Dr. Jennifer B. Unger

• Unger JB, Ritt-Olson A, Wagner KD, Soto DW, Baezconde-Garbanati L (Apr 2009) Parent-Child Acculturation Patterns and Substance Use among Hispanic Adolescents: A Longitudinal Analysis., The journal of primary prevention
• Unger JB, Ritt-Olson A, Wagner KD, Soto DW, Baezconde-Garbanati L (Apr 2009) Parent-Child Acculturation Patterns and Substance Use among Hispanic Adolescents: A Longitudinal Analysis., The journal of primary prevention
• Andreeva VA, Unger JB, Yaroch AL, Cockburn MG, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Reynolds KD (Apr 2009) Acculturation and sun-safe behaviors among US Latinos: findings from the 2005 Health Information National Trends Survey., American journal of public health, 99 (4), 734-41
• Unger JB, Ritt-Olson A, Wagner KD, Soto DW, Baezconde-Garbanati L (Apr 2009) Parent-Child Acculturation Patterns and Substance Use among Hispanic Adolescents: A Longitudinal Analysis., The journal of primary prevention
• Wagner KD, Valente TW, Casanova M, Partovi SM, Mendenhall BM, Hundley JH, Gonzalez M, Unger JB (Mar 2009) Evaluation of an overdose prevention and response training programme for injection drug users in the Skid Row area of Los Angeles, CA., The International journal on drug policy
• Wagner KD, Valente TW, Casanova M, Partovi SM, Mendenhall BM, Hundley JH, Gonzalez M, Unger JB (Mar 2009) Evaluation of an overdose prevention and response training programme for injection drug users in the Skid Row area of Los Angeles, CA., The International journal on drug policy
• Andreeva VA, Unger JB, Yaroch AL, Cockburn MG, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Reynolds KD (Jan 2009) Acculturation and Sun-Safe Behaviors Among US Latinos: Findings From the 2005 Health Information National Trends Survey., American journal of public health
• Otsuki M, Tinsley BJ, Chao RK, Unger JB (Dec 2008) An ecological perspective on smoking among Asian American college students: the roles of social smoking and smoking motives., Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors, 22 (4), 514-23
• Ma H, Unger JB, Chou CP, Sun P, Palmer PH, Zhou Y, Yao J, Xie B, Gallaher PE, Guo Q, Wei Y, Chen B, Wang Z, Wang X, Duan H, Song Y, Gong J, Azen SP, Lee L, Johnson CA (Aug 2008) Risk factors for adolescent smoking in urban and rural China: findings from the China seven cities study., Addictive behaviors, 33 (8), 1081-5
• Unger JB, Soto C, Thomas N (Jun 2008) Translation of health programs for american indians in the United States., Evaluation & the health professions, 31 (2), 124-44
• Sussman S, Unger JB, Palinkas LA (Jun 2008) Country prototypes and translation of health programs., Evaluation & the health professions, 31 (2), 110-23
• Feighery EC, Schleicher NC, Boley Cruz T, Unger JB (Apr 2008) An examination of trends in amount and type of cigarette advertising and sales promotions in California stores, 2002-2005., Tobacco control, 17 (2), 93-8
• Nguyen-Rodriguez ST, Chou CP, Unger JB, Spruijt-Metz D (Apr 2008) BMI as a moderator of perceived stress and emotional eating in adolescents., Eating behaviors, 9 (2), 238-46
• Booker CL, Unger JB, Azen SP, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Lickel B, Johnson CA (2008) A longitudinal analysis of stressful life events, smoking behaviors, and gender differences in a multicultural sample of adolescents., Substance use & misuse, 43 (11), 1521-43
• Wagner KD, Ritt-Olson A, Soto DW, Rodriguez YL, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Unger JB (2008) The role of acculturation, parenting, and family in Hispanic/Latino adolescent substance use: findings from a qualitative analysis., Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse, 7 (3), 304-27
• Pokhrel P, Unger JB, Wagner KD, Ritt-Olson A, Sussman S (2008) Effects of parental monitoring, parent-child communication, and parents' expectation of the child's acculturation on the substance use behaviors of urban, Hispanic adolescents., Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse, 7 (2), 200-13
• Wagner KD, Ritt-Olson A, Soto DW, Unger JB (2008) Variation in family structure among urban adolescents and its effects on drug use., Substance use & misuse, 43 (7), 936-51
• Fosados R, McClain A, Ritt-Olson A, Sussman S, Soto D, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Unger JB (Dec 2007) The influence of acculturation on drug and alcohol use in a sample of adolescents., Addictive behaviors, 32 (12), 2990-3004
• Fosados R, McClain A, Ritt-Olson A, Sussman S, Soto D, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Unger JB (Dec 2007) The influence of acculturation on drug and alcohol use in a sample of adolescents., Addictive behaviors, 32 (12), 2990-3004
• Valente TW, Ritt-Olson A, Stacy A, Unger JB, Okamoto J, Sussman S (Nov 2007) Peer acceleration: effects of a social network tailored substance abuse prevention program among high-risk adolescents., Addiction (Abingdon, England), 102 (11), 1804-15
• Booker CL, Unger JB, Azen SP, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Lickel B, Johnson CA (Nov 2007) Stressful life events and smoking behaviors in Chinese adolescents: a longitudinal analysis., Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 9 (11), 1085-94
• Sun P, Unger JB, Guo Q, Gong J, Ma H, Palmer PH, Chou CP, Li Y, Sussman S, Ritt-Olson A, Xiao L, Johnson CA (Nov 2007) Comorbidity between depression and smoking moderates the effect of a smoking prevention program among boys in China., Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 9 Suppl 4, S599-609
• Valente TW, Ritt-Olson A, Stacy A, Unger JB, Okamoto J, Sussman S (Nov 2007) Peer acceleration: effects of a social network tailored substance abuse prevention program among high-risk adolescents., Addiction (Abingdon, England), 102 (11), 1804-15
• Booker CL, Unger JB, Azen SP, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Lickel B, Johnson CA (Nov 2007) Stressful life events and smoking behaviors in Chinese adolescents: a longitudinal analysis., Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 9 (11), 1085-94
