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Botvin, G. J. & Griffin, K. W. (In Press). Models of prevention: School-based programs. In P. Ruiz & E. Strain (Eds.) Lowinson & Ruiz's Substance Abuse: A Comprehensive Textbook, Fifth Edition. Baltimore: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins.

Botvin, G. J., Murphy, M. M., & Griffin, K. W. (In Press). Adolescent substance abuse prevention and cessation. In M. Finkel (Ed.) Perspectives in public health: Challenges for the 21st century. Westport, CT: Praeger Press.

Griffin, K. W. (In Press). Substance use across the lifespan. In M. Finkel (Ed.) Perspectives in public health: Challenges for the 21st century. Westport, CT: Praeger Press.

Griffin, K. W., Bang, H. & Botvin, G. J. (In Press). Age of alcohol and marijuana use onset and weekly substance use and related psychosocial problems during young adulthood. Journal of Substance Use.


2010

Botvin, G. J. & Griffin, K. W. (2010). Advances in the science and practice of prevention: Targeting individual-level etiologic factors and the challenge of going to scale. In: L. M. Scheier (Ed.), Handbook of drug use etiology: Theory, methods, and empirical findings (pp. 631-650).  Washington DC: American Psychological Association.

Griffin, K. W. (2010). The epidemiology of substance use among adolescents and young adults: A developmental perspective. In: L. M. Scheier (Ed.), Handbook of drug use etiology: Theory, methods, and empirical findings (pp. 73-92).  Washington DC: American Psychological Association.

2009

Epstein, J. A., Botvin, G. J. & Doyle, M. (2009).  Gender-specific effects of social influences and competence on lifetime poly-drug use among inner-city adolescents. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 18, 243-256

Epstein, J. A. & Spirito, A. (2009). Risk factors for suicidality among a nationally representative sample of high school students. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 39, 241-251.

Griffin, K. W. & Botvin, G. J. (2009). Preventing substance abuse among children and adolescence.  In R. Ries et al., Principles of addiction medicine, Fourth edition (pp.1375-1382) , Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Griffin, K. W., Scheier, L. M., & Botvin, G. J. (2009). Developmental trajectories of self-management skills and adolescent substance use.  Health & Addictions, 9, 15-37.

Nichols, T. R., Birnbaum, A. S., Bryant, K. & Botvin, G. J. (2009). Lunchtime practices and problem behaviors among multiethnic urban youth. Health Education & Behavior, 36, 570-582  


2008

Epstein, J. A., & Botvin, G. J. (2008).  Media resistance skills and drug skill refusal techniques: What is their relationship with alcohol use among inner-city adolescents? Addictive Behaviors, 4, 528-537.

Epstein, J. A., Griffin, K. W., & Botvin, G. J. (2008). A social influence model of alcohol use for inner-city adolescents: Family drinking, perceived drinking norms and perceived social benefits of drinking. Journal of Studies on Alcohol & Drugs, 69, 397-405.

Griffin, K. W. (2008). Exploratory/developmental and small grant award mechanisms. In L. M. Scheier & W. L. Dewey (Eds.) The complete guide to writing NIH behavioral science grants (pp. 107-122). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Nichols, T. R., Mahadeo, M., Bryant, K., & Botvin, G. J. (2008). Examining anger as a predictor of drug use among multiethnic middle school students. Journal of School Health, 78, 480-486.


2007

Botvin, G. J. & Griffin, K. W. (2007).  School-based programmes to prevent alcohol, tobacco and other drug use. International Review of Psychiatry, 19, 607-615.

Epstein, J. A., Bang, H., & Botvin, G. J. (2007). Which psychosocial factors moderate or directly affect substance use among inner-city adolescents? Addictive Behaviors, 32, 700-713.

Epstein, J. A., Zhou, X. K., Bang, H., & Botvin, G. J. (2007). Do competence skills moderate the impact of social influences to drink and perceived social benefits of drinking on alcohol use among inner-city adolescents? Prevention Science, 8, 65-73.

Lynne, S. D., Graber, J. A., Nichols, T. R., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Botvin, G. J. (2007). Links between pubertal timing, peer influences, and externalizing behaviors among urban students followed through middle school. Journal of Adolescent Health, 40, 181.e7-181.e13


2006

Botvin, G. J., & Griffin, K. W. (2006). Drug abuse prevention in ethnic minority youth. In Y. O. Jackson (Ed.), Encyclopedia of multicultural psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Botvin, G. J., Griffin, K. W., & Nichols, T. R. (2006). Preventing youth violence and delinquency through a universal school-based prevention approach. Prevention Science, 7, 403-408.

Graber, J. A., Nichols, T. Lynne, S. D., Brooks-Gunn, J. & Botvin, G. J. (2006). A longitudinal examination of family, friend, and media influences on competent versus problem behaviors among urban minority youth. Applied Developmental Science, 10,  75-85. View Abstract.

Griffin, K. W. & Botvin, G. J. (2006). Alcohol use, antisocial behavior and social competence among urban minority youth. In I. Kandel, J. Merrick J, & L. Sher (Eds). Adolescence and alcohol. An international perspective (pp. 187-197). London: Freund Publishing House.

Griffin, K. W., Botvin, G. J., & Nichols, T. R. (2006). Effects of a school-based drug abuse prevention program for adolescents on HIV risk behaviors in young adulthood. Prevention Science, 7, 103-112.

Griffin, K. W., Botvin, G. J. & Scheier, L. M. (2006). Racial/ethnic differences in the protective effects of self-management skills on adolescent substance use. Substance Abuse, 27, 47-52.

Griffin, K. W., Mahadeo, M., Weinstein, J., Botvin, G. J. (2006). Program implementation fidelity and substance use outcomes among middle school students in a drug abuse prevention program. Health & Addictions, 6, 9-28.

Griffin, K. W., Nichols, T. R., Birnbaum, A. S., & Botvin, G. J. (2006). Social competence among urban minority youth entering middle school: Relationships with alcohol use and antisocial behavior. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine & Health, 18, 97-106.

Nichols, T. R., Birnbaum, A. S., Birnel, S., & Botvin, G. J. (2006). Perceived smoking environment and smoking initiation among urban multi-ethnic girls. Journal of Adolescent Health, 38, 369-375.

Nichols, T. R., Graber, J. A., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Botvin, G. J. (2006). Sex differences in overt aggression and delinquency among urban minority middle school students. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 27, 78-91.

Nichols, T. R., Graber, J. A., Brooks-Gunn, J. & Botvin, G. J. (2006). Ways to say no: Refusal skill strategies among urban multi-ethnic youth. American Journal of Health Promotion, 30, 227-236.


2005

Birnbaum, A. S., Evenson, K. R., Motl, R. W., Dishman, R. K., Voorhees, C. C., Sallis, J. F., Elder, J. P., & Dowda, M. (2005). Scale development for perceived school climate for girls' physical activity. American Journal of Health Behavior, 29, 250-257.

Blitstein, J. L., Murray, D. M., Lytle, L. A., Birnbaum, A. S., & Perry, C. L. (2005). Predictors of violent behavior in an early adolescent cohort: similarities and differences across genders. Health Education & Behavior, 32, 175-194.

Borbely, C. J., Graber, J. A., Nichols, T., Brooks-Gunn, J., Botvin, G. J. (2005). Sixth graders' conflict resolution in role plays with a peer, parent, and teacher. Journal of Youth & Adolescence, 34, 279-291.

Botvin, G. J., & Griffin, K. W. (2005). Prevention science, drug abuse prevention, and Life Skills Training: Comments on the state of the science.  Journal of Experimental Criminology, 1, 63 - 78.

Botvin, G. J. & Griffin, K. W. (2005). Models of prevention: School-based programs. In J. H. Lowinson, P. Ruiz, R. B. Millman, & J. G. Langrod (Eds.), Substance Abuse: A Comprehensive Textbook, Fourth Edition (pp. 1211-1229). Baltimore: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins.

