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Overview

Kathryn C. Monahan is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research work spans several fields of study primarily within the social sciences and psychology, with a concentration on clinical psychology and related subfields.

The scientist's recent publications focus on topics related to adolescence, behavioral health, and social support. Notable recent papers include:

  • A Mixed-Methods Approach to Refining and Measuring the Construct of Positive Risk-Taking in Adolescence (2022), published in the Journal of Research on Adolescence
  • Distress Tolerance as a Mechanism Linking Violence Exposure to Problematic Alcohol use in Adolescence (2021), published in Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
  • Building financial capability in youth transitioning from foster care to adulthood (2021), published in Child & Family Social Work

Monahan's work frequently appears in publication venues such as:

  • Journal of Research on Adolescence
  • Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
  • Child & Family Social Work

Co-authors regularly collaborating with Monahan include:

  • Megan W. Patterson
  • Lilla Pivnick
  • Frank D. Mann
  • Andrew D. Grotzinger
  • Laurence Steinberg

The main fields of study for Monahan's research encompass Social Sciences and Psychology. Their subfields of study include:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Safety Research
  • Literature and Literary Theory
  • Applied Psychology
  • Sociology and Political Science

The primary topics covered within Monahan's research body are:

  • Media Influence and Health
  • Youth Development and Social Support
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Child Welfare and Adoption

Monahan's research addresses complex psychosocial issues related to youth and adolescence, exploring mechanisms behind risk-taking, trauma, and developmental support systems. Their interdisciplinary approach integrates psychological theory with social work, emphasizing applied practices that aim to understand and improve outcomes for vulnerable populations.

Best Publications

  • Age Differences in Resistance to Peer Influence

    Laurence Steinberg;Kathryn C. Monahan

  • Affiliation With Antisocial Peers, Susceptibility to Peer Influence, and Antisocial Behavior During the Transition to Adulthood

    Kathryn C. Monahan;Laurence Steinberg;Elizabeth Cauffman

  • Trajectories of Antisocial Behavior and Psychosocial Maturity From Adolescence to Young Adulthood

    Kathryn C. Monahan;Laurence Steinberg;Elizabeth Cauffman;Edward P. Mulvey

  • From the school yard to the squad car: school discipline, truancy, and arrest.

    Kathryn C. Monahan;Susan VanDerhei;Jordan Bechtold;Elizabeth Cauffman

  • Differential associations of threat and deprivation with emotion regulation and cognitive control in adolescence

    Hilary K. Lambert;Kevin M. King;Kathryn C. Monahan;Katie A. McLaughlin

  • Arrested development: The effects of incarceration on the development of psychosocial maturity

    Julia Dmitrieva;Kathryn C. Monahan;Elizabeth Cauffman;Laurence Steinberg

  • Predictors and Consequences of School Connectedness: The Case for Prevention.

    Kathryn C. Monahan;Sabrina Oesterle;J. David Hawkins

  • Sustained Decreases in Risk Exposure and Youth Problem Behaviors After Installation of the Communities That Care Prevention System in a Randomized Trial

    J. David Hawkins;Sabrina Oesterle;Eric C. Brown;Kathryn C. Monahan;Kathryn C. Monahan

  • A multimethod assessment of juvenile psychopathy: comparing the predictive utility of the PCL:YV, YPI, and NEO PRI.

    Elizabeth Cauffman;Eva R. Kimonis;Julia Dmitrieva;Kathryn C. Monahan

  • Psychosocial (im)maturity from adolescence to early adulthood: distinguishing between adolescence-limited and persisting antisocial behavior.

    Kathryn C. Monahan;Laurence Steinberg;Elizabeth Cauffman;Edward P. Mulvey

  • Individual Differences in the Development of Self-Regulation During Pre-adolescence: Connections to Context and Adjustment

    Kevin M. King;Liliana J. Lengua;Kathryn C. Monahan

  • Juvenile Justice Policy and Practice: A Developmental Perspective

    Kathryn Monahan;Laurence Steinberg;Alex R. Piquero

  • Investigating the Longitudinal Relation Between Offending Frequency and Offending Variety

    Kathryn C. Monahan;Alex R. Piquero

  • Adolescent Pathways to Co-Occurring Problem Behavior: The Effects of Peer Delinquency and Peer Substance Use.

    Kathryn C. Monahan;Isaac C. Rhew;J. David Hawkins;Eric C. Brown

  • The effects of visitation on incarcerated juvenile offenders: how contact with the outside impacts adjustment on the inside.

    Kathryn C. Monahan;Asha Goldweber;Elizabeth Cauffman

  • Revisiting the Impact of Part‐Time Work on Adolescent Adjustment: Distinguishing Between Selection and Socialization Using Propensity Score Matching

    Kathryn C. Monahan;Joanna M. Lee;Laurence D. Steinberg

  • Sex differences in the longitudinal relations among family risk factors and childhood externalizing symptoms.

    Ilana Blatt-Eisengart;Deborah A. G. Drabick;Kathryn C. Monahan;Laurence Steinberg

  • Sleep Problems Across Development: A Pathway to Adolescent Risk Taking Through Working Memory

    April Gile Thomas;Kathryn C. Monahan;Angela F. Lukowski;Elizabeth Cauffman

  • Is adolescence-onset antisocial behavior developmentally normative?

    Glenn I. Roisman;Kathryn C. Monahan;Susan B. Campbell;Laurence Steinberg

  • Changes in self-control problems and attention problems during middle school predict alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use during high school.

    Kevin M. King;Charles B. Fleming;Kathryn C. Monahan;Richard F. Catalano

Frequent Co-Authors

Elizabeth Cauffman
Elizabeth Cauffman University of California, Irvine
Laurence Steinberg
Laurence Steinberg Temple University
J. David Hawkins
J. David Hawkins University of Washington
Kevin M. King
Kevin M. King University of Washington
Richard F. Catalano
Richard F. Catalano University of Washington
Katie A. McLaughlin
Katie A. McLaughlin University of Oregon
Edward P. Mulvey
Edward P. Mulvey University of Pittsburgh
Cathryn Booth-LaForce
Cathryn Booth-LaForce University of Washington
Jennifer S. Silk
Jennifer S. Silk University of Pittsburgh
Carol A. Schubert
Carol A. Schubert University of Pittsburgh

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