Melissa K Holt
Biographic Data
| ID | 5874626 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melissa K Holt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melissa K |
| FAMILY NAME | Holt |
| SIGNATURE | HOLT M K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of New Hampshire |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0343-0183 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 60 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Future Teachers' Confidence and Preparedness to Support Student Mental Health: The Effectiveness of a Virtual Role‐Play Simulation Training
Educators are a major source of referral for student mental health services, yet most have little or no pre‐service preparation in this role. This study examined whether a virtual role‐play simulation training increased the self‐reported ability and willingness of pre‐service teachers to identify and refer students with mental health needs for mental health services. Using a randomized controlled design, undergraduate students ( N = 319) enrolled…
Parenting stress and competence among mothers of young children with substance use disorders: The roles of trauma and reflective functioning
Posttraumatic stress symptoms are prominent in the lives of parents of young children with substance use disorders (SUD). Parenting experiences, particularly stress and competence, impact parenting behaviors and concomitant child growth and development. Factors that promote positive experiences of parenting, such as parental reflective functioning (PRF), and protect the mother and child from negative outcomes are crucial to understand to develop …
Fluidity in Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Identity in Transgender and Nonbinary Youth
Changes in sexual orientation identity (SOI) and gender identity (GI) have rarely been studied in transgender and/or nonbinary youth (TNBY), but documenting such changes is important for understanding identity development and gender transition and supporting the needs of TNBY. This study examined the frequency and patterning of changes in GI and SOI across 3 months (T1-T2) and 1.5 years (T1-T4) among 183 TNBY (baseline age 14-17 years; 83.6% Whit…
Associations between school-related factors and mental health among transgender and gender diverse youth
A Qualitative Exploration of How Transgender and Non-binary Adolescents Define and Identify Supports
This qualitative study explored how 249 transgender and non-binary (TNB) adolescents (ages 14–18) described salient supports in their lives, and ways in which key social-ecological contexts could better support TNB adolescents’ wellbeing. Participants were recruited through social media, and completed online surveys; all study procedures were approved by the Boston University Institutional Review Board. Most (84.7%) participants identified as Whi…
School Connectedness Still Matters: The Association of School Connectedness and Mental Health During Remote Learning Due to Covid-19
Bullying and Suicidal Ideation and Behaviors: A Meta-Analysis
A systematic review of primary prevention strategies for sexual violence perpetration
Inter-Parental Conflict and Sibling Warmth during Adolescence: Associations with Female Depression in Emerging Adulthood
Grounded in Grych and Fincham's cognitive appraisal theory, this study examined whether female emerging adults' (N = 216) recalled sibling warmth moderated the relationship between exposure to inter-parental conflict in adolescence and their current depression. Findings indicated that sibling warmth moderated the relationship between the intensity and frequency of inter-parental conflict and depression, but not inter-parental conflict resolution.…
Family context, victimization, and child trauma symptoms: Variations in safe, stable, and nurturing relationships during early and middle childhood
Based on a nationally representative sample of 2,017 children age 2-9 years, this study examines variations in "safe, stable, and nurturing" relationships (SSNRs), including several forms of family perpetrated victimization, and documents associations between these factors and child trauma symptoms. Findings show that many children were exposed to multiple forms of victimization within the family (such as physical or sexual abuse, emotional maltr…
Pathways to Poly-Victimization
Some children, whom we have labeled poly-victims, experience very high levels of victimizations of different types. This article finds support for a conceptual model suggesting that there may be four distinct pathways to becoming such a poly-victim: (a) residing in a dangerous community, (b) living in a dangerous family, (c) having a chaotic, multiproblem family environment, or (d) having emotional problems that increase risk behavior, engender a…
Parent/Child Concordance about Bullying Involvement and Family Characteristics Related to Bullying and Peer Victimization
This study examined parent perspectives on bullying, parent/child concordance about bullying involvement, and family characteristics associated with bullying perpetration and peer victimization. Participants were 205 fifth-grade students and their parents. Students attended an urban, ethnically diverse school district in the Northeast. Youth completed self-report measures about bullying involvement, attitudes toward and responses to bullying, and…
