Tom Luster

Biographic Data

ID3674710
NAMETom Luster
GIVEN NAMESTom
FAMILY NAMELuster
SIGNATURELUSTER T
AFFILIATIONSMichigan State University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS31
TOTAL CITATIONS276
AUTHOR COUNT31
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1989
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2010
H-INDEX9

  • Successful adaptation among Sudanese unaccompanied minors: Perspectives of youth and foster parents

    Open AccessTom Luster, Desiree Baolian Qin et al.ARTICLEChildhood2010Cited by: 16References: 18

    This study explores the adaptation of unaccompanied Sudanese refugee minors resettled in the US. Seven years after resettlement, in-depth interviews were conducted with 19 Sudanese youths and 20 foster parents regarding factors that contributed to successful adaptation. The youths emphasized personal agency and staying focused on getting an education. Foster parents emphasized the contribution of youths' developmental histories to individual diff…

  • The Lost Boys of Sudan: Coping with ambiguous loss and separation from parents

    Tom Luster, Desiree Baolian Qin et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Orthopsychiatry2009References: 16

    The Lost Boys of Sudan were separated from their families by civil war and subsequently lived in three other countries-Ethiopia, Kenya, and the United States. In-depth interviews were conducted with 10 refugees about their experiences of separation from parents and ambiguous loss, and the coping strategies the youth used when they did not know if other members of their family were dead or alive. All of the youth reported using both emotion-focuse…

  • Risk and promotive factors related to depressive symptoms among Japanese youth

    Julie Laser, Julie Anne Laser et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Orthopsychiatry2007

    Symptoms of depression include feelings of sadness, loneliness, suicidal ideation, and self-dislike. Adolescent depression is viewed as a problem in Japan, but there is little research on the correlates of depression in Japanese youth. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of depression in Japanese youth and to examine correlates of depression using a risk and promotive factor framework. This study examined the sy…

  • Parenting: An Ecological Perspective

    Tom Luster, Lynn OkagakiBOOKParenting2006

  • Developmental Processes in African American Families: An Application of McLoyd's Theoretical Model

    Open AccessM Angela Nievar, Tom LusterARTICLEJournal of Marriage and the Family2006Cited by: 9References: 28

    In accordance with McLoyd's model of African American children's development, we examined the linkages among family income, maternal psychological distress, marital conflict, parenting, and children's outcomes in early and middle childhood, using a sample of 591 African American children from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Income during early childhood had a direct effect on behavior problems and reading recognition in middle childhoo…

  • Predictors of academic motivation in first grade among children born to low-income adolescent mothers

    Open AccessTom Luster, Kunlakarn Lekskul et al.ARTICLEEarly Childhood Research Quarterly2004Cited by: 7References: 3

  • Factors Related to Social Competence in Elementary School Among Children of Adolescent Mothers

    Open AccessLaura Bates, Tom Luster et al.ARTICLESocial Development2003Cited by: 2References: 9

    This study examined factors related to social competence in first grade among children of low‐income, adolescent mothers. The sample included 83 mother–child dyads who had participated in a family support program for adolescent mothers. Characteristics of the child, mother, and the child's living context were examined for their relationship to children's social skills and problem behaviors. Several factors had significant bivariate relationships …

  • Protective Factors, Physical Abuse, and Purging from Community-Wide Surveys of Female Adolescents

    Open AccessDaniel F Perkins, Tom Luster et al.ARTICLEJournal of Adolescent Research2002Cited by: 3References: 2

    This study explores resiliency in adolescent females who reported being physically abused. Employing data from the Search Institute on more than 100,000 adolescent females, this study addressed the following questions: Is a history of physical abuse associated with purging two or more times per week by female adolescents? What factors are associated with a decreased risk of purging among adolescent females who have a history of physical abuse? In…

  • Factors Related to Early Subsequent Pregnancies and Second Births among Adolescent Mothers in a Family Support Program

    Open AccessKathryn Sims, Tom LusterARTICLEJournal of Family Issues2002Cited by: 4References: 33

