title: Looking for the causes of the causes.
abstract: In the context of research on adverse developmental outcomes it is argued that focusing on the factors correlated with such outcomes-the "causes of the causes"-is likely to suggest more effective approaches to prevention, than focusing on proximate causes of such outcomes. Some reasons are suggested as to why we shy away from the implication that social change will often be needed for effective prevention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, John Dewey Hall, University of Vermont, 05405, Burlington, VT.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Joffe