Psychology
Our faculty are actively involved in research, which includes publishing, writing grants, presenting at national and international conferences, and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students. Their scholarship is diverse both in theory and in method — a mark of distinction and strength both within and across our three programs in clinical psychology, developmental psychology, and social psychology.
Submissions from 2011
Men at risk The Physical, Mental and Social Health of Men in Massachusetts, James R. Mahalik, Michael E. Addis, Emily E. Douglas, Denise A. HInes, and Christopher S. Reigeluth
The marriage checkup: Increasing access to marital health care, Melinda Ippolito Morrill, Cj Eubanks-Fleming, Amanda G. Harp, Julia W. Sollenberger, Ellen V. Darling, and James V. Cördova
The roles of cognitive flexibility and experiential avoidance in explaining psychological distress in survivors of interpersonal victimization, Kathleen M. Palm and Victoria M. Follette
Working-class jobs and new parents' mental health, Maureen Perry-Jenkins, Julianna Z. Smith, Abbie E. Goldberg, and Jade Logan
Presenting "emerging adulthood": What makes It developmentally distinctive?, Jennifer L. Tanner and Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
The acquisition of non-agent subjects in child Hebrew: The role of input, Sigal Uziel-Karl and Nancy Budwig
Beyond damage and social reproduction: Meaning making, agency, and living history among youth in the aftermath of violent conflict, Johanna Ray Vollhardt
Inclusive altruism born of suffering: The relationship between adversity and prosocial attitudes and behavior toward disadvantaged outgroups, Johanna R. Vollhardt and Ervin Staub
Submissions from 2010
Editor's note: Special section on the adolescent brain and risk taking, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
Foreword, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
Oh, grow up! generational grumbling and the new life stage of emerging adulthood-commentary on trzesniewski & donnellan (2010), Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
Blank check for biography?: Openness and ingenuity in the management of the "Who-Am-I Question" and what life stories actually may not be good for, Michael Bamberg
Treatment goals of depressed outpatients: A qualitative investigation of goals identified by participants in a depression treatment trial, Cynthia L. Battle, Lisa Uebelacker, Michael A. Friedman, Esteban V. Cardemil, Christopher G. Beevers, and Ivan W. Miller
Interpersonal and intrapersonal factors associated with autonomous motivation in adolescents' after-school activities, Krista L. Beiswenger and Wendy S. Grolnick
The development of predication: Examining the link between knowledge and practice, Nancy Budwig
Reaction to stressful life events: What predicts symptom severity?, Amy Cameron, Kathleen Palm, and Victoria Follette
Developing a culturally appropriate depression prevention program: Opportunities and challenges, Esteban V. Cardemil, Saeromi Kim, Tatiana Davidson, Ingrid A. Sarmiento, Rachel Zack Ishikawa, Monica Sanchez, and Sandra Torres
Examining the components and concomitants of parental structure in the academic domain, Melanie S. Farkas and Wendy S. Grolnick
Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Family Psychology: A Systemic, Life-Cycle Perspective, Abbie E. Goldberg
Studying complex families in context, Abbie E. Goldberg
Preadoptive Factors Predicting Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual Couples' Relationship Quality Across the Transition to Adoptive Parenthood, Abbie E. Goldberg, Juli Anna Z. Smith, and Deborah A. Kashy
Pathways between marriage and parenting for wives and husbands: The role of coparenting, Melinda Ippolito Morrill, Denise A. Hines, Sehar Mahmood, and James V. Córdova
Help seeking and help receiving for emotional distress among latino men and women, Rachel Zack Ishikawa, Esteban V. Cardemil, and Rachel Joffe Falmagne
Immigrant Youth in the United States: Coming of Age among Diverse Civic Cultures, Lene Arnett Jensen
Adaptation to Parenthood During the Post-Adoption Period: A Review of the Literature, Katherine McKay, Lori E. Ross, and Abbie E. Goldberg
Domains of masculine gender role stress and intimate partner violence in a clinical sample of violent men, Todd M. Moore, Gregory L. Stuart, James K. McNulty, Michael E. Addis, James V. Cordova, and Jeff R. Temple
Domains of masculine gender role stress and intimate partner violence in a clinical sample of violent men, Todd M. Moore, Gregory L. Stuart, James K. McNulty, Michael E. Addis, James V. Cordova, and Jeff R. Temple
Interparental conflict, parenting, and childhood depression in a diverse urban population: The role of general cognitive style, Ellen H. O'Donnell, Melissa Moreau, Esteban V. Cardemil, and Alisha Pollastri
