



Publications
We have years of experience researching suicide and self-harming behaviors in youth. Below you'll find some of our team's most recent peer-reviewed research on these topics.
Published Together
2022
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Fox, K.R., Bettis, A.H., Burke, T.A. et al. Exploring Adolescent Experiences with Disclosing Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Across Settings. Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol 50, 669–681 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-021-00878-x
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Bettis, A. H., Burke, T. A., Nesi, J., & Liu, R. T. (2021). Digital Technologies for emotion-regulation assessment and intervention: A conceptual review. Clinical Psychological Science, 10(1), 3–26. https://doi.org/10.1177/21677026211011982
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Kudinova, A.Y., Bettis, A.H., Thompson, E.C. et al. COVID-19 Related Daily Stressors, Coping, and Suicidal Ideation in Psychiatrically Hospitalized Youth. Child Youth Care Forum 51, 579–592 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10566-021-09641-1
2021
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Burke, T. A., Fox, K., Kautz, M. M., Rodriguez-Seijas, C., Bettis, A. H., & Alloy, L. B. (2021). Self-critical and self-punishment cognitions differentiate those with and without a history of nonsuicidal self-injury: An ecological momentary assessment study. Behavior Therapy, 52(3), 686–697. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2020.08.006
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Burke, T. A., Fox, K., Kautz, M., Siegel, D. M., Kleiman, E., & Alloy, L. B. (2021). Real-time monitoring of the associations between self-critical and self-punishment cognitions and nonsuicidal self-injury. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 137, 103775. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2020.103775
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Burke, T. A., Bettis, A. H., Barnicle, S. C., Wang, S. B., & Fox, K. R. (2021). Disclosure of self-injurious thoughts and behaviors across sexual and gender identities. Pediatrics, 148(4). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2021-050255
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Thompson, E. C., Thomas, S. A., Burke, T. A., Nesi, J., MacPherson, H. A., Bettis, A. H., Kudinova, A. Y., Affleck, K., Hunt, J., & Wolff, J. C. (2021). Suicidal thoughts and behaviors in psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents pre- and post- covid-19: A historical chart review and examination of contextual correlates. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 4, 100100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2021.100100
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Nesi, J., Burke, T. A., Bettis, A. H., Kudinova, A. Y., Thompson, E. C., MacPherson, H. A., Fox, K. A., Lawrence, H. R., Thomas, S. A., Wolff, J. C., Altemus, M. K., Soriano, S., & Liu, R. T. (2021). Social media use and self-injurious thoughts and behaviors: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review, 87, 102038. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2021.102038
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Burke, T. A., Bettis, A. H., Kudinova, A., Thomas, S. A., Nesi, J., Erguder, L., MacPherson, H. A., Thompson, E., Ammerman, B. A., & Wolff, J. C. (2021). Covid-19-specific suicidal thoughts and behaviors in psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents. Child Psychiatry & Human Development. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-021-01225-3
2020
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Liu, R., Bettis, A., & Burke, T. (2020). Characterizing the phenomenology of passive suicidal ideation: A systematic review and meta-analysis of its prevalence, psychiatric comorbidity, correlates, and comparisons with active suicidal ideation. Psychological Medicine, 50(3), 367-383. doi:10.1017/S003329171900391X
Alexandra Bettis
2022
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Watson, K.H., Anderson, A.S., Savin, K. et al. Observed Maternal Coping Socialization and Child Internalizing Symptoms: The Roles of Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Peer Stress. Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol 50, 37–49 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-021-00796-y
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Venanzi, L., Dickey, L., Green, H., Pegg, S., Benningfield, M. M., Bettis, A. H., Blackford, J. U., & Kujawa, A. (2022). Longitudinal predictors of depression, anxiety, and alcohol use following Covid‐19‐related stress. Stress and Health. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.3125
2021
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Nesi, J., Rothenberg, W. A., Bettis, A. H., Massing-Schaffer, M., Fox, K. A., Telzer, E. H., Lindquist, K. A., & Prinstein, M. J. (2021). Emotional responses to social media experiences among adolescents: Longitudinal Associations with depressive symptoms. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2021.1955370
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Bettis, A. H., Siciliano, R. E., Rogers, B. P., Ichinose, M., & Compas, B. E. (2021). Neural correlates of distraction and reappraisal in the family context: Associations with symptoms of anxiety and depression in Youth. Child Neuropsychology, 27(5), 573–586. https://doi.org/10.1080/09297049.2020.1870675
