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  1. Diverse multi-week physical activity programs reduce ADHD symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Psychology of Sport and Exercise, November 2022, Elsevier

    Professor David DuBois

  2. Reconsidering Mentoring for Prevention of Juvenile Recidivism: A Meta-Analysis

    Article • Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, August 2022, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor David DuBois

  3. Mentoring Young African American Men and Transgender Women Who Have Sex With Men on Sexual Health: Formative Research for an HIV Mobile Health Intervention for Mentors

    Article • JMIR Formative Research, December 2020, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Professor David DuBois

  4. Classification tree analysis for identifying mediators of intervention effects: Commentary on Linden and Yarnold (2018)

    Article • Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, September 2020, Wiley

    Professor David DuBois

  5. Supporting Volunteerism in Youth Development Programs: Progress and Prospects for Advancing the Knowledge Base

    Article • Journal of Youth Development, July 2020, University Library System, University of Pittsburgh

    Professor David DuBois

  6. Improving understanding of how mentoring works: Measuring multiple intervention processes

    Article • Journal of Community Psychology, July 2020, Wiley

    Professor David DuBois

  7. An Overlooked and More Complicated Association of Social Support with Infant Birth Size: Commentary on Appleton and Colleagues (2019)

    Article • Maternal and Child Health Journal, July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor David DuBois

  8. Overcoming exposure to complex stressors: An examination of protective coping mechanisms for low-income urban African American youth

    Article • Children and Youth Services Review, May 2020, Elsevier

    Professor David DuBois

  9. Helping me helps us: The role of natural mentors in the ethnic identity and academic outcomes of Latinx adolescents.

    Article • Developmental Psychology, December 2019, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor David DuBois

  10. Mentoring Young African American Men and Transgender Women Who Have Sex With Men on Sexual Health: Formative Research for an HIV Mobile Health Intervention for Mentors (Preprint)

    Article • December 2019, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Professor David DuBois

  11. Childhood protective factors and a prevention program reduce later problem behaviors

    Article • Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, November 2019, Elsevier

    Professor David DuBois

  12. "Do mentor support for ethnic–racial identity and mentee cultural mistrust matter for girls of color? A preliminary investigation": Correction to Sánchez et al. (2019).

    Article • Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, October 2019, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor David DuBois

  13. Predictors of mentoring relationship quality: Investigation from the perspectives of youth and parent participants in Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada one‐to‐one mentoring programs

    Article • Journal of Community Psychology, September 2019, Wiley

    Professor David DuBois

  14. Do mentor support for ethnic–racial identity and mentee cultural mistrust matter for girls of color? A preliminary investigation.

    Article • Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, October 2018, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor David DuBois

  15. Investigation of the reach and effectiveness of a mentoring program for youth receiving outpatient mental health services

    Article • Children and Youth Services Review, August 2018, Elsevier

    Professor David DuBois

  16. “I really wanted her to have a Big Sister”: Caregiver perspectives on mentoring for early adolescent girls

    Article • Children and Youth Services Review, May 2018, Elsevier

    Professor David DuBois

  17. How Mentor Support Interacts With Mother and Teacher Support in Predicting Youth Academic Adjustment: An Investigation Among Youth Exposed to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada Programs

    Article • The Journal of Primary Prevention, April 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor David DuBois

  18. Youth with chronic health problems: how do they fare in main-stream mentoring programs?

    Article • BMC Public Health, January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor David DuBois

  19. Effects of a School-Based Social-Emotional and Character Development Program on Self-Esteem Levels and Processes: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • SAGE Open, July 2017, SAGE Publications

    Professor Brian R Flay, Professor David DuBois

  20. Investigation of the Integration of Supports for Youth Thriving Into a Community-Based Mentoring Program

    Article • Child Development, June 2017, Wiley

    Professor David DuBois

  21. Mentoring as a Mediator or Moderator of the Association between Racial Discrimination and Coping Efficacy in Urban, Low-Income Latina/o Youth

    Article • American Journal of Community Psychology, February 2017, Wiley

    Professor David DuBois

  22. Can Universal SEL Programs Benefit Universally? Effects of the Positive Action Program on Multiple Trajectories of Social-Emotional and Misconduct Behaviors

    Article • Prevention Science, December 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Brian R Flay, Professor David DuBois

  23. Meeting the Challenges of Longitudinal Cluster-Based Trials in Schools: Lessons From the Chicago Trial of Positive Action

    Article • Evaluation & the Health Professions, November 2016, SAGE Publications

    Professor Brian R Flay, Professor David DuBois

  24. FUNCTIONAL ROLES OF IMPORTANT NONFAMILY ADULTS FOR YOUTH

    Article • Journal of Community Psychology, July 2016, Wiley

    Professor David DuBois

  25. Addressing the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Youth: A Systematic Review of Program and Policy Evaluations

