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  • 1996 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Frederick G. Lopez is affiliated with the University of Houston in the United States and primarily conducts research in the fields of Psychology and Social Sciences. The main focus of their work spans several subfields, including Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Communication.

Their research encompasses a range of topics such as:

  • Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
  • Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Social Media and Politics
  • Digital Marketing and Social Media
  • Identity, Memory, and Therapy

Frederick G. Lopez has published articles in several academic venues, with a notable presence in Emerging Adulthood and the Journal of American College Health. Recent publications include:

  • "Profiling Authentic Self-Development: Associations With Basic Need Satisfaction in Emerging Adulthood" (2022, Emerging Adulthood)
  • "Passive Facebook use and students' academic stress: The moderating role of authenticity" (2022, Journal of American College Health)
  • "Perfectionism, Goal Orientation, and Emerging Adults' Identity Processing Styles" (2023, Emerging Adulthood)

Collaboration is an element of Frederick G. Lopez's research. Frequent coauthors include Kenneth G. Rice, Barbara Durán, Jihee Hong, Mijin Kim, and George Poncy.

Among the recognitions, Frederick G. Lopez was named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1996.

Best Publications

  • Mathematics self-efficacy: Sources and relation to science-based career choice.

    Robert W. Lent;Frederick G. Lopez;Kathleen J. Bieschke

  • Social cognitive career theory and the prediction of interests and choice goals in the computing disciplines

    Robert W. Lent;Antonio M. Lopez;Frederick G. Lopez;Hung-Bin Sheu

  • Role of Social-Cognitive Expectations in High School Students' Mathematics-Related Interest and Performance.

    Frederick G. Lopez;Robert W. Lent;Steven D. Brown;Paul A. Gore

  • Predicting mathematics-related choice and success behaviors: Test of an expanded social cognitive model

    Robert W. Lent;Frederick G. Lopez;Kathleen J. Bieschke

  • Sources of Mathematics Self‐Efficacy in High School Students

    Frederick G. Lopez;Robert W. Lent

  • Latent structure of the sources of mathematics self-efficacy.

    Robert W. Lent;Frederick G. Lopez;Steven D. Brown;Paul A. Gore

  • Dynamic processes underlying adult attachment organization: Toward an attachment theoretical perspective on the healthy and effective self.

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  • Preliminary development and validation of a measure of relationship authenticity.

    Frederick G. Lopez;Kenneth G. Rice

  • Cognitive Ties That Bind: A Tripartite View Of Efficacy Beliefs In Growth-promoting Relationships

    Robert W. Lent;Frederick G. Lopez

  • Stability and change in adult attachment style over the first-year college transition: Relations to self-confidence, coping, and distress patterns.

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  • Respective contributions of therapist and client adult attachment orientations to the development of the early working alliance: a preliminary growth modeling study.

    Eric M. Sauer;Frederick G. Lopez;Barbara Gormley

  • The Contributions of Parental Attachment Bonds to College Student Development and Adjustment: A Meta-Analytic Review

    Jonathan F. Mattanah;Frederick G. Lopez;John M. Govern

  • Borderline and antisocial personality scores as mediators between attachment and intimate partner violence.

    Anne Marie Mauricio;Jenn-Yun Tein;Frederick G. Lopez

  • Social cognitive predictors of the interests and choices of computing majors: Applicability to underrepresented students

    Robert W. Lent;Frederick G. Lopez;Hung-Bin Sheu;Antonio M. Lopez

  • Adult Attachment Orientations and College Student Distress: The Mediating Role of Problem Coping Styles

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  • PARENTAL/SOCIAL INFLUENCES ON PERFECTIONISM AND ADULT ATTACHMENT ORIENTATIONS

    Kenneth G. Rice;Frederick G. Lopez;Deborah Vergara

  • Authenticity, Social Context, and Well-Being in the United States, England, and Russia A Three Country Comparative Analysis

    Oliver C. Robinson;Frederick G. Lopez;Katherine Ramos;Sofya Nartova-Bochaver

  • Contemporary counseling psychology: Results of a national survey.

    C. Edward Watkins;Frederick G. Lopez;Vicki L. Campbell;Catherine D. Himmell

  • Parents' work-family experiences and children's problem behaviors: the mediating role of the parent-child relationship

    Joana M. Vieira;Marisa Matias;Tiago Ferreira;Frederick G. Lopez

  • Family Structure, Psychological Separation, and College Adjustment: A Canonical Analysis and Cross-Validation.

    Frederick G. Lopez;Vicki L. Campbell;C. Edward Watkins

  • Parental divorce, parent–child bonds, and adult attachment orientations among college students: A comparison of three racial/ethnic groups.

    Frederick G. Lopez;Mickey C. Melendez;Kenneth G. Rice

  • College Men's Intimate Partner Violence Attitudes: Contributions of Adult Attachment and Gender Role Stress

    Ryon C. McDermott;Frederick G. Lopez

  • Depression, psychological separation, and college adjustment: An investigation for sex differences.

    Frederick G. Lopez;Vicki L. Campbell;C. Edward Watkins

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth G. Rice
Kenneth G. Rice Georgia State University
C. Edward Watkins
C. Edward Watkins University of North Texas
Robert W. Lent
Robert W. Lent University of Maryland, College Park
Madonna G. Constantine
Madonna G. Constantine Columbia University
Peter J. Norton
Peter J. Norton Monash University
Jenn-Yun Tein
Jenn-Yun Tein Arizona State University

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