***undergraduate student, **graduate student or *postdoctoral fellow as coauthor.
2024
Jiang, L.**, Wang, X., Cui, S.**, & Vasilenko, S. A. (2024). Time-varying associations between parental closeness, self-esteem and sexual behavior across adolescence and young adulthood. Journal of Research on Adolescence. Manuscript accepted for publication.
2023
Vasilenko, S.A., Odejimi, O.A.*, Glassman, J. R., Potter, S. A., Drake, P. M…. & Clark, L.F. (2023). Who Benefits from School-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs? Examining Multidimensional Moderators of Program Effectiveness Across Four Studies. Prevention Science, 24, 1535-1456 doi:10.1007/s11121-022-01423-y
Zhang, X.**, Wang, X., Liu, Q.**, & Vasilenko, S.A. (2023). Unpacking the impact of early adverse childhood experiences on early onset of sexual intercourse among an urban birth cohort of early adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health. 73, 6, 1110-1116. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.07.010
Wang, X., Jiang, L**., Barry, L**., Zhang, X.**, Vasilenko, S. A., & Heath, R.D. (2023). A scoping review on adverse childhood experiences studies using latent class analysis: Strengths and challenges. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/15248380231192922
Hwang, W.*, Brown, M. T., Zhang, X.**, Vasilenko, S. A., & Silverstein, M. (2023). Does Religiosity Promote Psychological Well-being in the Transition to Established Adulthood. Applied Research in Quality of Life. 18, 2829-2846. doi: 0.1007/s11482-023-10209-5
Vasilenko, S. A., Wang, X. & Liu, Q.** (2023). Longitudinal patterns of multidimensional violence exposure and adolescent early sexual initiation. Archives of Sexual Behavior. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10508-023-02607-5
Exten, C., Vasilenko, S.A., & Rosenberger, J. G. (2023). How old is he really? The association between “gay age” and sexual behaviors among men who have sex with men (MSM. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 50(2), 107-111. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001728
Bray, B. C., Layland, E. K.**, Stull, S. W.**, Vasilenko, S. A., & Lanza, S. T. (2023). Estimating the effects of a complex, multidimensional moderator: An example of latent class moderation to examine differential intervention effects of substance use services. Prevention Science, 24, 493–504 doi: 10.1007/s11121-022-01448-3
2022
Vasilenko, S.A. (2022). Sexual behavior and health from adolescence to young adulthood: A review of 25 years of research from Add Health. Journal of Adolescent Health, 71(6), S24-S31. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.08.014
Espinosa-Hernández, G., Noel, Nora E., Vasilenko, S. A., McCrimmon, J.***, & Hernández Moran, A.*** (2022). Associations between parental and adolescent alcohol use: The role of gender and familism support. Journal of Adolescence, 94(7), 1035-1040. doi:10.1002/jad.12077
Vasilenko, S. A., Walters, T. L.**, Clark, A. N.**, & Lefkowitz, E. S. (2022). Positive, Negative, or Mixed Feelings? A Person‑Centered Approach to Consequences of First Penile‑Vaginal Intercourse in College Students. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 51(8), 3993-4006 doi:10.1007/s10508-022-02379-4
Espinosa-Hernández, G., Vasilenko, S. A., Lombardi, K.***, McCrimmon, J.***, & McPherson, J. L***. (2022). Patterns of Sexual Well-being in Mexican Adolescents and Associations with Psychological adjustment: A Latent Class Approach. Journal of Sex Research. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2022.2100309
Silverstein, M., Hwang, W.*, Yoon, J., Kim, J. H.**, & Vasilenko, S. A. (2022). The Relationship between Religiosity and Marriage from Emerging to Established Adulthood. Journal of Adult Development, 30, 118–130. doi:10.1007/s10804-022-09416-5
Hwang, W.*, Cheng, K. J.**, Kim. J. H.**, Brown, M. T., Vasilenko, S. A., & Silverstein, M. (2022). Religiosity among young-adults in Generation X: Consequences for mental health over time. Journal of Adult Development, 30, 108–117 doi:10.1007/s10804-022-09414-7
Zhang, X.**, Zhang, Y**, & Vasilenko, S. A. (2022). The longitudinal relationships among poverty, material hardship and maternal depression in the United States: a latent growth mediation model. Manuscript accepted for publication. Archives of Women’s Mental Health, 25, 763-770. doi:10.1007/s00737-022-01238-4
Vasilenko, S. A. (2022). More than the sum of their parts: A dyad-centered approach to understanding sexual behavior. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 19, 105-118. doi:10.1007/s13178-020-00528-9
2021
Hwang, W.*, Zhang, X.**, Brown, M. T., Vasilenko, S. A., & Silverstein, M. (2021). Religious Transitions Among Baby-Boomers from Early to Late Adulthood: Associations with Psychological Well-being Over 45 Years. International Journal of Human Aging. 94, 23-40. doi:10.1177/00914150211029892.
