Toni Terling Watt
Biographic Data
| ID | 5418181 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Toni Terling Watt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Toni Terling |
| FAMILY NAME | Watt |
| SIGNATURE | WATT T T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Texas State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3375-3880 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 75 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Higher Education Outcomes for Students who Experienced Foster Care in Texas
Creating a Pathway to Expand Representation of Underrepresented Students in Applied Sociological Research
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields have been encouraged to expand and diversify the pipeline between undergraduate students and STEM professions. The field of sociology, however, has often been left out of these discussions. This teaching note examines a pilot program geared toward expanding applied research opportunities for underrepresented undergraduate students at a large, public, minority-serving institution in the Sout…
Incorporating Stakeholder Voices into Data Dashboards
Campus liaisons for students who have experienced foster care
The Texas tuition and fee waiver program for youth who have experienced foster care
The Unique Nature of Depression and Anxiety among College Students with Adverse Childhood Experiences
Race/ethnicity and foster youth outcomes
Paradigm Shifts Don’t Come Easy
A Primary Care-Based Early Childhood Nutrition Intervention
Designing a campus support program for foster care alumni
Alcohol Use and Cigarette Smoking During Pregnancy Among American Indians/Alaska Natives
Previous research states that American Indian/Alaska Native pregnant women exhibit high rates of alcohol use and smoking. The current study uses the National Survey of Drug Use and Health (2005-2009) to update and expand on this literature. Results reveal lower rates of alcohol use and, with compositional controls, lower rates of smoking for American Indian/Alaska Native pregnant women compared with pregnant women of other racial/ethnic groups. T…
The Developmental Health of Hispanic Children
A recent study found that Hispanic children are less likely than white children to have been diagnosed with an emotional, developmental, or behavioral problem. However, it is unclear whether the lower rates reflect the epidemiologic paradox of surprisingly good health for Hispanics or significant problems with underdiagnosis for this population. The present study uses the 2003 National Survey of Children's Health to compare the prevalence of diag…
The Race/Ethnic Age Crossover Effect in Drug Use and Heavy Drinking
Existing literature suggests that Blacks and to some extent Hispanics are less likely than Whites to use substances in their youth. However, by age 35 their use rates are higher than those of Whites. This has been referred to as the race/ethnic age crossover effect in substance use. However, more research is needed to clarify whether this is true for Blacks and Hispanics, males and females, and for drugs and alcohol. It is also empirically unclea…
Factors Contributing to Differences in Substance Use Among Black and White Adolescents
Research reveals that Black youth are less likely to use alcohol than White youth. It has been argued that Blacks are more likely to abstain because they have less disposable income, are more religious, and have more family support and/or control than White youth. It has also been suggested that not only are these compositional characteristics different and likely to suppress use rates but also that the effects of these factors vary as well. Howe…
Race/Ethnic Differences in Alcohol Abuse Among Youth
Researchers have long been surprised that minority youth exhibit lower rates of alcohol abuse than White youth since socioeconomic disadvantage often contributes to substance abuse. However, the present study suggests that social and economic disadvantages might also suppress risk-taking propensities, which in turn may reduce the incidence of alcohol abuse. Additional research is needed to understand the mechanisms by which social and cultural re…
Are Small Schools and Private Schools Better for Adolescents' Emotional Adjustment
empirical evidence of these mental health benefits is sparse. This study used the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health (Add Health) to determine whether adolescents are protected in small and/or private schools, examining depression, suicidality, and violent dispositions. The results refute claims that students who attend these types of schools have better emotional adjustment than do those who attend large and/or public schools. In …
The Relationships Among Adolescent Pregnancy, Pregnancy Resolution, and Juvenile Delinquency
We apply criminological theories of social control to explore the relationships among adolescent pregnancy, pregnancy resolution, and juvenile delinquency. While most ever-pregnant girls have especially high rates of delinquent behavior, adolescent mothers exhibit delinquency levels no higher than those of their never-pregnant peers. Unlike adolescent females who end their pregnancies through abortion, those who keep their babies experience a dra…
Marital and Cohabiting Relationships of Adult Children of Alcoholics
