Ani Yazedjian
Biographic Data
| ID | 118964 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ani Yazedjian |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ani |
| FAMILY NAME | Yazedjian |
| SIGNATURE | YAZEDJIAN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Illinois State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 319 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The Efficacy of Relationship Education for Improving Children's Outcomes: A Multi‐Informant, Multi‐Method Study
Although relationship education (RE) programs aim to improve parents' communication with one another with the hope that it will enhance children's mental health, few studies have investigated if such spillover actually occurs. Therefore, drawing from a sample of 431 families from the Supporting Healthy Marriage Project, the present study examined the relations between parental participation in a RE program and children's subsequent distress, as w…
Which personal values are most predictive of anticipated self-stigma of seeking help? A relative weight analysis
Youth online activity and distress: The role of social media rumination
Social media rumination – the tendency to repetitively think about one’s social media posts, related situational factors, and consequences of those posts – may be a salient reason explaining why social media use is linked to greater distress among adolescents. In the USA, 171 adolescents from low socioeconomic households completed surveys, and 199 adolescents participated in focus groups exploring these variables. Quantitative results indicated a…
The impact of specific program components on romantic relationship satisfaction
Relational concerns and change in relationship satisfaction in a relationship education program
Lower income couples tend to report more difficulty sustaining high‐quality intimate relationships. As a result, policy initiatives have been enacted to fund relationship education (RE) programs that aim to increase lower income couples' relationship satisfaction. Generally, these programs demonstrate small, albeit statistically significant improvements in mean levels of relationship functioning. It is critical, however, to understand if RE progr…
The longitudinal influence of cumulative risk: Is relationship education a resource
Singular risk factors elicit negative relational outcomes for couples, yet the accumulation of risk factors can be especially detrimental to relationship functioning. Few studies, however, have explored the long-term effects of cumulative risk exposure on intimate relationships as well as examined whether relationship education (RE) protects couples from adverse effects of cumulative risk exposure. Accordingly, the present study examined the long…
Adolescent Aspirations, Compromise, and Conflict-Resolution
Whereas adolescents’ intrinsic aspirations are indicative of attending to internal need-satisfaction and may motivate mutually beneficial compromise and conflict-resolution, extrinsic aspirations focus on attaining more concrete external rewards and may exacerbate relational conflict. The present study examined an indirect association between aspirations and positive conflict-resolution via engagement (or anticipated engagement) in compromising b…
Do Materialistic Adolescents Ruminate More About Their Social Media Posts
Previous research suggests that ruminating on social media content is associated with greater mental distress (Yang et al., 2018). This study examined whether materialistic value orientation (MVO)-prioritizing values and goals related to consumerism, consumption, and social status-predicted social media rumination in a sample of diverse adolescents in a two-wave cross-lagged design. A cross-lagged analysis among 119 adolescents indicated that MVO…
Distress as an Outcome in Youth Relationship Education: The Change Mechanisms of Hope and Conflict
Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of a youth relationship education program (YREP) on psychological functioning and to understand the mechanisms associated with change in distress. Background Successfully (or unsuccessfully) navigating romantic relationships is a robust predictor of adolescent mental health. Youth relationship education programs have been found to promote adaptive relationship knowledge, attitudes, and skills; however, litt…
College students’ suggestions for improving sex education in schools beyond ‘blah blah blah condoms and STDs’
Young people in the USA view the sex education they receive as outdated and insufficient. The prevalence rates of sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy among adolescents further attest to the inadequacy of current sex education paradigms. In order to identify suggestions for the improvement of sex education, we conducted six focus groups with 38 college students at a southwestern US university. Participants discussed the school-based sex …
An empirical exploration of materialism, social media, and self-stigma
The effectiveness of a financial literacy and job-readiness curriculum for youth from low-income households
