Publications related to refinement
of intervention theory and research methods
| Mason, W. A., Hitchings, J. E., McMahon, R. J., & Spoth, R. L. (Accepted). A test of three alternative hypotheses regarding the effects of early delinquency on adolescent psychosocial functioning and substance involvement. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology (PF 132) | |
| Trudeau, L., Azevedo, K., Spoth, R. & Randall, G. K. (2007). Longitudinal effects of a universal family-focused intervention on growth patterns of adolescent internalizing symptoms and polysubstance use: Gender comparisons. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 36(6), 740-745. (PF 100) | |
| Madon, S., Willard, J., Guyll, M., Trudeau, L., & Spoth, R. (2006). Self-fulfilling prophecy effects of mothers’ beliefs on children’s alcohol use: Accumulation, dissipation, and stability over time. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 90, 911-926. (PF 114) | |
| Spoth, R., Neppl, T., Goldberg-Lillehoj, C., Jung, T., & Ramisetty-Mikler, S. (2006). Gender-related quality of parent-child interactions and early adolescent problem behaviors: Exploratory study with midwestern samples. Journal of Family Issues, 27(6), 826-849. (PF 59) | |
| Lillehoj (Goldberg), C. J., Spoth, R., & Trudeau, L. (2005). Assertiveness among young rural adolescents: Relationship to alcohol use. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 14(3), 39-63. (PF 81) | |
| Lillehoj, C. J., Trudeau, L., & Spoth, R. (2005). Longitudinal modeling of adolescent normative beliefs and substance initiation. Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 49(2), 7-41. (PF 83) | |
| Kosterman, R., Haggerty, K. P., Spoth, R., & Redmond, C. (2004). Unique influence of mothers and fathers on their children's antisocial behavior. Journal of Marriage and Family, 66(3), 762-778. (PF 39) | |
| Lillehoj, C. J., Trudeau, L., Spoth, R., & Wickrama K. A. S. (2004). Internalizing, social competence, and substance initiation: Influence of gender moderation and a preventive intervention. Substance Use and Misuse, 39(6), 963-991. (PF 95) | |
| Madon, S., Guyll, M., & Spoth, R. L. (2004). The self-fulfilling prophecy as an intra-family dynamic. Journal of Family Psychology, 18(3), 459-469. (PF 101) | |
| Madon, S., Guyll, M., Spoth, R., & Willard, J. (2004). Self-fulfilling prophecies: The synergistic accumulation of parents' beliefs on children's drinking behavior. Psychological Science, 15,(837-845. (PF 105) | |
| Epstein, J. A., Botvin, G. J., & Spoth, R. (2003). Predicting smoking among rural adolescents: Social and cognitive processes. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 5(4), 485-491. (PF 71) | |
| Epstein, J. A., Botvin, G. J., & Spoth, R. (2003). Which psychosocial factors are related to drinking among rural adolescents? . Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 13(1), 19-35. (PF 70) | |
| Madon, S., Guyll, M., Spoth R., Cross, S., & Hilbert, S. (2003). The self-fulfilling influence of mother expectations on children's underage drinking. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84(6), 1188-1205. (PF 80) | |
| Melby, J. N., Hoyt, W. T., & Bryant, C. M. (2003). A generalizability approach to assessing the effects of ethnicity and training on observer ratings of family interactions. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 20(2), 171-191. (PF 68) | |
| Trudeau, L., Lillehoj, C. J., Spoth, R., & Redmond, C. (2003). The role of assertiveness and decision making in early adolescent substance initiation: Mediating processes. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 13(3), 301-328. (PF 74) | |
| Trudeau, L., Spoth, R., Lillehoj, C., Redmond, C., & Wickrama, K. A. S. (2003). Effects of a preventive intervention on adolescent substance use initiation, expectancies, and refusal intentions. Prevention Science, 4(2), 109-122. (PF 84) | |
| Scaramella, L. V., Conger, R. D., Spoth, R., & Simons, R. L. (2002). Evaluation of a social contextual model of delinquency: A cross-study replication. Child Development, 73(1), 175-195. (PF 40) | |
| 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 and Adolescence, 30(4), 485-498. (PF 69) | |
| Kosterman, R., Park, J., Hawkins, J. D., Haggerty, K. P., & Spoth, R. (2001). Modeling the effects of a preventive parent training intervention: An experimental test of "Preparing for the Drug Free Years.Unpublished manuscript (PF 51) | |
