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The adolescent developmental psychopathology lab at Kent State University studies the antecedents and correlates of competence and psychopathology during adolescence and young adulthood. We are primarily interested why and how experiences in interpersonal relationships lead to changes in individual behavior. Most of our research has focused on understanding externalizing behavior problems, but more recently we also started to become involved in a multisite research project investigating these factors in the development of suicide.

Currently, the are four distinct but related areas of research in the Kent State Adolescent Developmental Psychopathology Lab:

1) Antecedents and consequences of adolescent and young adulthood antisocial behavior

2) Adjustment of adopted children and adolescents

3) Successful transitions into young adulthood

4) Methodological and measurements issues in developmental psychopathology