• Unger JB, Ritt-Olson A, Soto DW, Baezconde-Garbanati L (Oct 2007) Parent-Child Acculturation Discrepancies as a Risk Factor for Substance Use among Hispanic Adolescents in Southern California., Journal of immigrant and minority health / Center for Minority Public Health
• Andreeva VA, Unger JB, Pentz MA (Oct 2007) Breast cancer among immigrants: a systematic review and new research directions., Journal of immigrant and minority health / Center for Minority Public Health, 9 (4), 307-22
• Unger JB, Ritt-Olson A, Soto DW, Baezconde-Garbanati L (Oct 2007) Parent-Child Acculturation Discrepancies as a Risk Factor for Substance Use among Hispanic Adolescents in Southern California., Journal of immigrant and minority health / Center for Minority Public Health
• Unger JB, Palmer PH, Johnson CA (Sep 2007) Tobacco and alcohol etiology, prevention, and policy in the Pacific Rim: lessons learned and directions for future research. Introduction., Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 9 Suppl 3, S443-5
• Nguyen-Michel ST, Unger JB, Spruijt-Metz D (Sep 2007) Dietary correlates of emotional eating in adolescence., Appetite, 49 (2), 494-9
• Johnson CA, Cen S, Gallaher P, Palmer PH, Xiao L, Ritt-Olson A, Unger JB (Jun 2007) Why smoking prevention programs sometimes fail. Does effectiveness depend on sociocultural context and individual characteristics?, Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 16 (6), 1043-9
• Johnson CA, Cen S, Gallaher P, Palmer PH, Xiao L, Ritt-Olson A, Unger JB (Jun 2007) Why smoking prevention programs sometimes fail. Does effectiveness depend on sociocultural context and individual characteristics?, Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 16 (6), 1043-9
• Guo Q, Johnson CA, Unger JB, Lee L, Xie B, Chou CP, Palmer PH, Sun P, Gallaher P, Pentz M (May 2007) Utility of the theory of reasoned action and theory of planned behavior for predicting Chinese adolescent smoking., Addictive behaviors, 32 (5), 1066-81
• Unger JB, Sun P, Johnson CA (Apr 2007) Socioeconomic correlates of smoking among an ethnically diverse sample of 8th grade adolescents in Southern California., Preventive medicine, 44 (4), 323-7
• Allen B, Unger JB (Apr 2007) Sociocultural correlates of menthol cigarette smoking among adult African Americans in Los Angeles., Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 9 (4), 447-51
• Sun W, Chou CP, Stacy AW, Ma H, Unger J, Gallaher P (Feb 2007) SAS and SPSS macros to calculate standardized Cronbach's alpha using the upper bound of the phi coefficient for dichotomous items., Behavior research methods, 39 (1), 71-81
• Sun W, Chou CP, Stacy AW, Ma H, Unger J, Gallaher P (Feb 2007) SAS and SPSS macros to calculate standardized Cronbach's alpha using the upper bound of the phi coefficient for dichotomous items., Behavior research methods, 39 (1), 71-81
• Anderson Johnson C, Palmer PH, Chou CP, Pang Z, Zhou D, Dong L, Xiang H, Yang P, Xu H, Wang J, Fu X, Guo Q, Sun P, Ma H, Gallaher PE, Xie B, Lee L, Fang T, Unger JB (Dec 2006) Tobacco use among youth and adults in Mainland China: the China Seven Cities Study., Public health, 120 (12), 1156-69
• Pang Z, Ning F, Unger J, Johnson CA, Wang S, Guo Q, Cao W, Lee L (Dec 2006) The Qingdao Twin Registry: a focus on chronic disease research., Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies, 9 (6), 758-62
• Sun W, Andreeva VA, Unger JB, Conti DV, Chou CP, Palmer PH, Sun P, Johnson CA (Nov 2006) Age-related smoking progression among adolescents in China., The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 39 (5), 686-93
• Lessov-Schlaggar CN, Pang Z, Swan GE, Guo Q, Wang S, Cao W, Unger JB, Johnson CA, Lee L (Oct 2006) Heritability of cigarette smoking and alcohol use in Chinese male twins: the Qingdao twin registry., International journal of epidemiology, 35 (5), 1278-85
• Unger JB, Kipke MD, De Rosa CJ, Hyde J, Ritt-Olson A, Montgomery S (Sep 2006) Needle-sharing among young IV drug users and their social network members: The influence of the injection partner's characteristics on HIV risk behavior., Addictive behaviors, 31 (9), 1607-18
• Valente TW, Unger JB, Ritt-Olson A, Cen SY, Anderson Johnson C (Jun 2006) The interaction of curriculum type and implementation method on 1-year smoking outcomes in a school-based prevention program., Health education research, 21 (3), 315-24
• Hamilton AS, Lessov-Schlaggar CN, Cockburn MG, Unger JB, Cozen W, Mack TM (Jun 2006) Gender differences in determinants of smoking initiation and persistence in California twins., Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 15 (6), 1189-97
• Weiss JW, Cen S, Schuster DV, Unger JB, Johnson CA, Mouttapa M, Schreiner WS, Cruz TB (Jun 2006) Longitudinal effects of pro-tobacco and anti-tobacco messages on adolescent smoking susceptibility., Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 8 (3), 455-65
• Chou CP, Li Y, Unger JB, Xia J, Sun P, Guo Q, Shakib S, Gong J, Xie B, Liu C, Azen S, Shan J, Ma H, Palmer P, Gallaher P, Johnson CA (Apr 2006) A randomized intervention of smoking for adolescents in urban Wuhan, China., Preventive medicine, 42 (4), 280-5
• Unger JB, Soto C, Baezconde-Garbanati L (Apr 2006) Perceptions of ceremonial and nonceremonial uses of tobacco by American-Indian adolescents in California., The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 38 (4), 443.e9-16
• Grenard JL, Guo Q, Jasuja GK, Unger JB, Chou CP, Gallaher PE, Sun P, Palmer P, Anderson Johnson C (Apr 2006) Influences affecting adolescent smoking behavior in China., Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 8 (2), 245-55
• Hoffman BR, Sussman S, Unger JB, Valente TW (2006) Peer influences on adolescent cigarette smoking: a theoretical review of the literature., Substance use & misuse, 41 (1), 103-55
• Unger JB, Shakib S, Gallaher P, Ritt-Olson A, Mouttapa M, Palmer PH, Johnson CA (2006) Cultural/interpersonal values and smoking in an ethnically diverse sample of Southern California adolescents., Journal of cultural diversity, 13 (1), 55-63
• Spruijt-Metz D, Gallaher P, Unger JB, Johnson CA (Oct 2005) Unique contributions of meanings of smoking and outcome expectancies to understanding smoking initiation in middle school., Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, 30 (2), 104-11
