David A Nelson
Biographic Data
| ID | 5448183 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David A Nelson |
| GIVEN NAMES | David A |
| FAMILY NAME | Nelson |
| SIGNATURE | NELSON D A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brigham Young University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7704-7649 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 184 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Historical Dyadic-Level Latent Profiles of Chinese Maternal Parenting and Early Childhood Behavior
Cultural and historical contexts shape parenting practices, yet little is known about their variability in China pior to recent societal changes. This study uses historical data collected from 471 mothers and their preschool children in urban China before the early 21st century to examine parenting patterns and their co-occurring links to child behavior. We confirmed a multidimensional structure of parenting in this sample. Further, using latent …
Patterns of Co-Occurring Maternal and Paternal Parenting and Child Behavioral Adjustment Identified in Chinese Families
This study advanced a rationale for employing a person-centered approach to examine covariations between parenting dimensions and child behaviors, using family-level (triadic) profiles that simultaneously included multiple maternal and paternal parenting dimensions and child behaviors as indicators. Participants included 385 preschool children ( M age = 4.8 years, SD = 0.41, 53% boys) and their parents from Beijing and Dalian, China. Results reve…
Does parenting correspond with children's defending behavior? Examining linkages in the context of peer social preference
Bullying intervention research points to the important role of children standing up for victims (defending behavior). This study provides an initial look at how certain parenting practices may be generally related to the socialization of defending behavior among children. Defenders typically enjoy significant social status, allowing them the social capital to intervene. With this in mind, we also assess how parenting and children's social prefere…
Storybooks to facilitate children’s communication following parental suicide: Paraprofessional counselors’ perceptions
Children often have difficulty talking openly about a parent's suicide. Bibliotherapy can help, but no bibliotherapy studies address parental suicide. We gave a focus group (5 paraprofessionals) 15 children's books addressing grief, parental suicide, and emotional expression, asking them which books were most helpful. They emphasized individualizing treatment to fit the child, recommending the books that honestly portrayed suicide, showed a way f…
Children's hostile intent attributions and emotional distress: What do parents perceive
Traditionally, assessments of social information processing and associated emotional distress have used children's self-reports. We posit that additional informants, such as parents, may help illuminate the association between these variables and aggression. Our sample was composed of 222 dual-parent families of fourth-grade children (103 boys; 119 girls). Children responded to instrumental and relational provocations and their parents read the s…
Pretty as a Princess: Longitudinal Effects of Engagement With Disney Princesses on Gender Stereotypes, Body Esteem, and Prosocial Behavior in Children
This study examined level of engagement with Disney Princess media/products as it relates to gender-stereotypical behavior, body esteem (i.e. body image), and prosocial behavior during early childhood. Participants consisted of 198 children (Mage = 58 months), who were tested at two time points (approximately 1 year apart). Data consisted of parent and teacher reports, and child observations in a toy preference task. Longitudinal results revealed…
It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s a Gender Stereotype: Longitudinal Associations Between Superhero Viewing and Gender Stereotyped Play
Adolescent disclosure and concealment: Longitudinal and concurrent associations with aggression
This longitudinal study assessed the association between prior (preschool) and concurrent physical and relational aggression as they relate to Russian adolescents' disclosure and concealment patterns with their parents. In the initial preschool study, there were 106 boys and 106 girls (mean age = 60.24 months, SD = 7.81). Both peer nominations and teacher ratings of aggression were obtained for these children. Ten years later, the majority of the…
Read anything mean lately? Associations between reading aggression in books and aggressive behavior in adolescents
Although there have been hundreds of studies on media violence, few have focused on literature, with none examining novels. Accordingly, the aim of the current study was to examine whether reading physical and relational aggression in books was associated with aggressive behavior in adolescents. Participants consisted of 223 adolescents who completed a variety of measures detailing their media use and aggressive behavior. A non-recursive structur…
