(Current Funding 2008-2013). NICHD Proposal: Family Contexts of Developing Adolescent Peer Relations  Link

(Previous Funding 1998-2003). NIMH Proposal: Family Contexts of Developing Adolescent Peer Relations

(Previous Funding 2003-2008). NIMH Proposal: Family Contexts of Developing Adolescent Peer Relations Link

(2007-2010). NIMH Proposal Funded by The William T. Grant Foundation: Recasting the Secondary School Classroom as a Context for Positive Youth Developments.

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Aber, J. L., & Allen, J. P. (1987). The effects of maltreatment on young children's socio-emotional development: An attachment theory perspective. Developmental Psychology, 23, 406-414 Link

Allen, J. P. (2010). Experience, development, and resilience: The legacy of Stuart Hauser's explorations of the transition from adolescence into early adulthood. Research in Human Development, 7(4), 241-256. Link

Allen, J.P. (in press). Assessing Attachment in Adolescence. In E. Waters (Ed.), Handbook of Assessment of Attachment. New York: Guilford.

Allen, J. P., Aber, J. L., & Leadbeater, B. J (1990). Adolescent problem behaviors: The influence of attachment and autonomy. Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 13, 455-467 Link

Allen, J. P., & Allen, C. W. (1999). Getting the elephant out of the courtroom: Applying developmental perspectives to the disposition (not just the assessment) of juvenile offenders. Virginia Journal of Social Policy & The Law, 6, 101-109 Link

Allen, J. P., & Allen, C. W. (2009). Escaping the Endless Adolescence. New York: Ballantine Books.

Allen, J.P., & Antonishak, J.  (2008). Understanding adolescent peer influences: Beyond the dark side. In M.J. Prinstein & K.S. Dodge (Eds.), Peer Influence Among Youth, New York: Guilford Press. Link

Allen, J.P., & Brown, B.B.  (2008). Adolescents, peers, and motor vehicles: The perfect storm?  American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 289-293 Link

Allen, J. P., Chango, J. M., Szwedo, D. E. (In press). The adolescent relational dialectic and the peer roots of adult social functioning. Child Development. Link

Allen, J.P., Chango, J., Szwedo, D.E., Schad, M., & Marston, E. (In press). Predictors of susceptibility to peer influence regarding substance abuse in adolescence. Child Development. Link

Allen, J. P., Hauser, S. T (1996). Autonomy and relatedness in adolescent-family interactions as predictors of young adults' states of mind regarding attachment. Development and Psychopathology, 3, 793-809 Link

Allen, J. P., Hauser, S. T., Bell, K. L., & O'Connor, T. G (1994). Longitudinal assessment of autonomy and relatedness in adolescent-family interactions as predictors of adolescent ego development and self-esteem. Child Development, 65, 179-194 Link

Allen, J. P., Hauser, S. T., & Borman-Spurrell, E. (1996). Attachment theory as a framework for understanding sequelae of severe adolescent psychopathology: An 11-year follow-up study. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 64, 254-263 Link

Allen, J. P., Hauser, S. T., Eikholt, C., Bell, K. L., & O'Connor, T. G.  (1994). Autonomy and relatedness in family interactions as predictors of expressions of negative adolescent affect. Child Development,  65, 179-194 Link

Allen, J. P., Hauser, S. T., Eikholt, C., Bell, K. L., & O'Connor, T. G (1994). Autonomy and relatedness in family interactions as predictors of expressions of negative adolescent affect. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 4, 535-552 Link

Allen, J. P., Hauser, S. T., O'Connor, T. G., Bell, K. L., & Eikholt, C (1996). The connection of observed hostile family conflict to adolescents' developing autonomy and relatedness with parents. Development and Psychopathology, 8, 425-442 Link

Allen, J. P., Hauser, S. T., O'Connor, T. G., & Bell, K. L. (2002). Prediction of peer-rated adult hostility from autonomy struggles in adolescent-family interactions. Development and Psychopathology, 14, 123-137 Link

Allen, J. P., Insabella, G. M., & Porter, M. R. (2006). A social-interactional model of the development of depressive symptoms in adolescence. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 74(1), 55-65 Link

Allen, J. P., Kuperminc, G. P., & Moore, C. M. (1997). Developmental approaches to understanding adolescent deviance. In, S. S. Luthar, J. A. Burack, D. Cicchetti, & J. Weisz (Eds.) Developmental psychopathology: Perspectives on risk and disorder, 548-567 Link

