Lester Sims
Biographic Data
| ID | 925451 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lester Sims |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lester |
| FAMILY NAME | Sims |
| SIGNATURE | SIMS L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Michigan |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3339-9348 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The (Simp)le Truth About Excessive and Obsessive Romantic Behaviors in Men
OBJECTIVE: "Simps" are individuals (primarily men) who engage in costly or extravagant gestures toward a romantic interest without receiving reciprocation. As its first empirical validation, the current study newly operationalizes simping behaviors as well as the motivating factors predicting simping. METHOD: Act nomination and act frequency designs (Total N = 415) were used to identify the defining behaviors of simps. Correlational (N = 200) and…
Language Brokering Conditions the Indirect Association Between Mexican‐Origin Adolescents' Academic Discrimination and Educational Expectations
Mexican-origin adolescents, a significant portion of the US Latino population, often experience a decline in educational expectations from early to late adolescence. Contextual factors such as academic discrimination and language brokering for parents may contribute to this decline. This study investigates the indirect effect of academic discrimination experienced in middle school on educational expectations in young adulthood through high school…
Cross-Cultural Differences in the Links Between Familial Support and Strain in Married and Single Adults' Well-Being
Single adults face greater stigmatization and report poorer well-being compared to those who are married, but most research has focused on Western samples. In a two-wave combined sample of 4746 Americans and Japanese participants, we showed that singles, regardless of cultural background, reported poorer health and life satisfaction. Married adults, particularly Americans, reported higher family support, which was indirectly related to higher wel…
Parallel Ethnic Identity Development of Mexican-Origin Adolescents and Mothers Under the Influence of Neighborhood Latinx Concentration and Ethnic-Racial Diversity
Past research has shown that co-ethnic or ethnically-racially diverse neighborhoods can serve as safe and supportive places for U.S. immigrant families to explore and develop clarity about their ethnic identity. Although parents undergo concurrent changes in the adaptation process with their children, existing research has predominantly focused on adolescents, with fewer examination on adult parents' continued ethnic identity development; additio…
Mexican-origin adolescents’ cumulative strengths predict baseline and longitudinal changes in self-growth outcomes
This study adopts a cultural ecological perspective to examine how cumulative effects of external transcultural and cultural strengths are related to baseline and changes in three markers of Mexican-origin adolescents' self-growth (i.e., resilience, life meaning, and discipline). Using a three-wave longitudinal data set (5 years) of 604 adolescents, cumulative strengths (CS) was calculated, and growth curve analyses showed a similar pattern of fi…
Change patterns of mother–adolescent perceived parenting and the corresponding trajectories in their internalizing symptoms
Adolescence is a challenging and sensitive developmental period in which mothers and adolescents may be vulnerable to internalizing symptoms. The current study aimed to understand how patterns of changes in mother-adolescent perceived parenting (i.e., mother-adolescent perceived parenting transition profiles) corresponded with trajectories of mothers' and adolescents' internalizing symptoms from early to late adolescence. The current study utiliz…
Reconsidering the “Acculturation Gap”
Family Environment, Heritage Language Profiles, and Socioemotional Well-being of Mexican-origin Adolescents with First Generation Immigrant Parents
Cultural adaptation congruence in immigrant spouses is associated with marital quality
Objective and background: Previous research suggests that cultural adaptation is associated with Mexican-origin couples' marital outcomes, including marital distress and rates of dissolution. However, research on the marital implications of different types of spousal differences in cultural adaptation often omits important dyadic dynamics (i.e., incongruence between couples and with their partners); this, coupled with existing methodological issu…
Longitudinal profiles of acculturation and developmental outcomes among Mexican‐origin adolescents from immigrant families
Prior studies investigating the association between acculturation and adolescent adjustment have often focused on specific acculturation domains rather than examining these domains collectively in a profile typology. Here, we investigate stability and change patterns in Mexican American adolescent acculturation profiles over time, using a two-wave longitudinal dataset spanning 5 years. Using latent profile analysis, three adolescent acculturation…
Parenting and Centrality
Acute salivary cortisol response among Mexican American adolescents in immigrant families
The study demonstrates that the modified TSST task can elicit an acute hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis response, but the nature of this response is dependent upon participants' perceptions of language brokering (parental dependence and efficacy), parental hostility, and discrimination experiences. Adolescents' individual characteristics and contextual demands remain important considerations in understanding their acute stress responses. (Psyc…
Longitudinal profiles of acculturation and developmental outcomes among Mexican‐origin adolescents from immigrant families
Prior studies investigating the association between acculturation and adolescent adjustment have often focused on specific acculturation domains rather than examining these domains collectively in a profile typology. Here, we investigate stability and change patterns in Mexican American adolescent acculturation profiles over time, using a two-wave longitudinal dataset spanning 5 years. Using latent profile analysis, three adolescent acculturation…
Change patterns of mother–adolescent perceived parenting and the corresponding trajectories in their internalizing symptoms
Adolescence is a challenging and sensitive developmental period in which mothers and adolescents may be vulnerable to internalizing symptoms. The current study aimed to understand how patterns of changes in mother-adolescent perceived parenting (i.e., mother-adolescent perceived parenting transition profiles) corresponded with trajectories of mothers' and adolescents' internalizing symptoms from early to late adolescence. The current study utiliz…
Reconsidering the “Acculturation Gap”
Parenting and Centrality
Language Brokering Conditions the Indirect Association Between Mexican‐Origin Adolescents' Academic Discrimination and Educational Expectations
Mexican-origin adolescents, a significant portion of the US Latino population, often experience a decline in educational expectations from early to late adolescence. Contextual factors such as academic discrimination and language brokering for parents may contribute to this decline. This study investigates the indirect effect of academic discrimination experienced in middle school on educational expectations in young adulthood through high school…
