Mathew Christensen
Biographic Data
| ID | 3743263 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mathew Christensen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mathew |
| FAMILY NAME | Christensen |
| SIGNATURE | CHRISTENSEN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 53 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Antisocial Behavior of Adoptees and Nonadoptees
This study examined the contribution of demographic characteristics, early maltreatment, and peer and family relationships during adolescence to the prediction of aggressive and nonaggressive antisocial behavior (AASB and NAASB, respectively) during young adulthood; and determined whether adoption status has additional ability to predict ASB, once background, early experience, peer, and family variables were controlled. Data from adolescent and p…
An Exploratory Study about Inaccuracy and Invalidity in Adolescent Self-Report Surveys
Using Add Health data, the authors provide evidence that some adolescents gave inaccurate and/or invalid responses on a self-administered questionnaire. Further analyses show that these adolescents were much more likely to report extreme levels on psychosocial and behavioral outcome variables. A distinction was made between inaccurate responders (e.g., inaccurate/false responses due to carelessness or confusion) and jokesters (e.g., intentional f…
Questionnaire and Interview Inconsistencies Exaggerated Differences Between Adopted and Non-Adopted Adolescents in a National Sample
In a series of adoption-related studies using the Add Health data sets, discrepancies were observed between the Add Health In-school Questionnaire and the In-home Interview data sets in the com-Address correspondence to: Xitao Fan, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, 405 Emmet Street South, Charlottesville, VA 22903 (E-mail: [email protected]). parisons between adoptees and non-adoptees on a group of behavioral and psychosocial out…
Who Is Adopted
There are several advantages of using large representative samples to study adoption-related issues, and existing databases are increasingly used for this purpose. Large scale surveys are often limited, however, in the number and type of questions that are asked regarding adoption. Conceptual and methodological issues in measuring adoption status are discussed, and a rich new database-the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health (Add Hea…
Comparisons of Adopted and Nonadopted Adolescents in a Large, Nationally Representative Sample
There are conflicting findings about whether adopted children have more psychological and behavioral problems than nonadoptees. Research results are discrepant partly because many previous studies were based on small clinical samples or on samples biased by self-selection. A nationally representative school survey (Add Health) was used to compare adopted (n= 1,587) and nonadopted adolescents (total N= 87,165) across a wide variety of measures. St…
An Exploratory Study about Inaccuracy and Invalidity in Adolescent Self-Report Surveys
Using Add Health data, the authors provide evidence that some adolescents gave inaccurate and/or invalid responses on a self-administered questionnaire. Further analyses show that these adolescents were much more likely to report extreme levels on psychosocial and behavioral outcome variables. A distinction was made between inaccurate responders (e.g., inaccurate/false responses due to carelessness or confusion) and jokesters (e.g., intentional f…
Antisocial Behavior of Adoptees and Nonadoptees
This study examined the contribution of demographic characteristics, early maltreatment, and peer and family relationships during adolescence to the prediction of aggressive and nonaggressive antisocial behavior (AASB and NAASB, respectively) during young adulthood; and determined whether adoption status has additional ability to predict ASB, once background, early experience, peer, and family variables were controlled. Data from adolescent and p…
Who Is Adopted
There are several advantages of using large representative samples to study adoption-related issues, and existing databases are increasingly used for this purpose. Large scale surveys are often limited, however, in the number and type of questions that are asked regarding adoption. Conceptual and methodological issues in measuring adoption status are discussed, and a rich new database-the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health (Add Hea…
Questionnaire and Interview Inconsistencies Exaggerated Differences Between Adopted and Non-Adopted Adolescents in a National Sample
In a series of adoption-related studies using the Add Health data sets, discrepancies were observed between the Add Health In-school Questionnaire and the In-home Interview data sets in the com-Address correspondence to: Xitao Fan, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, 405 Emmet Street South, Charlottesville, VA 22903 (E-mail: [email protected]). parisons between adoptees and non-adoptees on a group of behavioral and psychosocial out…
Comparisons of Adopted and Nonadopted Adolescents in a Large, Nationally Representative Sample
There are conflicting findings about whether adopted children have more psychological and behavioral problems than nonadoptees. Research results are discrepant partly because many previous studies were based on small clinical samples or on samples biased by self-selection. A nationally representative school survey (Add Health) was used to compare adopted (n= 1,587) and nonadopted adolescents (total N= 87,165) across a wide variety of measures. St…
Who Is Adopted
There are several advantages of using large representative samples to study adoption-related issues, and existing databases are increasingly used for this purpose. Large scale surveys are often limited, however, in the number and type of questions that are asked regarding adoption. Conceptual and methodological issues in measuring adoption status are discussed, and a rich new database-the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health (Add Hea…
Questionnaire and Interview Inconsistencies Exaggerated Differences Between Adopted and Non-Adopted Adolescents in a National Sample
In a series of adoption-related studies using the Add Health data sets, discrepancies were observed between the Add Health In-school Questionnaire and the In-home Interview data sets in the com-Address correspondence to: Xitao Fan, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, 405 Emmet Street South, Charlottesville, VA 22903 (E-mail: [email protected]). parisons between adoptees and non-adoptees on a group of behavioral and psychosocial out…
Antisocial Behavior of Adoptees and Nonadoptees
This study examined the contribution of demographic characteristics, early maltreatment, and peer and family relationships during adolescence to the prediction of aggressive and nonaggressive antisocial behavior (AASB and NAASB, respectively) during young adulthood; and determined whether adoption status has additional ability to predict ASB, once background, early experience, peer, and family variables were controlled. Data from adolescent and p…
An Exploratory Study about Inaccuracy and Invalidity in Adolescent Self-Report Surveys
Using Add Health data, the authors provide evidence that some adolescents gave inaccurate and/or invalid responses on a self-administered questionnaire. Further analyses show that these adolescents were much more likely to report extreme levels on psychosocial and behavioral outcome variables. A distinction was made between inaccurate responders (e.g., inaccurate/false responses due to carelessness or confusion) and jokesters (e.g., intentional f…
Psychology (5 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (4 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Adolescent health (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Longitudinal data (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works)