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Shared Sociodemographic Risk Factors for Neurocognitive Dysfunction in Children With Cancer and Blood Disorders Open
Background To investigate the role of social determinants of health (SDoH) in neurocognitive functioning among children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), central nervous system (CNS) tumors, and sickle cell disease (SCD). Procedure …
View article: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Use of the National Institutes of Health Toolbox Cognition Battery in Clinical Populations
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Use of the National Institutes of Health Toolbox Cognition Battery in Clinical Populations Open
The National Institutes of Health Toolbox Cognition Battery (NIHTB-CB) is an assessment tool that has been widely utilized in research with clinical populations across the lifespan. Despite its widespread use, a systematic review and meta-…
Caregiver emotion socialization and child adjustment in context of pediatric cancer. Open
The present study assessed parent emotion socialization as a potential protective factor for child adjustment during the first year of pediatric cancer treatment and examined whether this association varied as a function of treatment inten…
View article: Multimodal Assessment of Adolescent Coping with Family Conflict Incorporating Video-Mediated Recall Methodology
Multimodal Assessment of Adolescent Coping with Family Conflict Incorporating Video-Mediated Recall Methodology Open
The strategies adolescents use to cope with stress are key determinants of psychological adjustment. Research has most often utilized questionnaire methods to assess coping, which can be limited by recall bias and broad time frames. This s…
View article: Psychiatric Symptoms Among Adolescents and Young Adults With or Without the Huntingtin Gene Expansion
Psychiatric Symptoms Among Adolescents and Young Adults With or Without the Huntingtin Gene Expansion Open
These findings suggest that young people from families affected by Huntington's disease are at elevated risk for psychiatric symptoms regardless of gene status or cumulative disease exposure. However, findings differed depending on the inf…
View article: Mediators of a randomized controlled trial of a preventive intervention for youth of parents with depressive disorders.
Mediators of a randomized controlled trial of a preventive intervention for youth of parents with depressive disorders. Open
This study provides clear and strong evidence that changes in youth SCC skills mediated the long-term effects of preventive intervention for families of depressed parents. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).
View article: Dimensions of childhood adversity differentially affect autonomic nervous system coordination in response to stress
Dimensions of childhood adversity differentially affect autonomic nervous system coordination in response to stress Open
It is well-established that disrupted autonomic nervous system (ANS) reactivity exacerbates risk for long-term maladjustment following childhood adversity (CA). However, few studies have integrated measures of both the sympathetic (SNS) an…
View article: Coping with Huntington’s Disease in Patients and At-Risk Individuals
Coping with Huntington’s Disease in Patients and At-Risk Individuals Open
Background: Huntington’s disease (HD) presents patients and individuals at risk for HD with significant levels of stress. However, relatively little research has examined how individuals cope with stress related to the disease or the assoc…
View article: Momentary autonomic engagement during parent–adolescent conflict: Coping as a moderator of associations with emotions
Momentary autonomic engagement during parent–adolescent conflict: Coping as a moderator of associations with emotions Open
Regulatory efforts are hypothesized to affect associations between emotions and physiology (i.e., concordance) to facilitate adaptive functioning. Assessing the role of coping on physiological–emotional concordance during ecologically rele…
View article: Impact of sociodemographic factors, stress, and communication on health‐related quality of life in survivors of pediatric cancer
Impact of sociodemographic factors, stress, and communication on health‐related quality of life in survivors of pediatric cancer Open
Background While most research has largely focused on medical risks associated with reduced health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) in survivors, sociodemographic and family factors may also play a role. Thus, we longitudinally examined soc…
View article: Stress in Huntington’s Disease: Characteristics and Correlates in Patients and At-Risk Individuals
Stress in Huntington’s Disease: Characteristics and Correlates in Patients and At-Risk Individuals Open
Background: Huntington’s disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disease that presents families with significant numbers of stressful events. However, relatively little empirical research has characterized the stressors encountered by members …
View article: Cancer‐related stress in childhood cancer survivorship: Prevalence and associations with perceptions of health risks and quality of life
Cancer‐related stress in childhood cancer survivorship: Prevalence and associations with perceptions of health risks and quality of life Open
