Monica Tsethlikai
Biographic Data
| ID | 4223654 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Monica Tsethlikai |
| GIVEN NAMES | Monica |
| FAMILY NAME | Tsethlikai |
| SIGNATURE | TSETHLIKAI M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Arizona State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3128-7123 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Cambridge Handbook of Ethnic and Racial Discrimination and Youth Development
How is ethnic and racial discrimination impacting our young people? Scholars around the world have found that discriminatory interactions of this nature have detrimental impacts on youth and their development. In this handbook, the world's leading experts on this topic examine the current state of the science, presenting current research and tracing foundational theories, empirical findings, multilevel methods, and intervention strategies for chi…
To heal, grow, and thrive
A focus on positive child development among Indigenous children has largely been absent from developmental science. In this special section of Child Development, we sought to address continuing inequity in representation and valuing Indigenous knowledge and voices by soliciting articles that identified cultural and strengths-based factors Indigenous children, youth, and families cultivate and leverage to promote positive development. In this intr…
Strong cultural connectedness buffers urban American Indian children from the negative effects of stress on mental health
We explored whether urban American Indian (AI) caregivers who maintained a strong sense of cultural connectedness buffered their children from the negative effects of stress on mental health. A community sample of 161 urban AI children (91 girls) ages 8–15 years (M = 11.20 years) and their primary caregivers participated between 2016 and 2017. Caregiver cultural connectedness moderated associations among child stressful life events and increased …
Longitudinal relations of screen time duration and content with executive function difficulties in South Korean children
Research has consistently shown that excessive screen time (ST) is harmful to children’s cognitive development including executive function (EF). Most studies have investigated the long-term consequences of excessive ST and have not explored how content impacts cognitive development. Thus, the current study aimed to examine (1) the associations among the duration and content of ST and EF difficulties and (2) the interaction effect of ST duration …
Parenting in 2 Worlds
Urban American Indian (AI) adolescents are more likely than non-Natives to have early sexual debut, teen pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections, and inadequate sexual health information. A RCT in three Arizona cities, with 585 parents of urban AI adolescents, tested whether a culturally tailored parenting intervention for urban AI families, Parenting in 2 Worlds (P2W), increased parent-adolescent communication about sexuality, compared to a…
Parenting in 2 worlds
Culturally adapted parenting interventions like P2W that effectively build on AI cultural heritage can also promote greater AI cultural identification and involvement. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)
Assessing Parenting and Family Functioning Measures for Urban American Indians
Urban American Indian (AI) families often “live in two worlds,” and widely used parenting measures may not adequately capture their parenting styles. Drawing from baseline surveys of AI parents living in 3 urban communities in Arizona (n = 606), this study examines the applicability of using 6 previously validated measures with urban AI parents: parent self‐agency, parental supervision, positive parenting practices, discipline, family cohesion, a…
Fostering Self-Regulation Skills in Youth
This study examined the effects of a mentoring curriculum embedded within a recreation program on youth's self-regulation. Self-regulation scores were collected on 64 youth participants: 29 in the comparison group and 35 in the treatment group. Using the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functions (Guy, Isquith, & Gioia, 2004 Guy, S., Isquith, P., & Gioia, G. (2004). Behavior rating inventory of executive function—self-report version: Profes…
Urban American Indian Youth Spirituality and Religion
This article explores the interconnected spiritual, religious, and cultural worlds of the majority of American Indian (AI) youth who live in urban areas: their patterns of involvement in religion and Native spirituality and associated well-being. Latent class analysis of data from 205 AI middle school students identified five distinctive classes using survey measures of religious affiliation, attendance at services, adherence to Christian and tra…
The Cultural Patterning of Cognitive Development
Involvement in traditional cultural practices and American Indian children's incidental recall of a folktale
This study examined incidental recall of a folktale told to 91 Tohono O'odham American Indian children (average age 9 years) who either were directly addressed or had the opportunity to overhear the telling of the folktale. Learning from surrounding incidental events contrasts with learning through direct instruction common in Western schooling, which was familiar to all the children and their families. We hypothesized that Tohono O'odham childre…
An exploratory analysis of American Indian children's cultural engagement, fluid cognitive skills, and standardized verbal IQ scores
This exploratory cross-sectional study examined fluid cognitive skills and standardized verbal IQ scores in relation to cultural engagement amongst Tohono O'odham children (N = 99; ages 7 to 12 years). Guardians with higher socioeconomic status engaged their children in more cultural activities, and participation in more cultural activities contributed to higher standardized verbal IQ scores. Mean cognitive skill scores varied as a function of ag…
The influence of a friend's perspective on American Indian children's recall of previously misconstrued events
The ability of American Indian children (N = 99; 7-12 years of age) to reframe a memory of a friend's seemingly mean-spirited actions (Story 1) after hearing the friend's perspective detailing her/his good intentions (Story 2) was explored. Children in a control group heard an unrelated Story 2 and did not alter their retelling of Story 1. Good verbal skills facilitated the integration of the friend's perspective in memory for the children who he…
