2015
Expectant 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
2013
Identifying Youth at Risk for Difficulties Following a Traumatic Event: Pre‐event Factors are Associated with Acute Symptomatology
Goslin MC, Stover CS, Berkowitz S, Marans S. Identifying Youth at Risk for Difficulties Following a Traumatic Event: Pre‐event Factors are Associated with Acute Symptomatology. Journal Of Traumatic Stress 2013, 26: 475-482. PMID: 23861167, DOI: 10.1002/jts.21825.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic eventsTrauma categoriesPre-event factorsPrior trauma exposureHierarchical regression modelsNonoffending caregiversHostile parentingScreening of youthTrauma exposureTraumatic exposureChildren's symptomsEarly aftermathChild's ageAcute posttraumatic periodYouthBaseline assessmentAcute symptomsExclusive focusFunctioningPrevention programsSecondary prevention programsChildrenAcute symptomatologyParentingPosttraumatic period