Perceived Social Support among Bullies, Victims, and Bully-Victims
Dating Violence & Sexual Harassment Across the Bully-Victim Continuum Among Middle and High School Students
Social Support as a Moderator Between Dating Violence Victimization and Depression/Anxiety Among African American and Caucasian Adolescents
Victimization in dating relationships was examined among 681 African American and Caucasian adolescents. Specifically, perceived social support was evaluated as a moderator between (a) physical dating violence victimization and anxiety/depression and (b) emotional abuse in dating relationships and anxiety/depression. Youth completed self-report measures of victimization in dating relationships, psychological functioning, and perceived familial an…
Examination of Peer–Group Contextual Effects on Aggression During Early Adolescence
Peer group contextual effects of aggressive behavior among middle school students (6th–8th graders) were examined using a short–term longitudinal design. More specifically, the homophily hypothesis that peer group membership influences individual–level bullying and fighting was evaluated with multilevel sex–specific models of individual– and peer–level aggression scores. Peer groups were identified via social network analysis. Intraclass correlat…
Bullying and Victimization During Early Adolescence: Peer Influences and Psychosocial Correlates
This study examined the association between peer dynamics and bullying behavior among early adolescents. Participants (N= 422) included middle school students in grades 6 through 8 from a small midwestern town. Students completed a 40-minute survey that included demographic questions, self-report and peer-report measures of bullying and victimization as well as measures of other psychosocial variables. Male adolescents self-reported more bullying…
Perceived Social Support among Bullies, Victims, and Bully-Victims
Dating Violence & Sexual Harassment Across the Bully-Victim Continuum Among Middle and High School Students
Fluidity in Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Identity in Transgender and Nonbinary Youth
Changes in sexual orientation identity (SOI) and gender identity (GI) have rarely been studied in transgender and/or nonbinary youth (TNBY), but documenting such changes is important for understanding identity development and gender transition and supporting the needs of TNBY. This study examined the frequency and patterning of changes in GI and SOI across 3 months (T1-T2) and 1.5 years (T1-T4) among 183 TNBY (baseline age 14-17 years; 83.6% Whit…
Parenting stress and competence among mothers of young children with substance use disorders: The roles of trauma and reflective functioning
Posttraumatic stress symptoms are prominent in the lives of parents of young children with substance use disorders (SUD). Parenting experiences, particularly stress and competence, impact parenting behaviors and concomitant child growth and development. Factors that promote positive experiences of parenting, such as parental reflective functioning (PRF), and protect the mother and child from negative outcomes are crucial to understand to develop …
Bullying and Victimization During Early Adolescence: Peer Influences and Psychosocial Correlates
This study examined the association between peer dynamics and bullying behavior among early adolescents. Participants (N= 422) included middle school students in grades 6 through 8 from a small midwestern town. Students completed a 40-minute survey that included demographic questions, self-report and peer-report measures of bullying and victimization as well as measures of other psychosocial variables. Male adolescents self-reported more bullying…
Examination of Peer–Group Contextual Effects on Aggression During Early Adolescence
Peer group contextual effects of aggressive behavior among middle school students (6th–8th graders) were examined using a short–term longitudinal design. More specifically, the homophily hypothesis that peer group membership influences individual–level bullying and fighting was evaluated with multilevel sex–specific models of individual– and peer–level aggression scores. Peer groups were identified via social network analysis. Intraclass correlat…
Social Support as a Moderator Between Dating Violence Victimization and Depression/Anxiety Among African American and Caucasian Adolescents
Victimization in dating relationships was examined among 681 African American and Caucasian adolescents. Specifically, perceived social support was evaluated as a moderator between (a) physical dating violence victimization and anxiety/depression and (b) emotional abuse in dating relationships and anxiety/depression. Youth completed self-report measures of victimization in dating relationships, psychological functioning, and perceived familial an…
Perceived Social Support among Bullies, Victims, and Bully-Victims
Dating Violence & Sexual Harassment Across the Bully-Victim Continuum Among Middle and High School Students