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Anderson, A.S., Watson, K.H., Reising, M.M. et al. Relations Between Maternal Coping Socialization, Adolescents’ Coping, and Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression. J Child Fam Stud 30, 663–675 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-020-01879-y
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Schwartzman, J. M., Smith, J. R., & Bettis, A. H. (2021). Safety planning for suicidality in autism: Obstacles, potential solutions, and future directions. Pediatrics, 148(6). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2021-052958
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Lavender, J., Benningfield, M. M., Merritt, J. A., Gibson, R. L., & Bettis, A. H. (2021). Measurement-based care in the adolescent partial hospital setting: Implementation, Challenges, & Future Directions. Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/23794925.2021.1981178
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Liu, R. T., Hamilton, J. L., & Bettis, A. H. (2021). Cognitive vulnerability to depression in adolescence. The Neuroscience of Depression, 381–387. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-817935-2.00043-x
2020
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Henry, L.M., Steele, E.H., Watson, K.H. et al. Stress Exposure and Maternal Depression as Risk Factors for Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression in Adolescents. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 51, 572–584 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-019-00940-2
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Bettis, A. H., Donise, K. R., MacPherson, H. A., Bagatelas, P., & Wolff, J. C. (2020). Safety Planning Intervention for Adolescents: Provider Attitudes and response to training in the emergency services setting. Psychiatric Services, 71(11), 1136–1142. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900563
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Bettis, A. H., Liu, R. T., Walsh, B. W., & Klonsky, E. D. (2020). Treatments for self-injurious thoughts and behaviors in youth: Progress and challenges. Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 5(3), 354–364. https://doi.org/10.1080/23794925.2020.1806759
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Rice, D. R., Sullivan, A. D., Forehand, R. L., Watson, K. H., Bettis, A. H., Gruhn, M., & Compas, B. E. (2020). Child hostility toward a parent with a history of depression and family functioning. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 29(10), 2786–2795. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-020-01786-2
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Wolff, J. C., Thomas, S. A., Hood, E., Bettis, A. H., Rizzo, C. J., & Liu, R. T. (2020). Application of the actor-partner interdependence model in parent-adolescent emotion regulation and depression. Journal of Affective Disorders, 277, 733–741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.08.075
Taylor A. Burke
2022
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Nesi, J., Burke, T. A., Caltabiano, A., Spirito, A., & Wolff, J. C. (2022). Digital Media-related precursors to psychiatric hospitalization among youth. Journal of Affective Disorders, 310, 235–240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.05.013
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Burke, T. A., Shao, S., Jacobucci, R., Kautz, M., Alloy, L. B., & Ammerman, B. A. (2022). Examining momentary associations between behavioral approach system indices and nonsuicidal self-injury urges. Journal of Affective Disorders, 296, 244–249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.09.029
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Burke, T. A., Hamilton, J. L., Seigel, D., Kautz, M., Liu, R. T., Alloy, L. B., & Barker, D. H. (2022). Sleep irregularity and nonsuicidal self-injurious urges and behaviors. Sleep, 45(6). https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsac084
2021
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Ammerman, B. A., Burke, T. A., Jacobucci, R., & McClure, K. (2021). Preliminary investigation of the association between covid-19 and suicidal thoughts and behaviors in the U.S. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 134, 32–38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.12.037
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Lawrence, H.R., Burke, T.A., Sheehan, A.E. et al. Prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in preadolescent children: A US population-based study. Transl Psychiatry 11, 489 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-021-01593-3
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Lawrence, H. R., Nesi, J., Burke, T. A., Liu, R. T., Spirito, A., Hunt, J., & Wolff, J. C. (2021). Suicidal mental imagery in psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 49(3), 393–399. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-020-00750-4
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Nesi, J., Burke, T. A., Lawrence, H. R., MacPherson, H. A., Spirito, A., & Wolff, J. C. (2021). Online self-injury activities among psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents: Prevalence, functions, and perceived consequences. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 49(4), 519–531. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-020-00734-4