Allen, J. P. & Land, D (1999). Attachment in adolescence. J. Cassidy & P. R. Shaver (Eds.) Handbook of attachment theory and research and clinical applications, (pp. 319- 335), New York: Guilford Link

Allen, J. P., Leadbeater, B. J., & Aber, J. L. (1990). The relationship of adolescents' expectations and values to delinquency, hard drug use, and unprotected sexual intercourse. Development and Psychopathology, 2, 85-98 Link

Allen, J. P., Leadbeater, B. J., & Aber, J. L. (1994). The development of problem behavior syndromes in at-risk adolescents. Development and Psychopathology, 6, 323-342 Link

Allen, J. P., Kuperminc, G., Philliber, S., & Herre, K. (1994). Programmatic prevention of adolescent problem behaviors: The role of autonomy, relatedness, and volunteer service in the Teen Outreach Program. American Journal of Community Psychology, 22, 617-638 Link

Allen, J. P. & Land, D (1999). Attachment in adolescence. J. Cassidy & P. R. Shaver (Eds.) Handbook of attachment theory and research, (pp. 319- 335), New York: Guilford Link

Allen, J.P., & Manning, N.  (2007). From safety to affect regulation: attachment from the vantage point of adolescence. New directions for child and adolescent development, (vol. 117, pp. 23-39) San Fransico, CA: Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Link

Allen, J. P., Marsh, P., McFarland, C., McElhaney, K. B., Land, D. J., Jodl, K. M., et al. (2002). Attachment and autonomy as predictors of the development of social skills and delinquency during midadolescence. Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology, 70, 56-66 Link

Allen, J. P., McElhaney, K. B., Kuperminc, G. P., Jodl, K. M (2004). Stability and change in attachment security across adolescence. Child Development, 75, 1792-1805 Link

Allen, J. P., McElhaney, K. B., Land, D. J., Kuperminc, G. P., Moore, C. M., O'Beirne-Kelley, H., et al. (2003). A secure base in adolescence: Markers of attachment security in the mother-adolescent relationship. Child Development, 74, 292-307 Link

Allen, J.P. & Miga, E.M. (2010). Attachment in adolescence: A move to the level of emotion regulation Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 27, 181-190 Link

Allen, J. P., Moore, C. M., Kuperminc, G. P., & Bell, K. L (1998). Attachment and adolescent psychosocial functioning. Child Development, 69, 1406-1419 Link

Allen, J. P., & Pfeiffer, S. I. (1991). Residential treatment of adolescents who do not return to their families. Comprehensive Mental Health Care, 1, 209-222 Link

Allen, J. P., & Philliber, S. P. (2001). Who benefits most from a broadly targeted prevention program?: Differential efficacy across populations in the Teen Outreach Program. Journal of Community Psychology, 29, 637-655 Link

Allen, J. P., Philliber, S. P., Herrling, S., & Kuperminc, G. P. (1997). Preventing teen pregnancy and academic failure: Experimental evaluation of a developmentally-based approach. Child Development, 64, 729-742 Link

Allen, J. P., Philliber, S., & Hoggson, N. (1990). School-based prevention of teenage pregnancy and school dropout: Process evaluation of the national replication of the Teen Outreach Program. American Journal of Community Psychology, 18, 505-524 Link

Allen, J. P., Pianta, R.C., Gregory, A., Mikami, A. Y., & Lun, J. (2011). An interaction-based approach to enhancing secondary school instruction and student achievement. Science, 333, 1034-1037. Link

Allen, J. P., Porter, M. R., & McFarland, C. F. (2006). Leaders and followers in adolescent close friendships: Susceptibility to peer influence as a predictor of risky behavior, friendship instability, and depression. Development and Psychopathology, 18, 155-172 Link

Allen, J. P., Porter, M., McFarland, F. C., McElhaney, K. B., Marsh, P. (2007). The relation of attachment security to adolescents' paternal and peer relationships, depression, and externalizing behavior. Child Development Link

Allen, J. P., Porter, M. R., McFarland, C. F., Marsh, P. A., & McElhaney, K. B. (2005). The two faces of adolescents' success with peers: Adolescent popularity, social adaptation, and deviant behavior. Child Development, 76(3), 747-760 Link

