2022
Gee, M. N., & Johnson, S. K. (2022). Why do young people engage in some civic actions and not others? Exploring the roles of individual and collective civic efficacy. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 1–18.https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2661
Johnson, S. K., de Moor, E. L., Chung, J. M., den Boer, L., & Klimstra, T. A. (2022). An item response theory analysis of two frequently used measures of identity development. Psychological Assessment. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0001171
(2022). Measuring Positive Development among College Students in the United States: Investigating Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Measurement Invariance across Different Racial Groups, Journal of Personality Assessment, DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2022.2121712
(2022). Intentional self-regulation among young adults: Investigating the structure of selection, optimization, and compensation among West Point Cadets, Applied Developmental Science, 26:3, 592-602, DOI: 10.1080/10888691.2021.1944811
, , & (2022). Exploring moderators of the relationship between adolescents’ social responsibility and civic actions. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 1– 15. https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2618
(2022). Development and initial validation of a camper-counselor relationship scale, Applied Developmental Science, DOI: 10.1080/10888691.2022.2056462
(2022). From Taylor Swift to MLK: Understanding adolescents’ famous character role models, Journal of Moral Education, DOI: 10.1080/03057240.2022.2041409
Johnson, S.K., Odjakjian, K. and Park, Y. (2022). I Am Whatever I Say I Am: The Salient Identity Content of U.S. Adolescents, Journal of Research on Adolescence, 32: 737-755. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12721
2021
(2021) Personal, Familial, and Service-Related Predictors of Outcome in Intensive Family Preservation Services Treatment, Journal of Social Service Research, 47:5, 616-624, DOI: 10.1080/01488376.2020.1861167
Suzuki, S., Morris, S.L., Johnson, S.K. (2021). Using QuantCrit to Advance an Anti-Racist Developmental Science: Applications to Mixture Modeling, Journal of Adolescent Research, 36(5), 535–560. https://doi.org/10.1177/07435584211028229
(2021). Profiles of adolescent character attributes: Associations with intentional self-regulation and character role model relationships, Journal of Moral Education, 50:3, 293-316, DOI: 10.1080/03057240.2020.1755242
Park, Y., Kim, S., Kim, G., Johnson, S.K., Park, S. (2021). Testing a process-oriented model of identity development in South Korean young adults. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-01838-w
(2021). Latent profile transition analyses and growth mixture models: A very non‐technical guide for researchers in child and adolescent development. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development. 1– 29. https://doi-org/10.1002/cad.20398
2020
Lerner, J. V., Wong, C. A., Weiner, M. B., & Johnson, S.K. (2020). Profiles of adolescent character attributes: Associations with intentional self-regulation and character role model relationships. Journal of Moral Education, 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057240.2020.1755242
2019
Hershberg, R. M., & Johnson, S. K. (2019). Critical reflection about socioeconomic inequalities among White young men from poor and working-class backgrounds. Developmental Psychology, 55(3), 562–573. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000587
2018
Johnson, S. K., Weiner, M. B., Callina, K. S., & Tirrell, J. M. (2018). Configurations of important life goals from early adolescents to young adulthood and their associations with thriving. Research in Human Development, 15(2), 139 – 166. DOI: 10.1080/15427609.2018.1441576
Urban, J. B., Linver, M. R., Johnson, S. K., MacDonnell, M., Chauveron, L., Glina, M., & Ganna, L. (2018). Developing the next generation of engaged youth: Inspire-Aspire Global Citizens in the making. Journal of Moral Education, 47(1), 104 – 125. DOI: 10.1080/03057240.2017.1396967
2017
Agans, J. P., Johnson, S. K., & Lerner, R. M. (2017). Patterns of adolescent athletic participation: Associations with young adult well-being. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 27(3), 594 – 610. DOI: 10.1111/jora.12301
*Arbeit, M. R., Hershberg, R. M., Johnson, S. K., Lerner, J. V., & Lerner, R. M. (2017). “I mean, we’re guys:” Constructing gender at an all-male trade school. Journal of Adolescent Research, 32(2), 227-258. DOI: 10.1177/0743558415590659.
Callina, K. S., Johnson, S. K., Tirrell, J.M., Batanova, M., Weiner, M. B., & Lerner, R. M. (2017). Modeling pathways of character development across the first three decades of life: An application of integrative data analysis techniques to understanding the development of hopeful future expectations. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 46(6), 1216- 1237. DOI: 10.1007/s10964-017-0660-1.
Champine, R. B., & Johnson, S. K. (2017). Toward the promotion of positive development among boys in challenging contexts: A mixed-methods study of engagement in the Scoutreach Initiative. Journal of Youth Development, 12(4). DOI: 10.5195/jyd.2017.521.
