Stephen P Becker

Biographic Data

ID	6035586
NAME	Stephen P Becker
GIVEN NAMES	Stephen P
FAMILY NAME	Becker
SIGNATURE	BECKER S P
AFFILIATIONS	Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
ORCID	0000-0001-9046-5183
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	37
TOTAL CITATIONS	16
AUTHOR COUNT	37
EDITOR COUNT	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	2012
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2026
H-INDEX	2

School environment and ADHD-related stigma in children with ADHD
Open AccessStephen P Becker, Sarah A Miller et al.ARTICLEActa Psychologica2026
Schools may be one of the first contexts in which youth experience public stigma towards people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), yet research has yet to examine whether school environment factors relate to ADHD-related stigma in students with ADHD. This study examined aspects of school environment – including school climate, connectedness, and support – in relation to ADHD-related stigma in students with ADHD. Fifth-grade stu…
Multi-informant Examination of Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome in Relation to Sleep and Circadian Preference in Early Adolescents
Open AccessMelissa C Miller, James L Peugh et al.ARTICLEChild Psychiatry & Human…2026
Considerable research has documented an association between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and poor sleep functioning, yet few studies have examined the potential role of frequently co-occurring cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS). Further, extant studies have used non-optimal measures of CDS and/or sleep, small sample sizes, or rarely focus on adolescence when sleep problems often emerge and worsen, and few have controlled fo…
Examining social withdrawal in relation to academic enablers in students with and without cognitive disengagement syndrome
Open AccessR Elizabeth Capps, Stephen Becker et al.ARTICLEJournal of School Psychology2025
Later (“evening”) circadian preference is associated with poorer executive, academic, and attentional functioning in adolescents with and without ADHD
Open AccessStephen P Becker, Aleah Brown et al.ARTICLEJournal of Child Psychology and…2025
BACKGROUND: Adolescents vary considerably in their circadian phase preference; those with greater "eveningness" (also known as "night owls") have later bedtimes, wake times, and peak arousal compared to those with greater "morningness." Prior research suggests that (a) greater eveningness is associated with worse academic, executive, and attentional functioning; and (b) adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) tend to be h…
Cognitive disengagement syndrome and depressive symptoms in early adolescents: Examining the moderating role of a negative interpretation bias
Open AccessMelissa C Miller, O Baron et al.ARTICLEJournal of Child Psychology and…2025
BACKGROUND: Despite previous research demonstrating an independent association between cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS; previously termed sluggish cognitive tempo) and depressive symptoms, studies have yet to examine what factors may moderate this link. A negative interpretation bias (i.e., maladaptive information processing whereby emotionally aversive meaning is perceived in ambiguous situations) is associated with the development and mai…
Examining Narcissistic Traits in Relation To Reactive and Proactive Aggression in Children At-Risk for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Open AccessCathleen Odar Stough, Veronica Mehl et al.ARTICLEChild Psychiatry & Human…2025
The current study examined narcissistic traits in relation to proactive and reactive functions of aggression in a sample of children at-risk for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Children ages 7-13 years (N = 110) were recruited from a pediatric ADHD assessment clinic. Caregivers completed the Antisocial Process Screening Device. Caregivers and teachers completed a measure of proactive and reactive aggression. In regression analyse…
Clinical distinction between cognitive disengagement syndrome and ADHD presentations in a nationally representative sample of Spanish children and adolescents
Open AccessG Leonard Burns, Stephen P Becker et al.ARTICLEJournal of Child Psychology and…2024
BACKGROUND: This study sought to determine whether cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS, formerly sluggish cognitive tempo) has different external correlates relative to ADHD-inattentive presentation (INP), ADHD-hyperactive/impulsive presentation (HIP), and ADHD-combined presentation (CP). METHODS: Parents of a nationally representative sample of 5,525 Spanish youth (ages: 5-16, 56.1% boys) completed measures of CDS, ADHD-inattention (IN), and A…
Predictors and Mechanisms of Resilience for High School Students with ADHD: A Prospective Longitudinal Study
Open AccessElizabeth Chan, Elizabeth S M Chan et al.ARTICLEChild Psychiatry & Human…2024
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has primarily been studied from a deficit-focused perspective. However, there are individuals with ADHD who exhibit resilience or a pattern of positive adaptation despite the risks associated with their diagnosis. The present study evaluated whether peer acceptance predicted resilience for adolescents with ADHD and if self-efficacy or a stress-is-enhancing mindset served as mechanisms of those relat…
Validity of Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome with Mother and Father Ratings of Brazilian Children: Replication of Northern Hemisphere Findings in South America
Open AccessGabriel Belinati, Marcela Alves de Moura et al.ARTICLEChild Psychiatry & Human…2024
Commentary: Advancing our understanding of the sleep‐circadian pas de deux for adolescent psychopathology – a reflection on Cooper et al. (2023)
Open AccessStephen P BeckerARTICLEJournal of Child Psychology and…2023
This is an exciting time for research in sleep and psychopathology during the period of adolescence. The study by Cooper et al. ( Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry , 2023) is a much‐welcome addition to a rapidly accumulating body of work, examining change in eveningness preference throughout adolescence and its prediction of internalizing and externalizing psychopathology. The study has a number of strengths, including a four‐wave longit…
Variation in sleep profiles in children with ADHD and associated clinical characteristics
Open AccessEmma Sciberras, Harley Hiscock et al.ARTICLEJournal of Child Psychology and…2023
BACKGROUND: Sleep difficulties are common in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, sleep problems are multifaceted and little is known about the variation in sleep difficulties across children with ADHD. We examined the profiles of sleep difficulties in children with ADHD and associated clinical factors (e.g. co-occurring mental health conditions, stimulant use and parent mental health). METHODS: Data from two ha…