• Valente TW, Unger JB, Johnson CA (Oct 2005) Do popular students smoke? The association between popularity and smoking among middle school students., The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 37 (4), 323-9
• Sun P, Unger JB, Palmer PH, Gallaher P, Chou CP, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Sussman S, Johnson CA (Oct 2005) Internet accessibility and usage among urban adolescents in Southern California: implications for web-based health research., Cyberpsychology & behavior : the impact of the Internet, multimedia and virtual reality on behavior and society, 8 (5), 441-53
• Sussman S, Unger J, Rohrbach LA, Johnson CA, School-based smoking prevention research., The Journal of Adolescent Health : Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine., 37(1), 4; author reply 6-8, Jul 2005
• Sussman S, Unger J, Rohrbach LA, Johnson CA, School-based smoking prevention research., The Journal of Adolescent Health : Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine., 37(1), 4; author reply 6-8, Jul 2005
• Sussman S, Unger J, Rohrbach LA, Johnson CA (Jul 2005) School-based smoking prevention research., The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 37 (1), 4; author reply 6-8
• Johnson CA, Unger JB, Ritt-Olson A, Palmer PH, Cen SY, Gallaher P, Chou CP (Jun 2005) Smoking prevention for ethnically diverse adolescents: 2-year outcomes of a multicultural, school-based smoking prevention curriculum in Southern California., Preventive medicine, 40 (6), 842-52
• Johnson CA, Unger JB, Ritt-Olson A, Palmer PH, Cen SY, Gallaher P, Chou CP (Jun 2005) Smoking prevention for ethnically diverse adolescents: 2-year outcomes of a multicultural, school-based smoking prevention curriculum in Southern California., Preventive Medicine, 40 (6), 842-52
• Johnson CA, Unger JB, Ritt-Olson A, Palmer PH, Cen SY, Gallaher P, Chou CP (Jun 2005) Smoking prevention for ethnically diverse adolescents: 2-year outcomes of a multicultural, school-based smoking prevention curriculum in Southern California., 40 (6), 842-52
• Nezami E, Unger J, Tan S, Mahaffey C, Ritt-Olson A, Sussman S, Nguyen-Michel S, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Azen S, Johnson CA (Apr 2005) The influence of depressive symptoms on experimental smoking and intention to smoke in a diverse youth sample., Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 7 (2), 243-8
• Nezami E, Unger J, Tan S, Mahaffey C, Ritt-Olson A, Sussman S, Nguyen-Michel S, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Azen S, Johnson CA (Apr 2005) The influence of depressive symptoms on experimental smoking and intention to smoke in a diverse youth sample., Nicotine & Tobacco Research : Official Journal of the Society for Research On Nicotine and Tobacco., 7 (2), 243-8
• Nezami E, Unger J, Tan S, Mahaffey C, Ritt-Olson A, Sussman S, Nguyen-Michel S, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Azen S, Johnson CA (Apr 2005) The influence of depressive symptoms on experimental smoking and intention to smoke in a diverse youth sample., 7 (2), 243-8
• Weiss JW, Mouttapa M, Chou CP, Nezami E, Anderson Johnson C, Palmer PH, Cen S, Gallaher P, Ritt-Olson A, Azen S, Unger JB, Hostility, Depressive Symptoms, and Smoking in Early Adolescence., Journal of Adolescence, 28(1), 49-62, Feb 2005
• Weiss JW, Mouttapa M, Chou CP, Nezami E, Anderson Johnson C, Palmer PH, Cen S, Gallaher P, Ritt-Olson A, Azen S, Unger JB (Feb 2005) Hostility, depressive symptoms, and smoking in early adolescence., Journal of adolescence, 28 (1), 49-62
• Weiss JW, Mouttapa M, Chou CP, Nezami E, Anderson Johnson C, Palmer PH, Cen S, Gallaher P, Ritt-Olson A, Azen S, Unger JB (Feb 2005) Hostility, depressive symptoms, and smoking in early adolescence., Journal of Adolescence, 28 (1), 49-62
• Weiss JW, Mouttapa M, Chou CP, Nezami E, Anderson Johnson C, Palmer PH, Cen S, Gallaher P, Ritt-Olson A, Azen S, Unger JB (Feb 2005) Hostility, depressive symptoms, and smoking in early adolescence., 28 (1), 49-62
• Ritt-Olson A, Unger J, Valente T, Nezami E, Chou CP, Trinidad D, Milam J, Earleywine M, Tan S, Johnson CA, Exploring Peers As a Mediator of the Association Between Depression And Smoking in Young Adolescents., Substance Use & Misuse, 40(1), 77-98, 2005
• Shakib S, Zheng H, Johnson CA, Chen X, Sun P, Palmer PH, Yan L, Jie G, Unger JB, Family Characteristics and Smoking Among Urban and Rural Adolescents Living in China., Preventive Medicine, 40(1), 83-91, Jan 2005
• Ritt-Olson A, Unger J, Valente T, Nezami E, Chou CP, Trinidad D, Milam J, Earleywine M, Tan S, Johnson CA (2005) Exploring peers as a mediator of the association between depression and smoking in young adolescents., Substance use & misuse, 40 (1), 77-98
• Trinidad DR, Unger JB, Chou CP, Johnson CA (2005) Emotional intelligence and acculturation to the United States: interactions on the perceived social consequences of smoking in early adolescents., Substance use & misuse, 40 (11), 1697-706
• Ritt-Olson A, Unger J, Valente T, Nezami E, Chou CP, Trinidad D, Milam J, Earleywine M, Tan S, Johnson CA (2005) Exploring peers as a mediator of the association between depression and smoking in young adolescents., Substance Use & Misuse, 40 (1), 77-98
• Shakib S, Zheng H, Johnson CA, Chen X, Sun P, Palmer PH, Yan L, Jie G, Unger JB (Jan 2005) Family characteristics and smoking among urban and rural adolescents living in China., Preventive Medicine, 40 (1), 83-91
• Ritt-Olson A, Unger J, Valente T, Nezami E, Chou CP, Trinidad D, Milam J, Earleywine M, Tan S, Johnson CA (2005) Exploring peers as a mediator of the association between depression and smoking in young adolescents., 40 (1), 77-98
• Shakib S, Zheng H, Johnson CA, Chen X, Sun P, Palmer PH, Yan L, Jie G, Unger JB (Jan 2005) Family characteristics and smoking among urban and rural adolescents living in China., 40 (1), 83-91
• Sun P, Unger JB, Sussman S, A New Measure of Smoking Initiation and Progression Among Adolescents., American Journal of Health Behavior, 29(1), 3-11, Jan-Feb 2005
