Shannon R Forku
Biographic Data
| ID | 4438454 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shannon R Forku |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shannon R |
| FAMILY NAME | Forku |
| SIGNATURE | FORKU S R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Rhode Island |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3569-0967 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 20 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Negative Urgency, Emotion Regulation, and Intimate Partner Violence Severity in High Risk Couples with Alcohol Use Disorders
OBJECTIVE: Alcohol use problems and impulsivity predict intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration. Adaptive cognitive emotion regulation skills may be a protective moderating factor in the relation between impulsivity and IPV perpetration. However, the relationships among impulsivity, adaptive emotion regulation, and IPV perpetration have rarely been studied in a dyadic context. This work examined the moderating influence of both actors' and t…
Characterizing Differences in Relationship and Mental Health Factors between Military Veteran and Civilian Couples Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence and Alcohol use Disorder
The role of cognitive emotion regulation strategies on posttraumatic stress symptoms and alcohol use problems among individuals experiencing intimate partner violence
Findings highlight the cognitive emotion regulation strategies most relevant to PTSS and alcohol misuse among a high-risk sample. This information can help guide clinical practice, such as focusing on reducing the maladaptive emotion regulation skills while increasing reappraisal. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved)
Risk and protective factors associated with posttraumatic stress disorder among layperson responders to opioid overdose incidents
Responding to opioid overdoses is traumatizing for many and results in a considerable burden of PTSD among layperson responders. As such, we call for trauma-informed interventions that cater to the unique experiences of layperson opioid overdose responders. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Examining Relationships Among Alcohol Use Disorder, Child Caretaking, and Intimate Partner Violence in High-Risk Couples
Purpose Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious public health concern that is highly prevalent among couples with alcohol misuse. It is well-established that alcohol can exacerbate negative IPV outcomes; however, less is known about how hazardous alcohol consumption, combined with family composition, such as the presence of children in the home, may impact IPV in a dyadic context. The current study examined the separate and interactive roles…
Emotion Dysregulation as a Risk Factor for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Stemming from Opioid Overdose Responding Among Community Laypeople
Positive Internal Experiences in PTSD Interventions
Evidence suggests that individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms exhibit deficits in positive internal experiences. This study critically reviewed empirically validated PTSD interventions to determine (1) whether positive memories, cognitions, and emotions were explicitly addressed and (2) the goals of focusing on these positive internal experiences. We selected 11 empirically validated PTSD interventions listed as “recommen…
Online crowdsourcing to study trauma and mental health symptoms in military populations
Our findings support the utility of MTurk for collecting clinical data on military samples. Increasing access to and recruitment of military samples is important for advancing the field of military psychology. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
The influence of trauma-related shame on the associations between posttraumatic symptoms and impulsivity facets
Findings suggest that in the context of PTS, TRS may reduce certain forms of impulsivity, potentially as a means to self-protect against further cognitive and emotional distress. Findings have important implications for understanding how individuals regulate and respond to shame in the context of PTS. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
Posttraumatic stress symptoms and risky alcohol use
Findings suggest that it may be valuable to assess and neutralize negative social reactions to reduce trauma-related shame and subsequent RAU among individuals with a history of sexual assault who experience more severe PTS severity. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)
Military Sexual Trauma and Risky Behaviors
Posttraumatic stress disorder symptom severity modulates avoidance of positive emotions among trauma-exposed military veterans in the community
Veterans with more severe PTSD symptoms may utilize avoidance strategies in the context of intense positive emotions. These findings may suggest the potential need for addressing positive emotional avoidance in interventions to reduce PTSD symptom severity. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
Examining the relations among moral foundations, potentially morally injurious events, and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms
These findings suggest that certain moral foundations, particularly those that serve "binding" functions-loyalty, authority, and purity-may be important considerations in military mental health. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)
Military sexual trauma and alcohol misuse among military veterans
Findings emphasize the clinical relevance of addressing negative and positive emotion dysregulation in relation to alcohol misuse among veterans with a history of sexual assault MST. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)
Posttraumatic stress disorder and deliberate self-harm among military veterans
This study offers preliminary evidence for specific domains of negative and positive emotion dysregulation as possible pathways linking PTSD severity and deliberate self-harm. Findings highlight new avenues for research and treatment focused on the effects of emotion dysregulation on deliberate self-harm among trauma-exposed military veterans. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)
The interplay of negative and positive emotion dysregulation on mental health outcomes among trauma-exposed community individuals
These findings suggest that the relation of positive emotion dysregulation to mental health outcomes may not be dependent on negative emotion dysregulation, supporting the utility of both negative and positive emotion dysregulation in identifying and treating mental health outcomes in trauma-exposed individuals. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)
Morally injurious experiences and mental health
These results highlight the potential clinical utility of self-compassion in military mental health, particularly in the context of morally injurious experiences. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)
PTSD’s blame criterion and mental health outcomes in a community mental health treatment-seeking sample
Our findings support the significance of PTSD's D3 criterion, and further emphasize the importance of addressing blame in posttrauma mental health outcomes. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)
PTSD and alcohol misuse
These results suggest that both self-compassion and a fear of self-compassion may be important considerations in the PTSD-alcohol misuse relation; future work should extend these findings in longitudinal and intervention frameworks. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)
