The Researching Adolescent Problem Behaviors Laboratory (RAPBL, pronounced "rabble") is a collaborative effort in applying contemporary statistical methods to the study of youth risk and problem behaviors -- particularly substance use and abuse, but broadly construed -- especially as they unfold over time. When we are unable to identify appropriate statistical methods for a research question, we do our best to create them! We do conduct some research in other age groups and content areas, but it becomes ever more difficult to come up with a workable acronym.

RAPBL is headed by Dr. Patrick Malone, an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of South Carolina.

The content areas are ever-evolving, but on the left are links to brief descriptions of some of the main research topics in the lab, as well as more information on the researchers of RAPBL. Note that much of the work falls under more than one heading. Please browse!

Announcements:

Forthcoming and Recent RAPBL Publications, with links to abstracts:

  • Malone, P. S., Northrup, T. F., Masyn, K. E., Lamis, D. A., & Lamont, A. E. (in press). Initiation and Persistence of Alcohol Use in United States Black, Hispanic, and White Male and Female Youth. Addictive Behaviors. Abstract
  • Lamis, D. A., & Malone, P. S. (in press). Alcohol-related problems and risk for suicide among college students: The mediating roles of belongingness and burdensomeness. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior. Abstract
  • Langhinrichsen-Rohling, J., Lamis, D. A., & McCullars, A. (in press). Suicide interventions targeted toward at-risk youth. Alabama Counseling Association Journal. Abstract
  • York, J., Lamis, D. A., Garfinkel, P. W., Bluestein, N. P., Boxx, M., Ellis, A. et al. (in press). Family drug treatment courts and social determinants of health. Family Court Review. Abstract
  • Flory, K., Malone, P. S., & Lamis, D. A. (2011). Childhood ADHD and risk for cigarette smoking during adolescence: School adjustment as a potential mediator. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 25, 320-329. Abstract
  • Freedenthal, S., Lamis, D. A., Osman, A., Kahlo, D., & Gutierrez, P. M. (2011). Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire-12 in samples of men and women. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 67, 609-623.
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  • Langhinrichsen-Rohling, J., Lamis, D. A., & Malone, P. S. (2011). Sexual attraction status and adolescent suicide proneness: The roles of hopelessness, depression, and social support. Journal of Homosexuality, 58, 52-82. Abstract
  • Lamis, D. A., Malone, P. S., & Langhinrichsen-Rohling, J. (2010). Involvement in intimate partner psychological abuse and suicide proneness in college women: Alcohol related problems as a potential mediator. Partner Abuse, 1, 169-185. Abstract
  • Lamis, D. A., Malone, P. S., Langhinrichsen-Rohling, J., & Ellis, T. E. (2010). Body investment, depression, and alcohol use as risk factors for suicide proneness in college students. Crisis, 31, 118-127. Abstract
  • Lansford, J. E., Malone, P. S., Dodge, K. A., Chang, L., Chaudhary, N., Tapanya, S., Oburu, P., & Deater-Deckard, K. (2010). Children's perceptions of maternal hostility and rejection as mediators of the link between discipline and children's adjustment in five countries. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 34, 452-461. Abstract
  • Lansford, J. E., Malone, P. S., Dodge, K. A., Pettit, G. S., & Bates, J. E. (2010). Developmental cascades of peer rejection, social information processing biases, and aggression during middle childhood. Development and Psychopathology, 22, 593-602. Abstract
  • Malone, P. S., Lamis, D. A., Masyn, K. E., & Northrup, T. F. (2010). A dual-process discrete-time survival model: Application to the gateway drug hypothesis. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 45, 790-805. Abstract
  • Malone, P. S., Van Eck, K., Flory, K., & Lamis, D. A. (2010). A mixture-model approach to linking ADHD to adolescent onset of illicit drug use. Developmental Psychology, 46, 1543-1555. Abstract
  • Miller, S., Malone, P. S., Dodge, K. A., & Conduct Problems Prevention Research Group. (2010). Developmental trajectories of boys' and girls' delinquency: Sex differences and links to later adolescent outcomes. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 38, 1021-1032. Abstract

Recent RAPBL Presentations:

  • Masyn, K. E., & Malone, P. S. (2011, May). Joint latent variable models for event histories and growth processes. Paper presented at the Modern Modeling Methods Conference, Storrs, CT.
  • Lamis, D. A., Malone, P. S., & Langhinrichsen-Rohling, J. (2011, April). Depressive symptoms and suicide ideation in U.S. and Japanese college students: Hopelessness as a potential mediator. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, Portland, OR.
  • Lamis, D. A., & Malone, P. S. (2010, November). Alcohol-related problems and suicidal behavior among college students: Belongingness and burdensomeness as potential mediators. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Public Health Education, Denver, CO.
  • Lamont, A. E., Malone, P. S., & Shapiro, C. J. (2010, July). Differential development of delinquent behavior between a matched sample of gang- and non-gang-affiliated youth. Paper presented at the meeting of the Psychometric Society, Athens, GA.
  • Malone, P. S., Lubansky, J. B., & Fairchild, A. J. (2010, July). Modeling mediation by a latent class variable. Paper presented at the meeting of the Psychometric Society, Athens, GA.
  • Huang, L., Malone, P. S., Lamont, A. E., & Lubansky, J. (2010, June). Early/risky sexual behavior and its predictors during adolescence. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Denver, CO.
  • Lamont, A. E., Malone, P. S., Huang, L., & Lubansky, J. (2010, June). Predictors of weapon carrying behavior during adolescence. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Denver, CO.
  • Lubansky, J., Malone, P. S., Lamont, A. E., & Huang, L. (2010, June). Adolescent substance use and early predictors. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Denver, CO.
  • Malone, P. S., Lamont, A. E., & Fairchild, A. J. (2010, June). An initial study of methods for testing indirect effects with imputed data. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Denver, CO.
  • Malone, P. S., Masyn, K. E., & Northrup, T. F. (2010, June). The regression mixture model as a tool for exploring multifaceted longitudinal patterns of risk behavior involvement. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Denver, CO.
  • Lamis, D. A., Langhinrichsen-Rohling, J., & Malone, P. S. (2010, April). Sexual attraction status and adolescent suicide proneness: The roles of hopelessness, depression, and social support. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, Orlando, FL.
  • Lamont, A. E. (2010, April). Differences in the development of delinquent behavior between a matched sample of gang and nongang affiliated youth. Paper presented at Graduate Student Day at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
  • Lubansky, J. B. (2010, April). A family-centered approach to predicting adolescent police involvement. Poster presented at Gradate Student Day at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. Competition Winner
  • Lansford, J. E., Deater-Deckard, K., & Malone, P. S. (2010, March). Relations between parental warmth and control in nine cultural groups. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Philadelphia, PA.

Updated November 9, 2011

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