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Andrew J. Fuligni is a researcher affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of psychology and neuroscience, with a focus on clinical psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, social psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and behavioral neuroscience.

Their research addresses several core topics including child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, stress responses and cortisol regulation, sleep and related disorders, sleep and wakefulness research, circadian rhythm and melatonin, psychological well-being and life satisfaction, as well as attachment and relationship dynamics.

Recent significant publications by Andrew J. Fuligni include:

  • Sleep disturbance and the long-term impact of early adversity (2021) in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Sleep-Wake Timings in Adolescence: Chronotype Development and Associations with Adjustment (2021) in Journal of Youth and Adolescence
  • Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial that Altruism Moderates the Effect of Prosocial Acts on Adolescent Well-being (2020) in Journal of Youth and Adolescence
  • Subjective social status and health during high school and young adulthood (2020) in Developmental Psychology
  • Is There Inequality in What Adolescents Can Give as Well as Receive? (2020) in Current Directions in Psychological Science

Frequently collaborating co-authors include Danny Rahal, Adriana Galván, Michael R. Irwin, Steve W. Cole, and Julienne E. Bower.

Their work has appeared most often in venues such as UNC Libraries, Brain Behavior and Immunity, Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, and Journal of Research on Adolescence.

Best Publications

  • Attitudes toward Family Obligations among American Adolescents with Asian, Latin American, and European Backgrounds

    Andrew J. Fuligni;Vivian Tseng;May Lam

  • The Academic Achievement of Adolescents from Immigrant Families: The Roles of Family Background, Attitudes, and Behavior

    Andrew J. Fuligni

  • Cultural Pathways Through Universal Development

    Patricia M. Greenfield;Heidi Keller;Andrew Fuligni;Ashley Maynard

  • Perceived Parent-Child Relationships and Early Adolescents' Orientation Toward Peers

    Andrew J. Fuligni;Jacquelynne S. Eccles

  • Authority, autonomy, and parent–adolescent conflict and cohesion: A study of adolescents from Mexican, Chinese, Filipino, and European backgrounds.

    Andrew J. Fuligni

  • Family obligation and the transition to young adulthood.

    Andrew J. Fuligni;Sara Pedersen

  • Ethnic identity and the academic adjustment of adolescents from Mexican, Chinese, and European backgrounds.

    Andrew J. Fuligni;Melissa Witkow;Carla Garcia

  • Transitions into underage and problem drinking: Developmental processes and mechanisms between 10 and 15 years of age

    Michael Windle;Linda P. Spear;Andrew J. Fuligni;Adrian Angold

  • Parent‐Adolescent Language Use and Relationships Among Immigrant Families With East Asian, Filipino, and Latin American Backgrounds

    Vivian Tseng;Andrew J. Fuligni

  • A Longitudinal Study of School Belonging and Academic Motivation Across High School

    Cari Gillen-O' Neel;Andrew J. Fuligni

  • Daily variation in ethnic identity, ethnic behaviors, and psychological well-being among American adolescents of Chinese descent.

    Tiffany Yip;Andrew J. Fuligni

  • Discrimination Hurts: The Academic, Psychological, and Physical Well-Being of Adolescents

    Virginia W. Huynh;Andrew J. Fuligni

  • Ethnic Identity and the Daily Psychological Well-Being of Adolescents From Mexican and Chinese Backgrounds

    Lisa Kiang;Tiffany Yip;Melinda Gonzales-Backen;Melissa Witkow

  • Attitudes toward family obligation among adolescents in contemporary urban and rural China

    Andrew J. Fuligni;Wenxin Zhang

  • Children's Lay Theories About Ingroups and Outgroups: Reconceptualizing Research on Prejudice:

    Jessica A. Cameron;Jeannette M. Alvarez;Diane N. Ruble;Andrew J. Fuligni

  • Early adolescent peer orientation and adjustment during high school.

    Andrew J. Fuligni;Jacquelynne S. Eccles;Bonnie L. Barber;Peggy Clements

  • Daily Variation in Adolescents' Sleep, Activities, and Psychological Well-Being

    Andrew J. Fuligni;Christina Hardway

  • Psychological maladjustment and academic achievement: a cross-cultural study of Japanese, Chinese, and American high school students.

    David S. Crystal;Chuansheng Chen;Andrew J. Fuligni;Harold W. Stevenson

  • Dimensions of family connectedness among adolescents with Mexican, Chinese, and European backgrounds.

    Christina Hardway;Andrew J. Fuligni

  • Family obligation and the academic motivation of adolescents from Asian, Latin American, and European backgrounds.

    Andrew J. Fuligni

Frequent Co-Authors

Eva H. Telzer
Eva H. Telzer University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Adriana Galván
Adriana Galván University of California, Los Angeles
Julienne E. Bower
Julienne E. Bower University of California, Los Angeles
Matthew D. Lieberman
Matthew D. Lieberman University of California, Los Angeles
Nancy A. Gonzales
Nancy A. Gonzales Arizona State University
David M. Almeida
David M. Almeida Pennsylvania State University
Ronald E. Dahl
Ronald E. Dahl University of California, Berkeley
Teresa E. Seeman
Teresa E. Seeman University of California, Los Angeles
Diane N. Ruble
Diane N. Ruble New York University
Krista M. Perreira
Krista M. Perreira University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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