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Mello ZR. Settings matter: Examining the association between social class discrimination in and out-of-school, tobacco use, and nicotine vaping among adolescents. Youth and Society. 2006 January. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X251406595.
Mello ZR, Worrell FC. Time perspective, age, gender, and academic achievement in academically talented adolescents. Journal for the Education of the Gifted. 2006; 29:271-289.
Mello ZR, Swanson DP. Gender differences in African American adolescents' personal, educational, and occupational expectations and perceptions of neighborhood quality. The Journal of black psychology. 2007; (33):105-168. doi: 10.1177/0095798407299514.
Worrell FC, Mello ZR. Reliability and validity of Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory scores in academically talented adolescents. Educational and psychological measurement. 2007; (67):487-504. doi: 10.1177/0013164406296985.
Mello ZR. Gender variation in developmental trajectories of educational and occupational expectations and attainment from adolescence to adulthood. Dev Psychol. 2008 Jul;44(4):1069-80. doi: 10.1037/0012-1649.44.4.1069. PubMed PMID: 18605835.
Mello ZR, Worrell FC. Gender variation in extracurricular activity participation and perceived life chances in Trinidad and Tobago adolescents. Psyche. 2008; (2):91-102.
Mello Z, Worrell F. Gender variation in extracurricular activity participation and perceived life chances in Trinidad and Tobago adolescents. Psykhe: Revista de la Escuela de Psicología. 2008/11; 17(2):91-102. doi: 10.4067/S0718-22282008000200008.
Mello ZR, Bhadare D, Fearn EJ, Galaviz MM, Hartmann ES, Worrell FC. The window, the river, and the novel: examining adolescents' conceptions of the past, the present, and the future. Adolescence. 2009 Autumn;44(175):539-56. PubMed PMID: 19950868.
Worrell FC, Mello ZR. Convergent and discriminant validity of time attitude scores on the Adolescent Time Perspective Inventory. Research on Child and Adolescent Development. 2009; (4):185-196.
Mello ZR, Worrell FC. Variation in how frequently adolescents think about the past, the present, and the future in relation to academic achievement. Research on Child and Adolescent Development. 2009; (4):173-183.
Mello ZR. Racial/ethnic group and socioeconomic status variation in educational and occupational expectations from adolescence to adulthood. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology. 2009; (30):494-504. doi: 10.1016/j.appdev.2008.12.029.
Worrell FC, Mello ZR, Buhl M. Introducing English and German versions of the Adolescent Time Attitude Scale. Assessment. 2013 Aug;20(4):496-510. doi: 10.1177/1073191110396202. Epub 2011 Jan 24. PubMed PMID: 21266372.
Mallett RK, Mello ZR, Wagner DE, Worrell F, Burrow RN, Andretta JR. Do I belong?: it depends on when you ask. Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2011 Oct;17(4):432-6. doi: 10.1037/a0025455. PubMed PMID: 21910519.
Meyer EL, Schaefer BA, Soto CM, Simmons CS, Anguiano R, Brett J, Holman A, Martin JF, Hata HK, Roberts KJ, Mello ZR, Worrell FC. Factor structure of Child Behavior Scale scores in Peruvian preschoolers. Psychology in the schools. 2011; 48:931-942. doi: 10.1002/pits.20596.
Andretta JR, Worrell FC, Mello ZR, Dixson DD, Baik SH. Demographic group differences in adolescents' time attitudes. J Adolesc. 2013 Apr;36(2):289-301. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.11.005. Epub 2012 Dec 27. PubMed PMID: 23274039.
Mello ZR, Mallett RK, Andretta JR, Worrell FC. Stereotype threat and school belonging in adolescents from diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds. Journal of At-Risk Issues. 2012; (17):9-14.
Hand LH, Mello ZR, Anton-Stang H. An investigation of gender, perceived gender-barriers to a future occupation, and academic achievement among delinquent adolescents. Modern Psychological Science. 2012; (17):19-26.
Mello ZR, Anton-Stang HM, Monaghan PL, Roberts KJ, Worrell FC. A longitudinal investigation of African American and Hispanic adolescents’ educational and occupational expectations and corresponding attainment in adulthood. Journal of education for students placed at risk. 2012; (17):266-285. doi: 10.1080/10824669.2012.717029.