Botvin, G. J., & Griffin, K. W. (2005). Drug abuse prevention strategies. In A. M. Gross & R. S. Drabman (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Behavior Modification and Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Volume Two: Child Clinical Applications (pp. 812-815). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. 

Carter, B. J., Birnbaum, A. S., Hark, L., Vickery, B., Potter, C., & Osborne, M. P. (2005). Using media messaging to promote healthy eating and physical activity among urban youth. Journal of Nutrition Education & Behavior, 37, 98-99.

Motl, R. W., Dishman, R. K., Birnbaum, A. S., Lytle, L. A. (2005). Longitudinal invariance of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale among girls and boys in middle school. Educational & Psychological Measurement, 65, 90-108.

Nichols, T. R. & Birnbaum, A. S. (2005). Why Girls? The importance of developing gender-specific health promotion programs for adolescent girls. Harvard Health Policy Review, 6, 48-56.

Voorhees, C. C., Murray, D. M., Welk, G., Birnbaum, A. S., Pfeiffer, K. A., Johnson, C. C., Saksvig, B., & Jobe, J. B. (2005).  The role of peer social networks and physical activity in adolescent girls. American Journal of Health Behavior, 29, 183-190.


2004

Botvin, G. J. (2004). Advancing prevention science and practice: Challenges, critical issues, and future directions.  Prevention Science, 5, 69-72.

Botvin, G. J., & Griffin, K. W. (2004). Life Skills Training: Empirical findings and future directions. Journal of Primary Prevention, 25, 211-232.

Epstein, J. A., Griffin, K. W., & Botvin, G. J. (2004). Efficacy, self-derogation, and alcohol use among inner-city adolescents: Gender matters.  Journal of Youth & Adolescence, 33, 159-166. 

Griffin, K. W., & Botvin, G. J. (2004). Prevention and treatment of adolescent drug abuse. In P. Allen-Meares & M. W. Fraser (Eds.), Intervention with Children and Adolescents: An Interdisciplinary Perspective (pp 335-355). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Griffin, K. W. & Botvin, G. J. (2004). Preventing addictive disorders. In R. H. Coombs (Ed.), Handbook of Addictive Disorders: A Practical Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment (pp. 535-570). New York: Wiley Publishers.

Griffin, K. W., Botvin, G. J., & Nichols, T. R. (2004). Long-term follow-up effects of a school-based drug abuse prevention program on adolescent risky driving. Prevention Science, 5, 207-112. 

Griffin, K. W., Botvin, G. J., Nichols, T. R., & Scheier, L. M. (2004). Low perceived chances for success in life and binge drinking among inner-city minority youth. Journal of Adolescent Health, 34, 501-507.

Janega, J. B., Murray, D. M., Varnell, S. P., Blitstein, J. L., Birnbaum, A. S., & Lytle, L. A. (2004). Assessing intervention effects in a school-based nutrition intervention trial: which model is best? Health Education & Behavior, 31, 756-774.

Janega, J. B., Murray, D. M., Varnell, S. P., Blitstein, J. L., Birnbaum, A. S., & Lytle, L. A. (2004). Assessing the most powerful analysis method for school-based intervention studies with alcohol, tobacco and other drug outcomes. Addictive Behaviors, 29, 595-606. 

Lillehoj, C. J., Griffin, K. W., & Spoth, R. L. (2004). Program provider and observer ratings of school-based preventive intervention implementation: Agreement and relation to youth outcomes. Health Education & Behavior, 31, 242-257. 

Lytle, L. A., Murray, D. M., Perry, C. L., Story, M., Birnbaum, A. S., Kubik, M. Y., & Varnell, S. (2004). School-based approaches to affect adolescents diets: Results from the TEENS study. Health Education & Behavior, 31, 270-287. 

Motl, R. W., Birnbaum, A. S., Kubik, M. Y., & Dishman, R. K. (2004). Naturally occurring changes in physical activity are inversely related to depressive symptoms during early adolescence. Psychosomatic Medicine, 66, 336-342. 

Nichols, T. R., Graber, J. A., Brooks-Gunn, J. G., & Botvin, G. J. (2004). Maternal influences on smoking initiation among urban adolescent girls.  Journal of Research on Adolescence, 14, 73-97. 

Wright, A. J., Nichols, T. R., Graber, J. A., Brooks-Gunn, J. & Botvin, G. J. (2004). It's not what you say, it's how many different ways you can say it: Adolescent divergent thinking in resisting peer pressure and problem behaviors. Journal of Adolescent Health, 35, 380-391.

                                                   


2003

Birnbaum, A. S., Lytle, L. A., Hannan, P. J., Murray, D. M., Perry, C. L., & Forster, J. L. (2003). School functioning and violent behavior among young adolescents: A contextual analysis. Health Education Research,18, 389-403.

Birnbaum, A. S., Lytle, L. A., Perry, C. L., Murray, D. M., & Story, M. (2003). A school functioning index for middle schools: Rationale and development. Journal of School Health,73, 232-238.

Botvin, G. J., & Griffin, K. W. (2003). Drug abuse prevention curricula in schools. In Z. Sloboda & W. J. Bukoski (Eds.), Handbook of Drug Abuse Prevention: Theory, Science, and Practice (pp. 45-74).  New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.

Botvin, G. J., Griffin, K. W., Paul, E., & Macaulay, A. P. (2003). Preventing tobacco and alcohol use among elementary school students through Life Skills Training. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 12, 1-17.

Epstein, J. A., Botvin, G. J. & Spoth, R. L. (2003). Predicting smoking among rural adolescents: Social and cognitive processes. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 5, 485-491.

Epstein, J. A., Botvin, G. J. & Spoth, R. L. (2003). Which psychosocial factors are related to drinking among rural adolescents? Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 13, 19-35. 

Epstein, J. A., Doyle, M. & Botvin, G. J. (2003). A mediational model of the relationship between linguistic acculturation and polydrug use among Hispanic adolescents. Psychological Reports, 93, 859-866. 

Espada, J. P., Mendez, F. X., Griffin, K. W., & Botvin, G. J. (2003). Adolescencia: Consumo de alcohol y otras drogas. Papeles del Psicologo, 84, 9-17. [Adolescence: Alcohol and other drugs of abuse. Papers of the Psychologist, 84, 9-17.]

Espada, J. P., Mendez, F. X., Griffin, K. W., & Botvin, G. J. (2003). Prevencion del abuso de drogas en la adolescencia [Drug abuse prevention in adolescents]. In J. M. Ortigosa, M. J. Quiles & F. X. Mendez (Eds.). Manual de Psicologia de la Salud con Ninos, Adolescentes y Familia (p. 325-348). [Manual of Health Psychology in Children, Adolescents and Families (pp. 325-348)]. Madrid: Ediciones Piramide.

Griffin, K. W. (2003). Contemporary school-based prevention approaches and the perceived risks and benefits of substance use.  In D. Romer (Ed.), Reducing Adolescent Risk: Toward an Integrated Approach (pp. 93-98). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. 

Griffin, K. W., Botvin, G. J., Nichols, T. R., & Doyle, M. M. (2003). Effectiveness of a universal drug abuse prevention approach for youth at high risk for substance use initiation.  Preventive Medicine, 36, 1-7.

Griffin, K. W., Botvin, G. J., Scheier, L. M., Doyle, M. M., & Williams, C. (2003). Common predictors of cigarette smoking, alcohol use, aggression, and delinquency among inner-city minority youth.  Addictive Behaviors, 28, 1141-1148.

Kubik, M. Y., Lytle, L. A., Birnbaum, A. S., Murray, D. M., & Perry, C. L. (2003). Prevalence and correlates of elevated depressive symptoms in young adolescents. American Journal of Health Behavior, 27, 546-553.