The popular press has disseminated widely the idea that adult children of alcoholics (ACOAs) have relational deficiencies. This literature has been challenged due to its reliance on clinical samples; however, evidence of no difference between ACOAs and non-ACOAs has come from studies of college students. The National Survey of Families and Households is used to examine the effect of growing up in an alcoholic family on adult marital and cohabitin…
Race Differences in Strains Associated with Suicidal Behavior among Adolescents
Rising adolescent suicide rates have prompted scholars and practitioners to identify predictive strains. Resulting profiles of suicidal adolescents often assume that a single model is applicable to all adolescent subgroups. Although scholars have repeatedly suggested that suicidal processes may vary for Blacks and Whites, few researchers have examined race differences in suicidal correlates. No studies have tested for process differences by race …
Explaining Divorce
Divorce literature has focused on demographic correlates and offered little information on how the dynamics of the marriage con tribute to marital dissolution. Using waves I and II of the National Sur vey of Families and Households (NSFH) this study identifies several marital characteristics associated with divorce, and differential results by gender. For example, time spent together is a significant predictor for women, but not for men whereas h…
Gender Differences in Strains Associated with Suicidal Behavior Among Adolescents
Designing a campus support program for foster care alumni
Race/ethnicity and foster youth outcomes
Factors Contributing to Differences in Substance Use Among Black and White Adolescents
Research reveals that Black youth are less likely to use alcohol than White youth. It has been argued that Blacks are more likely to abstain because they have less disposable income, are more religious, and have more family support and/or control than White youth. It has also been suggested that not only are these compositional characteristics different and likely to suppress use rates but also that the effects of these factors vary as well. Howe…
The Relationships Among Adolescent Pregnancy, Pregnancy Resolution, and Juvenile Delinquency
We apply criminological theories of social control to explore the relationships among adolescent pregnancy, pregnancy resolution, and juvenile delinquency. While most ever-pregnant girls have especially high rates of delinquent behavior, adolescent mothers exhibit delinquency levels no higher than those of their never-pregnant peers. Unlike adolescent females who end their pregnancies through abortion, those who keep their babies experience a dra…
Race Differences in Strains Associated with Suicidal Behavior among Adolescents
Rising adolescent suicide rates have prompted scholars and practitioners to identify predictive strains. Resulting profiles of suicidal adolescents often assume that a single model is applicable to all adolescent subgroups. Although scholars have repeatedly suggested that suicidal processes may vary for Blacks and Whites, few researchers have examined race differences in suicidal correlates. No studies have tested for process differences by race …
Are Small Schools and Private Schools Better for Adolescents' Emotional Adjustment
empirical evidence of these mental health benefits is sparse. This study used the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health (Add Health) to determine whether adolescents are protected in small and/or private schools, examining depression, suicidality, and violent dispositions. The results refute claims that students who attend these types of schools have better emotional adjustment than do those who attend large and/or public schools. In …
Gender Differences in Strains Associated with Suicidal Behavior Among Adolescents
The Texas tuition and fee waiver program for youth who have experienced foster care
A Primary Care-Based Early Childhood Nutrition Intervention
The Developmental Health of Hispanic Children
A recent study found that Hispanic children are less likely than white children to have been diagnosed with an emotional, developmental, or behavioral problem. However, it is unclear whether the lower rates reflect the epidemiologic paradox of surprisingly good health for Hispanics or significant problems with underdiagnosis for this population. The present study uses the 2003 National Survey of Children's Health to compare the prevalence of diag…
Explaining Divorce
Divorce literature has focused on demographic correlates and offered little information on how the dynamics of the marriage con tribute to marital dissolution. Using waves I and II of the National Sur vey of Families and Households (NSFH) this study identifies several marital characteristics associated with divorce, and differential results by gender. For example, time spent together is a significant predictor for women, but not for men whereas h…
Gender Differences in Strains Associated with Suicidal Behavior Among Adolescents
Marital and Cohabiting Relationships of Adult Children of Alcoholics
The popular press has disseminated widely the idea that adult children of alcoholics (ACOAs) have relational deficiencies. This literature has been challenged due to its reliance on clinical samples; however, evidence of no difference between ACOAs and non-ACOAs has come from studies of college students. The National Survey of Families and Households is used to examine the effect of growing up in an alcoholic family on adult marital and cohabitin…
