Rebecca Griffiths
Biographic Data
| ID | 3887141 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rebecca Griffiths |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rebecca |
| FAMILY NAME | Griffiths |
| SIGNATURE | GRIFFITHS R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kansas |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6571-7446 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Hostile Attribution Bias and Working Memory in the Link Between Trauma Exposure and Violence in Justice-Involved Youth
Background Youth involved with the justice system are more vulnerable to trauma exposure and engaging in violent behavior. Trauma exposure is linked to increases in youth violence, however, the pathway from trauma to violence, including neurocognitive and neuropsychological mechanisms, is not well understood. The current study sought to test the influence of hostile attribution bias (HAB) and working memory on violence and whether these factors p…
Parent, Teacher, and Youth Reports on Measures of Reactive and Proactive Aggression
Executive Functioning and Offending Behavior
Executive (dys)functioning is a known risk factor for offending behavior. A meta-analysis was conducted to understand differences in executive functioning across justice-involved and non-justice-involved groups. Across 37 studies, justice-involved groups performed significantly worse on measures of executive functioning compared with controls, with a random-effects grand mean effect size of Cohen’s d = 0.55. However, 84.8% of the variance in effe…
The longitudinal association of adverse events and working memory among preschoolers
Results indicated that at the individual level, when controlling for stable covariates, frequency of adverse life event exposure and WM abilities were unrelated to subsequent frequency of adverse event exposure and WM abilities. Findings suggest that WM may continue to develop typically, in the preschool years, despite exposure to adverse life events. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Breast (female), colorectal, and lung cancer survival in people with intellectual or developmental disabilities
News Representation and Sense of Belonging Among Multicultural Audiences
This study seeks to understand the role of representation in news media, trust in news, and participation in multicultural audiences’ sense of belonging to society. A multimodal survey combining online, CATI, and CAPI methods was conducted in Australia at the end of 2021 and early 2022 ( N = 1,084). The top five non-English language communities in Australia (Arabic, Cantonese, Italian, Mandarin, and Vietnamese) were included in the survey, of whi…
Encouraging impacts of an Open Education Resource Degree Initiative on college students’ progress to degree
Textbooks are traditional and useful learning resources for college students, but commercial texts books have been widely criticized for their high costs, restricted access, limited flexibility, and uninspiring learning experiences. Open Education Resources (OER) are an alternative to commercial textbooks that have the potential to increase college affordability, access, and instructional quality. The current study examined how an OER degree—or p…
Peer Victimization Among Detained Youth
Links between proactive and reactive aggression and disciplinary actions among middle school‐age youth
The current study examined associations between proactive and reactive aggression and disciplinary actions in an academic year among middle school‐age youth at Time 1 (Fall) and 6‐month later (Spring) and evaluated school attachment as a moderator of these links. Findings indicated that reactive, not proactive, aggression was robustly positively associated with disciplinary actions in both Fall and Spring. School attachment was negatively associa…
Strategies for longitudinal recruitment and retention with parents and preschoolers exposed to significant adversity
Factors associated with perceived containment
There is growing evidence indicating that a lack of perceived containment, or youth's beliefs about whether adults can control their behavior, is associated with problem behavior. However, little research has examined factors that may contribute to perceived containment, which would be helpful in further tailoring prevention and intervention efforts for problem behavior. The current study evaluated associations between callous‐unemotional (C/U) t…
Maintaining Social Connections in Dementia
The clinical symptoms of dementia include difficulty with speech, poor short-term memory, and changes in behavior. These symptoms can affect how the person with dementia understands and performs in social interactions. This qualitative review investigated how people with mild to moderate dementia managed social connections. A systematic search of social science databases retrieved 13 articles; data were synthesized using thematic analysis. Result…
Staying friends with ex‐romantic partners
In two studies, we identified predictors of staying friends with an ex‐partner, developed and validated a measure for reasons to stay friends with exes, and examined the outcomes of staying friends. We identified four reasons to stay friends with exes: Security , Practical , Civility , and Unresolved Romantic Desires . Sex, sexual orientation, attachment styles, personality traits, time since breakup, and reasons for breakup all predicted staying…
Maintaining Social Connections in Dementia
The clinical symptoms of dementia include difficulty with speech, poor short-term memory, and changes in behavior. These symptoms can affect how the person with dementia understands and performs in social interactions. This qualitative review investigated how people with mild to moderate dementia managed social connections. A systematic search of social science databases retrieved 13 articles; data were synthesized using thematic analysis. Result…
