morning-to-Afternoon Cortisol Ratio, and Antisocial Behavior Problems during Puberty." Developmental Psychology 43(4):811-822.
Thomas, K.J.A. (2007). "Child Mortality and Socioeconomic Status: An Examination of Differentials by Migration Status in South Africa." International Migration Review 41(1):40-74.
Van Hook, J. and J. Snyder (2007). "Immigration, Ethnicity, and the Loss of White Students from California Public Schools, 1990-2000." Population Research and Policy Review 26(3):259-277.
Van Hook, J. and J.E. Glick (2007). "Immigration and Living Arrangements: Moving Beyond Economic Need Versus Acculturation." Demography 44(2):225-249.
Vandenbergh, D.J., R.J. O'Connor, M.D. Grant, A.L. Jefferson, G.P. Vogler, A.A. Strasser and L.T. Kozlowski (2007). "Dopamine Receptor Genes (DRD2, DRD3 and DRD4) and Gene-Gene Interactions Associated with Smoking-Related Behaviors." Addiction Biology 12(1):106-116.
Watts, R.J. and C.A. Flanagan (2007). "Pushing the Envelope on Youth Civic Engagement: A Developmental and Liberation Psychology Perspective." Journal of Community Psychology 35(6):779-792.
Weiss, K.M. (2007). "What Big Eyes You Have, Grandma! Big Eyes Are to See with, But What about the Unseen? The Principle of Parsimony in Evolution." Evolutionary Anthropology 16(2):43-48.
Whitfield, K.E., G. King, S. Moller, C.L. Edwards, T.L. Nelson and D.J. Vandenbergh (2007). "Concordance Rates for Smoking among African-American Twins." Journal of the National Medical Association 99(3):213-217.
Wray, L.A. (2007). "Smoking." In Markides, K.S. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Health and Aging. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
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