2016
Hershberg, R. M., Rubin, R. O., Johnson, S. K., Callina, K. S., Lerner, R. M. (2016). Perceptions of character development at a trade college: Triangulating student, alumni, administrator, and teacher perspectives. Research in Human Development, 13, 157–173. DOI: 10.1080/15427609.2016.1164553
Jin, Q., Gilmartin, S.K., Chen, H.L., Johnson, S.K., Weiner, M.B., Lerner, R.M., & Sheppard, S. (2016). Entrepreneurial career choice and characteristics of engineering and business students. International Journal of Engineering Education, 32(2), 598-513.
Johnson, S. K., Buckingham, M. H., Morris, S., Suzuki, S., Aymong, C. C., Weiner, M. B., Hershberg, R. M., Fremont, E., Batanova, M., Bowers, E. P., Lerner, J. V., & Lerner, R. M. (2016). Adolescents’ character role models: Exploring who young people look up to as examples of how to be a good person. Research in Human Development, 13, 126–141. DOI: 10.1080/15427609.2016.1164552
2015
Geldhof, G. J., Gestsdottir, S., Stefannson, K. K., Johnson, S. K., Bowers, E. P., & Lerner, R. M. (2015). Selection, optimization, and compensation: The structure, reliability, and validity of force-choice versus Likert-type measures in a sample of late adolescents. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 39(2), 171 – 185. DOI: 10.1177/0165025414560447
Lerner, R. M., Johnson, S. K., & Buckingham, M. B. (2015). Relational developmental systems-based theories and the study of children and families: Lerner and Spanier (1978) revisited. Journal of Family Theory and Review, 7, 83 – 104. DOI:10.1111/jftr.12067
Lerner, R. M., Johnson, S. K., & Buckingham, M. B. (2015). It seems like déjà vu all over again: A (friendly) rejoinder. Journal of Family Theory and Review, 7, 118-125. DOI:10.1111/jftr.12077
Lerner, R. M., Johnson, S. K., Wang, J., Ferris, K. A., & Hershberg, R. M. (2015). The study of the development of civic engagement within contemporary developmental science: Theory, method, and application. Research in Human Development, 12(1-2), 149-156. DOI: 10.1080/15427609.2015.1013759
2014
*Agans, J. P., DeSouza, L. M., Mueller, M. K., Champigne, R., Johnson, S. K., & Lerner, R. M. (2014). Activity involvement as an ecological asset: Profiles of participation and youth outcomes. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 43(6), 919-932. DOI 10.1007/s10964-014-0091-1
*Arbeit, M. R., Johnson, S.K., Greenman, K., Champigne, R., & Lerner, J. V. (2014). Profiles of problematic behaviors across adolescence: Covariations with indicators of positive youth development. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 43(6), 971-990. DOI: 10.1007/s10964-014-0092-0
Bowers, E. P., Geldhof, G. J., Johnson, S. K., Lerner, J. V., Lerner, R. M. (2014). Special issue introduction. Thriving across the adolescent years: A view of the issues. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 43(6), 859 – 868. DOI: 10.1007/s10964-014-0117-8
Bowers, E. P., Johnson, S. K., Buckingham, M. B. Gasca, S., Warren, D., & Lerner, J. V. (2014). Important non-parental adults and positive youth development across mid- to late-adolescence: The moderating effect of parenting profiles. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 43(6), 897-918. DOI 10.1007/s10964-014-0095-x
*Callina, K. S., Johnson, S.K., Buckingham, M. B., & Lerner, R. M. (2014). Hope in context: Developmental profiles of trust, hopeful future expectations, and civic engagement across adolescence. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 43(6), 869-883. DOI 10.1007/s10964-014-0096-9
Geldhof, G. J., Malin, H., Johnson, S. K., Porter, T., Bronk, K. C., Weiner, M. B., Agans, J. P., Mueller, M. K., Colby, A. C., Lerner, R. M., & Damon, W. D. (2014). Entrepreneurship in young adults: Initial findings from the Young Entrepreneurs Study. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 35, 410-421. DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2014.07.003
Johnson, S. K., Agans, J. P., Weiner, M. B., & Lerner, R. M. (2014). Profiles of civic engagement across educational transitions: Stability and change. International Journal of Developmental Science, 8 (3/4), 81-93. DOI: 10.3233/DEV-14134
Johnson, S. K., Hershberg, R. M., Arbeit, M. R., DeSouza, L. M., Gutierrez, A. S., Harris, E. M., Rubin, R. O., Warren, D. W., Lerner, J. V., & Lerner, R. M. (2014). Exploring characteristics of young adult men: Initial findings from a mixed methods evaluation of an all-male, character-focused trade school. Journal of Character Education, 10(2), 129 – 154.
2013 and Earlier
Adamsons, K. L., & Johnson, S. K. (2013). An updated and expanded meta-analysis of nonresident fathering and child well-being. Journal of Family Psychology, 27(4), 589-599. DOI: 10.1037/a0033786
Johnson, S. K., Goldman, J. A., Garey, A. I., Britner, P. A., & Weaver, S. E. (2011). Emerging adults’ identity exploration: Illustrations from inside the ‘camp bubble.’ Journal of Adolescent Research, 26(2), 258-295. DOI: 10.1177/0743558410376832
Tambling, R. B., Johnson, S. K., & Johnson, L. N. (2011). Analyzing dyadic data from small samples: A pooled regression actor-partner interdependence model approach. Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation, 2(2), 101-114. DOI: 10.1177/2150137811422901
Books and Edited Special Issues
Bowers, E. P., Geldhof, G. J., Johnson, S. K., Hershberg, R. M., Hilliard, L. J., Lerner, J. V., & Lerner, R. M. (Eds.). (2015). Promoting positive youth development: Lessons from the 4-H study. New York: Springer.
