Scott W Plunkett
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3794201 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Scott W Plunkett |
| NOMBRES | Scott W |
| APELLIDO | Plunkett |
| FIRMA | PLUNKETT S W |
| AFILIACIONES | California State University, Northridge |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 23 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 255 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 23 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1995 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2023 |
| ÍNDICE H | 8 |
Interparental Conflict in Stepfather Families and Emerging Adults’ Mental Health and Aggression
Overt and covert conflict across two parental dyads (biological mother and biological father, biological mother and stepfather) in the same family were examined in relation to emerging adults’ mental health (i.e., perceived stress, depressive symptoms, anxiety) and aggression (i.e., relational aggression, verbal hostility). In this study, the results from dominance analyses and relative weight analyses revealed the most important interparental co…
Using the “MyPlate Musical” to Increase Nutrition and Exercise Knowledge in Children
We evaluated the effectiveness of a school‐based, educational theater program (i.e., MyPlate Musical) on nutrition/exercise knowledge of elementary student performers and viewers. Data were collected in four elementary schools with high percentages of Latinos and students eligible for free/reduced price meals. In Schools 1–3, pretest and posttest data were used from a total of 425 viewers and 220 performers. At School 4, 267 viewers and 75 perfor…
The Role of Perceived Familial Expectations on Depressive Symptoms and Self-Esteem in Emerging Adulthood
Asian and Latinx emerging adults in the United States typically hold stronger values and expectations regarding their duty to support and respect their families than their White peers. Yet, research has not fully explored how meeting familial expectations is associated with psychological well-being in these populations. This study examined ethnic-racial differences in perceptions of meeting familial expectations and their relation to depressive s…
Reliability and validity of the 8-item Patient Health Questionnaire for measuring depressive symptoms of Latino emerging adults
A Taste of Good Health
The purpose of this study was to evaluate a school‐based, parent education program to promote health behaviors and knowledge in Latino families in five schools in Los Angeles, California. An evaluation was conducted during and after the program. The sample consisted of 91 Latino parents. Pretest (baseline), post‐test (4th week), and follow‐up (12th week) quantitative data were collected from paper surveys. In addition, qualitative data regarding …
Life Quality of University Students From Immigrant Families in the United States
The numbers of university students from immigrant families have been increasing in the United States, yet little research exists on factors influencing their life quality. Self‐report data were collected from 2,210 students from one university in California. Direct effects of four contextual stressors (i.e., ethnic discrimination, parent–child cultural conflict, family disengagement, and family financial stress) were examined in relation to life …
Examining Predictors of Mexican American Adolescents' Coping Typologies
This study used latent profile analysis to develop coping typologies of 340, 14- to16-year-old Mexican American adolescents ( M = 14.46, SD = 0.69). Three typologies were identified: (a) opposition coping (adolescents who tended to use anger and venting emotions), (b) support-seeking coping (adolescents who relied on seeking support), and (c) escape and opposition coping (adolescents who relied on anger, venting, substance-use coping, behavioral …
Parenting and Ninth Graders’ Self‐Efficacy and Relational Self‐Esteem in Latino Immigrant Families
The purpose of this study was to examine whetherLatino adolescents’ perceptions of maternal and paternal behaviors (support, psychological control) were related to their general self‐efficacy and relational self‐esteem. Self‐report surveys were collected from 662Latino ninth graders from three public high schools inLosAngeles. The results were consistent with the looking glass self and self‐efficacy theory. The results showed that perceived suppo…
Factor Structure of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale
This study evaluated the factor structure of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) with a diverse sample of 1,248 European American, Latino, Armenian, and Iranian adolescents. Adolescents completed the 10-item RSES during school as part of a larger study on parental influences and academic outcomes. Findings suggested that method effects in the RSES are more strongly associated with negatively worded items across three diverse groups but also mo…
Neighborhood, Parenting, and Individual Qualities Related to Adolescent Self‐Efficacy in Immigrant Families