Mello ZR, Finan LJ, Worrell FC. Introducing an instrument to assess time orientation and time relation in adolescents. J Adolesc. 2013 Jun;36(3):551-63. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2013.03.005. Epub 2013 Apr 10. PubMed PMID: 23582979.
Andretta JR, Worrell FC, Mello ZR. Predicting educational outcomes and psychological wellbeing in adolescents using time attitude profiles. Psychology in the schools. 2014; (51):434-451. doi: 10.1002/pits.21762.
Jaramillo J, Mello ZR, Worrell FC. Ethnic Identity, Stereotype Threat, and Perceived Discrimination Among Native American Adolescents. J Res Adolesc. 2016 Dec;26(4):769-775. doi: 10.1111/jora.12228. Epub 2015 Sep 29. PubMed PMID: 28453208.
McKay MT, Worrell FC, Zivkovic U, Mello ZR, Musil B, Perry JL. Measuring time perspective in adolescents: Can you get the right answer by asking the wrong questions?. Personality and Individual Differences. 2015; (78):53-57.
Mckay MT, Worrell FC, Temple EC, Perry J, Cole JC, Mello ZR. Less is not always more: The case of the 36-item short form of The Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory. Personality and individual differences. 2015; (72):68-71.
McKay MT, Cole JC, Percy A, Worrell FC, Mello ZR. Reliability and factorial validity of the Adolescent Time Inventory-Time Attitude Scores (ATI-TA) in Scottish and Northern Irish adolescents. Personality and Individual Differences. 2015; (86):412-416. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2015.06.040.
McKay MT, Dempster M, Mello ZR. Does Consideration of Future Consequences moderate the relationship between aggression and alcohol use in adolescents? Results from the United Kingdom. Addiction Research and Theory. 2015; (23):372-379.
Perry J, McKay M, Worrell F, Živkovič U, Mello Z, Musil B. Measuring time perspective in adolescents: Can you get the right answer by asking the wrong questions?. Personality and Individual Differences. 2015/05; 78:53-57. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2015.01.015.
Mello ZR, Worrell FC. The past, the present, and the future: A conceptual model of time perspective in adolescence. In: Stolarski M, Fieulaine N, van Beek W, editors. Time perspective theory; Review, research and application: Essays in honor of Philip G. Zimbardo Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG; 2015. p.115-129. 551p.
Chishima Y, Murakami T, Worrell FC, Mello ZR. The Japanese Version of the Adolescent Time Inventory-Time Attitudes (ATI-TA) Scale: Internal Consistency, Structural Validity, and Convergent Validity. Assessment. 2019 Mar;26(2):181-192. doi: 10.1177/1073191116683800. Epub 2016 Dec 20. PubMed PMID: 30740998.
Worrell FC, Temple E, McKay MT, Zivkovic U, Perry JL, Mello ZR, Musil B, Cole JC. A theoretical approach to the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory: Results from America, Australia, Slovenia, and the United Kingdom. European Journal of Psychological Assessment. 2016. doi: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000313.
Kaur M, Mello ZR. Positive and negative well-being among adolescents from theological and conventional schools in India. Mental Health, Religion, and Culture. 2016. doi: 10.1080/13674676.2016.1165191.
Mello ZR, Zhang JW, Barber SJ, Paoloni VC, Howell RT, Worrell FC. Psychometric properties of time attitude scores in young, middle, and older adult samples. Personality and Individual Differences. 2016; 101:57-61. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2016.05.037.
Temple EC, Perry J, Worrell FC, Zivkovic U, Mello ZR, Musil B, Cole JC, McKay MT. The Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory: Time for a new strategy, not more new shortened versions. Time and Society. 2017. doi: 10.1177/0961463X17718102.
Prow RM, Worrell FC, Andretta JR, Mello ZR. Demographic differences in adolescent time attitude profiles: A person-oriented analysis using model-based clustering. Berkeley Review of Education. 2017. doi: 10.1177/1073191116683800.
Şahin-Baltacı H, Tagay O, Worrell FC, Mello ZR. Psychometric properties of Turkish Adolescent Time Inventory-Time Attitude (ATI-TA) scores. International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation. 2017; (6):47-59. doi: 10.1037/ipp0000066.
Mello ZR, Walker EB, Finan LJ, Stiasny A, Wiggers IC, McBroom KA, Worrell FC. Time perspective, psychological outcomes, and risky behavior among runaway adolescents. Applied developmental science. 2017. doi: 10.1080/10888691.2016.1276455.
