Featured Publications
A Culturally Grounded Prenatal Coparenting Intervention: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial With Unmarried Black Parents
McHale JP, Stover CS, Dubé C, Sirotkin YS, Lewis S, McKay K. A Culturally Grounded Prenatal Coparenting Intervention: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial With Unmarried Black Parents. Journal Of Family Psychology 2022, 36: 479-489. PMID: 35084880, PMCID: PMC9646643, DOI: 10.1037/fam0000965.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsControl group mothersIntervention groupMonths postpartumGroup mothersPsychological intimate partner violenceIntimate partner violenceSelf-reported depressionTreat analysisControlled TrialsPrenatal interventionFirst babyDepressive symptomsUsual groupControl groupMother-father dyadsFCC interventionsMothersSignificant reductionInterventionPostpartumUnmarried mothersPartner violenceFather engagementConsultation sessionsGroup
2022
Randomized controlled trial of a prenatal focused coparenting consultation for unmarried black fathers and mothers: One‐year infant and family outcomes
McHale J, Stover C, Dube C, Sirotkin Y, Lewis S, McKay K. Randomized controlled trial of a prenatal focused coparenting consultation for unmarried black fathers and mothers: One‐year infant and family outcomes. Infant Mental Health Journal 2022, 44: 27-42. PMID: 36519760, DOI: 10.1002/imhj.22030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotional adjustmentFamily adaptationFamily outcomesFather engagementLife circumstancesInterparental aggressionPsychological aggressionMental health fieldSignificant intervention effectsConceptual attentionFamily systemIntervention familiesCoparentingIntervention effectsDepressive symptomsAggressionExpectant familiesPregnant familiesCommunity mentorsModest dosageHealth fieldEngagementInterventionCoparentsNavigational support
2015
Marital Hostility, Hostile Parenting, and Child Aggression: Associations From Toddlerhood to School Age
Stover CS, Zhou Y, Kiselica A, Leve LD, Neiderhiser JM, Shaw DS, Natsuaki MN, Scaramella LV, Reiss D. Marital Hostility, Hostile Parenting, and Child Aggression: Associations From Toddlerhood to School Age. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2015, 55: 235-242. PMID: 26903257, PMCID: PMC4764800, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2015.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild aggressionMarital hostilityHostile parentingParental hostilityAntisocial traitsSpillover hypothesisFinancial strainAggressive child behaviorParent-child dyadsAge 6 yearsStructural equation modelingChildren age 18Sets of childrenInterparental conflictToddler periodMarital conflictChildren ages 9 monthsChild behaviorPoor parentingAdoption designAge 4.5 yearsAge 4.5ParentingAdoptive parentsEquation modelingExpectant Mothers Maximizing Opportunities: Maternal Characteristics Moderate Multifactorial Prenatal Stress in the Prediction of Birth Weight in a Sample of Children Adopted at Birth
Brotnow L, Reiss D, Stover CS, Ganiban J, Leve LD, Neiderhiser JM, Shaw DS, Stevens HE. Expectant Mothers Maximizing Opportunities: Maternal Characteristics Moderate Multifactorial Prenatal Stress in the Prediction of Birth Weight in a Sample of Children Adopted at Birth. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0141881. PMID: 26544958, PMCID: PMC4636431, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141881.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal stressSample of childrenMultidimensional theoretical modelHierarchical regression modelingHierarchical regression modelsObjective stressorsDistress measuresChild developmentEffects of stressMaternal personal characteristicsSocial supportMothers' stressProtective factorsPersonal characteristicsDistressStressorsCross-sectional dataMaternal characteristicsRisk factorsAdoption studiesHigher SESBirth mothersEnvironmental risk factorsTheoretical modelPregnancy complications
2011
Fathering and mothering in the family system: linking marital hostility and aggression in adopted toddlers
Stover CS, Connell CM, Leve LD, Neiderhiser JM, Shaw DS, Scaramella LV, Conger R, Reiss D. Fathering and mothering in the family system: linking marital hostility and aggression in adopted toddlers. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2011, 53: 401-409. PMID: 22191546, PMCID: PMC3279589, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02510.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Intimate Partner Violence
Israel E, Stover C. Intimate Partner Violence. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence 2009, 24: 1755-1764. PMID: 19401601, DOI: 10.1177/0886260509334044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdaptation, PsychologicalAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorAdultCaliforniaChildChild BehaviorChild Behavior DisordersChild, PreschoolCrime VictimsFather-Child RelationsFemaleHumansInfantInternal-External ControlInterpersonal RelationsMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsSpouse AbuseStress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
2005
Assessing violence exposure and trauma symptoms in young children: A critical review of measures
Stover CS, Berkowitz S. Assessing violence exposure and trauma symptoms in young children: A critical review of measures. Journal Of Traumatic Stress 2005, 18: 707-717. PMID: 16382437, DOI: 10.1002/jts.20079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderTrauma symptomsYoung childrenViolence exposurePosttraumatic stress symptomsFurther test developmentTraumatic eventsStress disorderStress symptomsSpecific difficultiesDevelopmental contextAssessment measuresStandardized assessment toolsTest developmentChildrenSymptomsMeasuresAssessment toolToddlersExposureUrgent needCritical reviewInfants