Abigail M Stark
Biographic Data
| ID | 4596422 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Abigail M Stark |
| GIVEN NAMES | Abigail M |
| FAMILY NAME | Stark |
| SIGNATURE | STARK A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Massachusetts General Hospital |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1712-0186 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Academia in the Time of Covid-19
This research highlights the voices of 92 STEM women in academia who responded to a series of open-ended questions regarding their experiences of oppression during the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of those oppressive experiences. Consensual Qualitative Research-Modified (CQR-M) was chosen as a methodological and analytical approach, as it allows for examination of large samples with brief qualitative data. The main findings reveal substantial…
Intensive Exposure and Response Prevention for Anxious Youth With a History of Self-Harm and Suicidality
Psychological Wellbeing, Worry, and Resilience-Based Coping during Covid-19 in Relation to Sleep Quality
The current study evaluated the impact of psychological wellbeing on sleep quality during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. A novel empirical model tested variables that mediate and moderate this impact. First, a relationship was established between psychological wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic and sleep quality. Second, resilience-based coping associated with the COVID-19 pandemic was tested as a mediator of the impact of psychological …
The Effect of Frames on Personal Narratives of Bullying Memories
Research demonstrates the malleability of memory; a dynamic process that occurs across development and can be influenced by internal and external frames. Narratives of past experiences represent one modality of understanding how memories are influenced by these frames. The present experimental study examines how memories of bullying are affected by two distinct yet common cultural frames. College students ( n = 92) were randomly assigned to one o…
Shifting from survival to supporting resilience in children and families in the Covid-19 pandemic
This commentary contextualizes potential mental health outcomes for children during and after the COVID-19 pandemic within the risk and resilience literature. Individual, familial, and community-level factors that may increase risk for mental health challenges for children as well as factors associated with positive adaptation in the face of adversity are considered. We highlight the value of considering children's resilience within a systemic pe…
I'm Having a Little Struggle With This, Can You Help Me Out?”
Social capital plays a key role in college and career success, and research indicates that a dearth of on‐campus connections contributes to challenges first‐generation college students face in effectively navigating the college environment. This study investigates a novel intervention that focuses on the development of skills and attitudes to empower first‐generation college students to cultivate social capital and on‐campus connections during th…
Effect of Patient and Therapist Factors on Suicide Risk Assessment
The present study examined how patient risk factors and clinician demographics predict the assessment of suicide risk. Clinicians (N = 333) read two vignettes, one of which manipulated patient risk factors, then rated the patient's likelihood of suicide and need for hospitalization. Clinicians' assessments were heterogeneous. Results indicated that certain patient risk factors (access to excess medication) and clinician demographics (relationship…
I'm Having a Little Struggle With This, Can You Help Me Out?”
Social capital plays a key role in college and career success, and research indicates that a dearth of on‐campus connections contributes to challenges first‐generation college students face in effectively navigating the college environment. This study investigates a novel intervention that focuses on the development of skills and attitudes to empower first‐generation college students to cultivate social capital and on‐campus connections during th…
Effect of Patient and Therapist Factors on Suicide Risk Assessment
The present study examined how patient risk factors and clinician demographics predict the assessment of suicide risk. Clinicians (N = 333) read two vignettes, one of which manipulated patient risk factors, then rated the patient's likelihood of suicide and need for hospitalization. Clinicians' assessments were heterogeneous. Results indicated that certain patient risk factors (access to excess medication) and clinician demographics (relationship…
Effect of Patient and Therapist Factors on Suicide Risk Assessment
The present study examined how patient risk factors and clinician demographics predict the assessment of suicide risk. Clinicians (N = 333) read two vignettes, one of which manipulated patient risk factors, then rated the patient's likelihood of suicide and need for hospitalization. Clinicians' assessments were heterogeneous. Results indicated that certain patient risk factors (access to excess medication) and clinician demographics (relationship…
I'm Having a Little Struggle With This, Can You Help Me Out?”
Social capital plays a key role in college and career success, and research indicates that a dearth of on‐campus connections contributes to challenges first‐generation college students face in effectively navigating the college environment. This study investigates a novel intervention that focuses on the development of skills and attitudes to empower first‐generation college students to cultivate social capital and on‐campus connections during th…
Shifting from survival to supporting resilience in children and families in the Covid-19 pandemic
This commentary contextualizes potential mental health outcomes for children during and after the COVID-19 pandemic within the risk and resilience literature. Individual, familial, and community-level factors that may increase risk for mental health challenges for children as well as factors associated with positive adaptation in the face of adversity are considered. We highlight the value of considering children's resilience within a systemic pe…
Psychological Wellbeing, Worry, and Resilience-Based Coping during Covid-19 in Relation to Sleep Quality
The current study evaluated the impact of psychological wellbeing on sleep quality during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. A novel empirical model tested variables that mediate and moderate this impact. First, a relationship was established between psychological wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic and sleep quality. Second, resilience-based coping associated with the COVID-19 pandemic was tested as a mediator of the impact of psychological …
The Effect of Frames on Personal Narratives of Bullying Memories
Research demonstrates the malleability of memory; a dynamic process that occurs across development and can be influenced by internal and external frames. Narratives of past experiences represent one modality of understanding how memories are influenced by these frames. The present experimental study examines how memories of bullying are affected by two distinct yet common cultural frames. College students ( n = 92) were randomly assigned to one o…
Academia in the Time of Covid-19
This research highlights the voices of 92 STEM women in academia who responded to a series of open-ended questions regarding their experiences of oppression during the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of those oppressive experiences. Consensual Qualitative Research-Modified (CQR-M) was chosen as a methodological and analytical approach, as it allows for examination of large samples with brief qualitative data. The main findings reveal substantial…
Intensive Exposure and Response Prevention for Anxious Youth With a History of Self-Harm and Suicidality
Psychology (6 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (2 works) · Anxiety (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Injury prevention (2 works)