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Overview

John P. Hoffmann is affiliated with Brigham Young University in the United States. Their research spans several areas within psychology and social sciences, particularly focusing on adolescent behavior, substance use, and social development.

Their recent publications include:

  • "Cumulative Stressors and Adolescent Substance Use: A Review of 21st-Century Literature" (2020, Trauma Violence & Abuse)
  • "Sensation seeking and adolescent e-cigarette use" (2020, Journal of Substance Use)
  • "Self-control, peers, and adolescent substance use: an international analysis" (2022, Journal of Substance Use)
  • "Social Learning, Social Bonds, Self-Control and Adolescent Nicotine Vaping" (2021, Substance Use & Misuse)
  • "Family Structure, Unstructured Socializing, and Heavy Substance Use among Adolescents" (2022, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)

Hoffmann frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Melissa S. Jones, Mikaela J. Dufur, Hannah Dixon Everett, Toby L. Parcel, and David B. Braudt.

The primary fields of study for Hoffmann are:

  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences

Within these fields, key subfields include:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • General Health Professions
  • Social Psychology
  • Epidemiology

The main research topics Hoffmann addresses are:

  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Crime Patterns and Interventions
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Youth Development and Social Support

Hoffmann's work has been published in several academic journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • Journal of Substance Use
  • Child Abuse & Neglect
  • Crime & Delinquency
  • Journal of Interpersonal Violence
  • Trauma Violence & Abuse

Best Publications

  • Risk and Religion: An Explanation of Gender Differences in Religiosity

    Alan S. Miller;John P. Hoffmann

  • Parental and Peer Influences on the Risk of Adolescent Drug Use

    Stephen J. Bahr;John P. Hoffmann;Xiaoyan Yang

  • The Dynamics of Self-Esteem: A Growth-Curve Analysis

    Scott A. Baldwin;John P. Hoffmann

  • The Conditional Effects of Stress on Delinquency and Drug Use: A Strain Theory Assessment of Sex Differences

    John P. Hoffmann;S. Susan Su

  • A National Portrait of Family Structure and Adolescent Drug Use

    John P. Hoffmann;Robert A. Johnson

  • Generalized linear models : an applied approach

    John P. Hoffmann

  • STRESSFUL LIFE EVENTS AND DELINQUENCY ESCALATION IN EARLY ADOLESCENCE

    John P. Hoffmann;Felicia Gray Cerbone

  • A Contextual Analysis of Differential Association, Social Control, and Strain Theories of Delinquency

    John P. Hoffmann

  • A Latent Variable Analysis of General Strain Theory

    John P. Hoffmann;Alan S. Miller

  • The Community Context of Family Structure and Adolescent Drug Use

    John P. Hoffmann

  • Extracurricular activities, athletic participation, and adolescent alcohol use: gender-differentiated and school-contextual effects.

    John P. Hoffmann

  • Parenting style, religiosity, peers, and adolescent heavy drinking

    Stephen J Bahr;John P Hoffmann

  • Parenting Practices as Moderators of the Relationship between Peers and Adolescent Marijuana Use.

    Cassandra J. Dorius;Stephen J. Bahr;John P. Hoffmann;Elizabeth Lovelady Harmon

  • Exploring the Direct and Indirect Family Effects on Adolescent Drug Use

    John P. Hoffmann

  • Stressful Life Events and Adolescent Substance Use and Depression: Conditional and Gender Differentiated Effects

    John P. Hoffmann;S. Susan Su

  • Social and Political Attitudes among Religious Groups: Convergence and Divergence over Time

    John P. Hoffmann;Alan S. Miller

  • Adolescent cigarette smoking in U.S. racial/ethnic subgroups: findings from the National Education Longitudinal Study.

    Robert A. Johnson;John P. Hoffmann

  • Parental substance use disorder and the risk of adolescent drug abuse: an event history analysis.

    John P. Hoffmann;John P. Hoffmann;Felicia G. Cerbone

  • Gender, Religious Tradition, and Biblical Literalism

    John P. Hoffmann;John Paul Bartkowski

  • A growth curve analysis of stress and adolescent drug use.

    John P. Hoffmann;Felicia Gray Cerbone;S. Susan Su

Frequent Co-Authors

Tim B. Heaton
Tim B. Heaton Brigham Young University
Scott A. Baldwin
Scott A. Baldwin Brigham Young University
John P. Bartkowski
John P. Bartkowski The University of Texas at San Antonio
Christopher G. Ellison
Christopher G. Ellison The University of Texas at San Antonio

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