Self‐report questionnaire and census block data for 843 adolescents in immigrant families were analyzed using multilevel regression analysis to assess how actual and perceived neighborhood assets along with parenting factors influence adolescent general self‐efficacy. Participants consisted of first‐ and second‐generation adolescents in Los Angeles. Results indicated that perceived neighborhood assets, parental support, and satisfaction with indi…
Family Structure, Parental Involvement, and Academic Motivation in Latino Adolescents
Self-report data from 594 Latino adolescents about parental involvement (general support, monitoring, academic support, and educational aspirations) and academic motivation were examined across three family structures (intact, stepfather, single-mother/nonresident involved father). Significant differences were found in fathers' but not mothers' involvement depending on the family structure. Dominance analyses showed that the form of mothers' invo…
Dimensionality and Validity of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale for Use With Latino Adolescents
This study evaluated the construct validity and factor structure of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) using a large sample ( n = 814) of adolescents in Mexican, Salvadoran, and Guatemalan immigrant families who completed surveys in English. Results suggested that the RSES may be best specified as assessing two somewhat distinct yet related constructs. There was a high degree of measurement equivalence across the three nationality groups and …
The Relationship Between Latino Adolescents' Perceptions of Discrimination, Neighborhood Risk, and Parenting on Self-Esteem and Depressive Symptoms
Guided by Bronfenbrenner's bioecological framework, this study examined the roles of Latino adolescents' reports of discrimination, neighborhood risk, parent-child conflict over culture, and parental support in relation to their self-esteem and depression. Analysis of self-report data from 383 ninth grade, Latino students from one Los Angeles high school was used to validate a Multigroup Structural Equation Model of self-esteem and depressive sym…
Adolescents’ Reports of Parental Engagement and Academic Achievement in Immigrant Families
Parenting and Adolescent Self-Esteem in Latino Intact Families, Stepfather Families, and Single-Mother Families
This study examined the relationships between perceived parenting behaviors (i.e., support, monitoring, punitiveness, and psychological control) and youth self-esteem in Latinos from three different types of family structures. S elf-report data were collected from 807 Latino youth from three high schools in Los Angeles. Correlations, multiple regressions, and dominance analyses were used, and separate analyses were conducted for both the mothers'…
Neighborhood Structural Qualities, Adolescents’ Perceptions of Neighborhoods, and Latino Youth Development
The purposes of this research brief were to examine (a) whether youth reports of neighborhood qualities were significantly related to census data at the block group, measuring the same structural qualities and (b) whether the structural qualities were related to youth development either directly or indirectly through youth perceptions. Data were collected from three sources: self-report surveys, school records, and the 2000 U.S. census. A nonrand…
Gender Differences in Adolescent Perceptions of Parent-Adolescent Openness in Communication and Adolescent Empathy
The purpose of this study was to examine how the relationship between adolescent perceptions of openness in parent-adolescent communication and adolescent empathy may differ by gender of the respondent. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses were used to test the possibility of an interaction between adolescent gender and parent communication in predicting two other-oriented dimensions of empathy (empathic concern and perspective taking) in 23…
Contextual Influences on Latino Adolescent Ethnic Identity and Academic Outcomes
This study examined the association between 3 components of ethnic identity (exploration, resolution, and affirmation) and factors related to family, neighborhood, and individual characteristics. The purpose was to identity factors that are positively associated with adolescent ethnic identity among a sample of 187 Latino adolescents with a mean age of 14.61. The findings suggested that family ethnic socialization was directly associated with exp…
A New Scale to Measure Adolescent Reports of Academic Support by Mothers, Fathers, Teachers, and Friends in Latino Immigrant Families
The purpose of this article was to report factor structures, reliability, and validity of the Significant Other Academic Support Scale from two different Latino samples of Mexican and Central American origin youth. Self-report data were collected from 394 Mexican and 220 Central American youth from immigrant families living in Los Angeles. Exploratory factor analyses indicated that the same four factors (i.e., academic support by mothers, fathers…
The Relationship between Parenting, Acculturation, and Adolescent Academics in Mexican-Origin Immigrant Families in Los Angeles