Sidebottom, A., Birnbaum, A. S., & Nafstad, S. S. (2003). Decreasing barriers for teens: evaluation of a new teenage pregnancy prevention strategy in school-based clinics. American Journal of Public Health, 93, 1890-1892. 

                                                    


2002

Botvin, G. J. (2002). Preventing the use of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs. In K. Schonberg (Ed.), Substance Abuse Manual. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.

Botvin, G. J., & Griffin, K. W. (2002). Life skills training as a primary prevention approach for adolescent drug use and other problem behaviors.  International Journal of Emergency Mental Health, 4, 41-47. 

Botvin, G. J., & Griffin, K. W. (2002). Drug and alcohol abuse education in schools. In J. W. Guthrie (Ed.), Encyclopedia of education, Second Edition (pp. 602-605). New York: Macmillan Library Reference.

Botvin, G. J., & Griffin, K. W. (2002). Life skills, Adolescence. In T. P. Gullotta & M. Bloom (Eds.), Encyclopedia of primary prevention and health promotion, First Edition (pp. 654-658). New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.

Botvin, G. J., Scheier, L. M., & Griffin, K. W. (2002). Preventing the onset and developmental progression of adolescent drug use: Implications for the gateway hypothesis. In D. Kandel (Ed.), Stages and Pathways of Drug Involvement: Examining the Gateway Hypothesis (pp. 115-138). New York: Cambridge University Press. 

Epstein, J. A. &  Botvin, G. J. (2002). The moderating role of risk-taking and refusal assertiveness on social influences in alcohol use among inner-city adolescents.  Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 63, 456-459.

Epstein, J. A., Botvin, G. J., & Diaz, T. (2002). Gateway polydrug use among Puerto Rican and Dominican adolescents residing in New York City: The moderating role of gender. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse,12, 33-46.

Epstein, J. A., Griffin, K. W., & Botvin, G. J. (2002).  Positive impact of competence skills and psychological wellness in protecting inner-city adolescents from alcohol use. Prevention Science, 3, 95-104.

Epstein, J. A., Williams, C., &  Botvin, G. J. (2002). How universal are social influences to drink and problem behaviors for alcohol use? A test comparing urban African-American and Caribbean-American adolescents.  Addictive Behaviors, 27, 75-86. 

Espada, J. P., Mendez, F. X., Botvin, G. J., Griffin, K. W., Orgiles, M., & Rosa, A. I. (2002). Exito o fracaso de la prevencion del abuso de drogas en el contexto escolar? Un meta-analisis de los programas en Espana. Psicologia Conductual, 10, 581-602. [Success or failure in the prevention of drug abuse in the school context? A meta-analysis of programs in Spain. Behavioral Psychology, 10, 581-602.]  View Abstract.

Griffin, K. W., Botvin, G. J., Scheier, L. M., Epstein, J. A., & Diaz, T. (2002).  Personal competence skills, distress, and well-being as determinants of substance use in a predominantly minority urban adolescent sample.  Prevention Science, 3, 23-33. 

Griffin, K. W., Botvin, G. J., Scheier, L.M., & Nichols, T. R. (2002). Factors associated with regular marijuana use among high school students: A long-term follow-up study. Substance Use & Misuse, 37, 225-238. 

Macaulay, A. P., Griffin, K. W., & Botvin, G. J. (2002). Initial internal reliability and descriptive statistics for a brief assessment tool for the Life Skills Training drug abuse prevention program: Psychological Reports, 91, 459-462.

Scheier, L. M., & Botvin, G. J. (2002). Influence of competence and alcohol use on self-esteem: Latent growth curve models using longitudinal data. In T. M. Brinthaupt & R. P. Lipka (Eds.), Understanding Early Adolescent Self and Identity (pp. 225-264). Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. 

Scheier, L. M., Griffin, K. W., Doyle, M. M., & Botvin, G. J. (2002). Estimates of intragroup dependence for drug abuse and skills measures encountered in school-based drug abuse prevention trials: An empirical study of three independent samples. Health Education & Behavior, 29, 85-103.

Scheier, L. M., Miller, N. L., Ifill-Williams, M., & Botvin, G .J.  (2002). Perceived neighborhood risk as a predictor of drug use among urban minority adolescents: Moderating influences of psychosocial functioning.  Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 11, 67-105.

                                                      


 

 

2001

Botvin, G. J. (2001). Prevention of substance abuse in adolescents. In N. J. Smelser & P. B. Baltes (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences (pp. 15225-15229). Oxford: Pergamon Press.

Botvin, G. J., & Griffin, K. W. (2001). Life Skills Training: Theory, methods, and effectiveness of a drug abuse prevention approach. In E. F. Wagner & H. B. Waldron (Eds.), Innovations in Adolescent Substance Abuse Intervention (pp. 31-49). New York: Elsevier Science.

Botvin, G. J., Griffin, K. W., Diaz, T., & Ifill-Williams, M. (2001). Drug abuse prevention among minority adolescents: One-year follow-up of a school-based preventive intervention.  Prevention Science, 2, 1-13.

Botvin, G. J., Griffin, K. W., Diaz, T., & Ifill-Williams, M. (2001). Preventing binge drinking during early adolescence: One- and two-year follow-up of a school-based preventive intervention. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors,15, 360-365.

Botvin, G. J., Sussman, S., & Biglan, A. (2001). The Hutchinson Smoking Prevention Project: A lesson on inaccurate media coverage and the importance of prevention advocacy.  Prevention Science, 2, 67-70.

Epstein, J. A., Botvin, G. J., & Diaz, T. (2001). Alcohol use among Dominican and Puerto Rican adolescents residing in New York City: Role of Hispanic group and gender. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 2, 1-6.

Epstein, J. A., Botvin, G. J., & Diaz, T. (2001). Linguistic acculturation associated with higher marijuana and polydrug use among Hispanic adolescents. Substance Use & Misuse, 36, 477-499.

Epstein, J. A., Botvin, G. J., Griffin, K. W., & Diaz, T. (2001). Protective factors buffer effects of risk factors on alcohol use among inner city youth. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 11, 77-90.

Epstein, J. A., Griffin, K. W. & Botvin, G. J. (2001). Risk-taking and refusal assertiveness in a longitudinal model of alcohol use among inner-city adolescents.  Prevention Science, 2, 193-200.

Griffin, K. W., Epstein, J. A., Botvin, G. J., & Spoth, R. L. (2001). Social competence and substance use among rural youth: Mediating role of social benefit expectancies of use.  Journal of Youth & Adolescence, 30, 485-498.

Griffin, K. W., Friend, R., Kaell, A. T., & Bennett, R. (2001). Distress and disease status among patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Roles of coping styles and perceived responses from support providers. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 23, 133-138.

Griffin, K. W., Scheier, L. M., Botvin, G. J., & Diaz, T. (2001). The protective role of personal competence skills in adolescent substance use: Psychological well-being as a mediating factor. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 15, 194-203. 

Scheier, L. M. (2001). Etiologic studies of adolescent drug use: A compendium of data resources and their implications for prevention. Journal of Primary Prevention, 22, 125-168.

Scheier, L. M., Botvin, G. J., & Griffin, K. W. (2001). Preventive intervention effects on developmental progression in drug use: Structural equation modeling analyses using longitudinal data.  Prevention Science, 2, 89-100.                                                     


 

2000

Botvin, G. J. (2000). Preventing drug abuse in schools: Social and competence enhancement approaches targeting individual-level etiological factors. Addictive Behaviors, 25, 887-897.

Botvin, G. J., & Griffin, K. W. (2000). Preventing substance use and abuse.  In K. Minke & G. Bear (Eds.),  Preventing School Problems - Promoting School Success: Strategies and Programs that Work (pp. 259-298).  Bethesda, MD: National Association of School Psychologists.

Botvin, G. J., Griffin, K. W., Diaz, T., Scheier, L. M., Williams, C., & Epstein, J. A. (2000). Preventing illicit drug use in adolescents: Long-term follow-up data from a randomized control trial of a school population. Addictive Behaviors, 5, 769-774.