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Burke, T. A., Allen, K. J. D., Carpenter, R. W., Siegel, D. M., Kautz, M. M., Liu, R. T., & Alloy, L. B. (2021). Emotional response inhibition to self-harm stimuli interacts with momentary negative affect to predict nonsuicidal self-injury urges. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 142, 103865. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2021.103865
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Ammerman, B. A., Burke, T. A., Jacobucci, R., & McClure, K. (2021). How we ask matters: The impact of question wording in single-item measurement of suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Preventive Medicine, 152, 106472. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106472
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Ammerman, B. A., Burke, T. A., McClure, K., Jacobucci, R., & Liu, R. T. (2021). A prospective examination of COVID‐19‐related social distancing practices on suicidal ideation. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 51(5), 969–977. https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12782
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O'Loughlin, C., Burke, T. A., & Ammerman, B. A. (2021). Examining the time to transition from nonsuicidal self-injury to suicide attempt: A brief report. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 42(2), 157–161. https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000715
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Burke, T. A., Kutok, E. R., Dunsiger, S., Nugent, N. R., Patena, J. V., Riese, A., & Ranney, M. L. (2021). A national snapshot of U.S. adolescents' mental health and changing technology use during COVID-19. General Hospital Psychiatry, 71, 147–148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2021.05.006
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Allen, K. J., Johnson, S. L., Burke, T. A., Sammon, M. M. L., Wu, C., Kramer, M. A., Wu, J., Schatten, H. T., Armey, M. F., & Hooley, J. M. (2021). Validation of an emotional stop-signal task to probe individual differences in emotional response inhibition: Relationships with positive and negative urgency. Brain and Neuroscience Advances, 5, 239821282110582. https://doi.org/10.1177/23982128211058269
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Nesi, J., Burke, T. A., Extein, J., Kudinova, A. Y., Fox, K. A., Hunt, J., & Wolff, J. C. (2021). Social media use, sleep, and psychopathology in psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 144, 296–303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.10.014
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Liu, R. T., Lawrence, H. R., Burke, T. A., Sanzari, C. M., Levin, R. Y., Maitlin, C., Paszek, C., & Zhu, X. (2021). Passive and active suicidal ideation among left‐behind children in rural China: An evaluation of intrapersonal and interpersonal vulnerability and resilience. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 51(6), 1213–1223. https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12802
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Ammerman, B. A., Burke, T. A., O'Loughlin, C. M., & Hammond, R. (2021, December 27). The association between nonsuicidal and suicidal self-injurious behaviors: A systematic review and expanded theoretical model. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/r4957
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Burke, T. A., Kutok, E. R., Dunsiger, S., Nugent, N. R., Patena, J. V., Riese, A., & Ranney, M. L. (2021). U.S. adolescents’ mental health and COVID-19-related changes in technology use, fall 2020. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.03.15.21253598
2020
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Liu, R. T., Steele, S. J., Hamilton, J. L., Do, Q. B. P., Furbish, K., Burke, T. A., Martinez, A. P., & Gerlus, N. (2020). Sleep and suicide: A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies. Clinical Psychology Review, 81, 101895. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2020.101895
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Case, J. A., Burke, T. A., Siegel, D. M., Piccirillo, M. L., Alloy, L. B., & Olino, T. M. (2019). Functions of non-suicidal self-injury in late adolescence: A latent class analysis. Archives of Suicide Research, 24(sup2). https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2019.1586607
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Piccirillo, M. L., Burke, T. A., Moore‐Berg, S. L., Alloy, L. B., & Heimberg, R. G. (2020). Self‐stigma toward Nonsuicidal Self‐injury: An examination of implicit and explicit attitudes. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 50(5), 1007–1024. https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12640
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Burke, T. A., Jacobucci, R., Ammerman, B. A., Alloy, L. B., & Diamond, G. (2020). Using machine learning to classify suicide attempt history among youth in Medical Care Settings. Journal of Affective Disorders, 268, 206–214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.02.048
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Burke, T. A., Ammerman, B. A., Hamilton, J. L., Stange, J. P., & Piccirillo, M. (2020). Nonsuicidal self-injury scar concealment from the self and others. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 130, 313–320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.07.040
