Publications (since 2014)
*Asterisk indicates current or former Ph.D students, postdoc, or visiting researcher
Peer-reviewed journal articles
2022
Harris, C.*, Alexander, J., & Vazsonyi, A. T. (2022). Maternal closeness, kinship ties, and future orientation among rural African American youth: The mediating role of ethnic identity. Journal of Adolescence, 93(4), 415–421. http://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12034
Javakhishvili, M.*, & Vazsonyi, A. T. (2022). Empathy, self-control, callous-unemotionality, and delinquency: Unique and shared developmental antecedents. Journal of Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 53, 389–402. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-021-01137-2
Ksinan, A. J.*, Smith, R. L, Barr, P. B, & Vazsonyi, A. T. (2022). The associations of polygenic scores for risky behaviors and parenting behaviors with adolescent externalizing problems. Behavior Genetics, 52(1), 26–37. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10519-021-10079-3
Vazsonyi, A. T., & Cho, S. (2022). The importance of parenting in the development of self-control during childhood, early adolescence, and late adolescence. International Criminology, 2, 111–127. http://doi.org/10.1007/s43576-022-00055-0
Vazsonyi, A. T., Javakhishvili, M.*, & Blatny, M. (2022). Does self-control outdo IQ in predicting academic performance? Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 51, 499–508. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-021-01539-4
Vazsonyi, A. T., Ksinan, A.*, Javakhishvili, M.*, Scarpate, J. M.*, & Fessler, E.P.* (2022). Links between parenting and internalizing and externalizing problems: Cross-cultural evidence from ten countries. Journal of Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 53, 667–683. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-021-01153-2
Vazsonyi, A. T., Liu, D.*, & Blatny, M. (2022). Longitudinal bidirectional effects between sleep quality and internalizing problems. Journal of Adolescence, 94(3), 448–461. http://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12039
Yao, S.*, Li, J., Oktaufik, M. P.*, & Vazsonyi, A. T. (2022). Parental attachment and externalizing behaviors among Chinese adolescents: The mediating role of self-control. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 31, 923–933. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-021-02071-6
2021
Brosowski, T., Wachs, S.*, Sheithauer, H., & Vazsonyi, A. T. (2021). Bullying perpetration and victimization: A test of traditional and cyberbehaviors as latent constructs. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36 (11–12), NP6343–NP6369. http://doi.org/10.1177/0886260518807212
Germani, A., Delvecchio, E., Li, J. B.*, Lis, A., Nartova-Bochaver, S. K., Vazsonyi, A. T., & Mazzeschi, C. (2021). The Link between individualism–collectivism and life satisfaction among emerging adults from four countries. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 13(2), 437–453. http://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12259
Ksinan, A.*, & Vazsonyi, A. T. (2021). Understanding neighborhood disadvantage: A behavior genetic analysis. Journal of Criminal Justice, 73, Article 101782. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2021.101782
Ksinan, A.*, Mališ, J., & Vazsonyi, A. T. (2021). Swiping away the moments that make up a dull day: Narcissism, boredom, and compulsive smartphone use. Current Psychology, 40(6), 2917–2926. http://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-019-00228-7
Li, J. B.*, & Vazsonyi, A. T. (2021). The utility of joint use of the Low Self-control Scale and the Brief Self-control Scale in explaining adolescent deviance. European Journal of Criminology, 18(2), 254–273. http://doi.org/10.1177/ 1477370819845745
Liu, D.*, Kahathuduwa, C., & Vazsonyi, A. T. (2021). The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI): Psychometric and clinical risk score applications among college students. Psychological Assessment, 33(9), 816–826. http://doi.org/10.1037/pas0001027
Vazsonyi, A. T., Liu, D.*, Javakhishvili, M.*, Beier, J. J.*, & Blatny, M. (2021). Sleepless: The developmental significance of sleep quality and quantity among adolescents. Developmental Psychology, 57(6), 1018–1024. http://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001192