Juriševič MR, Worrell FC, Mello ZR. Measuring time attitudes in Slovenia: Psychometric properties of the Adolescent and Adult Time Attitude Scale (AATI-TA). Horizons of Psychology/Psihološka obzorja. 2017; 26:89-97. doi: 10.20419/2017.26.472.
Dixon DD, Worrell FC, Mello ZR. Profiles of hope: How clusters of hope relate to school variables. Learning and Individual Differences. 2017; 59:55-64. doi: 10.1080/00220671.2017.1302915.
McKay MT, Worrell FC, Zivkovic U, Temple E, Mello ZR, Musil B, Cole JC, Andretta JR, Perry JL. A balanced time perspective: Is it an exercise in empiricism, and does it relate meaningfully to health and well-being outcomes?. Int J Psychol. 2019 Dec;54(6):775-785. doi: 10.1002/ijop.12530. Epub 2018 Sep 11. PubMed PMID: 30206944.
Worrell FC, Temple EC, McKay MT, Živkovič U, Perry JL, Mello ZR, Musil B, Cole JC. A theoretical approach to resolving the psychometric problems associated with the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory. European Journal of Psychological Assessment. 2018; 34(1):41-51.
Konowalczyk S, Mello ZR, Röske LA, Buhl M, Heim RR, Worrell FC. Adolescent and Adult Time Inventory-Time Attitude scales: Validity and contributions to physical activity and self-concept in Spanish adolescents. International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation. 2018; 7:76-90.
Dixon DD, Worrell FC, Keltner D, Mello ZR. The magic of hope: Hope mediates the relationship between socioeconomic status and academic achievement. Journal of Educational Research. 2018; 111:507-515. doi: 10.1080/00220671.2017.130291.
Mello ZR, Oladipo SE, +Paoloni VC, Worrell FC. Time perspective and risky behaviors among Nigerian young adults. Journal of Adult Development. 2018.
Konowalczyk S, Rade FCA, Mello ZR. Time perspective, sports club membership, and physical self-concept among adolescents: A person-centered approach. J Adolesc. 2019 Apr;72:141-151. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2019.02.008. Epub 2019 Mar 21. PubMed PMID: 30903931.
Mello ZR. A Construct Matures: Time Perspective's Multidimensional, Developmental, and Modifiable Qualities. Res Hum Dev. 2019;16(2):93-101. doi: 10.1080/15427609.2019.1651156. Epub 2019 Oct 4. PubMed PMID: 33033466; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7540185.
Konowalczyk S, Buhl M, *Moon J, Mello ZR. The past, present, and future all matter: How time perspective is associated with optimism and sensation seeking among young adults. Research in Human Development. 2019; 16:119-134.
Worrell FC, Mello ZR, Laghi F, Baiocco R, Lonigro A. Time Perspective Constructs in Albanian and Italian Adolescents: Exploratory Analyses. Psychol Rep. 2021 Apr;124(2):693-719. doi: 10.1177/0033294120913493. Epub 2020 Mar 26. PubMed PMID: 32216518.
Vásquez-Echeverría A, Álvarez-Núñez L, Mello Z, Worrell FC. Time Attitude Profiles and Health-Related Behaviors: Validation of a Spanish Version of the Adolescent and Adult Time Inventory-Time Attitudes (AATI-TA). Span J Psychol. 2020 Nov 20;23:e51. doi: 10.1017/SJP.2020.51. PubMed PMID: 33213606.
Perry JL, Temple EC, Worrell FC, Živkovič U, Mello ZR, Musil B, Cole JC, McKay MT. Different version, similar result? A critical analysis of the multiplicity of shortened versions of the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory. Sage Open. 2020.
Finan LJ, *Moon J, *Kaur M, Gard D, Mello ZR. Trepidation and time: An examination of anxiety and thoughts and feelings about the past, present, and future among adolescents. Applied Developmental Science. 2020. doi: 10.1080/10888691.2020.1778476.
Yacob E, Bezabih B, Worrell F, Mello Z. Measuring time perspective in Ethiopian young adults using the Adolescent and Adult Time Inventory (AATI). 2020; 30(6):520-528. doi: 10.1080/14330237.2020.1842598.
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