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Parenting of Emerging Adult Children


Parents continue to have an impact on their children's live well into adulthood. The ways that parents communicate support to their children, the parenting styles they engage in, and how they discipline their children, all influence emerging adult's mental health.


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Szkody, E. (2017, May). The effect of trait empathy on adolescent friendship quality above and beyond the effect of the relationship with parent. Poster presented at the 29th APS Annual Convention, Boston, MA.


Baudoin, K.C.* & Szkody, E. (2018, March). Parenting styles as a moderator of the effects of negative life events on PTSD symptoms in emerging adults. Poster presented at the 64th SEPA Annual Meeting, Charleston, SC.


Szkody, E., Rogers, M.M., & McKinney, C. (2018). Risky sexual behavior: A Mediator between parent-child relationship quality and quality of life in emerging adults. Quality of Life Research, 27, 2639-2645. https://doi.org/10.1008/S11136-018-1919-Z.


McKinney, C., & Szkody, E. (2019). Parent and child depression: Moderated mediation by gender and harsh parenting in emerging adults. Journal of Family Issues, 40, 594-612. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X18817578


Kim, E.B.*, Szkody, E., & McKinney, C. (2019, April). The impact of custodial grandparenting on emerging adult children: Behavioral problems and quality of life. Poster presented at the Mississippi State University Undergraduate Research Symposium, Starkville, MS.


Szkody, E. & McKinney, C. (2019). Stress-buffering effects of social support on depressive problems: Perceived vs. received social support and moderation by parental depressive problems. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 28, 2209-2219. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-019-01437-1


Wicks, S.*, Szkody, E., & McKinney, C. (2020, February). Family cohesion and flexibility, conformity, and emotion regulation in emerging adults. Poster presented at the 2020 SPSP Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA.


Hodum, H*., Szkody, E. & McKinney, C. (2020, April). Who to Trust: Impact of Parenting Styles on Trust. Poster presented at Mississippi State University Undergraduate Spring Research Symposium [Virtual Presentation], Starkville, MS.


Ellis, M.*., Szkody, E. & McKinney, C. (2020, April). Family Communications, religiosity, and depression: A path analysis. Poster presented at Mississippi State University Undergraduate Spring Research Symposium [Virtual Presentation], Starkville, MS.


Szkody, E. & McKinney, C. (2020). Parental depression and emerging adult psychological problems: Indirect Effects by parental social support and emerging adult engagement coping. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 42, 209-218.  https://doi.org/10.1080/01973533.2020.1737069.


Szkody, E., Rogers, M. M., & McKinney, C. (2020). The role of emotional and instrumental support from parents on facets of emerging adult impulsivity. Personality and Individual Differences167, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.110261.


Hodum, H.* McNerny, M.*, Kim, M.*, Szkody, E., & McKinney, C. (2021, March). Parental attitudes impact on mental health outcomes for LGBT Individuals. Poster presented at SEPA Annual Meeting 2021, [Virtual Meeting].


Szkody, E., Steele, E.H., & McKinney, C. (2021). Effects of parenting styles on psychological problems by self-esteem and gender. Journal of Family Issues, 42(5), 1931-1954. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X20958445


Szkody, E., Stearns, M., & McKinney, C. (2021). Correlates of the dysregulation profile in emerging adults. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 43(7), 343-354. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-020-09807-6

 

Moussa-Rogers, M., Szkody, E., & McKinney, C. (2021). Emerging adult report of childhood maltreatment and related facets of impulsivity. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260521997952


Szkody, E., & McKinney, C. (2021). Family communication patterns and relationship quality between emerging adults and their parents. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 38(11), 3177-3197. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075211027217.


Szkody, E. Moussa Rogers, M., & McKinney, C. (2021). Discrepancy analysis of emerging adult and parental reports of psychological problems and relationship quality. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 44, 444-455. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-021-09949-1


McKinney, C., Hovanec, S. E.*, Szkody, E., Walker, C. (2022) Parental discipline during emerging adulthood: A person centered approach. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221084745


Szkody, E., Steele, E., & McKinney, C. (2022). Race, stress, and social support: Racial and gender differences in perceived and received social support. Translational Issues in Psychological Science, 7(4), 435-450.  https://doi.org/10.1037/tps0000251


Szkody, E., Stearns, M., & McKinney, C. (2023). Dysregulation and parenting of emerging adults. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma. https://doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2023.2174466


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