Vazsonyi, A. T., Ksinan, A.*, & Javakhishvili, M.* (2021). Problems of cross-cultural criminology No More! Testing two central tenets of self-control theory across 28 nations. Journal of Criminal Justice, 75, Article 101827. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2021.101827
2020
Harris, C.*, Scarpate, M.J.*, & Vazsonyi, A.T. (2020). Parental and kinship ties, and low self-control: Violence perpetration among rural African American adolescents from the Black Belt. Journal of Adolescence, 85, 115-119. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2020.10.002
Harris, C.*, Özdemir, Y.*, Sağkal, A. S., & Vazsonyi, A.T. (2020). Family environment and school engagement: A cross-lagged investigation in a sample of Turkish adolescents. Journal of Adolescence, 84, 171-179. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2020.08.006
Khoury-Kassabri, M., Zadok, I., Eseed, R., & Vazsonyi, A. T. (2020). Individual and familial factors as mediators and moderators of young children’s aggressive behavior. Children and Youth Services Review. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105428
Javakhishvili, M.*, Vazsonyi, A.T., Pagava, K., & Phagava, H. (2020). Depressive symptoms among adolescents in Georgia: the role of ethnicity, low self-control, parents, and peers. International Journal of Public Health, 65(8), 1373-1382. doi: 10.1007/s00038-020-01417-z
Vazsonyi, A.T., Liu, D.*, Beier, J.*, & Blatny, M. (2020). Neighborhood effects on internalizing, externalizing problems, and academic competence: a comparison of Roma versus non-Roma adolescents. International Journal of Public Health, 65(8), 1383-1392. doi: 10.1007/s00038-020-01425-z
Wachs, S.*, Vazsonyi, A.T., Wright, M., & Ksinan Jiskrova, G.* (2020). Cross-national associations among cyberbullying victimization, self-esteem, and internet addiction: Direct and indirect effects of alexithymia. Frontiers in Psychology. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01368
Ksinan Jiskrova, G.*, Vazsonyi, A. T, Klanova, J., & Dusek, L. (2020). Childhood sleep functioning as a developmental precursor of adolescent adjustment problems. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 51, 239-253. doi: 10.1007/s10578-019-00926-0.
2019
Ksinan Jiskrova, G.* & Vazsonyi, A.T. (2019). Multi-contextual influences on adolescent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections in the United States. Social Science and Medicine. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.01.024
Li, J.B.*, Vazsonyi, A.T., & Dou, K. (2018). Is individualism-collectivism associated with self-control? Evidence from Chinese and US samples. PLOS One. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208541
Wachs, S.*, Wright, M., & Vazsonyi, A.T. (2019). Understanding the overlap between cyberbullying and cyberhate perpetration: Moderating effects of toxic online disinhibition. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 9, 179-188. doi: 10.1002/cbm.2116
Ksinan Jiskrova, G.* & Vazsonyi, A. T. (2019). Sleep quantity and problems as mediators of the eveningness-adjustment link in children and adolescents. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 48(3), 620-634. doi: 10.1007/s10964-018-0965-8
Ksinan, A.*, Vazsonyi, A. T., Ksinan Jiskrova, G.*& Peugh, J. (2019). National ethnic and racial disparities in disciplinary practices: A contextual analysis of American secondary schools. Journal of School Psychology, 74, 106-125. doi: 10.1016/j.jsp.2019.05.003
Vazsonyi, A. T., Ksinan, A.*, Ksinan Jiskrova, G.*, Mikuska, J.*, Javakhishvili, M.*, & Cui, G.* (2019). To grit or not to grit, that is the question! Journal of Research in Personality, 78, 215-226. doi: 10.1016/j.jrp.2018.12.006
Bobbio, A.*, Arbach, K., & Vazsonyi, A.T. (2019). Self-control and deviance: A test of the General Theory of Crime in Argentina. Victims and Offenders, 14(1), 119-142. doi: 10.1080/15564886.2018.1552222
Ksinan, A.*, Vazsonyi, A. T. (2019). Genetic and environmental effects on the development of depressive symptoms from adolescence to adulthood in a nationally representative sample. Journal of Affective Disorders, 245 (15), 163-173. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.10.085