This study examines the relationship between gender, acculturation, parenting, and adolescents' academic outcomes in Mexican-origin immigrant families. Self-report survey data were collected from adolescents attending three high schools in Los Angeles. Correlation and multiple regression analyses were conducted on the 273 adolescents (M = 15.5) whose parents were both born in Mexico. Girls reported higher academic motivation and educational aspir…
Adolescent Perceptions of Interparental Conflict, Stressors, and Coping as Predictors of Adolescent Family Life Satisfaction
Using family stress theory, this study examined the relationship between adolescent reports of selected demographic variables (gender, age, family form), interparental conflict (style, content, intensity, resolution), stress due to the pileup of stressors, coping strategies (social support, detrimental coping), and adolescent family life satisfaction. The sample was comprised of 155 adolescents ranging from 14 to 18 years of age who completed sel…
The Double ABCX Model and Children's Post-Divorce Adaptation
This article addresses the adaptation of children to divorce utilizing the post-crisis components of the Double ABCX Model of Family Stress by providing an overview of the post-crisis components of the model, integrating research on children's post-divorce adaptation into the specific components of the Double ABCX Model, and recommending applications for assessment, explanation, and therapy in relation to children's post-divorce adaptation. The v…
Validation of the Adolescent Family Life Satisfaction Index
This report replicates an earlier validation study of the Adolescent Family Life Satisfaction Index using a sample of 111 subjects ages 13 to 18 years. Reliability was supported for the over-all instrument and subscales. Principal components factoring yielded two factors representing satisfaction with the Parental and Sibling subsystems. Correlations with scores on another instrument indicated concurrent validity of the instrument
Contextual Influences on Latino Adolescent Ethnic Identity and Academic Outcomes
This study examined the association between 3 components of ethnic identity (exploration, resolution, and affirmation) and factors related to family, neighborhood, and individual characteristics. The purpose was to identity factors that are positively associated with adolescent ethnic identity among a sample of 187 Latino adolescents with a mean age of 14.61. The findings suggested that family ethnic socialization was directly associated with exp…
The Relationship Between Latino Adolescents' Perceptions of Discrimination, Neighborhood Risk, and Parenting on Self-Esteem and Depressive Symptoms
Guided by Bronfenbrenner's bioecological framework, this study examined the roles of Latino adolescents' reports of discrimination, neighborhood risk, parent-child conflict over culture, and parental support in relation to their self-esteem and depression. Analysis of self-report data from 383 ninth grade, Latino students from one Los Angeles high school was used to validate a Multigroup Structural Equation Model of self-esteem and depressive sym…
The Relationship between Parenting, Acculturation, and Adolescent Academics in Mexican-Origin Immigrant Families in Los Angeles
This study examines the relationship between gender, acculturation, parenting, and adolescents' academic outcomes in Mexican-origin immigrant families. Self-report survey data were collected from adolescents attending three high schools in Los Angeles. Correlation and multiple regression analyses were conducted on the 273 adolescents (M = 15.5) whose parents were both born in Mexico. Girls reported higher academic motivation and educational aspir…
Factor Structure of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale
This study evaluated the factor structure of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) with a diverse sample of 1,248 European American, Latino, Armenian, and Iranian adolescents. Adolescents completed the 10-item RSES during school as part of a larger study on parental influences and academic outcomes. Findings suggested that method effects in the RSES are more strongly associated with negatively worded items across three diverse groups but also mo…
Neighborhood Structural Qualities, Adolescents’ Perceptions of Neighborhoods, and Latino Youth Development
The purposes of this research brief were to examine (a) whether youth reports of neighborhood qualities were significantly related to census data at the block group, measuring the same structural qualities and (b) whether the structural qualities were related to youth development either directly or indirectly through youth perceptions. Data were collected from three sources: self-report surveys, school records, and the 2000 U.S. census. A nonrand…
A New Scale to Measure Adolescent Reports of Academic Support by Mothers, Fathers, Teachers, and Friends in Latino Immigrant Families