Botvin, G. J., & Kantor, L.W. (2000). Preventing alcohol and tobacco use through life skills training: Theory, methods, and empirical findings.  Alcohol Research & Health, 24, 250-257.

Epstein, J. A., & Botvin, G. J. (2000). Methods to decrease attrition in longitudinal studies with adolescents. Psychological Reports, 87, 139-140.

Epstein, J. A., Botvin, G. J., Diaz, T., Williams, C., & Griffin, K. W.  (2000). Aggression, victimization and problem behavior among inner-city minority adolescents. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 9, 51-66.

Epstein, J. A., Griffin, K. W., & Botvin, G. J. (2000). A model of smoking among inner-city adolescents: The role of personal competence and perceived benefits of smoking. Preventive Medicine, 31, 107-114.

Epstein, J. A., Griffin, K. W., & Botvin, G. J. (2000). Competence skills help deter smoking among inner-city adolescents. Tobacco Control, 9, 33-39.

Epstein, J. A., Griffin, K. W., & Botvin, G. J.  (2000). Role of general and specific competence skills in protecting inner-city adolescents from alcohol use. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 61, 379-386.

Griffin, K. W. (2000). Book Review: “Creating Health Behavior Change” by Cheryl L. Perry.  Health Education & Behavior, 27, 664-666.

Griffin, K. W., Botvin, G. J., Scheier, L. M., Diaz, T., & Miller, N. (2000). Parenting practices as predictors of substance use, delinquency, and aggression among urban minority youth: Moderating effects of family structure and gender. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 14, 174-184.

Griffin, K. W., Botvin, G. J., Epstein, J. A., Doyle, M. M., & Diaz, T. (2000). Psychosocial and behavioral factors in early adolescence as predictors of heavy drinking among high school seniors. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 61, 603-607.

Griffin, K. W., Scheier, L. M., Botvin, G. J., & Diaz, T. (2000). Ethnic and gender differences in psychosocial risk, protection, and adolescent alcohol use. Prevention Science, 1, 199-212.

Rabkin, J. G., Wagner, G., &  Griffin, K. W. (2000). Quality of life measures. In Handbook of Psychiatric Measures (pp. 135 - 150).  Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.

Scheier, L. M., Botvin, G. J., Griffin, K. W., & Diaz, T. (2000). Dynamic growth models of self-esteem and adolescent alcohol use. Journal of Early Adolescence, 20, 178-209.

                                                


 

1999

Botvin, G. J. (1999).  Prevention in schools.  In T. Ammerman, P. J. Ott, & R. S. Tarter (Eds.), Sourcebook on Substance Use and Abuse (pp. 281-305).  Needham Heights, MA: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates

Botvin, G. J. (1999). Adolescent drug abuse prevention: Current findings and future directions. In C. R. Hartel & M. D. Glantz (Eds.), Drug Abuse: Origins and Interventions (pp. 285-308). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Botvin, G. J., Botvin, E. M., & Ruchlin, H.  (1999). School-based approaches to drug abuse prevention: Evidence for effectiveness and suggestions for determining cost-effectiveness. In W. Bukoski (Ed.), National Institute on Drug Abuse Monograph. Cost-Benefit/ Cost-Effectiveness Research on Drug Abuse Prevention: Implications for Programming and Policy. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

Botvin, G. J., & Epstein, J. A. (1999). Preventing cigarette smoking among children and adolescents. In D. F. Seidman & L. Covey (Eds.), Helping Smokers Quit: A Handbook for the Helping Professions. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Botvin, G .J., & Griffin, K. W. (1999). Preventing drug abuse. In A. J. Reynolds, R .P. Weissberg, & H. J. Walberg (Eds.), Positive Outcomes in Children and Youth: Promotion and Evaluation (pp. 197 - 228). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Botvin, G. J., Griffin, K. W., Diaz, T., Miller, N., & Ifill-Williams, M. (1999). Smoking initiation and escalation in early adolescent girls: One-year follow-up of a school-based prevention intervention for minority youth.  Journal of the American Medical Women's Association, 54, 139-143.

Epstein, J. A., Botvin, G. J., Baker, E., & Diaz, T. (1999). Impact of social influences and problem behavior on alcohol use among inner-city Hispanic and black adolescents. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 60, 595-604.

Epstein, J. A., Botvin, G. J., & Diaz, T. (1999). Etiology of alcohol use among Hispanic adolescents: Gender-specific effects of social influences to drink. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 153, 1077-1084.

Epstein, J. A., Botvin, G. J., & Diaz, T. (1999). Social influence and psychological determinants of smoking among inner-city adolescents. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 8, 1-19.

Epstein, J. A., Botvin, G. J., Griffin, K. W., & Diaz, T. (1999). Role of ethnicity and gender in polydrug use among a longitudinal sample of inner-city adolescents.  Journal of Alcohol & Drug Education, 45, 1-12.

Epstein, J. A.,Williams, C., Botvin, G. J., Diaz, T., & Ifill-Williams, M. (1999). Psychosocial predictors of cigarette smoking among adolescents living in public housing developments. Tobacco Control, 8, 45-52.

Griffin, K. W., Botvin, G. J., Doyle, M. M., Diaz, T., & Epstein, J. A. (1999). A six-year follow-up study of determinants of heavy cigarette smoking among high school seniors. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 22, 271-284.

Griffin, K. W., Scheier, L. M., Botvin, G. J., Diaz, T., & Miller, N. (1999). Interpersonal aggression in urban minority youth: Mediators of perceived neighborhood, peer, and parental influences. Journal of Community Psychology, 27, 281-298.

Scheier, L. M.,  Botvin, G. J., Diaz, T., & Griffin, K. W. (1999).  Social skills, competence, and drug refusal efficacy as predictors of adolescent alcohol use. Journal of Drug Education, 29, 251-278.

Scheier, L. M., Botvin, G. J., Griffin, K. W., & Diaz, T. (1999). Latent growth models of drug refusal skills and adolescent alcohol use. Journal of Alcohol & Drug Education, 44, 21-48. 

Scheier, L. M. Botvin, G. J., & Miller, N. (1999). Life events, neighborhood stress, psychosocial functioning, and alcohol use among urban minority youth.  Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 9, 19-50.

Schinke, S., & Botvin, G. J. (1999). Preventing drug abuse. In C. Brown (Ed.), Contemporary Pediatrics.  Montvale, NJ: Medical Economics Company

Schinke, S., Cole, K., Williams, C., & Botvin, G. J. (1999). Reducing risk taking among African-American males. In L. Davis (Ed.), Working with African American Males: A Guide to Practice (pp. 103-112).  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Williams, C., Epstein, J. A., Botvin, G. J., & Ifill-Williams, M.  (1999). Marijuana use among minority youth living in public housing developments. Journal of Urban Health:  Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 76, 85-101.

                                                  


1998

Botvin, G. J. (1998). Preventing adolescent drug abuse through Life Skills Training: Theory, methods and effectiveness. In J. Crane (Ed.), Social Programs that Really Work (pp. 225-257). New York: Russell Sage Foundation.

Botvin, G. J., Botvin, E. M., & Epstein, J. A. (1998). Adolescent cigarette smoking: Prevalence, causes and intervention approaches. In S. B. Friedman & D. DeMaso (Eds.), Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews (Vol. 9, No. 2). Philadelphia: Hanley & Belfus.  

Botvin, G. J., Malgady, R. G., Griffin, K. W., Scheier, L. M., & Epstein, J. A. (1998). Alcohol and marijuana use among rural youth: Interaction of social and intrapersonal influences. Addictive Behaviors, 23, 379-387.

Epstein, J. A., Botvin, G. J., Baker, E., & Diaz, T. (1998). Patterns of alcohol use among ethnically diverse black and Hispanic urban youth. Journal of Gender, Culture & Health, 3, 29-39.

