Publications

Books & Edited Volumes

Graber, J. A., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Petersen, A. C. (Eds.). (1996). Transitions through adolescence: Interpersonal domains and context. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum & Associates.

Graber, J. A., & Dubas, J. S. (Vol. Eds.). (1996). New directions for child development: Vol. 71. Leaving home: Understanding the transition to adulthood. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Jensen, P. S., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Graber, J. A. (Guest Eds.) (1999). Special Section. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 38.

Peer-Reviewed Articles: Chronological Order (40 total)

Crockett, L. J., Petersen, A. C., Graber, J. A., Schulenberg, J. E., & Ebata, A. (1989). School transitions and adjustment during early adolescence. Journal of Early Adolescence, 9, 181-210.

Petersen, A. C., Crockett, L. J. & Graber, J. A. (1990). Issues in the development of mathematical precocity. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 13, 192-193.

Dubas, J. S., Graber, J. A., & Petersen, A. C. (1991). A longitudinal investigation of adolescents' changing perceptions of pubertal timing. Developmental Psychology, 27, 580-586.

Dubas, J. S., Graber, J. A., & Petersen, A. C. (1991). The effects of pubertal development on achievement during adolescence. American Journal of Education, 99, 444-460.

Brooks-Gunn, J., & Graber, J. A. (1994). Puberty as a biological and social event: Implications for research on pharmacology. Journal of Adolescent Health, 15, 663-671.

Brooks-Gunn, J., Graber, J. A., & Paikoff, R. L. (1994). Studying links between hormones and negative affect: Models and measures. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 4(4), 469-486.

Graber, J. A., Brooks-Gunn, J., Paikoff, R. L., & Warren, M. P. (1994). Prediction of eating problems: An eight year study of adolescent girls. Developmental Psychology, 30, 823-834. Reprinted in Annual Progress in Child Psychiatry and Child Development, 28, 1995.

Graber, J. A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (1995). Models of development: Understanding risk in adolescence. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behaviors, 25 Suppl., 18-25.

Graber, J. A., Brooks-Gunn, J, & Warren, M. P. (1995). The antecedents of menarcheal age: Heredity, family environment, and stressful life events. Child Development, 66, 346-359.

Graber, J. A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (1996). Expectations for and precursors of leaving home in young women. In W. Damon (Series Ed.), J. A. Graber & J. S. Dubas (Vol. Eds.), New directions for child development: Vol. 71. Leaving home: Understanding the transition to adulthood (pp. 21-38). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Graber, J. A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (1996). Growing up female: Navigating body image, eating, and depressive problems. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Problems, 5 (2), 76-80.

Graber, J. A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (1996). Prevention of eating problems and disorders: Including parents. Eating Disorders, 4, 348-363. An expanded version of this paper was published as Graber, J. A., Archibald, A. B., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (1999). The role of parents in the emergence, maintenance, and prevention of eating problems and disorders. In N. Piran, M. P. Levine, & C. Steiner-Adair (Eds.), Preventing eating disorders: A handbook of interventions and special challenges (pp. 44-62). Philadelphia: Brunner/Mazel.

Graber, J. A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (1996). Transitions and turning points: Navigating the passage from childhood through adolescence. Developmental Psychology, 32 (4), 768-776.

Graber, J. A., Lewinsohn, P. M., Seeley, J. R., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (1997). Is psychopathology associated with the timing of pubertal development? Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 36, 1768-1776. Reprinted in Annual Progress in Child Psychiatry and Child Development, 31, 1998, and in Arnett, J. J. (2002). Readings on adolescence and emerging adulthood. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Kohen, D. E., Brooks-Gunn, J., McCormick, M. C., & Graber, J. A. (1997). Maternal and teacher ratings of school functioning, behavior problems and social competencies. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 18, 295-303.

Bingham, C. R., Stemmler, M., Petersen, A. C., & Graber, J. A. (1998). Imputing missing data values in repeated measurement within-subjects designs. Methods of Psychological Research, 3, 131-155. [On-line available: http://www.pabst-publishers.de/mpr/]

Jensen, P. S., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Graber, J. A. (1999). Dimensional scales and diagnostic categories: Constructing crosswalks for child psychopathology assessments. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 38, 118-120.