The purpose of this article was to report factor structures, reliability, and validity of the Significant Other Academic Support Scale from two different Latino samples of Mexican and Central American origin youth. Self-report data were collected from 394 Mexican and 220 Central American youth from immigrant families living in Los Angeles. Exploratory factor analyses indicated that the same four factors (i.e., academic support by mothers, fathers…
Dimensionality and Validity of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale for Use With Latino Adolescents
This study evaluated the construct validity and factor structure of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) using a large sample ( n = 814) of adolescents in Mexican, Salvadoran, and Guatemalan immigrant families who completed surveys in English. Results suggested that the RSES may be best specified as assessing two somewhat distinct yet related constructs. There was a high degree of measurement equivalence across the three nationality groups and …
Adolescents’ Reports of Parental Engagement and Academic Achievement in Immigrant Families
Gender Differences in Adolescent Perceptions of Parent-Adolescent Openness in Communication and Adolescent Empathy
The purpose of this study was to examine how the relationship between adolescent perceptions of openness in parent-adolescent communication and adolescent empathy may differ by gender of the respondent. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses were used to test the possibility of an interaction between adolescent gender and parent communication in predicting two other-oriented dimensions of empathy (empathic concern and perspective taking) in 23…
Reliability and validity of the 8-item Patient Health Questionnaire for measuring depressive symptoms of Latino emerging adults
A Taste of Good Health
The purpose of this study was to evaluate a school‐based, parent education program to promote health behaviors and knowledge in Latino families in five schools in Los Angeles, California. An evaluation was conducted during and after the program. The sample consisted of 91 Latino parents. Pretest (baseline), post‐test (4th week), and follow‐up (12th week) quantitative data were collected from paper surveys. In addition, qualitative data regarding …
Neighborhood, Parenting, and Individual Qualities Related to Adolescent Self‐Efficacy in Immigrant Families
Self‐report questionnaire and census block data for 843 adolescents in immigrant families were analyzed using multilevel regression analysis to assess how actual and perceived neighborhood assets along with parenting factors influence adolescent general self‐efficacy. Participants consisted of first‐ and second‐generation adolescents in Los Angeles. Results indicated that perceived neighborhood assets, parental support, and satisfaction with indi…
Adolescent Perceptions of Interparental Conflict, Stressors, and Coping as Predictors of Adolescent Family Life Satisfaction
Using family stress theory, this study examined the relationship between adolescent reports of selected demographic variables (gender, age, family form), interparental conflict (style, content, intensity, resolution), stress due to the pileup of stressors, coping strategies (social support, detrimental coping), and adolescent family life satisfaction. The sample was comprised of 155 adolescents ranging from 14 to 18 years of age who completed sel…
Validation of the Adolescent Family Life Satisfaction Index
This report replicates an earlier validation study of the Adolescent Family Life Satisfaction Index using a sample of 111 subjects ages 13 to 18 years. Reliability was supported for the over-all instrument and subscales. Principal components factoring yielded two factors representing satisfaction with the Parental and Sibling subsystems. Correlations with scores on another instrument indicated concurrent validity of the instrument
The Double ABCX Model and Children's Post-Divorce Adaptation
This article addresses the adaptation of children to divorce utilizing the post-crisis components of the Double ABCX Model of Family Stress by providing an overview of the post-crisis components of the model, integrating research on children's post-divorce adaptation into the specific components of the Double ABCX Model, and recommending applications for assessment, explanation, and therapy in relation to children's post-divorce adaptation. The v…
Adolescent Perceptions of Interparental Conflict, Stressors, and Coping as Predictors of Adolescent Family Life Satisfaction
Using family stress theory, this study examined the relationship between adolescent reports of selected demographic variables (gender, age, family form), interparental conflict (style, content, intensity, resolution), stress due to the pileup of stressors, coping strategies (social support, detrimental coping), and adolescent family life satisfaction. The sample was comprised of 155 adolescents ranging from 14 to 18 years of age who completed sel…
The Relationship between Parenting, Acculturation, and Adolescent Academics in Mexican-Origin Immigrant Families in Los Angeles
