Mindfulness-based Interventions and Reward Sensitivity Among Youth with Antisocial Tendencies
(Lead investigator: Callie Mazurek)
This study will examine the role mindfulness has in altering reward-sensitivity in a sample of adolescents and young adults displaying antisocial tendencies. Participants will be randomized to either a mindfulness-based intervention or control condition. This multi-method study will collect self-report, behavioral, and psychophysiological data on changes in reward-sensitivity across time.
Understanding and Minimizing Reporting Discrepancy of Anxiety Symptoms in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Affiliate Stigma and Empowerment as Moderators in the Relation Between Family Factors and Child Behavior.
(Lead investigator: Aurora Brinkman)
This study will examine the moderating effect of stigma and empowerment on the relation between family factors and the behavior of children with disabilities. Specifically, caregiver expressed emotion, parenting practices, caregiver distress, and social support will be examined as predictor variables and internalizing/externalizing behavior as criterion variables. It is expected that stigma will be a significant risk factor and empowerment will be a significant protective factor in these relations.
Come One, Come All: Potential Moderators of the Relation Between Psychological Difficulties and Mental Health Treatment Among Caregiver-Child Dyads.