Abby L Goldstein
Biographic Data
| ID | 1141982 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Abby L Goldstein |
| GIVEN NAMES | Abby L |
| FAMILY NAME | Goldstein |
| SIGNATURE | GOLDSTEIN A L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3051-1007 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
From Self-Stigmatization to Self-Affirmation: Plurisexual People’s Experiences with Internalized Sexual Stigma and Positive Identity Attitudes
Plurisexual people—those who have sexual orientations characterized by attraction to multiple genders—form the majority of the 2SLGBTQ+ community and may face worse mental health outcomes than lesbian and gay populations. Internalized sexual stigma (ISS) and positive identity attitudes (PIA), representing the negative and positive dimensions of sexual orientation attitudes, respectively, have been linked to numerous mental health outcomes, yet li…
Daily Stressors and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Urges and Behaviors in Post-Secondary Students
The post-secondary years are marked by heightened stressors and nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) among emerging adults. However, the effects of university stressors on NSSI in daily life remains poorly understood. In the present study, the associations among several university stressors and NSSI urges and behaviors were examined, and the moderating role of gender was explored. The sample included 130 students (72% cisgender women, M age = 17.96), w…
It Is Not a Choice; It Is Just a Journey”: Romantic Relationships in Emerging Adulthood
When Chilling Out Casts Doubt: Exploring the Temporal Associations Among Anxiety, Depression, and Cannabis Use in Emerging Adulthood
Research shows that both cannabis use and emotional problems (anxiety and depression) tend to peak in emerging adulthood. There is a relative paucity of research examining the temporal associations between cannabis use and emotional problems among emerging adults. Accordingly, this multi-wave longitudinal study examined three competing models of temporal precedence: the vulnerability model (negative emotions precede cannabis use); the scar model …
Examining the relationship between acceptance of different models of addiction and individual stigma among outpatients with alcohol and opioid use disorders
The Experience of Emerging Adult Daughters Caring for a Parent With Advanced Disease
Caring for a parent during emerging adulthood may be a disruptive and non-normative experience. Despite the growing prevalence of emerging adult (EA) caregivers, there remains limited research. We explored the experiences of EAs caring for parents living with advanced disease. Interviews were conducted with 12 EA daughters and analyzed using constructivist grounded theory. The core category was identified as negotiating accelerated adulthood, a d…
Examining the relationship between public stigma, models of addiction, and addictive disorders
The current study provides further support that addictive disorders are more stigmatized than other health disorders and suggests that beliefs in specific MOAs are differentially associated with stigma. Interventions addressing addiction stigma may consider incorporating information emphasizing MOAs that are less stigmatizing
A Daily Diary Study of the Relation between Stress and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury and the Moderating Role of Emotion Dysregulation in Emerging Adulthood
Optimists and Realists: A Latent Class Analysis of Students Graduating from High School during Covid-19 and Impacts on Affect and Well-Being
The Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic has had profound effects on physical and mental health worldwide. Students transitioning out of high school were uniquely impacted at the onset of the pandemic, having missed the opportunity to properly mark the end of their final year in the K-12 school system. The adverse effects of this loss on this population are still unknown. The purpose of the current study was to examine stress, wellbeing,…
Challenges and coping with Covid-19: Perspectives of Emerging Adults and Their Mothers
Emerging adulthood (spanning ages 18–25 years old) is a critical time of developmental transition. Although the COVID-19 pandemic led to multiple disruptions in the lives of emerging adults (EAs), little research examined the impacts from the perspectives of both EAs and their parents, who were spending increasing amounts of time together, particularly during the early pandemic stages. From May to July 2020, we interviewed 27 EAs and 12 mothers w…
A Qualitative Investigation of the Positive and Negative Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Post-Secondary Students’ Mental Health and Well-Being
Evidence suggests that post-secondary students without pre-existing mental health concerns may have experienced worsening mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, relative to students with pre-existing mental health concerns. To clarify the psychological impacts of the pandemic, and elucidate why differences may exist among students, 20 interviews were conducted with emerging adults enrolled in university. Using directed content analysis, eigh…
Navigating inequities in the delivery of youth mental health care during the Covid-19 pandemic: Perspectives of youth, families, and service providers
At a time when mental health needs were higher, the mental health care system offered less support to youth and their families. For a more equitable response to the pandemic, we need an accessible and integrated mental health care system that shows a commitment to addressing social determinants and reducing health disparities and inequities in access to mental health services
When social isolation is nothing new: A longitudinal study on psychological distress during Covid-19 among university students with and without preexisting mental health concerns.
The coronavirus disease 2019 global pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on college and university campuses internationally (e.g., widespread campus closures, transitions to online learning).Postsecondary students, who were already a developmentally vulnerable population, are now facing additional new challenges, which could lead to increased mental health concerns.However, there is a paucity of research on the psychological impacts of COVID-…
We’re in this together: LGBQ social identity buffers the homonegative microaggressions—alcohol relationship
Research indicates that rates of alcohol use and alcohol consequences are higher among LGBQ emerging adults (EAs; ages 18–25) than among their heterosexual counterparts and this is partly due to experiences of sexual orientation-based discrimination. To date, however, there is limited research on factors that mitigate against increased alcohol outcomes among LGBQ EAs. The purpose of the current study was to examine the buffering effects of LGBQ s…
Alcohol Use and Emerging Adult Development: A Latent Profile Analysis of Community Drinkers
Traditional femininity norms and alcohol problems in a Canadian sample of young women
The gender gap in drinking has narrowed in recent decades, particularly during young adulthood. In light of this change, the current study examines the relationship between traditional femininity norms and alcohol-related problems for young women, and considers the social contexts of drinking. Young women in Canada (N = 132, ages 19–25, M = 21.64; SD = 2.05) completed measures of past year alcohol problems (Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences …
Drinking to cope with sexual minority stressors: Understanding alcohol use and consequences among LGBQ emerging adults
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBQ) emerging adults (EAs) report higher rates of alcohol use and consequences than heterosexual EAs. Although experiencing sexual minority stressors contributes to problematic alcohol outcomes, the underlying processes remain unclear. This study examined drinking to cope with negative emotions (coping motives) as a mediator of the association between sexual minority stressors and alcohol outcomes. A total of 2…
Attachment anxiety and avoidance, emotion dysregulation, interpersonal difficulties and alcohol problems in emerging adulthood
Background: Current models of alcohol problems in emerging adulthood (EA) have not fully considered the developmental context and integrated developmental, social, and emotional mechanisms. Attachment styles contribute to the development of emotion regulation and interpersonal functioning, which are both critical for managing periods of transition. The current study tested a model of alcohol problems in EA that considers emotion dysregulation and…
Gender Differences in Emotion-Mediated Pathways from Childhood Sexual Abuse to Problem Drinking in Adolescents in the Child Welfare System
Understanding the Effects of Social Desirability on Gambling Self-Reports
Youth Perspectives on the Transition to Adulthood: Exploring the Impact of Problematic Substance Use and Treatment Seeking
Emerging adults with problematic substance use face many transition challenges and risks for long-term health, mental health, and substance use problems. Yet current research on how these youth view their adulthood transition is scarce. Using qualitative data gathered from semistructured interviews with 31 emerging adults seeking substance abuse treatment, we sought to (1) explore how these youth conceptualize their adulthood transition and (2) i…
A Latent Class Analysis of Adolescent Gambling: Application of Resilience Theory
The Relationship Between Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms and Substance Use Among Adolescents Involved with Child Welfare: Implications for Emerging Adulthood
Navigating inequities in the delivery of youth mental health care during the Covid-19 pandemic: Perspectives of youth, families, and service providers
At a time when mental health needs were higher, the mental health care system offered less support to youth and their families. For a more equitable response to the pandemic, we need an accessible and integrated mental health care system that shows a commitment to addressing social determinants and reducing health disparities and inequities in access to mental health services
Challenges and coping with Covid-19: Perspectives of Emerging Adults and Their Mothers
Emerging adulthood (spanning ages 18–25 years old) is a critical time of developmental transition. Although the COVID-19 pandemic led to multiple disruptions in the lives of emerging adults (EAs), little research examined the impacts from the perspectives of both EAs and their parents, who were spending increasing amounts of time together, particularly during the early pandemic stages. From May to July 2020, we interviewed 27 EAs and 12 mothers w…
We’re in this together: LGBQ social identity buffers the homonegative microaggressions—alcohol relationship
Research indicates that rates of alcohol use and alcohol consequences are higher among LGBQ emerging adults (EAs; ages 18–25) than among their heterosexual counterparts and this is partly due to experiences of sexual orientation-based discrimination. To date, however, there is limited research on factors that mitigate against increased alcohol outcomes among LGBQ EAs. The purpose of the current study was to examine the buffering effects of LGBQ s…
The Relationship Between Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms and Substance Use Among Adolescents Involved with Child Welfare: Implications for Emerging Adulthood
A Latent Class Analysis of Adolescent Gambling: Application of Resilience Theory
Youth Perspectives on the Transition to Adulthood: Exploring the Impact of Problematic Substance Use and Treatment Seeking
Emerging adults with problematic substance use face many transition challenges and risks for long-term health, mental health, and substance use problems. Yet current research on how these youth view their adulthood transition is scarce. Using qualitative data gathered from semistructured interviews with 31 emerging adults seeking substance abuse treatment, we sought to (1) explore how these youth conceptualize their adulthood transition and (2) i…
Gender Differences in Emotion-Mediated Pathways from Childhood Sexual Abuse to Problem Drinking in Adolescents in the Child Welfare System
Understanding the Effects of Social Desirability on Gambling Self-Reports
Drinking to cope with sexual minority stressors: Understanding alcohol use and consequences among LGBQ emerging adults
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBQ) emerging adults (EAs) report higher rates of alcohol use and consequences than heterosexual EAs. Although experiencing sexual minority stressors contributes to problematic alcohol outcomes, the underlying processes remain unclear. This study examined drinking to cope with negative emotions (coping motives) as a mediator of the association between sexual minority stressors and alcohol outcomes. A total of 2…
Attachment anxiety and avoidance, emotion dysregulation, interpersonal difficulties and alcohol problems in emerging adulthood
Background: Current models of alcohol problems in emerging adulthood (EA) have not fully considered the developmental context and integrated developmental, social, and emotional mechanisms. Attachment styles contribute to the development of emotion regulation and interpersonal functioning, which are both critical for managing periods of transition. The current study tested a model of alcohol problems in EA that considers emotion dysregulation and…
Alcohol Use and Emerging Adult Development: A Latent Profile Analysis of Community Drinkers
Traditional femininity norms and alcohol problems in a Canadian sample of young women
The gender gap in drinking has narrowed in recent decades, particularly during young adulthood. In light of this change, the current study examines the relationship between traditional femininity norms and alcohol-related problems for young women, and considers the social contexts of drinking. Young women in Canada (N = 132, ages 19–25, M = 21.64; SD = 2.05) completed measures of past year alcohol problems (Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences …
We’re in this together: LGBQ social identity buffers the homonegative microaggressions—alcohol relationship
Research indicates that rates of alcohol use and alcohol consequences are higher among LGBQ emerging adults (EAs; ages 18–25) than among their heterosexual counterparts and this is partly due to experiences of sexual orientation-based discrimination. To date, however, there is limited research on factors that mitigate against increased alcohol outcomes among LGBQ EAs. The purpose of the current study was to examine the buffering effects of LGBQ s…
When social isolation is nothing new: A longitudinal study on psychological distress during Covid-19 among university students with and without preexisting mental health concerns.
The coronavirus disease 2019 global pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on college and university campuses internationally (e.g., widespread campus closures, transitions to online learning).Postsecondary students, who were already a developmentally vulnerable population, are now facing additional new challenges, which could lead to increased mental health concerns.However, there is a paucity of research on the psychological impacts of COVID-…
A Qualitative Investigation of the Positive and Negative Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Post-Secondary Students’ Mental Health and Well-Being
Evidence suggests that post-secondary students without pre-existing mental health concerns may have experienced worsening mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, relative to students with pre-existing mental health concerns. To clarify the psychological impacts of the pandemic, and elucidate why differences may exist among students, 20 interviews were conducted with emerging adults enrolled in university. Using directed content analysis, eigh…
Navigating inequities in the delivery of youth mental health care during the Covid-19 pandemic: Perspectives of youth, families, and service providers
At a time when mental health needs were higher, the mental health care system offered less support to youth and their families. For a more equitable response to the pandemic, we need an accessible and integrated mental health care system that shows a commitment to addressing social determinants and reducing health disparities and inequities in access to mental health services
Optimists and Realists: A Latent Class Analysis of Students Graduating from High School during Covid-19 and Impacts on Affect and Well-Being
The Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic has had profound effects on physical and mental health worldwide. Students transitioning out of high school were uniquely impacted at the onset of the pandemic, having missed the opportunity to properly mark the end of their final year in the K-12 school system. The adverse effects of this loss on this population are still unknown. The purpose of the current study was to examine stress, wellbeing,…
Challenges and coping with Covid-19: Perspectives of Emerging Adults and Their Mothers
Emerging adulthood (spanning ages 18–25 years old) is a critical time of developmental transition. Although the COVID-19 pandemic led to multiple disruptions in the lives of emerging adults (EAs), little research examined the impacts from the perspectives of both EAs and their parents, who were spending increasing amounts of time together, particularly during the early pandemic stages. From May to July 2020, we interviewed 27 EAs and 12 mothers w…
When Chilling Out Casts Doubt: Exploring the Temporal Associations Among Anxiety, Depression, and Cannabis Use in Emerging Adulthood
Research shows that both cannabis use and emotional problems (anxiety and depression) tend to peak in emerging adulthood. There is a relative paucity of research examining the temporal associations between cannabis use and emotional problems among emerging adults. Accordingly, this multi-wave longitudinal study examined three competing models of temporal precedence: the vulnerability model (negative emotions precede cannabis use); the scar model …
Examining the relationship between acceptance of different models of addiction and individual stigma among outpatients with alcohol and opioid use disorders
The Experience of Emerging Adult Daughters Caring for a Parent With Advanced Disease
Caring for a parent during emerging adulthood may be a disruptive and non-normative experience. Despite the growing prevalence of emerging adult (EA) caregivers, there remains limited research. We explored the experiences of EAs caring for parents living with advanced disease. Interviews were conducted with 12 EA daughters and analyzed using constructivist grounded theory. The core category was identified as negotiating accelerated adulthood, a d…
Examining the relationship between public stigma, models of addiction, and addictive disorders
The current study provides further support that addictive disorders are more stigmatized than other health disorders and suggests that beliefs in specific MOAs are differentially associated with stigma. Interventions addressing addiction stigma may consider incorporating information emphasizing MOAs that are less stigmatizing
A Daily Diary Study of the Relation between Stress and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury and the Moderating Role of Emotion Dysregulation in Emerging Adulthood
Daily Stressors and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Urges and Behaviors in Post-Secondary Students
The post-secondary years are marked by heightened stressors and nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) among emerging adults. However, the effects of university stressors on NSSI in daily life remains poorly understood. In the present study, the associations among several university stressors and NSSI urges and behaviors were examined, and the moderating role of gender was explored. The sample included 130 students (72% cisgender women, M age = 17.96), w…
It Is Not a Choice; It Is Just a Journey”: Romantic Relationships in Emerging Adulthood
From Self-Stigmatization to Self-Affirmation: Plurisexual People’s Experiences with Internalized Sexual Stigma and Positive Identity Attitudes
Plurisexual people—those who have sexual orientations characterized by attraction to multiple genders—form the majority of the 2SLGBTQ+ community and may face worse mental health outcomes than lesbian and gay populations. Internalized sexual stigma (ISS) and positive identity attitudes (PIA), representing the negative and positive dimensions of sexual orientation attitudes, respectively, have been linked to numerous mental health outcomes, yet li…
Psychology (21 works) · Clinical Psychology (17 works) · Clinical Psychology (15 works) · Developmental psychology (13 works) · Medicine (13 works) · Psychiatry (13 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Mental health (6 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (6 works)