Parent/Child Concordance about Bullying Involvement and Family Characteristics Related to Bullying and Peer Victimization
This study examined parent perspectives on bullying, parent/child concordance about bullying involvement, and family characteristics associated with bullying perpetration and peer victimization. Participants were 205 fifth-grade students and their parents. Students attended an urban, ethnically diverse school district in the Northeast. Youth completed self-report measures about bullying involvement, attitudes toward and responses to bullying, and…
Pathways to Poly-Victimization
Some children, whom we have labeled poly-victims, experience very high levels of victimizations of different types. This article finds support for a conceptual model suggesting that there may be four distinct pathways to becoming such a poly-victim: (a) residing in a dangerous community, (b) living in a dangerous family, (c) having a chaotic, multiproblem family environment, or (d) having emotional problems that increase risk behavior, engender a…
Family context, victimization, and child trauma symptoms: Variations in safe, stable, and nurturing relationships during early and middle childhood
Based on a nationally representative sample of 2,017 children age 2-9 years, this study examines variations in "safe, stable, and nurturing" relationships (SSNRs), including several forms of family perpetrated victimization, and documents associations between these factors and child trauma symptoms. Findings show that many children were exposed to multiple forms of victimization within the family (such as physical or sexual abuse, emotional maltr…
Inter-Parental Conflict and Sibling Warmth during Adolescence: Associations with Female Depression in Emerging Adulthood
Grounded in Grych and Fincham's cognitive appraisal theory, this study examined whether female emerging adults' (N = 216) recalled sibling warmth moderated the relationship between exposure to inter-parental conflict in adolescence and their current depression. Findings indicated that sibling warmth moderated the relationship between the intensity and frequency of inter-parental conflict and depression, but not inter-parental conflict resolution.…
A systematic review of primary prevention strategies for sexual violence perpetration
Bullying and Suicidal Ideation and Behaviors: A Meta-Analysis
School Connectedness Still Matters: The Association of School Connectedness and Mental Health During Remote Learning Due to Covid-19
Associations between school-related factors and mental health among transgender and gender diverse youth
A Qualitative Exploration of How Transgender and Non-binary Adolescents Define and Identify Supports
This qualitative study explored how 249 transgender and non-binary (TNB) adolescents (ages 14–18) described salient supports in their lives, and ways in which key social-ecological contexts could better support TNB adolescents’ wellbeing. Participants were recruited through social media, and completed online surveys; all study procedures were approved by the Boston University Institutional Review Board. Most (84.7%) participants identified as Whi…
Parenting stress and competence among mothers of young children with substance use disorders: The roles of trauma and reflective functioning
Posttraumatic stress symptoms are prominent in the lives of parents of young children with substance use disorders (SUD). Parenting experiences, particularly stress and competence, impact parenting behaviors and concomitant child growth and development. Factors that promote positive experiences of parenting, such as parental reflective functioning (PRF), and protect the mother and child from negative outcomes are crucial to understand to develop …
Fluidity in Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Identity in Transgender and Nonbinary Youth
Changes in sexual orientation identity (SOI) and gender identity (GI) have rarely been studied in transgender and/or nonbinary youth (TNBY), but documenting such changes is important for understanding identity development and gender transition and supporting the needs of TNBY. This study examined the frequency and patterning of changes in GI and SOI across 3 months (T1-T2) and 1.5 years (T1-T4) among 183 TNBY (baseline age 14-17 years; 83.6% Whit…
Future Teachers' Confidence and Preparedness to Support Student Mental Health: The Effectiveness of a Virtual Role‐Play Simulation Training
Educators are a major source of referral for student mental health services, yet most have little or no pre‐service preparation in this role. This study examined whether a virtual role‐play simulation training increased the self‐reported ability and willingness of pre‐service teachers to identify and refer students with mental health needs for mental health services. Using a randomized controlled design, undergraduate students ( N = 319) enrolled…
Psychology (14 works) · Developmental psychology (12 works) · Clinical Psychology (11 works) · Psychiatry (9 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Poison control (8 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (6 works) · Suicide prevention (6 works) · Anxiety (5 works)