Conference Presentations
Recent National and International Conference Presentations
2020
Vazsonyi, A. T., Liu, D*., & Blatny, M. (November 2020 – accepted. cancelled). Growth to growth links between sleep and deviance. Paper presented at the 76th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C., USA.
Krasniqi, E.*, Liu, D.*, Blatny, M., & Vazsonyi, A. T. (September 2020, held virtually). Longitudinal relationships between maternal support/closeness and internalizing problems: Moderation effects by pubertal status. Paper presented at the 17th Biennial Meeting of European Association for Research on Adolescence, Porto, Portugal.
Liu, D.*, Beier, J. J.*, Blatny, M., & Vazsonyi, A. T. (March 2020 – accepted. cancelled). Bidirectional longitudinal relationships between sleep quality and internalizing problems: Adolescent sex differences. Paper presented at the 18th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Diego, CA, USA.
Javakhishvili, M.* & Vazsonyi, A. T. (March 2020 - – accepted. cancelled). Developmental antecedents of empathy: Examining the role of effortful control and negative emotionality. Paper presented at the 18th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Diego, CA, USA.
2019
Javakhishvili, M.* & Vazsonyi, A. T. (April 2019). The Dual Systems Model and Risky Sexual Behaviors: A Test Across Ten Cultures. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Mikuška, J.*, Blatny, M., & Vazsonyi, A. T. (April 2019). Do social ties moderate the longitudinal relationships between cyberbullying victimization and internalizing problems. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Mikuška, J.* & Vazsonyi, A. T. (April 2019). Developmental links between gaming and depressive symptoms. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Javakhishvili, M.*, Liu, D.*, Blatny, M., & Vazsonyi, A. T. (April, 2019). Bidirectional Longitudinal Relationships between Bullying/Cyberbullying and Victimization. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Liu, D.*, Javakhishvili, M.*, Blatny, M., & Vazsonyi, A. T. (April, 2019). Longitudinal Relationships between Victimization and Bullying/Cyberbullying: The Role of Self-Esteem. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD, USA.
2018
Liu, D.* & Vazsonyi, A. T. (November, 2018). The Cyberbullying victimization-perpetration link among adolescents: The role of agreeableness. Poster presented at the 74th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Vazsonyi, A.T., Javakhishvili*, M., Ksinan*, A. (September, 2018). Routine activities and deviance across cultures. Paper presented at the 19th Annual Meetings of the European Society of Criminology, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Liu, D.* & Vazsonyi, A. T. (September, 2018). The role of maternal versus paternal support in understanding adolescent deviance. Poster presented at the 16th Biennial Meeting of European Association for Research on Adolescence, Ghent, Belgium.
Vazsonyi, A. T., Javakhishvili, M.*, & Blatny, M. (September, 2018). Beyond self-control and aptitude: Longitudinal predictors of academic achievement. Paper presented at the 16th Biennial Meeting of European Association for Research on Adolescence, Ghent, Belgium.
Vazsonyi, A. T. & Javakhishvili, M.* (November, 2018). The “long arm” of infant socialization on the development course of self-control. Paper presented at the 74th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Javakhishvili, M.* & Vazsonyi, A. T. (November, 2018). A test of Grasmick et al.’s self-control scale in Classical Test and Item Response Theory. Paper presented at the 74th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Ksinan Jiskrova, G.* & Vazsonyi, A. T. (April, 2018). Childhood sleep problems as developmental precursors of adolescent internalizing symptoms, part of a symposium entitled Sleep Functioning and Adjustment in Adolescents and Young Adults (Gabriela Ksinan Jiskrova, chair). Paper presented at the 17th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Ksinan, A. J.* & Vazsonyi, A. T. (April, 2018). The longitudinal trajectory of delinquency: A genetically informed study, part of a symposium entitled Genetically-informed Tests of the Developmental Course of Adolescent Problem Behaviors (Albert J. Ksinan, chair). Paper presented at the 17th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Liu, D.*, & Vazsonyi, A. T. (April, 2018). Neglectful parenting and adolescent deviance across three cultures. Poster presented at the 17th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Javakhishvili, M.*, Vazsonyi, A. T., & Michaud, P. A. (submitted for April, 2018). The importance of parenting, sleep problems, and low self-control for accidents and deviance. Poster presented at the 17th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Vazsonyi, A. T. & Javakhishvili, M.* (April, 2018). The salience of early maternal sensitivity, the home environment, and attachment on the developmental course of self-control. Poster presented at the 17th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
2017
