Laura Hennefield
Biographic Data
| ID | 1464432 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura Hennefield |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura |
| FAMILY NAME | Hennefield |
| SIGNATURE | HENNEFIELD L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Washington University in St. Louis |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5919-0342 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Engaging With Mature Media Content Is Linked to Depression and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Childhood and Early Adolescents
Rises in adolescent media use have paralleled increases in youth major depressive disorder (MDD) and suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs). Studies linking screen time and decreased mental health focus on older adolescents and overlook media content. This study examined how frequency and content of media related to MDD and STBs in children and early adolescents enriched for psychopathology. Youth ages 8-12 ( N = 191; M age = 10.13) completed cli…
Reward motives are differentially related to depression, anxiety, and ADHD symptoms in middle childhood
Deviations in reward anticipation and response are associated with internalizing and externalizing disorders. However, relationships between different types of reward motivations and psychopathology have been less explored. We examine how preferences for absolute (gaining points) and relative (gaining more points than others) rewards relate to psychopathological symptoms in middle childhood. A community sample ( N = 133 6- to 9-year-olds) was ass…
Prevalence and characteristics of infants’ prosocial helping strategies between 11 and 20 months of age
Although limited research suggests that infants can behave prosocially even before their first birthdays, the prevalence and characteristics of early prosocial behaviors remain unexplored. Indeed, very few studies of prosocial development have included 12-month-old infants or examined how prosociality changes across the second year, and none has assessed individual differences in prosocial strategy use. This study investigated prosocial helping b…
Less attention to emotional faces is associated with low empathy and prosociality in 12‐to 20‐month old infants
The development of empathy and prosocial behavior begins in infancy and is likely supported by emotion processing skills. The current study explored whether early emerging deficits in emotion processing are associated with disruptions in the development of empathy and prosociality. We investigated this question in a large, diverse sample of 147, 11‐ to 20‐month‐old infants (42% female; 61% Black; 67% low socioeconomic status). Infants completed t…
Negative and positive urgency as pathways in the intergenerational transmission of suicide risk in childhood
Our findings support an impulsive pathway in the familial transmission of suicide risk. For all youth, interventions that target multiple UPPS-P facets may help prevent or reduce suicide risk. For offspring whose parents have attempted or died by suicide, clinicians should pay particular attention to children who impulsively act on extreme emotions, as they may be at higher suicide risk
Early Emotion Development Intervention Improves Mental Health Outcomes in Low-Income, High-Risk Community Children
Optimistic children engage in more constructive risk-taking behaviors
Optimism is linked to persistence and resilience in adults; however, how optimism might relate to children’s evaluations of potentially challenging situations and risk-taking behaviors is unknown. This study examined the role of optimism in 4- to 8-year-old children’s ( N = 121) perceptions of and willingness to engage in physical activities that ranged from low to high risk. Overall, children perceived activities with more risky elements as more…
Infants' Understanding of Preferences When Agents Make Inconsistent Choices
This study showed that 8.5‐month‐old infants seemed to consider the consistency of an agent's choices in attributing preferences to her. When the agent consistently chose one object over another, three or four times consecutively, infants acted as if they had interpreted her actions as evidence for her preference. In contrast, when the agent inconsistently chose between the two objects, at the ratio of 1:3, infants did not seem to interpret her a…
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Infants' Understanding of Preferences When Agents Make Inconsistent Choices
This study showed that 8.5‐month‐old infants seemed to consider the consistency of an agent's choices in attributing preferences to her. When the agent consistently chose one object over another, three or four times consecutively, infants acted as if they had interpreted her actions as evidence for her preference. In contrast, when the agent inconsistently chose between the two objects, at the ratio of 1:3, infants did not seem to interpret her a…
Optimistic children engage in more constructive risk-taking behaviors
Optimism is linked to persistence and resilience in adults; however, how optimism might relate to children’s evaluations of potentially challenging situations and risk-taking behaviors is unknown. This study examined the role of optimism in 4- to 8-year-old children’s ( N = 121) perceptions of and willingness to engage in physical activities that ranged from low to high risk. Overall, children perceived activities with more risky elements as more…
Less attention to emotional faces is associated with low empathy and prosociality in 12‐to 20‐month old infants
The development of empathy and prosocial behavior begins in infancy and is likely supported by emotion processing skills. The current study explored whether early emerging deficits in emotion processing are associated with disruptions in the development of empathy and prosociality. We investigated this question in a large, diverse sample of 147, 11‐ to 20‐month‐old infants (42% female; 61% Black; 67% low socioeconomic status). Infants completed t…
Negative and positive urgency as pathways in the intergenerational transmission of suicide risk in childhood
Our findings support an impulsive pathway in the familial transmission of suicide risk. For all youth, interventions that target multiple UPPS-P facets may help prevent or reduce suicide risk. For offspring whose parents have attempted or died by suicide, clinicians should pay particular attention to children who impulsively act on extreme emotions, as they may be at higher suicide risk
Early Emotion Development Intervention Improves Mental Health Outcomes in Low-Income, High-Risk Community Children
Reward motives are differentially related to depression, anxiety, and ADHD symptoms in middle childhood
Deviations in reward anticipation and response are associated with internalizing and externalizing disorders. However, relationships between different types of reward motivations and psychopathology have been less explored. We examine how preferences for absolute (gaining points) and relative (gaining more points than others) rewards relate to psychopathological symptoms in middle childhood. A community sample ( N = 133 6- to 9-year-olds) was ass…
Prevalence and characteristics of infants’ prosocial helping strategies between 11 and 20 months of age
Although limited research suggests that infants can behave prosocially even before their first birthdays, the prevalence and characteristics of early prosocial behaviors remain unexplored. Indeed, very few studies of prosocial development have included 12-month-old infants or examined how prosociality changes across the second year, and none has assessed individual differences in prosocial strategy use. This study investigated prosocial helping b…
Engaging With Mature Media Content Is Linked to Depression and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Childhood and Early Adolescents
Rises in adolescent media use have paralleled increases in youth major depressive disorder (MDD) and suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs). Studies linking screen time and decreased mental health focus on older adolescents and overlook media content. This study examined how frequency and content of media related to MDD and STBs in children and early adolescents enriched for psychopathology. Youth ages 8-12 ( N = 191; M age = 10.13) completed cli…
Psychology (6 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (5 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Child psychopathology (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Cognitive psychology (2 works) · Mental health (2 works) · Preference (2 works)