2025
Prescription Pain Medication Misuse with and Without Heroin Use Among Adolescents: relationships with Routine Healthcare, Family Support, Academic Performance, Violence, and Other Risky Behaviors
Jalilian-Khave L, Stefanovics E, Zhai Z, Potenza M. Prescription Pain Medication Misuse with and Without Heroin Use Among Adolescents: relationships with Routine Healthcare, Family Support, Academic Performance, Violence, and Other Risky Behaviors. Substance Use & Misuse 2025, 60: 1400-1410. PMID: 40383936, PMCID: PMC12187537, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2025.2499945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrescription pain medication misusePain medication misuseFamily supportHealthcare participantsRisky behaviorsHeroin useMedication misuseOpioid misuseYouth Risk Behavior Survey dataPrescription pain medicationBehavior Survey dataRoutine healthcareHealthcare utilizationPublic health crisisChi-square analysisHigher oddsSurvey dataOdds ratioPain medicationHigh school respondentsAdjusted modelsAcademic performanceNegative healthOddsHealth crisisPsychometric Evaluation of Aurora- a : An Augmented Assessment of Analytical, Practical, and Creative Abilities in Middle Childhood and Early Adolescence
Hein S, Tan M, Ahmed Y, Elliott J, Bolden D, Sternberg R, Grigorenko E. Psychometric Evaluation of Aurora- a : An Augmented Assessment of Analytical, Practical, and Creative Abilities in Middle Childhood and Early Adolescence. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly 2025 DOI: 10.1353/mpq.0.a955196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMiddle childhoodEarly adolescenceExploratory structural equation modelingConfirmatory factor analysisCreative abilitiesAssessment of academic performanceIntelligence testsVerbal competenceStructural equation modelingPsychometric evaluationAdequate reliabilityFactor analysisAcademic performanceEquation modelingAssessment of analytesAdolescentsMultifaceted natureChildhoodSubtestsAbilityCompetenceUnidimensionalityGoodness-of-fitItemsStrong correlationsGambling in Connecticut adolescents: Prevalence, socio-demographic characteristics, trauma exposure, suicidality, and other risk behaviors
Stefanovics E, Zhai Z, Potenza M. Gambling in Connecticut adolescents: Prevalence, socio-demographic characteristics, trauma exposure, suicidality, and other risk behaviors. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0290589. PMID: 39908256, PMCID: PMC11798454, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0290589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial supportRisk behaviorsCorrelates of gamblingTraumatic experiencesPoor health outcomesAssociated with traumatic experiencesImplement tailored interventionsReceipt of social supportHealth risk behaviorsConnecticut high school studentsSocio-demographic characteristicsFamily social supportAcademic performanceAssociated with suicideInfluence gambling behaviorPublic health concernTailored interventionsHealth outcomesPast-year gamblingYouth Risk Behavior SurveyPoor academic performanceTrauma exposureRisk Behavior SurveyCurrent prevalenceHigh school studentsLanguage of administration and academic test performance in Ghanaian children
Garcia J, Kulesz P, Grigorenko E. Language of administration and academic test performance in Ghanaian children. International Journal Of Educational Research 2025, 130: 102549. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijer.2025.102549.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcademic test performanceLanguage of test administrationItem characteristicsTest performancePerformance of school-aged childrenFunctioning of studentsLanguage of administrationSchool-aged childrenPhonological itemsTest administrationItem responsesAcademic performanceItemsChildrenAssessment approachPhonologyOrthographyMathematicsStudentsAdministrationLanguageGhana
2024
Evocative effects on the early caregiving environment of genetic factors underlying the development of intellectual and academic ability
Austerberry C, Fearon P, Ronald A, Leve L, Ganiban J, Natsuaki M, Shaw D, Neiderhiser J, Reiss D. Evocative effects on the early caregiving environment of genetic factors underlying the development of intellectual and academic ability. Child Development 2024, 95: 2082-2101. PMID: 39081003, PMCID: PMC11579646, DOI: 10.1111/cdev.14142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChild languageEarly caregiving environmentGene-environment correlationAcademic performanceMothers' warmthFather warmthEvocative effectsIntellectual abilityRGE effectsAcademic abilityIncreased heritabilityAdoptive parentsChildren aged 6WarmthAged 6Academic developmentGenetic effectsGenetic factorsBirth mothersChildrenRGELanguageParentsAdopteesAbilityUnderstanding the Multiple Influences on Black Parents’ School Involvement: A Longitudinal Perspective