    Article • Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, May 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor David DuBois

  26. The Role of Program-Supported Mentoring Relationships in Promoting Youth Mental Health, Behavioral and Developmental Outcomes

    Article • Prevention Science, May 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor David DuBois

  27. MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS, POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT, YOUTH EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS: INVESTIGATION OF A MEDIATIONAL MODEL

    Article • Journal of Community Psychology, April 2016, Wiley

    Professor David DuBois

  28. Mentoring Relationship Closures in Big Brothers Big Sisters Community Mentoring Programs: Patterns and Associated Risk Factors

    Article • American Journal of Community Psychology, March 2016, Wiley

    Professor David DuBois

  29. Predictors of early versus late match relationship beginnings in Big Brothers Big Sisters community programs

    Article • Children and Youth Services Review, February 2016, Elsevier

    Professor David DuBois

  30. Effects of a School-Based Social–Emotional and Character Development Program on Health Behaviors: A Matched-Pair, Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • The Journal of Primary Prevention, January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Brian R Flay, Professor David DuBois

  31. Cumulative Social-Environmental Adversity Exposure as Predictor of Psychological Distress and Risk Behavior in Urban Youth

    Article • Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Brian R Flay, Professor David DuBois

  32. THE ROLE OF RELATIONAL, RECREATIONAL, AND TUTORING ACTIVITIES IN THE PERCEPTIONS OF RECEIVED SUPPORT AND QUALITY OF MENTORING RELATIONSHIP DURING A COMMUNITY-BASED MENTORING RELATIONSHIP

    Article • Journal of Community Psychology, June 2015, Wiley

    Professor David DuBois

  33. Effects of thePositive ActionProgram on Indicators of Positive Youth Development Among Urban Youth

    Article • Applied Developmental Science, May 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Brian R Flay, Professor David DuBois

  34. USING VOLUNTEER MENTORS TO IMPROVE THE ACADEMIC OUTCOMES OF UNDERSERVED STUDENTS: THE ROLE OF RELATIONSHIPS

    Article • Journal of Community Psychology, April 2015, Wiley

    Professor David DuBois

  35. Problematic Consequences of Using Standard Errors Rather Than Standard Deviations

    Article • JAMA Pediatrics, January 2015, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Professor David DuBois

  36. Teachers’ Perceptions of School Organizational Climate as Predictors of Dosage and Quality of Implementation of a Social-Emotional and Character Development Program

    Article • Prevention Science, December 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Brian R Flay, Professor David DuBois

  37. Development of Cities Mentor Project: An Intervention to Improve Academic Outcomes for Low-Income Urban Youth Through Instruction in Effective Coping Supported by Mentoring Relationships and Protective Settings

    Article • Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community, July 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor David DuBois

  38. Handbook of Youth Mentoring

    Article • January 2014, SAGE Publications

    Professor David DuBois

  39. Effects of Positive Action on the Emotional Health of Urban Youth: A Cluster-Randomized Trial

    Article • Journal of Adolescent Health, December 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Brian R Flay, Professor David DuBois

  40. Using Social-Emotional and Character Development to Improve Academic Outcomes: A Matched-Pair, Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Low-Income, Urban Schools

    Article • Journal of School Health, October 2013, Wiley

    Professor Brian R Flay, Professor David DuBois

  41. Using the Community Readiness Model as an Approach to Formative Evaluation

    Article • Health Promotion Practice, September 2013, SAGE Publications

    Professor Brian R Flay, Professor David DuBois

  42. Problem Behavior and Urban, Low-Income Youth

    Article • American Journal of Preventive Medicine, June 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Brian R Flay, Professor David DuBois

  43. Community-Based Mental Health and Behavioral Programs for Low-Income Urban Youth: A Meta-Analytic Review

    Article • Clinical Psychology Science and Practice, June 2012, Wiley

    Professor David DuBois

  44. After-School Centers and Youth Development

    Article • September 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Professor David DuBois

  45. How Effective Are Mentoring Programs for Youth? A Systematic Assessment of the Evidence

    Article • Psychological Science in the Public Interest, August 2011, SAGE Publications

    Professor David DuBois

  46. Effects of a Social-Emotional and Character Development Program on the Trajectory of Behaviors Associated with Social-Emotional and Character Development: Findings from Three Randomized Trials

    Article • Prevention Science, July 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Brian R Flay, Professor David DuBois

  47. Qualitative exploration of relationships with important non-parental adults in the lives of youth in foster care

    Article • Children and Youth Services Review, June 2011, Elsevier

    Professor David DuBois

  48. Effects of thePositive Actionprogramme on problem behaviours in elementary school students: A matched-pair randomised control trial in Chicago

