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The Costs of Getting Ahead: Mexican Family System Changes After Immigration by Bacallao, Martica L., Smokowski, Paul R.

“…This study explored how immigration influenced Mexican family relationships. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 12 adolescents and 14 parents from 10…”
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Testing the Nurturing Environments Framework on Youth Violence Across Ethnically and Geographically Diverse Urban and Rural Samples of Adolescents by Kingston, Beverly, Smokowski, Paul R., MacFarland, Andrew, Evans, Caroline B. R., Pampel, Fred, Mercado, Melissa C., Vagi, Kevin J., Spies, Erica L.

“…Although research advocates for comprehensive cross-sector youth violence prevention efforts, mobilizing across sectors to translate scientific recommendations…”
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Cumulative Bullying Experiences, Adolescent Behavioral and Mental Health, and Academic Achievement: An Integrative Model of Perpetration, Victimization, and Bystander Behavior by Evans, Caroline B. R., Smokowski, Paul R., Rose, Roderick A., Mercado, Melissa C., Marshall, Khiya J.

“…Bullying is often ongoing during middle- and high-school. However, limited research has examined how cumulative experiences of victimization, perpetration, and…”
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Acculturation and Latino Family Processes: How Cultural Involvement, Biculturalism, and Acculturation Gaps Influence Family Dynamics by Smokowski, Paul R., Rose, Roderick, Bacallao, Martica L.

“…This study investigated how adolescent and parent acculturation (culture-of-origin and U.S. cultural involvement, biculturalism, acculturation conflicts, and…”
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Prosocial Bystander Behavior in Bullying Dynamics: Assessing the Impact of Social Capital by Evans, Caroline B. R., Smokowski, Paul R.

“…Individuals who observe a bullying event, but are not directly involved as a bully or victim, are referred to as bystanders. Prosocial bystanders are those…”
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Assessment of adolescent optimism: Measurement invariance across gender and race/ethnicity by Webber, Kristina C., Smokowski, Paul R.

“…Optimism is viewed as an important resource for resilience and is associated with various wellbeing outcomes, yet few measures of optimism have been validated…”
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The Effects of Positive and Negative Parenting Practices on Adolescent Mental Health Outcomes in a Multicultural Sample of Rural Youth by Smokowski, Paul R., Bacallao, Martica L., Cotter, Katie L., Evans, Caroline B. R.

“…The quality of parent–child relationships has a significant impact on adolescent developmental outcomes, especially mental health. Given the lack of research…”
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Ethnic Identity and Mental Health in American Indian Youth: Examining Mediation Pathways Through Self-esteem, and Future Optimism by Smokowski, Paul R., Evans, Caroline B. R., Cotter, Katie L., Webber, Kristina C.

“…Mental health functioning in American Indian youth is an understudied topic. Given the increased rates of depression and anxiety in this population, further…”
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Longitudinal Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms Among Male and Female Adolescents by Cotter, Katie L., Wu, Qi, Smokowski, Paul R.

“…Using ecological theory and the peer socialization model, the current study identified risk and protective factors associated with internalizing and…”
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Perceived Peer Delinquency and Externalizing Behavior Among Rural Youth: The Role of Descriptive Norms and Internalizing Symptoms by Cotter, Katie L., Smokowski, Paul R.

“…Little research has examined the way in which perceptions of peer behavior (i.e., descriptive norms) influence externalizing behavior among rural adolescents…”
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The differential impacts of episodic, chronic, and cumulative physical bullying and cyberbullying: the effects of victimization on the school experiences, social support, and mental health of rural adolescents by Smokowski, Paul R, Evans, Caroline B R, Cotter, Katie L

“…Few studies have examined the impacts of past, current, and chronic physical bullying and cyberbullying on youth, especially in rural settings. This study…”
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Theoretical Explanations for Bullying in School: How Ecological Processes Propagate Perpetration and Victimization by Evans, Caroline B. R., Smokowski, Paul R.

“…Bullying is a complex social dynamic that can best be understood by using various theoretical frameworks. The current article uses social capital theory,…”
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An Investigation of Relational Risk and Promotive Factors Associated with Adolescent Female Aggression by Cotter, Katie L., Smokowski, Paul R.

“…Despite growing trends in adolescent female aggression, much adolescent aggression research has focused on males to the exclusion of their female counterparts…”
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Acculturation, Internalizing Mental Health Symptoms, and Self-Esteem: Cultural Experiences of Latino Adolescents in North Carolina by Smokowski, Paul R, Bacallao, Martica L

“…This investigation examined acculturation risk factors and cultural assets, internalizing behavioral problems, and self-esteem in 323 Latino adolescents living…”
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The impact of the positive action program on substance use, aggression, and psychological functioning: Is school climate a mechanism of change? by Stalker, Katie Cotter, Wu, Qi, Evans, Caroline B.R., Smokowski, Paul R.

“…The social emotional learning (SEL) conceptual model posits that SEL programs lead to increased knowledge and skills, improved attitudes about self, others,…”
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Risk and Protective Factors Across Multiple Microsystems Associated With Internalizing Symptoms and Aggressive Behavior in Rural Adolescents: Modeling Longitudinal Trajectories From the Rural Adaptation Project by Smokowski, Paul R., Guo, Shenyang, Evans, Caroline B. R., Wu, Qi, Rose, Roderick A., Bacallao, Martica, Cotter, Katie L.

“…The current study examined risk and protective factors across microsystems that impact the development of internalizing symptoms and aggression over 4 years in…”
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A Longitudinal Evaluation of the Positive Action Program in a Low-Income, Racially Diverse, Rural County: Effects on Self-Esteem, School Hassles, Aggression, and Internalizing Symptoms by Guo, Shenyang, Wu, Qi, Smokowski, Paul R., Bacallao, Martica, Evans, Caroline B. R., Cotter, Katie L.

“…Positive Action is a school-based program that aims to decrease problem behaviors (e.g., violence, substance use) and increase positive behaviors (e.g., school…”
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Giving Victims of Bullying a Voice: A Qualitative Study of Post Bullying Reactions and Coping Strategies by Evans, Caroline B. R., Cotter, Katie L., Smokowski, Paul R.

“…Current research on how adolescents cope with bullying is primarily quantitative, examines youth in Grades 1 through 6, and neglects to specifically assess how…”
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Multilevel risk factors and developmental assets for internalizing symptoms and self-esteem in disadvantaged adolescents: modeling longitudinal trajectories from the Rural Adaptation Project by Smokowski, Paul R, Guo, Shenyang, Rose, Roderick, Evans, Caroline B R, Cotter, Katie L, Bacallao, Martica

“…The current study filled significant gaps in our knowledge of developmental psychopathology by examining the influence of multilevel risk factors and…”
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Bullying in School: An Overview of Types, Effects, Family Characteristics, and Intervention Strategies by Smokowski, Paul R., Kopasz, Kelly Holland

“…Bullying represents a significant problem in U.S. schools, affecting approximately one in three children. The authors discuss the dynamics, types,…”
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