    This study addressed the following questions: Did adolescent mother who were randomly assigned to receive more intensive family support services have lower rates of early subsequent pregnancies and second births than adolescent mothers who received less intensive services? What factors assessed early in the program were predictive of which adolescents ( N = 99) had subsequent pregnancies or second births by the time the firstborn child was 24 mon…

  • Caregiving Practices of Low-Income Adolescent Mothers and the Academic Competence of Their First-Grade Children

    Marcia Vandenbelt, Tom Luster et al.ARTICLEParenting2001Cited by: 2References: 6

    Objective. This study examines the relation between the caregiving practices of teenage mothers and the academic performances of their children in first grade. Design. The teenage mothers were involved in a family support program, and data were collected on the sample for 7 years (the prenatal period through first grade). The sample included 89 children who participated in the first-grade follow-up and who resided with their biological mothers. C…

  • Correlates of Male Adolescents Carrying Handguns Among Their Peers

    Open AccessTom Luster, Su Min OhARTICLEJournal of Marriage and the Family2001Cited by: 8References: 17

    Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 were used to examine factors associated with carrying a handgun among adolescent males. We expected that carrying a handgun would be associated with characteristics of the individual and with aspects of the contexts that are important for adolescents, such as the family, the peer group, the school setting, and the neighborhood. Consistent with these expectations, we found that adolescent ma…

  • Factors Related to Successful Outcomes Among Preschool Children Born to Low-Income Adolescent Mothers

    Open AccessTom Luster, Laura Bates et al.ARTICLEJournal of Marriage and the Family2000Cited by: 7References: 14

    The purpose of this study was to describe how the experiences and circumstances of the most successful children born to low-income adolescent mothers differed from the experiences and circumstances of the least successful children over the first 54 months of their lives. Success was defined as scoring in the top quartile for this sample on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised (PPVT-R) when the children were 54 months old and about to make …

  • Caregiving by low‐income adolescent mothers and the language abilities of their 30‐month‐old children

    Open AccessTom Luster, Marcia VandenbeltARTICLEInfant Mental Health Journal1999

    The primary question of interest in this study was: Are the caregiving practices of low-income, teenage mothers during the first 2 years of their children's lives predictive of individual differences in the language abilities of their 30-month-old children? This question was addressed with a sample of 76 teenage mothers and their children who were participating in a family support program. Various measures of caregiving behavior, assessed when th…

  • Caregiving by low-income adolescent mothers and the language abilities of their 30-month-old children

    Open AccessTom Luster, Marcia VandenbeltARTICLEInfant Mental Health Journal1999References: 24

    The primary question of interest in this study was: Are the caregiving practices of low-income, teenage mothers during the first 2 years of their children's lives predictive of individual differences in the language abilities of their 30-month-old children? This question was addressed with a sample of 76 teenage mothers and their children who were participating in a family support program. Various measures of caregiving behavior, assessed when th…

  • An Ecological, Risk-Factor Examination of Adolescents' Sexual Activity in Three Ethnic Groups

    Daniel F Perkins, Tom Luster et al.ARTICLEJournal of Marriage and the Family1998Cited by: 15

    DANIEL F. PERKINS University of Florida This study examines the extent to which the ecological, risk-factor approach for studying sexual activity in samples of mostly European Americans is useful for explaining adolescent sexual activity in three ethnic groups. We hypothesized that as exposure to risk factors increased, so would the likelihood of sexual activity in all the ethnic groups. Ethnic and gender differences in the relationship between r…

  • Factors Related to the Quality of the Home Environment and Children's Achievement

    Open AccessRozumah Baharudin, Tom LusterARTICLEJournal of Family Issues1998Cited by: 12References: 20

    This study tested Belsky's model of the determinants of parenting. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY), the study focused on 898 mothers (African Americans, n = 347; Caucasians, n = 551) and their 6- to 8-year-old children. Consistent with Belsky's model, mothers who provided better quality home environments had higher levels of education, intelligence, and self-esteem. Mothers with higher family incomes, fewer childr…