New developments in the field: Measuring community climate, Ramona Faith Oswald, Courtney Cuthbertson, Vanja Lazarevic, and Abbie E. Goldberg
Beyond thinness: The influence of a curvaceous body ideal on body dissatisfaction in black and white women, Nicole M. Overstreet, Diane M. Quinn, and V. Bede Agocha
Erratum to: Beyond thinness: The influence of a curvaceous body ideal on body dissatisfaction in black and white women, Nicole M. Overstreet, Diane M. Quinn, and V. Bede Agocha
Self-esteem in pure bullies and bully/victims: A longitudinal analysis, Alisha R. Pollastri, Esteban V. Cardemil, and Ellen H. O'Donnell
The Men's stress workshop: a gender-sensitive treatment for depressed men, Jennifer M. Primack, Michael E. Addis, Matthew Syzdek, and Ivan W. Miller
Maternal elaborative reminiscing increases low-income children's narrative skills relative to dialogic reading, Elaine Reese, Diana Leyva, Alison Sparks, and Wendy Grolnick
The intersection of multiple minority identities: Perspectives of white lesbian couples adopting racial/ethnic minority children, Hannah B. Richardson and Abbie E. Goldberg
Adherence to masculine norms and attributional processes predict depressive symptoms in recently unemployed men, Matthew R. Syzdek and Michael E. Addis
Enhanced external and culturally sensitive attributions after extended intercultural contact, Johanna Ray Vollhardt
Submissions from 2009
Sexual activity during menstruation: A qualitative study, Katherine R. Allen and Abbie E. Goldberg
The neglected 95%, a challenge to psychology's philosophy of science, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
Commitment as a Predictor of Participation in Premarital Education, Jonathan M. Blair and James V. Córdova
Parent-child communication and parental involvement in latino adolescents, Tatiana M. Davidson and Esteban V. Cardemil
Making the decision: Factors influencing gay men's choice of an adoption path, Jordan Downing, Hanna Richardson, Lori Kinkler, and Abbie Goldberg
Deconstruction and the problematics of social engagement, Rachel Joffe Falmagne
Subverting theoretical dualisms: Discourse and mentalism, Rachel Joffe Falmagne
Child adjustment to familial dissolution: An examination of parental factors using a self-determination theory framework, Rachel W. Friendly and Wendy S. Grolnick
Family outings: Disclosure practices among adopted youth with gay and lesbian parents, Mark Gianino, Abbie Goldberg, and Terrence Lewis
Heterosexual, lesbian, and gay preadoptive parents' preferences about child gender, Abbie E. Goldberg
Lesbian and Heterosexual Preadoptive Couples' Openness to Transracial Adoption, Abbie E. Goldberg
Lesbian parents and their families: Complexity and intersectionality from a feminist perspective, Abbie E. Goldberg
The transition from infertility to adoption: Perceptions of lesbian and heterosexual couples, Abbie E. Goldberg, Jordan B. Downing, and Hannah B. Richardson
Perceived Parenting Skill Across the Transition to Adoptive Parenthood Among Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual Couples, Abbie E. Goldberg and Juli Anna Z. Smith
Predicting non-African American lesbian and heterosexual preadoptive couples' openness to adopting an African American child, Abbie E. Goldberg and Julianna Z. Smith
The role of parents in facilitating autonomous self-regulation for education, Wendy S. Grolnick
Issues and challenges in studying parental control: Toward a new conceptualization, Wendy S. Grolnick and Eva M. Pomerantz
Conceptions of God and the devil across the lifespan: A cultural-developmental study of religious liberals and conservatives, Lene Arnett Jensen
"Second generation" voices: Queer youth with lesbian/bisexual mothers, Katherine A. Kuvalanka and Abbie E. Goldberg
Emotional skillfulness as a key mediator of aggression, Abigail K. Mansfield, Michael E. Addis, James V. Cordova, and Lynn Dowd
Emotional skillfulness as a key mediator of aggression, Abigail K. Mansfield, Michael E. Addis, James V. Cordova, and Lynn Dowd
Smoking characteristics of adolescent smokers with post-traumatic stress disorder in a psychiatric inpatient setting, Kathleen M. Palm, Ana M. Abrantes, David R. Strong, Susan E. Ramsey, and Richard A. Brown
Evaluating symptom expression as a function of a posttraumatic stress disorder severity, Kathleen M. Palm, David R. Strong, and Laura MacPherson
Toward a clear and inclusive conceptualization of parental control: Reply to the commentaries, Eva M. Pomerantz and Wendy S. Grolnick
Family functioning and depression in low-income latino couples, Ingrid A. Sarmiento and Esteban V. Cardemil
The role of victim beliefs in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Risk or potential for peace?, Johanna R. Vollhardt
Altruism born of suffering and prosocial behavior following adverse life events: A review and conceptualization, Johanna Ray Vollhardt
Submissions from 2008
Modes of tension work within the complex self, Emily Abbey and Rachel Joffe Falmagne
