Chris Ferguson's Publications


Academic Publications:

Manuscripts below are generally "in press" versions and may differ slightly from final published manuscripts.  Final manuscripts can genrally be found by visiting the Journal web-page. 

In Press [please email for updated preprints]:


Beaver, K.M., Ferguson, C.J. & Lynn-Whaley, J.  (in press).  The Association between parenting and levels of self-control: A genetically informative analysis.  Criminal Justice and Behavior.
 
Ferguson, C.J., & Meehan, D. C.  (in press).  Saturday night’s alright for fighting: Antisocial traits, fighting, and weapons carrying in a large sample of youth.  Psychiatric Quarterly.

Ferguson, C. J.  (in press).  Love is a battlefield: Risk factors and gender disparities for domestic violence among Mexican Americans.  Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma.
 
Ferguson
, C. J., Olson, C. K., Kutner, L. A., & Warner, D. E.  (in press).  Violent video games, catharsis-seeking, bullying and delinquency: A multivariate analysis of effects.  Crime and Delinquency.

Ferguson, C. J.  (in press).  The modern hunter-gatherer hunts aliens and gathers power-ups: The evolutionary appeal of violent video games and how they can be beneficial.  In N. Koch (Ed.), Evolutionary psychology and information systems research: A new approach to studying the effects of modern technologies on human behavior.  New York:  Springer.

Ferguson, C.J., Cruz, A., Martinez, D., Rueda, S., & Ferguson, D. 
(in press).  Violence and sex as advertising strategies in television commercials.  European Psychologist.

2010

Ferguson, C. J.  & Olson, C. K.  (2010).    The Supreme Court and video game violence: Will regulation be worth the costs to the First Amendment?  The Criminologist, 35(4), 18-21.

Ferguson, C. J.  (2010).  The wild west of assessment: Measuring aggression and violence in video games.  In L. Annetta and S. Bronack, (Eds.).  Serious Educational Game Assessment: Practical Methods and Models for Educational Games, Simulations and Virtual Worlds (pp. 31-44).  Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.

Ferguson, C. J.  (2010).  Narcissism run rampant?  Let’s not flatter ourselves.  The Chronicle of Higher Education.  http://chronicle.com/article/Narcissism-Run-Rampant-Lets/123705/

Ferguson, C. J. & Rueda, S. M.   (2010).  The Hitman study: Violent video game exposure effects on aggressive behavior, hostile feelings and depression.  European Psychologist, 15(2), 99-108.

Ferguson, C. J.  (2010).  Introduction to the special issue on video games.  Review of General Psychology, 14(2)

Ferguson, C. J.  (2010).  Blazing Angels or Resident Evil? Can violent video games be a force for good?  Review of General Psychology, 14(2), 68-81.

Ferguson, C. J.  (2010).  Put video games to good useChronicle of Higher Education.   

Ferguson, C. J.  (2010).  A meta-analysis of normal and disordered personality across the lifespan.  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 98(4), 659-667.

Ferguson, C. J., & Kilburn, J.  (2010).  Much ado about nothing: The misestimation and over interpretation of violent video game effects in Eastern and Western nations ~ Comment on Anderson et al. (2010).  Psychological Bulletin, 136(2), 174-178.

Ferguson, C.J.  (2010).
Genetic contributions to antisocial personality and behavior (APB): A meta-analytic review from an evolutionary  perspective.  Journal of Social Psychology, 150(2) 160-180

Ferguson, C. J., San Miguel, C., & Hartley, R.  (2010).  Reply to Brooks, (2010).  Journal of Pediatrics, 156(3), 513-514.

Ferguson
, C.J., & Kilburn, J.  (2010).  Reply to Zimmerman & Strasburger, (2010).  Journal of Pediatrics, 156(1), 169-170.



2009


Ferguson, C. J.  San Miguel, C., & Hartley, R. D.  (2009).  A multivariate analysis of youth violence and aggression: The influence of family, peers, depression and media violence.  Journal of Pediatrics, 155(6), 904-908.

Ferguson, C. J.  (2009).  An effect size primer: A guide for clinicians and researchers.  Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 40(5), 532-538.

Ferguson, C. J.  (2009).  Violent video games: Dogma, fear and pseudo-science.  Sceptical Inquirer, 33(5), 38-54.

Beaver, K. M., Ratchford, M., & Ferguson, C. J.  (2009).  Evidence of genetic and environmental effects on the development of low self-control.  Criminal Justice and Behavior, 36(11), 1158-1172.