  • Sexual Abuse History and Problems in Adolescence: Exploring the Effects of Moderating Variables

    Tom Luster, Stephen A Small et al.ARTICLEJournal of Marriage and the Family1997Cited by: 6

    This study explores the relationship between sexual abuse and two problem outcomes binge drinking and suicidal ideation in a sample of 42568 adolescents. The effects of current and prior sexual abuse on these outcomes were examined for females and males separately. Of particular interest were factors related to the likelihood of problem behaviors among adolescents who had been sexually abused. Adolescents who had been both physically abused and s…

  • Family and child influences on educational attainment: A secondary analysis of the high/scope Perry Preschool data

    Tom Luster, Harriette Pipes Mcadoo et al.ARTICLEDevelopmental Psychology1996Cited by: 30References: 2

    The central question addressed in this study was, What factors contribute to individual differences in the educational attainment of African American young adults from families of low socioeconomic status ? A secondary analysis of the Perry Preschool data set was conducted. Unlike earlier studies that focused on the effects of preschool on the Perry participants, this study focused on the influence of family and child characteristics on education…

  • The Handbook of Parenting (Volume 2): Biology and Ecology of Parenting

    Tom Luster, Marc H BornsteinARTICLEJournal of Marriage and the Family1996Cited by: 1

  • Factors Related to Self-Esteem Among African America Youths: A Secondary Analysis of the High/Scope Perry Preschool Data

    Tom Luster, Harriette Pipes McadooARTICLEJournal of Research on Adolescence1995Cited by: 5References: 2

    Data from the Perry Preschool study on 121 African American adolescents were used to explore the correlates of self-esteem. Consistent with Harter's (1990) theoretical integration of the perspectives of William James and Charles Cooley, we expected African American adolescents to be high in self-esteem if they experienced success in areas that were important to them and if they perceived that significant others held them in high regard. Specifica…

  • Interaction between Parents and Children

    Tom Luster, Laura Stafford et al.ARTICLEJournal of Marriage and the Family1994

    Continuing Controversies About Children and Their Development Relevant to Parent-Child Interaction Theoretical Orientations What the Child Becomes Three Selected Variables The Child as Clay An Overview of the Unidirectional Approach The Child as Clay The Unidirectional Approach to Three Variables Through the Looking Glass An Overview of Bidirectional Approaches Through the Looking Glass Bidirectional Approaches to Three Variables The Family as a …

  • Factors Associated with Sexual Risk-Taking Behaviors among Adolescents

    Tom Luster, Stephen A Small et al.ARTICLEJournal of Marriage and the Family1994Cited by: 29

    The author examines factors which distinguish between sexually active adolescents who are at risk for pregnancy and for sexually transmitted diseases and sexually active teens who are at lower risk for these outcomes. Study findings are based upon a representative survey of 2567 13-19 year-olds in twelve school districts in four rural Midwestern counties. This number accounts for 89% of all students who were present on the day the survey was admi…

  • Adolescent Sexual Activity: An Ecological, Risk-Factor Approach

    Stephen A Small, Stephen Small et al.ARTICLEJournal of Marriage and the Family1994Cited by: 56

    Understanding the factors that influence an adolescent's decision to have sexual intercourse has important implications for theory, policy and practice. Because sexual intercourse is the single most important determinant of pregnancy, a fuller understanding of the factors related to heterosexual sexual activity is central to addressing the issue of teenage pregnancy. In addition, the current AIDS epidemic, along with the proliferation of other di…

  • The relation between parents' perceptions of temperament and children's adjustment to preschool

    Open AccessRatana Jewsuwan, Tom Luster et al.ARTICLEEarly Childhood Research Quarterly1993Cited by: 3References: 4

  • Infant Affect and Home Environment

    Tom Luster, Robert Boger et al.ARTICLEJournal of Marriage and the Family1993Cited by: 2

    L'article examine les relations qui existent entre la qualite de l'environnement familial, le cadre de vie de l'enfant et la formation de son temperament