Intergenerational poverty and scarce financial resources can create and sustain detrimental behaviors and outcomes among adolescents. Efforts to increase financial literacy and job-related skills, however, can offer youth from low-income households knowledge, skills, and opportunities otherwise unavailable to them. Targeted interventions that combine financial literacy and job-readiness components may help adolescents disrupt the cycle of interge…
Just Be Open About It or Turn Up the Radio: A Qualitative Analysis of Parent-Child Sexual Communication Experiences in Adolescence
Ready to change? Predicting adolescents' help‐seeking for relationship concerns
Although therapy, relationship education, and online relationship resources may help alleviate relational distress, many adolescents and adults eschew help. Deciding to seek help for relationship concerns involves mental processes that reflect behavioral intentions and information‐seeking behaviors. The present paper examines the prevalence of adolescents' ( N = 183) intentions and behaviors to seek relationship help, and investigates determinant…
How is spontaneous self-affirmation linked to self-esteem? A cross-lagged examination
Is help-seeking stigma influenced by adolescents’ orientation to different life goals
Sex is Easier to Get and Love is Harder to Find”: Costs and Rewards of Hooking Up Among First-Year College Students
Guided by social exchange theory, we utilized thematic analysis to qualitatively identify themes related to the rewards and costs of hooking up from six focus groups of first-year students (N = 38). We then identified themes within their perceptions of alternatives to hooking up (i.e., alternatives) and expectations of what one desires in a hook up (i.e., comparisons). Overall, we found multiple reward-related themes of having fun, fulfilling sex…
I haven't done nothin' crazy lately: ” Conflict resolution strategies in adolescent mothers' dating relationships
I Learned the Bad Things I'm Doing”: Adolescent Mothers' Perceptions of a Relationship Education Program
The purpose of this study was to explore what pregnant and parenting adolescent mothers felt they learned from a relationship education program. A total of 148 primarily Hispanic adolescent mothers who participated in the Strengthening Relationships Program took part in focus-group interviews. Narratives revealed that adolescent mothers perceived the program as effective in changing how they communicated and dealt with conflict with their partner…
Generational differences and similarities among Puerto Rican and Mexican mothers' experiences with familial ethnic socialization
We used focus group methodology to explore differences and similarities in the process of familial ethnic socialization among first-and second-generation Mexican and Puerto Rican mothers (N = 75). Across all groups, mothers communicated the importance and purposefulness of familial ethnic socialization practices that took place in their homes. A number of similarities emerged across national origin and generational groups, indicating that there w…
Developing the Ethnic Identity Scale Using Eriksonian and Social Identity Perspectives
Two studies were conducted to develop and explore the psychometric properties of the newly developed Ethnic Identity Scale (EIS). Consistent with Erikson's and Tajfel's theoretical perspectives, the EIS assesses 3 domains of ethnic identity formation: exploration, resolution, and affirmation. In both studies, participants (N = 846) completed measures of familial ethnic socialization and self-esteem in addition to completing the EIS. In Study 1, w…
Developing the Ethnic Identity Scale Using Eriksonian and Social Identity Perspectives
Two studies were conducted to develop and explore the psychometric properties of the newly developed Ethnic Identity Scale (EIS). Consistent with Erikson's and Tajfel's theoretical perspectives, the EIS assesses 3 domains of ethnic identity formation: exploration, resolution, and affirmation. In both studies, participants (N = 846) completed measures of familial ethnic socialization and self-esteem in addition to completing the EIS. In Study 1, w…
Generational differences and similarities among Puerto Rican and Mexican mothers' experiences with familial ethnic socialization
We used focus group methodology to explore differences and similarities in the process of familial ethnic socialization among first-and second-generation Mexican and Puerto Rican mothers (N = 75). Across all groups, mothers communicated the importance and purposefulness of familial ethnic socialization practices that took place in their homes. A number of similarities emerged across national origin and generational groups, indicating that there w…
Just Be Open About It or Turn Up the Radio: A Qualitative Analysis of Parent-Child Sexual Communication Experiences in Adolescence
Sex is Easier to Get and Love is Harder to Find”: Costs and Rewards of Hooking Up Among First-Year College Students
Guided by social exchange theory, we utilized thematic analysis to qualitatively identify themes related to the rewards and costs of hooking up from six focus groups of first-year students (N = 38). We then identified themes within their perceptions of alternatives to hooking up (i.e., alternatives) and expectations of what one desires in a hook up (i.e., comparisons). Overall, we found multiple reward-related themes of having fun, fulfilling sex…