Ferguson, C. J.  (Ed.).  (2009).  Violent crime: Clinical and social implications.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Ferguson, C. J.  & Hartley, R. D.  (2009).  The pleasure is momentary...the expense damnable?  The influence of pornography on rape and sexual assault.  Aggression and Violent  Behavior, 14(5), 323-329

Ferguson, C. J .  & Beaver, K. M.  (2009).  Natural born killers: The genetic origins of extreme violenceAggression and Violent Behavior , 14(5), 286-294.

Ferguson, C. J.  (2009).  Not every child is secretly a genius.  Chronicle of Higher Education,

Ferguson, C. J.  (2009).  Is psychological research really as good as medical research?  Effect size comparisons between psychology and medicine.  Review of General Psychology, 13(2), 130-136.

Ferguson. C. J.,  & Kilburn, J.  (2009).  The Public health risks of media violence: A meta-analytic review.  Journal of Pediatrics 154(5).  759-763.

Ferguson, C. J. & Rueda, S. M.  (2009).  Examining the validity of the Modified Taylor Competitive Reaction Time Test of aggression.  Journal of Experimental Criminology, 5(2), 121-137.

Ferguson, C. J.  (2009).  Media violence effects: Confirmed truth, or just another X-File?  Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 9(2), 103-126.

Ferguson, C .J.  (2009).  Research on the effects of violent video games: A critical analysis.  Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 3.


2008

Ferguson, C. J.  (2008).  The school shooting/violent video game link: Causal link or moral panic?  Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, 5, 25-37.

Ferguson, C. J., Smith, S., Miller-Stratton, S., Fritz, S., & Heinrich, E.  (2008).  Aggression in the laboratory: Problems with the validity of the modified Taylor Competitive Reaction Time Test as a measure of aggression in media violence studies.  Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma, 17, 118-132.

Ferguson, C. J.  (2008). Youth bashing gets old.  Chronicle of Higher Education, 54(48), B5.

Ferguson, C. J.  (2008).  Violent video games: How hysteria and pseudoscience created a phantom public health crisis.  Paradigm, 12(2), 12-13, 22.

Ferguson, C .J., Rueda, S., Cruz, A., Ferguson, D., Fritz, S., & Smith, S.  (2008).  Violent video games and aggression: Causal relationship or byproduct of family violence and intrinsic violence motivation?  Criminal Justice and Behavior, 35, 311-332.

Ferguson, C. J., Cruz, A. M., Martinez, D., Rueda, S. M., Ferguson, D. E., & Negy, C.  (in press).  Personality, parental, and media influences on aggressive personality and violent crime in young adults.  Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma, 17, 395-414.

Ferguson, C. J.  (2008).  An evolutionary approach to understanding violent antisocial behavior: Diagnostic implications for duel-process etiology.  Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 8(4),  321-343.

Ferguson, C. J., Cruz, A., & Rueda, S.  (2008).  Gender, video game playing habits and visual memory tasks.  Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 58, 279-286.

 Ferguson, C. J.  (2008).  From fraud to Holocaust: The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.  In S. Matulich and D. Currie (Eds.), Handbook of Frauds, Scams, and Swindles: Failures of Ethics in Leadership (pp 141-150). New York: Taylor and Francis.

Ferguson, C. J., Miller-Stratton, H., Heinrich, E., Fritz, S., & Smith, S.  (2008).  Judgments of culpability in a filicide scenario.  International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 31(1), 51-50. 

Ferguson, C. J.  (2008).  Mental health counseling with Arab Americans.  In C. Negy (Ed.), Cross-cultural Psychotherapy:  Toward a Critical Understanding of Diverse Client Populations (2nd ed.).  Reno, NV: Bent Tree Press.

Ferguson, C. J.  (2008).  Portrayals of immigrants in mass media: Honest depiction of cultural differences or unfair stereotype?  In J. Warner (Ed.), Battleground Immigration (vol 1).   Westport, CT: Greenwood.

Kamath, V., Orooji, B., & Ferguson, C. J.  (2008).  Psychotherapy with Asian Indian immigrants: Evolving issues and concerns.  In C. Negy (Ed.), Cross-cultural Psychotherapy:  Toward a Critical Understanding of Diverse Client Populations (2nd ed.).  Reno, NV: Bent Tree Press.   Please contact Charles Negy for copy.

Negy, C., & Ferguson, C.J.  (2008).  Religious bigotry in multicultural psychology and therapy.  In C. Negy (Ed.), Cross-cultural Psychotherapy:  Toward a Critical Understanding of Diverse Client Populations (2nd ed.).  Reno, NV: Bent Tree Press.  Please contact Charles Negy for copy.

