Angus M Fraser
Biographic Data
| ID | 246244 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Angus M Fraser |
| GIVEN NAMES | Angus M |
| FAMILY NAME | Fraser |
| SIGNATURE | FRASER A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brigham Young University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2002-3512 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 43 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 94 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 43 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1966 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Hope in Early Childhood: Novel Methodology for Measuring Hope in 5‐ and 6‐Year‐Olds
Hope, as conceptualized by Snyder's Hope Theory, is a cognitive process that involves goal setting, pathway thinking, and agency. While hope has been widely studied in older children and adults, limited research exists on measuring hope in early childhood. The present study addresses this gap by introducing two novel developmentally appropriate tasks—the Maze Task and the Egg Hunt Task—to assess hope in children aged 5 and 6. The Maze Task evalua…
Profiles of White parents' racial attitudes: Family context and children's anti‐Black racial bias
From Likes to Life Satisfaction: Positive Social Media Use and Positive Outcomes Across Adolescence
INTRODUCTION: Most adolescents engage with social media in some capacity and the majority of research has focused on negative impacts of social media on adolescent development. However, adolescents use social media in ways that might contribute to positive youth development, as described by Lerner's (2012) Positive Youth Development framework. The current study examined the longitudinal associations between positive social media use and positive …
Young children’s screen time, executive functions, and language development: Longitudinal moderation of parent/child coviewing and media content
4.0 months) using standardized assessments (e.g., National Institutes of Health Toolbox Cognition Battery) and Kochanska's effortful control/EF tasks (i.e., Snack Delay, Whisper, Day/Night). Higher screen time at age 2 was associated with poorer performance on both hot and cold EF tasks and lower receptive vocabulary at age 4. Parent-child coviewing predicted better working memory, and higher exposure to educational content was linked to stronger…
Young White children’s allocation and punishment behaviors toward White and Black peers: Individual and parental factors
Despite calls for antiracism, research on potential links between parental socialization and anti-Black bias and behavior in young White children remains limited. With the goal of further informing evidence-based suggestions toward high-quality racial socialization in a dominant racial group, this study examined 5- to 6-year-old White children’s ( n = 123; 49% female; M age = 5.46 years; Median Household Income = $75,000–$100,000/year) potential …
Demographic influences on conflict orientation and psychological well-being: A case study of the Israel-Palestine conflict
I Can Relate: A Four-Wave Examination of Children's and Parents' Emoter-Referent Talk About Discrete Emotions
This study examined the development of emotion understanding. Children (N = 296, 157 boys, 139 girls) and parents (67% White, 8% Black, 15% Hispanic, 2% Asian American, 6% Biracial, 2% “Other”) recruited from Denver, Colorado were observed annually for four years starting in 2019 (beginning Mage = 2.44 years, SD = 0.26) discussing a wordless storybook featuring illustrated emoters expressing joy, sadness, fear, anger, or disgust towards a referen…
The social spheres of multiracial teens: Parents, friends, and social media's relation to multiracial adolescents' ethnic-racial identities
The number of youth who identify as multiracial has surged in the past decade. However, this population has reportedly suffered high rates of maladaptive behaviors, highlighting the need for research on supports for multiracial youth, including healthy identity development. Using Jackson and Mumma's (2023) model of multiracial identity, this study explored how positive social media use, friendship self-efficacy, and friendship aid related to mult…
Sticks and Stones May Break Bones, But Racism Breaks Spirits: Discrimination and Bipoc Adolescent Mental Health
BIPOC adolescent mental health is essential to a healthy, equitable society. Negative associations between discrimination and mental health may be ameliorated by affirmed ethnic-racial identity (ERI). We examined relations between racial discrimination and depression, anxiety, suicide ideation, chronic pain and subjective happiness moderated by ERI affirmation (353 U.S. BIPOC youth, Mage = 15.28, 48% female). Racial discrimination negatively, and…
Hope longitudinally predicts achievement: Mediation of cognitive engagement, teacher, and peer support
Hope is a malleable cognitive-motivational skill that helps students identify personal goals and construct routes to achieve them. Hope is sustained through engaging contexts and supportive relationships. We examined cognitive school engagement, teacher support, and peer support during high school (297 students; 9th–11th grade; 45% female; 52% White, 45% Latinx, 3% other) as potential mechanisms in the process of sustaining hope over time, and pr…
Trajectories of parents' gendered play attitudes during early childhood and implications for children's gender development
This study examined associations between parents' gendered attitudes about play and children's gender development. The sample was 501 families from a large US city followed annually for 4 years (501 mothers, 383 fathers; 69% White, 16% Latinx, 8% African American; children M age = 5.67 months, 53% boys). Latent trajectories examined change in parents' attitudes toward same- and other-gender play during first 4 years of the child's life. On a subs…
