Alison Yaeger
Biographic Data
| ID | 5760992 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alison Yaeger |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alison |
| FAMILY NAME | Yaeger |
| SIGNATURE | YAEGER A |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Family risk factors and adolescent substance use
This research tested for moderation in the relation of family risk factors (parent-child conflict, family life events, and parental substance use) to adolescent substance use (tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana). A sample of 1,810 participants was surveyed at the mean age of 11.5 years and followed with 2 yearly assessments. Temperament dimensions were assessed with the Revised Dimensions of Temperament Survey and the Emotionality, Activity, and Soc…
Temperament and Adolescent Substance Use
We outline an epigenetic approach to understanding the relation between simple dispositional characteristics and complex problem behaviors, with a focus on adolescent substance use. Epigenetic theory predicts that effects of temperament are mediated through self‐control and risk‐taking tendency, isomorphic attributes that are based in temperament but represent developmental elaborations of these characteristics. We describe how the research progr…
Family risk factors and adolescent substance use
This research tested for moderation in the relation of family risk factors (parent-child conflict, family life events, and parental substance use) to adolescent substance use (tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana). A sample of 1,810 participants was surveyed at the mean age of 11.5 years and followed with 2 yearly assessments. Temperament dimensions were assessed with the Revised Dimensions of Temperament Survey and the Emotionality, Activity, and Soc…
Temperament and Adolescent Substance Use
We outline an epigenetic approach to understanding the relation between simple dispositional characteristics and complex problem behaviors, with a focus on adolescent substance use. Epigenetic theory predicts that effects of temperament are mediated through self‐control and risk‐taking tendency, isomorphic attributes that are based in temperament but represent developmental elaborations of these characteristics. We describe how the research progr…
Family risk factors and adolescent substance use
This research tested for moderation in the relation of family risk factors (parent-child conflict, family life events, and parental substance use) to adolescent substance use (tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana). A sample of 1,810 participants was surveyed at the mean age of 11.5 years and followed with 2 yearly assessments. Temperament dimensions were assessed with the Revised Dimensions of Temperament Survey and the Emotionality, Activity, and Soc…
Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Personality (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Temperament (2 works) · Anxiety (1 work) · Behavioral inhibition (1 work) · Child Abuse and Trauma (1 work)