Barbara J Tinsley

Biographic Data

ID4227207
NAMEBarbara J Tinsley
GIVEN NAMESBarbara J
FAMILY NAMETinsley
SIGNATURETINSLEY B J
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of California, Riverside
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS38
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1997
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
H-INDEX4

  • Families Coping with Natural Disasters

    Paul Miller, Nicole A Roberts et al.ARTICLEQualitative Research in Psychology2012References: 4

    Even though parents are the most significant socialization influence during childhood, there has been little study of how parents model and promote their children's adaptive coping in natural disasters. In-depth semi-structured interviews of 56 parents whose families were evacuated from their homes due to wildfires (n = 24, San Diego County, California, October 2007) or multiple deadly tornados (n = 32, Tennessee towns of Lafayette in Macon Count…

  • Economic Hardship and Adaptation Among Asian American Families

    Open AccessMasako Ishii-Kuntz, Jessica N Gomel et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family Issues2010Cited by: 2References: 13

    Asian American families are often portrayed as affluent, having achieved a high level of education and occupational prestige. Despite this model-minority image, many Asian Americans suffer from economic hardship. Using a sample of 95 Asian Americans, this study examines the effect of perceived economic hardship on coping behavior, family relations, family roles, and psychological well-being among members of this understudied minority population. …

  • Personality, puberty, and preadolescent girls’ risky behaviors

    Open AccessCharlotte N Markey, Charlotte H Markey et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research in Personality2003Cited by: 6References: 32

  • A Preliminary Validation of Preadolescents' Self-Reports Using the Five-Factor Model of Personality

    Open AccessPatrick M Markey, Charlotte N Markey et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research in Personality2002Cited by: 6References: 25

  • Preadolescents' Perceptions of Females' Body Size and Shape

    Open AccessCharlotte N Markey, Charlotte H Markey et al.ARTICLEJournal of Youth and Adolescence2002Cited by: 4References: 43

  • The Effects of Economic Hardship on Family Relationships Among African American, Latino, and Euro-American Families

    Open AccessJessica N Gomel, Barbara J Tinsley et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family Issues1998Cited by: 20References: 25

    The relations between economic hardship, coping, and family relationships in African American, Latino, and Euro-American families were investigated using a multimethod design incorporating both quantitative and qualitative data-collection procedures. Survey data regarding the effects of economic hardship on individuals' lifestyles were collected from parents in the three ethnic groups. Simultaneously, focus group discussions with mothers from eac…

  • A Multimethod Analysis of Risk Perceptions and Health Behaviors in Children

    Open AccessBarbara J Tinsley, David R Holtgrave et al.ARTICLEEducational and Psychological…1997

    Child and adolescent risky behavior rank high as causes of negative health outcomes for contemporary youths. The main focus of the present investigation was to examine the congruence (convergent validity) among several methods (e.g., self, peer, teacher) of assessing youths' risk propensity and to explore the relation of these measures to self-reported frequency of risky health behavior in a sample of 436 children in elementary and junior high sc…