Strategies for longitudinal recruitment and retention with parents and preschoolers exposed to significant adversity
Factors associated with perceived containment
There is growing evidence indicating that a lack of perceived containment, or youth's beliefs about whether adults can control their behavior, is associated with problem behavior. However, little research has examined factors that may contribute to perceived containment, which would be helpful in further tailoring prevention and intervention efforts for problem behavior. The current study evaluated associations between callous‐unemotional (C/U) t…
Staying friends with ex‐romantic partners
In two studies, we identified predictors of staying friends with an ex‐partner, developed and validated a measure for reasons to stay friends with exes, and examined the outcomes of staying friends. We identified four reasons to stay friends with exes: Security , Practical , Civility , and Unresolved Romantic Desires . Sex, sexual orientation, attachment styles, personality traits, time since breakup, and reasons for breakup all predicted staying…
Strategies for longitudinal recruitment and retention with parents and preschoolers exposed to significant adversity
Factors associated with perceived containment
There is growing evidence indicating that a lack of perceived containment, or youth's beliefs about whether adults can control their behavior, is associated with problem behavior. However, little research has examined factors that may contribute to perceived containment, which would be helpful in further tailoring prevention and intervention efforts for problem behavior. The current study evaluated associations between callous‐unemotional (C/U) t…
Maintaining Social Connections in Dementia
The clinical symptoms of dementia include difficulty with speech, poor short-term memory, and changes in behavior. These symptoms can affect how the person with dementia understands and performs in social interactions. This qualitative review investigated how people with mild to moderate dementia managed social connections. A systematic search of social science databases retrieved 13 articles; data were synthesized using thematic analysis. Result…
Peer Victimization Among Detained Youth
Links between proactive and reactive aggression and disciplinary actions among middle school‐age youth
The current study examined associations between proactive and reactive aggression and disciplinary actions in an academic year among middle school‐age youth at Time 1 (Fall) and 6‐month later (Spring) and evaluated school attachment as a moderator of these links. Findings indicated that reactive, not proactive, aggression was robustly positively associated with disciplinary actions in both Fall and Spring. School attachment was negatively associa…
Encouraging impacts of an Open Education Resource Degree Initiative on college students’ progress to degree
Textbooks are traditional and useful learning resources for college students, but commercial texts books have been widely criticized for their high costs, restricted access, limited flexibility, and uninspiring learning experiences. Open Education Resources (OER) are an alternative to commercial textbooks that have the potential to increase college affordability, access, and instructional quality. The current study examined how an OER degree—or p…
News Representation and Sense of Belonging Among Multicultural Audiences
This study seeks to understand the role of representation in news media, trust in news, and participation in multicultural audiences’ sense of belonging to society. A multimodal survey combining online, CATI, and CAPI methods was conducted in Australia at the end of 2021 and early 2022 ( N = 1,084). The top five non-English language communities in Australia (Arabic, Cantonese, Italian, Mandarin, and Vietnamese) were included in the survey, of whi…
Parent, Teacher, and Youth Reports on Measures of Reactive and Proactive Aggression
Executive Functioning and Offending Behavior
Executive (dys)functioning is a known risk factor for offending behavior. A meta-analysis was conducted to understand differences in executive functioning across justice-involved and non-justice-involved groups. Across 37 studies, justice-involved groups performed significantly worse on measures of executive functioning compared with controls, with a random-effects grand mean effect size of Cohen’s d = 0.55. However, 84.8% of the variance in effe…
The longitudinal association of adverse events and working memory among preschoolers
Results indicated that at the individual level, when controlling for stable covariates, frequency of adverse life event exposure and WM abilities were unrelated to subsequent frequency of adverse event exposure and WM abilities. Findings suggest that WM may continue to develop typically, in the preschool years, despite exposure to adverse life events. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Breast (female), colorectal, and lung cancer survival in people with intellectual or developmental disabilities
Hostile Attribution Bias and Working Memory in the Link Between Trauma Exposure and Violence in Justice-Involved Youth
Background Youth involved with the justice system are more vulnerable to trauma exposure and engaging in violent behavior. Trauma exposure is linked to increases in youth violence, however, the pathway from trauma to violence, including neurocognitive and neuropsychological mechanisms, is not well understood. The current study sought to test the influence of hostile attribution bias (HAB) and working memory on violence and whether these factors p…
Psychology (12 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (4 works) · Human Factors and Ergonomics (4 works) · Poison control (4 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (3 works)