DOUGLAS ABBOTT, PhD
Professor, Child, Youth & Family Studies
134 Home Economics Building
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68588-0801
(402) 472-1665

Biography

Dr. Abbott obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Human Biology at Oregon State, a Master’s of Human Development at Brigham Young University, and a Doctorate in Child & Family Studies from the University of Georgia in 1983. His current research interests are adolescent sexual decision making, and immigrant Muslim families. In 1996 he received a Fulbright to India and in 2006 a Fulbright to Israel. Dr. Abbott’s current research includes sexual identity development, effects of political violence on Israeli and Palestinian youth, and risk and protective factors in adolescent sexual abstinence.

Recent Publications

Journal Articles

Benner, G. J., Rogers-Adkinson, D., Abbott, D. A., & Mooney, P. (2007).  An investigation of the relationship between receptive language and social adjustment in a general sample of elementary school children. Journal of At Risk Issues, 13, 13-22.  

Abbott, D. A. (2006). Encouraging abstinence for unmarried adolescents: Identification of risk and protective factors. Journal of the National Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences, 30, 11-14.

Abbott, D. A., Meredith, W., & Hall, S. (2005). Individual and family predictors of well-functioning midwestern adolescents. Great Plains Research, 15, 267-278.

Abbott, D. A. (2004). The emotional environment of families experiencing chronic poverty in India. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 25, 387-409.

Abbott, D. A. (2003). Change yourself and change your marriage: Three behavioral principles useful for marital intervention. Marriage & Families, 2-8.

Abbott, D. A., & Slater, G. (2000). Strengths and stresses of Omaha Indians living on the reservation. Great Plains Research, 146-158.

Abbott, D. A. (1999). Gambling in the family: The unlooked for addiction. The Prevention Researcher, 6, 1-3.

Book Chapters

Abbott, D. A., & Gupta Moulik, P. (in press). Influence of American culture on East Indian immigrant’s perception of marriage and family life. In R. Dalla (Ed.), Strengths and challenges of new immigrant families. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.