Exploring Maternal Social Perceptions and Child Aggression among Urban American Indians
Currently, the majority of American Indian families live in urban areas. A number of statistics demonstrate that urban American Indian families deal with a variety of stressors such as poverty and isolation. However, very little is known about how these families perceive their lives. This report provides an exploratory study examining the status of 20 urban American Indian mother/child dyads. Mothers were asked about the role of American Indian c…
The influence of another's perspective on children's recall of previously misconstrued events
Children's abilities to reframe their memories of events after hearing another child's perspective of the same events were examined, and links between memory reframing, cognitive ability, and social competence were explored. Nine- to 11-year-olds (N = 79) were told to imagine that the events in a narrated story happened to them. Next, they heard another story that described either the same events (experimental condition) or unrelated events (cont…
Involvement in traditional cultural practices and American Indian children's incidental recall of a folktale
This study examined incidental recall of a folktale told to 91 Tohono O'odham American Indian children (average age 9 years) who either were directly addressed or had the opportunity to overhear the telling of the folktale. Learning from surrounding incidental events contrasts with learning through direct instruction common in Western schooling, which was familiar to all the children and their families. We hypothesized that Tohono O'odham childre…
An exploratory analysis of American Indian children's cultural engagement, fluid cognitive skills, and standardized verbal IQ scores
This exploratory cross-sectional study examined fluid cognitive skills and standardized verbal IQ scores in relation to cultural engagement amongst Tohono O'odham children (N = 99; ages 7 to 12 years). Guardians with higher socioeconomic status engaged their children in more cultural activities, and participation in more cultural activities contributed to higher standardized verbal IQ scores. Mean cognitive skill scores varied as a function of ag…
The influence of a friend's perspective on American Indian children's recall of previously misconstrued events
The ability of American Indian children (N = 99; 7-12 years of age) to reframe a memory of a friend's seemingly mean-spirited actions (Story 1) after hearing the friend's perspective detailing her/his good intentions (Story 2) was explored. Children in a control group heard an unrelated Story 2 and did not alter their retelling of Story 1. Good verbal skills facilitated the integration of the friend's perspective in memory for the children who he…
Parenting in 2 worlds
Culturally adapted parenting interventions like P2W that effectively build on AI cultural heritage can also promote greater AI cultural identification and involvement. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)
Assessing Parenting and Family Functioning Measures for Urban American Indians
Urban American Indian (AI) families often “live in two worlds,” and widely used parenting measures may not adequately capture their parenting styles. Drawing from baseline surveys of AI parents living in 3 urban communities in Arizona (n = 606), this study examines the applicability of using 6 previously validated measures with urban AI parents: parent self‐agency, parental supervision, positive parenting practices, discipline, family cohesion, a…
Fostering Self-Regulation Skills in Youth
This study examined the effects of a mentoring curriculum embedded within a recreation program on youth's self-regulation. Self-regulation scores were collected on 64 youth participants: 29 in the comparison group and 35 in the treatment group. Using the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functions (Guy, Isquith, & Gioia, 2004 Guy, S., Isquith, P., & Gioia, G. (2004). Behavior rating inventory of executive function—self-report version: Profes…
Urban American Indian Youth Spirituality and Religion
This article explores the interconnected spiritual, religious, and cultural worlds of the majority of American Indian (AI) youth who live in urban areas: their patterns of involvement in religion and Native spirituality and associated well-being. Latent class analysis of data from 205 AI middle school students identified five distinctive classes using survey measures of religious affiliation, attendance at services, adherence to Christian and tra…
Exploring Maternal Social Perceptions and Child Aggression among Urban American Indians
Currently, the majority of American Indian families live in urban areas. A number of statistics demonstrate that urban American Indian families deal with a variety of stressors such as poverty and isolation. However, very little is known about how these families perceive their lives. This report provides an exploratory study examining the status of 20 urban American Indian mother/child dyads. Mothers were asked about the role of American Indian c…
The influence of another's perspective on children's recall of previously misconstrued events
Children's abilities to reframe their memories of events after hearing another child's perspective of the same events were examined, and links between memory reframing, cognitive ability, and social competence were explored. Nine- to 11-year-olds (N = 79) were told to imagine that the events in a narrated story happened to them. Next, they heard another story that described either the same events (experimental condition) or unrelated events (cont…
The influence of another's perspective on children's recall of previously misconstrued events
Children's abilities to reframe their memories of events after hearing another child's perspective of the same events were examined, and links between memory reframing, cognitive ability, and social competence were explored. Nine- to 11-year-olds (N = 79) were told to imagine that the events in a narrated story happened to them. Next, they heard another story that described either the same events (experimental condition) or unrelated events (cont…
Exploring Maternal Social Perceptions and Child Aggression among Urban American Indians