Liu*, D., Ksinan*, A. J., & Vazsonyi, A. T. (submitted for November, 2017). Bedtimes, self-control, and deviance among rural adolescents. Poster presented at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Aghayeeabianeh*, B., Cui*, G., & Vazsonyi, A. T. (submitted for November, 2017). The Impact of low self-control and personality traits on cyberbullying perpetration. Poster presented at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Ksinan*, A. J. & Vazsonyi, A. T. (submitted for November, 2017). Individual, family, and socio-structural precursors of delinquent behaviors: Revisiting the Gluecks’ data. Paper presented at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Cui*, G., & Vazsonyi, A. T. (submitted for November, 2017). When do rural adolescents start sex: An investigation of the effect by use of sexually explicit materials, parental internet control, and low self-control. Paper presented at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Liu*, D., Ksinan*, A. J., & Vazsonyi, A. T. (submitted for November, 2017). Maternal support and deviance among rural adolescents: The mediating role of self-esteem. Paper presented at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Javakhishvili*, M., Vazsonyi, A. T., & Ksinan*, A. J. (submitted for November, 2017). Do routine activities explain deviance above and beyond low self-control? A test of two criminological theories across thirty countries. Paper presented at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Vazsonyi, A.T, Ksinan*, A. J., Scarpate*, J. M., & Fessler*, E. (submitted for November, 2017). Maternal and paternal family processes:A cross-cultural study. Paper presented at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, USA.
Krizova, K*. & Vazsonyi, A. T. (November, 2017). Bidirectional links of self-control and anxiety: A six year study. Paper presented at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, USA.
Ksinan Jiskrova*, G. & Vazsonyi, A. T. (submitted for November, 2017). Beliefs about sex and contraception, and adolescent sexual health. Paper presented at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, USA.
Ksinan*, A. J, Vazsonyi, A. T., & Michaud, P. A. (April, 2017). A multi-level study of the effects of sleep quality and quantity on adolescent deviance: Comparisons by immigrant status. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX, USA.
Javakhishvili*, M., Vazsonyi, A. T., Phagava, H., Pagava, K., Michaud, P. A. (April, 2017). Understanding ethnic differences in psychological and physical victimization among Georgian adolescents: A comparison of Armenian, Azeri, and Georgian youth. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX, USA.
Cui*, G., & Vazsonyi, A. T. (April, 2017). Risk and protective factors of online sexual material use and sexual behaviors in rural adolescents from the South. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX, USA.
Cui*, G., & Vazsonyi, A. T. (March, 2017). Do beliefs about sex behaviors mediate the link between parent-adolescent communication about sex and risky sexual behaviors? Evidence from four cultures. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the 46th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, New Orleans, LA, USA.
2016
Javakhishvili*, M., Vazsonyi, A. T., Phagava, H., Pagava, K., Michaud, P. A. (November, 2016). The measurement of “deviance” under the scrutiny of Item Response Theory. Paper presented at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Javakhishvili*, M., Vazsonyi, A. T., Phagava, H., Pagava, K., Michaud, P. A. (November, 2016). Factor analysis of deviance, substance use, and risky behaviors: A test of the “generality” hypothesis. Poster presented at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Ksinan, A. J.*, & Vazsonyi, A. T. (July, 2016). Perceived parenting discrepancies: Longitudinal links with adolescent delinquency and aggression. Paper presented at the 24th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Ksinan Jiskrova, G. *, & Vazsonyi, A.T. (July, 2016). Modeling the developmental trajectory of self-control from kindergarten to adolescence. Paper presented at the 24th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Mikuska, J.* & Vazsonyi, A. T. (March, 2016). Differences in developmental trajectories of depressive symptoms among non-gamers, casual gamers, and excessive gamers. Paper presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Ksinan Jiskrova, G. *, Vazsonyi, A.T., & Bolland, J. M. (March, 2016). Longitudinal relationships between violence exposure and deviance: A test of competing models. Paper presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Ksinan, A. J. *, Vazsonyi, A.T., Ksinan Jiskrova, G. *, & Peugh, J. J. (March, 2016). Exclusionary disciplinary practices in middle and high schools across the United States: The salience of ethnicity/race and developmental context. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Javakhishvili, M. *, Vazsonyi, A. T., Phagava, H., Pagava, K. & Michaud, P. A. (March, 2016). Understanding Depressive Symptoms among Georgian Adolescents: Comparisons of Armenian, Azeri, and Georgian Youth. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Harris, C.*, Vazsonyi, A. T., Phagava, H., Pagava, K. & Michaud, P. A. (March, 2016). Extracurricular activities and problem behaviors: Mediating effects by sleep functioning among Georgian and Swiss adolescents. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, MD, USA.