Longitudinal associations between parents' prosocial behavior and media use and young children's prosocial development: The mediating role of children's media use
Research has found that media is associated with children's prosocial behavior (PB) from an early age, and that parents play a key role in children's media use and behavior. However, few studies explore these relations as early as infancy while also controlling for well‐established predictors of PB (e.g., empathic concern). Thus, the present study examined longitudinal associations between parents' PB and media use, and prosocial development duri…
Adolescent Hope: An Exploratory Investigation of Individual and Family Correlates by Racial/Ethnic Groups
Parents’ differential trait, mental state, and coping talk about White and Black child storybook characters
Limited literature has examined parents’ unsolicited trait, mental state, and coping talk about media characters by race as they co‐view with their children. We observed 195 US parents describing an illustrated depiction of racialized social exclusion for their child (53% male; M age = 5.46 years; 60% White) in their home setting. Families discussed a Black child being excluded by White children or a White child being excluded by Black children. …
Main and interactive effects of discrimination, parent racial/ethnic socialization, and internalizing symptomology on Bipoc teens' ethnic‐racial identity
Research suggests that BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) adolescents have the best developmental outcomes when strong, positive ethnic-racial identity (ERI) is acknowledged and embraced. This study investigated whether discrimination, internalizing symptomology, parent socialization, and/or interactions of these variables were associated with adolescent ERI, specifically in exploration, resolution, and affirmation, to illuminate nuanced …
Critical race theory in human development and family science
The field of human development and family science (HDFS) conducts interdisciplinary research that has substantially benefited children and families. However, like other disciplines, in the wake of the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery in 2020, HDFS has begun to deeply reflect on its relationship to race and racism. In this paper, we aim to help with this process. We do so by summarizing the history of HDFS and its present…
Social support and positive future expectations, hope, and achievement among Latinx students: Implications by gender and special education
A cultural-ecological approach posits that multiple sources of relational support can contribute to youths' strengths development. Some such strengths are positive future expectations (PFE) and hope, both of which represent beneficial, future-oriented cognitive-motivational constructs; however, they have not been fully explored among Latinx youth. Furthermore, it is unknown how different socializing agents (i.e., family, teachers, friends) influe…
White children's empathy-related responding and prosocial behavior toward White and Black children
Relations among White (non-Latinx) children's empathy-related responding, prosocial behaviors, and racial attitudes toward White and Black peers were examined. In 2017, 190 (54% boys) White 5- to 9-year-old children (M = 7.09 years, SD = 0.94) watched a series of videos that depicted social rejection of either a White or Black child. Empathy-related responses, prosocial behaviors, and racial attitudes were measured using multiple methods. Results…
Toddlers and the Telly: A latent profile analysis of children’s television time and content and behavioral outcomes one year later in the U.S
Despite the ubiquity of tablets and smartphones, television remains the most frequently used screen media consumed by young children. However, it is likely that variability exists in how young children use media; for example, while some may view small amounts of aggressive content, others may view many hours each day of aggressive and prosocial media content. It is possible that differences in toddler television time and content also impact behav…
Hope, Context, and Equity: Existing Shortcomings and Implications for Future Research on Hope in Children
Boys’ Internalized Appearance-Related Norms from Different Socializers Uniquely, Negatively Relate to Wellbeing and Gender Beliefs
Much of the work on body image socialization masks the potentially unique influence of different socializers, yet clearer understanding of socialization mechanisms and ideological context aid intervention efforts. We explored how fathers, female peers, male peers, and adolescent boys themselves produce different levels of internalized appearance-related norms and how these socializer-specific norms differentially relate to wellbeing and beliefs r…
Variability in infant helping and sharing behaviors across the second and third years of life: Differential roles of target and socialization
Infants can help and share in the second year of life. However, there is limited knowledge as to variability in these behaviors as a function of target (e.g., caregiver vs. unfamiliar adult) and the influence of caregiver support on infant prosocial behavior. Infants ( N = 268, 124 female) at 1-2 years of age ( M = 1.47, SD = .27) and again at 2-3 years of age ( M = 2.48, SD = .26) participated in a helping task (with the caregiver or unfamiliar …
Too hunky to help: A person-centered approach to masculinity and prosocial behavior beliefs among adolescent boys