Do Difficulties Regulating Positive Emotions Contribute to Risky Sexual Behavior? A Path Analysis
The interplay of negative and positive emotion dysregulation on mental health outcomes among trauma-exposed community individuals
These findings suggest that the relation of positive emotion dysregulation to mental health outcomes may not be dependent on negative emotion dysregulation, supporting the utility of both negative and positive emotion dysregulation in identifying and treating mental health outcomes in trauma-exposed individuals. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)
Morally injurious experiences and mental health
These results highlight the potential clinical utility of self-compassion in military mental health, particularly in the context of morally injurious experiences. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)
PTSD’s blame criterion and mental health outcomes in a community mental health treatment-seeking sample
Our findings support the significance of PTSD's D3 criterion, and further emphasize the importance of addressing blame in posttrauma mental health outcomes. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)
PTSD and alcohol misuse
These results suggest that both self-compassion and a fear of self-compassion may be important considerations in the PTSD-alcohol misuse relation; future work should extend these findings in longitudinal and intervention frameworks. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)
Do Difficulties Regulating Positive Emotions Contribute to Risky Sexual Behavior? A Path Analysis
Examining the relations among moral foundations, potentially morally injurious events, and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms
These findings suggest that certain moral foundations, particularly those that serve "binding" functions-loyalty, authority, and purity-may be important considerations in military mental health. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)
Military sexual trauma and alcohol misuse among military veterans
Findings emphasize the clinical relevance of addressing negative and positive emotion dysregulation in relation to alcohol misuse among veterans with a history of sexual assault MST. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)
Posttraumatic stress disorder and deliberate self-harm among military veterans
This study offers preliminary evidence for specific domains of negative and positive emotion dysregulation as possible pathways linking PTSD severity and deliberate self-harm. Findings highlight new avenues for research and treatment focused on the effects of emotion dysregulation on deliberate self-harm among trauma-exposed military veterans. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)
Military Sexual Trauma and Risky Behaviors
Posttraumatic stress disorder symptom severity modulates avoidance of positive emotions among trauma-exposed military veterans in the community
Veterans with more severe PTSD symptoms may utilize avoidance strategies in the context of intense positive emotions. These findings may suggest the potential need for addressing positive emotional avoidance in interventions to reduce PTSD symptom severity. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
Positive Internal Experiences in PTSD Interventions
Evidence suggests that individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms exhibit deficits in positive internal experiences. This study critically reviewed empirically validated PTSD interventions to determine (1) whether positive memories, cognitions, and emotions were explicitly addressed and (2) the goals of focusing on these positive internal experiences. We selected 11 empirically validated PTSD interventions listed as “recommen…
Online crowdsourcing to study trauma and mental health symptoms in military populations
Our findings support the utility of MTurk for collecting clinical data on military samples. Increasing access to and recruitment of military samples is important for advancing the field of military psychology. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
The influence of trauma-related shame on the associations between posttraumatic symptoms and impulsivity facets
Findings suggest that in the context of PTS, TRS may reduce certain forms of impulsivity, potentially as a means to self-protect against further cognitive and emotional distress. Findings have important implications for understanding how individuals regulate and respond to shame in the context of PTS. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
Posttraumatic stress symptoms and risky alcohol use
Findings suggest that it may be valuable to assess and neutralize negative social reactions to reduce trauma-related shame and subsequent RAU among individuals with a history of sexual assault who experience more severe PTS severity. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)
Emotion Dysregulation as a Risk Factor for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Stemming from Opioid Overdose Responding Among Community Laypeople
Risk and protective factors associated with posttraumatic stress disorder among layperson responders to opioid overdose incidents
Responding to opioid overdoses is traumatizing for many and results in a considerable burden of PTSD among layperson responders. As such, we call for trauma-informed interventions that cater to the unique experiences of layperson opioid overdose responders. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Examining Relationships Among Alcohol Use Disorder, Child Caretaking, and Intimate Partner Violence in High-Risk Couples
Purpose Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious public health concern that is highly prevalent among couples with alcohol misuse. It is well-established that alcohol can exacerbate negative IPV outcomes; however, less is known about how hazardous alcohol consumption, combined with family composition, such as the presence of children in the home, may impact IPV in a dyadic context. The current study examined the separate and interactive roles…
The role of cognitive emotion regulation strategies on posttraumatic stress symptoms and alcohol use problems among individuals experiencing intimate partner violence
Findings highlight the cognitive emotion regulation strategies most relevant to PTSS and alcohol misuse among a high-risk sample. This information can help guide clinical practice, such as focusing on reducing the maladaptive emotion regulation skills while increasing reappraisal. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved)
Negative Urgency, Emotion Regulation, and Intimate Partner Violence Severity in High Risk Couples with Alcohol Use Disorders
OBJECTIVE: Alcohol use problems and impulsivity predict intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration. Adaptive cognitive emotion regulation skills may be a protective moderating factor in the relation between impulsivity and IPV perpetration. However, the relationships among impulsivity, adaptive emotion regulation, and IPV perpetration have rarely been studied in a dyadic context. This work examined the moderating influence of both actors' and t…
Characterizing Differences in Relationship and Mental Health Factors between Military Veteran and Civilian Couples Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence and Alcohol use Disorder
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