Michelle L Kelley
Biographic Data
| ID | 121082 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michelle L Kelley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michelle L |
| FAMILY NAME | Kelley |
| SIGNATURE | KELLEY M L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Old Dominion University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3643-0419 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 56 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 123 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 56 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Military Sexual Assault and Moral Injury
In the present study, we examined whether identity coherence and identity confusion moderate the association between military sexual assault and self-directed and betrayal-based moral injury among service members. Participants were 242 U.S. military members (159 males; Mage = 33.2 years, SD = 8.6) who had experienced one or more deployments. Multivariate multiple regression models tested identity coherence and identity confusion as statistical mo…
Bringing Light into the Dark
Binegativity, Childhood Maltreatment, Impulsivity, and Risky Behaviors Among Heavy Drinking Bisexual Women
Bisexual women report more alcohol use and sexual risk-taking than lesbian or heterosexual women. Few studies have examined the underlying mechanisms associating stress sources (binegativity, childhood trauma) with drinking and sexual risk-taking behaviors among bisexual women. Impulsivity may be one such mechanism. This study tested if impulsivity served as a mechanism between childhood trauma, binegativity, alcohol use, and sexual risk-taking. …
Sleep disturbances and psychological well-being among military medical doctors of the Swiss Armed Forces
Background Compared to civilians and non-medical personnel, military medical doctors are at increased risk for sleep disturbances and impaired psychological well-being. Despite their responsibility and workload, no research has examined sleep disturbances and psychological well-being among the medical doctors (MDs) of the Swiss Armed Forces (SAF). Thus, the aims of the proposed study are (1) to conduct a cross-sectional study (labeled ‘Survey-Stu…
Subtypes of Alcohol Expectancies Are Differentially Associated With Alcohol Use for Bisexual and Heterosexual Women
Background: Bisexual women, compared to heterosexual women, report greater amounts of alcohol use and heavy drinking. Alcohol expectancies (i.e., beliefs about alcohol outcomes) are a strong predictor of alcohol use, but few studies have examined the importance of alcohol expectancies in relation to alcohol use among bisexual women specifically or in comparison to heterosexual women. Objectives: The current study examined 262 heterosexual and 225…
Normative Perceptions of Sexual Behavior and Alcohol Use among Bisexual Women
Background: As compared to heterosexual and lesbian women, bisexual women report higher rates of alcohol, other substance use, and risky sexual behavior, and they experience more negative outcomes from these behaviors. Descriptive norms (i.e., perceptions of others’ behavior) are an important predictor of risky behaviors, but scant research has examined whether bisexual women’s perceptions of other bisexual women’s alcohol use and sexual behavior…
A Review of Empirical Treatments Focused on Mind-Body and Spiritually Grounded Complementary Practices for Moral Injury among Veterans
Investigators have called for mind-body practices and spiritual and religious approaches for the treatment of moral injury in veterans. Programs and interventions that use mindfulness, meditation, spirituality, prayer, and other techniques span different academic disciplines and can be difficult for investigators and clinicians to identify but are important for those who work with veterans with moral injury. This paper reports a review of a syste…
Impulsivity Moderates the Association Between Hazardous Alcohol Use and Risky Sexual Behaviors Among Cisgender Bisexual Women
An Examination of Protective Factors for Bisexual Stigma and Alcohol Use among Heavy Drinking Young Bisexual Women
Bisexual women are an at-risk population for hazardous drinking. One factor contributing to their risk is binegativity (discrimination from heterosexual and lesbian/gay communities). Research has found a positive association between binegativity and alcohol use, but few studies have explored protective factors (bisexual identity affirmation, connectedness to bisexual community) that may buffer this relationship. Consequently, we examined the impa…
PTSD, rumination, and psychological health
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Personal Identity, and Meaning in Life in U.S. Veterans
We examined whether higher levels of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and gender were associated with three dimensions of identity (i.e., commitment, in-depth exploration, and reconsideration) and meaning in life (i.e., meaning in life and search for meaning) among recent-era veterans. Participants were 174 post-9/11 veterans (55.8% men; mean age = 36.4 years; SD = 10.1 years) who had experienced one or more deployments. After contro…
Hookups Among U.S. College Students