Epstein, J. A., Botvin, G. J., & Diaz, T. (1998). Ethnic and gender differences in smoking prevalence among a longitudinal study of inner-city adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 23, 160-166.

Epstein, J. A., Botvin, G. J., & Diaz, T. (1998). Ethnic and gender differences in alcohol use among a longitudinal sample of inner-city adolescents. Journal of Gender, Culture & Health, 3, 193-207.

Epstein, J. A., Botvin, G. J., & Diaz, T. (1998). Linguistic acculturation and gender effects on smoking among Hispanic youth. Preventive Medicine, 27, 583-589.

Graber, J. A., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Galen, B. R. (1998). Betwixt and between: Sexuality in the context of adolescent transitions. In R. Jessor (Ed.), New Perspectives on Adolescent Risk Behavior (pp. 270-316).  New York: Cambridge University Press.

Griffin, K. W., & Rabkin, J. G. (1998). Perceived control over illness, realistic acceptance, and psychological adjustment in people with AIDS. Journal of Social & Clinical Psychology, 17, 407-424.

Griffin, K. W., Rabkin, J. G., Remien, R. H., & Williams, J. B. (1998). Disease severity, physical limitations, and depressive symptoms in HIV-infected men. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 44, 219-227.

Scheier, L. M., & Botvin, G. J. (1998). Relations of social efficacy, personal competence, and adolescent alcohol use: A developmental exploratory study. Journal of Early Adolescence, 18, 77-114.View Abstract.

Williams, C., Epstein, J. A., Botvin, G. J., Schinke, S. P., & Diaz, T. (1998). Psychosocial determinants of alcohol use among minority youth living in public housing developments. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 19, 145-154. View Abstract.

                                                   


1997

Botvin, G .J. (1997). Preventing adolescent cigarette smoking. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 18, 1-2.

Botvin, G. J., & Basch, C. (1997). Needs assessments: The first step toward planning and implementing effective drug abuse prevention programs. The Challenge, 7, 7-11.

Botvin, G. J., & Botvin, E. M. (1997). School-based programs. In J. Lowinson, P. Ruiz, R.B. Millman, & J. Langrod (Eds.), Substance Abuse: A Comprehensive Textbook (3rd Edition). Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins.

Botvin, G. J., Epstein, J. A., Baker, E., Diaz, T., & Ifill-Williams, M. (1997). School-based drug abuse prevention with inner-city minority youth. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 6, 5-20.

Botvin, G. J., & Scheier, L. M. (1997). Preventing drug abuse and violence. In D. K. Wilson, J. R. Rodrigue, & W. C. Taylor (Eds.), Health Promoting and Health-Compromising Behaviors Among Minority Adolescents (pp. 55-86). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Botvin, G. J., & Schinke, S. (1997). Introduction. In G. J. Botvin, & S. Schinke (Eds.), The Etiology and Prevention of Drug Abuse among Minority Youth (pp. 1-3).  Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press [reprinted from Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 1997].

Diaz, T., Dusenbury, L., Botvin, G. J., & Farmer-Huselid, R. (1997). Factors associated with drug use among youth living in homeless shelters. In G. J. Botvin, & S. Schinke (Eds.), The Etiology and Prevention of Drug Abuse Among Minority Youth (pp. 91-110). Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press [reprinted from Journal of Child &Adolescent Substance Abuse].

Epstein, J. A., Botvin, G. J., Diaz, T., Baker, E., & Botvin, E. M. (1997). Reliability of social and personal competence measures for adolescents. Psychological Reports, 81, 449-450. 

Graber, J. A., Lewinsohn, P. M., Seeley, J. R., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (1997). Is psychopathology associated with the timing of pubertal development? Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 36, 1768-1776.

Griffin, K. W., & Rabkin, J. G. (1997). Psychological distress in people with HIV/AIDS: Prevalence rates and methodological issues. AIDS & Behavior, 1, 29-42.

Kohen, D. E., Brooks-Gunn, J., McCormick, M. C., & Graber, J. A. (1997) Maternal and teacher ratings of school functioning, behavior problems and social competencies. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 18, 295-303.

Scheier, L. M., & Botvin, G. J. (1997). Expectancies as mediators of the effects of social influences and alcohol knowledge on adolescent alcohol use: A prospective analysis. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 11, 48-64.

Scheier, L. M., & Botvin, G. J. (1997). Psychosocial correlates of affective distress: Latent-variable models of male and female adolescents in a community sample. Journal of Youth & Adolescence, 26, 89-115.

Scheier, L. M., Botvin, G. J., Diaz, T., & Ifill-Williams, M. (1997). Ethnic identity as a moderator of psychosocial risk and adolescent alcohol and marijuana use: Concurrent and longitudinal analyses. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 6, 21-47. [reprinted in G. J. Botvin, & S. Schinke (Eds.), The Etiology and Prevention of Drug Abuse Among Minority Youth, Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press].

Schinke, S., Cole, K., Diaz, T., & Botvin, G. J. (1997). Developing and implementing interventions in community settings. In G. J. Botvin, & S. Schinke (Eds.), The Etiology and Prevention of Drug Abuse Among Minority Youth (pp. 49-68). Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press [reprinted from Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse].

Schinke, S., Cole, K., Williams, C., & Botvin, G. J. (1997). Reducing risky behavior among African-American males. In L. Davis (Ed.), African American Males: A Practice Guide. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Williams, C., Scheier, L. M., Botvin, G. J., Baker, E., & Miller, N. (1997). Risk factors for alcohol use among inner-city minority youth: A comparative analysis of youth living in public and conventional housing. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 6, 69-90. 

                                               


1996

Botvin, G. J. (1996). Preventing adolescent drug abuse through Life Skills Training: Intervention approach and evaluation results. In National Institute on Drug Abuse Community Epidemiology Work Group, Epidemiologic Trends in Drug Abuse, Vol. 2: Proceedings (pp. 451-459). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

Botvin, G. J. (1996). Substance abuse prevention through Life Skills Training. In R. D. Peters, & R. J. McMahon (Eds.), Preventing Childhood Disorders, Substance Abuse, and Delinquency (pp. 215-240). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Botvin, G. J. (1996). Life Skills Training and the prevention of adolescent drug abuse. In D. Clark (Ed.), Preparing Youth for the 21st Century. Washington, DC: The Aspen Institute.

Chen, K., Scheier, L. M., & Kandel, D. B. (1996). Effects of chronic cocaine use on physical health: A prospective study in a general population sample. Drug & Alcohol Dependence, 43, 23-37.

Epstein, J. A., Botvin, G. J., Dusenbury, L., Diaz, T., & Kerner, J. (1996). Validation of an acculturation measure for Hispanic adolescents. Psychological Reports, 79, 1075-1079. 

Epstein, J. A., Dusenbury, L., Botvin, G. J., & Diaz, T. (1996). Language use and initiation of alcohol use among New York City Hispanic adolescents. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 5, 63-79.

Scheier, L. M., & Botvin, G. J. (1996). Purpose in life, cognitive efficacy, and general deviance as determinants of drug abuse in urban black youth. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 5, 1-26. View Abstract.

Scheier, L. M., & Botvin, G. J. (1996). Cognitive effects of marijuana [Letter to the editor]. Journal of the American Medical Association, 275, 1547.

Scheier, L. M., Botvin, G. J., & Baker, E. (1996). Risk and protective factors as predictors of adolescent alcohol involvement and transitions in alcohol use: A prospective analysis. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 58, 652-667. View Abstract.

                                                 


1995

Botvin, G. J. (1995). Entrenamiento en habilidades para la vida y prevencion del consumo de drogas en adolescentes: Consideraciones teoricas y hallazgos empiricos. Psicologia Conductual, 3, 333-356.