Do Materialistic Adolescents Ruminate More About Their Social Media Posts
Previous research suggests that ruminating on social media content is associated with greater mental distress (Yang et al., 2018). This study examined whether materialistic value orientation (MVO)-prioritizing values and goals related to consumerism, consumption, and social status-predicted social media rumination in a sample of diverse adolescents in a two-wave cross-lagged design. A cross-lagged analysis among 119 adolescents indicated that MVO…
I haven't done nothin' crazy lately: ” Conflict resolution strategies in adolescent mothers' dating relationships
I Learned the Bad Things I'm Doing”: Adolescent Mothers' Perceptions of a Relationship Education Program
The purpose of this study was to explore what pregnant and parenting adolescent mothers felt they learned from a relationship education program. A total of 148 primarily Hispanic adolescent mothers who participated in the Strengthening Relationships Program took part in focus-group interviews. Narratives revealed that adolescent mothers perceived the program as effective in changing how they communicated and dealt with conflict with their partner…
The longitudinal influence of cumulative risk: Is relationship education a resource
Singular risk factors elicit negative relational outcomes for couples, yet the accumulation of risk factors can be especially detrimental to relationship functioning. Few studies, however, have explored the long-term effects of cumulative risk exposure on intimate relationships as well as examined whether relationship education (RE) protects couples from adverse effects of cumulative risk exposure. Accordingly, the present study examined the long…
How is spontaneous self-affirmation linked to self-esteem? A cross-lagged examination
Developing the Ethnic Identity Scale Using Eriksonian and Social Identity Perspectives
Two studies were conducted to develop and explore the psychometric properties of the newly developed Ethnic Identity Scale (EIS). Consistent with Erikson's and Tajfel's theoretical perspectives, the EIS assesses 3 domains of ethnic identity formation: exploration, resolution, and affirmation. In both studies, participants (N = 846) completed measures of familial ethnic socialization and self-esteem in addition to completing the EIS. In Study 1, w…
Generational differences and similarities among Puerto Rican and Mexican mothers' experiences with familial ethnic socialization
We used focus group methodology to explore differences and similarities in the process of familial ethnic socialization among first-and second-generation Mexican and Puerto Rican mothers (N = 75). Across all groups, mothers communicated the importance and purposefulness of familial ethnic socialization practices that took place in their homes. A number of similarities emerged across national origin and generational groups, indicating that there w…
I Learned the Bad Things I'm Doing”: Adolescent Mothers' Perceptions of a Relationship Education Program
The purpose of this study was to explore what pregnant and parenting adolescent mothers felt they learned from a relationship education program. A total of 148 primarily Hispanic adolescent mothers who participated in the Strengthening Relationships Program took part in focus-group interviews. Narratives revealed that adolescent mothers perceived the program as effective in changing how they communicated and dealt with conflict with their partner…
I haven't done nothin' crazy lately: ” Conflict resolution strategies in adolescent mothers' dating relationships
Is help-seeking stigma influenced by adolescents’ orientation to different life goals
Sex is Easier to Get and Love is Harder to Find”: Costs and Rewards of Hooking Up Among First-Year College Students
Guided by social exchange theory, we utilized thematic analysis to qualitatively identify themes related to the rewards and costs of hooking up from six focus groups of first-year students (N = 38). We then identified themes within their perceptions of alternatives to hooking up (i.e., alternatives) and expectations of what one desires in a hook up (i.e., comparisons). Overall, we found multiple reward-related themes of having fun, fulfilling sex…
Distress as an Outcome in Youth Relationship Education: The Change Mechanisms of Hope and Conflict
Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of a youth relationship education program (YREP) on psychological functioning and to understand the mechanisms associated with change in distress. Background Successfully (or unsuccessfully) navigating romantic relationships is a robust predictor of adolescent mental health. Youth relationship education programs have been found to promote adaptive relationship knowledge, attitudes, and skills; however, litt…
College students’ suggestions for improving sex education in schools beyond ‘blah blah blah condoms and STDs’
