2020
Change in Youth Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Majority Hispanic/Latinx US Sample
Penner F, Hernandez Ortiz J, Sharp C. Change in Youth Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Majority Hispanic/Latinx US Sample. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2020, 60: 513-523. PMID: 33359408, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2020.12.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Link Between Adversity and Dating Violence Among Adolescents Hospitalized for Psychiatric Treatment: Parental Emotion Validation as a Candidate Protective Factor
Froidevaux NM, Metcalf S, Pettit C, Penner F, Sharp C, Borelli JL. The Link Between Adversity and Dating Violence Among Adolescents Hospitalized for Psychiatric Treatment: Parental Emotion Validation as a Candidate Protective Factor. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence 2020, 37: np3492-np3527. PMID: 32576062, DOI: 10.1177/0886260520926323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity‐Based Caregiver and Family Interventions to Support the Mental Health of Orphans and Vulnerable Children: Review and Future Directions
Penner F, Sharp C, Marais L, Shohet C, Givon D, Boivin M. Community‐Based Caregiver and Family Interventions to Support the Mental Health of Orphans and Vulnerable Children: Review and Future Directions. New Directions For Child And Adolescent Development 2020, 2020: 77-105. PMID: 32618434, DOI: 10.1002/cad.20352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental healthFamily interventionsCognitive-behavioral strategiesCaregiver-child relationshipChild mental healthVulnerable childrenCommunity-based caregiversCultural adaptationIntervention scienceQuasi-experimental designIntervention strategiesMajority of interventionsReview of studiesMajority of studiesCommunity participatory methodsFuture directionsInterventionCaregiversChildrenPossible new directionsNew directionsFindingsHealthSaharan AfricaAdaptation
2019
Childhood maltreatment and identity diffusion among inpatient adolescents: The role of reflective function
Penner F, Gambin M, Sharp C. Childhood maltreatment and identity diffusion among inpatient adolescents: The role of reflective function. Journal Of Adolescence 2019, 76: 65-74. PMID: 31472427, DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2019.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNarrative Coherence in Adolescence: Relations With Attachment, Mentalization, and Psychopathology
Lind M, Vanwoerden S, Penner F, Sharp C. Narrative Coherence in Adolescence: Relations With Attachment, Mentalization, and Psychopathology. Journal Of Personality Assessment 2019, 102: 380-389. PMID: 30990340, DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2019.1574805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttachment securityNarrative coherenceChild Attachment InterviewSerious psychological difficultiesSocial cognitive constructsHigher attachment securityCoherent narrativeLess externalizing problemsAttachment InterviewAttachment narrativesPsychological difficultiesExternalizing problemsInpatient adolescentsDevelopmental trajectoriesMentalizationPast eventsExternalizing pathologyAdolescentsAdolescenceLess researchGender differencesPsychopathologyStrongest predictorIndividualsInternalizing