Objective Limited research has characterized cancer‐related stress (CRS) among families of childhood cancer survivors. We examined the prevalence of CRS among survivors and caregivers, as well as its association with health risk perception…
Review: Preventing Psychopathology in the Digital Age: Leveraging Technology to Target Coping and Emotion Regulation in Adolescents Open
We actively worked to promote sex and gender balance in our author group. While citing references scientifically relevant for this work, we also actively worked to promote sex and gender balance in our reference list. While citing referenc…
Associations between parental depression, communication, and self-worth of siblings bereaved by cancer. Open
A child's death from cancer may increase the risk for poor self-worth in bereaved siblings. Furthermore, bereaved parents may experience depressive symptoms and communicate differently with their surviving children. However, limited resear…
View article: Physiology and emotions: Within individual associations during <scp>caregiver</scp>–<scp>adolescent</scp> conflict
Physiology and emotions: Within individual associations during <span>caregiver</span>–<span>adolescent</span> conflict Open
Concordance between physiological and emotional responses is central to models of emotion and has been shown to correspond to effective responses and well‐being in adults. A deeper understanding of physiological‐emotional concordance durin…
View article: Impact of Sociodemographic Factors, Stress, and Communication on Quality of Life in Survivors of Pediatric Cancer
Impact of Sociodemographic Factors, Stress, and Communication on Quality of Life in Survivors of Pediatric Cancer Open
Background: While most research has largely focused on medical risks associated with reduced quality of life (QOL) in survivors, sociodemographic and family factors may also play a role. Thus, we examined sociodemographic factors and famil…
View article: Racial/ethnic differences in parenting behaviors among depressed parents.
Racial/ethnic differences in parenting behaviors among depressed parents. Open
Low parental warmth and high control are associated with parental depression and with the development of depression in children. The majority of this research, however, has focused on non-Hispanic White (NHW) parents. The present study tes…
View article: Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Disengagement Coping: Associations with Emotions of Youth At-Risk for Huntington’s Disease
Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Disengagement Coping: Associations with Emotions of Youth At-Risk for Huntington’s Disease Open
Background: Families in which a parent has Huntington’s disease (HD) are faced with significant stressors that can contribute to difficulties in communicating together about illness-related concerns. Family members who use more disengageme…
Identifying patterns of neurocognitive dysfunction through direct comparison of children with leukemia, central nervous system tumors, and sickle cell disease Open
Purpose To quantify and compare the magnitude and type of neurocognitive dysfunction in at‐risk children with central nervous system (CNS) tumors, acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), and sickle cell disease (SCD) using a common instrument …
Caregiver emotion regulation predicts trajectories of psychopathology during pediatric cancer treatment. Open
Elevated child and caregiver psychopathology are observed in families of children with cancer, with a subset developing clinically significant symptoms. This study examines whether caregivers' resting respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) and…
View article: <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19 stressors and symptoms of anxiety and depression in a community sample of children and adolescents
<span>COVID</span> ‐19 stressors and symptoms of anxiety and depression in a community sample of children and adolescents Open
Background The COVID‐19 public health crisis has created abrupt and unparalleled disruptions to the daily lives of children and adolescents across the world, placing them at significant risk for developing symptoms of anxiety and depressio…
Factors associated with mental health service use among families bereaved by pediatric cancer Open
Objectives We identified types of interventions used by bereaved family members and examined associations with demographic and medical factors. Furthermore, we examined associations between distress and intervention use among bereaved fami…
View article: Mean-level correspondence and moment-to-moment synchrony in adolescent and parent affect: Exploring associations with adolescent age and internalizing and externalizing symptoms
Mean-level correspondence and moment-to-moment synchrony in adolescent and parent affect: Exploring associations with adolescent age and internalizing and externalizing symptoms Open
Interactions with parents are integral in shaping the development of children’s emotional processes. Important aspects of these interactions are overall (mean level) affective experience and affective synchrony (linkages between parent and…
View article: CNS-Directed Cancer Treatment and Child Adjustment: Moderating Effects of Maternal Parenting
CNS-Directed Cancer Treatment and Child Adjustment: Moderating Effects of Maternal Parenting Open
Objective The aim of this study was to examine whether maternal parenting behaviors (i.e., warmth, behavioral/psychological control) moderate the association between central nervous system (CNS)-directed treatment and adjustment among pedi…