Kristina S Callina

Biographic Data

ID231027
NAMEKristina S Callina
GIVEN NAMESKristina S
FAMILY NAMECallina
SIGNATURECALLINA K S
AFFILIATIONSTufts University
ORCID0000-0003-1628-1145
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS13
TOTAL CITATIONS22
WORKS AS AUTHOR13
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX3

  • Promoting Prescription Drug Safety Skills in School

    Open AccessMieka Smart, Alicia Doyle Lynch et al.ARTICLEChild & Youth Care Forum2023

  • Companion animals and profiles of peer social behavior in adolescence

    Open AccessEli D Halbreich, Kristina S Callina et al.ARTICLEJournal of Adolescence2023

    INTRODUCTION: Relationships with companion animals have been associated with higher levels of prosocial behavior and lower levels of socioemotional difficulties for children and adolescents. Companion animals may be supportive of developing prosocial behavior in youth through practice with positive social interactions and the development of empathy and reciprocity skills. The goal of this study was to use a person-centered approach to investigate…

  • Longitudinal associations between pet relationship quality and socio‐emotional functioning in early adolescence

    Open AccessMegan K Mueller, Kristina S Callina et al.ARTICLESocial Development2023Cited by: 1References: 12

    Adolescence is a key developmental period for socio-emotional skills, and companion animal relationships may be one potential source of emotional support and resilience during this time. This study used longitudinal data from 940 pet-owning adolescents, collected over four time points, from youth in the Northeastern United States. We assessed whether pet relationship quality (indexed by relationship satisfaction, companionship, and emotional disc…

  • Companion animals and the relationship between peer victimization and emotion regulation in youth

    Open AccessErin K King, Eli D Halbreich et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research on Adolescence2023References: 5

    Peer victimization can negatively impact emotion regulation in youth and is associated with harmful mental health outcomes. One protective factor against the impacts of peer victimization is a strong attachment to family and positive peer relationships. Given that pets are commonly seen as family members and that youth report turning to their pet for emotional comfort, companion animals could provide an avenue of support for youth experiencing vi…

  • Companion Animals and Adolescent Stress and Adaptive Coping During the Covid-19 Pandemic

    Megan K Mueller, Erin K King et al.ARTICLEAnthrozoös2022References: 58

    The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant social disruptions for youth caused by lockdowns, school closures, and a lack of in-person social interactions. Companion animals are prevalent in US households and may provide a source of emotional support and motivation for youth to engage in adaptive coping behaviors during social challenges. The goals of this study were to assess if dog owners, non-dog pet owners, and non-pet owners differed i…

  • Modeling Pathways of Character Development across the First Three Decades of Life

    Open AccessKristina S Callina, Sheila K Johnson et al.ARTICLEJournal of Youth and Adolescence2017Cited by: 3References: 46

  • Contents Vol. 57, 2014

    Brian K Barber, Michael F Mascolo et al.ARTICLEHuman Development2014

  • The Study of Character Development

    Open AccessRichard M Lerner, Kristina S CallinaARTICLEHuman Development2014

    Current conceptualizations of the nature of character development, including its content, structure, and function, are consistent with the relational developmental systems metatheory. However, there is more conceptual consensus than empirical support for these ideas. With the intention of promoting programmatic research about the nature of character development, we present ideas pertinent to devising a relational developmental systems-derived mod…

  • Human–Animal Interaction as a Context for Thriving and Coping in Military-Connected Youth

    Megan K Mueller, Kristina S CallinaARTICLEApplied Developmental Science2014

    There are close to two million children who have parents serving in the United States military. Youth in military families face unique challenges, such as stress about family deployment. Nevertheless, many military-connected youth also exhibit strength and resilience in the face of these challenges. Therefore, it is critical to identify useful resources that are available for youth in military-connected families that may promote such resilience, …

  • Longitudinal Analysis of a Very Short Measure of Positive Youth Development

    Open AccessG John Geldhof, Edmond P Bowers et al.ARTICLEJournal of Youth and Adolescence2014Cited by: 8References: 24

  • Hope in Context

    Open AccessKristina S Callina, Sheila K Johnson et al.ARTICLEJournal of Youth and Adolescence2014Cited by: 10References: 35

  • Relational Developmental Systems Theories and the Ecological Validity of Experimental Designs

    Open AccessRichard M Lerner, Kristina S CallinaARTICLEHuman Development2013

    Ecological validity Experimental design Identity of opposites Opposites of identity Optimization Relational developmental systems theory

  • Comparing Alternate Approaches to Calculating Reliability for Dichotomous Data

    Christopher M Napolitano, Kristina S Callina et al.ARTICLEApplied Developmental Science2013

    Estimating reliability for scales or factors is an essential data analysis step in much of the research in developmental science. In this article, we demonstrate the importance of using the appropriate statistical method and underlying correlation matrix to estimate reliability for dichotomous data that represent a normally-distributed latent factor. We used an example case of three waves of adolescent data collected from responses to the Selecti…