Graber, J. A., Warren, M. P., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (1999). The vulnerable transition: Puberty and the development of eating pathology and negative mood. Women's Health Issues, 9, 107-114.

Archibald, A. B., Graber, J. A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (1999). Associations among parent-adolescent relationships, pubertal growth, dieting and body image in young adolescent girls: A short term longitudinal study. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 9, 395-415.

Graber, J. A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (1999). Developmental transitions: Linking human development with tobacco prevention research. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 1, S73-S77.

Byely, L., Archibald, A. B., Graber, J. A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2000). A prospective study of familial and social influences on girls' body image and dieting. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 28, 155-164.

O’Connor, L., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Graber, J. A. (2000). Black and white girls' racial preferences in media and peer choices and the role of socialization for black girls. Journal of Family Psychology, 14, 510-521.

Graber, J. A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2001). Co-occurring eating and depressive problems: An 8-year study of adolescent girls. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 30(3), 37-47.

Leventhal, T., Graber, J. A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2001). Adolescent transitions to young adulthood: Antecedents, correlates, and consequences of adolescent employment. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 11, 297-323.

Ohring, R., Graber, J. A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2002). Girls' recurrent and concurrent body dissatisfaction: Correlates and consequences over 8 years. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 31, 404-415.

Graber, J. A., Tyrka, A. R., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2002). How similar are correlates of different subclinical eating problems and Bulimia Nervosa? Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 43, 1-12.

Tyrka, A. R., Waldron, I., Graber, J. A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2002). Prospective predictors of the onset of eating disorders. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 32, 282-290.

Archibald, A. B., Linver, M. R., Graber, J. A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2002). Parent-adolescent relationships and girls’ unhealthy eating: Testing reciprocal effects. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 12, 451-461.

Nichols, T. R., Brooks-Gunn, J., Graber, J. A., & Botvin, G. J. (2004). Maternal influences on smoking initiation among urban adolescent girls. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 14, 73-97.

Graber, J. A., Seeley, J. R., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Lewinsohn, P. M. (2004). Is pubertal timing associated with psychopathology in young adulthood? Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 43(6), 718-726.

Wright, A. J., Nichols, T. R., Graber, J. A., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Botvin, G. J. (2004). It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it: A one-year longitudinal study of peer resistance skills and delinquency. Journal of Adolescent Health, 35, 380-391.

Borbely, C. J., Graber, J. A., Nichols, T. R., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Botvin, G. J. (2005). Sixth graders’ conflict resolution in role plays with a peer, parent, and teacher. Journal of Youth & Adolescence, 34 (4), 279-291.

Nichols, T. R., Graber, J. A., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Botvin, G. J. (2006). Sex differences in overt aggression and delinquency among urban minority middle school students. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 27, 78-91.

Nichols, T. R., Graber, J. A., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Botvin, G. J. (2006). Ways to say no: Refusal skill strategies among urban adolescents. American Journal of Health Behavior, 30, 227-236.

Graber, J. A., Nichols, T. R., Lynne, S. D., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Botvin, G. J. (2006). A longitudinal examination of family, friend, and media influences on competent versus risky behaviors among urban minority youth. Applied Developmental Science, 10, 75-85.

Graber, J. A., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Warren, M. P. (2006). Pubertal effects on adjustment in girls: Moving from demonstrating effects to identifying pathways. Journal of Youth & Adolescence, 35, 413-423.

Lynne, S. D., Graber, J. A., Nichols, T. R., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Botvin, G. J. (2007). Links between pubertal timing, peer influences, and externalizing behaviors among urban students followed through middle school. Journal of Adolescent Health, 40, 181.e7-181.e13.

Villanueva Dixon, S., Graber, J. A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2008).  The roles of respect for parental authority and parenting practices in parent-child conflict among African American, Latino, and European American families. Journal of Family Psychology, 22, 1-10.

Sontag, L. M., Graber, J. A., & Brooks-Gunn, J.  (2008). Coping with peer stress:  Implications for psychopathology in young adolescent girls.  Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 36, 1159-1174.

Nichols, T. R., Birnel, S., Graber, J. A., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Botvin, G. J.  (in press).  Effective refusal skills: Do adolescents’ perceptions match the goals of prevention programs?  Journal of School Health.