2015
Harris, C.*, Vazsonyi, A.T., & Bolland, J. (November, 2015). A comparison of self-reported and official data in predicting future offending behaviors. Poster presented at the 74th Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, DC, USA.
Mikuska*, J., Vazsonyi, A. T., Kelley*, E., Torrente-Hernadez, G., Sheu, J.-C., Huang, L. (November, 2015).Testing self-control theory in Chinese, Czech, Slovene, Spanish, Taiwanese, and Turkish youth. Poster presented at the 74th Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, DC, USA.
Vazsonyi, A. T., Mikuska*, J., & Kelley*, E. (November, 2015). It’s time: Revisiting the empirical status of Gottfredson and Hirschi’s General Theory of Crime (2000-2010). Paper presented at the 74th Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, DC, USA.
Vazsonyi, A. T., Mikuska*, J., & Kelley*, E. (September, 2015). It’s time: Revisiting the empirical status of Gottfredson and Hirschi’s General Theory of Crime after 25 years. Paper presented at the 74th Annual Meetings of the European Society of Criminology, Porto, Portugal, EU.
Scarpate*, M.J., & Vazsonyi, A.,T. (September, 2015). On the development of self-control: Maturational versus socialization effects over time. Paper presented at the 74th Annual Meetings of the European Society of Criminology, Porto, Portugal, EU.
Ksinan*, A., Vazsonyi, A. T., & Jiskrova*, G. (July, 2015). Narcissism and online behavior: A study of two tales. The 14th European Congress of Psychology, Milan, Italy, July 7-10, 2015.
Javakhishvili*, M. & Vazsonyi, A. T. (April, 2015). Problem behaviors in ethnic minority versus majority youth in the Republic of Georgia. Poster presented at the 5th Annual Children at Risk Conference, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
Mikuska*, J., Vazsonyi, A. T., Cui*, G., Kelley*, E. (April, 2015). Self-control and deviance: A decade of research. Paper presented at the 5th Annual Children at Risk Conference, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
Jiskrova*, G. & Vazsonyi, A. T. (April, 2015). Change in sleep problems and self-control from third to sixth grade. Poster presented at the 5th Annual Children at Risk Conference, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
Kelley*, E. L. & Vazsonyi, A. T. (April, 2015). Trouble with the law: “Big Five” versus low self-control in the explanation of adolescent authority contact. Poster presented at the 5th Annual Children at Risk Conference, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
Ksinan*, A., Vazsonyi, A. T., & Jiskrova*, G. (July, 2015). Narcissism and online behavior: A study of two tales. The 14th European Congress of Psychology, Milan, Italy.
Jiskrova G.*, Vazsonyi, A. T. , Ksinan, A.* & Javakhishvili*, M. (July, 2015). Sleep functioning and cyberbullying perpetration: Indirect effects by low self-control. Paper presented at the 14th European Congress of Psychology, Milan.
