Kenneth W. Griffin, Ph.D.

• Research
• Honors & Awards
• Biography
• Publications
• Global Health

Publications

• Espada, J. P., Griffin, K. W., Carballo. J. L. & McCarthy, D. M. (In Press). La adaptación española de la Expectativas positivas para las copas y Conducción de la Juventud (PEDD-Y). La Revista Española de Psicología. [Spanish adaptation of the Positive Expectancies for Drinking and Driving for Youth (PEDD-Y). The Spanish Journal of Psychology]
• Griffin, K. W., Scheier, L. M., Acevedo, B., Grenard, J. & Botvin, G. J. (In Press). Long-term effects of self-control on alcohol use and sexual behavior among urban minority young women. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
• Espada, J. P., Griffin, K. W., Pereira, J. R., & García-Fernández. J. M. (In Press). Component analysis of a school-based substance use prevention program in Spain: Contributions of problem solving and social skills training content. Prevention Science.
• Angeles-Han, S. T., Griffin, K. W., Harrison, M., et al. (2011). Development of a vision related quality of life instrument for children 8-18 years of age with juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis. Arthritis Care & Research, 63, 1254-1261.
• Griffin, K. W. & Botvin, G. J. (2011). Preventing substance abuse among children and adolescents. In Cavacuiti, C. (Ed.) Essentials of addiction medicine (pp. 549-551). Baltimore: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
• Samuolis, J, Griffin, K. W. & Williams, C. (2011). Work intensity and substance use among adolescents employed part-time in entry-level jobs. International Journal of Child & Adolescent Health, 4, 67-74.
• Griffin, K. W., Samuolis, J., & Williams, C. (2011). Efficacy of a self-administered home-based parent intervention on parenting behaviors for preventing adolescent substance use. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 20, 319-325.
• Botvin, G. J. & Griffin, K. W. (2011). Models of prevention: School-based programs. In P. Ruiz & E. Strain (Eds.) Lowinson & Ruiz's Substance Abuse: A comprehensive textbook, Fifth edition (pp. 742-753). Baltimore: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins.
• Griffin, K. W. (2011). Substance use across the lifespan. In M. Finkel (Ed.) Public health in the 21st Century. Vol. 2: Disease management (pp. 351-370). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.
• Rafferty, Y., Griffin, K. W., & Lodice, M. (2011). Adolescent motherhood and developmental outcomes of children in Early Head Start: The influence of parenting behaviors, maternal well being, and risk factors within the family setting. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 81, 228-245.
• Griffin, K. W., Bang, H. & Botvin, G. J. (2010). Age of alcohol and marijuana use onset and weekly substance use and related psychosocial problems during young adulthood. Journal of Substance Use, 15, 174-183.
• Angeles-Han, S. T., Griffin, K. W., Lehman, T. J., et al. (2010). The importance of visual function in the quality of life of children with uveitis. Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus, 14, 163-168.
• Griffin, K. W. & Botvin, G. J. (2010). Evidence-based interventions for preventing substance use disorders in adolescents. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 19, 505-525.
• 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.
• 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.
• Rafferty, Y., Griffin, K. W., & Robokos, D. (2010). Maternal depression and parental distress among families in the Early Head Start research and evaluation project: Risk factors with the family setting. Infant Mental Health Journal, 31, 543-569.
• 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.
• Griffin, K. W. & Botvin, G. J. (2009). Preventing substance abuse among children and adolescents. In R. K. Ries et al. (Eds.) Principles of addiction medicine (4th Ed.) (pp.1375-1382). Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
• Griffin, K. W. (2008). Exploratory/developmental and small grant award mechanisms: Smaller alternatives to the R01. In L. M. Scheier & W. L. Dewey (Eds.) The complete guide to writing NIH behavioral science grants (pp. 107-122). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Griffin, K. W. (2008). Life skills-based education for health behaviour, Chapter 5. In: C. Haddad (Ed.) HIV preventive education information kit for school teachers. HIV Coordination, Adolescent Reproductive Health, and School Health Unit. Bangkok: UNESCO Bangkok.
• 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.
• Botvin, G. J. & Griffin, K. W. (2007). School-based programs to prevent alcohol, tobacco and other drug use. International Review of Psychiatry, 19, 607-615.
• 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.
• 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 and Addictions [Salud y Drogas], 6, 9-28.
• 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.
• Williams, C., Griffin, K. W., West, T., & Macaulay, A. P. (2005). Efficacy of a drug prevention CD-ROM intervention for adolescents. Substance Use & Misuse, 6, 869 – 877.
• 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.
• 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., & 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.
• 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.
• Botvin, G. J., & Griffin, K. W. (2004). Life Skills Training: Empirical findings and future directions. Journal of Primary Prevention, 25, 211-232.
• 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, 207-212.
• 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.
• 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.
• Espada, J. P., Méndez, F. X., Griffin, K. W., & Botvin, G. J. (2003). Adolescencia: Consumo de alcohol y otras drogas. Papeles del Psicólogo, 84, 9-17. [Adolescence: Alcohol and other drugs of abuse. Papers of the Psychologist, 84, 9-17.]
• 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.
• 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.
• Scheier, L. M., Griffin, K. W., Doyle, M. M., & Botvin, G. J. (2002). Estimates of intragroup dependence for drug abuse and skills measures in school-based drug abuse prevention trials: An empirical study of three independent samples. Health Education & Behavior, 29, 85-103.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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., 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.
• 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., 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Epstein, J. A., Griffin, K. W., & Botvin, G. J. (2000). Competence skills help deter smoking among inner-city adolescents. Tobacco Control, 9, 33-39.
• Griffin, K. W., Friend, R., Kaell, A. T., Bennett, R. S., & Wadhwa, N. K. (1999). Negative affect and physical symptom reporting: A test of explanatory models in two chronically ill populations. Psychology & Health, 14, 295-307.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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., 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.
• Eitel, P., Friend, R., Griffin, K. W., & Wadhwa, N. K. (1998). Cognitive control and consistency in medical compliance. Psychology & Health, 13, 953-974.
• 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. (1997). Psychological distress in people with HIV/AIDS: Prevalence rates and methodological issues. AIDS & Behavior, 1, 29-42.