Myriam Forster

Dr. Myriam Forster

Department of Health Sciences, California State University, Northridge, CA 91330, USA

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Academic Career Length

16Years (2011-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 January 2018 in Addictive Behaviors
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Myriam ForsterMyriam Forster
Myriam Forster
TGTimothy J. Grigsby
Timothy J. Grigsby
CRChristopher Rogers
Christopher Rogers
SBStephanie M. Benjamin
Stephanie M. Benjamin

15 April 2020 in Journal of Youth and Adolescence
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Myriam ForsterMyriam Forster
Myriam Forster
TGTimothy J. Grigsby
Timothy J. Grigsby
AGAmy L. Gower
Amy L. Gower
CMChristopher J. Mehus
Christopher J. Mehus
BMBarbara J. McMorris
Barbara J. McMorris

30 January 2017 in Journal of Interpersonal Violence
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Myriam ForsterMyriam Forster
Myriam Forster
AGAmy L. Gower
Amy L. Gower
BMBarbara J. McMorris
Barbara J. McMorris
IBIris W. Borowsky
Iris W. Borowsky
Retrospective studies using adult self-report data have demonstrated that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) increase risk of violence perpetration and victimization. However, research examining the associations between adolescent reports of ACE and school violence involvement is sparse. The present study examines the relationship between adolescent reported ACE and multiple types of on-campus violence (bringing a weapon to campus, being threatened with a weapon, bullying, fighting, vandalism) for boys and girls as well as the risk of membership in victim, perpetrator, and victim–perpetrator groups. The analytic sample was comprised of ninth graders who participated in the 2013 Minnesota Student Survey (n ~ 37,000). Multinomial logistic regression models calculated the risk of membership for victim only, perpetrator only, and victim–perpetrator subgroups, relative to no violence involvement, for students with ACE as compared with those with no ACE. Separate logistic regression models assessed the association between cumulative ACE and school-based violence, adjusting for age, ethnicity, family structure, poverty status, internalizing symptoms, and school district size. Nearly 30% of students were exposed to at least one ACE. Students with ACE represent 19% of no violence, 38% of victim only, 40% of perpetrator only, and 63% of victim–perpetrator groups. There was a strong, graded relationship between ACE and the probability of school-based victimization: physical bullying for boys but not girls, being threatened with a weapon, and theft or property destruction (ps < .001) and perpetration: bullying and bringing a weapon to campus (ps < .001), with boys especially vulnerable to the negative effects of cumulative ACE. We recommend that schools systematically screen for ACE, particularly among younger adolescents involved in victimization and perpetration, and develop the infrastructure to increase access to trauma-informed intervention services. Future research priorities and implications are discussed.

1 May 2017 in Addictive Behaviors
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Myriam ForsterMyriam Forster
Myriam Forster
AGAmy L. Gower
Amy L. Gower
IBIris W. Borowsky
Iris W. Borowsky
BMBarbara J. McMorris
Barbara J. McMorris

14 October 2017 in Prevention Science
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AGAmy L. Gower
Amy L. Gower
Myriam ForsterMyriam Forster
Myriam Forster
KGKari Gloppen
Kari Gloppen
AJAbigail Z. Johnson
Abigail Z. Johnson
MEMarla E. Eisenberg
Marla E. Eisenberg
IBIris W. Borowsky
Iris W. Borowsky

9 February 2016 in Journal of Adolescence
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TGTimothy J. Grigsby
Timothy J. Grigsby
Myriam ForsterMyriam Forster
Myriam Forster
Jennifer UngerJennifer Unger
Jennifer Unger
SSSteve Sussman
Steve Sussman