Sally J Wadsworth
Biographic Data
| ID | 5761756 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sally J Wadsworth |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sally J |
| FAMILY NAME | Wadsworth |
| SIGNATURE | WADSWORTH S J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Colorado Boulder |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1909-6677 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Pubertal timing in adolescence and adulthood
Pubertal development has short- and long-term effects on psychological adjustment. Many studies of long-term effects rely on retrospective measurement of pubertal timing, but such measures often reflect different aspects of puberty than those assessed in adolescence, raising questions about the utility and interpretation of retrospective reports. The present study leveraged longitudinal data collected in adolescence and established adulthood to d…
A genetically informed study of digital screen time, video game play, and impulsivity in established adulthood
Mathematics Difficulties and Psychopathology in School-Age Children
This study investigated the relationship between mathematics difficulties and psychopathology in a large community sample ( N = 881) of youth (8–18 years of age) in the United States. The primary aims of the study were to (a) test the associations between mathematics difficulties and specific components of internalizing, externalizing, attention, and social problems; (b) examine potential age and gender differences; and (c) investigate the longit…
Frailty and Processing Speed Performance at the Cusp of Midlife in CATSLife
Frailty is evident before midlife and associated with poorer PS, an association that magnifies with age. These findings help elucidate the interrelationship between indicators of frailty and cognitive performance for adults approaching midlife, an understudied period within life-span development
Family Experiences and Parent Personality as Antecedents of Pubertal Timing in Girls and Boys
The role of neighborhood stressors on cognitive function
Examining the influence of perceived stress on developmental change in memory and perceptual speed for adopted and nonadopted individuals
The present study prospectively evaluated cumulative early life perceived stress in relation to differential change in memory and perceptual speed from middle childhood to early adulthood. We aimed to identify periods of cognitive development susceptible to the effects of perceived stress among both adopted and nonadopted individuals. The sample consisted of participants in the Colorado Adoption Project (CAP, N = 690). Structured latent growth cu…
Modeling pubertal timing and tempo and examining links to behavior problems
Research on the role of puberty in adolescent psychological development requires attention to the meaning and measurement of pubertal development. Particular questions concern the utility of self-report, the need for complex models to describe pubertal development, the psychological significance of pubertal timing vs. tempo, and sex differences in the nature and psychological significance of pubertal development. We used longitudinal self-report …
Genetic and environmental influences on writing and their relations to language and reading
Design, Utility, and History of the Colorado Adoption Project
This paper describes the Colorado Adoption Project (CAP), a longitudinal study in behavioral development, and discusses how adoption studies may be used to assess genetic and environmental etiologies of individual differences for important developmental outcomes. Previous CAP research on adjustment outcomes in childhood and adolescence which found significant interactions, including gene-environment interactions, is reviewed. New research suggest…
Predicting word reading and comprehension with executive function and speed measures across development
The present study explored whether different executive control and speed measures (working memory, inhibition, processing speed, and naming speed) independently predict individual differences in word reading and reading comprehension. Although previous studies suggest these cognitive constructs are important for reading, the authors analyze the constructs simultaneously to test whether each is a unique predictor. Latent variables from 483 partici…
Conduct Problems in Adopted and Non-Adopted Adolescents and Adoption Satisfaction as a Protective Factor
The present study compared the level of conduct problems at age 17 in a large, non-clinical sample of adopted participants placed in infancy and children in non-adoptive families matched to the adoptive families on demographic characteristics. Higher levels of adolescent and parent adoption satisfaction were associated with lower levels of conduct problems. Gender by adoption status interactions were not significant. However, female adopted parti…
Colorado longitudinal twin study of reading disability
Longitudinal twin study of early reading development in three countries
Genetic and environmental influences on rapid naming and reading ability
Gender differences in cognitive abilities of reading-disabled twins
Modeling pubertal timing and tempo and examining links to behavior problems
Research on the role of puberty in adolescent psychological development requires attention to the meaning and measurement of pubertal development. Particular questions concern the utility of self-report, the need for complex models to describe pubertal development, the psychological significance of pubertal timing vs. tempo, and sex differences in the nature and psychological significance of pubertal development. We used longitudinal self-report …
Conduct Problems in Adopted and Non-Adopted Adolescents and Adoption Satisfaction as a Protective Factor