Chapters: Chronological Order (33 total)

Graber, J. A., & Petersen, A. C. (1991). Cognitive changes at adolescence: Biological perspectives. In K. Gibson & A. C. Petersen (Eds.), Brain maturation and cognitive development: Comparative and cross-cultural perspectives (pp. 253-279). New York: Aldine.

Graber, J. A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (1994). Biological aspects of adolescence. In P. C. McKenry & S. M. Gavazzi (Issue Eds.) & S. Price (Series Ed.), Visions 2010: Families and adolescents (pp. 12-13, 42). Minneapolis, MN: National Council on Family Relations.

Graber, J. A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (1995). Biological and maturational factors in development. In V. B. Van Hasselt & M. Hersen (Eds.), Handbook of adolescent psychopathology: A guide to diagnosis and treatment (pp. 69-101). New York: Lexington Books.

Graber, J. A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (1996). Reproductive transitions: The experience of mothers and daughters. In C. D. Ryff & M. M. Seltzer (Eds.), The parental experience in midlife (pp. 255-299). Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. Portions of this paper were also published as Graber, J. A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (1999). "Sometimes I think that you don't like me": How mothers and daughters negotiate the transition into adolescence. In M. Cox & J. Brooks-Gunn (Eds.), Conflict and cohesion in families: Causes and consequences (pp. 207-242). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum & Associates.

Graber, J. A., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Petersen, A. C. (1996). Adolescent transitions in context. In J. A. Graber, J. Brooks-Gunn, & A. C. Petersen (Eds.), Transitions through adolescence: Interpersonal domains and context (pp. 369-383). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum & Associates.

Graber, J. A., Petersen, A. C., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (1996). Pubertal processes: Methods, measures, and models. In J. A. Graber, J. Brooks-Gunn, & A. C. Petersen (Eds.), Transitions through adolescence: Interpersonal domains and context (pp. 23-53). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum & Associates.

Brooks-Gunn, J., & Graber, J. A. (1998). Section editor's overview: The role of transitions in women's health over the lifespan. In E. A. Blechman & K. D. Brownell, (Eds.), Behavioral medicine and women: A comprehensive handbook (pp. 3-10). New York: The Guilford Press.

Graber, J. A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (1998). Puberty. In E. A. Blechman & K. D. Brownell, (Eds.), Behavioral medicine and women: A comprehensive handbook (pp. 51-58). New York: The Guilford Press.

Graber, J. A., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Galen, B. R. (1998). Betwixt and between: Sexuality in the context of adolescent transitions. In R. Jessor (Ed.), New perspectives on adolescent risk behavior (pp. 270-316). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Graber, J. A. (1999). Sequence and timing among young adult transitions: The impact of poverty on developmental course. In A. Booth, A. C. Crouter, & M. J. Shanahan (Eds.), Transitions to adulthood in a changing economy: No work, no family, no future? (pp. 234-243). Westport, CT: Praeger.

Graber, J. A., Britto, P. R., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (1999). What's love go to do with it? Adolescents' and young adults' beliefs about sexual and romantic relationships. In W. Furman, B. B. Brown, & C. Feiring (Eds.), Contemporary perspectives on adolescent relationships (pp. 364-395). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Graber, J. A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (1999). Pubertal development. In H. Tierney, (Ed.), Women's studies encyclopedia (pp. 1166-1170). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, Inc.

Brooks-Gunn, J., & Graber, J. A. (1999). What's sex got to do with it? The development of health and sexual identities during adolescence. In R. J. Contrada & R. D. Ashmore (Eds.), Self, social identity, and physical health: Interdisciplinary explorations (pp. 155-182). New York: Oxford University Press.

Tyrka, A. R., Graber, J. A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2000). The development of disordered eating: Correlates and predictors of eating problems in the context of adolescence. In A. J. Sameroff, M. Lewis & S. M. Miller (Eds.), Handbook of developmental psychopathology, 2nd ed (pp. 607-624). New York: Plenum Press.

Graber, J. A., & Archibald, A. B. (2001). Psychosocial change at puberty and beyond: Understanding adolescent sexuality and sexual orientation. In A. R. D'Augelli & C. J. Patterson, (Eds.), Research on lesbian, gay, and bisexual youths: Implications for developmental intervention (pp. 3-26). New York: Oxford University Press.