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Titone, M. K., McArthur, B. A., Ng, T. H., Burke, T. A., McLaughlin, L. E., MacMullen, L. E., Goel, N., & Alloy, L. B. (2020). Sex and race influence objective and self-report sleep and circadian measures in emerging adults independently of risk for bipolar spectrum disorder. Scientific Reports, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-70750-3
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Kautz, M. M., Burke, T. A., Siegel, D. M., Case, J., & Alloy, L. B. (2020). The role of reward sensitivity and childhood maltreatment in predicting nonsuicidal self‐injury. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 50(6), 1250–1263. https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12718
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Titone, M. K., McArthur, B., Ng, T. H., Burke, T. A., McLaughlin, L. E., MacMullen, L. E., Alloy, L. B., & Goel, N. (2020). 0364 sex and race influence objective and self-report sleep and circadian measures in emerging adults at risk for bipolar spectrum disorder. Sleep, 43(Supplement_1). https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsaa056.361
Kathryn Fox
2022
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Schleider, J.L., Mullarkey, M.C., Fox, K.R. et al. A randomized trial of online single-session interventions for adolescent depression during COVID-19. Nat Hum Behav 6, 258–268 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-021-01235-0
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Diana M. Y. Smith, Sarah M. Lipson, Shirley B. Wang & Kathryn R. Fox (2022) Online Methods in Adolescent Self-Injury Research: Challenges and Recommendations, Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 51:2, 143-154, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2021.1875325
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Chantelle Roulston, Sarah McKetta, Maggi Price, Kathryn R. Fox & Jessica L. Schleider (2022) Structural Correlates of Mental Health Support Access among Sexual Minority Youth of Color during COVID-19, Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2022.2034633
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McDanal, R., Rubin, A., Fox, K. R., & Schleider, J. L. (2022). Associations of LGBTQ+ identities with acceptability and efficacy of online single-session youth mental health interventions. Behavior Therapy, 53(2), 376–391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2021.10.004
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Shroff, A., Fassler, J., Fox, K.R. et al. The impact of COVID-19 on U.S. adolescents: loss of basic needs and engagement in health risk behaviors. Curr Psychol (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-02411-1
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Ahuvia, I., Mullarkey, M. C., Sung, J., Fox, K., & Schleider, J. L. (2022, June 9). Evaluating a Treatment Selection Approach for Online Single-Session Interventions for Adolescent Depression. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/nekhw
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Ahuvia, I., Chen, S., Gordon, L., Fox, K., & Schleider, J. L. (2022, May 16). A Mixed-Methods Investigation of Adolescents’ Beliefs About the Causes of Depression. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/yf6vq
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Cohen, J. M., Feinstein, B. A., & Fox, K. (2022). The promise of digital mental health for LGBTQ+ youths. Psychiatric Services. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100569
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Fox, K. R., Huang, X., Guzmán, E. M., Funsch, K. M., Cha, C. B., Ribeiro, J. D., & Franklin, J. C. (2020). Interventions for suicide and self-injury: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials across nearly 50 years of research. Psychological Bulletin, 146(12), 1117–1145. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000305
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Hart, E. A., Rubin, A., Kline, K. M., & Fox, K. R. (2022). Disordered eating across COVID-19 in LGBTQ+ young adults. Eating Behaviors, 44, 101581. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2021.101581
2021
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Doom, J. R., Seok, D., Narayan, A. J., & Fox, K. R. (2021). Adverse and benevolent childhood experiences predict mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Adversity and Resilience Science, 2(3), 193–204. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42844-021-00038-6
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Wang, S. B., Fox, K. R., Boccagno, C., Hooley, J. M., Mair, P., Nock, M. K., & Haynos, A. F. (2021). Functional assessment of restrictive eating: A three-study clinically heterogeneous and transdiagnostic investigation. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 130(7), 761–774. https://doi.org/10.1037/abn0000700
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Dobias, M. L., Schleider, J. L., Jans, L., & Fox, K. R. (2021). An online, single-session intervention for adolescent self-injurious thoughts and behaviors: Results from a randomized trial. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 147, 103983. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2021.103983