    Article • Psychology & Health, February 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Brian R Flay, Professor David DuBois

  49. GirlPOWER! Strengthening mentoring relationships through a structured, gender-specific program

    Article • New Directions for Youth Development, July 2010, Wiley

    Professor David DuBois

  50. Mentoring Relationships and Programs for Youth

    Article • Current Directions in Psychological Science, August 2008, SAGE Publications

    Professor David DuBois

  51. Does mentoring matter? A multidisciplinary meta-analysis comparing mentored and non-mentored individuals

    Article • Journal of Vocational Behavior, April 2008, Elsevier

    Professor David DuBois

  52. "Congratulations, You Have Been Randomized Into the Control Group!(?)": Issues to Consider When Recruiting Schools for Matched-Pair Randomized Control Trials of Prevention Programs

    Article • Journal of School Health, March 2008, Wiley

    Professor Brian R Flay, Professor David DuBois

  53. Youth in Foster Care With Adult Mentors During Adolescence Have Improved Adult Outcomes

    Article • PEDIATRICS, February 2008, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

    Professor David DuBois

  54. Consent Form Return Rates for Third-Grade Urban Elementary Students

    Article • American Journal of Health Behavior, September 2006, PNG Publications

    Professor Brian R Flay, Professor David DuBois

  55. Investigation of Profiles of Risk Factors for Adolescent Psychopathology: A Person-Centered Approach

    Article • Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, July 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor David DuBois

  56. Youth Reactions to Participation in Psychological Assessment Procedures

    Article • Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, February 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor David DuBois

  57. Introduction to the special issue: Youth mentoring: Bridging science with practice

    Article • Journal of Community Psychology, January 2006, Wiley

    Professor David DuBois

  58. Research methodology and youth mentoring

    Article • Journal of Community Psychology, January 2006, Wiley

    Professor David DuBois

  59. Self-Perceptions of Ability and Achievement Across the High School Transition: Investigation of a State—Trait Model

    Article • The Journal of Experimental Education, April 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Professor David DuBois

  60. Characteristics of Natural Mentoring Relationships and Adolescent Adjustment: Evidence from a National Study

    Article • The Journal of Primary Prevention, March 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor David DuBois

  61. Natural Mentoring Relationships and Adolescent Health: Evidence From a National Study

    Article • American Journal of Public Health, March 2005, American Public Health Association

    Professor David DuBois

  62. Predictors of Young Adolescents? Math Grades and Course Enrollment Intentions: Gender Similarities and Differences

    Article • Sex Roles, March 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor David DuBois

  63. Peer Victimization and Rejection: Investigation of an Integrative Model of Effects on Emotional, Behavioral, and Academic Adjustment in Early Adolescence

    Article • Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, February 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Professor David DuBois

  64. Investigation of Stressful Experiences, Self-Evaluations, and Self-Standards as Predictors of Sexual Activity During Early Adolescence

    Article • The Journal of Early Adolescence, November 2004, SAGE Publications

    Professor David DuBois

  65. The Relation Between Self-Beliefs and Academic Achievement: A Meta-Analytic Review

    Article • Educational Psychologist, June 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Professor David DuBois

  66. Bias in Self-Perceptions and Internalizing and Externalizing Problems in Adjustment During Early Adolescence: A Prospective Investigation

    Article • Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, May 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Professor David DuBois

  67. Do Deviant Peer Associations Mediate the Contributions of Self-Esteem to Problem Behavior During Early Adolescence? A 2-Year Longitudinal Study

    Article • Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, May 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Professor David DuBois

  68. Mentoring to reduce antisocial behaviour in childhood

    Article • BMJ, February 2004, BMJ

    Professor David DuBois

  69. The Healthy Pursuit of Self-Esteem: Comment on and Alternative to the Crocker and Park (2004) Formulation.

    Article • Psychological Bulletin, January 2004, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor Brian R Flay, Professor David DuBois

  70. Effective Strategies for Esteem-Enhancement:

    Article • The Journal of Early Adolescence, November 2003, SAGE Publications

    Professor David DuBois

  71. Out-of-School Activities and Academic Achievement: The Mediating Role of Self-Beliefs

    Article • Educational Psychologist, December 2002, Taylor & Francis

    Professor David DuBois

  72. Relation of Social Support and Self-Esteem to Problem Behavior:

    Article • The Journal of Early Adolescence, November 2002, SAGE Publications

    Professor David DuBois

  73. Life Imitates (and Informs) Meta-Analysis

    Article • Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community, October 2002, Taylor & Francis

    Professor David DuBois

  74. Getting by with a little help from self and others: Self-esteem and social support as resources during early adolescence.