Young people in the USA view the sex education they receive as outdated and insufficient. The prevalence rates of sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy among adolescents further attest to the inadequacy of current sex education paradigms. In order to identify suggestions for the improvement of sex education, we conducted six focus groups with 38 college students at a southwestern US university. Participants discussed the school-based sex …
An empirical exploration of materialism, social media, and self-stigma
The effectiveness of a financial literacy and job-readiness curriculum for youth from low-income households
Intergenerational poverty and scarce financial resources can create and sustain detrimental behaviors and outcomes among adolescents. Efforts to increase financial literacy and job-related skills, however, can offer youth from low-income households knowledge, skills, and opportunities otherwise unavailable to them. Targeted interventions that combine financial literacy and job-readiness components may help adolescents disrupt the cycle of interge…
Just Be Open About It or Turn Up the Radio: A Qualitative Analysis of Parent-Child Sexual Communication Experiences in Adolescence
Ready to change? Predicting adolescents' help‐seeking for relationship concerns
Although therapy, relationship education, and online relationship resources may help alleviate relational distress, many adolescents and adults eschew help. Deciding to seek help for relationship concerns involves mental processes that reflect behavioral intentions and information‐seeking behaviors. The present paper examines the prevalence of adolescents' ( N = 183) intentions and behaviors to seek relationship help, and investigates determinant…
How is spontaneous self-affirmation linked to self-esteem? A cross-lagged examination
Adolescent Aspirations, Compromise, and Conflict-Resolution
Whereas adolescents’ intrinsic aspirations are indicative of attending to internal need-satisfaction and may motivate mutually beneficial compromise and conflict-resolution, extrinsic aspirations focus on attaining more concrete external rewards and may exacerbate relational conflict. The present study examined an indirect association between aspirations and positive conflict-resolution via engagement (or anticipated engagement) in compromising b…
Do Materialistic Adolescents Ruminate More About Their Social Media Posts
Previous research suggests that ruminating on social media content is associated with greater mental distress (Yang et al., 2018). This study examined whether materialistic value orientation (MVO)-prioritizing values and goals related to consumerism, consumption, and social status-predicted social media rumination in a sample of diverse adolescents in a two-wave cross-lagged design. A cross-lagged analysis among 119 adolescents indicated that MVO…
Relational concerns and change in relationship satisfaction in a relationship education program
Lower income couples tend to report more difficulty sustaining high‐quality intimate relationships. As a result, policy initiatives have been enacted to fund relationship education (RE) programs that aim to increase lower income couples' relationship satisfaction. Generally, these programs demonstrate small, albeit statistically significant improvements in mean levels of relationship functioning. It is critical, however, to understand if RE progr…
The longitudinal influence of cumulative risk: Is relationship education a resource
Singular risk factors elicit negative relational outcomes for couples, yet the accumulation of risk factors can be especially detrimental to relationship functioning. Few studies, however, have explored the long-term effects of cumulative risk exposure on intimate relationships as well as examined whether relationship education (RE) protects couples from adverse effects of cumulative risk exposure. Accordingly, the present study examined the long…
The impact of specific program components on romantic relationship satisfaction
The Efficacy of Relationship Education for Improving Children's Outcomes: A Multi‐Informant, Multi‐Method Study
Although relationship education (RE) programs aim to improve parents' communication with one another with the hope that it will enhance children's mental health, few studies have investigated if such spillover actually occurs. Therefore, drawing from a sample of 431 families from the Supporting Healthy Marriage Project, the present study examined the relations between parental participation in a RE program and children's subsequent distress, as w…
Which personal values are most predictive of anticipated self-stigma of seeking help? A relative weight analysis
Youth online activity and distress: The role of social media rumination
Social media rumination – the tendency to repetitively think about one’s social media posts, related situational factors, and consequences of those posts – may be a salient reason explaining why social media use is linked to greater distress among adolescents. In the USA, 171 adolescents from low socioeconomic households completed surveys, and 199 adolescents participated in focus groups exploring these variables. Quantitative results indicated a…
Psychology (21 works) · Developmental psychology (16 works) · Social Psychology (16 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (9 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (5 works) · Distress (5 works)