Abstract

The objectives are to develop a Center for research in mental health prevention. The Center will include a multi-disciplinary group of researchers, who represent the disciplinary group of researchers, who represent the disciplines of psychology, sociology, epidemiology, medicine social work and political science. Prevention programs will be developed to improve effective coping with four stressful situations for children; parential divorce, parental alcoholism, parental death and chronic asthma. Improved coping with these situations is expected to result in lower levels of symptomatology of mental disorder. The approaches to improving coping will be based on the findings of a cross-sectional study of stress protective factors.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Type
Specialized Center (P50)
Project #
5P50MH039246-08
Application #
3107094
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (SRCM (11))
Project Start
1984-07-01
Project End
1995-01-31
Budget Start
1992-07-01
Budget End
1993-01-31
Support Year
8
Fiscal Year
1992
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Arizona State University-Tempe Campus
Department
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
188435911
City
Tempe
State
AZ
Country
United States
Zip Code
85287

  Publications

Lengua, L J; Wolchik, S A; Sandler, I N et al. (2000) The additive and interactive effects of parenting and temperament in predicting adjustment problems of children of divorce. J Clin Child Psychol 29:232-44
Lengua, L J; Sandler, I N; West, S G et al. (1999) Emotionality and self-regulation, threat appraisal, and coping in children of divorce. Dev Psychopathol 11:15-37
Weyer, M; Sandler, I N (1998) Stress and coping as predictors of children's divorce-related ruminations. J Clin Child Psychol 27:78-86
Dumka, L E; Gonzales, N A; Wood, J L et al. (1998) Using qualitative methods to develop contextually relevant measures and preventive interventions: an illustration. Am J Community Psychol 26:605-37
Lengua, L J; West, S G; Sandler, I N (1998) Temperament as a predictor of symptomatology in children: addressing contamination of measures. Child Dev 69:164-81
Kim, L S; Sandler, I N; Tein, J Y (1997) Locus of control as a stress moderator and mediator in children of divorce. J Abnorm Child Psychol 25:145-55
West, S G; Aiken, L S; Krull, J L (1996) Experimental personality designs: analyzing categorical by continuous variable interactions. J Pers 64:1-48
Roosa, M W; Dumka, L; Tein, J Y (1996) Family characteristics as mediators of the influence of problem drinking and multiple risk status on child mental health. Am J Community Psychol 24:607-24
Pillow, D R; Zautra, A J; Sandler, I (1996) Major life events and minor stressors: identifying mediational links in the stress process. J Pers Soc Psychol 70:381-94
Ayers, T S; Sandler, I N; West, S G et al. (1996) A dispositional and situational assessment of children's coping: testing alternative models of coping. J Pers 64:923-58

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