Meagan Docherty
Bowling Green State University
39 Papers
68 Citations
Meagan Docherty is an academic researcher from Bowling Green State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Mental health. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 27 publications. Previous affiliations of Meagan Docherty include Arizona State University & Rutgers University.
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Papers
Video Games Do Indeed Influence Children and Adolescents’ Aggression, Prosocial Behavior, and Academic Performance A Clearer Reading of Ferguson (2015)
TL;DR: Despite a variety of methodological weaknesses in his meta-analysis, Ferguson (2015, this issue) presents evidence to support the positive association between violent media consumption and a number of poor developmental outcomes.
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Exploring Primary and Secondary Variants of Psychopathy in Adolescents in Detention and in the Community.
TL;DR: Adolescents with callous–unemotional traits might not be a homogeneous group, but rather may differ in attitudes, behaviors, and exposure to risk, therefore differing in their treatment needs and responsiveness.
Childhood risk factors associated with adolescent gun carrying among Black and White males: An examination of self-protection, social influence, and antisocial propensity explanations.
TL;DR: Early prevention programs designed to reduce adolescent gun violence (including racial disparities in gun violence) should target boys with severe conduct problems and those who affiliate with delinquent peers during elementary school.
Violence and victimization during incarceration: relations to psychosocial adjustment during reentry to the community
TL;DR: In those without preincarceration mental health problems, victimization and PTS were significantly positively related; this was not the case for those with preexisting mental problems.
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Effectiveness of Multisystemic Therapy for gang-involved youth offenders: One year follow-up analysis of recidivism outcomes
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the longer-term outcomes of gang involved and uninvolved youth who were referred for multisystemic therapy by their local justice authorities and observed a re-arrest rate of 30%.
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