Over the past 20 years we have accumulated a greater knowledge and understanding of the
genetic, neurobiological, and behavioral factors that may be associated with young people …

Most research linking early pubertal development to substance use has focused on the
effects of pubertal timing (age at which a certain stage of pubertal development is reached or …

Objective: To examine how factors such as pubertal status, sensation-seeking, and
impulsivity are related to substance use (cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana) in high school …

Background Lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) are known reproductive toxicants thought to
disrupt hormone production throughout sensitive developmental windows, although this has …

Longitudinal and experimental studies in criminology have advanced substantially since
publication of my Crime and Justice reviews of longitudinal studies (in 1979) and …

BackgroundUsing longitudinal and prospective measures of psychotic experiences during
adolescence, we assessed the risk of developing psychosis in three groups showing low …

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Earlier research has associated early puberty with emotional and behavioral symptoms
particularly among girls, while among boys, findings have been contradictory as to whether …

Purpose The paucity of studies that examine women's criminal careers, particularly beyond
the period of young adulthood, has made it difficult for scholars to determine whether …

Objectives: Daily cannabis use can portend problematic use or dependence. We aimed to
identify early risk factors for daily cannabis use in young adults. Methods: Data were …