Boys' beliefs about prosocial behavior toward other boys may be negatively affected by masculine norm adherence, and there is evidence that early adolescence is a time when boys feel heightened levels of pressure from multiple sources (e.g., friends, family, and self) to adhere to masculine norms like emotional restriction (e.g., appearing stoic and uncaring). However, the relation between boys' masculinity and their prosocial behavior beliefs is…
College students’ media habits, concern for themselves and others, and mental health in the era of Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has entirely disrupted college students’ education plans, often their physical location, and it remains elusive when life will return to pre-pandemic normalcy. The current study examined changing media use patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic, the effect of these patterns on feelings of concern regarding one’s future and society, and the moderating roles of anxiety and depression in relations. Seventy-four college students …
A preliminary investigation of collective teacher efficacy and student hope: Understanding the role of student-teacher relationships
Media Time = Family Time”: Positive Media Use in Families With Adolescents
Media use in families has generally been examined from a narrow viewpoint, focusing on monitoring or co-viewing. The current research provides an expanded view of positive media use in families with adolescents by examining associations between diverse positive media use and family and adolescents outcomes. In addition, we used qualitative methods to provide a more comprehensive view of how families use media in positive ways, specifically drawin…
Adolescents' Prosocial Behavior Toward Family, Friends, and Strangers: A Person‐Centered Approach
This study examined longitudinal change in adolescents' prosocial behavior toward family, friends, and strangers. Participants included 491 mother–child dyads (average age of child at Time 1 = 11.5, 67% European American). Growth mixture modeling suggested that prosocial behavior toward family was generally stable or decreased over time, while prosocial behavior toward friends increased over time. However, findings highlighted unique developmenta…
Associations Between Friendship, Sympathy, and Prosocial Behavior Toward Friends
The current study examined the associations between multiple aspects of the friend relationship (connection, companionship, psychological control) and global prosocial behavior toward friends. Participants included 467 early adolescents (M age of child = 13.32, SD = 1.05, 49% female, 69% European American), and data were collected at two time points, roughly 1 year apart. Structural equation modeling suggested that friend psychological control wa…
Social support and positive future expectations, hope, and achievement among Latinx students: Implications by gender and special education
A cultural-ecological approach posits that multiple sources of relational support can contribute to youths' strengths development. Some such strengths are positive future expectations (PFE) and hope, both of which represent beneficial, future-oriented cognitive-motivational constructs; however, they have not been fully explored among Latinx youth. Furthermore, it is unknown how different socializing agents (i.e., family, teachers, friends) influe…
Emotion-related socialization in the classroom: Considering the roles of teachers, peers, and the classroom context
The goal of this study was to apply aspects of the heuristic model advanced by Eisenberg, Cumberland, and Spinrad (1998) to the study of socialization that takes place in preschool and elementary school classrooms. Investigating socialization in this context is important given the number of hours students spend in school, the emotional nature of social interactions that take place involving teachers and students, and the emotions students often e…
Associations Between Violent Video Gaming, Empathic Concern, and Prosocial Behavior Toward Strangers, Friends, and Family Members
The Gypsies
Critical race theory in human development and family science
The field of human development and family science (HDFS) conducts interdisciplinary research that has substantially benefited children and families. However, like other disciplines, in the wake of the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery in 2020, HDFS has begun to deeply reflect on its relationship to race and racism. In this paper, we aim to help with this process. We do so by summarizing the history of HDFS and its present…
Too hunky to help: A person-centered approach to masculinity and prosocial behavior beliefs among adolescent boys
Boys' beliefs about prosocial behavior toward other boys may be negatively affected by masculine norm adherence, and there is evidence that early adolescence is a time when boys feel heightened levels of pressure from multiple sources (e.g., friends, family, and self) to adhere to masculine norms like emotional restriction (e.g., appearing stoic and uncaring). However, the relation between boys' masculinity and their prosocial behavior beliefs is…
Boys’ Internalized Appearance-Related Norms from Different Socializers Uniquely, Negatively Relate to Wellbeing and Gender Beliefs
Much of the work on body image socialization masks the potentially unique influence of different socializers, yet clearer understanding of socialization mechanisms and ideological context aid intervention efforts. We explored how fathers, female peers, male peers, and adolescent boys themselves produce different levels of internalized appearance-related norms and how these socializer-specific norms differentially relate to wellbeing and beliefs r…