• Sun P, Unger JB, Sussman S (Jan-Feb 2005) A new measure of smoking initiation and progression among adolescents., American Journal of Health Behavior, 29 (1), 3-11
• Unger JB, Reynolds K, Shakib S, Spruijt-Metz D, Sun P, Johnson CA, Acculturation, Physical Activity, and Fast-food Consumption Among Asian-American and Hispanic Adolescents., Journal of Community Health, 29(6), 467-81, Dec 2004
• Zheng H, Sussman S, Chen X, Wang Y, Xia J, Gong J, Liu C, Shan J, Unger J, Johnson CA, Project EX--a Teen Smoking Cessation Initial Study in Wuhan, China., Addictive Behaviors, 29(9), 1725-33, Dec 2004
• Unger JB, Reynolds K, Shakib S, Spruijt-Metz D, Sun P, Johnson CA (Dec 2004) Acculturation, physical activity, and fast-food consumption among Asian-American and Hispanic adolescents., Journal of community health, 29 (6), 467-81
• Zheng H, Sussman S, Chen X, Wang Y, Xia J, Gong J, Liu C, Shan J, Unger J, Johnson CA (Dec 2004) Project EX--a teen smoking cessation initial study in Wuhan, China., Addictive Behaviors, 29 (9), 1725-33
• Unger JB, Reynolds K, Shakib S, Spruijt-Metz D, Sun P, Johnson CA (Dec 2004) Acculturation, physical activity, and fast-food consumption among Asian-American and Hispanic adolescents., Journal of Community Health, 29 (6), 467-81
• Unger JB, Reynolds K, Shakib S, Spruijt-Metz D, Sun P, Johnson CA (Dec 2004) Acculturation, physical activity, and fast-food consumption among Asian-American and Hispanic adolescents., 29 (6), 467-81
• Zheng H, Sussman S, Chen X, Wang Y, Xia J, Gong J, Liu C, Shan J, Unger J, Johnson CA (Dec 2004) Project EX--a teen smoking cessation initial study in Wuhan, China., 29 (9), 1725-33
• Unger JB, Reynolds K, Shakib S, Spruijt-Metz D, Sun P, Johnson CA (Dec 2004) Acculturation, physical activity, and fast-food consumption among Asian-American and Hispanic adolescents., 29 (6), 467-81
• Stacy AW, Zogg JB, Unger JB, Dent CW, Exposure to televised alcohol ads and subsequent adolescent alcohol use, American Journal of Health Behavior, 28(6), 498-509, Nov-D 2004
• Booker CL, Gallaher P, Unger JB, Ritt-Olson A, Johnson CA, Stressful life events, smoking behavior, and intentions to smoke among and multiethnic sample of sixth graders, Ethnicity & Health, 9(4), 369-97, Nov 2004
• Booker CL, Gallaher P, Unger JB, Ritt-Olson A, Johnson CA, Stressful Life Events, Smoking Behavior, and Intentions to Smoke Among And Multiethnic Sample of Sixth Graders., Ethnicity & Health, 9(4), 369-97, Nov 2004
• Booker CL, Gallaher P, Unger JB, Ritt-Olson A, Johnson CA (Nov 2004) Stressful life events, smoking behavior, and intentions to smoke among and multiethnic sample of sixth graders., Ethnicity & health, 9 (4), 369-97
• Booker CL, Gallaher P, Unger JB, Ritt-Olson A, Johnson CA (Nov 2004) Stressful life events, smoking behavior, and intentions to smoke among and multiethnic sample of sixth graders., Ethnicity & Health, 9 (4), 369-97
• Booker CL, Gallaher P, Unger JB, Ritt-Olson A, Johnson CA (Nov 2004) Stressful life events, smoking behavior, and intentions to smoke among and multiethnic sample of sixth graders., 9 (4), 369-97
• Spruijt-Metz D, Gallaher PE, Unger JB, Anderson-Johnson C, Meanings of smoking and adolescent smoking across ethnicities, The Journal of Adolescent Health : Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine., 35(3), 197-205, Sep 2004
• Spruijt-Metz D, Gallaher PE, Unger JB, Anderson-Johnson C, Meanings of Smoking and Adolescent Smoking Across Ethnicities., The Journal of Adolescent Health : Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine., 35(3), 197-205, Sep 2004
• Spruijt-Metz D, Gallaher PE, Unger JB, Anderson-Johnson C (Sep 2004) Meanings of smoking and adolescent smoking across ethnicities., The Journal of Adolescent Health : Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine., 35 (3), 197-205
• Mouttapa M, Valente T, Gallaher P, Rohrbach LA, Unger JB, Social network predictors of bullying and victimization, Adolescence, 39(154), 315-35, Summe 2004
• Mouttapa M, Valente T, Gallaher P, Rohrbach LA, Unger JB, Social Network Predictors of Bullying and Victimization., Adolescence, 39(154), 315-35, Summer 2004
• Mouttapa M, Valente T, Gallaher P, Rohrbach LA, Unger JB (Summer 2004) Social network predictors of bullying and victimization., Adolescence, 39 (154), 315-35
• Unger JB, Ivy JJ, Connor P, Charrier A, Ramaswamy MR, Ampil FL, Monsour RP (Jul 2004) Detection of recurrent cervical cancer by whole-body FDG PET scan in asymptomatic and symptomatic women., 94 (1), 212-6
• Mouttapa M, Valente T, Gallaher P, Rohrbach LA, Unger JB (Summer 2004) Social network predictors of bullying and victimization., 39 (154), 315-35
• Unger JB, Hamilton JE, Sussman S, A family member's job loss as a risk factor for smoking among adolescents, Health Psychology : Official Journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association., 23(3), 308-13, 2004
• Unger JB, Hamilton JE, Sussman S, A Family Member's Job Loss As a Risk Factor for Smoking Among Adolescents., Health Psychology : Official Journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association., 23(3), 308-13, May 2004
• Unger JB, Hamilton JE, Sussman S (May 2004) A family member's job loss as a risk factor for smoking among adolescents., Health Psychology : Official Journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association., 23 (3), 308-13
• Unger JB, Hamilton JE, Sussman S (May 2004) A family member's job loss as a risk factor for smoking among adolescents., 23 (3), 308-13
• Ritt-Olson A, Milam J, Unger JB, Trinidad D, Teran L, Dent CW, Sussman S, The protective influence of spirituality and "Health-as-a-Value" against monthly substance use among adolescents varying in risk, The Journal of Adolescent Health: Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 34(3), 192-9, 2004
• Ritt-Olson A, Milam J, Unger JB, Trinidad D, Teran L, Dent CW, Sussman S, The Protective Influence of Spirituality and "Health-as-a-Value" Against Monthly Substance Use Among Adolescents Varying In Risk., The Journal of Adolescent Health : Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine., 34(3), 192-9, Mar 2004