Mello, Z. R., Barber, S. J., Vasilenko, S. A., Chandler, J., Y Howell, R. (2021). Thinking about the past, present, and future: Time perspective and self-esteem in adolescents, young Adults, middle-aged adults, and older adults. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 40, 92-111. doi: 10.1111/bjdp.12393
Vasilenko, S. A., Lefkowitz, E. S., & Maggs, J. L. (2021). Changes in psychological distress after first vaginal intercourse in late adolescence. Journal of Adolescence, 89, 213-216. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2021.05.003
Bayly, B. L.*, & Vasilenko, S. A. (2021). An ecological latent class model of adolescent risk and protective factors: Implications for Substance Use and Depression Prevention. International Journal of Behavioral Development: 10.1177/01650254211005567
Vasilenko, S. A., Rice, C. E., & Rosenberger J. G. (2021). Physical and emotional satisfaction at first same sex anal sex for young gay and bisexual men. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 50, 1047-1055. doi: 10.1007/s10508-020-01738-3
2019
Vasilenko, S. A. & Espinosa-Hernández, G. (2019). Multidimensional profiles of religiosity among adolescents: Associations with sexual behaviors and romantic relationships. Journal of Research on Adolescence. 29, 414-42. doi: 10.1111/jora.12444.
Vasilenko, S. A., Glassman, J. R., Kugler, K. C., Peskin, M. F., Shegog, R., Markham, C., Tortolero Emory, S., & Coyle, K. K. (2019). Examining the effects of an adolescent pregnancy prevention program by risk profiles: A more nuanced approach to program evaluation. Journal of Adolescent Health, 64, 732-736. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2018.12.003
Rice, C. E., Vasilenko, S. A., Fish, J. N., & Lanza, S. T. (2019). Sexual minority health disparities: An examination of trends across adulthood. Annals of Epidemiology. 31, 20-25. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2019.01.001
Vasilenko, S. A., Espinosa-Hernández, G, Rice, C. E.*, Biello, K., Novak, D., Mayer, K. Mimiaga, M., & Rosenberger, J. G. (2019). Patterns of sexual behavior and associations with well-being among young men who have sex with men in Mexico. Journal of Sex Research, 56, 1168-1178. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2018.1563667
Lefkowitz, E. S., Wesche, R.**, Vasilenko, S. A., & Maggs, J. L. (2019). Changes in diverse sexual and contraceptive behaviors across college. Journal of Sex Research, 56, 965-976. doi: doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2018.1499854
2018
Maas, M. K.**, Vasilenko, S. A., & Willoughby, B. (2018). A dyadic approach to pornography use and relationship satisfaction among heterosexual couples: The role of pornography acceptance and anxious attachment. Journal of Sex Research, 55, 772-782. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2018.1440281
Epstein, M., Furlong, M., Kosterman, R. Bailey, J. A., King, K. M., Vasilenko S. A., Steeger, C. M., & Hill, K. G. (2018). Adolescent Age of Sexual Initiation and Subsequent Adult Health Outcomes. American Journal of Public Health, 108, 822-828. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304372.
Reid, A.**, Halgunseth, L. C., Espinosa-Hernández, G. & Vasilenko, S. A. (2018). Sociocultural influences on the association between negative romantic experiences and psychological maladjustment in Mexican adolescents. Journal of Research on Adolescence. 28, 888-901. doi: 10.1111/jora.12375
Vasilenko, S. A., & Lefkowitz, E. S. (2017). Sexual behavior and daily affect in emerging adulthood. Emerging Adulthood, 6, 191-199. doi: 10.1177/2167696818767503
Rice C. E.*, Vasilenko S. A., Lanza S. T., Davis J. A., Fields K. S., Ervin M., & Norris Turner, A. (2018). Time since first acting on same-sex attraction and recreational drug use among men who have sex with men (MSM): Is there an effect of “gay age”? Substance Use and Misuse, 53, 852-858. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2017.1388407
Vasilenko, S. A., Rice, C. E.*, & Rosenberger J. G (2018). Patterns of sexual behavior and sexually transmitted infections in young men who have sex with men. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 45, 387–393. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000767
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