Race Differences in Strains Associated with Suicidal Behavior among Adolescents
Rising adolescent suicide rates have prompted scholars and practitioners to identify predictive strains. Resulting profiles of suicidal adolescents often assume that a single model is applicable to all adolescent subgroups. Although scholars have repeatedly suggested that suicidal processes may vary for Blacks and Whites, few researchers have examined race differences in suicidal correlates. No studies have tested for process differences by race …
Are Small Schools and Private Schools Better for Adolescents' Emotional Adjustment
empirical evidence of these mental health benefits is sparse. This study used the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health (Add Health) to determine whether adolescents are protected in small and/or private schools, examining depression, suicidality, and violent dispositions. The results refute claims that students who attend these types of schools have better emotional adjustment than do those who attend large and/or public schools. In …
The Relationships Among Adolescent Pregnancy, Pregnancy Resolution, and Juvenile Delinquency
We apply criminological theories of social control to explore the relationships among adolescent pregnancy, pregnancy resolution, and juvenile delinquency. While most ever-pregnant girls have especially high rates of delinquent behavior, adolescent mothers exhibit delinquency levels no higher than those of their never-pregnant peers. Unlike adolescent females who end their pregnancies through abortion, those who keep their babies experience a dra…
Race/Ethnic Differences in Alcohol Abuse Among Youth
Researchers have long been surprised that minority youth exhibit lower rates of alcohol abuse than White youth since socioeconomic disadvantage often contributes to substance abuse. However, the present study suggests that social and economic disadvantages might also suppress risk-taking propensities, which in turn may reduce the incidence of alcohol abuse. Additional research is needed to understand the mechanisms by which social and cultural re…
Factors Contributing to Differences in Substance Use Among Black and White Adolescents
Research reveals that Black youth are less likely to use alcohol than White youth. It has been argued that Blacks are more likely to abstain because they have less disposable income, are more religious, and have more family support and/or control than White youth. It has also been suggested that not only are these compositional characteristics different and likely to suppress use rates but also that the effects of these factors vary as well. Howe…
The Race/Ethnic Age Crossover Effect in Drug Use and Heavy Drinking
Existing literature suggests that Blacks and to some extent Hispanics are less likely than Whites to use substances in their youth. However, by age 35 their use rates are higher than those of Whites. This has been referred to as the race/ethnic age crossover effect in substance use. However, more research is needed to clarify whether this is true for Blacks and Hispanics, males and females, and for drugs and alcohol. It is also empirically unclea…
The Developmental Health of Hispanic Children
A recent study found that Hispanic children are less likely than white children to have been diagnosed with an emotional, developmental, or behavioral problem. However, it is unclear whether the lower rates reflect the epidemiologic paradox of surprisingly good health for Hispanics or significant problems with underdiagnosis for this population. The present study uses the 2003 National Survey of Children's Health to compare the prevalence of diag…
Alcohol Use and Cigarette Smoking During Pregnancy Among American Indians/Alaska Natives
Previous research states that American Indian/Alaska Native pregnant women exhibit high rates of alcohol use and smoking. The current study uses the National Survey of Drug Use and Health (2005-2009) to update and expand on this literature. Results reveal lower rates of alcohol use and, with compositional controls, lower rates of smoking for American Indian/Alaska Native pregnant women compared with pregnant women of other racial/ethnic groups. T…
Designing a campus support program for foster care alumni
A Primary Care-Based Early Childhood Nutrition Intervention
Paradigm Shifts Don’t Come Easy
The Unique Nature of Depression and Anxiety among College Students with Adverse Childhood Experiences
Race/ethnicity and foster youth outcomes
The Texas tuition and fee waiver program for youth who have experienced foster care
Campus liaisons for students who have experienced foster care
Incorporating Stakeholder Voices into Data Dashboards
Higher Education Outcomes for Students who Experienced Foster Care in Texas
Creating a Pathway to Expand Representation of Underrepresented Students in Applied Sociological Research
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields have been encouraged to expand and diversify the pipeline between undergraduate students and STEM professions. The field of sociology, however, has often been left out of these discussions. This teaching note examines a pilot program geared toward expanding applied research opportunities for underrepresented undergraduate students at a large, public, minority-serving institution in the Sout…
Psychology (16 works) · Medicine (15 works) · Psychiatry (8 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (5 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (5 works)