Impulsivity, Binegativity, Drinking to Cope, and Alcohol-related Behaviors
Remote exposure to traumatic events and PTSD symptoms among U.S. Air Force intelligence personnel
Findings emphasize the importance of moral injury in understanding PTSD symptoms in ISR personnel. Specifically, because MIEs and PTSD are possible in remote combat agents, prevention and intervention efforts for ISR actors should directly target this special population with recognition that (a) remote combat exposure can be traumatic and (b) perceived violations of moral beliefs or values may be central to any posttraumatic psychopathology. (Psy…
Own soul's warning
Our findings suggest that the presence of meaning in life may serve as a protective factor for veterans experiencing moral injury (particularly self-directed moral injury) that is associated with suicidal ideation. It is possible that guiding veterans with moral injury symptoms to develop more meaning or purpose in their lives may reduce suicidal ideation. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)
Understanding the Unique Effects of Identity in Adjustment Among Veterans
Reintegration to civilian life among service members can be understood through the lens of a transformation in an individual’s identity structure. However, limited research has examined the unique impact of military, U.S., and personal identity on mental health and substance use among veterans. The goal of the present study was to examine the relationship between personal, military and U.S. identity dimensions (i.e., commitment, affirmation, and …
Examination of the Relationship between Parenting Identity and Internalizing Problems
This study sought to examine the associations between parental identity commitment, in-depth exploration, and reconsideration of commitments with mental health outcomes (i.e., symptoms of depression and generalized anxiety). Furthermore, the current study examined differences in associations between both current and expecting parents. A diverse cross-sectional sample of 328 current and expectant parents (82.6% female; Mage = 35.36 years; SD = 11.…
Moral injury and suicidality among combat-wounded veterans
These findings provide insight on risk and protective factors that strengthen (risk factor) or weaken (protective factor) the association between moral injury and suicidality in combat-wounded veterans. Taken together, mindfulness, social connectedness, and overidentification are relevant to understand the increased/decreased vulnerability of veterans to exhibit suicidality when experiencing moral injury. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, a…
Pain Intensity and Pain Interference in Male and Female Iraq/Afghanistan-era Veterans
Examining the Directionality Between Identity Development and Depressive Symptoms Among Recently Immigrated Hispanic Adolescents
Sex differences in mental health symptoms and substance use and their association with moral injury in veterans
Results reveal the need for improved screening and treatment of moral injury and integrated treatments that may assess moral injury and associated disorders. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)
Killing during combat and negative mental health and substance use outcomes among recent-era veterans
OBJECTIVE: Although killing in combat is associated with negative mental health outcomes and hazardous alcohol use, mechanisms that underlie this risk are not well understood. To our knowledge, this present brief report is the first to use mediation analysis to examine associations between killing in combat, distinct facets of rumination (problem-focused thoughts, counterfactual thinking, repetitive thoughts, and anticipatory thoughts), and negat…
Bisexual women’s reports of descriptive drinking norms for heterosexual, bisexual, and lesbian women
Bisexual women drink more than lesbian and heterosexual women. However, few studies have examined factors that influence drinking among bisexual women. Although descriptive drinking norms are strong predictors of drinking, little research has examined how drinking norms influence alcohol use for bisexual women. The present study examined bisexual women's reports of descriptive drinking norms for bisexual, lesbian, and heterosexual women, and asso…
Testing a Model of Binegativity, Drinking-to-Cope Motives, Alcohol Use, and Sexual Coercion Among Self-Identified Bisexual Women
In the present study, we tested a sequential mediation model whereby binegativity was associated with sexual coercion through drinking to cope motives and alcohol use. Data were examined from 224 self-identified bisexual women ( M age = 22.79; SD = 3.44) who took part in an online survey. Participants reported binegativity, alcohol use, drinking to cope motivations, and sexual coercion experiences for the previous 30 days. A total of 48.0% of the…
Drinking to Cope Motivations as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Sexual Coercion Victimization and Alcohol Use Among College Women
This cross-sectional study examined whether depressive symptoms strengthened the relationship between different forms of sexual coercion victimization and drinking to cope motivations, which was hypothesized to influence alcohol use. Participants were 214 female undergraduates who completed an online survey. Participants who experienced any lifetime sexual coercion and reported higher depressive symptoms were the most likely to report drinking to…