Allen, J. P., Seitz, V., & Apfel, N. H. (draft, 2003). The sexually mature teen as whole person: New directions in prevention and intervention for teenage pregnancy and parenthood. To appear in D. Phillips, J. L. Aber & S. M. Jones (Eds.) Child development and social policy: Knowledge for action Link

Allen, J. P., Weissberg, R. P. and Hawkins, J. (1989). The relation between values and social competence in early adolescence. Developmental Psychology, 25, 458-464 Link

Bell, K. L. (1994). Self-presentation and attachment. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Link

Bell, K. L., Allen, J. P., Hauser, S. T., & O'Connor, T. G. (1996). Family factors and young adult transitions: Educational attainment and occupational prestige. In J. A. Graber, J. Brooks-Gunn, & A. C. Petersen (Eds.) Transitions through adolescence: Interpersonal domains & context, 345-366 Link

Bender, H. T., Allen, J. P., McElhaney, K. B., Moore, C. M., O'Beirne Kelly, H., & Davis, S. M. (2007). Use of harsh physical discipline and developmental outcomes in adolescence. Development and Psychopathology, 19, 227-242 Link

Berger, L. (2001). The relationship between accuracy of self-perception and attachment organization in adolescence. Unpublished undergraduate thesis, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Link

Berger, L. E., Jodl, K. M., Allen, J. P., McElhaney, K. B., & Kuperminc, G. P. (2005). When adolescents disagree with others about their symptoms: Differences in attachment organization as an explanation of discrepancies between adolescent-, parent-, and peer-reports of behavior problems. Development and Psychopathology, 17, 509-528 Link

Best, K. M., Hauser, S. T., & Allen, J. P. (1997). Predicting young adult competencies: Adolescent era parent and individual influences. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 12, 90-112 Link

Best, K. M., Hauser, S. T., Gralinski-Bakker, J. H., Allen, J. P., & Crowell, J. A. (2004). Adolescent psychiatric hospitalization and mortality, distress levels, and educational attainment: Follow-up after 11 and 20 years. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 158, 749-752 Link

Carlivati, J. (2001). Adolescent attachment, peer relationships, and school success: Predictor, mediator, and moderator relations. Unpublished undergraduate thesis, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Link

Chango, J.M., McElhaney, K.B & Allen, J.P. (2009). Attachment organization and patterns of conflict resolution in friendships predicting adolescents’ depressive symptoms over time. Attachment & Human Development, 11, 331-346 Link.

Chango, J.M., McElhaney, K., Allen, J.P., Schad, M.M., & Marston, E. (2012). Relational stressors and depressive symptoms in late adolescence: Rejection sensitivity as a vulnerability. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 40(3): 369-79. Link

Cullen, M. Beyond abstinence: Levels of adolescent sexual maturity and social competence. Unpublished undergraduate thesis, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Link

Gdula, J. A. (2007). Constructive Interparental Conflict Strategies as a Predictor of Adolescent Aggression and Conflict. Unpublished undergraduate thesis, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Link

Geary, C. A. (1996). Adolescent autonomy with parents as a predictor of low susceptibility to peer pressure. Unpublished undergraduate thesis, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Link

Gitter, A. H. (1999). Adolescents' and mothers' models of attachment as predictors of developing autonomy and relatedness in observed family interactions. Unpublished undergraduate thesis, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Link

Gralinski-Bakker, J. H., Hauser, S. T., Billings, R. L., & Allen, J. P. (draft, 2003). Risks along the road to adulthood: Challenges faced by youth with serious mental health problems. Network on transitions to adulthood policy brief. 272-303 Link

Gralinski-Bakker, J. H., Hauser, S. T., Stott, C., Billings, R. L., & Allen, J. P. (2004). Markers of resilience and risk: Adult lives in a vulnerable population. Research in Human Development, 1, 291-326 Link

Gralinski, J. H., Safyer, A. W., Hauser, S. T., & Allen, J. P. (1995). Self-cognitions and expressed negative emotions during mid-adolescence: Contributions to young adult psychological adjustment. Development and Psychopathology, 7, 193-216 Link

Hafen, C., Allen, J.P., Mikami, A.Y., Anne, G., Hamre, B.K., & Pianta, R.C. (2012). The pivotal role of adolescent autonomy in secondary classrooms. Journal of Youth & Adolescence, 41 (3), 245-255. Link

