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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Books:
- Jessor, R., Donovan, J. E., & Costa, F. M. (1991). Beyond adolescence: Problem behavior and young adult development. New York: Cambridge University Press.
- Jessor, R. (Ed.). (1998). New perspectives on adolescent risk behavior. New York: Cambridge University Press.
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:
- Advanced Personality Theory
- Personality Theory
- Seminar on the Social Psychology of Adolescent Risk Behavior
- Seminar on the Social Psychology of Poverty
- Social Psychology of Adolescent Risk Behavior
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