• Ritt-Olson A, Milam J, Unger JB, Trinidad D, Teran L, Dent CW, Sussman S (Mar 2004) The protective influence of spirituality and "Health-as-a-Value" against monthly substance use among adolescents varying in risk., The Journal of Adolescent Health : Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine., 34 (3), 192-9
• Ritt-Olson A, Milam J, Unger JB, Trinidad D, Teran L, Dent CW, Sussman S (Mar 2004) The protective influence of spirituality and "Health-as-a-Value" against monthly substance use among adolescents varying in risk., 34 (3), 192-9
• Ritt-Olson A, Milam J, Unger JB, Trinidad D, Teran L, Dent CW, Sussman S (Mar 2004) The protective influence of spirituality and "Health-as-a-Value" against monthly substance use among adolescents varying in risk., 34 (3), 192-9
• Unger JB, Gallaher P, Palmer PH, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Trinidad DR, Cen S, Johnson CA, Characteristics of adolescents who provide neither parental consent nor refusal for participation in school-based survey research, Evaluation Review, 28(1), 52-63, 2004
• Unger JB, Chou CP, Palmer PH, Ritt-Olson A, Gallaher P, Cen S, Lichtman K, Azen S, Johnson CA, Project FLAVOR: 1-Year Outcomes of a Multicultural, School-Based Smoking Prevention Curriculum for Adolescents, American Journal of Public Health, 94(2), 263-5, 2004
• Unger JB, Gallaher P, Palmer PH, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Trinidad DR, Cen S, Johnson CA, Characteristics of Adolescents Who Provide Neither Parental Consent Nor Refusal for Participation in School-based Survey Research., Evaluation Review, 28(1), 52-63, Feb 2004
• Unger JB, Chou CP, Palmer PH, Ritt-Olson A, Gallaher P, Cen S, Lichtman K, Azen S, Johnson CA, Project FLAVOR: 1-Year Outcomes of a Multicultural, School-Based Smoking Prevention Curriculum for Adolescents., American Journal of Public Health, 94(2), 263-5, Feb 2004
• Unger JB, Chou CP, Palmer PH, Ritt-Olson A, Gallaher P, Cen S, Lichtman K, Azen S, Johnson CA (Feb 2004) Project FLAVOR: 1-Year Outcomes of a Multicultural, School-Based Smoking Prevention Curriculum for Adolescents., American Journal of Public Health, 94 (2), 263-5
• Unger JB, Gallaher P, Palmer PH, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Trinidad DR, Cen S, Johnson CA (Feb 2004) Characteristics of adolescents who provide neither parental consent nor refusal for participation in school-based survey research., Evaluation Review, 28 (1), 52-63
• Unger JB, Chou CP, Palmer PH, Ritt-Olson A, Gallaher P, Cen S, Lichtman K, Azen S, Johnson CA (Feb 2004) Project FLAVOR: 1-Year Outcomes of a Multicultural, School-Based Smoking Prevention Curriculum for Adolescents., 94 (2), 263-5
• Unger JB, Gallaher P, Palmer PH, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Trinidad DR, Cen S, Johnson CA (Feb 2004) Characteristics of adolescents who provide neither parental consent nor refusal for participation in school-based survey research., 28 (1), 52-63
• Trinidad DR, Unger JB, Chou CP, Azen SP, Johnson CA, Emotional intelligence and smoking risk factors in adolescents: interactions on smoking intentions, The Journal of Adolescent Health: Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 34(1), 46-55, 2004
• Unger JB, Gene-environment Interactions in Substance Use: How Will We Use Transdisciplinary Findings to Improve Health Outcomes?, Substance Use & Misuse, 39(10-12), 2086-7, 2004
• Sussman S, Unger JB, A "drug Abuse" Theoretical Integration: a Transdisciplinary Speculation., Substance Use & Misuse, 39(10-12), 2055-69, 2004
• Trinidad DR, Unger JB, Chou CP, Azen SP, Johnson CA, Emotional Intelligence and Smoking Risk Factors in Adolescents: Interactions on Smoking Intentions., The Journal of Adolescent Health : Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine., 34(1), 46-55, Jan 2004
• Unger JB, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Shakib S, Palmer PH, Nezami E, Mora J, A Cultural Psychology Approach to "drug Abuse" Prevention., Substance Use & Misuse, 39(10-12), 1779-820, 2004
• Mouttapa M, Valente T, Gallaher P, Rohrbach LA, Unger JB (2004) Social network predictors of bullying and victimization., Adolescence, 39 (154), 315-35
• Unger JB, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Shakib S, Palmer PH, Nezami E, Mora J (2004) A cultural psychology approach to "drug abuse" prevention., Substance use & misuse, 39 (10-12), 1779-820
• Sussman S, Unger JB (2004) A "drug abuse" theoretical integration: a transdisciplinary speculation., Substance use & misuse, 39 (10-12), 2055-69
• Unger JB (2004) Gene-environment interactions in substance use: how will we use transdisciplinary findings to improve health outcomes?, Substance use & misuse, 39 (10-12), 2086-7
• Unger JB, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Shakib S, Palmer PH, Nezami E, Mora J (2004) A cultural psychology approach to "drug abuse" prevention., Substance Use & Misuse, 39 (10-12), 1779-820
• Trinidad DR, Unger JB, Chou CP, Azen SP, Johnson CA (Jan 2004) Emotional intelligence and smoking risk factors in adolescents: interactions on smoking intentions., The Journal of Adolescent Health : Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine., 34 (1), 46-55
• Sussman S, Unger JB (2004) A "drug abuse" theoretical integration: a transdisciplinary speculation., Substance Use & Misuse, 39 (10-12), 2055-69
• Unger JB (2004) Gene-environment interactions in substance use: how will we use transdisciplinary findings to improve health outcomes?, Substance Use & Misuse, 39 (10-12), 2086-7
• Unger JB, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Shakib S, Palmer PH, Nezami E, Mora J (2004) A cultural psychology approach to "drug abuse" prevention., 39 (10-12), 1779-820
• Trinidad DR, Unger JB, Chou CP, Azen SP, Johnson CA (Jan 2004) Emotional intelligence and smoking risk factors in adolescents: interactions on smoking intentions., 34 (1), 46-55
• Sussman S, Unger JB (2004) A "drug abuse" theoretical integration: a transdisciplinary speculation., 39 (10-12), 2055-69