Hare, A.L., Marston, E.G., & Allen, J.P. (2011). Maternal acceptance and adolescents’ emotional communication: A longitudinal study. Journal of Youth Adolescence, 40, 744-751 Link

Hare, A.L., Miga, E.M., & Allen, J.P. (2009). Intergenerational transmission of aggression in romantic relationships: The moderating role of attachment security. Journal of Family Psychology, 23(6), 808-818 Link

Hauser, S.T., & Allen, J.P. (2007). Overcoming adversity in adolescence: Narratives of resilience.  Psychoanalytic Inquiry, 26 (4), 549-576 Link

Hauser, S. T., & Allen, J. P. (2012). Exceptional outcomes: Family contributions to negotiating a perilous adolescence. In P. Kerig, M. Schulz & S. T. Hauser (Eds.), Adolescence and Beyond (pp. 231-248). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Link

Hauser, S. T., Gerber, E. B., & Allen, J. P. (1998). Ego development and attachment: Converging platforms for understanding close relationships. In M. P. Westenberg & A. Blasi (Eds.) Personality development: Theoretical, empirical, and clinical implications of Loevinger's conception of ego development, 203-217 Link

Hauser, S. T., Golden, E., & Allen, J. P. Narrative in the Study of Resilience. Research Studies, 205-227 Link

Hennighausen, K. H., Hauser, S. T., Billings, R. L., Schultz, L. H., & Allen, J. P. (2004). Adolescent ego development trajectories and young adult relationship outcomes. Journal of Early Adolescence, 24(1), 29-44 Link

Herman, J. L. (1995). Intergenerational transmission of parenting and adolescent problem behaviors. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Link

Holditch, P. T. (1997). Exploring markers of women's involvement in an abusive romantic relationship: Attachment, childhood abuse, distress, and relationship adjustment. Unpublished undergraduate thesis, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Link

Immele, A. (2000). The role of adolescents' representations of attachment and peer relationships in the prediction of delinquency. Unpublished undergraduate thesis, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Link

Insabella, G. M. (2000). Parental negotiation of autonomy and relatedness and its direct and indirect influences on adolescent sexual behavior. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Link

Keener, D. C. (1995). The relationship between adolescent ego development and patterns of parental control. Unpublished undergraduate thesis, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Link

Kuperminc, G. P., Allen, J. P., & Arthur, M. W (1996). Autonomy, relatedness and male adolescent delinquency: Toward a multi-dimensional view of social competence. Journal of Adolescent Research, 11, 397-420 Link

Kuperminc, G. P., & Allen, J. P. (2001). Social orientation: Problem behavior and motivations toward interpersonal problem solving among high risk adolescents. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 30, 597-622 Link

Kuperminc, G. P., Holditch P. T., & Allen, J. P. (2001). Volunteering and Community Service in Adolescence. Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews, 12, 445-458. Link

Land, D. J. (1999). Conflict-related social cognitions as predictors of aggression and close friendship competence in adolescence. Manuscript submitted for publication Link

Larson, J.J., Whitton, S.W., Hauser, S.T., & Allen, J.P.  (2007). Being close and being social: Peer ratings of distinct aspects of young adult social competence.  Journal of Personality Assessment, 89(2), 136-148. Link

Leadbeater, B. J., Hellner, I., Allen, J. P., & Aber, J. L. (1989). Assessment of interpersonal negotiation strategies in youth engaged in problem behavior. Developmental Psychology, 25, 465-472 Link

Liebman, S. E. (1997). Familial predictors of depressed mood in adolescence. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Link

Little, K. C. (2003). Attachment, Close Friendship, and Popularity in Adolescence. Unpublished undergraduate thesis, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Link

Marsh, P., Allen, J. P., Ho, M., Porter, M., & McFarland, F. C. (2006). The changing nature of adolescent friendships: Longitudinal links with early adolescent ego development. Journal of Early Adolescence, 26, 414-431 Link

Marsh, P., McFarland, F. C., Allen, J. P., McElhaney, K. B., & Land, D. (2003). Attachment, autonomy, and multifinality in adolescent internalizing and risky behavioral symptoms. Development and Psychopathology, 15, 451-467 Link

Marston, E.G., Hare, A., & Allen, J.P. (2010) Rejection sensitivity in late adolescence: Social and emotional sequelae. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 20, 959-982. Link