This study examines the relationship between gender, acculturation, parenting, and adolescents' academic outcomes in Mexican-origin immigrant families. Self-report survey data were collected from adolescents attending three high schools in Los Angeles. Correlation and multiple regression analyses were conducted on the 273 adolescents (M = 15.5) whose parents were both born in Mexico. Girls reported higher academic motivation and educational aspir…
A New Scale to Measure Adolescent Reports of Academic Support by Mothers, Fathers, Teachers, and Friends in Latino Immigrant Families
The purpose of this article was to report factor structures, reliability, and validity of the Significant Other Academic Support Scale from two different Latino samples of Mexican and Central American origin youth. Self-report data were collected from 394 Mexican and 220 Central American youth from immigrant families living in Los Angeles. Exploratory factor analyses indicated that the same four factors (i.e., academic support by mothers, fathers…
Gender Differences in Adolescent Perceptions of Parent-Adolescent Openness in Communication and Adolescent Empathy
The purpose of this study was to examine how the relationship between adolescent perceptions of openness in parent-adolescent communication and adolescent empathy may differ by gender of the respondent. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses were used to test the possibility of an interaction between adolescent gender and parent communication in predicting two other-oriented dimensions of empathy (empathic concern and perspective taking) in 23…
Contextual Influences on Latino Adolescent Ethnic Identity and Academic Outcomes
This study examined the association between 3 components of ethnic identity (exploration, resolution, and affirmation) and factors related to family, neighborhood, and individual characteristics. The purpose was to identity factors that are positively associated with adolescent ethnic identity among a sample of 187 Latino adolescents with a mean age of 14.61. The findings suggested that family ethnic socialization was directly associated with exp…
Parenting and Adolescent Self-Esteem in Latino Intact Families, Stepfather Families, and Single-Mother Families
This study examined the relationships between perceived parenting behaviors (i.e., support, monitoring, punitiveness, and psychological control) and youth self-esteem in Latinos from three different types of family structures. S elf-report data were collected from 807 Latino youth from three high schools in Los Angeles. Correlations, multiple regressions, and dominance analyses were used, and separate analyses were conducted for both the mothers'…
Neighborhood Structural Qualities, Adolescents’ Perceptions of Neighborhoods, and Latino Youth Development
The purposes of this research brief were to examine (a) whether youth reports of neighborhood qualities were significantly related to census data at the block group, measuring the same structural qualities and (b) whether the structural qualities were related to youth development either directly or indirectly through youth perceptions. Data were collected from three sources: self-report surveys, school records, and the 2000 U.S. census. A nonrand…
Adolescents’ Reports of Parental Engagement and Academic Achievement in Immigrant Families
Family Structure, Parental Involvement, and Academic Motivation in Latino Adolescents
Self-report data from 594 Latino adolescents about parental involvement (general support, monitoring, academic support, and educational aspirations) and academic motivation were examined across three family structures (intact, stepfather, single-mother/nonresident involved father). Significant differences were found in fathers' but not mothers' involvement depending on the family structure. Dominance analyses showed that the form of mothers' invo…
Dimensionality and Validity of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale for Use With Latino Adolescents
This study evaluated the construct validity and factor structure of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) using a large sample ( n = 814) of adolescents in Mexican, Salvadoran, and Guatemalan immigrant families who completed surveys in English. Results suggested that the RSES may be best specified as assessing two somewhat distinct yet related constructs. There was a high degree of measurement equivalence across the three nationality groups and …
The Relationship Between Latino Adolescents' Perceptions of Discrimination, Neighborhood Risk, and Parenting on Self-Esteem and Depressive Symptoms
Guided by Bronfenbrenner's bioecological framework, this study examined the roles of Latino adolescents' reports of discrimination, neighborhood risk, parent-child conflict over culture, and parental support in relation to their self-esteem and depression. Analysis of self-report data from 383 ninth grade, Latino students from one Los Angeles high school was used to validate a Multigroup Structural Equation Model of self-esteem and depressive sym…
Neighborhood, Parenting, and Individual Qualities Related to Adolescent Self‐Efficacy in Immigrant Families
