A5032113032- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Forgiveness and Related Behaviors
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence
- Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
- Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Psychology of Development and Education
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Child Therapy and Development
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Duke University
2013-2025
Center for Child and Family Health
2019
Piedmont International University
2013
Four studies examined intellectual humility-the degree to which people recognize that their beliefs might be wrong. Using a new Intellectual Humility (IH) Scale, Study 1 showed humility was associated with variables related openness, curiosity, tolerance of ambiguity, and low dogmatism. 2 revealed participants high in were less certain about religion correct judged on the basis religious opinions. In 3, inclined think politicians who changed attitudes "flip-flopping," 4 more attuned strength...
Adolescents in the United States live amidst high levels of concentrated poverty and increasing income inequality.Poverty is robustly linked to adolescents' mental health problems; however, less known about how perceptions their social status exposure local area inequality relate health.Participants comprised a population representative sample over 2,100 young adolescents (aged 10-16), 395 whom completed 14-day ecological momentary assessment (EMA) study.Participants' subjective (SSS) was...
In the 12 years since scholars first investigated link between self-control and forgiveness (Finkel & Campbell, 2001), literature investigating this relation has grown rapidly. The present article reports a meta-analytic review of across 40 independent samples 5,105 observations. addition, it investigates an array potential moderators. Results revealed that overall is statistically robust small to moderate in magnitude ( r = .18). Consistent with prevailing theoretical models, stronger...
The authors review the empirical literature showing associations between personality traits and trait self-control. They introduce a new measure of self-control, Capacity for Self-Control Scale, which provides fuller account construct than other measures and, in so doing, reveals additional with personality.
Socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with well-being outcomes across studies; however, there wide variation in its measurement, particularly adolescence. One key difference measures of SES concerns whether participants relay objective information—for example, years education, household income—or subjective perceptions socioeconomic status, either or without reference to others society. Although parents are often considered the best source information—especially SES—within families,...
Two laboratory experiments and one dyadic study of ongoing relationships romantic partners examined how temporary chronic deficits in self-control affect individuals’ evaluations other people. We suggest that when individuals lack resources, they value such resources Our results support this hypothesis: found low (but not high) use information about people’s abilities judging them, evaluating people with high more positively than those self-control. In Study 1, participants whose was...
The aim of this study was to examine the association between traits associated with adaptive self-management and psychological distress in women experiencing infertility. A sample 326 reported on their infertility experience; tendencies respect self-compassion, emotion regulation, positivity; current distress. Results showed negative associations self-compassion positive orientation depression past month. additional experienced by primary attenuated tendency not suppress emotional...
Abstract We examined the relations between disruptions experienced by young adults in US during COVID‐19 pandemic and their psychological adjustment. An online sample ( N = 180, M age 24.8) reported on impact of living arrangements, work status, finances; adjustment overall with specific reference to pandemic; whether they lived alone and, if others, there were children home. Results indicated a moderate association financial strain poor small job‐related problems sleep disruption. Women...
Understanding factors associated with early onset of substance use is critical as using alcohol or drugs at a young age strong predictor later dependency. Experiencing stressful life events increased risk for in youth. Hair cortisol concentration (HCC) considered biomarker psychological stress experienced over longer periods time. We examined whether HCC could predict engagement youth followed 5 years.
We examined the association between sociodemographic factors, views of vaccines as being an individual choice to protect oneself vs. a collective others, general vaccine hesitancy, and willingness receive COVID-19 vaccine. In sample adults (N = 619; 33% non-white), we showed that demographic factors explain significant variance in both hesitancy Viewing explained additional hesitancy. However, people who viewed others less greater These findings suggest promoting prosocial attitudes about...