Researchers have found that, compared to European Americans, African Americans report
later initiation of drinking, lower rates of use, and lower levels of use across almost all age …

Research emanating from the field of developmental science indicates that initial risk factors
for alcohol use and disorder can be evident in early childhood. One dominant …

There are both quantitative and methodological techniques that foster the development and
maintenance of a cumulative knowledge base within the psychological sciences. Most …

Not everyone who experiments with substance use or risky behavior becomes addicted, and
many who are addicted have been able to recover. This authoritative book, now revised and …

Each year an estimated 200 000 youth aged 10–29 years are murdered, making homicide
the fourth leading cause of death in young people globally. In addition to these deaths …

This study describes binge drinking trajectories from adolescence to emerging adulthood in
238 children of alcoholics and 208 controls. Mixture modeling identified three trajectory …

This study examines the effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on the risk of
internalizing or externalizing outcomes among juveniles. While myriad research has …

Background Substance use disorder (SUD) remains a significant public health issue. A
greater understanding of how genes and environment interact to regulate phenotypes …

Research on adolescent self-esteem has been inconsistent regarding development patterns
and processes, with some scholars concluding that self-esteem is a static construct and …

OBJECTIVE: This longitudinal study had three aims: 1) determine the extent to which boys at
high average risk and low average risk for substance use disorder differ on a construct of …