View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by DigitalCommons@Florida International University Florida International University FIU Digital Commons Center for Children and Families Faculty Publications College of Arts, Sciences & Education 7-25-2019 Mind the gap: A review and recommendations for statistically evaluating Dual Systems models of adolescent risk behavior Samuel N. Meisel Whitney D. Fosco Larry W. Hawk Craig R. Colder Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/ccf_fac This work is brought to you for free and open access by the College of Arts, Sciences & Education at FIU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Center for Children and Families Faculty Publications by an authorized administrator of FIU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 39 (2019) 100681 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/dcn Mind the gap: A review and recommendations for statistically evaluating Dual Systems models of adolescent risk behavior T ⁎ Samuel N. Meisela, , Whitney D. Foscob, Larry W. Hawka, Craig R. Coldera a University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, United States b Center for Children and Families, Florida International University, United States ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Keywords: According to Dual Systems models (Casey et al., 2008; Luna and Wright, 2016; Steinberg, 2008), a rapidly- Dual systems models developing socioemotional system and gradually-developing cognitive control system characterize adolescent Imbalance hypothesis brain development. The imbalance hypothesis forwarded by Dual Systems models posits that the magnitude of Sensation seeking the imbalance between these two developing systems should predict the propensity for engaging in a variety of Self-Regulation risk behaviors.