Two sides to the same coin: Relational and physical aggression in the media
Purpose This review aims to examine how aggression is portrayed in the media and how it can influence behavior and attitudes regarding aggression. Design/methodology/approach The authors reviewed the relevant literature and examined both physical and relational forms of aggression in multiple media forms (television, film, video games, music, books). Findings Across media types, evidence is found that both physical and relational aggression are p…
A Helluva Read”: Profanity in Adolescent Literature
Although the use of profanity has been examined in a number of types of media, to our knowledge profanity has not been examined in adolescent literature. Thus, the frequency and portrayal of profanity was coded in 40 bestselling adolescent novels. Results revealed that some novels did not contain a single instance of profanity, whereas others contained hundreds of often very strong profanity. When profanity was used, characters were likely to be …
Frenemies, Fraitors, and Mean‐em‐aitors”: Priming Effects of Viewing Physical and Relational Aggression in the Media on Women
Past research has shown activation of aggressive cognitions in memory after media violence exposure, but has not examined priming effects of viewing relational aggression in the media. In the current study, 250 women viewed a video clip depicting physical aggression, relational aggression, or no aggression. Subsequent activation of physical and relational aggression cognitions was measured using an emotional S troop task. Results indicated primin…
A Mean Read: Aggression in adolescent English literature
Adolescents' exposure to violence in the media has been associated with increases in aggressive thoughts and behaviors. While violent content has been studied extensively in other media, aggression portrayed in literature has not been assessed in detail. Given the continued popularity of reading among adolescents and the potential impact of content on cognitions and behaviors, this study aims to increase knowledge in this understudied area. Aggre…
Media depictions of physical and relational aggression: Connections with aggression in young adults' romantic relationships
Various studies have found that viewing physical or relational aggression in the media can impact subsequent engagement in aggressive behavior. However, this has rarely been examined in the context of relationships. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to examine the connection between viewing various types of aggression in the media and perpetration of aggression against a romantic partner. A total of 369 young adults completed a variety of qu…
An Evolving View of God
Research Article| April 01 2010 An Evolving View of God David Nelson David Nelson Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Tikkun (2010) 25 (2): 54. https://doi.org/10.1215/08879982-2010-2023 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation David Nelson; An Evolving View of God. Tikkun 1 April 2010; 25 (2): 54. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/08879982-2010-2023 Download citation file…
Relational aggression in marriage
Drawing from developmental theories of relational aggression, this article reports on a study designed to identify if spouses use relationally aggressive tactics when dealing with conflict in their marriage and the association of these behaviors with marital outcomes. Using a sample of 336 married couples (672 spouses), results revealed that the majority of couples reported that relationally aggressive behaviors, such as social sabotage and love …
Italian Preschoolers' Peer‐status Linkages with Sociability and Subtypes of Aggression and Victimization
Little is known about the behavior of preschool children belonging to peer sociometric status groups (popular, average, rejected, neglected, and controversial) in cultural contexts outside North America. This study examined the social interactions of Italian preschoolers. The sample consisted of 266 Italian preschoolers (mean age of 64 months). Physical and relational subtypes of aggression and victimization, as well as sociable behavior, were me…
Normative Beliefs Regarding Aggression in Emerging Adulthood
Few studies have examined the nature of aggression in emerging adulthood (ages 18–25), a unique developmental period wherein relationships become increasingly important and intimate. Consistent with a greater emphasis on relationships, relationally manipulative forms of aggression may be particularly salient during this time period. Based on content analysis of perceptions of 134 undergraduate students, this study documents a significant spectrum…
The effects of viewing physical and relational aggression in the media: Evidence for a cross-over effect
Aversive Parenting in China: Associations With Child Physical and Relational Aggression