Prospective association between evening circadian preference and academic functioning in adolescents: The role of daytime sleepiness
Open AccessJoseph W Fredrick, Taryn E Cook et al.ARTICLEJournal of Child Psychology and…2023
BACKGROUND: There is growing evidence for the role of circadian factors in adolescents' sleep and academic adjustment, with greater evening preference being linked to poorer academic functioning. However, studies have yet to evaluate this association prospectively in adolescence, nor have studies examined daytime sleepiness as a putative mechanism linking evening preference to poor academic functioning. The current study used a multi-informant de…
Academic motivation decreases across adolescence for youth with and without attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Effects of motivation on academic success
Open AccessZoe R Smith, Marcus Flax et al.ARTICLEJournal of Child Psychology and…2023
BACKGROUND: This longitudinal study examined growth trajectories of academic motivation in youth with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) across the important developmental transition from middle school to high school, and associations with academic success. Consistent with self-determination theory (SDT) of motivation, trajectories of amotivation, extrinsic motivation, and intrinsic motivation were modeled. METHODS: = 13.…
Academic functioning in children with and without sluggish cognitive tempo
Open AccessStephen Becker, Stephen P Becker et al.ARTICLEJournal of School Psychology2022
A multi‐method examination of sluggish cognitive tempo in relation to adolescent sleep, daytime sleepiness, and circadian preference
Open AccessJoseph W Fredrick, Kiley M Yeaman et al.ARTICLEJournal of Child Psychology and…2022
BACKGROUND: The field's understanding of the association between sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) and sleep is severely limited by the lack of multi-method and multi-informant research designs that move beyond global ratings, often focused on a limited number of sleep-related domains, such as daytime sleepiness. The current study begins to address these limitations by using actigraphy, daily sleep diary, and self- and parent-report global ratings o…
Prospective examination of psychological trauma among adolescents during the Covid-19 pandemic
Open AccessJasmine Lewis, Srinidhi Jayakumar et al.ARTICLEPsychological Trauma Theory…2022
Findings highlight at-risk populations and suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in psychological trauma symptoms for approximately 20% of adolescents at some point during the first year of the pandemic. There is critical need to provide mental health services to adolescents, such as through school-based services, to reduce the negative long-term psychological impact of the pandemic. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserv…
Associations Between Anxiety and Home Learning Difficulties in Children and Adolescents with ADHD During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Open AccessAnna M Jackson, Glenn Melvin et al.ARTICLEChild Psychiatry & Human…2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has markedly impacted functioning for children and adolescents including those with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We explored home learning difficulties (HLD) during COVID-19 restrictions in Australian children (aged 5-17) with ADHD, aiming to: (1) describe home learning experiences, and (2) examine associations between child anxiety (i.e., concurrent anxiety symptoms and pre-existing anxiety disorder stat…
Rumination as a Mechanism of the Longitudinal Association Between Covid-19-Related Stress and Internalizing Symptoms in Adolescents
Open AccessJoseph W Fredrick, Kerensa Nagle et al.ARTICLEChild Psychiatry & Human…2022
Longitudinal Change in Adolescent Depression and Anxiety Symptoms from before to during the Covid ‐19 Pandemic
Open AccessMarjolein E A Barendse, Jessica Flannery et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research on Adolescence2022Cited by: 11
This study aimed to examine changes in depression and anxiety symptoms from before to during the first 6 months of the COVID-19 pandemic in a sample of 1,339 adolescents (9-18 years old, 59% female) from three countries. We also examined if age, race/ethnicity, disease burden, or strictness of government restrictions moderated change in symptoms. Data from 12 longitudinal studies (10 U.S., 1 Netherlands, 1 Peru) were combined. Linear mixed effect…
Prospective impact of Covid‐19 on mental health functioning in adolescents with and without ADHD: Protective role of emotion regulation abilities
Open AccessRosanna Breaux, Melissa R Dvorsky et al.ARTICLEJournal of Child Psychology and…2021
BACKGROUND: The impact of chronic stressors like the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to be magnified in adolescents with pre-existing mental health risk, such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This study examined changes in and predictors of adolescent mental health from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Southeastern and Midwestern United States. METHODS: Participants include 238 adolescents (132 males; ages 15-17; 118 w…
Validity of Sluggish Cognitive Tempo in Turkish Children and Adolescents
Open AccessÖmer Başay, Erol Çiftçi et al.ARTICLEChild Psychiatry & Human…2021
Impact of sleep restriction on affective functioning in adolescents with attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Open AccessStephen P Becker, Leanne Tamm et al.ARTICLEJournal of Child Psychology and…2020
BACKGROUND: Shortened sleep and affective disturbances are both prevalent in adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), yet the causal link between these domains has not been examined. This study investigated whether shortened sleep duration is causally linked to affective functioning in adolescents with ADHD. METHODS: Participants were 48 adolescents (75% male) aged 14-17 years with ADHD who successfully completed a three-…
Sluggish Cognitive Tempo and Behavioral Difficulties in Children with ADHD: Associations with Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms
Open AccessLaura Stoppelbein, Elizabeth McRae et al.ARTICLEChild Psychiatry & Human…2019
Factor Structure and Criterion Validity of the Five Cs Model of Positive Youth Development in a Multi-University Sample of College Students
Open AccessMelissa R Dvorsky, Michael J Kofler et al.ARTICLEJournal of Youth and Adolescence2019Cited by: 2References: 51
Sleep in a large, multi-university sample of college students: Sleep problem prevalence, sex differences, and mental health correlates
Open AccessStephen P Becker, Matthew A Jarrett et al.ARTICLESleep Health2018