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1997 • 4,151 citations

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1997 • 2,567 citations

The Truly Disadvantaged

1987 • 2,534 citations

An Integrative Model for the Study of Developmental Competencies in Minority Children

1996 • 2,218 citations

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A variance explanation paradox: When a little is a lot.

1985 • 930 citations

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1987 • 861 citations

Modern Applied Statistics with S-Plus

1994 • 792 citations

The Socioeconomic Consequences of Teen Childbearing Reconsidered

1992 • 579 citations

Successful adolescent development among youth in high-risk settings.

1993 • 575 citations

Racial/Ethnic differences in smoking, drinking, and illicit drug use among American high school seniors, 1976-89.

1991 • 560 citations

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1993 • 444 citations

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1986 • 385 citations

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1996 • 299 citations

Gender and Ethnic Differences in the Timing of First Sexual Intercourse

1998 • 233 citations

Neighborhood Context and the Transition to Sexual Activity among Young Black Women

1994 • 196 citations

The Determinants of First Sex by Age 14 in a High-Risk Adolescent Population

1996 • 179 citations

Measures of explained variance: Cautions and limitations.

1982 • 177 citations

Child abuse and violence in single-parent families: Parent absence and economic deprivation.

1989 • 171 citations

Adolescents from one parent, stepparent and intact families: emotional problems and suicide attempts

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Worsening suicide rate in black teenagers

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Adolescent Alcohol Abuse: Subgroup Differences and Relationships to Other Problem Behaviors

1986 • 95 citations

The Theory of Planned Behavior Applied to Cigarette Smoking in African-American, Puerto Rican, and Non-Hispanic White Teenage Females

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Ethnocultural Differences in Prevalence of Adolescent Suicidal Behaviors

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Drug Use, Drug Trafficking, and Weapon Carrying Among Low-Income, African-American, Early Adolescent Boys

1994 • 86 citations

Sexual Practices and Intentions Among Preadolescent and Early Adolescent Low-Income Urban African-Americans

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The effects of family structure on the sexual behavior of adolescents.

1991 • 80 citations

Ethnicity and Psychosocial Factors in Alcohol and Tobacco Use in Adolescence

1990 • 68 citations

Rethinking Homicide: Violence, Race, and the Politics of Gender

1990 • 66 citations

Prospective associations among family form, family processes, and adolescents' alcohol and drug use

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Sociodemographic Characteristics of Adolescent Smokers

1994 • 62 citations

Risks among inner-city young teens: The prevalence of sexual activity, violence, drugs, and smoking1

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National estimates of teenage sexual activity: evaluating the comparability of three national surveys.

1988 • 54 citations

Ethnicity and Psychosocial Factors in Alcohol and Tobacco Use in Adolescence

1990 • 51 citations

Risk factors for suicidal behavior among Hispanic, African-American, and non-Hispanic white boys in early adolescence.

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Family Structure and Adolescent Risk-Taking Behavior: A Comparison of Mexican, Cuban, and Puerto Rican Americans

1992 • 45 citations

Race differences in teenage sexuality, pregnancy, and adolescent childbearing.

1987 • 43 citations

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1987 • 38 citations

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1990 • 33 citations

Gender and Ethnic Differences in the Prevalence of Alcohol, Cigarette, and Illicit Drug Use over Time in a Cohort of Young Hispanic Adolescents in South Florida

1996 • 31 citations

Heterosexual Experiences and Partnerships of Urban, Low-Income African-American and Hispanic Youth

1996 • 31 citations

Race Differences in Teenage Sexuality, Pregnancy, and Adolescent Childbearing

1987 • 28 citations

Psychosocial predictors of delay of first sexual intercourse by adolescents.

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National estimates of teenage sexual activity: Evaluating the comparability of three national surveys

1988 • 28 citations

Do children of lone parents smoke more because their mothers do?

1990 • 24 citations

Alcohol consumption patterns among Mexican American mothers and among children from single- and dual-headed households: findings from HHANES 1982-84.

1990 • 23 citations

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1987 • 20 citations

Parental Divorce during Childhood and Use of Violence in Dating Relationships

1990 • 10 citations

Chronic mental illness in adolescence: a global overview.

1991 • 9 citations