Joseph P. Allen
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Professor
Department of Psychology
PO Box 400400 Gilmer Hall, 326
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4400
Phone:434-982-4727
Fax:434-982-4766
Education and Experiences: (BA) University of Virginia (MS) Yale University (MPHIL) Yale University (PhD) Yale University
Interests:
Adolescent Social Development, Family Relations, Peer relations & Problematic Behaviors (ranging from delinquency and teen pregnancy to depression and anxiety).
Specific topics:
Development of peer influence and peer pressure in adolescence.
Prevention of Teen Pregnancy.
Development of Autonomy and Relatedness in Adolescent Social Interactions.
Adolescent attachment organization.
Selected Projects:
Across Generations: Family Life & Mental Health to Jud
Adolescent Peer and Family Precursors of Adult Psychosocial Functioning
Adolescent Peer Relations: Outcomes & Family Precursors
Family Contexts of Developing Adolescent Peer Relations
Friendships of Verbally and Emotionally Abused Teens
Parenting and Adolescent Outcomes: Mediating Mechanisms
Recasting the Secondary School Classroom as a Context for Positive Youth Development
The Parenting and Adolescent Outcomes: Mediating Mechanisms
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