Larry Dumka

Biographic Data

ID174356
NAMELarry Dumka
GIVEN NAMESLarry
FAMILY NAMEDumka
SIGNATUREDUMKA L
AFFILIATIONSArizona State University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS96
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1993
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
H-INDEX4

  • Positive School Climate as a Moderator of Violence Exposure for Colombian Adolescents

    Open AccessLarissa M Gaias, Sarah Lindstrom Johnson et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Community…2019Cited by: 3References: 66

    In Colombia, many adolescents have experienced violence related to the decades‐long armed conflict in the country and have witnessed or been directly victimized by violence in their communities, often related to gang activity or drug trafficking. Exposure to violence, both political and community violence, has detrimental implications for adolescent development. This study used data from 1857 Colombian adolescents in an urban setting. We aim to u…

  • Mexican-Origin Youth Participation in Extracurricular Activities: Predicting Trajectories of Involvement from 7th to 12th Grade

    Open AccessNickki Pearce Dawes, Kathryn L Modecki et al.ARTICLEJournal of Youth and Adolescence2015Cited by: 3References: 46

  • Family Influences on Mexican American Adolescents’ Romantic Relationships: Moderation by Gender and Culture

    Open AccessFanita A Tyrell, Lorey A Wheeler et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research on Adolescence2014Cited by: 7References: 14

    This study examined prospective associations between the family context and adolescents' romantic relationships as moderated by adolescents' gender and culture among Mexican American families ( N = 189). Adolescents at Time 1 (early adolescence) were on average 12.29 years of age ( SD = .50) and 54% female. Mothers and fathers reported on family structure and dynamics during early adolescence, and youth reported on their romantic relationship inv…

  • Familism Values as a Protective Factor for Mexican-Origin Adolescents Exposed to Deviant Peers

    Open AccessMiguelina Germán, Nancy A Gonzales et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Early Adolescence2008Cited by: 64References: 8

    This study examined interactive relations between adolescent, maternal and paternal familism values and deviant peer affiliations in predicting adolescent externalizing problems within low-income, Mexican-origin families (N = 598). Adolescent, maternal and paternal familism values interacted protectively with deviant peer affiliations to predict lower levels of externalizing problems according to two independent teacher reports. These relations w…

  • Family characteristics as mediators of the influence of problem drinking and multiple risk status on child mental health

    Open AccessMark W Roosa, Larry Dumka et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Community…1996Cited by: 5References: 34

    Structural equation modeling was used to test a theoretical model in which family cohesion and family reframing coping were hypothesized as mediators between family drinking problems, multiple risk factors, negative life events, and child mental health (conduct disorder, depression, anxiety) in two‐parent families. Family cohesion mediated the relationships of family drinking problems and negative life events to child conduct disorder and depress…

  • Mothers' Parenting Behavior and Child Mental Health in Families with a Problem Drinking Parent

    Mark W Roosa, Jenn‐yun Tein et al.ARTICLEJournal of Marriage and the Family1993Cited by: 14

    Mark W. Roosa, Jenn-Yun Tein, Nancy Groppenbacher, Marcia Michaels, Larry Dumka, Mothers' Parenting Behavior and Child Mental Health in Families with a Problem Drinking Parent, Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 55, No. 1 (Feb., 1993), pp. 107-118