Arin M. Connell

TL;DR: A meta-analysis of 193 studies was conducted to examine the strength of the association between mothers’ depression and children’s behavioral problems or emotional functioning, with implications for theoretical models that move beyond main effects models in order to more accurately identify which children of depressed mothers are more or less at risk for specific outcomes.

TL;DR: In this paper, a meta-analysis examines the relative strength of the association between psychopathology in mothers versus fathers and the presence of internalizing and externalizing disorders in children, with all average effect sizes being small in magnitude.

TL;DR: Intervention effects occurred predominantly among families reporting high levels of problem behavior at child age 2, and improvements in positive behavior support mediated improvements in children's early problem behavior.

TL;DR: Testing the hypothesis that self-regulation serves as a resiliency factor in buffering youth from negative influences of peer deviance in middle to late adolescence indicated thatSelf-regulation shows convergent validity and covaries as expected with developmental patterns of adolescent antisocial behavior.

TL;DR: Adolescents whose parents engaged in the Family Check-Up exhibited less growth in alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use and problem behavior during ages 11 through 17, along with decreased risk for substance use diagnoses and police records of arrests by age 18.