Sara R Elkins

Biographic Data

ID	6838681
NAME	Sara R Elkins
GIVEN NAMES	Sara R
FAMILY NAME	Elkins
SIGNATURE	ELKINS S R
AFFILIATIONS	University of Houston - Clear Lake
ORCID	0000-0002-7685-4315
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	15
TOTAL CITATIONS	2
WORKS AS AUTHOR	15
WORKS AS EDITOR	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	2011
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2025
H-INDEX	1

Parental Accommodations as a Predictor of Child Psychological Outcomes Following a Hurricane
Open AccessShivani Bathla, Mary B Short et al.ARTICLEThe Family Journal2025
Natural disasters have a lasting impact on the mental health of the children. The effects on children's mental health included posttraumatic stress symptoms, behavioral problems (e.g., disruptive behaviors), depression, and anxiety. Overall, parents have been an important factor in the lasting effects of natural disasters on children's mental health. Although most research has examined overall parental mental health outcomes on childhood outcomes…
Keep calm and conceal carry
Nicholas J Kelling, Angela S Kelling et al.ARTICLEThe Social Science Journal2025References: 44
Campus carry, which permits concealed firearms on college campuses, is an intense topic of discussion. While research has found that a majority of students and faculty oppose such a law, much of this previous research was conducted at traditional universities, with a sizable percentage of students under the minimum age for a conceal carry permit. It is unclear how such a law is viewed at campuses with nontraditional student populations, especiall…
State mindfulness mediates relation between brief mindfulness training and sustained engagement with social stressor across social anxiety levels
Open AccessDiana Stinson, Diana C Stinson et al.ARTICLECurrent Psychology2024
The Relation between Parental Locus of Control and Willingness to Implement Parent Management Training Strategies
Open AccessCatherine E Drott, Sara R Elkins et al.ARTICLEChild Psychiatry & Human…2024
In child disruptive behavior treatment, successful parent management training (PMT) outcomes are dependent on parents' use of strategies outside of sessions. This study aimed to identify the influence of parental locus of control (PLOC) on a key treatment acceptability variable: parents' willingness to implement PMT strategies. We sought to investigate this relationship for individual strategies within PMT, given the composite nature of the inter…
Too Much of a Good Thing? Associations among Parenting Profiles and Helicopter Parenting
Open AccessKarina A Turner, Sara R Elkins et al.ARTICLEThe Family Journal2023
Helicopter parenting is defined by popular culture as a set of parenting practices characterized by overinvolvement. However, empirical research has not adequately defined the construct, and it is unclear how helicopter parenting may relate to existing parenting behaviors and parenting styles. Participants included 341 caregivers from across the United States who completed a survey about their parenting beliefs and behaviors. Latent class analysi…
Parental Influence on Child Mental Health Post-Hurricane Harvey
Open AccessMary B Short, Savannah Kaye et al.ARTICLEJournal of Child & Adolescent…2023
Broader systems-level interventions that address parents' physical and emotional needs may help mitigate maladaptive reactions in children and facilitate greater post-disaster psychosocial adjustment
Predictors of Parental Accommodations in the Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey
Open AccessSara R Elkins, Behnaz Darban et al.ARTICLEChild & Youth Care Forum2022
Associations Among Teacher Identification of Symptomology in the Classroom and Children’s Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Symptomology
Open AccessPaige R Patterson, Christine A P Walther et al.ARTICLEChild & Youth Care Forum2022
Peer-Based Intervention for Socioemotional Concerns Among Children with ADHD
Open AccessThu Nguyen, Sara R Elkins et al.ARTICLEChild Psychiatry & Human…2022
Helicopter Parenting Style and Parental Accommodations
Open AccessLaurel M Casillas, Sara R Elkins et al.ARTICLEThe Family Journal2021
High parental involvement has been linked to positive outcomes; however, helicopter parenting may result in negative outcomes. The behaviors demonstrated by “helicopter parents” resemble parental accommodations, which are behavior modifications intended to alleviate their child’s distress. The current study examined the relation between helicopter parenting and parental accommodations, while also examining child internalizing and externalizing sy…
Do Comorbid Oppositional Symptoms Predict ADHD Behavioral Treatment Outcomes
Open AccessSara R Elkins, Mark A Bond et al.ARTICLEChild Psychiatry & Human…2019
Shared Decision Making Among Parents of Children with Mental Health Conditions Compared to Children with Chronic Physical Conditions
Open AccessAshley M Butler, Sara Elkins et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2014
The Association Between Problematic Parental Substance Use and Adolescent Substance Use in an Ethnically Diverse Sample of 9th and 10th Graders
Open AccessRyan C Shorey, Paula J Fite et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Primary Prevention2013
Perceived Best Friend Delinquency Moderates the Link Between Contextual Risk Factors and Juvenile Delinquency
Open AccessPaula J Fite, Paula Fite et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Psychology2012Cited by: 1References: 59
The current study evaluated the effects of contextual risk factors (i.e., negative life events and neighborhood problems) and perceived best friend delinquency on child self‐reported delinquency. More specifically, the present study extended the literature by evaluating whether best friend delinquency moderated the effects of contextual risk factors on self‐reported delinquency in a community‐recruited sample of 147 school‐aged children (mean age…
Contextual Influences of Proactive and Reactive Subtypes of Aggression
Open AccessPaula J Fite, Amber R Wimsatt et al.ARTICLEChild Indicators Research2011Cited by: 1References: 10