Gale A, Williams E, Boyd D, Lateef H. Understanding the Multiple Influences on Black Parents’ School Involvement: A Longitudinal Perspective. Children 2024, 11: 722. PMID: 38929301, PMCID: PMC11202027, DOI: 10.3390/children11060722.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSchool climate perceptionsParental involvementBlack parentsSandler’s model of parental involvementModel of parental involvementPositive school climate perceptionsClimate perceptionsParental school involvementSupportive school environmentIncreased parental involvementChildren's academic performanceHoover-DempseySchool involvementSchool environmentAcademic performanceChildren's educationSelf-efficacyLongitudinal influenceContext studiesParental attitudesLongitudinal perspectiveFavorable attitudesAttitudesParentsMultiple influencesEmotional Empowerment in High School Life
Hoffmann J, McGarry J, Seibyl J, Baumsteiger R, Brackett M. Emotional Empowerment in High School Life. International And Cultural Psychology 2024, 189-207. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-46349-5_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSchool climate perceptionsHigh school lifeHigh school studentsStudent voiceSchool climateSecondary studentsAcademic achievementStudent empowermentPedagogical approachSchool lifeStudent conductSchool studentsAcademic performanceStudentsSchoolEmotional climateHigh self-esteemClimate perceptionsProject-based initiativesFeelings of stressTheoretical underpinningsSelf-esteemCivic activitiesEmotional empowermentPersonal benefitsAn exploratory study of the prevalence and adverse associations of in-school traditional bullying and cyberbullying among adolescents in Connecticut
Rostam-Abadi Y, Stefanovics E, Zhai Z, Potenza M. An exploratory study of the prevalence and adverse associations of in-school traditional bullying and cyberbullying among adolescents in Connecticut. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2024, 173: 372-380. PMID: 38593696, PMCID: PMC12178578, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.03.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBullying statusPatterns of bullyingAnti-bullying interventionsYouth Risk Behavior Survey dataInfluence of alcoholTraditional bullyingBullying subgroupsWeapon-carryingDating violenceBehavior Survey dataAssociated with suicide attemptsBullyingReport bullyingMental healthPhysical fightingSelf-harmHigh school studentsCyberbullyingReceipt of social supportConnecticut high school studentsSurvey-weighted logistic regressionAcademic performanceLogistic regressionInsecure housingPerceived family support
2022
Schools’ Neighborhoods and Characteristics: Implications for Standardized Academic Achievement in Passaic, NJ’s Elementary, Middle and High Schools
Opara I, Thorpe D, Lardier D, Parisi D. Schools’ Neighborhoods and Characteristics: Implications for Standardized Academic Achievement in Passaic, NJ’s Elementary, Middle and High Schools. The Urban Review 2022, 55: 393-414. PMID: 38463537, PMCID: PMC10923576, DOI: 10.1007/s11256-022-00652-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcademic outcomesEducational outcomesSchool characteristicsScience academic performanceLower mathAcademic achievementAcademic yearHigh schoolAcademic performanceEducational disparitiesSchoolsElementaryLess fundingResource deprivationMathYouthMulti-faceted approachNeighborhood resourcesPoor infrastructureSocioeconomic statusAchievementEconomic supportEnglishImplicationsSuch disparitiesA Transdiagnostic Approach to Develop Organization, Attention and Learning Skills, The GOALS Treatment Manual for College Students
Hansen L, Ellis B, Smith S. A Transdiagnostic Approach to Develop Organization, Attention and Learning Skills, The GOALS Treatment Manual for College Students. 2022 DOI: 10.4324/9781003199618.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCollege studentsTransdiagnostic approachMental health providersCope with life stressorsOn-campus resourcesIn-session activitiesHealth providersDeliver interventionsSocio-emotional difficultiesLearning skillsIn-sessionTreatment manualsExecutive functionLife stressorsHomework assignmentsSkill-based approachDevelopment organizationsSessionsAcademic performanceSession summariesAcademic goalsLife responsibilitiesTransdiagnosticGroup formationGroup leaders