Gender and depression in men, Michael E. Addis
The neglected 95%: Why American psychology needs to become less American, Jeffrey J. Arnett
Vitality rising: Reflections on five years as editor of the journal of adolescent research, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
A fraught passage: The identity challenges of African American emerging adults, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett and Gene H. Brody
Selves and identities in the making: The study of microgenetic processes in interactive practices, Michael Bamberg
Sequencing events in time or sequencing events in storytelling?: From cognition to discourse-with frogs paving the way, Michael Bamberg
Twice-told-tales: Small story analysis and the process of identity formation, Michael Bamberg
Small stories as a new perspective in narrative and identity analysis, Michael Bamberg and Alexandra Georgakopoulou
Distress tolerance treatment for early-lapse smokers: Rationale, program description, and preliminary findings, Richard A. Brown, Kathleen M. Palm, David R. Strong, Carl W. Lejuez, Christopher W. Kahler, Michael J. Zvolensky, Steven C. Hayes, Kelly G. Wilson, and Elizabeth V. Gifford
Culturally sensitive treatments: Need for an organizing framework, Esteban V. Cardemil
Perceptions of children's parental preferences in lesbian two-mother households, Abbie E. Goldberg, Jordan B. Downing, and Christine C. Sauck
The social context of lesbian mothers' anxiety during early parenthood, Abbie E. Goldberg and Juli Anna Z. Smith
Social support and psychological well-being in lesbian and heterosexual preadoptive couples, Abbie E. Goldberg and Julianna Z. Smith
Stepping Up without Overstepping: Disentangling Parenting Dimensions and their Implications for Adolescent Adjustment, Wendy S. Grolnick, Krista L. Beiswenger, and Carrie E. Price
Building rapport with children: Effects of adults' expected, actual, and perceived behavior, Suzanne T. Gurland and Wendy S. Grolnick
Immigrants' cultural identities as sources of civic engagement, Lene Arnett Jensen
Through two lenses: A cultural-developmental approach to moral psychology, Lene Arnett Jensen
Immigrant civic engagement: New translations, Lene Arnett Jensen and Constance A. Flanagan
Elaboration and autonomy support in low-income mothers' reminiscing: Links to children's autobiographical narratives, Diana Leyva, Elaine Reese, Wendy Grolnick, and Carrie Price
The Masculine depression scale: Development and psychometric evaluation, Mariola Magovcevic and Michael E. Addis
Domains of masculine gender role stress and intimate partner violence in a clinical sample of violent men, Todd M. Moore, Gregory L. Stuart, James K. McNulty, Michael E. Addis, James V. Cordova, and Jeff R. Temple
Domains of Masculine Gender Role Stress and Intimate Partner Violence in a Clinical Sample of Violent Men, Todd M. Moore, Gregory L. Stuart, James K. McNulty, Michael E. Addis, James V. Cordova, and Jeff R. Temple
Structural and Moral Commitment Among Same-Sex Couples: Relationship Duration, Religiosity, and Parental Status, Ramona Faith Oswald, Abbie Goldberg, Kate Kuvalanka, and Eric Clausell
Sexual victimization and physical health: An examination of explanatory mechanisms, Kathleen M. Palm and Victoria M. Follette
The development of verb-argument structure in child discourse: On the use of construction variation in peer play, Melissa A. Smith and Nancy Budwig
Altruism Born of Suffering: The Roots of Caring and Helping After Victimization and Other Trauma, Ervin Staub and Johanna Vollhardt
Emerging Adulthood: Learning and Development During the First Stage of Adulthood, Jennifer L. Tanner, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, and Julie A. Leis
The importance of interpersonal treatment goals for depressed inpatients, Lisa A. Uebelacker, Cynthia L. Battle, Michael A. Friedman, Esteban V. Cardemil, Christopher G. Beevers, and Ivan W. Miller
Social psychology's contribution to the psychological study of peace: A review, Johanna K. Vollhardt and Rezarta Bilali
Submissions from 2007
Treatment utilization after psychiatric inpatient hospitalization among adolescents with and without substance use disorders, Ana M. Abrantes, Kathleen M. Palm, David R. Strong, Susan E. Ramsey, and Richard A. Brown
Deconstructing dualisms: The both/and conceptual orientation and its variant linguistic form, Jen Arner and Rachel Joffe Falmagne
Afterword: Aging out of care--toward realizing the possibilities of emerging adulthood., Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
Suffering, selfish, slackers? Myths and reality about emerging adults, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
The long and leisurely route: Coming of age in Europe today, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
The myth of peer influence in adolescent smoking initiation, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
