Researcher Profile

Frank Vitaro

0000-0003-3897-2916

Publications

1,517

Citations

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Active Years

Publications

Journal Article Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology Jan 03, 2026

Development of Substance Use Problems: The Role of Adolescent Cannabis Age of Onset, Frequency of Use and Childhood Risk Factors

Jad Hamaoui · Erinn Acland · Frank Vitaro · Jean-Sébastien Fallu +7 more

10.1007/s10802-025-01404-z 1 citations

Open Access Journal Article Journal of Eating Disorders Oct 13, 2023

Childhood hyperactivity, eating behaviours, and executive functions: Their association with the development of eating-disorder symptoms in adolescence

Rachel Dufour · Édith Breton · Alexandre J. S. Morin · Sylvana M. Côté +5 more

10.1186/s40337-023-00902-z 4 citations

Journal Article Behavior Genetics Dec 06, 2019

A Genetic Cross-Lagged Study of the Longitudinal Association Between Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms During Childhood

Laurence Tanguay-Garneau · Michel Boivin · Bei Feng · Alexandra Matte-Landry +3 more

10.1007/s10519-019-09988-1 5 citations

Journal Article The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry Apr 22, 2018

Age of Cannabis Use Onset and Adult Drug Abuse Symptoms: A Prospective Study of Common Risk Factors and Indirect Effects

Charlie Rioux · Natalie Castellanos-Ryan · Sophie Parent · Frank Vitaro +2 more

10.1177/0706743718760289 78 citations

Journal Article Aggressive Behavior Feb 17, 2015

Developmental associations between victimization and body mass index from 3 to 10 years in a population sample

Pamela Qualter · Suzanne M. Murphy · Janice Abbott · Kathryn J. Gardner +4 more

10.1002/ab.21580 14 citations

Journal Article Addictive Behaviors Jan 01, 2014

Moderators of the association between peer and target adolescent substance use

Shawn Marschall-Lévesque · Natalie Castellanos-Ryan · Frank Vitaro · Jean R. Séguin

10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.09.025 88 citations

Journal Article Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry Jul 16, 2009

Iatrogenic effect of juvenile justice

Uberto Gatti · Richard E. Tremblay · Frank Vitaro

10.1111/j.1469-7610.2008.02057.x 223 citations

Journal Article Developmental Psychology Mar 01, 2003

Developmental trajectories of childhood disruptive behaviors and adolescent delinquency: A six-site, cross-national study.

Lisa M. Broidy · Daniel S. Nagin · Richard E. Tremblay · John E. Bates +10 more

10.1037/0012-1649.39.2.222 1,104 citations

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Michel Boivin

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Richard E. Tremblay

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