Gina M Brelsford

Biographic Data

ID4227289
NAMEGina M Brelsford
GIVEN NAMESGina M
FAMILY NAMEBrelsford
SIGNATUREBRELSFORD G M
AFFILIATIONSPennsylvania State University
ORCID0000-0001-5456-1098
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS13
TOTAL CITATIONS5
WORKS AS AUTHOR13
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2009
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • Maternal Stress Responses and Coping Following a Nicu Experience

    Open AccessKim K Doheny, Fumiyuki C Gardner et al.ARTICLEChildren2025

    Background/Objectives : Mothers of infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) experience significant stress, which can have lasting effects on mental health and parent-infant bonding. This mixed-methods study aimed to explore maternal stress response, coping, and resilience by examining physiological stress markers and maternal narratives. Methods : A total of 28 mothers who had an infant hospitalized in the NICU within the past …

  • Mothers’ and Fathers’ Coping and Psychological Outcomes Post Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Nicu) Discharge

    Open AccessGina M Brelsford, Aishwarya Sastry et al.ARTICLEPastoral Psychology2023References: 2

  • Parents’ spiritual struggles and stress

    Gina M Brelsford, Kim K DohenyARTICLEPsychology of Religion and…2022

    When infants require care in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) after birth, their parents often experience a traumatic disruption in expectations of parenthood and encounter spiritual struggles related to their mental health. This study explored 185 parents’ reports on spiritual struggles and stress in association with their depression, anxiety, and well-being following their infant’s discharge from the NICU. Parents from the state of Penns…

  • Parents’ post-traumatic growth and spirituality post-neonatal intensive care unit discharge

    Open AccessGina M Brelsford, Kim K Doheny et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psychology and Theology2020

    Parents of preterm infants often experience high levels of stress resulting in feelings of trauma after discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). However, post-traumatic growth can occur after a stressful incident resulting in more favorable individual outcomes. One predictor of post-traumatic growth that has not been studied in relation to the NICU is parents’ religiousness and spirituality. This study focused on filling this gap i…

  • Reducing the Biological and Psychological Toxicity of Poverty‐related Stress

    Open AccessMartha E Wadsworth, Ashley McDonald et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Community…2020References: 46

    This proof‐of‐concept study tests the initial efficacy of the Building a Strong Identity and Coping Skills (Ba SICS ) intervention, a selective prevention of internalizing problems program for early adolescents exposed to high levels of poverty‐related stress. Eighty‐four early adolescents ( M age = 11.36 years) residing in very low‐income neighborhoods were randomized to receive the 16‐session intervention ( n = 44) or to an assessment‐only cont…

  • Political Affiliation, Spirituality, and Religiosity

    Open AccessCansu Berivan Ozmen, Gina M Brelsford et al.ARTICLEJournal of Religion and Health2018

  • Exploring Latino College Students’ Sexual Behaviors in Relation to Their Sexual Attitudes, Religiousness, and Spirituality

    Open AccessRaffy R Luquis, Gina M Brelsford et al.ARTICLEJournal of Religion and Health2015

  • Religious and Spiritual Journeys

    Open AccessGina M Brelsford, Kim K DohenyARTICLEPastoral Psychology2015Cited by: 1References: 2

  • Grateful and Sanctified

    Open AccessGina M Brelsford, Sarah E RighiARTICLEJournal of Family Issues2015References: 24

    This study tested links between gratitude and sanctification of the current parent-child relationship for 452 college students and 194 of their parents. Intrapersonal religiousness and spirituality have clear links to gratitude, but there is a dearth of studies that explore sanctification of the family context in relation to gratitude. The cognitive process of sanctifying a family relationship that hinges on perceiving the parent-child relationsh…

  • Religiosity, Spirituality, Sexual Attitudes, and Sexual Behaviors Among College Students

    Open AccessRaffy R Luquis, Gina M Brelsford et al.ARTICLEJournal of Religion and Health2012

  • Divine alliances to handle family conflict

    Gina M BrelsfordARTICLEPsychology of Religion and…2011

  • College Students' Permissive Sexual Attitudes

    Gina M Brelsford, Raffy R Luquis et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for the…2011Cited by: 4References: 12

    Clear associations exist between religiousness and conservative sexual attitudes, but there is a paucity of research on spirituality's interaction. In this study, the authors examined the link between 297 male and 642 female college students' reports on sexual attitudes coupled with multidimensional measures of intrapersonal and interpersonal aspects of spirituality and religiousness. Results indicated significant links between private religious …

  • Generativity and spiritual disclosure in close relationships

    Gina M Brelsford, Stephanie Marinelli et al.ARTICLEPsychology of Religion and…2009