Parallel Ethnic Identity Development of Mexican-Origin Adolescents and Mothers Under the Influence of Neighborhood Latinx Concentration and Ethnic-Racial Diversity
Past research has shown that co-ethnic or ethnically-racially diverse neighborhoods can serve as safe and supportive places for U.S. immigrant families to explore and develop clarity about their ethnic identity. Although parents undergo concurrent changes in the adaptation process with their children, existing research has predominantly focused on adolescents, with fewer examination on adult parents' continued ethnic identity development; additio…
Family Environment, Heritage Language Profiles, and Socioemotional Well-being of Mexican-origin Adolescents with First Generation Immigrant Parents
Acute salivary cortisol response among Mexican American adolescents in immigrant families
The study demonstrates that the modified TSST task can elicit an acute hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis response, but the nature of this response is dependent upon participants' perceptions of language brokering (parental dependence and efficacy), parental hostility, and discrimination experiences. Adolescents' individual characteristics and contextual demands remain important considerations in understanding their acute stress responses. (Psyc…
Cross-Cultural Differences in the Links Between Familial Support and Strain in Married and Single Adults' Well-Being
Single adults face greater stigmatization and report poorer well-being compared to those who are married, but most research has focused on Western samples. In a two-wave combined sample of 4746 Americans and Japanese participants, we showed that singles, regardless of cultural background, reported poorer health and life satisfaction. Married adults, particularly Americans, reported higher family support, which was indirectly related to higher wel…
Acute salivary cortisol response among Mexican American adolescents in immigrant families
The study demonstrates that the modified TSST task can elicit an acute hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis response, but the nature of this response is dependent upon participants' perceptions of language brokering (parental dependence and efficacy), parental hostility, and discrimination experiences. Adolescents' individual characteristics and contextual demands remain important considerations in understanding their acute stress responses. (Psyc…
Parenting and Centrality
Cultural adaptation congruence in immigrant spouses is associated with marital quality
Objective and background: Previous research suggests that cultural adaptation is associated with Mexican-origin couples' marital outcomes, including marital distress and rates of dissolution. However, research on the marital implications of different types of spousal differences in cultural adaptation often omits important dyadic dynamics (i.e., incongruence between couples and with their partners); this, coupled with existing methodological issu…
Longitudinal profiles of acculturation and developmental outcomes among Mexican‐origin adolescents from immigrant families
Prior studies investigating the association between acculturation and adolescent adjustment have often focused on specific acculturation domains rather than examining these domains collectively in a profile typology. Here, we investigate stability and change patterns in Mexican American adolescent acculturation profiles over time, using a two-wave longitudinal dataset spanning 5 years. Using latent profile analysis, three adolescent acculturation…
Reconsidering the “Acculturation Gap”
Family Environment, Heritage Language Profiles, and Socioemotional Well-being of Mexican-origin Adolescents with First Generation Immigrant Parents
Change patterns of mother–adolescent perceived parenting and the corresponding trajectories in their internalizing symptoms
Adolescence is a challenging and sensitive developmental period in which mothers and adolescents may be vulnerable to internalizing symptoms. The current study aimed to understand how patterns of changes in mother-adolescent perceived parenting (i.e., mother-adolescent perceived parenting transition profiles) corresponded with trajectories of mothers' and adolescents' internalizing symptoms from early to late adolescence. The current study utiliz…
Mexican-origin adolescents’ cumulative strengths predict baseline and longitudinal changes in self-growth outcomes
This study adopts a cultural ecological perspective to examine how cumulative effects of external transcultural and cultural strengths are related to baseline and changes in three markers of Mexican-origin adolescents' self-growth (i.e., resilience, life meaning, and discipline). Using a three-wave longitudinal data set (5 years) of 604 adolescents, cumulative strengths (CS) was calculated, and growth curve analyses showed a similar pattern of fi…
Language Brokering Conditions the Indirect Association Between Mexican‐Origin Adolescents' Academic Discrimination and Educational Expectations
Mexican-origin adolescents, a significant portion of the US Latino population, often experience a decline in educational expectations from early to late adolescence. Contextual factors such as academic discrimination and language brokering for parents may contribute to this decline. This study investigates the indirect effect of academic discrimination experienced in middle school on educational expectations in young adulthood through high school…
Cross-Cultural Differences in the Links Between Familial Support and Strain in Married and Single Adults' Well-Being
Single adults face greater stigmatization and report poorer well-being compared to those who are married, but most research has focused on Western samples. In a two-wave combined sample of 4746 Americans and Japanese participants, we showed that singles, regardless of cultural background, reported poorer health and life satisfaction. Married adults, particularly Americans, reported higher family support, which was indirectly related to higher wel…
Parallel Ethnic Identity Development of Mexican-Origin Adolescents and Mothers Under the Influence of Neighborhood Latinx Concentration and Ethnic-Racial Diversity
Past research has shown that co-ethnic or ethnically-racially diverse neighborhoods can serve as safe and supportive places for U.S. immigrant families to explore and develop clarity about their ethnic identity. Although parents undergo concurrent changes in the adaptation process with their children, existing research has predominantly focused on adolescents, with fewer examination on adult parents' continued ethnic identity development; additio…
The (Simp)le Truth About Excessive and Obsessive Romantic Behaviors in Men
OBJECTIVE: "Simps" are individuals (primarily men) who engage in costly or extravagant gestures toward a romantic interest without receiving reciprocation. As its first empirical validation, the current study newly operationalizes simping behaviors as well as the motivating factors predicting simping. METHOD: Act nomination and act frequency designs (Total N = 415) were used to identify the defining behaviors of simps. Correlational (N = 200) and…
Developmental psychology (10 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (5 works) · Immigration (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Acculturation (3 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (3 works)