Selected Peer Review Publications

    1. Hartmann CA, Spruijt-Metz D, Hoogstraten J. (1994). Disentangling discrimination: Victim characteristics as determinants of the perception of behavior as racist or sexist. Journal of Applied Social Psychology 24: 567‑579.
    2. Spruijt-Metz D. (1995). Personal incentives as determinants of adolescent health behavior: The meaning of behavior. Health Education and Research: Theory and Practice 10: 355‑364.
    3. Spruijt-Metz D, Spruijt R. (1996). Alledaags gezondheids‑ en Risicogedrag van adolescenten [Everyday health and risk behavior of adolescents]. Gedrag en Gezondheid: 24: 181‑191.
    4. Kalf AJH, Spruijt-Metz D. (1996). Variation in diagnoses: Influence of specialists' training on selecting and ranking relevant information in geriatric case vignettes. Social Science and Medicine 42:705‑712.
    5. Spruijt-Metz D, Spruijt R. (1997). Worries and health in adolescence: A latent variable approach. Journal of Youth and Adolescence 26: 485-501.
    6. Spruijt-Metz D. (1999). Prevention strategies for adolescent violence. The Ibadan Psychologist, 3: 1-3.
    7. Spruijt-Metz D, Lindquist CH, Birch L, Fisher JO, Goran MI. (2002). Relation between mothers' child-feeding practices and children's adiposity. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 75: 581-586.
    8. Hsia F, Spruijt-Metz D. (2003). The meanings of smoking among Chinese- and Taiwanese-American college students. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 5: 1–14.
    9. Xie B, Liu C, Chou C-P, Xia J, Spruijt-Metz D, Gong J, Li Y, Wang H, Johnson CA (2003). Weight perception and psychological factors in Chinese adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 33: 202–210.
    10. Chen X, Stacy A, Zheng H, Shakib S, Shan J, Unger JB, Gong J, Gallaher P, Liu C, Azen S, Spruijt-Metz D, Johnson CA. (2003). Self-reported sensations from initial nicotine exposure in predicting subsequent cigarette smoking among adolescents: A potential measure of an individual’s vulnerability to nicotine. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 5: 455-463.
    11. Schneider-Jamner M, Spruijt-Metz D, Cooper D. (2004). A controlled evaluation of a school-based intervention to promote physical activity among sedentary adolescent females; Project FAB. Journal of Adolescent Health, 34: 279–289.
    12. Spruijt-Metz D, Gallaher P, Unger J, Johnson CA. (2004). Meanings of smoking and adolescent smoking across ethnicities. Journal of Adolescent Health, 35: 197-205.
    13. Spruijt-Metz D, Chou C-P. (2004). The most critical unresolved issues associated with transdisciplinary substance use prevention research: Programs, models, paradigms, concepts, and processes: Lost in Translation. Substance Use and Misuse, 39: 2071–2072.
    14. Chou C-P, Spruijt-Metz D, Azen SP. (2004). How can statistical approaches enhance transdisciplinary study of drug abuse prevention? Substance Use and Misuse, 39: 1867–1906.
    15. Unger JB, Reynolds K, Shakib S, Spruijt-Metz D, Sun P, Johnson CA. (2004).  Acculturation, physical activity and fast-food consumption among Asian-American and Hispanic adolescents. Journal of Community Health, 29: 467-481.
    16. Cruz ML, Shaibi GQ, Weigensberg MJ, Spruijt-Metz D, Ball GDC, Goran MI. (2005). Pediatric obesity and insulin resistance: Chronic disease risk and implications for treatment and prevention beyond body weight modification. Annual Review of Nutrition, 25: 435-468.
    17. Xie B, Liu C, Chou C-P, Xia J, Spruijt-Metz D, Gong J, et al. (2005). Effects of perceived peer isolation and social support availability on the relationship between relative body mass index and depressive symptoms. International Journal of Obesity, 29: 1137-1143.
    18. Spruijt-Metz D, Gallaher P, Unger J, Johnson CA. (2005). Unique contributions of meanings of smoking and outcome expectancies to understanding smoking initiation in middle school. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 30: 104-111.
    19. Xie B, Chou C-P, Spruijt-Metz D, Reynolds K, Clark F, Palmer PH, Gallaher P, Sun P, Guo Q, Johnson CA. (2006). Weight perceptions, academic performance, and psychological factors in Chinese adolescents. American Journal of Health Behavior, 30: 115-124.
    20. Weiss J, Spruijt-Metz D, Palmer P, Chou-C-P, Johnson CA, China Seven Cities Research Team (2006). Smoking among adolescents in China: An analysis based upon the Meaning of Smoking Theory. American Journal of Health Promotion, 20: 171-178.
    21. Segar M, Spruijt-Metz D, Nolen-Hoeksema S. (2006). Go Figure? Body-shaping motives are associated with decreased physical activity participation among midlife women. Sex Roles, 54: 175-187.
    22. Spruijt-Metz D, Li C-Y, Cohen E, Birch L, Goran MI. (2006). The longitudinal influence of mother's child-feeding practices on adiposity in children. Journal of Pediatrics, 148: 314-320.
    23. Xie B, Chou C-P, Spruijt-Metz D, Reynolds K, Clark R, Palmer PH, Gallaher P, Sun P, Guo Q, Johnson CA. (2006). Weight perception and weight-related socio-cultural and behavioral factors in Chinese adolescents. Preventive Medicine,42: 229-234.
