Kristen Marcussen
Biographic Data
| ID | 268739 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kristen Marcussen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kristen |
| FAMILY NAME | Marcussen |
| SIGNATURE | MARCUSSEN K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kent State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6374-2787 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 153 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Gender and the Transition to Parenthood: Understanding the A, B, C’s
This book provides a new approach by examining gender and the transition to parenthood using the actor partner interdependence model.
Gender and the Transition to Parenthood: Understanding the a, B, C's
Multiple Identities and Sources of Reflected Appraisals in Identity Theory
Identity theory assumes that individuals seek identity verification in the form of consistency between the meanings implied by perceived feedback from others (reflected appraisals) and their own self-meanings (identity standards) during social interaction. When there is a lack of identity verification (discrepancy), individuals experience negative outcomes such as psychological distress. Most adults hold multiple identities, and discrepancies in …
Stigma Resistance and Well-Being in the Context of the Mental Illness Identity
We use a perceptual control model of identity to examine the relationship between stigmatized appraisals (from self and other) and well-being among individuals with serious mental illness. We also examine the role of stigma resistance strategies in the identity process. Using in-depth interviews with active clients of a community mental health center (N = 156), we find that deflection, or distancing oneself from mental illness, is associated with…
Meaning matters: Measuring the mental illness identity
Mental Illness as a Stigmatized Identity
In this study, we examine the relationships among reflected appraisals, self-views, and well-being for individuals diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness. We also test a perceptual control model of identity to determine whether discrepancies between stigmatized reflected appraisals and stigmatized self-views are associated with self-evaluation (self-esteem and self-efficacy) and psychological distress (depressive symptoms). We find t…
The Role of Aspirations and Obligations in Explaining the Relationship between Identity Discrepancies and Psychological Distress
Using a national sample of adults, we examine the relationship between identity discrepancies and mental health in spouse and worker identities. Building on previous research, we predict that discrepancies between how individuals want to be with respect to a particular identity ( aspirations) and perceptions of how others view them in that identity ( reflected appraisals) will be associated with depressive symptoms. Alternatively, discrepancies b…
Postpartum Depression in Mothers and Fathers: The Role of Parenting Efficacy Expectations During the Transition to Parenthood
To thine own self be true? Clarifying the effects of identity discrepancies on psychological distress and emotions
Identities, Self-Esteem, and Psychological Distress: An Application of Identity-Discrepancy Theory
Social psychological approaches to mental health often emphasize the link between social roles and psychological distress. Idenity theorists, in particular, explain distress in terms of the meanings that roles hold for individuals. This research draws from sociological and psychological models of self and identity to explain how distress arises from discrepancies that occur among aspirations, obligations, and perceptions of role-identities. It al…
Explaining Differences in Mental Health Between Married and Cohabiting Individuals
Research on the relationship between cohabitation and mental health tends to ignore social psychological factors that help explain mental health differences between the married and the unmarried, including coping resources and perceived relationship quality. In this paper I draw on social psychological theory and research to clarify differences in depression and alcohol use between married and cohabiting individuals. Using data from the National …
Race differences in the relationship between role experiences and well-being
Theory and research generally support the notion that social roles benefit subjective well-being. These conclusions, however, are largely based on studies examining Whites. Studies that have included Blacks have found race differences in the influence of social roles on well-being, yet most of these studies focus on role occupancy. With few exceptions, little attention has been paid to whether there are race differences in how individuals experie…
The Role of Identity Salience and Commitment in the Stress Process
The relationship between identity and stress has been the focus of numerous studies. An assumption of much of this research is that the impact of stress on psychological distress is exacerbated when it threatens identities that are important to an individual's self-definition. In this study we investigate the moderating effect of identity in the stress process. Specifically, we examine whether identity salience and commitment influence the relati…
Just Living Together: Implications of Cohabitation on Families, Children, and Social Policy
Extending Identity Theory to Predict Differential Forms and Degrees of Psychological Distress
We propose an explanation of how identities influence the way people experience distress. The formulation we offer draws on the strengths of sociological and psychological theories of stress, combining the advantages of Burke's identity theory (1991, 1996) and Higgins'self-discrepancy theory (1987, 1989). The incorporation of self-discrepancy theory into identity theory provides specification of important dimensions of meaning (obligations and as…