• Unger JB (2004) Gene-environment interactions in substance use: how will we use transdisciplinary findings to improve health outcomes?, 39 (10-12), 2086-7
• Unger JB (2004) Gene-environment interactions in substance use: how will we use transdisciplinary findings to improve health outcomes?, 39 (10-12), 2086-7
• Stacy AW, Zogg JB, Unger JB, Dent CW, Exposure to Televised Alcohol Ads and Subsequent Adolescent Alcohol Use., American Journal of Health Behavior, 28(6), 498-509, Nov-Dec 2004
• Stacy AW, Zogg JB, Unger JB, Dent CW (Nov-Dec 2004) Exposure to televised alcohol ads and subsequent adolescent alcohol use., American Journal of Health Behavior, 28 (6), 498-509
• Stacy AW, Zogg JB, Unger JB, Dent CW (Nov-Dec 2004) Exposure to televised alcohol ads and subsequent adolescent alcohol use., 28 (6), 498-509
• Chen X, Li G, Unger JB, Liu X, Johnson CA, Secular trends in adolescent never smoking from 1990 to 1999 in California: an age-period-cohort analysis, American Journal of Public Health, 93(12), 2099-104, Dec 2003
• Stokols D, Fuqua J, Gress J, Harvey R, Phillips K, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Unger J, Palmer P, Clark MA, Colby SM, Morgan G, Trochim W, Evaluating transdisciplinary science, Nicotine & Tobacco Research : Official Journal of the Society for Research On Nicotine and Tobacco., 5 Suppl 1, S21-39, Dec 2003
• Nash JM, Collins BN, Loughlin SE, Solbrig M, Harvey R, Krishnan-Sarin S, Unger J, Miner C, Rukstalis M, Shenassa E, Dube C, Spirito A, Training the transdisciplinary scientist: a general framework applied to tobacco use behavior, Nicotine & Tobacco Research : Official Journal of the Society for Research On Nicotine and Tobacco., 5 Suppl 1, S41-53, Dec 2003
• Unger JB, Cruz T, Shakib S, Mock J, Shields A, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Palmer P, Cruz JD, Edsall E, Gritz ER, Glynn T, Johnson CA, Exploring the cultural context of tobacco use: a transdisciplinary framework, Nicotine & Tobacco Research : Official Journal of the Society for Research On Nicotine and Tobacco., 5 Suppl 1, S101-17, Dec 2003
• Mouttapa M, Huang TT, Shakib S, Sussman S, Unger JB, Authority-related conformity as a protective factor against adolescent health risk behaviors, The Journal of Adolescent Health: Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 33(5), 320-1, November 2003
• Unger JB, Shakib S, Boley Cruz T, Hoffman BR, Howard Pitney B, Rohrbach LA, Smoking behavior among urban and rural Native American adolescents in California, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 25(3), 251-4, October 2003
• Shakib S, Mouttapa M, Johnson CA, Ritt-Olson A, Trinidad DR, Gallaher PE, Unger JB, Ethnic variation in parenting characteristics and adolescent smoking, The Journal of Adolescent Health: Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 33(2), 88-97, August 2003
• Chen X, Stacy A, Zheng H, Shan J, Spruijt-Metz D, Unger J, Gong J, Gallaher P, Liu C, Azen S, Shakib S, Ph D AJ, Sensations from initial exposure to nicotine predicting adolescent smoking in China: A potential measure of vulnerability to nicotine, Nicotine & Tobacco Research : Official Journal of the Society for Research On Nicotine and Tobacco., 5(4), 455-63, August 2003
• Unger JB, Sussman S, Dent CW, Interpersonal conflict tactics and substance use among high-risk adolescents, Addictive Behaviors, 28(5), 979-87, July 2003
• Trinidad DR, Chou CP, Unger JB, Johnson CA, Li Y, Family harmony as a protective factor against adolescent tobacco and alcohol use in Wuhan, China, Substance Use and Misuse, 38(8), 1159-71, June 2003
• Li C, Unger JB, Schuster D, Rohrbach LA, Howard-Pitney B, Norman G, Youths' exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). Associations with health beliefs and social pressure, Addictive Behaviors, 28(1), 39-53, 2003
• Chen X, Unger JB, Palmer P, Weiner MD, Johnson CA, Wong MM, Austin G, Prior cigarette smoking initiation predicting current alcohol use: evidence for a gateway drug effect among California adolescents from eleven ethnic groups, Addictive Behaviors, 27(5), 799-817, 2002
• Chen X, Zheng H, Steve S, Gong J, Stacy A, Xia J, Gallaher P, Dent C, Azen S, Shan J, Unger JB, Johnson CA, Use of the fagerstrom tolerance questionnaire for measuring nicotine dependence among adolescent smokers in China: a pilot test, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors : Journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors., 16(3), 260-3, September 2002
• Rohrbach LA, Howard-Pitney B, Unger JB, Dent CW, Howard KA, Cruz TB, Ribisl KM, Norman GJ, Fishbein H, Johnson CA, Independent evaluation of the California Tobacco Control Program: relationships between program exposure and outcomes, 1996-1998, American Journal of Public Health, 92(6), 975-83, June 2002
• Unger JB, Yan L, Shakib S, Rohrbach LA, Chen X, Qian G, Chou CP, Jianguo S, Azen S, Zheng H, Johnson CA, Peer influences and access to cigarettes as correlates of adolescent smoking: a cross-cultural comparison of Wuhan, China, and California, Preventive Medicine, 34(4), 476-84, April 2002
• Chen X, Cruz TB, Schuster DV, Unger JB, Johnson CA, Receptivity to protobacco media and its impact on cigarette smoking among ethnic minority youth in California, Journal of Health Communication, 7(2), 95-111, 2002
• Unger JB, Rohrbach LA, Ribisl KM, Are adolescents attempting to buy cigarettes on the internet?, Tobacco Control, 10(4), 360-3, December 2001
• Unger JB, Yan L, Chen X, Jiang X, Azen S, Qian G, Tan S, Jie G, Sun P, ChunHong L, Chou CP, Zheng H, Anderson Johnson C, Adolescent smoking in Wuhan, China: baseline data from the Wuhan Smoking Prevention Trial, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 21(3), 162-9, October 2001
• Unger JB, California adolescents offer a glimpse into the future of multi-ethnicity, American Journal of Public Health, 91(7), 1136-7, July 2001
• Chen X, Li Y, Unger JB, Gong J, Johnson CA, Guo Q, Hazard of smoking initiation by age among adolescents in Wuhan, China, Preventive Medicine, 32(5), 437-45, May 2001
• Unger JB, Rohrbach LA, Cruz TB, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Howard KA, Palmer PH, Johnson CA, Ethnic variation in peer influences on adolescent smoking, Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 3(2), 167-76, May 2001
