Richard Jessor
Distinguished Professor
Institute of Behavioral Science

U.S./China Cross-National Study Publications

Costa, F. M., Jessor, R., Turbin, M., Dong, Q., Zhang, H., & Wang, C. (2005). Protection and risk in the social contexts of adolescent life: A cross-national study of problem behavior in China and the U.S. Applied Developmental Science, 9, 67-85.
Jessor, R., Turbin, M. S., & Costa, F. M., Dong, Q., Zhang, H., & Wang, C. (2003). Adolescent problem behavior in China and the United States: A cross-national study of psychosocial protective factors. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 13, 329-360.
Turbin, M. S., Jessor, R., & Costa, F. M., Dong, Q., Zhang, H., & Wang, C. (in press). Protective and risk factors in health-enhancing behavior among adolescents in China and the United States: Does social context matter? Health Psychology.











April 2006

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