2011
Shopping problems among high school students
Grant JE, Potenza MN, Krishnan-Sarin S, Cavallo DA, Desai RA. Shopping problems among high school students. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2011, 52: 247-252. PMID: 21497217, PMCID: PMC3086496, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2010.06.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh school studentsAntisocial behaviorSchool studentsSelf-report surveySymptoms of depressionContinuum of severityHeavy alcohol useBehavioral controlExcessive shoppingSignificant distressSubstance useAlcohol useRegular smokingShopping behaviorLarge sampleViolent behaviorHealth behaviorsAdolescentsShopping problems
2010
Video-Gaming Among High School Students: Health Correlates, Gender Differences, and Problematic Gaming
Desai RA, Krishnan-Sarin S, Cavallo D, Potenza MN. Video-Gaming Among High School Students: Health Correlates, Gender Differences, and Problematic Gaming. Pediatrics 2010, 126: e1414-e1424. PMID: 21078729, PMCID: PMC3678538, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-2706.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProblematic gamingHealth correlatesMore externalizing behaviorsVideo game playingInternalizing symptomsHigh school studentsExternalizing behaviorsRegular cigarette smokingSerious fightNegative health correlatesGame playingIntervention strategiesGender differencesSchool studentsCorrelatesGamingHealth behaviorsHealth factorsDrug useGirlsBoysMore researchDepressionAggressionAdolescents
2008
Impulsive Sensation Seeking, Parental History of Alcohol Problems, and Current Alcohol and Tobacco Use in Adolescents
Schepis TS, Desai RA, Smith AE, Cavallo DA, Liss TB, McFetridge A, Potenza MN, Krishnan-Sarin S. Impulsive Sensation Seeking, Parental History of Alcohol Problems, and Current Alcohol and Tobacco Use in Adolescents. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2008, 2: 185-193. PMID: 19956365, PMCID: PMC2678841, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0b013e31818d8916.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPast month alcohol useImpulsive sensation seekingMonth alcohol useSensation seekingAlcohol problemsAlcohol useImpulsive Sensation Seeking ScaleZuckerman-Kuhlman Personality QuestionnaireSensation Seeking ScaleParental alcohol problemsMediational analysesHigh school studentsPast month tobacco usePersonality QuestionnaireImpulsive sensationBinge useConnecticut high school studentsBinge alcohol useTobacco useBiological parentsSeekingTreatment effortsSchool studentsCurrent alcoholParental history