Elizabeth A Skowron

Biographic Data

ID5761695
NAMEElizabeth A Skowron
GIVEN NAMESElizabeth A
FAMILY NAMESkowron
SIGNATURESKOWRON E A
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Oregon
ORCID0000-0002-6612-807X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS18
TOTAL CITATIONS52
AUTHOR COUNT18
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1998
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX4

  • Effects of parent–child interaction therapy dosage on child and parent outcomes

    Open AccessXiaolan Liao, Julia P Ruggiero et al.ARTICLEJournal of Child Psychology and…2026

    BACKGROUND: Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT) improves parenting and child behavior, yet little is known about how dosage of its two phases, warm relationship building focused child-directed interaction (CDI) sessions and safe, effective discipline skills-focused parent-directed interaction (PDI) sessions, contributes to outcomes, particularly in child welfare-involved families. Understanding these dose-response patterns can clarify the pat…

  • Parental Emotion Socialization Predicts Early Adolescents’ Emotion Regulation

    Open AccessCatie A Greene, Sarah A O Gray et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Early Adolescence2025References: 2

    Bolstering emerging adolescents' emotion regulation may help promote resilience to emotional disorders. This may be especially critical among offspring of parents who have experienced trauma, who are at increased risk of mental health problems. This study examines the influence of parental emotion socialization on emerging adolescents' behavioral and physiological regulation. Thirty-two parents who experienced interpersonal trauma and their 9- to…

  • Psychometric study of the differentiation of self scale-revised in a sample of Spanish adults

    Open AccessJesús Oliver, Rafael Jódar Anchía et al.ARTICLECurrent Psychology2023

    This study analyzes the psychometric properties of the Differentiation of Self Scale-Revised (DSS-R), an instrument assessing the differentiation of the self of Spanish adults through the dimensions I Position, Emotional Reactivity, Fusion with Others and Emotional Cutoff, and of a new dimension, Dominance over Others. In Study 1, carried out with 1445 subjects, exploratory factor analysis was performed with one half of the participants, and conf…

  • Parent–Child Interaction Therapy Supports Healthy Eating Behavior in Child Welfare-Involved Children

    Open AccessEmma R Lyons, Akhila K Nekkanti et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    PCIT led to reductions in child welfare-involved children's food responsiveness, speed of food consumption, and tendency to engage in emotional overeating relative to children in the services-as-usual control condition. Standard PCIT may be an effective intervention to promote healthy child eating behaviors in families involved with child welfare, even when food-related behaviors are not directly targeted by the intervention. Public Health Signif…

  • In vivo social regulation of high-risk parenting

    Open AccessElizabeth A Skowron, Beverly Funderburk et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2022Cited by: 1References: 53

  • Differentiation of Self and Its Relationship with Emotional Self-Regulation and Anxiety in a Spanish Sample

    Carla Duch-Ceballos, Jesús Oliver et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Family Therapy2021

    This study analyzes the relationship of differentiation of self with emotional self-regulation and anxiety, and the differences in these variables based on the sex and the age of the participants. The study involved a Spanish sample of 216 subjects who answered the Differentiation of Self Scale (DSS), the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). The results show that differentiation is related to emotio…

  • The Differentiation of Self Inventory – Revised

    Kleanthis Neophytou, Maria L Schweer-Collins et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Family Therapy2021

    This study assessed the cross-cultural relevance of Bowen Family Systems Theory by adapting and validating the Differentiation of Self Inventory - Revised in a sample of Greek Cypriots (N = 717). Results indicated high internal consistency (α = .90). Confirmatory factor analysis revealed an adequate fit of data to the original four-factor structure. Construct validity was demonstrated by a significant association between the Greek Differentiation…

  • Study Protocol

    Open AccessAkhila K Nekkanti, Rose Jeffries et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2020