Marital Transitions, Marital Beliefs, and Mental Health
In this paper, we examine whether people's beliefs about the permanence, desirability, and importance of marriage moderate the impact of marital transitions--including marital losses and gains--on depression, a disorder associated with both marital status and role transitions. Using two waves of panel data from the National Survey of Families and Households (N = 10,005), we find that a marital loss results in increased symptoms, whereas a marital…
Explaining Differences in Mental Health Between Married and Cohabiting Individuals
Research on the relationship between cohabitation and mental health tends to ignore social psychological factors that help explain mental health differences between the married and the unmarried, including coping resources and perceived relationship quality. In this paper I draw on social psychological theory and research to clarify differences in depression and alcohol use between married and cohabiting individuals. Using data from the National …
Marital Transitions, Marital Beliefs, and Mental Health
In this paper, we examine whether people's beliefs about the permanence, desirability, and importance of marriage moderate the impact of marital transitions--including marital losses and gains--on depression, a disorder associated with both marital status and role transitions. Using two waves of panel data from the National Survey of Families and Households (N = 10,005), we find that a marital loss results in increased symptoms, whereas a marital…
Identities, Self-Esteem, and Psychological Distress: An Application of Identity-Discrepancy Theory
Social psychological approaches to mental health often emphasize the link between social roles and psychological distress. Idenity theorists, in particular, explain distress in terms of the meanings that roles hold for individuals. This research draws from sociological and psychological models of self and identity to explain how distress arises from discrepancies that occur among aspirations, obligations, and perceptions of role-identities. It al…
Postpartum Depression in Mothers and Fathers: The Role of Parenting Efficacy Expectations During the Transition to Parenthood
Extending Identity Theory to Predict Differential Forms and Degrees of Psychological Distress
We propose an explanation of how identities influence the way people experience distress. The formulation we offer draws on the strengths of sociological and psychological theories of stress, combining the advantages of Burke's identity theory (1991, 1996) and Higgins'self-discrepancy theory (1987, 1989). The incorporation of self-discrepancy theory into identity theory provides specification of important dimensions of meaning (obligations and as…
Stigma Resistance and Well-Being in the Context of the Mental Illness Identity
We use a perceptual control model of identity to examine the relationship between stigmatized appraisals (from self and other) and well-being among individuals with serious mental illness. We also examine the role of stigma resistance strategies in the identity process. Using in-depth interviews with active clients of a community mental health center (N = 156), we find that deflection, or distancing oneself from mental illness, is associated with…
The Role of Identity Salience and Commitment in the Stress Process
The relationship between identity and stress has been the focus of numerous studies. An assumption of much of this research is that the impact of stress on psychological distress is exacerbated when it threatens identities that are important to an individual's self-definition. In this study we investigate the moderating effect of identity in the stress process. Specifically, we examine whether identity salience and commitment influence the relati…
Race differences in the relationship between role experiences and well-being
Theory and research generally support the notion that social roles benefit subjective well-being. These conclusions, however, are largely based on studies examining Whites. Studies that have included Blacks have found race differences in the influence of social roles on well-being, yet most of these studies focus on role occupancy. With few exceptions, little attention has been paid to whether there are race differences in how individuals experie…
Multiple Identities and Sources of Reflected Appraisals in Identity Theory
Identity theory assumes that individuals seek identity verification in the form of consistency between the meanings implied by perceived feedback from others (reflected appraisals) and their own self-meanings (identity standards) during social interaction. When there is a lack of identity verification (discrepancy), individuals experience negative outcomes such as psychological distress. Most adults hold multiple identities, and discrepancies in …
The Role of Aspirations and Obligations in Explaining the Relationship between Identity Discrepancies and Psychological Distress
Using a national sample of adults, we examine the relationship between identity discrepancies and mental health in spouse and worker identities. Building on previous research, we predict that discrepancies between how individuals want to be with respect to a particular identity ( aspirations) and perceptions of how others view them in that identity ( reflected appraisals) will be associated with depressive symptoms. Alternatively, discrepancies b…
To thine own self be true? Clarifying the effects of identity discrepancies on psychological distress and emotions
Meaning matters: Measuring the mental illness identity
Marital Transitions, Marital Beliefs, and Mental Health
In this paper, we examine whether people's beliefs about the permanence, desirability, and importance of marriage moderate the impact of marital transitions--including marital losses and gains--on depression, a disorder associated with both marital status and role transitions. Using two waves of panel data from the National Survey of Families and Households (N = 10,005), we find that a marital loss results in increased symptoms, whereas a marital…