| Spoth, R., Goldberg, C., Neppl, T., Trudeau, L., & Ramisetty-Mikler, S. (2001). Rural-urban differences in the distribution of parent-reported risk factors for substance use among young adolescents. Journal of Substance Abuse, 13(4), 609-623. (PF 37) | |
| Park, J., Kosterman, R., Hawkins, J. D., Haggerty, K. P., Duncan, T. E., Duncan, S. C., & Spoth, R. (2000). Effects of the "Preparing for the Drug Free Years" curriculum on growth in alcohol use and risk for alcohol use in early adolescence. Prevention Science, 1(3), 125-138. (PF 49) | |
| Spoth, R., Reyes, M. L., Redmond, C., & Shin, C. (1999). Assessing a public health approach to delay onset and progression of adolescent substance use: Latent transition and loglinear analyses of longitudinal family preventive intervention outcomes. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 67(5), 619-630. (PF 42) | |
| Catalano, R. F., Kosterman, R., Haggerty, K., Hawkins, J. D., & Spoth, R. L. (1998). A universal intervention for the prevention of substance abuse: Preparing for the Drug Free Years [Electronic version].In R S Ashery, E B Robertson, & K L Kumpfer (Eds), Drug abuse prevention through family interventions. (NIDA Research Monograph 177, NIH Publication No. 97-4135) (, pp. 130-159). Rockville, MD: National Institute on Drug Abuse. Available [On-line]: http:/ (PF 29) | |
| Russell, D. W., Kahn, J., Spoth, R., & Altmaier, E. M. (1998). Analyzing data from experimental studies: A latent variable structural equation modeling approach. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 45(1), 18-29. (PF 36) | |
| Spoth, R. (1998). Family-focused prevention intervention research: A pragmatic perspective on issues and future directions [Electronic version].In R S Ashery, E B Robertson, & K L(NIDA Research Monograph 177, NIH Publication No. 97-4135, pp. 459-510). Rockville, MD: National Institute on Drug Abuse. Available [On-line]: http://www.nida.nih.gov/pdf/monographs/monograph177/download177.html (PF 25) | |
| Spoth, R., Redmond, C., & Shin, C. (1998). Direct and indirect latent-variable parenting outcomes of two universal family-focused preventive interventions: Extending a public health-oriented research base. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 66(2), 385-399. (PF 26) | |
| Conger, R. D. (1997). The social context of substance abuse: A development perspective.In E B Robertson, Z Sloboda, G Boyd, L Beatty, & N Kozel (Eds), Rural substance abuse: State of knowledge and issues. (Research Monograph No.168, NIH Publication No. 97 4177,( pp. 6-36). Washington, DC: National Institute on Drug Abuse. (PF 21) | |
| Spoth, R. (1997). Challenges in defining and developing the field of rural mental disorder preventive intervention research. American Journal of Community Psychology, 25(4), 425-448. (PF 24) | |
| Spoth, R., Yoo, S., Kosterman, R., & Shin, C. (1997). Applying readily accessible graphical techniques to assess curvilinear relationships and detect outliers: The case of protective family processes. Evaluation and the Health Professions, 20(3), 353-364. (PF 27) | |
| Kumpfer, K. L., Molgaard, V., & Spoth, R. (1996). The Strengthening Families Program for the prevention of delinquency and drug use.In R D Peters & R J McMahon (Eds), Preventing childhood disorders, substance abuse, and delinquency. (pp. 241-267). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. (PF 17) | |
| Spoth, R., & Redmond, C. (1996). Illustrating a framework for rural prevention research: Project Family studies of rural family participation and outcomes.In R D Peters & R J McMahon (Eds), Preventing childhood disorders, substance abuse, and delinquency. (pp. 299-328). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. (PF 18) | |
| Rueter, M. A., & Conger, R. D. (1995). Interaction style, problem-solving behavior, and family problem-solving effectiveness. Child Development, 66(1), 98-115. (PF 14) | |
| Conger, R. D., Rueter, M. A., & Conger, K. J. (1994). The family context of adolescent vulnerability and resilience to alcohol use and abuse. Sociological Studies of Children, 6, 55-86 (PF 7) | |
| Yoo, S., & Spoth, R. (1993). An alternative method for sample size determination in substance misuse prevention research. International Journal of the Addictions, 28(11), 1085-1094. (PF 5) | |
