Melanie Stearns
Biographic Data
| ID | 322224 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melanie Stearns |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melanie |
| FAMILY NAME | Stearns |
| SIGNATURE | STEARNS M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Mississippi State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7699-2996 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Parenting Practices and Emerging Adult Religiosity
Perceived Mother-Father Dyad Parenting Typologies Across Four Regions in the United States
Although much research has investigated parenting styles, few studies have examined parenting across regions of the United States. The current study used a nationwide sample to examine perceived maternal and paternal parenting in four regions of the United States: Northeast, South, Midwest, and West. Participants included 1080 emerging adults who answered questionnaires regarding their perceptions of maternal and paternal parenting styles using a…
The Mediating Effect of Gratitude on the Relation Between Religiosity and Well-being in Samples of Undergraduate Students and Adults Formerly Raised by Grandparent Caregivers
Interpersonal Competence
Family Functioning Profiles in Emerging Adults
The Influence of Caregiving on the Relation Between Marital Status and Psychological Health in a Grandparent Sample
Grandparent caregivers report poorer psychological and physical health, but relationship status has been shown to influence burden. The current study investigated depressive symptoms of 3288 grandparents who completed the third wave of the National Survey of Families and Households. The study found that those who are unmarried were more likely to be grandparent caregivers, and female participants reported higher depressive symptoms. Marital statu…
Stress‐Buffering Role of Social Support during Covid‐19
In order to reduce the high infection rate of COVID‐19, individuals began to engage in self‐isolation amid a time of uncertainty and worry. Given that social support can be protective against the negative effects of distress on mental and physical health, the lack of support may negatively impact individuals during their self‐isolation. Thus, the current study examined the role of self‐isolation on feelings of stress, the perception and reception…
Parent-Child Anxiety Symptoms in Emerging Adults
Although research has indicated that parent and child anxiety are connected, religiosity may serve as a protective factor and help weaken this connection. The current study asked 1,002 emerging adults (67.7% female) to report on their mothers' and fathers' anxiety symptoms and their own anxiety symptoms and religiosity. Structural equation modeling indicated that personal religiosity served as a moderator between the perceived anxiety symptoms of…
Conflict associated with stronger parent-child religiosity in emerging adults, especially for sons
Parental Psychopathology and Oppositional Defiant Problems in Emerging Adults
Temperament and Affective and Behavioral ODD Problems in Emerging Adults
Connection between Parent-Child Religiosity
Previous research has shown a strong connection between parental religiosity and parenting behaviors in the transmission of religion from parent to child. Our study expanded upon previous research by examining how perceived maternal and paternal warmth and overprotection mediated the relation between parental and personal religiosity in males and females. A sample of 486 emerging adults reported maternal, paternal, and personal religiosity as wel…
Perceived parent–child religiosity
The Relationship Between Parent and Child Religiosity
Parents influence their children’s religiosity through many factors including parenting practices, parental religiosity, and parental psychopathology. Little research, however, has been conducted on how different parental psychopathologies, such as antisocial problems, affect the relationship between parent and child religiosity. The current study used the Stearns-McKinney Assessment of Religious Traits to measure personal religiosity in emerging…
Perceived parental religiosity and emerging adult psychological adjustment
Connection between Parent-Child Religiosity
Previous research has shown a strong connection between parental religiosity and parenting behaviors in the transmission of religion from parent to child. Our study expanded upon previous research by examining how perceived maternal and paternal warmth and overprotection mediated the relation between parental and personal religiosity in males and females. A sample of 486 emerging adults reported maternal, paternal, and personal religiosity as wel…
Perceived parental religiosity and emerging adult psychological adjustment
The Relationship Between Parent and Child Religiosity
Parents influence their children’s religiosity through many factors including parenting practices, parental religiosity, and parental psychopathology. Little research, however, has been conducted on how different parental psychopathologies, such as antisocial problems, affect the relationship between parent and child religiosity. The current study used the Stearns-McKinney Assessment of Religious Traits to measure personal religiosity in emerging…
Perceived parent–child religiosity
Conflict associated with stronger parent-child religiosity in emerging adults, especially for sons
Parental Psychopathology and Oppositional Defiant Problems in Emerging Adults
Temperament and Affective and Behavioral ODD Problems in Emerging Adults
Connection between Parent-Child Religiosity
Previous research has shown a strong connection between parental religiosity and parenting behaviors in the transmission of religion from parent to child. Our study expanded upon previous research by examining how perceived maternal and paternal warmth and overprotection mediated the relation between parental and personal religiosity in males and females. A sample of 486 emerging adults reported maternal, paternal, and personal religiosity as wel…
The Influence of Caregiving on the Relation Between Marital Status and Psychological Health in a Grandparent Sample
Grandparent caregivers report poorer psychological and physical health, but relationship status has been shown to influence burden. The current study investigated depressive symptoms of 3288 grandparents who completed the third wave of the National Survey of Families and Households. The study found that those who are unmarried were more likely to be grandparent caregivers, and female participants reported higher depressive symptoms. Marital statu…
Stress‐Buffering Role of Social Support during Covid‐19
In order to reduce the high infection rate of COVID‐19, individuals began to engage in self‐isolation amid a time of uncertainty and worry. Given that social support can be protective against the negative effects of distress on mental and physical health, the lack of support may negatively impact individuals during their self‐isolation. Thus, the current study examined the role of self‐isolation on feelings of stress, the perception and reception…
Parent-Child Anxiety Symptoms in Emerging Adults
Although research has indicated that parent and child anxiety are connected, religiosity may serve as a protective factor and help weaken this connection. The current study asked 1,002 emerging adults (67.7% female) to report on their mothers' and fathers' anxiety symptoms and their own anxiety symptoms and religiosity. Structural equation modeling indicated that personal religiosity served as a moderator between the perceived anxiety symptoms of…
The Mediating Effect of Gratitude on the Relation Between Religiosity and Well-being in Samples of Undergraduate Students and Adults Formerly Raised by Grandparent Caregivers
Interpersonal Competence
Family Functioning Profiles in Emerging Adults
Perceived Mother-Father Dyad Parenting Typologies Across Four Regions in the United States
Although much research has investigated parenting styles, few studies have examined parenting across regions of the United States. The current study used a nationwide sample to examine perceived maternal and paternal parenting in four regions of the United States: Northeast, South, Midwest, and West. Participants included 1080 emerging adults who answered questionnaires regarding their perceptions of maternal and paternal parenting styles using a…
Parenting Practices and Emerging Adult Religiosity
Psychology (14 works) · Developmental psychology (13 works) · Social Psychology (11 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (8 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (7 works) · Religiosity (7 works) · Moderation (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works)