Cultural Differences in Child Rearing
To study cultural differences in child-rearing practices, 38 middle-class immigrant Chinese mothers and 38 middle-class Caucasian American mothers of 3- to 8-year-old children completed the Parenting Dimensions Inventory (PDI) and the Parenting Goals Questionnaire (PGQ). Comparison of the PDI scale scores revealed differences on all but the reasoning dimension. Caucasian American mothers scored higher on sensitivity, consistency, nonrestrictivene…
Sexual Harassment in the 1990s
A University-wide Survey of Female Faculty, Administrators, Staff, and Students Introduction Much of the existing research examining sexual harassment was conducted when awareness of sexual harassment was low and policies were uncommon. Several factors in recent years may have affected the prevalence of sexual harassment on university campuses. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protected employees (including student employees) at academic institu…
Discrepant Alcohol Use, Intimate Partner Violence, and Relationship Adjustment among Lesbian Women and their Same-Sex Intimate Partners
The Timeline Followback Spousal Violence Interview to Assess Physical Aggression Between Intimate Partners
Exposure to Interparental Violence and Childhood Physical and Emotional Abuse as Related to Physical Aggression in Undergraduate Dating Relationships
Fathers' and Mothers' Work and Family Issues as Related to Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior of Children Attending Day Care
Relationships between work and family variables and children's internalizing and externalizing behavior are examined in 132 dual-earner couples of preschool-age children. Mothers' and fathers' parenting stress and mothers' work-family conflict predict children's internalizing behavior; mothers' work-family conflict, mothers' and fathers' parenting stress, the number of hours fathers' worked, and mothers' beliefs about father involvement predict e…
Why Conservative Churches Are Still Growing
F or at least a century the dominant national religious bodies in the United States have been increasing in membership with the nation's increase in population, coasting the population escalator with the momentum of procreation. Then, in the mid-1960's, they reversed the trend, turned around, and descended the up escalator, which was still ascending at a rate of 1.4% per year-not an easy thing to do
Examining the Directionality Between Identity Development and Depressive Symptoms Among Recently Immigrated Hispanic Adolescents
Emotional Distress, Alcohol Use, and Bidirectional Partner Violence Among Lesbian Women
This study examined the relationship between emotional distress (defined as depression, brooding, and negative affect), alcohol outcomes, and bidirectional intimate partner violence among lesbian women. Results lend support to the self-medication hypothesis, which predicts that lesbian women who experience more emotional distress are more likely to drink to cope, and in turn report more alcohol use, problem drinking, and alcohol-related problems.…
Predictors of Women’s Same-Sex Partner Violence Perpetration
Impulsivity, Binegativity, Drinking to Cope, and Alcohol-related Behaviors
Reducing cyberbullying
Few studies have evaluated the effectiveness of cyberbullying prevention/intervention programs. The goals of the present study were to develop a Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA)-based video program to increase cyberbullying knowledge (1) and empathy toward cyberbullying victims (2), reduce favorable attitudes toward cyberbullying (3), decrease positive injunctive (4) and descriptive norms about cyberbullying (5), and reduce cyberbullying intention…
Economically disadvantaged African American fathers
A brief motivational intervention for heavy alcohol use in dental practice settings
Although brief alcohol interventions have proven effective in a variety of health care settings, the present article describes the development of the first brief intervention for heavy drinkers in dental practice. Elements of motivational interviewing and personalized normative feedback were incorporated in a 3- to 5-minute intervention delivered by dental hygienists. The intervention is guided by a one-page feedback report providing personalized…
Mental Health Symptoms and Parenting Among Father-Only and Dual Substance Use Disorder Couples
In the present study, we examined associations between fathers' and mothers' mental health symptoms as related to their own and their partner's parenting in couples in which fathers ( n = 38 families) or both partners ( n = 30 families) had substance use disorder. Each partner reported on symptoms of depression, anxiety, and hostility; children reported on each parent's parenting behaviors, including acceptance, psychological control, and knowled…
A Participant Evaluation of the U.S. Navy Parent Support Program
Understanding the Unique Effects of Identity in Adjustment Among Veterans