This study assessed the combined and differential contributions of Chinese mothers and fathers (in terms of spouse-reported physically coercive and psychologically controlling parenting) to the development of peer-reported physical and relational aggression in their preschool-age children (mean age of 5 years). Results of the two-group (boys and girls) latent sum and difference structural equation model showed that combined parenting effects were…
Relational and Physical Victimization Within Friendships: Nobody Told Me There'd Be Friends Like These
Rose-Colored Glasses: Examining the Social Information-Processing of Prosocial Young Adolescents
The social information-processing (SIP) model has generated significant knowledge concerning the social cognitions of rejected and aggressive children. However, the model rarely has been applied to the cognitions and behavior of prosocial children or adolescents. This study examined SIP patterns of prosocial young adolescents (10 through 12 years of age). Hypothetical situation instruments were used to assess the intent attributions, feelings of …
Overt and relational aggression in Russian nursery-school-age children: Parenting style and marital linkages
Maternal and paternal parenting styles and marital interactions linked to childhood aggressive behavior as described in Western psychological literature were measured in an ethnic Russian sample of 207 families of nursery-school-age children. Results corroborated and extended findings from Western samples. Maternal and paternal coercion, lack of responsiveness, and psychological control (for mothers only) were significantly correlated with childr…
Overt and relational aggression in Russian nursery-school-age children: Parenting style and marital linkages
Maternal and paternal parenting styles and marital interactions linked to childhood aggressive behavior as described in Western psychological literature were measured in an ethnic Russian sample of 207 families of nursery-school-age children. Results corroborated and extended findings from Western samples. Maternal and paternal coercion, lack of responsiveness, and psychological control (for mothers only) were significantly correlated with childr…
Rose-Colored Glasses: Examining the Social Information-Processing of Prosocial Young Adolescents
The social information-processing (SIP) model has generated significant knowledge concerning the social cognitions of rejected and aggressive children. However, the model rarely has been applied to the cognitions and behavior of prosocial children or adolescents. This study examined SIP patterns of prosocial young adolescents (10 through 12 years of age). Hypothetical situation instruments were used to assess the intent attributions, feelings of …
It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s a Gender Stereotype: Longitudinal Associations Between Superhero Viewing and Gender Stereotyped Play
The effects of viewing physical and relational aggression in the media: Evidence for a cross-over effect
Relational aggression in marriage
Drawing from developmental theories of relational aggression, this article reports on a study designed to identify if spouses use relationally aggressive tactics when dealing with conflict in their marriage and the association of these behaviors with marital outcomes. Using a sample of 336 married couples (672 spouses), results revealed that the majority of couples reported that relationally aggressive behaviors, such as social sabotage and love …
Normative Beliefs Regarding Aggression in Emerging Adulthood
Few studies have examined the nature of aggression in emerging adulthood (ages 18–25), a unique developmental period wherein relationships become increasingly important and intimate. Consistent with a greater emphasis on relationships, relationally manipulative forms of aggression may be particularly salient during this time period. Based on content analysis of perceptions of 134 undergraduate students, this study documents a significant spectrum…
Frenemies, Fraitors, and Mean‐em‐aitors”: Priming Effects of Viewing Physical and Relational Aggression in the Media on Women
Past research has shown activation of aggressive cognitions in memory after media violence exposure, but has not examined priming effects of viewing relational aggression in the media. In the current study, 250 women viewed a video clip depicting physical aggression, relational aggression, or no aggression. Subsequent activation of physical and relational aggression cognitions was measured using an emotional S troop task. Results indicated primin…
Italian Preschoolers' Peer‐status Linkages with Sociability and Subtypes of Aggression and Victimization
Little is known about the behavior of preschool children belonging to peer sociometric status groups (popular, average, rejected, neglected, and controversial) in cultural contexts outside North America. This study examined the social interactions of Italian preschoolers. The sample consisted of 266 Italian preschoolers (mean age of 64 months). Physical and relational subtypes of aggression and victimization, as well as sociable behavior, were me…
Media depictions of physical and relational aggression: Connections with aggression in young adults' romantic relationships