Extending Identity Theory to Predict Differential Forms and Degrees of Psychological Distress
We propose an explanation of how identities influence the way people experience distress. The formulation we offer draws on the strengths of sociological and psychological theories of stress, combining the advantages of Burke's identity theory (1991, 1996) and Higgins'self-discrepancy theory (1987, 1989). The incorporation of self-discrepancy theory into identity theory provides specification of important dimensions of meaning (obligations and as…
Just Living Together: Implications of Cohabitation on Families, Children, and Social Policy
The Role of Identity Salience and Commitment in the Stress Process
The relationship between identity and stress has been the focus of numerous studies. An assumption of much of this research is that the impact of stress on psychological distress is exacerbated when it threatens identities that are important to an individual's self-definition. In this study we investigate the moderating effect of identity in the stress process. Specifically, we examine whether identity salience and commitment influence the relati…
Explaining Differences in Mental Health Between Married and Cohabiting Individuals
Research on the relationship between cohabitation and mental health tends to ignore social psychological factors that help explain mental health differences between the married and the unmarried, including coping resources and perceived relationship quality. In this paper I draw on social psychological theory and research to clarify differences in depression and alcohol use between married and cohabiting individuals. Using data from the National …
Race differences in the relationship between role experiences and well-being
Theory and research generally support the notion that social roles benefit subjective well-being. These conclusions, however, are largely based on studies examining Whites. Studies that have included Blacks have found race differences in the influence of social roles on well-being, yet most of these studies focus on role occupancy. With few exceptions, little attention has been paid to whether there are race differences in how individuals experie…
Identities, Self-Esteem, and Psychological Distress: An Application of Identity-Discrepancy Theory
Social psychological approaches to mental health often emphasize the link between social roles and psychological distress. Idenity theorists, in particular, explain distress in terms of the meanings that roles hold for individuals. This research draws from sociological and psychological models of self and identity to explain how distress arises from discrepancies that occur among aspirations, obligations, and perceptions of role-identities. It al…
Postpartum Depression in Mothers and Fathers: The Role of Parenting Efficacy Expectations During the Transition to Parenthood
To thine own self be true? Clarifying the effects of identity discrepancies on psychological distress and emotions
The Role of Aspirations and Obligations in Explaining the Relationship between Identity Discrepancies and Psychological Distress
Using a national sample of adults, we examine the relationship between identity discrepancies and mental health in spouse and worker identities. Building on previous research, we predict that discrepancies between how individuals want to be with respect to a particular identity ( aspirations) and perceptions of how others view them in that identity ( reflected appraisals) will be associated with depressive symptoms. Alternatively, discrepancies b…
Mental Illness as a Stigmatized Identity
In this study, we examine the relationships among reflected appraisals, self-views, and well-being for individuals diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness. We also test a perceptual control model of identity to determine whether discrepancies between stigmatized reflected appraisals and stigmatized self-views are associated with self-evaluation (self-esteem and self-efficacy) and psychological distress (depressive symptoms). We find t…
Stigma Resistance and Well-Being in the Context of the Mental Illness Identity
We use a perceptual control model of identity to examine the relationship between stigmatized appraisals (from self and other) and well-being among individuals with serious mental illness. We also examine the role of stigma resistance strategies in the identity process. Using in-depth interviews with active clients of a community mental health center (N = 156), we find that deflection, or distancing oneself from mental illness, is associated with…
Meaning matters: Measuring the mental illness identity
Multiple Identities and Sources of Reflected Appraisals in Identity Theory
Identity theory assumes that individuals seek identity verification in the form of consistency between the meanings implied by perceived feedback from others (reflected appraisals) and their own self-meanings (identity standards) during social interaction. When there is a lack of identity verification (discrepancy), individuals experience negative outcomes such as psychological distress. Most adults hold multiple identities, and discrepancies in …
Gender and the Transition to Parenthood: Understanding the A, B, C’s
This book provides a new approach by examining gender and the transition to parenthood using the actor partner interdependence model.
Gender and the Transition to Parenthood: Understanding the a, B, C's
Psychology (14 works) · Social Psychology (13 works) · Clinical Psychology (11 works) · Distress (9 works) · Mental health (8 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Social Power and Status Dynamics (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (4 works)