    Knowledge gained from this study will clarify PCIT effects on neurobehavioral target mechanisms of change in predicting CM risk reduction, positive, responsive parenting, and children's outcomes. This knowledge can help to guide efforts to tailor and adapt PCIT to vary in dosage and cost on the basis of individual differences in CM-risk factors

  • Examining the Association between Severity of Child Neglect and Quality of Parenting

    Open AccessMaria L Schweer-Collins, Kathleen A J DeBow et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family Violence2019Cited by: 1References: 2

  • Effects of early adversity on neural mechanisms of distractor suppression are mediated by sympathetic nervous system activity in preschool-aged children

    Ryan J Giuliano, Christina M Karns et al.ARTICLEDevelopmental Psychology2018Cited by: 1References: 3

    Multiple theoretical frameworks posit that interactions between the autonomic nervous system and higher-order neural networks are crucial for cognitive regulation. However, few studies have simultaneously examined autonomic physiology and brain activity during cognitive tasks. Such research is promising for understanding how early adversity impacts neurocognitive development in children, given that stress experienced early in life impacts both au…

  • The Role of Differentiation of Self and Dyadic Adjustment in Predicting Codependency

    Open AccessJessica Lampis, Stefania Cataudella et al.ARTICLEContemporary Family Therapy2017Cited by: 6References: 17

  • A Longitudinal Perspective on Differentiation of Self, Interpersonal and Psychological Well-Being in Young Adulthood

    Open AccessElizabeth A Skowron, Krystal L Stanley et al.ARTICLEContemporary Family Therapy2008Cited by: 15References: 6

  • Differentiation of Self and Attachment in Adulthood

    Open AccessElizabeth A Skowron, Anna K DendyARTICLEContemporary Family Therapy2004Cited by: 22References: 13

  • Assessing Interpersonal Fusion

    Open AccessElizabeth A Skowron, Thomas A SchmittARTICLEJournal of Marital and Family…2003

    The Differentiation of Self Inventory (DSI) is a multidimensional measure of differentiation consisting of four subscales focusing on adults (ages 25+), and their significant relationships, including current relationships with family of origin. Although the DSI full scale and three of its subscales are theoretically and psychometrically sound, the Fusion with Others (FO) subscale is lacking. Therefore, responses of 225 adults were used to revise …

  • Deconstructing Differentiation

    Open AccessElizabeth A Skowron, Sarah E Holme et al.ARTICLEContemporary Family Therapy2003Cited by: 6References: 5

  • The role of differentiation of self in marital adjustment.

    Elizabeth A SkowronARTICLEJournal of Counseling Psychology2000

    In the present investigation, Murray Bowen's (1978) theoretical propositions about the relationship between differentiation of self and quality of marital relationships were tested. Couples' levels of differentiation explained substantial variance in marital adjustment: 74% of variance in husband marital adjustment scores and 61 % of variance in wife marital adjustment scores were accounted for by couple differentiation of self-scores. Greater hu…

  • Prenatally drug-exposed toddlers

    Delmont Morrison, Delmont C Morrison et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Orthopsychiatry2000

    In a replication of an earlier study, 122 prenatally drug-exposed toddlers were assessed on four cognitive scales and rated by their caregivers on socialization, communication, and daily living skills. A significant number of the sample performed below age expectancy on the cognitive scales and on at least two of the three domains rated by caregivers

  • The Differentiation of Self Inventory

    Elizabeth A Skowron, Myrna L FriedlanderARTICLEJournal of Counseling Psychology1998

    Despite the importance of Bowen theory (M.Bowen, 1976,1978; M. E. KerrB Nichols & Schwartz, 1998). Indeed, Bowen theory provides a foundation for the field of family therapy that renders i t distinct from the multitude of theoretica l approaches to individual psychotherapy. At present, many of Bowen's (1976, 1978) concepts (e.g., differentiation of self, interlocking triangles , o r reactiv e emotiona l distancing ) pervade th e famil y system s …