McElhaney, K. B. (2000). Autonomy and relatedness in the transition to adulthood: Predictors of functioning in close relationships from age 16 to age 18. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Link

McElhaney, K. B., & Allen, J. P (2001). Autonomy and adolescent social functioning: The moderating effect of risk. Child Development, 72, 1, 220-235 Link

McElhaney, K. B., & Allen, J. P. (2012). Sociocultural perspectives on adolescent autonomy. In P. Kerig, M. Schulz & S. T. Hauser (Eds.), Adolescence and Beyond (pp. 161-176). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Link

McElhaney, K.B., Antonishak, J., & Allen, J.P.  (2008). "They like me, they like me not": Popularity and adolescents' perceptions of acceptance predicting social functioning over time.  Child Development, 79 (3), 720-731. Link

McElhaney, K. B., Immele, A., Smith, F. D., Allen, J.P. (2006). Attachment organization as a moderator of the link between friendship quality and adolescent delinquency. Attachment and Human Development, 8(1), 33-46 Link

McElhaney, K.B., Porter, M.R., Thompson, L.W., & Allen, J.P.  (2008). Apples and oranges: Divergent meanings of parents' and adolescents' perceptions of parental influence.  The Journal of Early Adolescence, 28, 206-229. Link

McLeod, B. D. (1995). Children of alcoholic's proximal environment: Stress as a mediator between parental alcoholism and negative adolescent outcomes. Unpublished undergraduate thesis, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Link

Miga, E. M., Gdula, J. A., & Allen, J. P. (In press). Fighting fair: Adaptive marital conflict strategies as predictors of future adolescent peer and romantic relationship quality. Social Development. Link

Mikami, A. Y., Gregory, A., Allen, J. P., Pianta, R. C., & Lun, J. (2011). Effects of a Teacher Professional Development Intervention on Peer Relationships in Secondary Classrooms. School Psychology Review, 40(3), 352-366. Link

Mikami, A. Y. & Szwedo, D. E. (2012). Social networking in online and offline contexts. In R.J. Levesque (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Adolescence (pp. 2801-2808). New York: Springer. Link

Mikami, A.Y., Szwedo, D.W., Allen, J.P., Evans, M.E., & Hare, A.L. (2010). Adolescent peer relationships and behavior problems predict young adults’ communication on social networking websites. Developmental Psychology, 46(1), 46-56. Link

Moore, C., & Allen, J. P. (1996). The effects of volunteering on the young volunteer. Journal of Primary Prevention, 17, 231-258 Link

Moore, C., Allen, J. P., Herre, K. H., Philliber, S., & Kuperminc, G. (1994). Teen outreach: A successful program preventing school failure, school dropout, and teen pregnancy. In R. C. Morris (Ed.) Using what we know about at-risk youth: Lessons from the field, 117-128 Link

Morog, M. C. (1996). Trauma and its relation to working models of relationships: Attachment and loss in mothers of children with disabilities. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Link

Nadeem, E. (1997). Gender differences in pathology: The relationship between gender role orientation and internalizing and externalizing behavior. Unpublished undergraduate thesis, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Link

Nunnally, R. (1994). Pathways to adolescent drug use: Competency differences and the influence of peer groups. Unpublished undergraduate thesis, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Link

O'Connor, T. G., Allen, J. P., Hauser, S. T., Bell, K. L. (1996). Adolescent-parent relationships and leaving home in young adulthood. In J. A. Graber, & J. S. Dubas (Eds.) New Directions in Child Development, No. 71, 39-52 Link

Oudekerk, B. A., Brown, C. L., Szwedo, D. E., Allen, J. P. (2013). Inter-parent aggression as a precursor to disengagement coping in emerging adulthood: The buffering role of friendship competence. Social Development. Link

Paczkowski, E. (2003). The relationship between attachment and externalizing behaviors in normative versus high-risk samples. Unpublished undergraduate thesis, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Link

Perry, H. M. (2000). Police interrogation of juvenile offenders: The legal and psychological consequences. Unpublished undergraduate thesis, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Link

Philliber, S., & Allen, J. P. (1992). Life options and community service: Teen Outreach Program. B. C. Miller, J. J. Card, R. L. Paikoff, & J. L. Peterson, Eds. Preventing adolescent pregnancy: Model programs and evaluations, 139-155

Phillips, N. K. (2001). Depressed mood and the quality of parental and peer relationships in early adolescence. Unpublished undergraduate thesis, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Link

Pianta, R.C., & Allen, J.P. (2008). Building capacity for positive youth development in secondary school classrooms: Changing teachers' interactions with students. In M. Shinn & H. Yoshikawa (Eds.), Toward positive youth development: Transforming schools and community programs, (pp. 21-39). New York: Oxford University Press.

