- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Personality Traits and Psychology
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Educational Philosophies and Pedagogies
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Infant Health and Development
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Work-Family Balance Challenges
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Neuroscience and Music Perception
Carthage College
2023-2024
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
2023
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
2023
Knox College
2016-2022
Depressive and anxiety disorders are severe disabling conditions that result in substantial cost global societal burden. Accurate efficient identification is thus vital to proper diagnosis treatment of these disorders. The Inventory Depression Anxiety Symptoms (IDAS) a reliable well-validated measure provides dimensional assessment both mood disorder symptoms. current study examined the clinical utility IDAS by establishing diagnostic cutoff scores severity ranges using large mixed sample (N...
Although personality and emotion regulation abilities appear to overlap considerably, few studies have adopted an integrative approach by examining together. Therefore, it is unclear how much incremental power demonstrates in predicting psychopathology beyond traits, vice versa. Results from a community sample characterized high levels of (N = 299) indicated that represent strongly related but distinguishable constructs, with both showing the other many cases self-reported interview-rated...
Extraversion shows both negative and positive associations with psychopathology. Previous work in this area has focused largely on either a broad higher order extraversion domain score or specific lower-order facets. The goal of study was to explicate how two intermediate aspects the trait-communal agentic extraversion-relate We examined these relations using Communal (e.g., enjoy spending time people, would describe myself as cheerful, like places that are crowded exciting) Agentic speak my...
Despite the prevalence of postpartum depression and anxiety, current screening recommendations are limited to symptoms. Screening using Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale-Anxiety subscale (EPDS-A) may enhance ability detect distress in women. We aimed replicate EPDS-A 200 mothers with infants hospitalized neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) examine its incremental utility identifying emotional distress. Presence was identified exploratory factor analysis. Women experiencing elevated...
<h2>Abstract</h2><h3>Objectives</h3> To examine the incremental identification of emotional distress in mothers hospitalized newborns by screening for anxiety addition to depression and provide practical information about scales facilitate instrument selection implementation nurses NICU. <h3>Design</h3> In this secondary data analysis, from recruitment phase a feasibility trial evaluate nurse-delivered counseling intervention emotionally distressed NICU were used effect screening....
The primary goal of this study was to explicate the construct validity Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI) and Hypomanic Scale (HPS) by examining their relations both each other measures personality psychopathology in a community sample (N = 255). Structural evidence indicates that NPI is defined Leadership/Authority, Grandiose Exhibitionism, Entitlement/Exploitativeness factors, whereas HPS characterized specific dimensions reflecting Social Vitality, Mood Volatility, Excitement. Our...
Abstract: We examined psychotic-like experiences in adults. In Session 1, 404 participants completed domain measures of the Big Five and HEXACO. identified 25 potential Psychoticism markers 2, which was roughly 3 weeks later. Exploratory factor analyses (EFAs) 1 2 scales revealed six factors: Five, plus Psychoticism. Eighteen marked factor; addition, five assessing negative symptoms schizotypy defined low Extraversion. Finally, we a semioverlapping set 22 ( N = 292), 9.5 months after 2. EFAs...
Inventory of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms-II (IDAS-II) constitutes a useful measurement tool with demonstrated psychometric properties that is contributing to the advancement knowledge emotional disorders within transdiagnostic models. To implement its use in clinical settings it important scores can be interpreted order guide decisions. This study aims develops normative data for Spanish version IDAS-II. An anonymous online survey was applied 1,072 subjects, recruited through stratified...
Objective: Given the strong relationship often found between self-report measures of anxiety and depression, Inventory Depression Anxiety Symptoms (IDAS) was created then expanded (IDAS-II) to assess common unique symptom dimensions these emotional disorders. Limited research has focused on use IDAS-II with older adults purpose current study provide data reliability validity in this population.Method: A sample 323 participants (age 55–80 years) were recruited online using Amazon's Mechanical...
Dimensional models of obsessive-compulsive (OC) symptoms, as seen in disorder (OCD), are instrumental explaining the heterogeneity observed this condition and for informing cutting-edge assessments. Prior structural work area finds that OC symptoms cross-load under both Negative Affectivity Psychoticism traits within Diagnostic Statistical Manual Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM-5) Alternative Model Personality Disorder (AMPD). However, tests conjunction with assessments full AMPD structure...
Intimate partner violence (IPV) has serious consequences, particularly during high-risk periods such as pregnancy, which poses a significant risk to maternal mental health. However, it is unclear whether IPV presents broad for psychopathology or specific distinct diagnoses symptom dimensions (e.g., panic, social anxiety). Further, the relative impact of physical versus psychological aggression remains unclear. One hundred and fifty-nine pregnant couples completed surveys assessing intimate...
Previous investigations on the factor structure of perfectionism have largely focused Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale and Scale. The current study aimed to identify underlying perfectionism, based several widely used measures, examine how these factors related psychopathology personality broadly. College students (N = 598) completed measures broadband personality. Exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM) was conducted hierarchical followed by exploratory analysis. examined...
Consensual facet structures help to unify a highly fractured personality literature, but mask information obtained from unique facets assessed by individual inventories. The current study identifies the consensual and of neuroticism, conscientiousness, agreeableness based on analyses five widely used inventories (Disinhibition Inventory-I [DIS-I], Faceted Inventory for Five-Factor model [FI-FFM], HEXACO Personality Inventory-Revised [HEXACO-PI-R], NEO Inventory-3 [NEO-PI-3], Temperament...
There is an increased risk for depression and anxiety across the perinatal period (i.e., spanning pregnancy first year postpartum); however, limited research has examined elevations in core negative affectivity underlying internalizing disorders more broadly. The current study sought to characterize trajectories of problems among both mothers fathers explored whether modifiable protective factors buffered elevated symptoms during this key developmental transition. A community sample...