Self‐report questionnaire and census block data for 843 adolescents in immigrant families were analyzed using multilevel regression analysis to assess how actual and perceived neighborhood assets along with parenting factors influence adolescent general self‐efficacy. Participants consisted of first‐ and second‐generation adolescents in Los Angeles. Results indicated that perceived neighborhood assets, parental support, and satisfaction with indi…
Factor Structure of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale
This study evaluated the factor structure of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) with a diverse sample of 1,248 European American, Latino, Armenian, and Iranian adolescents. Adolescents completed the 10-item RSES during school as part of a larger study on parental influences and academic outcomes. Findings suggested that method effects in the RSES are more strongly associated with negatively worded items across three diverse groups but also mo…
Parenting and Ninth Graders’ Self‐Efficacy and Relational Self‐Esteem in Latino Immigrant Families
The purpose of this study was to examine whetherLatino adolescents’ perceptions of maternal and paternal behaviors (support, psychological control) were related to their general self‐efficacy and relational self‐esteem. Self‐report surveys were collected from 662Latino ninth graders from three public high schools inLosAngeles. The results were consistent with the looking glass self and self‐efficacy theory. The results showed that perceived suppo…
Examining Predictors of Mexican American Adolescents' Coping Typologies
This study used latent profile analysis to develop coping typologies of 340, 14- to16-year-old Mexican American adolescents ( M = 14.46, SD = 0.69). Three typologies were identified: (a) opposition coping (adolescents who tended to use anger and venting emotions), (b) support-seeking coping (adolescents who relied on seeking support), and (c) escape and opposition coping (adolescents who relied on anger, venting, substance-use coping, behavioral …
Reliability and validity of the 8-item Patient Health Questionnaire for measuring depressive symptoms of Latino emerging adults
A Taste of Good Health
The purpose of this study was to evaluate a school‐based, parent education program to promote health behaviors and knowledge in Latino families in five schools in Los Angeles, California. An evaluation was conducted during and after the program. The sample consisted of 91 Latino parents. Pretest (baseline), post‐test (4th week), and follow‐up (12th week) quantitative data were collected from paper surveys. In addition, qualitative data regarding …
Life Quality of University Students From Immigrant Families in the United States
The numbers of university students from immigrant families have been increasing in the United States, yet little research exists on factors influencing their life quality. Self‐report data were collected from 2,210 students from one university in California. Direct effects of four contextual stressors (i.e., ethnic discrimination, parent–child cultural conflict, family disengagement, and family financial stress) were examined in relation to life …
The Role of Perceived Familial Expectations on Depressive Symptoms and Self-Esteem in Emerging Adulthood
Asian and Latinx emerging adults in the United States typically hold stronger values and expectations regarding their duty to support and respect their families than their White peers. Yet, research has not fully explored how meeting familial expectations is associated with psychological well-being in these populations. This study examined ethnic-racial differences in perceptions of meeting familial expectations and their relation to depressive s…
Using the “MyPlate Musical” to Increase Nutrition and Exercise Knowledge in Children
We evaluated the effectiveness of a school‐based, educational theater program (i.e., MyPlate Musical) on nutrition/exercise knowledge of elementary student performers and viewers. Data were collected in four elementary schools with high percentages of Latinos and students eligible for free/reduced price meals. In Schools 1–3, pretest and posttest data were used from a total of 425 viewers and 220 performers. At School 4, 267 viewers and 75 perfor…
Interparental Conflict in Stepfather Families and Emerging Adults’ Mental Health and Aggression
Overt and covert conflict across two parental dyads (biological mother and biological father, biological mother and stepfather) in the same family were examined in relation to emerging adults’ mental health (i.e., perceived stress, depressive symptoms, anxiety) and aggression (i.e., relational aggression, verbal hostility). In this study, the results from dominance analyses and relative weight analyses revealed the most important interparental co…
Psychology (23 obras) · Developmental psychology (19 obras) · Clinical Psychology (12 obras) · Social Psychology (11 obras) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (9 obras) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (8 obras) · Perception (7 obras) · Clinical Psychology (6 obras) · Early Childhood Education and Development (6 obras) · Immigration (6 obras)