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Richard Jessor

Richard Jessor

Professor Jessor has research interests in psychosocial aspects of adolescent and young adult development, adolescent problem behavior, health behavior, psychosocial aspects of poverty, and longitudinal research.

Primary Interests:

  • Applied Social Psychology
  • Interpersonal Processes
  • Personality, Individual Differences
  • Research Methods, Assessment

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Journal Articles:

  • Costa, F. M., Jessor, R., & Turbin, M. S. (2007). College student involvement in cigarette smoking: The role of psychosocial and behavioral protection and risk. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 9(2), 213-224.
  • Costa, F. M., Jessor, R., Turbin, M. S., Dong, Q., Zhang, H., & Wang, C. (2005). The role of social contexts in adolescence: Context protection and context risk in the U.S. and China. Applied Developmental Science, 9(2), 67-85.
  • Jessor, R. (2009). Description versus explanation in cross-national research on adolescence. Journal of Adolescent Health, 43(6), 527-528.
  • Jessor, R., Turbin, M.S., & Costa, F.M. (2010). Predicting developmental change in healthy eating and regular exercise among adolescents in China and the United States: The role of psychosocial and behavioral protection and risk. Journal of Research on Adolescence.
  • Jessor, R., Turbin, M. S., Costa, F. M., Dong, Q., Zhang, H., & Wang, C. (2003). Adolescent problem behavior in China and the United States: A cross-national study of psychosocial protective factors. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 13(1), 329-360.

Other Publications:

  • Jessor, R. (Contributing author). Lloyd C. B. (Ed.). (2005). Growing up global: Transitions to adulthood in developing countries. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

Courses Taught:

Richard Jessor
Institute of Behavioral Science, CB 483
University of Colorado
Boulder, Colorado 80309-0483
United States of America

  • Phone: (303) 492-8148
  • Fax: (303) 492-6924

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