Ferguson, C. J.  (2008).  Love and war: Conflicting attitudes toward media violence.  PsycCritiques. 53(7). 

Ferguson, C. J.  (2008, April 22).  Tag ban makes no sense.  McLean Connection, Retrieved 4/22/09 from: http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/category.asp?paper=68&cat=110.

Ferguson, C. J.  (2008, March 16).  T-shirt reaction won’t stop violence.  Sunday News, pp. P1, P5.  

2007:

Ferguson, C. J., San Miguel, C., Kilburn, J., & Sanchez, P.  (2007).  The effectiveness of school-based anti-bullying programs: A meta-analytic review.  Criminal Justice Review, 32. 401-414.

Ferguson, C. J.  (2007).   The good, the bad and the ugly: A meta-analytic review of positive and negative effects of violent video games.  Psychiatric Quarterly, 78, 309-316.

Ferguson, C. J.  (2007).  Video games: The latest scapegoat for violence.  The Chronicle of Higher Education: Chronicle Review, 53(42), B20.

Ferguson, C. J.  (2007).  Evidence for publication bias in video game violence effects literature: A meta-analytic review.  Aggression and Violent Behavior, 12, 470-482.

Ferguson, C. J.  (2007).  War: What is it good for?.  PsycCritiques, 52(41).

Ferguson, C. J.  (2007).  A compendium for traumatic brain injury medicine..  PsycCritiques. 52(43).

Ferguson, C. J.  (2007).  Building the perfect beast: Neuroscience and modern war.  PsycCritiques. 52(17). 


 2006:

Cully, J., Graham, D., Stanley, M., Ferguson, C. J., Sharafkhaneh, A., Souchek, J., & Kunik, M.  (2006).  Quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and comorbid anxiety or depression.  Psychosomatics: Journal of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, 47, 312-319.

Ferguson, C. J., Stanley, M., Souchek, J., & Kunik, M.E.  (2006).  The utility of somatic symptoms as indicators of depression and anxiety in military v eterans with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.  Depression and Anxiety, 23, 42-49.

Ferguson, C. J., & Negy, C.  (2006).  Development and preliminary validation of a defendant and offender screening tool for psychopathology in inmate populations.  Criminal Justice and Behavior, 33, 1-22.


 2005:

Ferguson, C. J., & Meehan, D. C.  (2005).  An analysis of females convicted of sex crimes in the state of Florida.  Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 14(1), 75-89. 

Ferguson, C. J., Averill, P. M., Rhoades, H., Rocha, D., Gruber, N., & Gummattira, P.  (2005).  Social isolation, impulsivity and depression as predictors of aggression in a psychiatric inpatient population.  Psychiatric Quarterly, 76(2), 123-137.


 2004:

Ferguson, C. J., & Negy, C.  (2004).  The influence of gender and ethnicity on judgments of culpability in a domestic violence scenario.  Violence and Victims, 19(2), 203-220.

Ferguson, C.  (2004).  Arab Americans: Acculturation and prejudice in an era of international conflict.  In C. Negy (Ed.), Cross-cultural Psychotherapy:  Toward a Critical Understanding of Diverse Client Populations (pp. 265-280).  Reno, NV: Bent Tree Press.

Negy, C., & Ferguson, C.  (2004).  Religious bigotry:  The neglected "ism" in multicultural psychology.  In C. Negy (Ed.), Cross-cultural Psychotherapy:  Toward a Critical Understanding of Diverse Client Populations (pp. 61-76).  Reno, NV: Bent Tree Press.  Contact Charles Negy for a copy.


 Before 2004:

Ferguson, C. J., White, D. E., Cherry, S., Lorenz, M., & Bhimani, Z.  (2003).  Defining and classifying serial murder in the context of perpetrator motivation.  Journal of Criminal Justice, 31(3), 287-292.

Ferguson, C. J.  (2002). Externalizing disorders and the treatment of child anxiety: A preliminary study.  Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 24(3), 53-72.
Ferguson, C. J.  (2002).  Media violence: Miscast causality.  American Psychologist, 57(6-7), 446-447.
 
Ferguson, C. J.  (2000).  Free will: An automatic response.  American Psychologist, 55(7), 762-763.

Weems, C., Hammond-Laurence, K., Silverman, W., & Ferguson, C.  (1997).  The Relation between anxiety sensitivity and depression in children and adolescents referred for anxiety. Behavior Research and Therapy, 35, 961-966.
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