2021
Organizational skills training for children with ADHD: study protocol for a randomized, controlled trial
Bikic A, Dalsgaard S, Olsen KD, Sukhodolsky DG. Organizational skills training for children with ADHD: study protocol for a randomized, controlled trial. Trials 2021, 22: 752. PMID: 34715906, PMCID: PMC8556963, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-021-05499-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderOrganizational skills trainingOrganizational skillsPoor organizational skillsWeekly therapy sessionsUsual control groupInattention ratingsSustained attentionSkill deficitsParent ratingsHyperactivity disorderLives of childrenNeurocognitive testsSchool functioningSkills trainingGroup formatCognitive functionBehavioral interventionsSkills ScalePresent deficitsAcademic performanceWeekly sessionsInattentionTherapy sessionsTreatment responseGaming to relieve tension or anxiety and associations with health functioning, substance use and physical violence in high school students
Garakani A, Zhai ZW, Hoff RA, Krishnan-Sarin S, Potenza MN. Gaming to relieve tension or anxiety and associations with health functioning, substance use and physical violence in high school students. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2021, 140: 461-467. PMID: 34147933, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.05.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh school studentsAcademic performanceSubstance useNegative emotional statesMeasures of demographicsPoor academic performanceProblematic Internet useEmotional statesGaming disorderExtracurricular involvementHealth functioningConnecticut high school studentsDepression symptomsAsian adolescentsAnxietyAdolescentsIntervention strategiesSchool studentsExtracurricular activitiesViolent behaviorGamingPhysical violenceDrug usePhysical fightsAdditional researchDisability in children and adolescents: the extent of the impact on psychiatric disorders and educational deficits.
Zaqueu L, Teixeira M, Lowenthal R, Mari J, Miguel E, Rohde L, Paula C. Disability in children and adolescents: the extent of the impact on psychiatric disorders and educational deficits. Trends In Psychiatry And Psychotherapy 2021, 43: 235-239. PMID: 34860479, PMCID: PMC8638709, DOI: 10.47626/2237-6089-2020-0059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderChildren/adolescentsAcademic performanceTypical developmentSchool failureType of disabilityPsychiatric disordersDeficit hyperactivity disorderEducational deficitsPoor academic performanceWorse academic performanceBrazilian children/adolescentsPresence of disabilityMental health problemsSchool-aged childrenMiddle-income countriesHyperactivity disorderSixth gradersMulticenter cross-sectional studyAdolescentsTen Questions QuestionnaireCross-sectional studyIntellectual disabilityLogistic regression modelsSpecific interventions
2020
Psychiatric comorbidity and social adjustment difficulties in children with disruptive mood dysregulation disorder: A national epidemiological study
Lin YJ, Tseng WL, Gau SS. Psychiatric comorbidity and social adjustment difficulties in children with disruptive mood dysregulation disorder: A national epidemiological study. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2020, 281: 485-492. PMID: 33383391, PMCID: PMC8142276, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.12.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisruptive mood dysregulation disorderOppositional defiant disorderSocial adjustment difficultiesAdjustment difficultiesPsychiatric comorbiditySocial Adjustment InventoryKiddie epidemiologic versionParent-child interactionsChildhood mental disordersAdjustment InventoryDefiant disorderEpidemiologic VersionParental educational levelAcademic performanceMore difficultyDSM-5More problemsHigh psychiatric comorbiditySchool functionTaiwanese childrenMental disordersNational epidemiological studyChildrenAffective disordersSevere impairmentIndependent and interactive associations of temperament dimensions with educational outcomes in young adolescents