Botvin, G. J. (1995). Principles of Prevention. In R. H. Coombs and D. Ziedonis (Eds.), Handbook on Drug Abuse Prevention (pp. 19-44). Needham, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Botvin, G. J. (1995). School-based drug abuse prevention. In G. J. Botvin, S. Schinke, & M. Orlandi (Eds.), Drug Abuse Prevention with Multi-Ethnic Youth, (pp. 169-192).  Newbury Park, CA.: Sage Publications.

Botvin, G. J., Baker, E., Dusenbury, L., Botvin, E. M., & Diaz, T. (1995) Long-term follow-up results of a randomized drug abuse prevention trial in a White middle-class population. Journal of the American Medical Association, 273, 1106-1112. 

Botvin, G. J., Schinke, S. P., Epstein, J. A., Diaz, T., & Botvin, E. M. (1995). Effectiveness of culturally-focused and generic skills training approaches to alcohol and drug abuse prevention among minority adolescents: Two-year follow-up results. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 9, 183-194. 

Botvin, G. J., Schinke, S., & Orlandi, M. (1995). Drug Abuse Prevention with Multi-Ethnic Youth. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publictions.

Botvin, G. J., Schinke, S., & Orlandi, M. (1995). School-based health promotion: Substance abuse and sexual behavior. Applied & Preventive Psychology, 4, 167-184. View Abstract.

Epstein, J. A., Botvin, G. J., Diaz, T., & Schinke, S.P. (1995). The role of social factors and individual characteristics in promoting alcohol use among inner-city minority youths. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 56, 39-46. 

Epstein, J. A., Botvin, G. J., Diaz, T., Toth, V., & Schinke, S. P. (1995). Social and personal factors in marijuana use and intentions to use drugs among inner-city minority youth. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 16, 14-20. View Abstract.

Scheier, L. M., & Botvin, G. J. (1995). Effects of early adolescent drug use on cognitive efficacy in early-late adolescence: A developmental structural model. Journal of Substance Abuse, 7, 379-404. View Abstract.

Scheier, L. M., Casten, R. J., & Fullard, W. (1995). Latent-variable confirmatory factor analysis of the Adolescent Temperament Questionnaire. Journal of Adolescent Research, 10, 246-277. View Abstract.

                                                     


1994

Botvin, G. J., Epstein, J. A. Schinke, S. P., & Diaz, T. (1994). Predictors of cigarette smoking among inner-city minority youth. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 15, 67-73. View Abstract.

Botvin, G. J., Schinke, S. P., Epstein, J. A., & Diaz, T. (1994). Effectiveness of culturally-focused and generic skills training approaches to alcohol and drug abuse prevention among minority youths. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 8, 116-127. 

Dusenbury, L., Diaz, T., Epstein, J. A., Botvin, G. J., & Caton, M. (1994). Attitudes toward AIDS and AIDS education among multi-ethnic parents of school-aged children in New York City.  AIDS Education & Prevention, 6, 237-248.

Dusenbury, L., Epstein, J. A., Botvin, G .J., & Diaz, T. (1994). The relationship between language spoken and smoking among Hispanic-Latino youth in New York City. Public Health Reports, 109, 421-427.

Dusenbury, L., Epstein, J. A., Botvin, G. J., & Diaz, T. (1994). Social influence predictors of alcohol use among New York Latino youth. Addictive Behaviors, 19, 363-372.

Epstein, J. A., Dusenbury, L., Botvin, G. J., & Diaz, T., (1994) Acculturation, beliefs about AIDS and AIDS education among New York City Latino parents. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 16, 342-354. View Abstract.

Epstein, J. A., Dusenbury, L., Botvin, G. J., Diaz, T., & Schinke, S. P. (1994). Determinants of intentions of junior high school students to become sexually active and use condoms: Implications for reduction and prevention of AIDS risk. Psychological Reports, 75, 1043-1053. View Abstract. 

Mitchell, W. G., Scheier, L. M., & Baker, S. A. (1994). Psychosocial, behavioral, and medical outcomes in children with epilepsy. A developmental risk factor model using longitudinal data. Pediatrics, 94, 471-477.

Murray, D. M., Rooney, B. L., Hannan, P. J., Peterson, A. V., Ary, D. V., Biglan, A., Botvin, G. J., Evans, R. I., Flay, B. R., Futterman, R., et al. (1994). Intraclass correlation among common measures of adolescent smoking: Estimates, correlates, and applications in smoking prevention studies. American Journal of Epidemiology, 140, 1038-1050.

Scheier, L. M., Newcomb, M. D., & Skager, R. (1994). Risk, protection, and vulnerability to adolescent drug use: Latent-variable models of three age groups. Journal of Drug Education, 24, 49-82.

                                              


1993

Botvin, G. J., & Botvin, E. M. (1993). Adolescent drug addiction: Prevention strategies, empirical findings, and assessment issues. In J. Garcia (Ed.), Proceedings of the First International Conferences on the Prevention of Drug Addiction. Madrid: Piramide Editorial. View Abstract.

Botvin, G. J., Baker, E., Botvin, E. M., Dusenbury, L., Cardwell, J., & Diaz, T. (1993). Factors promoting cigarette smoking among black youth: A causal modeling approach. Addictive Behaviors, 18, 397-405. 

Botvin, G. J., Goldberg, C. J., Botvin, E. M., & Dusenbury, L. (1993). Smoking behavior of adolescents exposed to cigarette advertising. Public Health Reports, 108, 217-224.

Goldberg, C. J., & Botvin, G. J. (1993). Assertiveness in Hispanic adolescents: Relationship to alcohol use and abuse. Psychological Reports, 73, 227-238. 

Mitchell, W. G., Scheier, L. M., & Baker, S. A. (1993). Effects of psychosocial, acculturative, and medical risk factors on academic achievement and social competence in children and adolescents with epilepsy. Annals of Neurology, 34, 458-459.

Newcomb, M. D., Scheier, L. M., & Bentler, P. M. (1993). Effects of adolescent drug use on adult psychopathology: A prospective study of a community sample. Experimental & Clinical Psychopharmacology, 1, 1-28.

Resnicow, K., & Botvin, G. J. (1993). School-based substance use prevention programs: Why do effects decay? Preventive Medicine, 22, 484-490.

Scheier, L. M., & Newcomb, M. D. (1993). Multiple dimensions of affective and cognitive disturbance: Latent-variable models in a community sample. Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology: Psychological Assessment, 5, 230-234.

                                                  


1992

Bauman, K. E., Botvin G. J., Botvin, E. M., & Baker, E. (1992). Normative expectations and the behavior of significant others: An integration of traditions in research on adolescents’ cigarette smoking. Psychological Reports, 71, 568-570.

Botvin, G. J., Baker, E., Goldberg, C. J., Dusenbury, L., & Botvin, E. M. (1992). Correlates and predictors of smoking among black adolescents. Addictive Behaviors, 17, 97-103. 

Botvin, G. J., & Botvin, E. M. (1992). Adolescent tobacco, alcohol, and drug abuse: prevention strategies, empirical findings, and assessment issues. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 13, 290-301.

Botvin, G. J., & Botvin, E. M. (1992). School-based and community based prevention approaches. In J. Lowinson, P. Ruiz, & R. Millman (Eds.), Comprehensive Textbook of Substance Abuse (pp. 910-927). Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins.

Botvin, G. J., Botvin, E. M., Baker, E., Dusenbury, L., & Goldberg, C. (1992). The false consensus effect: Predicting adolescent tobacco use from normative expectations. Psychological Reports, 70, 171-178.

Botvin, G. J., & Cardwell, J. (1992). Primary prevention (smoking) of cancer in black populations. Grant contract number N01-CN-6508. Final Report to National Cancer Institute (NCI). Cornell University Medical College.

Botvin, G. J., & Dusenbury, L. (1992). Substance abuse prevention: Implications for reducing HIV infection. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 6, 70-80. View Abstract.