Pianta, R. C., Hamre, B. K., & Allen, J. P. (in press). Teacher-student relationships and engagement: Conceptualizing, measuring, and improving the capacity of classroom interactions. In S. L. Christenson (Ed.), Handbook of student engagement. New York: Guildford Press. Link

Samuolis, J., Hogue, A., Dauber, S., Liddle, H.A (2005). Autonomy and Relatedness in Inner-City Families of Substance Abusing Adolescents. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 15(2), 53-86 Link

Schad, M.M., Szwedo, D.E., Antonishak, J., Hare, A., & Allen, J.P.  (2008). The broader context of relational aggression in adolescent romantic relationships: Predictions from peer pressure and links to psychosocial functioning. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 37 (3) , 346-358. Link

Schlatter, A. K. W. (2000). Parental aggression and adolescent peer relationships. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Link

Schulz, M. S., Hauser, S. T., Allen, J. P., Crowell, J. A., Gralinski-Bakker, J. A., Hladek, D., Best, K., & Waldinger, R. J. (2000). Psychopathology and development: Trajectories of psychopathology from early adolescence through young adulthood. Link

Schulz, M. S., Waldinger, R. J., Hauser, S. T., & Allen, J. P. (2005). Adolescents' behavior in the presence of interparental hostility: Developmental and emotion regulatory influences. Development and Psychopathology, 17, 489-507 Link

Snider, A. L. (2001). Self-disclosure's role in adolescent friendships: An exploration of gender differences and methodological issues. Unpublished undergraduate thesis, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Link

Spavins, E. A. (2007). Friendship quality and peer attachment as predictors of adolescents' subsequent academic achievement. Unpublished undergraduate thesis, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Link

Szwedo, D.E., Mikami, A.Y., & Allen, J.P. (2011). Qualities of peer relations on social networking websites: Predictions from negative mother-teen interactions. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 21(3), 595-607. Link

Szwedo, D. E., Mikami, A. Y., & Allen, J. P. (in press). Social networking site use predicts changes in youths' psychological adjustment. Journal of Research on Adolescence. Link

Tate, D. C. (1999). A longitudinal study of violent behavior in mid to late adolescence: Familial factors and the development of internal controls. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Link

Teachman, B., Allen, J.P. (2006). Development of social anxiety: Social interaction predictors of implicit and explicit fear of negative evaluation Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 35, 63-78. Link

Thompson, L.W. (2003). Predictions from maternal supportive behavior to adolescent social behavior. Link

Waldinger, R.J., Diguer, L., Guastella, F., Lefebvre, R., Allen, J.P., Luborsky, L., & Hauser, S.T. (2003). The same old song? Continuity and change in relationship schemas from adolescence to young adulthood. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 31, 17-29 Link

Waldinger, R. J., Schulz, M. S., Hauser, S. T., Allen, J. P, & Crowell, J.A.  (2004). Reading others' emotions: The role of intuitive judgements in predicting marital satisfaction, quality, and stability. Journal of Family Psychology, 18, 58-71 Link

Waldinger, R. J., Seidman, E. L., Gerber, A. J., Liem, J. H., Allen, J. P., & Hauser, S. T. (2003). Attachment and core relationship themes: Wishes for autonomy and closeness in the narratives of securely and insecurely attached adults. Psychotherapy Research, 13, 77-98 Link

Warren, M. K. (2004). Peer influences as predictors of adolescent alcohol use and values: The moderating effect of autonomy, attachment, and self-worth. Link

Whitmore, M. J. (2001). Late adolescent violent behavior: The role of internal control and peer relationships. Unpublished undergraduate thesis, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Link

Whitton, S.W., Waldinger, R.J., Schulz, M.S., Allen, J.P., Crowell, J., & Hauser, S.T.  (2008). Prospective associations from family-of-origin interactions to adult marital interactions and relationship adjustment. Journal of Family Psychology, 22 (2), 274-286 Link