    Article • Developmental Psychology, September 2002, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor David DuBois

  75. Race and Gender Influences on Adjustment in Early Adolescence: Investigation of an Integrative Model

    Article • Child Development, September 2002, Wiley

    Professor David DuBois

  76. Mentoring relationships for youth: Investigation of a process-oriented model

    Article • Journal of Community Psychology, May 2002, Wiley

    Professor David DuBois

  77. Effectiveness of Mentoring Programs for Youth: A Meta-Analytic Review

    Article • American Journal of Community Psychology, April 2002, Wiley

    Professor David DuBois

  78. Testing a new model of mentoring

    Article • New Directions for Youth Development, March 2002, Wiley

    Professor David DuBois

  79. Article • Cognitive Therapy and Research, January 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor David DuBois

  80. Socioenvironmental and Cognitive Risk and Resources: Relations to Mood and Suicidality Among Inpatient Adolescents

    Article • Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, January 2001, Springer Publishing Company

    Professor David DuBois

  81. Self-Esteem in Early Adolescence Revisited:

    Article • The Journal of Early Adolescence, May 2000, SAGE Publications

    Professor David DuBois

  82. Self-Esteem in Early Adolescence:

    Article • The Journal of Early Adolescence, February 2000, SAGE Publications

    Professor David DuBois

  83. Self-System Influences During Early Adolescence:

    Article • The Journal of Early Adolescence, February 2000, SAGE Publications

    Professor David DuBois

  84. Profiles of Self-Esteem in Early Adolescence: Identification and Investigation of Adaptive Correlates

    Article • American Journal of Community Psychology, December 1999, Wiley

    Professor David DuBois

  85. Self-esteem in childhood and adolescence: Vaccine or epiphenomenon?

    Article • Applied and Preventive Psychology, March 1999, Elsevier

    Professor David DuBois

  86. META-ANALYSIS OF CBT FOR DEPRESSION IN ADOLESCENTS

    Article • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, October 1998, Elsevier

    Professor David DuBois

  87. Self-Esteem and Adjustment in Early Adolescence: A Social-Contextual Perspective

    Article • Journal of Youth and Adolescence, October 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor David DuBois

  88. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy of Depression and Depressive Symptoms During Adolescence: A Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, January 1998, Elsevier

    Professor David DuBois

  89. Self-Esteem Stability and Early Adolescent Adjustment An Exploratory Study

    Article • The Journal of Early Adolescence, May 1997, SAGE Publications

    Professor David DuBois

  90. Youth mentoring: Investigation of relationship characteristics and perceived benefits

    Article • Journal of Community Psychology, May 1997, Wiley

    Professor David DuBois

  91. Socioeconomic Disadvantage, Proximal Environmental Experiences, and Socioemotional and Academic Adjustment in Early Adolescence: Investigation of a Mediated Effects Model

    Article • Child Development, June 1995, Wiley

    Professor David DuBois

  92. Prospective investigation of the effects of socioeconomic disadvantage, life stress, and social support on early adolescent adjustment.

    Article • Journal of Abnormal Psychology, August 1994, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor David DuBois

  93. Socioenvironmental experiences, self-esteem, and emotional/behavioral problems in early adolescence

    Article • American Journal of Community Psychology, June 1994, Wiley

    Professor David DuBois

  94. Restructuring the Ecology of the School as an Approach to Prevention During School Transitions

    Article • Prevention in Human Services, January 1994, The Haworth Press

    Professor David DuBois

  95. Trajectory Analysis of the Transition to Junior High School

    Article • Prevention in Human Services, January 1994, The Haworth Press

    Professor David DuBois

  96. School/Nonschool Friendship Patterns in Early Adolescence

    Article • The Journal of Early Adolescence, February 1993, SAGE Publications

    Professor David DuBois

  97. A Prospective Study of Life Stress, Social Support, and Adaptation in Early Adolescence

    Article • Child Development, June 1992, Wiley

    Professor David DuBois

  98. The relation of peer social support and psychological symptomatology during the transition to junior high school: A two-year longitudinal analysis

    Article • American Journal of Community Psychology, June 1992, Wiley

    Professor David DuBois

  99. Ecological interventions and the process of change for prevention: Wedding theory and research to implementation in real world settings

    Article • American Journal of Community Psychology, June 1991, Wiley

    Professor David DuBois

  100. Self-esteem in early adolescence: The identification and prediction of contrasting longitudinal trajectories

    Article • Journal of Youth and Adolescence, February 1991, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor David DuBois

  101. School and Neighborhood Friendship Patterns of Blacks and Whites in Early Adolescence

    Article • Child Development, April 1990, Wiley

    Professor David DuBois