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Overview

Chris Segrin is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Psychology, Social Sciences, and Medicine, with notable emphasis on Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, Social Psychology, and Health.

Their research topics include:

  • Family Support in Illness
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Cancer survivorship and care
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

Segrin's frequent coauthors include:

  • Terry A. Badger
  • Alla Sikorskii
  • Jian Jiao
  • Tracy E. Crane
  • R. Amanda Cooper

Major publication venues where Segrin often contributes are:

  • Health Communication
  • Supportive Care in Cancer
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • Emerging Adulthood
  • Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by Chris Segrin include:

  • "Overparenting and Emerging Adults' Insecure Attachment With Parents and Romantic Partners," 2021, published in Emerging Adulthood
  • "Family Connections and the Latino Health Paradox: Exploring the Mediating Role of Loneliness in the Relationships Between the Latina/o Cultural Value of Familism and Health," 2021, published in Health Communication
  • "Interventions for Loneliness Among Adult Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis," 2021, published in Journal of Psychosocial Oncology
  • "Indirect Effects of Overparenting and Family Communication Patterns on Mental Health of Emerging Adults in China and the United States," 2022, published in Journal of Adult Development
  • "Longitudinal effects of U.S. students' reentry shock on psychological health after returning home during the COVID-19 global pandemic," 2021, published in International Journal of Intercultural Relations

The research efforts of Chris Segrin involve exploring complex dynamics in family communication, attachment styles, and mental health outcomes across diverse populations, including emerging adults, cancer survivors, and ethnic minority groups. Their multidisciplinary approach situates their work at the intersection of psychological development, health communication, and social support systems.

Best Publications

  • Social skills deficits associated with depression.

    Chris Segrin

  • Primary and secondary goals in the production of interpersonal influence messages

    James Price Dillard;Chris Segrin;Janie M. Harden

  • The Association Between Overparenting, Parent-Child Communication, and Entitlement and Adaptive Traits in Adult Children

    Chris Segrin;Alesia Woszidlo;Michelle Givertz;Amy Bauer

  • Positive interpersonal relationships mediate the association between social skills and psychological well-being

    Chris Segrin;Melissa Taylor

  • Poor social skills are a vulnerability factor in the development of psychosocial problems

    Chris Segrin;Jeanne Flora

  • Parent and Child Traits Associated with Overparenting

    Chris Segrin;Alesia Woszidlo;Michelle Givertz;Neil Montgomery

  • Negative reactions to depressive behaviors: a communication theories analysis

    Chris Segrin;Lyn Y. Abramson

  • Does Television Viewing Cultivate Unrealistic Expectations About Marriage

    Chris Segrin;Robin L. Nabi

  • Functions of loneliness, social support, health behaviors, and stress in association with poor health

    Chris Segrin;Stacey A. Passalacqua

  • Depression and anxiety in women with breast cancer and their partners.

    Terry Badger;Chris Segrin;Sybilla M. Dorros;Paula Meek

  • Interpersonal processes in psychological problems

    Chris Segrin

  • The Association Between Overinvolved Parenting and Young Adults’ Self-Efficacy, Psychological Entitlement, and Family Communication

    Michelle Dora Givertz;Chris Segrin

  • The Interactional Theory of Depression: A Meta-Analysis of the Research Literature

    Chris Segrin;James Price Dillard

  • Overparenting is Associated with Child Problems and a Critical Family Environment

    Chris Segrin;Michelle Givertz;Paulina Swaitkowski;Neil Montgomery

  • Interdependent anxiety and psychological distress in women with breast cancer and their partners.

    Chris Segrin;Terry Badger;Sybilla M. Dorros;Paula Meek

  • The Effect of Resident Physician Stress, Burnout, and Empathy on Patient-Centered Communication During the Long-Call Shift

    Stacey A. Passalacqua;Chris Segrin

  • Social skills, psychological well-being, and the mediating role of perceived stress

    Chris Segrin;Alesia Hanzal;Carolyn Donnerstein;Melissa Taylor

  • Social support, loneliness, recuperative processes, and their direct and indirect effects on health.

    Chris Segrin;Tricia Domschke

  • Telephone interpersonal counseling with women with breast cancer: symptom management and quality of life.

    Terry Badger;Chris Segrin;Paula Meek;Ana Maria Lopez

  • Direct and indirect effects of attachment orientation on relationship quality and loneliness in married couples

    Michelle Givertz;Alesia Woszidlo;Chris Segrin;Kris Knutson

  • Pragmatics of Human Communication

    Chris Segrin

Frequent Co-Authors

Karen L. Weihs
Karen L. Weihs University of Arizona
Jake Harwood
Jake Harwood University of Arizona
James Price Dillard
James Price Dillard Pennsylvania State University
Aurelio José Figueredo
Aurelio José Figueredo University of Arizona
Mary Anne Fitzpatrick
Mary Anne Fitzpatrick University of Wisconsin–Madison
Noel A. Card
Noel A. Card University of Georgia
Kristen Harrison
Kristen Harrison University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Robin L. Nabi
Robin L. Nabi University of California, Santa Barbara
Hasida Ben-Zur
Hasida Ben-Zur University of Haifa
Lyn Y. Abramson
Lyn Y. Abramson University of Wisconsin–Madison

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