2018
Liu, D*., Ksinan, A.*, & Vazsonyi, A.T. (2018). Maternal support and deviance among rural adolescents: The mediating role of self-esteem. Journal of Adolescence, 69, 61-71. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2018.09.003
Vazsonyi, A. T., Ksinan, G.J.* & Ksinan, A.* (2018). Sleep, low self-control, and delinquency: Direct and indirect links across immigrant groups and socioeconomic strata. Journal of Adolescence, 68, 40-49. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2018.06.002
Vazsonyi, A.T., Javakhishvili*, M., & Ksinan*, A.J. (2018). Routine activities and adolescent deviance across 28 cultures. Journal of Criminal Justice, 57, 56-66. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2018.03.005
Vazsonyi, A.T., & Ksinan Jiskrova*, G. (2018). On the development of self-control and deviance from preschool to middle adolescence. Journal of Criminal Justice, 56, 60-69. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2017.08.005
Mikuška, J., & Vazsonyi, A.T. (2018). Developmental links between gaming and depression. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 28(3), 680-697. doi: 10.1111/jora.12359
Wachs, S., Whittle, H.C., Hamilton-Giachritsis, C., Wolf, K.D., Vazsonyi, A.T., & Junger, M. (2018). Correlates of mono- and dual-victims of cybergrooming and cyberbullying: Evidence from four countries. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 21, 91-98. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2016.0733
2017
Vazsonyi, A. T., Mikuska*, J., & Gassova*, Z. (2017). Revisiting the immigrant paradox: Suicidal ideations and suicide attempts among immigrant and non-immigrant adolescents. Journal of Adolescence, 59, 67-78. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2017.05.008
Kahumoku*, E. P., Vazsonyi, A. T., Haque, A., & Brown, M. (2017). Body dissatisfaction and mental health across ethnic/racial and immigrant groups: Implications for Marriage and Family Therapists. The American Journal of Family Therapy, 45, 175-193. doi: 10.1080/01926187.2017.1303652
Vazsonyi, A.T., Ksinan Jiskrova*, G., Özdemir*, Y., & Bell*, M. (2017). Bullying and cyberbullying in Turkish adolescents: Testing direct and indirect effects of maternal and paternal parenting processes. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 48, 1153-1171. doi: 10.1177/0022022116687853
Vazsonyi, A. T., & Ksinan*, A. J. (2017). Understanding adolescent deviance through the dual systems model: Converging evidence for criminology and developmental sciences. Personality and Individual Differences, 111, 58-64. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2017.01.030
Vazsonyi, A. T., Mikuska*, J., & Kelley*, E. (2017). It’s time: A meta- analysis of the self-control-deviance link. Journal of Criminal Justice, 48, 48-63. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2016.10.001
Özdemir*, Y., Vazsonyi, A. T., & Cok, F. (2017). Parenting processes, self esteem, and aggression: A mediation model. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 14, 509-532. doi: 10.1080/17405629.2016.1240674
Harris*, C., Vazsonyi, A. T., & Bolland, J. (2017). Bidirectional relationships between parenting processes and deviance in a sample of inner-city African American youth. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 27(1), 201-213. doi: 10.1111/jora.12267
2016
Hřebíčková, M., Jelínek, M., Blatný, M., Brom, C., Burešová, I., Graf, S., Mejzlíková, T., Vazsonyi, A. T., & Zábrodská, K. (2016). Big Five Invenory: Základní psychometrické charakteristiky české verze BFI-44 a BFI-10. Ceskoslovenska Psychologie, 60, 567-583. link
Ksinan, A. J.*, & Vazsonyi, A. T. (2016). Longitudinal associations between parental monitoring discrepancy and delinquency: An application of the latent congruence model. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 45(12), 2369-2386. doi: 10.1007/s10964-016-0512-4
Nie, Y. G., Li*, J. B., Vazsonyi, A. T. (2016). Self-control mediates the associations between parental attachment and prosocial behavior among Chinese adolescents. Personality and Individual Differences, 96, 36-39. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2016.02.077