Bowers, E. P., Geldhof, G. J., Johnson, S. K., Lerner, J. V., & Lerner, R. M. (Eds.) (2014). Thriving across the adolescent years [special issue]. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 43(6).
Invited Chapters and Reviews (*indicates graduate student co-author)
Johnson, S. K., & *Hudani, N. P. (2020). Promoting positive identity development. In R. Galliher (Ed.), The encyclopedia of child and adolescent development (Vol. 2. adolescence). New York: Wiley.
Geldhof, G. J., Johnson, S. K., Weiner, M. B., Hunt, D., & Lerner, R. M. (2017). Youth entrepreneurship: A developmental systems perspective. In A. Furlong (Ed.). The Handbook of youth and young adulthood (pp. 182-189). New York: Routledge.
Johnson, S. K., & Lerner, R. M. (2015). Intentional-self regulation and identity processes in adolescence: Perspectives on research and application. In F. Guay, D. M. McInerney, R. Craven, & H. W. Marsh (Eds.), International advances in self research. Vol. 5. Self-concept, motivation, and identity: Underpinning success with research and practice (pp. 1 – 27). Charlotte, NC: Information Age.
Bowers, E. P., Geldhof, G. J., Johnson, S. K., Hilliard, L. J., Hershberg, R. M., Lerner, J. V., & Lerner, R. M. (2015). Applying research about adolescence in real-world settings: The sample case of the 4-H study of positive youth development. In E. P. Bowers, G. J. Geldhof, S. K. Johnson, L. J. Hilliard, R. M. Hershberg, J. V. Lerner, & R. M. Lerner (Eds.), Promoting positive youth development: Lessons from the 4-H Study (pp. 1-18). New York: Springer.
Lerner, R. M., Hershberg, R. M., Hilliard, L. J., & Johnson, S. K. (2015). Concepts and theories in human development. In M. H. Bornstein & M. E. Lamb (Eds.), Developmental science: An advanced textbook (7th ed., pp. 3- 42). New York: Psychology Press.
*Agans, J. P., Champine, R. B, Erickson, K., Johnson, S. K., & Yalin, C. (2015). Promoting healthy lifestyles through youth activity participation: Lessons from research on the developmental impacts of movement-based programs. In E. P. Bowers, G. J. Geldhof, S. K. Johnson, R. M. Hershberg, L. J. Hilliard, J. V. Lerner, & R. M. Lerner (Eds.), Promoting positive youth development: Lessons from the 4-H study. New York: Springer.
Bowers, E. P., Johnson, S.K., Warren, D. J.A, Tirrell, J. M., Lerner, J. V. (2015). Youth-adult relationships and Positive Youth Development. In E. P. Bowers, G. J. Geldhof, S. K. Johnson, R. M. Hershberg, L. J. Hilliard, J. V. Lerner, & R. M. Lerner (Eds.), Promoting positive youth development: Lessons from the 4-H study. New York: Springer.
Hershberg, R. M., Johnson, S. K., DeSouza, L. M., Zaff, J., & Hunter, C. J. (2015). Promoting contribution among youth: Implications from Positive Youth Development research for youth development programs. In E. P. Bowers, G. J. Geldhof, S. K. Johnson, R. M. Hershberg, L. J. Hilliard, J. V. Lerner, & R. M. Lerner (Eds.), Promoting positive youth development: Lessons from the 4-H study. New York: Springer.
Lerner, R.M., Hilliard, L. J., Hershberg, R.M., & Johnson, S. K. (2015). Theories of human development. In J. Wright (Ed.), International encyclopedia of social and behavioral sciences (2nd ed, Vol. 11, pp. 276 – 282). London: Elsevier.
Britner, P. A., & Johnson, S. K. (2014). Mentoring during adolescence. In T. P. Gullotta & M. Bloom (Eds.), Encyclopedia of primary prevention and health promotion (2nd ed.) (pp. 1345-1354). New York: Springer.
Geldhof, G. J., Bowers, E. P., Johnson, S. K., Hershberg, R., Hilliard, L., Lerner, J.V. & Lerner, R. M. (2013). Relational developmental systems theories of Positive Youth Development: Methodological issues and implications. In P. Molenaar, K. Newell, & R. M. Lerner (Eds.), Handbook of developmental systems theory and methodology. New York: Guilford.
Johnson, S. K., & Garey, A. I. (2009). Review of: It’s just easier not to go to school: Adolescent girls and disengagement from middle school. Gender & Society, 23, 131 – 133.