Reintegration to civilian life among service members can be understood through the lens of a transformation in an individual’s identity structure. However, limited research has examined the unique impact of military, U.S., and personal identity on mental health and substance use among veterans. The goal of the present study was to examine the relationship between personal, military and U.S. identity dimensions (i.e., commitment, affirmation, and …
Testing a Model of Binegativity, Drinking-to-Cope Motives, Alcohol Use, and Sexual Coercion Among Self-Identified Bisexual Women
In the present study, we tested a sequential mediation model whereby binegativity was associated with sexual coercion through drinking to cope motives and alcohol use. Data were examined from 224 self-identified bisexual women ( M age = 22.79; SD = 3.44) who took part in an online survey. Participants reported binegativity, alcohol use, drinking to cope motivations, and sexual coercion experiences for the previous 30 days. A total of 48.0% of the…
Drinking to Cope Motivations as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Sexual Coercion Victimization and Alcohol Use Among College Women
This cross-sectional study examined whether depressive symptoms strengthened the relationship between different forms of sexual coercion victimization and drinking to cope motivations, which was hypothesized to influence alcohol use. Participants were 214 female undergraduates who completed an online survey. Participants who experienced any lifetime sexual coercion and reported higher depressive symptoms were the most likely to report drinking to…
Effectiveness of a Screening and Brief Intervention protocol for heavy drinkers in dental practice
Results of a cluster-randomized trial of a Screening and Brief Intervention for heavy drinkers in dental practice are reported. Data were obtained from 103 heavy drinking patients recruited from randomized intervention (7; n = 50) and control (6; n = 53) practices. Analysis of data revealed that 6-month decreases in total drinks per week were significantly ( p < .05) greater for heavy drinking intervention (43%) than control patients (21%)—a 4 dr…
The Timeline Followback Interview to Assess Children’s Exposure to Partner Violence
Parental Use of Physical Punishment as Related to Family Environment, Psychological Well-being, and Personality in Undergraduates
The division of family work among low-income African Americans
Why Conservative Churches Are Still Growing
F or at least a century the dominant national religious bodies in the United States have been increasing in membership with the nation's increase in population, coasting the population escalator with the momentum of procreation. Then, in the mid-1960's, they reversed the trend, turned around, and descended the up escalator, which was still ascending at a rate of 1.4% per year-not an easy thing to do
Determinants of Disciplinary Practices in Low-Income Black Mothers
Cultural Differences in Child Rearing
To study cultural differences in child-rearing practices, 38 middle-class immigrant Chinese mothers and 38 middle-class Caucasian American mothers of 3- to 8-year-old children completed the Parenting Dimensions Inventory (PDI) and the Parenting Goals Questionnaire (PGQ). Comparison of the PDI scale scores revealed differences on all but the reasoning dimension. Caucasian American mothers scored higher on sensitivity, consistency, nonrestrictivene…
The effects of military-induced separation on family factors and child behavior
Data from 61 mothers of school-age children were examined before, during, and after military deployment of their husbands. Separations resulted in temporary disruptions in families' reported ability to maintain supportive relationships. Wives of servicemen sent to the Persian Gulf War reported less nurturance and family cohesiveness, and more internalizing and externalizing in children than did those whose husbands' deployment was routine
Economically disadvantaged African American fathers
Maternal perceptions of and sensitivity toward very low birthweight infants with and without postnatal headmolding
To explore the attractiveness of VLBW infants with postnatal headmolding, 29 mothers of VLBW infants and 29 mothers of full-terms rated complimentary photographs of VLBW newborns with postnatal headmolding, VLBW newborns without postnatal headmolding, and full-term newborns. In a second study, facial conformation and infant attractiveness were assessed to determine the degree to which babyish head-shapes and infant attractiveness differed between…
The division of family work among low-income African Americans
Masculinity ideology among young African American and European American women and men in different regions of the United States
This is a report of 2 studies. Study 1, a replication of R.F. Levant and R.G. Majors (1997), examined variations in the endorsement of traditional and nontraditional masculinity ideology, by gender and race, among 270 African American and 226 European American young men and women using the Male Role Norms Inventory (MRNI; Levant & Fischer, in press). Although both gender and race differences in masculinity ideology were significant, gender had a …
A model of fathers' behavioral involvement in child care in dual-earner families.