• Unger JB, Rohrbach LA, Howard-Pitney B, Ritt-Olson A, Mouttapa M, Peer influences and susceptibility to smoking among California adolescents, Substance Use and Misuse, 36(5), 551-71, April 2001
• Unger JB, Cruz TB, Schuster D, Flora JA, Johnson CA, Measuring exposure to pro- and anti-tobacco marketing among adolescents: intercorrelations among measures and associations with smoking status, Journal of Health Communication, 6(1), 11-29, 2001
• Norman GJ, Ribisl KM, Howard-Pitney B, Howard KA, Unger JB, The relationship between home smoking bans and exposure to state tobacco control efforts and smoking behaviors, American Journal of Health Promotion, 15(2), 81-8, 2000
• Huang TT, Unger JB, Rohrbach LA, Exposure to, and perceived usefulness of, school-based tobacco prevention programs: associations with susceptibility to smoking among adolescents, Journal of Adolescent Health, 27(4), 248-54, October 2000
• Unger JB, Cruz TB, Rohrbach LA, Ribisl KM, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Chen X, Trinidad DR, Johnson CA, English language use as a risk factor for smoking initiation among Hispanic and Asian American adolescents: evidence for mediation by tobacco-related beliefs and social norms, Health Psychology, 19(5), 403-10, September 2000
• Unger JB, Molina GB, Acculturation and attitudes about contraceptive use among Latina women, Health Care for Women International, 21(3), 235-49, 2000
• Unger JB, Molina GB, Teran L, Perceived consequences of teenage childbearing among adolescent girls in an urban sample, Journal of Adolescent Health, 26(3), 205-12, March 2000
• Unger JB, Molina, GB, Acculturation and attitudes about contraceptive use among Latina women, Health Care for Women International, 21, 235-249, 2000
• Unger JB, Palmer PH, Dent CW, Rohrbach LA, Johnson CA, Ethnic differences in adolescent smoking prevalence in California: are multi-ethnic youth at higher risk?, Tobacco Control, 9 Suppl 2, II9-14, 2000
• Unger JB, McAvay G, Bruce ML, Berkman L, Seeman T, Variation in the impact of social network characteristics on physical functioning in elderly persons: MacArthur Studies of Successful Aging, Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 54(5), S245-51, September 1999
• Greendale GA, Unger JB, Rowe JW, Seeman TE, The relation between cortisol excretion and fractures in healthy older people: results from the MacArthur studies-Mac, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 47(7), 799-803, July 1999
• Chen X, Unger JB, Hazards of smoking initiation among Asian American and non-Asian adolescents in California: a survival model analysis, Preventive Medicine, 28(6), 589-99, June 1999
• De Rosa CJ, Montgomery SB, Kipke MD, Iverson E, Ma JL, Unger JB, Service utilization among homeless and runaway youth in Los Angeles, California: rates and reasons [corrected and republished article originally printed in J Adolesc Health 1999 Mar;24(3):190-200], Journal of Adolescent Health, 24(6), 449-58, June 1999
• Unger JB, Chen X, The role of social networks and media receptivity in predicting age of smoking initiation: a proportional hazards model of risk and protective factors, Addictive Behaviors, 24(3), 371-81, 1999
• Chen X, Unger JB, Cruz TB, Johnson CA, Smoking patterns of Asian-American youth in California and their relationship with acculturation, Journal of Adolescent Health, 24(5), 321-8, May 1999
• De Rosa CJ, Montgomery SB, Kipke MD, Iverson E, Ma JL, Unger JB, Service utilization among homeless and runaway youth in Los Angeles, California: rates and reasons [corrected and republished in J Adolesc Health 1999 Jun;24(6):449-58], Journal of Adolescent Health, 24(3), 190-200, March 1999
• Chen X, Unger JB, Johnson CA, Is acculturation a risk factor for early smoking initiation among Chinese American minors? A comparative perspective, Tobacco Control, 8(4), 402-10, Winter 1999
• Unger, J.B., Molina, G.B., Educational differences in desired family size and attitudes toward childbearing in Latina women, Population and Environment, 20, 343-351, 1999
• The UCLA Multidimensional Condom Attitudes Scale: Validation in a sample of low-acculturated Hispanic women, Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 21, 199-211, 1999
• Unger, J.B., Rohrbach, L.A., Cruz, T.B., Chen, X., & Johnson, C.A., Attitudes toward anti-tobacco policy among California youth: Associations with smoking status, psychosocial variables, and advocacy actions, Health Education Research, 14, 751-763, 1999
• 26. Yan, L., Johnson, C.A., Jie, G., Chen, X., Qian, G., Unger, J.B., Zheng, H., & Trinidad, D.R., The effects of stressful life events on psychological behavior and interpersonal relation among adolescents in Wuhan city in China, Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medical Science, 8, 102-104, 1999
• Seeman, T.E., Unger, J.B., McAvay, G., Mendes de Leon, C.F., Self-efficacy beliefs and perceived declines in functional ability: MacArthur Studies of Successful Aging, Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 54B, 214-222, 1999
• Chen, X., Unger, J.B., & Johnson, C.A., Is acculturation a risk factor for early smoking initiation among Chinese American minors? A comparative perspective, Tobacco Control, 8, 402-410, 1999
• Unger JB, Molina GB, Contraceptive use among Latina women: social, cultural, and demographic correlates, Womens Health Issues, 8(6), 359-69, 1998
• Unger JB, Mammography screening for women in their 40s: facilitating truly informed decision making, American Journal of Public Health, 88(5), 840-1; discussion 84, May 1998
• Unger, J.B., & Kipke, M.D., Stress, coping, and social support among homeless youth: Correlates of depression, self-rated health, and substance use, Journal of Adolescent Research, 13, 134-157, 1998
• Unger, J.B., Newman, T.L., Kipke, M.D., Montgomery, S.B., & Albornoz, M., Early adolescent street youth: An overlooked population with unique problems and service needs, Journal of Early Adolescence, 18, 325-348, 1998