Hoffmann M, Pan P, Manfro G, de Jesus Mari J, Miguel E, Bressan R, Rohde L, Salum G. Independent and interactive associations of temperament dimensions with educational outcomes in young adolescents. Learning And Individual Differences 2020, 78: 101817. DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2019.101817.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffortful controlTemperament dimensionsYoung adolescentsEducational outcomesEducational measurementPoor reading abilityHigh effortful controlLow effortful controlAffective temperament dimensionsReading abilityTemperament interactionsAdolescent reportsOverall academic performanceParent reportTemperament QuestionnaireLower frustrationOnly significant predictorStandardized testsAcademic performanceInteractive associationsAdolescentsTemperamentSignificant predictorsMixed effects modelsDetrimental combination
2019
Seeking Inclusion Excellence: Understanding Racial Microaggressions as Experienced by Underrepresented Medical and Nursing Students
Ackerman-Barger K, Boatright D, Gonzalez-Colaso R, Orozco R, Latimore D. Seeking Inclusion Excellence: Understanding Racial Microaggressions as Experienced by Underrepresented Medical and Nursing Students. Academic Medicine 2019, 95: 758-763. PMID: 31725462, PMCID: PMC7185051, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000003077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRacial microaggressionsAcademic performanceHealth professions schoolsHealth professions studentsInstructional strategiesStudents' suggestionsProfessions studentsNursing studentsOptimal learningLeverage diversityStudentsHealth professionsIndividual interviewsMicroaggressionsLearningMicroaggressive behaviorsFocus groupsPersonal wellnessUnderserved communitiesThematic analysisSchoolsMajor themesFacultyDaily experiencesUniversity
2018
Measuring Student's Utilization of Video Resources and its Effect on Academic Performance
He H, Zheng Q, Dong B, Yu H. Measuring Student's Utilization of Video Resources and its Effect on Academic Performance. 2018, 196-198. DOI: 10.1109/icalt.2018.00053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubjective Well-being and Family Functioning among Adolescents Left Behind by Migrating Parents in Jiangxi Province, China
Zhou J, Hu F, Wu J, Zou ZY, Wang YX, Peng HC, Vermund SH, Hu YF, Ma YH. Subjective Well-being and Family Functioning among Adolescents Left Behind by Migrating Parents in Jiangxi Province, China. Biomedical And Environmental Sciences 2018, 31: 382-388. PMID: 29866220, PMCID: PMC9316390, DOI: 10.3967/bes2018.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow academic performanceMental health challengesStructural equation modelMiddle school studentsAdolescent viewpointLife satisfactionAcademic performanceAdolescentsParental migrationSchool studentsParentsMigrant parentsEquation modelParticipantsSatisfactionBeingHealth challengesFamilyStudentsRelationship between fMRI response during a nonverbal memory task and marijuana use in college students
Dager AD, Tice MR, Book GA, Tennen H, Raskin SA, Austad CS, Wood RM, Fallahi CR, Hawkins KA, Pearlson GD. Relationship between fMRI response during a nonverbal memory task and marijuana use in college students. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2018, 188: 71-78. PMID: 29754029, PMCID: PMC6756147, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.03.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInferior frontal gyrusMJ usersFMRI responsesCollege studentsMemory taskMJ useFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) responsesNonverbal memory tasksLower fMRI responseRecognition memoryNeural correlatesMagnetic resonance imaging responseFrontal gyrusVisual encodingRecognition taskOccupational functioningAge 18Memory dysfunctionMarijuana useAcademic performanceLeft hippocampusHippocampal dysfunctionGroup differencesRight hippocampusTask
2017
Sink, Swim, or Grab a Lifesaver: First Year Medical Student Perception of Academic Performance and Tutoring in an Anatomy Course
Stadem P, Ginsburg A, Hafferty F, Lachman N, Pawlina W, Langley N. Sink, Swim, or Grab a Lifesaver: First Year Medical Student Perception of Academic Performance and Tutoring in an Anatomy Course. The FASEB Journal 2017, 31 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.732.16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcademic performanceARS scoresNear-Peer tutoringGross anatomy courseSelf-efficacy influenceStudent performanceFormative feedbackAnatomy courseStudents' perceptionsMedical studentsFirst-year medical students' perceptionsAcademic behaviorAcademic competenciesFirst-year medical studentsFinal course evaluationAcademic successMedical students' perceptionsYear medical studentsCritical skillsPositive indicatorsPerceptionLimited researchAcademic supportStudent perspectivesPeer tutors
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