Fathers and mothers (n = 120) of preschool-aged children completed 2 measures assessing fathers ' behavioral involvement in child care (i.e., the amount of time that the father was the child's primary caregiver and the number of child-care tasks performed). The results reaffirm the findings from previous studies that father's long work hours can be a barrier to greater participation in child care but that mothers' extended work hours serve to inc…
Sexual Harassment in the 1990s
A University-wide Survey of Female Faculty, Administrators, Staff, and Students Introduction Much of the existing research examining sexual harassment was conducted when awareness of sexual harassment was low and policies were uncommon. Several factors in recent years may have affected the prevalence of sexual harassment on university campuses. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protected employees (including student employees) at academic institu…
The Timeline Followback Spousal Violence Interview to Assess Physical Aggression Between Intimate Partners
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A Participant Evaluation of the U.S. Navy Parent Support Program
Fathers' and Mothers' Work and Family Issues as Related to Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior of Children Attending Day Care
Relationships between work and family variables and children's internalizing and externalizing behavior are examined in 132 dual-earner couples of preschool-age children. Mothers' and fathers' parenting stress and mothers' work-family conflict predict children's internalizing behavior; mothers' work-family conflict, mothers' and fathers' parenting stress, the number of hours fathers' worked, and mothers' beliefs about father involvement predict e…
Parental Use of Physical Punishment as Related to Family Environment, Psychological Well-being, and Personality in Undergraduates
A Participant Evaluation of the U.S. Navy Parent Support Program
The Timeline Followback Interview to Assess Children’s Exposure to Partner Violence
Exposure to Interparental Violence and Childhood Physical and Emotional Abuse as Related to Physical Aggression in Undergraduate Dating Relationships
Relationships among depressive mood symptoms and parent and peer relations in collegiate children of alcoholics
Relationships among adult children of alcoholics (ACOAs) and parent and peer relations and depressive mood were examined among 136 ACOAs and 436 non-ACOAs. As compared to non-ACOAs, ACOAs reported less positive relationships to mothers, fathers, and peers, and more depressive mood; however, more positive relationships to parents and peers significantly reduced the strength of the association between ACOA categorization and depressive mood. Examin…
Mothers' Versus Fathers' Alcohol Abuse and Attachment in Adult Daughters of Alcoholics
Gender of the alcohol-abusing parent was examined in relation to general and romantic attachment (as measured by the Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised and the Relationship Scales Questionnaire) in female adult children of alcoholics (ACOAs; as indicated by the Children of Alcoholics Screening Test) as compared to non-ACOAs. As compared to non-ACOAs, ACOAs reported more anxious and avoidant behaviors in their romantic relationships. Femal…
A brief motivational intervention for heavy alcohol use in dental practice settings
Although brief alcohol interventions have proven effective in a variety of health care settings, the present article describes the development of the first brief intervention for heavy drinkers in dental practice. Elements of motivational interviewing and personalized normative feedback were incorporated in a 3- to 5-minute intervention delivered by dental hygienists. The intervention is guided by a one-page feedback report providing personalized…
Development of the Cyberbullying Experiences Survey
The majority of cyberbullying studies have examined middle and high school students. The purpose of the present study was to develop a multifactor cyberbullying victimization and perpetration survey for use with an emerging adult population. The initial 88-item preliminary survey (44 victimization and 44 perpetration items) was administered to 538 college students (421 females). Exploratory factor analyses revealed four-factor (i.e., malice, publ…
Predictors of Women’s Same-Sex Partner Violence Perpetration
Effectiveness of a Screening and Brief Intervention protocol for heavy drinkers in dental practice
Results of a cluster-randomized trial of a Screening and Brief Intervention for heavy drinkers in dental practice are reported. Data were obtained from 103 heavy drinking patients recruited from randomized intervention (7; n = 50) and control (6; n = 53) practices. Analysis of data revealed that 6-month decreases in total drinks per week were significantly ( p < .05) greater for heavy drinking intervention (43%) than control patients (21%)—a 4 dr…
Emotional Distress, Alcohol Use, and Bidirectional Partner Violence Among Lesbian Women
This study examined the relationship between emotional distress (defined as depression, brooding, and negative affect), alcohol outcomes, and bidirectional intimate partner violence among lesbian women. Results lend support to the self-medication hypothesis, which predicts that lesbian women who experience more emotional distress are more likely to drink to cope, and in turn report more alcohol use, problem drinking, and alcohol-related problems.…
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