The social spheres of multiracial teens: Parents, friends, and social media's relation to multiracial adolescents' ethnic-racial identities
The number of youth who identify as multiracial has surged in the past decade. However, this population has reportedly suffered high rates of maladaptive behaviors, highlighting the need for research on supports for multiracial youth, including healthy identity development. Using Jackson and Mumma's (2023) model of multiracial identity, this study explored how positive social media use, friendship self-efficacy, and friendship aid related to mult…
A preliminary investigation of collective teacher efficacy and student hope: Understanding the role of student-teacher relationships
Short Notices
Short Notices Get access A. FRASER A. FRASER Australian National University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume LXXXI, Issue CCCXXI, October 1966, Page 883, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/LXXXI.CCCXXI.883 Published: 01 October 1966
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Short Notices Get access A. FRASER A. FRASER Australian National University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume LXXXII, Issue CCCXXV, October 1967, Pages 869-b–870, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/LXXXII.CCCXXV.869-b Published: 01 October 1967
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Short Notices A. FRASER A. FRASER Australian National University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume LXXXII, Issue CCCXXIII, April 1967, Pages 388-a–388, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/LXXXII.CCCXXIII.388-a Published: 01 April 1967
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Journal Article Short Notices Get access A. FRASER A. FRASER Australian National University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume LXXXII, Issue CCCXXII, January 1967, Pages 191-a–191, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/LXXXII.CCCXXII.191-a Published: 01 January 1967
The Gypsies
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SHORT NOTICES Get access A. FRASER A. FRASER Australian National University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume LXXXIV, Issue CCCXXXII, July 1969, Pages 637-a–637, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/LXXXIV.CCCXXXII.637-a Published: 01 July 1969
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SHORT NOTICES Get access A. FRASER A. FRASER Australian National University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume LXXXIV, Issue CCCXXXI, April 1969, Page 382-a, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/LXXXIV.CCCXXXI.382-a Published: 01 April 1969
Military Posture and Strategic Policy in the Republic of China
Military Capabilities in China
Essay| September 01 1975 Military Capabilities in China Angus M. Fraser Angus M. Fraser Colonel, United States Marine Corps (Retired) Angus M. Fraser has worked as a research analyst and consultant for the Institute for Defense Analyses and the Historical Evaluation and Research Organization since he retired from the Marine Corps in 1964. He is a contributor to Pacific Community, Asian Affairs, Air Force Magazine, Naval Institute Proceedings, and…
Parents and adolescents growing up in the digital age: Latent growth curve analysis of proactive media monitoring
The current study examined how parents' use of restrictive and active monitoring and deference changed over three years, and examined both adolescent and parent characteristics as predictors of initial levels of media monitoring, as well as change in media monitoring. Participants included 276 mother–child dyads ( M age of child = 12.08, SD = .63, 50% female) taken from Time 2 of the Flourishing Families Project, 96% of whom had complete data for…
Getting a High‐Speed Family Connection: Associations Between Family Media Use and Family Connection
The way families have used the media has substantially changed over the past decade. Within the framework of family systems theory, this paper examines the relations between family media use and family connection in a sample of 453 adolescents (mean age of child = 14.32 years, SD = 0.98, 52% female) and their parents. Results revealed that cell phone use and watching television or movies were the most common mediums used in families. Analyses als…
Associations Between Violent Video Gaming, Empathic Concern, and Prosocial Behavior Toward Strangers, Friends, and Family Members
Is Disney the Nicest Place on Earth? A Content Analysis of Prosocial Behavior in Animated Disney Films: Prosocial Disney
The purpose of this study was to examine the multidimensionality of prosocial behavior in Disney animated films. Characteristics of the target and initiator and context of each prosocial act were also examined. Prosocial behavior was portrayed at a rate of approximately 1 act per minute, rarely occurred in combination with aggression, targets were most prosocial toward friends, and tended to help those similar to themselves. This study views Disn…
Adolescents' Prosocial Behavior Toward Family, Friends, and Strangers: A Person‐Centered Approach
This study examined longitudinal change in adolescents' prosocial behavior toward family, friends, and strangers. Participants included 491 mother–child dyads (average age of child at Time 1 = 11.5, 67% European American). Growth mixture modeling suggested that prosocial behavior toward family was generally stable or decreased over time, while prosocial behavior toward friends increased over time. However, findings highlighted unique developmenta…