Various studies have found that viewing physical or relational aggression in the media can impact subsequent engagement in aggressive behavior. However, this has rarely been examined in the context of relationships. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to examine the connection between viewing various types of aggression in the media and perpetration of aggression against a romantic partner. A total of 369 young adults completed a variety of qu…
Does parenting correspond with children's defending behavior? Examining linkages in the context of peer social preference
Bullying intervention research points to the important role of children standing up for victims (defending behavior). This study provides an initial look at how certain parenting practices may be generally related to the socialization of defending behavior among children. Defenders typically enjoy significant social status, allowing them the social capital to intervene. With this in mind, we also assess how parenting and children's social prefere…
Adolescent disclosure and concealment: Longitudinal and concurrent associations with aggression
This longitudinal study assessed the association between prior (preschool) and concurrent physical and relational aggression as they relate to Russian adolescents' disclosure and concealment patterns with their parents. In the initial preschool study, there were 106 boys and 106 girls (mean age = 60.24 months, SD = 7.81). Both peer nominations and teacher ratings of aggression were obtained for these children. Ten years later, the majority of the…
Storybooks to facilitate children’s communication following parental suicide: Paraprofessional counselors’ perceptions
Children often have difficulty talking openly about a parent's suicide. Bibliotherapy can help, but no bibliotherapy studies address parental suicide. We gave a focus group (5 paraprofessionals) 15 children's books addressing grief, parental suicide, and emotional expression, asking them which books were most helpful. They emphasized individualizing treatment to fit the child, recommending the books that honestly portrayed suicide, showed a way f…
Children's hostile intent attributions and emotional distress: What do parents perceive
Traditionally, assessments of social information processing and associated emotional distress have used children's self-reports. We posit that additional informants, such as parents, may help illuminate the association between these variables and aggression. Our sample was composed of 222 dual-parent families of fourth-grade children (103 boys; 119 girls). Children responded to instrumental and relational provocations and their parents read the s…
Read anything mean lately? Associations between reading aggression in books and aggressive behavior in adolescents
Although there have been hundreds of studies on media violence, few have focused on literature, with none examining novels. Accordingly, the aim of the current study was to examine whether reading physical and relational aggression in books was associated with aggressive behavior in adolescents. Participants consisted of 223 adolescents who completed a variety of measures detailing their media use and aggressive behavior. A non-recursive structur…
A Helluva Read”: Profanity in Adolescent Literature
Although the use of profanity has been examined in a number of types of media, to our knowledge profanity has not been examined in adolescent literature. Thus, the frequency and portrayal of profanity was coded in 40 bestselling adolescent novels. Results revealed that some novels did not contain a single instance of profanity, whereas others contained hundreds of often very strong profanity. When profanity was used, characters were likely to be …
Overt and relational aggression in Russian nursery-school-age children: Parenting style and marital linkages
Maternal and paternal parenting styles and marital interactions linked to childhood aggressive behavior as described in Western psychological literature were measured in an ethnic Russian sample of 207 families of nursery-school-age children. Results corroborated and extended findings from Western samples. Maternal and paternal coercion, lack of responsiveness, and psychological control (for mothers only) were significantly correlated with childr…
Rose-Colored Glasses: Examining the Social Information-Processing of Prosocial Young Adolescents
The social information-processing (SIP) model has generated significant knowledge concerning the social cognitions of rejected and aggressive children. However, the model rarely has been applied to the cognitions and behavior of prosocial children or adolescents. This study examined SIP patterns of prosocial young adolescents (10 through 12 years of age). Hypothetical situation instruments were used to assess the intent attributions, feelings of …
Relational and Physical Victimization Within Friendships: Nobody Told Me There'd Be Friends Like These
Aversive Parenting in China: Associations With Child Physical and Relational Aggression
