Brittany P Boyer

Biographic Data

ID6726522
NAMEBrittany P Boyer
GIVEN NAMESBrittany P
FAMILY NAMEBoyer
SIGNATUREBOYER B P
AFFILIATIONSThe University of Texas at Dallas
ORCID0000-0001-8814-7813
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS5
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX2

  • Focusing resources to promote student well-being

    Open AccessChris Brownson, Brittany P Boyer et al.ARTICLEHigher Education2024

  • Resilience, not grit, predicts college student retention following academic probation

    Norian Caporale-Berkowitz, Brittany P Boyer et al.ARTICLEJournal of Educational Psychology2022

  • Sex differences in the relation between body mass index trajectories and adolescent social adjustment

    Open AccessBrittany P Boyer, Jackie A Nelson et al.ARTICLESocial Development2021References: 13

    Most research on weight‐related social difficulties in adolescence emphasizes categorical measures of weight status (e.g., overweight/obese vs. non‐overweight/non‐obese). However, teens who are not overweight can also experience weight‐related social adjustment problems, and girls may be at higher risk for maladjustment due to weight‐related stigmatization than their male counterparts. The current study modeled trajectories of BMI z ‐score (zBMI)…

  • Relations between Characteristics of Collaborative and Oppositional Mother–Child Conflict

    Jackie A Nelson, Brittany P Boyer et al.ARTICLEParenting2019References: 5

    SYNOPSISObjective. Oppositional parent–child conflict interactions and inconsistent parenting practices have each been associated with more negative socioemotional outcomes for children. The current study aimed to identify groups of mother–child dyads based on average levels and variability in collaborative and oppositional conflict characteristics during a typical week. We also examined relations between conflict groups and child behaviors, mate…

  • Maternal responses to negative emotions and child externalizing behavior

    Open AccessJackie A Nelson, Brittany P BoyerARTICLESocial Development2018Cited by: 2References: 8

    Emotional and behavioral maturity expectations increase as children transition to primary school; thus, maternal responses that support and encourage children's expression of negative emotion may not benefit school‐age children as much as preschoolers. The current study explored a change in the utility of these maternal responses among 187 families (62 5‐year‐olds, 75 6‐year‐olds, and 50 7‐year‐olds). Mothers reported on their responses to childr…

  • Maternal Conflict Behavior Profiles and Child Social Skills

    Open AccessBrittany P Boyer, Justin K Scott et al.ARTICLESocial Development2015Cited by: 3References: 13

    The current study examined associations between mothers’ behavioral profiles during mother‐child conflict interactions and their children's social skills. This person‐centered approach classified 181 mothers according to their levels of emotional responsiveness, intrusiveness, negativity, and engagement facilitation behaviors during an eight‐minute conflict discussion task with their child. Three distinct classes of mothers were identified using …