Associations Between Friendship, Sympathy, and Prosocial Behavior Toward Friends
The current study examined the associations between multiple aspects of the friend relationship (connection, companionship, psychological control) and global prosocial behavior toward friends. Participants included 467 early adolescents (M age of child = 13.32, SD = 1.05, 49% female, 69% European American), and data were collected at two time points, roughly 1 year apart. Structural equation modeling suggested that friend psychological control wa…
Media Time = Family Time”: Positive Media Use in Families With Adolescents
Media use in families has generally been examined from a narrow viewpoint, focusing on monitoring or co-viewing. The current research provides an expanded view of positive media use in families with adolescents by examining associations between diverse positive media use and family and adolescents outcomes. In addition, we used qualitative methods to provide a more comprehensive view of how families use media in positive ways, specifically drawin…
Emotion-related socialization in the classroom: Considering the roles of teachers, peers, and the classroom context
The goal of this study was to apply aspects of the heuristic model advanced by Eisenberg, Cumberland, and Spinrad (1998) to the study of socialization that takes place in preschool and elementary school classrooms. Investigating socialization in this context is important given the number of hours students spend in school, the emotional nature of social interactions that take place involving teachers and students, and the emotions students often e…
Hope levels across adolescence and the transition to high school: Associations with school stress and achievement
INTRODUCTION: Feeling hopeful is an important condition for adolescents' health, well-being, and educational success and attainment, yet limited research has examined hope at different ages throughout adolescence. Information regarding hope levels across grade could help educators know when to capitalize on goal-setting behaviors, and when to intervene should hope levels be low. Additionally, hope could help with the middle to high school transit…
College students’ media habits, concern for themselves and others, and mental health in the era of Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has entirely disrupted college students’ education plans, often their physical location, and it remains elusive when life will return to pre-pandemic normalcy. The current study examined changing media use patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic, the effect of these patterns on feelings of concern regarding one’s future and society, and the moderating roles of anxiety and depression in relations. Seventy-four college students …
A preliminary investigation of collective teacher efficacy and student hope: Understanding the role of student-teacher relationships
White children's empathy-related responding and prosocial behavior toward White and Black children
Relations among White (non-Latinx) children's empathy-related responding, prosocial behaviors, and racial attitudes toward White and Black peers were examined. In 2017, 190 (54% boys) White 5- to 9-year-old children (M = 7.09 years, SD = 0.94) watched a series of videos that depicted social rejection of either a White or Black child. Empathy-related responses, prosocial behaviors, and racial attitudes were measured using multiple methods. Results…
Toddlers and the Telly: A latent profile analysis of children’s television time and content and behavioral outcomes one year later in the U.S
Despite the ubiquity of tablets and smartphones, television remains the most frequently used screen media consumed by young children. However, it is likely that variability exists in how young children use media; for example, while some may view small amounts of aggressive content, others may view many hours each day of aggressive and prosocial media content. It is possible that differences in toddler television time and content also impact behav…
Hope, Context, and Equity: Existing Shortcomings and Implications for Future Research on Hope in Children
Boys’ Internalized Appearance-Related Norms from Different Socializers Uniquely, Negatively Relate to Wellbeing and Gender Beliefs
Much of the work on body image socialization masks the potentially unique influence of different socializers, yet clearer understanding of socialization mechanisms and ideological context aid intervention efforts. We explored how fathers, female peers, male peers, and adolescent boys themselves produce different levels of internalized appearance-related norms and how these socializer-specific norms differentially relate to wellbeing and beliefs r…
Variability in infant helping and sharing behaviors across the second and third years of life: Differential roles of target and socialization
Infants can help and share in the second year of life. However, there is limited knowledge as to variability in these behaviors as a function of target (e.g., caregiver vs. unfamiliar adult) and the influence of caregiver support on infant prosocial behavior. Infants ( N = 268, 124 female) at 1-2 years of age ( M = 1.47, SD = .27) and again at 2-3 years of age ( M = 2.48, SD = .26) participated in a helping task (with the caregiver or unfamiliar …
Psychology (28 works) · Developmental psychology (22 works) · Social Psychology (21 works) · Child Development and Digital Technology (10 works) · Prosocial behavior (10 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (9 works) · Computer Science (8 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (7 works) · History (7 works)