O’Sullivan, L., Graber, J. A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2001). Adolescent gender development. In J. Worell (Ed.), Encyclopedia of women and gender, Vol. 2, (pp. 55-67). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.

Graber, J. A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2001). Body image. In R. M. Lerner & J. V. Lerner (Eds.), Adolescence in America (pp. 90-92). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.

Graber, J. A. (2001). Transitions through adolescence. In P. F. Clement & J. Reinier (Eds.), Boyhood in America: An encyclopedia (pp. 709-713). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.

Graber, J. A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2002). Adolescent girls’ sexual development. In G. M. Wingood & R. J. DiClemente (Eds.), Handbook of women’s sexual and reproductive health (pp. 21-42). New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.

Archibald, A. B., Graber, J. A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2003). Physical development and the adolescent. In G. R. Adams & M. Berzonsky (Eds.), Handbook on adolescence. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishers.

Archibald, A. B., O'Connor, E., Graber, J. A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2003). The role of nutrition and physical activity in promoting healthy adolescent development. In T. Gullotta & M. Bloom (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of primary prevention and health promotion (pp. 742-749). New London, CT: Kluwer Academic/Plenum.

Graber, J. A. (2003). Puberty in context. In C. Hayward (Ed.), Gender differences at puberty (pp. 307-325). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Graber, J. A. (2004). Internalizing problems during adolescence. In R. M. Lerner & L. Steinberg (Eds.), Handbook of adolescent psychology (pp. 587-619). New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Graber, J. A., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Archibald, A. B. (2005). Links between puberty and externalizing and internalizing behaviors in girls: Moving from demonstrating effects to identifying pathways. In D. M. Stoff & E. J. Susman (Eds.), Developmental psychobiology of aggression (pp. 87-113). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Graber, J. A. (2006). Pubertal timing. In L. R. Sherrod (Ed.), C. Flanagan & R. Kassimir, (Assoc. Eds.), Youth activism: An international encyclopedia (pp. 500-504). Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Company.

Graber, J. A., & Sontag, L. M. (2006). Puberty and girls’ sexuality: Why hormones aren’t the complete answer. In R. Larson & L. Jensen (Series Ed.), L. M. Diamond (Vol. Ed.), New directions for child and adolescent development: Vol.112 Rethinking positive adolescent female sexual development (pp. 23-38). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Smith, S. W., Graber, J. A., & Daunic, A. P.  (2008).  Cognitive-behavioral interventions for anger and aggression:  Review of research and research to practice issues.  In M. J. Mayer, R. Van Acker, J. E. Lochman, & F. M. Gresham, (Eds.), Cognitive behavioral interventions for students with emotional/behavioral disorders (pp. 111-142).  New York, NY:  Guilford Press.

Graber, J. A.  (in press).  Pubertal and neuroendocrine development and risk for depressive disorders.  In Allen, N. B., & Sheeber, L. (Eds.), Adolescent emotional development and the emergence of depressive disorders.  Cambridge, UK:  Cambridge University Press.

Graber, J. A., & Sontag, L. M.  (in press).  Internalizing problems during adolescence.  In R. M. Lerner & L. Steinberg (Eds.), Handbook of adolescent psychology, 2nd Ed.  New York:  John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Sontag, L. M., Lynne, S. D., Clemans, K. H., & Graber, J. A.  Depression in children.  (in press). In R. Ingram (Ed.), The international encyclopedia of depression.  New York:  Springer Publishing Company. 

Clemans, K. H., DeRose, L., Graber, J. A., & Brooks-Gunn, J.  (in press). Gender in adolescence:  Applying a person-in-context approach to development and experience of gender during adolescence.   In J. C. Chrisler & D. R. McCreary (Eds.), Handbook of Gender Research in Psychology. New York:  Springer Publishing Company.

DeRose, L., Graber, J. A., & Brooks-Gunn, J.  (in press).  Psychological effects of precocious and delayed puberty.  In R. Nuss and Y. Frank (Eds.), Cognitive and Behavioral Abnormalities of Pediatric Diseases.  New York, NY: Oxford University Press.