• Unger JB, Molina GB, Desired family size and son preference among Hispanic women of low socioeconomic status, Family Planning Perspectives, 29(6), 284-7, 1997
• Unger JB, Kipke MD, Simon TR, Montgomery SB, Johnson CJ, Homeless youths and young adults in Los Angeles: prevalence of mental health problems and the relationship between mental health and substance abuse disorders, American Journal of Community Psychology, 25(3), 371-94, June 1997
• Kipke MD, Simon TR, Montgomery SB, Unger JB, Iversen EF, Homeless youth and their exposure to and involvement in violence while living on the streets, Journal of Adolescent Health, 20(5), 360-7, May 1997
• Unger JB, Johnson CA, Marks G, Functional decline in the elderly: evidence for direct and stress-buffering protective effects of social interactions and physical activity., Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 19(2), 152-60, 1 1997
• Unger JB, Johnson CA, Marks G, Functional decline in the elderly: evidence for direct and stress-buffering protective effects of social interactions and physical activity, Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 19(2), 152-60, Spring 1997
• Unger JB, Johnson CA, Stoddard JL, Nezami E, Chou CP, Identification of adolescents at risk for smoking initiation: validation of a measure of susceptibility, Addictive Behaviors, 22(1), 81-91, 1997
• Unger JB, Physical activity, participation in team sports, and risk of suicidal behavior in adolescents, American Journal of Health Promotion, 12, 90-93, 1997
• 15. Kipke, M.D., Montgomery, S.B., Simon, T.R., Unger, J.B., & Johnson, C.J., Homeless youth: Drug use patterns and HIV risk profiles according to peer group affiliation, AIDS and Behavior, 1, 247-259, 1997
• Kipke, M.D., Unger, J.B., Palmer, R.F., & Edgington, R., Drug-injecting street youth: A comparison of HIV-risk injection behaviors between needle exchange users and non-users, AIDS and Behavior, 1, 225-232, 1997
• Kipke MD, Unger JB, O'Connor S, Palmer RF, LaFrance SR, Street youth, their peer group affiliation and differences according to residential status, subsistence patterns, and use of services, Adolescence, 32(127), 655-69, 1997
• Kipke MD, Unger JB, Palmer RF, Edgington R, Drug use, needle sharing, and HIV risk among injection drug-using street youth, Substance Use and Misuse, 31(9), 1167-87, July 1996
• Unger JB, Stages of change of smoking cessation: relationships with other health behaviors, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 12(2), 134-8, 1996
• Unger J, Johnson CA, Explaining exercise behavior and satisfaction with social exchange theory, Perceptual and Motor Skills, 81(2), 603-8, October 1995
• Unger JB, Johnson CA, Rohrbach LA, Recognition and liking of tobacco and alcohol advertisements among adolescents: relationships with susceptibility to substance use, Preventive Medicine, 24(5), 461-6, September 1995
• Unger JB, Johnson, CA, Social relationships and physical activity among health club members, American Journal of Health Promotion, 9(5), 340-343, 1995
• Unger JB, Sedentary lifestyle as a risk factor for self-reported poor physical and mental health, American Journal of Health Promotion, 10(1), 15-17, 1995
• Okamoto J, Ritt-Olson A, Soto D, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Unger JB, Perceived Discrimination and Substance Use among Latino Adolescents., American journal of health behavior, 33 (6), 718-27
• Nguyen-Rodriguez ST, Unger JB, Spruijt-Metz D, Psychological determinants of emotional eating in adolescence., Eating disorders, 17 (3), 211-24
• Okamoto J, Ritt-Olson A, Soto D, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Unger JB, Perceived Discrimination and Substance Use among Latino Adolescents., American journal of health behavior, 33 (6), 718-27
• Nguyen-Rodriguez ST, Unger JB, Spruijt-Metz D, Psychological determinants of emotional eating in adolescence., Eating disorders, 17 (3), 211-24
• Baezconde-Garbanati L, Unger J, Portugal C, Delgado JL, Falcon A, Gaitan M, Maximizing participation of Hispanic community-based/non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in emergency preparedness., International quarterly of community health education, 24 (4), 289-317
• Stacy AW, Zogg JB, Unger JB, Dent CW, Exposure to televised alcohol ads and subsequent adolescent alcohol use., American journal of health behavior, 28 (6), 498-509
• Sun P, Unger JB, Sussman S, A new measure of smoking initiation and progression among adolescents., American journal of health behavior, 29 (1), 3-11
• Baezconde-Garbanati L, Unger J, Portugal C, Delgado JL, Falcon A, Gaitan M, Maximizing participation of Hispanic community-based/non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in emergency preparedness., International quarterly of community health education, 24 (4), 289-317

National Cancer Institute: Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center (TTURC) - Co-PI, $7,499,451, 1999 to 2004.
National Cancer Institute/National Institute on Drug Abuse (Individual project within TTURC center grant): The role of cultural values in adolescent smoking, $235,173, 1999 to 2004.
National Cancer Institute/National Institute on Drug Abuse (Individual project within TTURC center grant): Measurement Core, $299,463, 1999 to 2004.
California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program: Acculturation, media, peers, parents, and adolescent smoking, $164,883, 1999 to 2001.
University of Southern California, Southern California Studies Center, Junior faculty grant for research on Southern California: Cultural values and health behaviors among Los Angeles adolescents, $6,000, 1998 to 1999.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: Implicit & explicit cognition in alcohol advertising (Co-Investigator), $2,292,379, 1998 to 2003.
California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program: Susceptibility to smoking among adolescent never-smokers, $184,173, 1998 to 2001.
Jacobs Institute of Women's Health: Low rates of contraceptive use among Latina women: Social, cultural, and demographic correlates, $30,000, 1997 to 1998.

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