The present study compared the level of conduct problems at age 17 in a large, non-clinical sample of adopted participants placed in infancy and children in non-adoptive families matched to the adoptive families on demographic characteristics. Higher levels of adolescent and parent adoption satisfaction were associated with lower levels of conduct problems. Gender by adoption status interactions were not significant. However, female adopted parti…
The role of neighborhood stressors on cognitive function
Examining the influence of perceived stress on developmental change in memory and perceptual speed for adopted and nonadopted individuals
The present study prospectively evaluated cumulative early life perceived stress in relation to differential change in memory and perceptual speed from middle childhood to early adulthood. We aimed to identify periods of cognitive development susceptible to the effects of perceived stress among both adopted and nonadopted individuals. The sample consisted of participants in the Colorado Adoption Project (CAP, N = 690). Structured latent growth cu…
Gender differences in cognitive abilities of reading-disabled twins
Genetic and environmental influences on rapid naming and reading ability
Longitudinal twin study of early reading development in three countries
Colorado longitudinal twin study of reading disability
Conduct Problems in Adopted and Non-Adopted Adolescents and Adoption Satisfaction as a Protective Factor
The present study compared the level of conduct problems at age 17 in a large, non-clinical sample of adopted participants placed in infancy and children in non-adoptive families matched to the adoptive families on demographic characteristics. Higher levels of adolescent and parent adoption satisfaction were associated with lower levels of conduct problems. Gender by adoption status interactions were not significant. However, female adopted parti…
Predicting word reading and comprehension with executive function and speed measures across development
The present study explored whether different executive control and speed measures (working memory, inhibition, processing speed, and naming speed) independently predict individual differences in word reading and reading comprehension. Although previous studies suggest these cognitive constructs are important for reading, the authors analyze the constructs simultaneously to test whether each is a unique predictor. Latent variables from 483 partici…
Genetic and environmental influences on writing and their relations to language and reading
Design, Utility, and History of the Colorado Adoption Project
This paper describes the Colorado Adoption Project (CAP), a longitudinal study in behavioral development, and discusses how adoption studies may be used to assess genetic and environmental etiologies of individual differences for important developmental outcomes. Previous CAP research on adjustment outcomes in childhood and adolescence which found significant interactions, including gene-environment interactions, is reviewed. New research suggest…
Modeling pubertal timing and tempo and examining links to behavior problems
Research on the role of puberty in adolescent psychological development requires attention to the meaning and measurement of pubertal development. Particular questions concern the utility of self-report, the need for complex models to describe pubertal development, the psychological significance of pubertal timing vs. tempo, and sex differences in the nature and psychological significance of pubertal development. We used longitudinal self-report …
Examining the influence of perceived stress on developmental change in memory and perceptual speed for adopted and nonadopted individuals
The present study prospectively evaluated cumulative early life perceived stress in relation to differential change in memory and perceptual speed from middle childhood to early adulthood. We aimed to identify periods of cognitive development susceptible to the effects of perceived stress among both adopted and nonadopted individuals. The sample consisted of participants in the Colorado Adoption Project (CAP, N = 690). Structured latent growth cu…
The role of neighborhood stressors on cognitive function
Family Experiences and Parent Personality as Antecedents of Pubertal Timing in Girls and Boys
Mathematics Difficulties and Psychopathology in School-Age Children
This study investigated the relationship between mathematics difficulties and psychopathology in a large community sample ( N = 881) of youth (8–18 years of age) in the United States. The primary aims of the study were to (a) test the associations between mathematics difficulties and specific components of internalizing, externalizing, attention, and social problems; (b) examine potential age and gender differences; and (c) investigate the longit…
Frailty and Processing Speed Performance at the Cusp of Midlife in CATSLife
Frailty is evident before midlife and associated with poorer PS, an association that magnifies with age. These findings help elucidate the interrelationship between indicators of frailty and cognitive performance for adults approaching midlife, an understudied period within life-span development
A genetically informed study of digital screen time, video game play, and impulsivity in established adulthood
Pubertal timing in adolescence and adulthood
Pubertal development has short- and long-term effects on psychological adjustment. Many studies of long-term effects rely on retrospective measurement of pubertal timing, but such measures often reflect different aspects of puberty than those assessed in adolescence, raising questions about the utility and interpretation of retrospective reports. The present study leveraged longitudinal data collected in adolescence and established adulthood to d…
Psychology (16 works) · Developmental psychology (14 works) · Cognition (9 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Longitudinal study (6 works) · Reading and Literacy Development (6 works) · Dyslexia (5 works) · Linguistics (5 works) · Cognitive Abilities and Testing (4 works) · Cognitive psychology (4 works)