Botvin, G. J., Dusenbury, L., Baker, E., James-Ortiz, S., Botvin, E. M., & Kerner, J. (1992). Smoking prevention among urban minority youth: Assessing effects on outcome and mediating variables. Health Psychology, 11, 290-299. 

Dusenbury, L., & Botvin, G. J. (1992). Applying the competency enhancement model to substance abuse prevention. In M. Kessler, S. E. Goldston, & J. M. Joffe (Eds.), The Present and Future of Prevention: Essays in Honor of George W. Albee (pp. 182-195).   Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.

Dusenbury, L., & Botvin, G. J. (1992). Substance abuse prevention: Competence enhancement and the development of positive life options. Journal of Addictive Diseases, 11, 29-45. 

Dusenbury, L., Kerner, J. F., Baker, E., Botvin, G. J., James-Ortiz, S., & Zauber, A. (1992). Predictors of smoking prevalence among New York Latino youth. American Journal of Public Health, 82, 55-58. View Abstract.

Millman, R. B., & Botvin, G. J. (1992). Substance use, abuse, and dependence. In M. Levine, N. B. Carey, A. C. Crocker, & R. T. Gross (Eds.), Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics (Second Edition, pp. 451-467).  New York: W.B. Saunders Company.

Schinke, S., Orlandi, M., Vaccaro, D., Espinoza, R., McAlister, A., & Botvin, G. J. (1992). Substance use among Hispanic and non-Hispanic adolescents. Addictive Behaviors, 17, 117-124.

Schinke, S. P., Moncher, M., Holden, G. W., Orlandi, M. A., & Botvin, G. J. (1992). Preventing substance abuse among Native American youth. In LeCroy (Ed.), Casebook in Behavioral Social Work Methods (pp. 287-296). Homewood, IL: Doresy Press.

                                                


1991

Botvin, E. M., Botvin, G. J., Michela, J. L., Baker, E., & Filazzola, A. D. (1991). Adolescent smoking behavior and the recognition of cigarette advertisements. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 21, 919-932.

Dusenbury, L., Botvin, G. J., Baker, E., & Laurence, J. (1991). AIDS risk knowledge, attitudes and behavioral intentions among multi-ethnic adolescents. AIDS Education & Prevention, 3, 367-375. View Abstract.

Scheier, L. M., & Newcomb, M. D. (1991). Differentiation of early adolescent predictors of drug use versus abuse: A developmental risk-factor model. Journal of Substance Abuse, 3, 277-299.

Scheier, L. M., & Newcomb, M. D. (1991). Psychosocial predictors of drug use initiation and escalation: An expansion of the multiple risk factors hypothesis using longitudinal data. Contemporary Drug Problems, 18, 31-73.

Schilling, R. F., El-Bassel, N., Schinke, S. P., Nichols, S., Botvin, G. J., & Orlandi, M. A. (1991). Sexual behavior, attitudes towards safer sex, and gender among a cohort of 244 recovering IV drug users. International Journal of the Addictions, 26, 859-877.

Schinke, S., Botvin, G. J., & Orlandi, M. (1991). Substance Abuse in Children and Adolescents. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.

                                              


1990

Bettes, B. A., Dusenbury, L., Kerner, J., James-Ortiz, S., & Botvin, G. J. (1990). Ethnicity and psychosocial factors in alcohol and tobacco use in adolescence. Child Development, 61, 557-565. View Abstract.

Botvin, G. J. (1990). Substance abuse prevention: Theory, practice, and effectiveness. In J. Wilson & M. Tonry (Eds.), Crime and Justice, "Drugs and Crime" Special Issue (Volume 13, pp. 461-519). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. View Abstract.

Botvin, G. J., Baker, E., Dusenbury, L., Tortu, S., & Botvin, E. M. (1990). Preventing adolescent drug abuse through a multimodal cognitive-behavioral approach: Results of a three-year study. Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology, 58, 437-446. 

Botvin, G. J., Baker, E., Filazzola, A., & Botvin, E. M. (1990). A cognitive-behavioral approach to substance abuse prevention: A one-year follow-up. Addictive Behaviors, 15, 47-63.

Botvin, G. J., Tortu, S., Baker, E., & Dusenbury, L. (1990). Preventing adolescent cigarette smoking: Resistance skills training and the development of life skills.   Special Services in the Schools, 6, 37-61.

Dusenbury, L., & Botvin, G. J. (1990). Competence enhancement and the prevention of adolescent problem behaviors. In K. Hurrelman & F. Losel (Eds.) Health Hazards in Adolescence (pp. 459-477).  Germany: Aldine/De Gruyter.

Schinke, S. P., Botvin, G. J., Orlandi, M. A., Schilling, R. F., & Gordon, A. N. (1990). African-American and Hispanic-American adolescents, HIV infection, and preventive intervention. AIDS Education & Prevention, 2, 305-312.

Schinke, S. P., Mantell, J. E., Orlandi, M. A., Zayas, L. H., Botvin, G. J., & Schilling, R. F. (1990). Black and Hispanic adolescents, AIDS, and preventive intervention. In A. Roberts (Ed.), Crisis Intervention Handbook. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Co.

Schinke, S. P., McAlister, A. L., Orlandi, M. A., & Botvin, G. J. (1990). The social environmental constructs of social competency. In T.P. Gullotta, G.R. Adams & R. Montemayor (Eds.), Developing Social Competency in Adolescence. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.

Schinke, S. P., Orlandi, M. A., Schilling, R. F., Botvin, G. J., Gilchrist, L. D., & Landers, C. (1990). Tobacco use by American Indian and Alaska Native people: Risks, psychosocial factors, and preventive intervention. Journal of Alcohol & Drug Education, 35, 1-12.

                                           


1989

Botvin, G. J., Baker, E., Dusenbury, L., Tortu, S., & Gessula, J. (1989). Smokeless tobacco use among adolescents: Correlates and concurrent predictors. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 10, 181-186. View Abstract.

Botvin, G. J., Batson, H., Witts-Vitale, S., Bess, V., Baker, E., & Dusenbury, L. (1989). A psychosocial approach to smoking prevention for urban black youth. Public Health Reports, 104, 573-582. 

Botvin, G. J., & Dusenbury, L. (1989). Substance abuse prevention and the promotion of competence. In L. Bond & B. Compas (Eds.), Primary Prevention and Promotion in the Schools (pp. 146-178).  Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications.

Botvin, G. J., Dusenbury, L., Baker, E., James-Ortiz, S., & Kerner, J. (1989). A skills training approach to smoking prevention among Hispanic youth. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 12, 279-296. 

Botvin, G. J., Schinke, S. P. &, Orlandi, M. A. (1989). Psychosocial approaches to substance abuse prevention: Theoretical foundations and empirical findings. Crisis, 10, 62-77.

Dusenbury, L., Botvin, G. J., & James-Ortiz, S. (1989). The primary prevention of adolescent substance abuse through the promotion of personal and social competence. Prevention in Human Services, 7, 201-224.

Dusenbury, L., Botvin, G. J., & James-Ortiz, S. (1989). The primary prevention of adolescent substance abuse through the promotion of personal and social competence. In R. Lorion (Ed.), Protecting the Children: Strategies for Optimizing Emotional and Behavioral Development. New York: Haworth Press.

Schilling, R. F., Schinke, S. P., Nichols, S. E., Zayas, L. H., Miller, S. O., Orlandi, M. A., & Botvin, G. J. (1989). Developing strategies for AIDS prevention research with black and Hispanic drug users. Public Health Reports, 104, 1-11.

Schinke, S. P., Moncher, M. S., Holden, G. W., Botvin, G. J., & Orlandi, M. A. (1989). American Indian youth and substance abuse: Tobacco use problems, risk factors, and preventive interventions. Health Education Research, 4, 137-144.

Tortu, S., & Botvin, G.J. (1989). School-based smoking prevention: The teacher training process. Preventive Medicine, 18, 280-289.

