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Jeffrey A. Ciesla is affiliated with Kent State University in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the field of psychology, with 34 publications contributing to the discipline. Their work spans several subfields, including experimental and cognitive psychology, clinical psychology, social psychology, sociology and political science, as well as cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

The scientist's publications frequently address topics such as anxiety, depression, psychometrics, treatment, and cognitive processes. Other research interests include mental health research topics, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, heart rate variability and autonomic control, sleep and related disorders, LGBTQ health, identity, and policy, and racial and ethnic identity research.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Jeffrey A. Ciesla include:

  • Associations between minority stress, depression, and suicidal ideation and attempts in transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals: Systematic review and meta-analysis (2021, Clinical Psychology Review)
  • Dampening of positive affect and depression: A meta-analysis of cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships (2022, Behaviour Research and Therapy)
  • Ruminative Inertia and Its Association With Current Severity and Lifetime Course of Depression (2020, Clinical Psychological Science)
  • Temporal trends in rates of depression, anxiety, and suicidality among cisgender sexual minority and heterosexual college students (2022, Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity)
  • Automated assessment of speech production and prediction of MCI in older adults (2020, Applied Neuropsychology Adult)

Jeffrey A. Ciesla has collaborated frequently with several co-authors across their publications. These include Christian A. L. Bean, Michael J. Pellicane, Luke F. Heggeness, Christopher B. Summers, and David A. Kalmbach, reflecting a network of recurring research partnerships.

The venues where Jeffrey A. Ciesla's work has appeared multiple times highlight their engagement with clinical and behavioral psychology fields. Notable publication venues consist of:

  • Behavior Therapy
  • Journal of Clinical Psychology
  • SLEEP
  • Clinical Psychology Review
  • Behaviour Research and Therapy

The research output of Jeffrey A. Ciesla covers a broad spectrum within psychology and associated interdisciplinary areas, indicating sustained contributions to understanding mental health, cognitive processes, and psychosocial development.

Best Publications

  • Meta-Analysis of the Relationship Between HIV Infection and Risk for Depressive Disorders

    Jeffrey A. Ciesla;John E. Roberts

  • The insidious effects of failing to include design-driven correlated residuals in latent-variable covariance structure analysis.

    David A. Cole;Jeffrey A. Ciesla;James H. Steiger

  • Rumination, negative cognition, and their interactive effects on depressed mood.

    Jeffrey A. Ciesla;John E. Roberts

  • Prevention of Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents: A Randomized Trial of Cognitive-Behavioral and Interpersonal Prevention Programs

    Jason L. Horowitz;Judy Garber;Jeffrey A. Ciesla;Jami F. Young

  • Emergence of attributional style and its relation to depressive symptoms.

    David A. Cole;Jeffrey A. Ciesla;Danielle H. Dallaire;Farrah M. Jacquez

  • Dispositional Mindfulness Moderates the Effects of Stress Among Adolescents: Rumination as a Mediator

    Jeffrey A Ciesla;Laura C Reilly;Kelsey S Dickson;Amber S Emanuel

  • Relation of positive and negative parenting to children's depressive symptoms.

    Danielle H. Dallaire;Ashley Q. Pineda;David A. Cole;Jeffrey A. Ciesla

  • Rumination, worry, cognitive avoidance, and behavioral avoidance: examination of temporal effects.

    Kelsey S. Dickson;Jeffrey A. Ciesla;Laura C. Reilly

  • A meta-analysis of electroencephalographic sleep in depression: evidence for genetic biomarkers.

    Vivek Pillai;David A. Kalmbach;Jeffrey A. Ciesla

  • Associations between minority stress, depression, and suicidal ideation and attempts in transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals: Systematic review and meta-analysis

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  • Sudden gains in cognitive behavioral treatment for depression: when do they occur and do they matter?

    Morgen A.R. Kelly;John E. Roberts;Jeffrey A. Ciesla

  • Self-directed thought and response to treatment for depression: A preliminary investigation.

    Jeffrey A. Ciesla;John E. Roberts

  • RELATION OF GUILT, SHAME, BEHAVIORAL AND CHARACTEROLOGICAL SELF-BLAME TO DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN ADOLESCENTS OVER TIME

    Carlos Tilghman-Osborne;David A. Cole;Julia W. Felton;Jeffrey A. Ciesla

  • An Ecological Momentary Assessment of the Effects of Weight and Shape Social Comparisons on Women With Eating Pathology, High Body Dissatisfaction, and Low Body Dissatisfaction

    Tricia M. Leahey;Janis H. Crowther;Jeffrey A. Ciesla

  • Modeling relations between hassles and internalizing and externalizing symptoms in adolescents: a four-year prospective study.

    Jocelyn Smith Carter;Judy Garber;Jeffrey A. Ciesla;David A. Cole

  • Remission of Depression in Parents: Links to Healthy Functioning in Their Children

    Judy Garber;Jeff A. Ciesla;Elizabeth McCauley;Guy Diamond

  • A seven day actigraphy-based study of rumination and sleep disturbance among young adults with depressive symptoms

    Vivek Pillai;Lindsey A. Steenburg;Jeffrey A. Ciesla;Thomas Roth

  • Insight in schizophrenia: a review of etiological models and supporting research.

    Katerine Osatuke;Jeff Ciesla;John W. Kasckow;Sidney Zisook

  • The role of mindfulness facets in affective forecasting

    Amber S. Emanuel;John A. Updegraff;David A. Kalmbach;Jeffrey A. Ciesla

  • A prospective study of stress autonomy versus stress sensitization in adolescents at varied risk for depression.

    Matthew C. Morris;Jeffrey A. Ciesla;Judy Garber

  • Negative Repetitive Thought and College Drinking: Angry Rumination, Depressive Rumination, Co-Rumination, and Worry

    Jeffrey A. Ciesla;Kelsey S. Dickson;Nicholas L. Anderson;Dan J. Neal

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Cole
David A. Cole Vanderbilt University
John E. Roberts
John E. Roberts University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Douglas L. Delahanty
Douglas L. Delahanty Kent State University
Judy Garber
Judy Garber Harvard University
Nancy Kassam-Adams
Nancy Kassam-Adams Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Lamia P. Barakat
Lamia P. Barakat Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Christopher L. Drake
Christopher L. Drake Henry Ford Health System
Janis H. Crowther
Janis H. Crowther Kent State University
Keith F. Widaman
Keith F. Widaman University of California, Riverside
John A. Updegraff
John A. Updegraff Kent State University

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