This study assessed the combined and differential contributions of Chinese mothers and fathers (in terms of spouse-reported physically coercive and psychologically controlling parenting) to the development of peer-reported physical and relational aggression in their preschool-age children (mean age of 5 years). Results of the two-group (boys and girls) latent sum and difference structural equation model showed that combined parenting effects were…
Normative Beliefs Regarding Aggression in Emerging Adulthood
Few studies have examined the nature of aggression in emerging adulthood (ages 18–25), a unique developmental period wherein relationships become increasingly important and intimate. Consistent with a greater emphasis on relationships, relationally manipulative forms of aggression may be particularly salient during this time period. Based on content analysis of perceptions of 134 undergraduate students, this study documents a significant spectrum…
The effects of viewing physical and relational aggression in the media: Evidence for a cross-over effect
Italian Preschoolers' Peer‐status Linkages with Sociability and Subtypes of Aggression and Victimization
Little is known about the behavior of preschool children belonging to peer sociometric status groups (popular, average, rejected, neglected, and controversial) in cultural contexts outside North America. This study examined the social interactions of Italian preschoolers. The sample consisted of 266 Italian preschoolers (mean age of 64 months). Physical and relational subtypes of aggression and victimization, as well as sociable behavior, were me…
An Evolving View of God
Research Article| April 01 2010 An Evolving View of God David Nelson David Nelson Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Tikkun (2010) 25 (2): 54. https://doi.org/10.1215/08879982-2010-2023 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation David Nelson; An Evolving View of God. Tikkun 1 April 2010; 25 (2): 54. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/08879982-2010-2023 Download citation file…
Relational aggression in marriage
Drawing from developmental theories of relational aggression, this article reports on a study designed to identify if spouses use relationally aggressive tactics when dealing with conflict in their marriage and the association of these behaviors with marital outcomes. Using a sample of 336 married couples (672 spouses), results revealed that the majority of couples reported that relationally aggressive behaviors, such as social sabotage and love …
A Mean Read: Aggression in adolescent English literature
Adolescents' exposure to violence in the media has been associated with increases in aggressive thoughts and behaviors. While violent content has been studied extensively in other media, aggression portrayed in literature has not been assessed in detail. Given the continued popularity of reading among adolescents and the potential impact of content on cognitions and behaviors, this study aims to increase knowledge in this understudied area. Aggre…
Media depictions of physical and relational aggression: Connections with aggression in young adults' romantic relationships
Various studies have found that viewing physical or relational aggression in the media can impact subsequent engagement in aggressive behavior. However, this has rarely been examined in the context of relationships. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to examine the connection between viewing various types of aggression in the media and perpetration of aggression against a romantic partner. A total of 369 young adults completed a variety of qu…
Two sides to the same coin: Relational and physical aggression in the media
Purpose This review aims to examine how aggression is portrayed in the media and how it can influence behavior and attitudes regarding aggression. Design/methodology/approach The authors reviewed the relevant literature and examined both physical and relational forms of aggression in multiple media forms (television, film, video games, music, books). Findings Across media types, evidence is found that both physical and relational aggression are p…
A Helluva Read”: Profanity in Adolescent Literature
Although the use of profanity has been examined in a number of types of media, to our knowledge profanity has not been examined in adolescent literature. Thus, the frequency and portrayal of profanity was coded in 40 bestselling adolescent novels. Results revealed that some novels did not contain a single instance of profanity, whereas others contained hundreds of often very strong profanity. When profanity was used, characters were likely to be …
Frenemies, Fraitors, and Mean‐em‐aitors”: Priming Effects of Viewing Physical and Relational Aggression in the Media on Women
Past research has shown activation of aggressive cognitions in memory after media violence exposure, but has not examined priming effects of viewing relational aggression in the media. In the current study, 250 women viewed a video clip depicting physical aggression, relational aggression, or no aggression. Subsequent activation of physical and relational aggression cognitions was measured using an emotional S troop task. Results indicated primin…