    24. Nguyen-Michel S, Unger JB, Hamilton J, Spruijt-Metz D. (2006). Physical activity impacts stress and hassles in college students. Stress and Health,22:179-188.
    25. Ferguson K, Dabir N, Dortzbach K, Dyrness G, Spruijt-Metz D. (2006). Comparative analysis of faith-based programs serving homeless and street-living youth in Los Angeles, Mumbai and Nairobi. Children and Youth Services Review, 28:1512-1527.
    26. Reynolds K, Spruijt-Metz D. (2006). Translational research in childhood obesity prevention. Evaluation & the Health Professions, 29: 219-245.
    27. Sussman S, Pentz MA, Spruijt-Metz D, Miller T. (2006). Misuse of “study drugs”: Prevalence, consequences, and implications for policy. Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention Policy, 1:15.
    28. Johnson CA, Xie B, Liu C, Reynolds K, Chou C-P, Koprowski C, Gallaher P, Spruijt-Metz D, Guo, Q, Sun P, Gong J, Palmer P. (2006). Socio-demographic and cultural comparison of overweight and obesity risk and prevalence in adolescents in Southern California and Wuhan, China. Journal of Adolescent Health, 39: 925.e1–925.e8.
    29. Huang T, Goran M, Spruijt-Metz D. (2006). Associations of adiposity with measured and self-reported academic performance in early adolescence. Obesity Research, 14: 1839-1845.
    30. Ferguson KM, Wu Q, Spruijt-Metz D, Dyrness G. (2007). Outcomes evaluation in faith-based social services: Are we evaluating faith accurately? Research on Social Work Practice, 17: 264-276.
    31. Davis JN, Ventura EE, Alexander KE, Salguero LE, Weigensberg MJ, Crespo NC, Spruijt-Metz D, Goran MI. (2007). Feasibility of a home-based vs. classroom-based nutrition intervention to reduce obesity and type 2 diabetes in Latino youth.  International Journal of Pediatric Obesity, 2: 22-30.
    32. Davis JN, Ventura EE, Shaibi GQ, Weigensberg MJ, Spruijt-Metz D, Watanabe RM, Goran MI. (2007). Reduction in added sugar intake and improvement in insulin secretion in overweight Latina adolescents. Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders, 5: 183-193.
    33. Sussman S, Pentz MA, Spruijt-Metz D, Miller T. (2007). Abuse of "study drugs": Prevalence, consequences, and implications for therapeutic prescription and policy. Journal of Drug Addiction, Education, and Eradication, 2: 309-327.
    34. Nguyen-Michel ST, Unger JB, Spruijt-Metz D. (2007). Dietary correlates of emotional eating in adolescence. Appetite,49: 494-499.
    35. Xie B, Chou CP, Spruijt-Metz D, Reynolds K, Clark F, Palmer PH, Gallaher P, Sun P, Guo Q, Johnson CA. (2007). Socio-demographic and economic correlates of overweight status in Chinese adolescents. American Journal of Health Behavior, 31: 339-352.
    36. Hsia F-N, Spruijt-Metz D. (2007). Acculturation and meanings of smoking among Asian-American college students. Addictive Behaviors,  32: 2292-2296.
    37. Ferguson KM, Wu Q, Dyrness G, Spruijt-Metz D. Perceptions of faith and outcomes in faith-based programs for homeless youth: A grounded theory approach. Journal of Social Services Research, 33: 25-43.
    38. Hsia F-N, Spruijt-Metz D. Gender differences in smoking and meanings of smoking in Asian-American college students. J H Psychol (in press).
    39. Byrd-Williams CE, Kelly LA, Davis JN, Spruijt-Metz D, Goran MI. (2007). Ethnic and gender disparities in the relationship between overweight and physical activity in children. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity, 2: 159-166.
    40. Davis JN, Ventura EE, Alexander KA, Kelly LE, Lane CJ, Byrd-Williams CE, Toledo-Corral CM, Roberts CK,  Spruijt-Metz D, Weigensberg MJ, Goran MI. (2007). Associations of dietary sugar and glycemic index with adiposity and insulin dynamics in overweight Latino youth. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 86: 1331-1338.
    41. Xie B, Chou C-P, Spruijt-Metz D, Reynolds K, Clark F, Palmer PH, Gallaher P, Sun P, Guo Q, Johnson CA.
      Overweight status, waist circumference, and socioeconomic status in Chinese adolescents.
      Obesity Research (in press).
    42. Hsia F-N, Spruijt-Metz D. Gender differences in smoking and meanings of smoking in Asian-American college students. Journal of Health Psychology (in press).
    43. Nguyen-Rodriguez S, Chou CP, Unger JB, Spruijt-Metz D (2008). BMI as a moderator of perceived stress and emotional eating in adolescence. Eating Behaviors, 9(2), 238–246.
    44. Ferguson K, Dortzbach K, Dyrness G. Dabir N, Spruijt-Metz D. Faith-based programmes and outcomes for street-living youth in Los Angeles, Mumbai and Nairobi: a comparative study. International Social Work, 51(2), 159-177.
    45. Spruijt-Metz D, Nguyen-Michel S, Goran M, Chou C-P, Huang T T-K (in press). Reducing sedentary behavior in minority girls via a theory-based, tailored classroom media intervention. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity.