Maria Hernandez-Reif
Biographic Data
| ID | 117283 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maria Hernandez-Reif |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maria |
| FAMILY NAME | Hernandez-Reif |
| SIGNATURE | HERNANDEZ-REIF M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Alabama |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0291-2946 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Role of Basic Psychological Needs and Empathy on Prosocial Behavior in Emerging Adulthood
The present study examined how empathy (affective and cognitive), basic psychological need satisfaction (autonomy, competence, and relatedness), and demographic factors (gender and academic achievement) jointly predict prosocial behavior during emerging adulthood. Grounded in Self-Determination Theory, this research explored whether relatedness need satisfaction mediates the relationship between empathy and prosocial tendencies. A total of N=889 …
The Effects of Race and Socioeconomics on the Relationship Between Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Birth Outcomes: An Analysis of Southern US PRAMS data
Teacher-perceived developmental predictors of family involvement in prekindergarten
The Reliability and Validity of the Lifespan Sibling Relationship Scale (LSRS) With an English-Speaking Young Adult Sample
The Lifespan Sibling Relationship Scale (LSRS) is the most comprehensive self-report questionnaire available to evaluate the quality of sibling relationships based on feelings, behaviors, and opinions across child and adult periods of development. To the best of our knowledge, the psychometric properties of the LSRS have not been assessed or reported in an English-speaking population since this assessment tool was introduced 20 years ago. The cur…
Sibling relationship dynamics relate to young adults' empathic responding
Existing research concerning empathy development has primarily focused on the role of parents, culture, and education but has overlooked the role of siblings. This current retrospective study investigates the association between the quality of sibling relationships in young adults and their cognitive and affective empathy processes. Cognitive empathy refers to understanding and/or reflecting on another person’s viewpoint, while affective empathy …
Reexamination of Young Children's Racial Attitudes and Skin Tone Preferences
This study continues the line of research on children's racial preferences that dates to Kenneth and Mamie Clark's classic research that revealed that Black children preferred White dolls and attributed more positive characteristics to White dolls than to Black dolls. In the current research, the authors examined Black and White preschool children's preferences for cartoon characters of different skin tones and whether their preferences shifted a…
Massage therapy research
Maternal Psychological Distress, Prenatal Cortisol, and Fetal Weight
Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the effects of maternal psychological distress on estimated fetal weight during midgestation and explore the maternal hypothalamic–pituitary axis and sympathoadrenal dysregulation as potential risk factors for these effects. Methods: Fetal ultrasound biometry measurements and maternal sociodemographic characteristics, emotional distress symptoms, and first morning urine samples were collected …
The Development of Infant Learning About Specific Face-Voice Relations
This study examined the development of infants' ability to perceive, learn, and remember the unique face-voice relations of unfamiliar adults. Infants of 2, 4, and 6 months were habituated to the faces and voices of 2 same-gender adults speaking and then received test trials where the faces and voices were synchronized yet mismatched. Results indicated that 4- and 6-month-olds, but not 2-month-olds, detected the change in face-voice pairings. Two…
Less exploring by mouth occurs in newborns of depressed mothers
Twenty-four newborns (M age = 12 days) of depressed and nondepressed mothers were assessed for oral perception of a nubby and smooth texture. Both groups of newborns discriminated between these textures and showed a sucking preference for the smooth texture. However, the newborns of depressed mothers spent 50% less time orally exploring the stimuli, one-third less time exploring the more novel nubby texture, and 59% less time mouthing the smooth …
The Development of Infant Learning About Specific Face-Voice Relations
This study examined the development of infants' ability to perceive, learn, and remember the unique face-voice relations of unfamiliar adults. Infants of 2, 4, and 6 months were habituated to the faces and voices of 2 same-gender adults speaking and then received test trials where the faces and voices were synchronized yet mismatched. Results indicated that 4- and 6-month-olds, but not 2-month-olds, detected the change in face-voice pairings. Two…
Sibling relationship dynamics relate to young adults' empathic responding
Existing research concerning empathy development has primarily focused on the role of parents, culture, and education but has overlooked the role of siblings. This current retrospective study investigates the association between the quality of sibling relationships in young adults and their cognitive and affective empathy processes. Cognitive empathy refers to understanding and/or reflecting on another person’s viewpoint, while affective empathy …
Reexamination of Young Children's Racial Attitudes and Skin Tone Preferences
This study continues the line of research on children's racial preferences that dates to Kenneth and Mamie Clark's classic research that revealed that Black children preferred White dolls and attributed more positive characteristics to White dolls than to Black dolls. In the current research, the authors examined Black and White preschool children's preferences for cartoon characters of different skin tones and whether their preferences shifted a…
The Role of Basic Psychological Needs and Empathy on Prosocial Behavior in Emerging Adulthood
The present study examined how empathy (affective and cognitive), basic psychological need satisfaction (autonomy, competence, and relatedness), and demographic factors (gender and academic achievement) jointly predict prosocial behavior during emerging adulthood. Grounded in Self-Determination Theory, this research explored whether relatedness need satisfaction mediates the relationship between empathy and prosocial tendencies. A total of N=889 …
Less exploring by mouth occurs in newborns of depressed mothers
Twenty-four newborns (M age = 12 days) of depressed and nondepressed mothers were assessed for oral perception of a nubby and smooth texture. Both groups of newborns discriminated between these textures and showed a sucking preference for the smooth texture. However, the newborns of depressed mothers spent 50% less time orally exploring the stimuli, one-third less time exploring the more novel nubby texture, and 59% less time mouthing the smooth …
The Development of Infant Learning About Specific Face-Voice Relations
This study examined the development of infants' ability to perceive, learn, and remember the unique face-voice relations of unfamiliar adults. Infants of 2, 4, and 6 months were habituated to the faces and voices of 2 same-gender adults speaking and then received test trials where the faces and voices were synchronized yet mismatched. Results indicated that 4- and 6-month-olds, but not 2-month-olds, detected the change in face-voice pairings. Two…
Maternal Psychological Distress, Prenatal Cortisol, and Fetal Weight
Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the effects of maternal psychological distress on estimated fetal weight during midgestation and explore the maternal hypothalamic–pituitary axis and sympathoadrenal dysregulation as potential risk factors for these effects. Methods: Fetal ultrasound biometry measurements and maternal sociodemographic characteristics, emotional distress symptoms, and first morning urine samples were collected …
Massage therapy research
Reexamination of Young Children's Racial Attitudes and Skin Tone Preferences
This study continues the line of research on children's racial preferences that dates to Kenneth and Mamie Clark's classic research that revealed that Black children preferred White dolls and attributed more positive characteristics to White dolls than to Black dolls. In the current research, the authors examined Black and White preschool children's preferences for cartoon characters of different skin tones and whether their preferences shifted a…
Sibling relationship dynamics relate to young adults' empathic responding
Existing research concerning empathy development has primarily focused on the role of parents, culture, and education but has overlooked the role of siblings. This current retrospective study investigates the association between the quality of sibling relationships in young adults and their cognitive and affective empathy processes. Cognitive empathy refers to understanding and/or reflecting on another person’s viewpoint, while affective empathy …
Teacher-perceived developmental predictors of family involvement in prekindergarten
The Reliability and Validity of the Lifespan Sibling Relationship Scale (LSRS) With an English-Speaking Young Adult Sample
The Lifespan Sibling Relationship Scale (LSRS) is the most comprehensive self-report questionnaire available to evaluate the quality of sibling relationships based on feelings, behaviors, and opinions across child and adult periods of development. To the best of our knowledge, the psychometric properties of the LSRS have not been assessed or reported in an English-speaking population since this assessment tool was introduced 20 years ago. The cur…
The Effects of Race and Socioeconomics on the Relationship Between Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Birth Outcomes: An Analysis of Southern US PRAMS data
The Role of Basic Psychological Needs and Empathy on Prosocial Behavior in Emerging Adulthood
The present study examined how empathy (affective and cognitive), basic psychological need satisfaction (autonomy, competence, and relatedness), and demographic factors (gender and academic achievement) jointly predict prosocial behavior during emerging adulthood. Grounded in Self-Determination Theory, this research explored whether relatedness need satisfaction mediates the relationship between empathy and prosocial tendencies. A total of N=889 …
Psychology (9 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Psychotherapist (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (2 works) · Child and Animal Learning Development (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Cognition (2 works)