Wills, T. A., Baker, E., & Botvin, G. J. (1989). Dimensions of assertiveness: Differential relationships to substance use in adolescence. Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology, 57, 473-478.

                                                


1988

Botvin, G. J. (1988). Defining "success" in substance abuse prevention. In L. Harris (Ed.), National Institute on Drug Abuse Monograph. Problems of Drug Dependence. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

Botvin, G. J., & Tortu, S. (1988). Peer relationships, social competence, and substance abuse prevention: Implications for the family. Journal of Chemical Dependency Treatment, 1, 245-273.

Botvin, G. J., & Tortu, S. (1988). Preventing adolescent substance abuse through Life Skills Training. In R. H. Price, E. L. Cowen, R. P. Lorion, & J. R. McKay (Eds.), Fourteen Ounces of Prevention: A Casebook for Practitioners (pp. 98-110). Washington D.C., American Psychological Association.

Schinke, S. P., Bebel, M. Y., Orlandi, M. A., & Botvin, G. J. (1988). Prevention strategies for vulnerable pupils: Social work practices to prevent substance abuse. Urban Education, 22, 510-520.

Schinke, S. P., Orlandi, M. A., Botvin, G. J., Gilchrist, L. D., Trimble, J. E., & Locklear, V. S. (1988). Preventing substance abuse among American Indian adolescents: A bicultural competence skills approach. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 35, 87-90.

Schinke, S. P., Palleja, J., Schilling, R. F., Moncher, M. S., Orlandi, M. A., & Botvin, G. J. (1988). Preventing substance abuse among minority group adolescents: Applications of risk-based interventions. Practice Applications, 4, 1-16.

Schinke, S. P., Schilling, R. F., Krauskopf, M. S., Botvin, G. J., & Orlandi, M. A. (1988). AIDS and social work: Sociopsychological training curriculum for human sexuality and related fields of professional practice. Journal of Social Work & Human Sexuality, 6, 105-119.

                                                  


1987

Botvin, G. J. (1987). Update on substance abuse prevention research. In National Institute on Drug Abuse, Second Triennial Report on Drug Abuse to Congress. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

Botvin, G. J., & Dusenbury, L. (1987). Life Skills Training: A psycho-educational approach to substance abuse prevention. In C. Maher & J. Zins (Eds.), Psychoeducational Interventions in Schools (pp. 46-65).  New York: Pergamon Press. View Abstract.

                                             


1986

Botvin, G. J. (1986). Substance abuse prevention research: Recent developments and future directions. Journal of School Health, 56, 369-374. View Abstract.

Botvin, G. J. (1986). The psychology of cigarette smoking: Factors promoting initiation and strategies for treatment. Primary Care & Cancer, 6 , 22-31.

                                              


1985

Botvin, G. J. (1985). The development of life skills as a health promotion strategy: Theoretical issues and empirical findings. Special Services in the Schools, 1, 9-23.

Botvin, G. J. (1985). The Life Skills Training Program as a health promotion strategy: Theoretical issues and empirical findings. In J. Zins, D. Wagner, & C. Maher (Eds.), Health Promotion in the Schools: Innovative Approaches to Facilitating Physical and Emotional Well-Being (pp. 9-23).  New York: Haworth Press. View Abstract.

Botvin, G. J., & Wills, T. A. (1985). Personal and social skills training: Cognitive-behavioral approaches to substance abuse prevention. In National Institute on Drug Abuse Monograph. Prevention Research: Deterring Drug Abuse Among Children and Adolescents (pp. 8-49). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. View Abstract.

Cohen, A., Pentz, M. A., Scheier, L. M., & Flay, B. R. (1985). Data merging in the Tustin Community Project. Technical Report 85-4. Health Behavior Research Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.

Flay, B. R., Pentz, M. A., Johnson, C. A., Sussman, S., Mestel, J., Scheier, L. M., Collins, L. M., & Hanson, W. B. (1985). Reaching children with mass media promotion programs: The relative effectiveness of an advertising campaign, a community-based program, and a school-based program. In D. S. Leather, G. B. Hastings, & J. K. Dories (Eds.), Health Education and the Media. New York: Pergamon Press.

Renick, N. L., & Botvin, G. J. (1985). Enhancing junior high school students’ life skills as a smoking prevention strategy. Health Education, 45-49. View Abstract.

                                          


1984

Botvin, G. J. (1984). Advances in substance abuse prevention. In National Institute on Drug Abuse, First Triennial Report on Drug Abuse to the U.S. Congress. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

Botvin, G. J. (1984). Improving personal competence: Toward a comprehensive approach to smoking prevention. In P. Lippert et al., (Eds.), Health Promotion in Youth: Problems and Perspectives. Berlin, Germany: Dietrich Reiner Verlag.

Botvin, G. J. (1984). The Life Skills Training model: A broad spectrum approach to the prevention of cigarette smoking. Proceedings of the British National Conference on Health Education. Brighton: Falmer Press.

Botvin, G. J., Baker, E., Botvin, E. M., Filazzola, A. D., & Millman, R. B. (1984). Prevention of alcohol misuse through the development of personal and social competence: A pilot study. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 45, 550-552. 

Botvin, G. J., Baker, E., Renick, N., Filazzola, A. D., & Botvin, E. M. (1984). A cognitive-behavioral approach to substance abuse prevention. Addictive Behaviors, 9, 137-147. 

Botvin, E. M., Botvin, G. J., Renick, N. L., Filazzola, A. D., & Allegrante, J. P. (1984). Adolescents’ self-reports of tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use: Examining the comparability of video tape, cartoon, and verbal bogus pipeline procedures. Psychological Reports, 55, 379-386. View Abstract.

                                        


1983

Botvin, G. J. (1983). Prevention of adolescent substance abuse through the development of personal and social competence. In T. Glynn, C. Luekefeld, & J. Ludford (Eds.), National Institute on Drug Abuse Monograph. Preventing Adolescent Drug Abuse: Intervention and Strategies. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

Botvin, E. M., Botvin, G. J., & Baker, E. (1983). Developmental changes in attitudes toward cigarette smokers during early adolescence. Psychological Reports, 53, 547-553.

Botvin, G. J., Renick, N. L., & Baker E. (1983). The effects of scheduling format and booster sessions on a broad-spectrum psychosocial smoking prevention program. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 6, 359-379.

Millman, R. B., & Botvin, G.J. (1983). Substance use, abuse, and dependence. In M. Levine, N. B. Carey, A. C. Crocker, & R.T. Gross, (Eds.), Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics (pp. 687-708).  New York: W.B. Saunders Company.

                                            


1982

Botvin, G. J. (1982). Broadening the focus of smoking prevention strategies. In T. Coates, A. Petersen, & C. Perry (Eds.), Promoting Adolescent Health: A Dialog on Research and Practice (pp. 137-147).  New York: Academic Press.

Botvin, G. J., & Eng, A. (1982). The efficacy of a multicomponent approach to the prevention of cigarette smoking. Preventive Medicine, 11, 199-211. 

                                               


1981

Botvin, G. J., & McAlister, A. (1981). Cigarette smoking among children and teenagers: Causes and prevention. In C.B. Arnold (Ed.), Annual Review of Disease Prevention (pp. 222-249). New York: Springer.

Sutton-Smith, B., Abrams, D., & Botvin, G. J. (1981). The Folkstories of Children. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.

                                             


1980

Botvin, G. J. (1980). Psychosocial factors in teenage smoking. In Proceedings of the National Conference on Smoking Prevention for the Young. Winnipeg, Canada: Manitoba Interagency Council on Smoking and Health.

Botvin, G. J., & Eng, A. (1980). A comprehensive school-based smoking prevention program. Journal of School Health, 50, 209-213.

Botvin, G. J., Eng, A., & Williams, C. L. (1980). Preventing the onset of cigarette smoking through Life Skills Training. Preventive Medicine, 9, 135-143. 

                                           

 

 

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