- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Family Support in Illness
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Religion and Society Interactions
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Religion, Society, and Development
Mississippi State University
2016-2025
Appalachian State University
2010
University of Central Florida
2004-2008
Although the relationship between parenting and outcomes for children adolescents has been examined, differences maternal paternal styles have received less attention, particularly in case of late adolescents. As a result, this article examines adolescents' perceptions their mothers' fathers' own emotional adjustment. Findings study suggest that mothers fathers use different sons daughters. It also suggests combinations (e.g., permissive father with an authoritarian mother) are related to...
In order to reduce the high infection rate of COVID-19, individuals began engage in self-isolation amid a time uncertainty and worry. Given that social support can be protective against negative effects distress on mental physical health, lack may negatively impact during their self-isolation. Thus, current study examined role feelings stress, perception reception support, health problems COVID-19 pandemic. A sample 405 college students were asked report amount which they engaging, worry...
Purpose A popular way to attempt discern causality in clinical psychology is through mediation analysis. However, analysis sometimes applied research questions when inferring impossible. This practice may soon increase with new, readily available, and easy-to-use statistical advances. Thus, we here provide a heuristic remind psychological scientists of the assumptions analyses. Approach We describe recent advances unpack mediation, underscoring importance time understanding mediational...
Many studies have established that warm, authoritative parenting is associated with positive adjustment in children and adolescents. Fewer studies, however, examined the potential mechanisms driving this relationship. The current study explores effects of late adolescents’ negative perceptions their parents association between perceived adolescent emotional (depression, anxiety, self‐esteem). sample consisted 151 males 324 females ranging age from 18‐ to 22‐years. Data were analysed...
Abstract One proposed mechanism of social support is the facilitation primary and secondary reappraisal stressful situations. The current study examined expansion original stress‐buffering hypothesis to include or appraisal in an emerging adult population ( N = 854) on physical psychological health outcomes. additional moderating effects gender also were examined. Perceived (by Multidimensional Survey Social Support) significantly buffered stress from negative events Risky Behaviour...
The current study examined the impact of effective and ineffective parenting on emerging adult psychological adjustment as well characteristics associated with adjusted maladjusted adults. Participants were 175 male 309 female adults who completed questionnaires assessing their perceptions parents’ practices, discipline strategies, psychopathology own adjustment. reporting from two parents experienced best adjustment, whereas participants worst at least one parent appeared to be protected...
Current research supports the lasting effects of parenting styles on children and adolescents’ self-esteem, internalizing externalizing problems. Few studies have examined style, psychological problems together while considering gender. The current study explored indirect effect style though self-esteem emerging adult as moderated by gender among 381 adults. most notable finding suggested that maternal authoritative was related to higher levels female which in turn lower Results indicated a...
To investigate how alcohol marketing and peers may promote college students' use through social media.College students (N = 682) aged 18 to 22 years from a large Southern university completed paper surveys in April 2014.Structural equation modeling was used relationships among variables as well moderation by gender race.Drinking behavior directly related perceived norms attitudes toward that develop, part, direct indirect interactions with their online offline peers, engagement...