The impact of mental health diagnoses on perceptions of risk of criminality.

Background: Previous research has examined the relation between mental illness (MI) and perceptions of dangerousness, but less research has focused on its relation to perceived risk of criminality. Individuals with MI are perceived to be more dangerous than those without, and individuals with schizophrenia or substance abuse diagnoses are viewed as being more dangerous. Research also supports that race of individuals with MI plays an important role in the conceptualization and experience of stigma.

Examining the Positive Cognitive Triad: A Link Between Resilience and Well-Being.

Extant literature links higher levels of resilience to overall well-being; however, the underlying mechanisms explaining this relation are unclear. Replicating and extending the study of Mak, Ng, and Wong, the present study investigated the "positive cognitive triad" of hope, world-view, and self-esteem as a possible mediator between resilience and well-being for the first time in an American sample. Participants ( = 198) completed online surveys of self-esteem, hope, view of the world, and resilience.

Linking social anxiety and adolescent romantic relationship functioning: indirect effects and the importance of peers.

Peer relationships undergo dramatic shifts in form and function during adolescence, at the same time the incidence of socially evaluative fears sharply rises. Despite well-established links between social anxiety and broader interpersonal functioning, there is a dearth of research evaluating the impact of social anxiety on functioning in close relationships during this developmental stage. The present study examines the impact of social anxiety on functioning in close friendships and romantic relationships during adolescence.

Quality of college students' same-sex friendships as a function of personality and interpersonal competence.

The aim of the current study was to investigate personality traits and interpersonal competencies as predictors of the quality of same-sex friendships in young adulthood. Undergraduate students (N = 176), who attended a mid-Atlantic U.S.

Girl friend, boy friend, girlfriend, boyfriend: broadening our understanding of heterosocial competence.

Heterosocial interactions, or social interactions with other-sex peers, are theorized to serve a number of unique developmental functions for adolescents (e.g., companionship, intimacy, experimentation with sex-role behaviors and sexual activity).

Introduction to the special section on adolescent romantic competence: development and adjustment implications.

Romantic relationships are a normative developmental experience in adolescence. Although many prominent developmental theories recognize their importance in helping to form the foundations for future healthy adult relationships, empirical research has not progressed at an expected pace, and there remain many gaps in our knowledge base. Existing research suggests that, regardless of their duration, adolescent romances are salient emotional experiences with significant adjustment implications, both positive and negative.

Psychosocial outcomes of anxious first graders: a seven-year follow-up.

This study examined the concurrent and long-term psychosocial outcomes associated with anxiety symptoms among a community sample of predominately low-income African Americans (N=149; 72 females). We classified first graders as high or low anxious using child, parent, and teacher reports. Academic, social, and psychological outcomes were assessed in the first and eighth grades.

Observational measures of parenting in anxious and nonanxious mothers: does type of task matter?

This study examined the relation between type of parent-child interaction task and parenting behaviors among a predominantly African American community-based sample. Twenty-five anxious and matched nonanxious (N = 50) mothers were videotaped with their children (M age = 5.8 years) engaging in both a structured and unstructured task.

Childhood predictors of anxiety symptoms: a longitudinal study.

The present study examined the concurrent and prospective relation between a select number of potential predictors and symptoms of anxiety among a high-risk community sample of 149 predominately African American children. Parent and child reports of anxiety were assessed in the first and seventh grade. Six domains of childhood risk factors (i.

The measure of Adolescent Heterosocial Competence: development and initial validation.

We developed and began construct validation of the Measure of Adolescent Heterosocial Competence (MAHC), a self-report instrument assessing the ability to negotiate effectively a range of challenging other-sex social interactions. Development followed the Goldfried and D'Zurilla (1969) behavioral-analytic model for assessing competence. Approximately 700 adolescents participated in 5 systematic studies.