Vazsonyi, A. T., Ksinan Jiskrova*, G., Kelley*, E., & Ksinan*, A. (2016). Online and offline bullying perpetration in a rural developmental context: The impact by social media use. Journal of Rural Social Sciences, 31(2), 86-106. link
Vazsonyi, A. T., Jiskrova*, G. K., & Ksinan*, A. J. (2016). An empirical test of self-control theory in Roma adolescents. Journal of Criminal Justice, 44, 66-76. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2015.12.004
Ksinan, A. J.*, & Vazsonyi, A. T. (2016). Narcissism, Internet, and social relations: A study of two tales. Personality and Individual Differences, 94, 118-123. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2016.01.016
Wachs*, S., Ksinan Jiskrova*, G., Vazsonyi, A. T., Wolf, K. D., & Junger, M. (2016). A cross-national study of direct and indirect effects of cyberbullying on cybergrooming victimization via self-esteem. Psicologia Educativa, 22(1), 61-70. doi: 10.1016/j.pse.2016.01.002
Yap, S. C. Y, Donnellan, M. B., Schwartz, S. J., Zamboanga, B. L., Kim, S. Y., Huynh, Q.L., Vazsonyi, A. T., Cano, M. A., Hurley, E. A., Whitbourne, S. K., Castillo, L. G., Donovan, R. A.,Blozis, S. A., & Brown, E. J. (2016). Evaluating the invariance of the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure across foreign-born, second-generation and later generation college students in the United States. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 22(3), 460-465. doi: 10.1037/cdp0000068
2015
Castillo, L. G., Navarro, R. L., Walker, J. E., Schwartz, S. J., Zamboanga, B. L., Whitbourne, S. K., Weisskirch, R. S., Kim, S. Y., Park, I. J. K., Vazsonyi, A. T., & Caraway, J. (2015). Gender matters: The influence of acculturation and acculturative stress on Latino college student depressive symptomatology. Journal of Latina/o Psychology, 3(1), 40-55. doi: 10.1037/lat0000030
Gonzales-Backen, M. A., Dumka, L. E., Millsap, R. E., Yoo, H. C., Schwartz, S. J., Zamboanga, Weisskirch, R. S., Rodriguez, L., Castillo, L. G., Kim, S. Y., Brown, E. J., Whitbourne, S. K., & Vazsonyi, A. T. (2015). The role of social and personal identities in self-esteem among ethnic minority college students. Identity, 15(3), 202-220. doi: 10.1080/15283488.2015.1055532
Vazsonyi, A.T., Ksinan*, A., Mikuska*, J., & Jiskrova, G. (2015). The Big Five and adolescent adjustment: An empirical test across six cultures. Journal of Personality and Individual Differences, 83, 234-244. doi: /10.1016/j.paid.2015.03.049
Vazsonyi, A.T., & Huang*, L. (2015). Hirschi’s reconceptualization of self-control: Is truth truly the daughter of time? Evidence from eleven cultures. Journal of Criminal Justice, 43, 59-68. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2014.12.005
Vazsonyi, A.T., Harris*, C., Terveer *, A. M., Pagava, K., Phagava, H., & Michaud, P-A. (2015). Parallel mediation effects by sleep on the parental warmth-problem behavior links: Evidence from national probability samples of Georgian and Swiss adolescents. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 44(2), 331-345. doi: 10.1007/s10964-014-0167-y
2014
Schwartz, S. J., Zamboanga, B. L., Tomaso, C. C., Kondo, K. K., Unger, J. B, Weisskirch, R. S., Ham, L. S., Meca, A. Cano, M. A., Whitbourne, S. K., Brittian, A. S., Des Rosiers, S. E., Hurley, E. A., Vazsonyi, A. T., Ravert, R. D. (2014). Association of acculturation with drinking games among Hispanic college students. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 40(5), 359-366. doi: 10.3109/00952990.2014.910521
Yap, S. C. Y, Donnellan, M. B., Schwartz, S. J., Kim, S. Y., Castillo, L. G., Zamboanga, B. L., Weisskirch, R. S., Lee, R. M., Park, I. J. K., Whitbourne, S. K., & Vazsonyi, A. T. (2014). Investigating measurement invariance of the multi-group ethnic identity measure across diverse samples of college students. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 61(3), 437-446. doi: 10.1037/a0036253
Barton, A. L, Snider, J. B., Vazsonyi, A. T., & Cox, J. L. (2014). Adolescent religiosity as a mediator of the relationship between parental religiosity and adolescent health outcomes. Journal of Religion and Health, 53(1), 86-94. doi: 10.1007/s10943-012-9596-7