Adolescent disclosure and concealment: Longitudinal and concurrent associations with aggression
This longitudinal study assessed the association between prior (preschool) and concurrent physical and relational aggression as they relate to Russian adolescents' disclosure and concealment patterns with their parents. In the initial preschool study, there were 106 boys and 106 girls (mean age = 60.24 months, SD = 7.81). Both peer nominations and teacher ratings of aggression were obtained for these children. Ten years later, the majority of the…
Read anything mean lately? Associations between reading aggression in books and aggressive behavior in adolescents
Although there have been hundreds of studies on media violence, few have focused on literature, with none examining novels. Accordingly, the aim of the current study was to examine whether reading physical and relational aggression in books was associated with aggressive behavior in adolescents. Participants consisted of 223 adolescents who completed a variety of measures detailing their media use and aggressive behavior. A non-recursive structur…
It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s a Gender Stereotype: Longitudinal Associations Between Superhero Viewing and Gender Stereotyped Play
Pretty as a Princess: Longitudinal Effects of Engagement With Disney Princesses on Gender Stereotypes, Body Esteem, and Prosocial Behavior in Children
This study examined level of engagement with Disney Princess media/products as it relates to gender-stereotypical behavior, body esteem (i.e. body image), and prosocial behavior during early childhood. Participants consisted of 198 children (Mage = 58 months), who were tested at two time points (approximately 1 year apart). Data consisted of parent and teacher reports, and child observations in a toy preference task. Longitudinal results revealed…
Children's hostile intent attributions and emotional distress: What do parents perceive
Traditionally, assessments of social information processing and associated emotional distress have used children's self-reports. We posit that additional informants, such as parents, may help illuminate the association between these variables and aggression. Our sample was composed of 222 dual-parent families of fourth-grade children (103 boys; 119 girls). Children responded to instrumental and relational provocations and their parents read the s…
Does parenting correspond with children's defending behavior? Examining linkages in the context of peer social preference
Bullying intervention research points to the important role of children standing up for victims (defending behavior). This study provides an initial look at how certain parenting practices may be generally related to the socialization of defending behavior among children. Defenders typically enjoy significant social status, allowing them the social capital to intervene. With this in mind, we also assess how parenting and children's social prefere…
Storybooks to facilitate children’s communication following parental suicide: Paraprofessional counselors’ perceptions
Children often have difficulty talking openly about a parent's suicide. Bibliotherapy can help, but no bibliotherapy studies address parental suicide. We gave a focus group (5 paraprofessionals) 15 children's books addressing grief, parental suicide, and emotional expression, asking them which books were most helpful. They emphasized individualizing treatment to fit the child, recommending the books that honestly portrayed suicide, showed a way f…
Historical Dyadic-Level Latent Profiles of Chinese Maternal Parenting and Early Childhood Behavior
Cultural and historical contexts shape parenting practices, yet little is known about their variability in China pior to recent societal changes. This study uses historical data collected from 471 mothers and their preschool children in urban China before the early 21st century to examine parenting patterns and their co-occurring links to child behavior. We confirmed a multidimensional structure of parenting in this sample. Further, using latent …
Patterns of Co-Occurring Maternal and Paternal Parenting and Child Behavioral Adjustment Identified in Chinese Families
This study advanced a rationale for employing a person-centered approach to examine covariations between parenting dimensions and child behaviors, using family-level (triadic) profiles that simultaneously included multiple maternal and paternal parenting dimensions and child behaviors as indicators. Participants included 385 preschool children ( M age = 4.8 years, SD = 0.41, 53% boys) and their parents from Beijing and Dalian, China. Results reve…
Psychology (20 works) · Developmental psychology (18 works) · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (15 works) · Social Psychology (15 works) · Aggression (14 works) · Social Psychology (12 works) · Poison control (11 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (10 works) · Human Factors and Ergonomics (7 works) · Medical emergency (7 works)