Currently, the majority of American Indian families live in urban areas. A number of statistics demonstrate that urban American Indian families deal with a variety of stressors such as poverty and isolation. However, very little is known about how these families perceive their lives. This report provides an exploratory study examining the status of 20 urban American Indian mother/child dyads. Mothers were asked about the role of American Indian c…
The influence of a friend's perspective on American Indian children's recall of previously misconstrued events
The ability of American Indian children (N = 99; 7-12 years of age) to reframe a memory of a friend's seemingly mean-spirited actions (Story 1) after hearing the friend's perspective detailing her/his good intentions (Story 2) was explored. Children in a control group heard an unrelated Story 2 and did not alter their retelling of Story 1. Good verbal skills facilitated the integration of the friend's perspective in memory for the children who he…
An exploratory analysis of American Indian children's cultural engagement, fluid cognitive skills, and standardized verbal IQ scores
This exploratory cross-sectional study examined fluid cognitive skills and standardized verbal IQ scores in relation to cultural engagement amongst Tohono O'odham children (N = 99; ages 7 to 12 years). Guardians with higher socioeconomic status engaged their children in more cultural activities, and participation in more cultural activities contributed to higher standardized verbal IQ scores. Mean cognitive skill scores varied as a function of ag…
Involvement in traditional cultural practices and American Indian children's incidental recall of a folktale
This study examined incidental recall of a folktale told to 91 Tohono O'odham American Indian children (average age 9 years) who either were directly addressed or had the opportunity to overhear the telling of the folktale. Learning from surrounding incidental events contrasts with learning through direct instruction common in Western schooling, which was familiar to all the children and their families. We hypothesized that Tohono O'odham childre…
The Cultural Patterning of Cognitive Development
Fostering Self-Regulation Skills in Youth
This study examined the effects of a mentoring curriculum embedded within a recreation program on youth's self-regulation. Self-regulation scores were collected on 64 youth participants: 29 in the comparison group and 35 in the treatment group. Using the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functions (Guy, Isquith, & Gioia, 2004 Guy, S., Isquith, P., & Gioia, G. (2004). Behavior rating inventory of executive function—self-report version: Profes…
Urban American Indian Youth Spirituality and Religion
This article explores the interconnected spiritual, religious, and cultural worlds of the majority of American Indian (AI) youth who live in urban areas: their patterns of involvement in religion and Native spirituality and associated well-being. Latent class analysis of data from 205 AI middle school students identified five distinctive classes using survey measures of religious affiliation, attendance at services, adherence to Christian and tra…
Assessing Parenting and Family Functioning Measures for Urban American Indians
Urban American Indian (AI) families often “live in two worlds,” and widely used parenting measures may not adequately capture their parenting styles. Drawing from baseline surveys of AI parents living in 3 urban communities in Arizona (n = 606), this study examines the applicability of using 6 previously validated measures with urban AI parents: parent self‐agency, parental supervision, positive parenting practices, discipline, family cohesion, a…
Parenting in 2 worlds
Culturally adapted parenting interventions like P2W that effectively build on AI cultural heritage can also promote greater AI cultural identification and involvement. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)
Parenting in 2 Worlds
Urban American Indian (AI) adolescents are more likely than non-Natives to have early sexual debut, teen pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections, and inadequate sexual health information. A RCT in three Arizona cities, with 585 parents of urban AI adolescents, tested whether a culturally tailored parenting intervention for urban AI families, Parenting in 2 Worlds (P2W), increased parent-adolescent communication about sexuality, compared to a…
To heal, grow, and thrive
A focus on positive child development among Indigenous children has largely been absent from developmental science. In this special section of Child Development, we sought to address continuing inequity in representation and valuing Indigenous knowledge and voices by soliciting articles that identified cultural and strengths-based factors Indigenous children, youth, and families cultivate and leverage to promote positive development. In this intr…
Strong cultural connectedness buffers urban American Indian children from the negative effects of stress on mental health
We explored whether urban American Indian (AI) caregivers who maintained a strong sense of cultural connectedness buffered their children from the negative effects of stress on mental health. A community sample of 161 urban AI children (91 girls) ages 8–15 years (M = 11.20 years) and their primary caregivers participated between 2016 and 2017. Caregiver cultural connectedness moderated associations among child stressful life events and increased …
Longitudinal relations of screen time duration and content with executive function difficulties in South Korean children
Research has consistently shown that excessive screen time (ST) is harmful to children’s cognitive development including executive function (EF). Most studies have investigated the long-term consequences of excessive ST and have not explored how content impacts cognitive development. Thus, the current study aimed to examine (1) the associations among the duration and content of ST and EF difficulties and (2) the interaction effect of ST duration …
The Cambridge Handbook of Ethnic and Racial Discrimination and Youth Development
How is ethnic and racial discrimination impacting our young people? Scholars around the world have found that discriminatory interactions of this nature have detrimental impacts on youth and their development. In this handbook, the world's leading experts on this topic examine the current state of the science, presenting current research and tracing foundational theories, empirical findings, multilevel methods, and intervention strategies for chi…
Psychology (14 works) · Developmental psychology (13 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Cognition (4 works)