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Ilana Gratch, Sara N. Fernandes, Kerri-Anne Bell, Olivia H. Pollak, Kathryn R. Fox, Katherine Tezanos, Theresa Ebo & Christine B. Cha (2022) Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview–Revised (SITBI-R): Reliability, Validity, and Inter-Informant Agreement in an Adolescent Sample, Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 51:4, 484-494, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2021.1901229
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Blashill, A. J., Fox, K., Feinstein, B. A., Albright, C. A., & Calzo, J. P. (2021). Nonsuicidal self-injury, suicide ideation, and suicide attempts among sexual minority children. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 89(2), 73–80. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000624
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McDanal, R., Schleider, J. L., Fox, K. R., & Eaton, N. R. (2021). Loneliness in gender-diverse and sexual orientation–diverse adolescents: Measurement invariance analyses and between-group comparisons. Assessment, 107319112110651. https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911211065167
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McDanal, R., Schleider, J. L., Fox, K. R., & Eaton, N. R. (2021). Loneliness in gender-diverse and sexual orientation-diverse adolescents: Measurement invariance analyses and between-group comparisons. Assessment, https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911211065167
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Doom, J., Rozenman, M., Fox, K., Phu, T., Subar, A., Seok, D., & Rivera, K. (2021). The transdiagnostic origins of anxiety and depression during the pediatric period: Linking NIMH research domain criteria (RDoC) constructs to ecological systems. Development and Psychopathology, 33(5), 1599-1619. doi:10.1017/S0954579421000559
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Thorpe, D., Mirhashem, R., Shen, J., Roulston, C. A., Fox, K., & Schleider, J. L. (2021). Ecological systems contributors to internalizing symptoms in a national sample of adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/hvy8q
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North, S., Fox, K., & Doom, J. (2021). Timing of childhood adversities and self-injurious thoughts and behaviors in adolescence. Development and Psychopathology, 1-11. doi:10.1017/S0954579421000808
2020
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Fox, K. R., Huang, X., Guzmán, E. M., Funsch, K. M., Cha, C. B., Ribeiro, J. D., & Franklin, J. C. (2020). Interventions for suicide and self-injury: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials across nearly 50 years of research. Psychological Bulletin, 146(12), 1117–1145. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000305
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Fox, K. R., Harris, J. A., Wang, S. B., Millner, A. J., Deming, C. A., & Nock, M. K. (2020). Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview—Revised: Development, reliability, and validity. Psychological Assessment, 32(7), 677–689. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000819
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Fox, K. R., Choukas-Bradley, S., Salk, R. H., Marshal, M. P., & Thoma, B. C. (2020). Mental health among sexual and gender minority adolescents: Examining interactions with race and ethnicity. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 88(5), 402–415. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000486
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Smith, D. M., Wang, S. B., Carter, M. L., Fox, K. R., & Hooley, J. M. (2020). Longitudinal predictors of self-injurious thoughts and behaviors in sexual and gender minority adolescents. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 129(1), 114–121. https://doi.org/10.1037/abn0000483
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Hooley, J. M., Fox, K. R., & Boccagno, C. (2020). Nonsuicidal self-injury: Diagnostic challenges and current perspectives. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, Volume 16, 101–112. https://doi.org/10.2147/ndt.s198806
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Smith, D. M., Fox, K. R., Carter, M. L., Thoma, B. C., & Hooley, J. M. (2020). Emotional changes following discrimination induction in gender- and sexuality-diverse adolescents. Emotion. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0000862
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Allen, K. J., Sammon, M. M. L., Fox, K. R., & Stewart, J. G. (2020). Emotional response inhibition: A shared neurocognitive deficit in eating disorder symptoms and nonsuicidal self-injury. Brain Sciences, 10(2), 104. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci10020104
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Dobias, M., Chen, S., Fox, K., & Schleider, J. L. (2020, March 3). Brief interventions for self-injurious thoughts and behaviors in young people: A systematic review. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/z26ch
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Bareiss, W., & Fox, K. (2021). Communicating with, about, and through self-harm: Scarred discourse. Lexington Books.
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Bareiss, W., Fox, K., Hooley, J., Wang, S., & Kwashie, A. (2021). Communicating with, about, and through self-harm: Scarred discourse. Lexington Books.