Cui*, G., Karaman*, N.G., & Vazsonyi, A.T. (March, 2015). The effect of low self-control on sexual aggression: A test of three mediators of rape myth, date rape attitudes, and sexual norms. Poster presented at the Biennial Meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Cui*, G., Vazsonyi, A.T., Harris*, C., & Bolland, J.M. (March, 2015). Reciprocal relationships among explosive anger, deviance, and violent behaviors: An examination of a poor, inner-city African American youth. Poster presented at the Biennial Meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Jiskrova*, G., Vazsonyi, A.T., & Ksinan*, A. (March, 2015). Does the discrepancy between sensation seeking and impulse control mediate the sleep functioning– deviance link? Poster presented at the 71st Biennial Meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Ksinan*, A., Vazsonyi, A.T., Jiskrova*, G.*, & Javakhishvili*, M. (March, 2015). A test of the dual systems model: Developmental similarities/differences in male and female adolescents. Poster presented at the 71st Biennial Meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
2014
Harris*, C., Vazsonyi, A. T., , Cui, G.*, & Bolland, J. (November, 2014). The Longitudinal reciprocal effects of religiosity and deviant behaviors in a sample of poor, inner-city African American youth. Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Harris*, C., Vazsonyi, A. T., & Bolland, J. (November, 2014). “Tit-for-tat:” A study of the bidirectional relationship between parenting processes and deviance in a sample of inner-city African American youth. Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Vazsonyi, A. T., Jiskrova*, G., & Ksinan*, A. (September, 2014). Mediational effects by low self-control on the link between sleep functioning and deviance: Comparisons by immigrant status and socioeconomic status. Paper presented at the European Society of Criminology 14th Annual Conference, Prague, Czech Republic.
Ksinan*, A., Vazsonyi, A. T., & Jiskrova*, G. (September, 2014). A test of the dual system model of adolescent risk-taking. Paper presented at European Society of Criminology 14th Annual Conference, Prague, Czech Republic.
Karaman*, N., & Vazsonyi, A. T. (September, 2014). Predictors of risky sexual behaviors among Turkish adolescents. Paper presented at The 14th Biennial Meetings of the European Association of Research on Adolescence, Izmir, Turkey.
Vazsonyi, A. T., Ksinan*, A., & Jiskrova*, G. (September, 2014). Mediation effects by self-control on the parenting-deviance link in Roma and non-Roma samples. Symposium “Talking about and with Roma: studies from three European contexts.” Paper presented at the 14th Biennial Meetings of the European Association of Research on Adolescence, Izmir, Turkey.
Ksinan*, A., Jiskrova*, G., & Vazsonyi, A.T. (April, 2014). Mediation effects by low self-control on the parenting-deviance link: A comparison of Roma and non-Roma adolescents. Poster presented at the 4th Annual Children at Risk Conference, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
Jiskrova*, G., Ksinan*, A., Harris, C., Roberts, J., & Vazsonyi, A.T. (April, 2014). Cyberbullying victimization and perpetration in rural Kentucky. Poster presented at the 4th Annual Children at Risk Conference, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
Mikuška*, J., Henry*, E. L., & Vazsonyi, A.T. (April, 2014). The family -> low self-control -> deviance: Considerations of developmental status and sex across six cultures. Poster presented at the 4th Annual Children at Risk Conference, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
Zamboanga, B. L., Tomaso, C. C., Schwartz, S. J., Kondo, K. K., Unger, J. B., Meca, A., Vazsonyi, A. T., Des Rosiers, S. E., Ham, L.S., Hurley, E. A., & Whitbourne, S. K. (August, 2014). Cultural domains of acculturation and drinking games involvement among Hispanic college students: A bidimensional approach. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association, Washington DC, USA.
Mikuška*, J., Vazsonyi, A. T., Henry*, E., (March, 2014). The family -> low self-control -> deviance: Adolescents from China, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Taiwan and Turkey. Poster presented at the Biennial Meetings of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Austin, TX, USA.
Henry*, E., Vazsonyi, A. T., Mikuška*, J., & Ksinan*, A. (March, 2014). Big Five” versus low self-control in the explanation of deviance: An empirical test across six cultures. Poster presented at the Biennial Meetings of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Austin, TX, USA.
Özdemir*, Y., Vazsonyi, A. T., Bell*, M. M., & Jiskrova*, G. (March, 2014). Testing direct and indirect effects of maternal and paternal parenting on bullying/cyberbullying in Turkish adolescents. Paper presented at the Biennial Meetings of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Austin, TX, USA.
Harris*, C., Vazsonyi, A. T. (March, 2014). Does religious involvement decrease risky sexual behaviors? Pathways through low self-control and substance abuse. Poster presented at the Biennial Meetings of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Austin, TX, USA.