Search Results - "Wolchik, S A"

Enhancing the Focus: How Does Parental Incarceration Fit into the Overall Picture of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs)? by Rhodes, C A, Thomas, N, O'Hara, K L, Hita, L, Blake, A, Wolchik, S A, Fisher, B, Freeman, M, Chen, D, Berkel, C

“…Despite the five million children in the U.S. with an incarcerated parent, there is limited research on risk and protective factors for this population. We…”
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The children of divorce parenting intervention: outcome evaluation of an empirically based program by Wolchik, S A, West, S G, Westover, S, Sandler, I N, Martin, A, Lustig, J, Tein, J Y, Fisher, J

“…Examined efficacy of an empirically based intervention using 70 divorced mothers who participated in a 12-session program or a wait-list condition. The program…”
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Cognitive Moderators of Children's Adjustment to Stressful Divorce Events: The Role of Negative Cognitive Errors and Positive Illusions by Mazur, Elizabeth, Wolchik, Sharlene A., Virdin, Lynn, Sandler, Irwin N., West, Stephen G.

“…This study examined whether children's cognitive appraisal biases moderate the impact of stressful divorce-related events on psychological adjustment in 355…”
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Personal Goals and Interpersonal Support and Hindrance as Factors in Psychological Distress and Well-Being by Ruehlman, Linda S, Wolchik, Sharlene A

“…This study examined psychological distress and well-being as a function of the characteristics of personal projects and project-relevant social support and…”
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The additive and interactive effects of parenting and temperament in predicting adjustment problems of children of divorce by Lengua, L J, Wolchik, S A, Sandler, I N, West, S G

“…Investigated the interaction between parenting and temperament in predicting adjustment problems in children of divorce. The study utilized a sample of 231…”
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An Experimental Evaluation of Theory-Based Mother and Mother-Child Programs for Children of Divorce by Wolchik, Sharlene A, West, Stephen G, Sandler, Irwin N, Tein, Jenn-Yun, Coatsworth, Douglas, Lengua, Liliana, Weiss, Lillie, Anderson, Edward R, Greene, Shannon M, Griffin, William A

“…This study evaluated the efficacy of 2 theory-based preventive interventions for divorced families: a program for mothers and a dual component mother-child…”
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Bulimia and binge eating in college women: A comparison of personality and behavioral characteristics by Katzman, Melanie A, Wolchik, Sharlene A

“…Assessed 9 behavioral and personality characteristics--restraint, binge eating, high self-expectations, demand for approval, body attitude, assertion, dating,…”
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Maternal acceptance and consistency of discipline as buffers of divorce stressors on children's psychological adjustment problems by WOLCHIK, S. A, WILCOX, K. L, TEIN, J.-Y, SANDLER, I. N

“…This study examines whether two aspects of mothering--acceptance and consistency of discipline--buffer the effect of divorce stressors on adjustment problems…”
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Emotionality and self-regulation, threat appraisal, and coping in children of divorce by Lengua, L J, Sandler, I N, West, S G, Wolchik, S A, Curran, P J

“…A model of the effects of children's temperament (negative and positive emotionality, impulsivity and attention focusing) on post-divorce threat appraisals,…”
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Peer versus adult models and autistic children's learning: acquisition, generalization, and maintenance by IHRIG, K, WOLCHIK, S. A

“…This study compared the effectiveness of a peer model and an adult model in teaching an expressive language task to four autistic boys. A BCBC design,…”
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FREQUENCY OF VISITATION BY DIVORCED FATHERS: Differences in Reports by Fathers and Mothers by Braver, Sanford H, Wolchik, Sharlene A, Sandler, Irwin N, Fogas, Bruce S, Zvetina, Daria

“…Most previous research documenting the frequent abandonment by fathers of contact with their children has been based on survey responses of custodial mothers…”
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ALCOHOL ABUSE AND PSYCHOPATHIC DEVIANCE IN NONCUSTODIAL PARENTS AS PREDICTORS OF CHILD-SUPPORT PAYMENT AND VISITATION by Dion, M. Robin, Braver, Sanford L, Wolchik, Sharlene A, Sandler, Irwin N

“…In a three-stage study, noncustodial parents' psychopathic deviance and alcohol use accounted for significant variance in custodial parents' reports of child…”
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Volunteer bias in erotica research: effects of intrusiveness of measure and sexual background by WOLCHIK, S. A, BRAVER, B. L, JENSEN, K

“…Volunteer characteristics and volunteer rates across several laboratory experiments of sexual arousal were compared. Conditions were created to assess which…”
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Parental Values, Reinforcement, and Young Children's Prosocial Behavior: A Longitudinal Study by Eisenberg, Nancy, Wolchik, Sharlene A., Goldberg, Laurie, Engel, Ilene

“…In this study, the authors assessed the relation of parental reinforcement and parental values to young children's prosocial behaviors. Parents' dyadic…”
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LOCUS OF CONTROL AS A MEDIATOR OF NEGATIVE DIVORCE-RELATED EVENTS AND ADJUSTMENT PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN by Fogas, Bruce S, Wolchik, Sharlene A, Braver, Sanford L, Freedom, Darlene Smith, Bay, R. Curtis

“…Beliefs about whether locus of control mediates the relationship between negative divorce-related events and children's adjustment were explored in a group of…”
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Volunteer bias in research employing vaginal measures of sexual arousal by WOLCHIK, S. A, SPENCER, S. L, LISI, I. S

“…Demographic, sexual, and personality characteristics of volunteers and nonvolunteers for a laboratory study of sexual arousal were compared. Subjects were 296…”
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Negative cognitive errors and positive illusions for negative divorce events : predictors of children's psychological adjustment by MAZUR, E, WOLCHIK, S. A, SANDLER, I. N

“…This study examined the relations among negative cognitive errors regarding hypothetical negative divorce events, positive illusions about those same events,…”
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Theory-based screening for prevention: focusing on mediating processes in children of divorce by Pillow, D R, Sandler, I N, Braver, S L, Wolchik, S A, Gersten, J C

“…Prevention programs in mental health theoretically can benefit from selecting participants who have a greater likelihood of developing psychological problems…”
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Social support of children of divorce: direct and stress buffering effects by Wolchik, S A, Ruehlman, L S, Braver, S L, Sandler, I N

“…This study examined the direct and stress-buffering effects of support from family adults, nonfamily adults, family children, and nonfamily children on the…”
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Social support in chumships and adjustment in children of divorce by Lustig, J L, Wolchik, S A, Braver, S L

“…Examined the relations between support from intimate friends or "chums" and stress, age, and gender in predicting psychological adjustment using a sample of…”
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