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Lisa A. Serbin

Lisa A. Serbin

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Psychology

D-Index
56
Citations
10019
World Ranking
4255
National Ranking
283

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1982 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Lisa A. Serbin is affiliated with Concordia University in Canada and has made contributions primarily within the field of psychology, with a focus on clinical psychology and social psychology. Their work spans related subfields including public health, environmental and occupational health, education, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

Serbin's research addresses a range of topics centered on child and adolescent development, attachment and relationship dynamics, maternal mental health, and the impact of social factors on mental health. Key topics of their work include:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Resilience and Mental Health

Recent publications by Serbin cover longitudinal studies and developmental psychology with a focus on mental health and family dynamics. Some notable papers include:

  • "The mental health implications of COVID-19 for adolescents: Follow-up of a four-wave longitudinal study during the pandemic" (2021, American Psychologist)
  • "Relationship Quality and Mental Health Implications for Adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Longitudinal Study" (2023, Journal of Child and Family Studies)
  • "Co-regulation and parenting stress over time in full-term, very low birthweight preterm, and psycho-socially at-risk infant-mother dyads: Implications for fostering the development of healthy relationships" (2022, Infant Behavior and Development)
  • "Conflict Resolution and Emotional Expression in Mother-Preadolescent Dyads: Longitudinal Associations with Children's Socioemotional Development" (2020, Journal of Youth and Adolescence)
  • "Beyond educational attainment: The role of achievement and school absence in the development of criminal justice involvement." (2021, Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science/Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement)

Their frequent collaborators include Dale M. Stack, Kalee De France, Daniel J. Dickson, Kathleen Kennedy-Turner, and Tom Hollenstein. This network reflects an interdisciplinary approach to topics involving child development and family studies.

Serbin's work is regularly published in journals such as the Journal of Child and Family Studies, Journal of Youth and Adolescence, American Psychologist, Infant Behavior and Development, and the Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science/Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement.

In recognition of their professional contributions, Lisa A. Serbin was awarded the status of Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1982.

Best Publications

  • The Development of Sex Typing in Middle Childhood

    Lisa A. Serbin;Kimberly K. Powlishta;Judith Gulko

  • A comparison of teacher response to the preacademic and problem behavior of boys and girls.

    Lisa A. Serbin;K. Daniel O'Leary;Ronald N. Kent;Illene J. Tonick

  • The Intergenerational Transfer of Psychosocial Risk: Mediators of Vulnerability and Resilience

    Lisa A. Serbin;Jennifer Karp

  • Sex Role Stereotyping in Children's Television Programs.

    Sarah H. Sternglanz;Lisa A. Serbin

  • Gender stereotyping in infancy: Visual preferences for and knowledge of gender-stereotyped toys in the second year

    Lisa A. Serbin;Diane Poulin-Dubois;Karen A. Colburne;Maya G. Sen

  • Behaviorally Based Masculine- and Feminine-Activity-Preference Scales for Preschoolers: Correlates with Other Classroom Behaviors and Cognitive Tests.

    Jane M. Connor;Lisa A. Serbin

  • Gender, ethnic, and body type biases: The generality of prejudice in childhood.

    Kimberly K. Powlishta;Lisa A. Serbin;Anna-Beth Doyle;Donna R. White

  • Intergenerational transfer of psychosocial risk in women with childhood histories of aggression, withdrawal, or aggression and withdrawal.

    Lisa A. Serbin;Jessica M. Cooperman;Patricia L. Peters;Pascale M. Lehoux

  • The salience of gender and the process of sex typing in three- to seven-year-old children.

    Lisa A. Serbin;Carol Sprafkin

  • Disentangling psychobiological mechanisms underlying internalizing and externalizing behaviors in youth: Longitudinal and concurrent associations with cortisol

    Paula L. Ruttle;Elizabeth A. Shirtcliff;Lisa A. Serbin;Dahlia Ben-Dat Fisher

  • Intergenerational Studies of Parenting and the Transfer of Risk From Parent to Child

    Lisa Serbin;Jennifer Karp

  • Shaping cooperative cross-sex play.

    Lisa A. Serbin;Illene J. Tonick;Sarah H. Sternglanz

  • Predictors of depressive symptoms in primary caregivers of young children with or at risk for developmental delay.

    M. Feldman;L. McDonald;L. Serbin;D. Stack

  • Men Don’t Put on Make‐up: Toddlers’ Knowledge of the Gender Stereotyping of Household Activities

    Diane Poulin-Dubois;Lisa A. Serbin;Julie A. Eichstedt;Maya G. Sen

  • Sex-Typing of Children's Play Preferences and Patterns of Cognitive Performance

    Lisa A. Serbin;Jane M. Connor

  • Sex-related Differences in Response to Practice on a Visual-Spatial Test and Generalization to a Related Test.

    Jane Marantz Connor;Maxine Schackman;Lisa A. Serbin

  • The impact of children's internalizing and externalizing problems on parenting: Transactional processes and reciprocal change over time.

    Lisa A. Serbin;Danielle Kingdon;Paula L. Ruttle;Dale M. Stack

  • Children's Salivary Cortisol, Internalising Behaviour Problems, and Family Environment: Results from the Concordia Longitudinal Risk Project

    Douglas A. Granger;Lisa A. Serbin;Alex Schwartzman;Pascale Lehoux

  • Childhood aggression and withdrawal as predictors of adolescent pregnancy, early parenthood, and environmental risk for the next generation.

    Lisa A. Serbin;Patricia L. Peters;Valerie J. McAffer;Alex E. Schwartzman

  • The emergence of gender segregation in toddler playgroups

    Lisa A. Serbin;Lora C. Moller;Judith Gulko;Kimberly K. Powlishta

Frequent Co-Authors

Dale M. Stack
Dale M. Stack Concordia University
Alex E. Schwartzman
Alex E. Schwartzman Concordia University
Diane Poulin-Dubois
Diane Poulin-Dubois Concordia University
Anna-Beth Doyle
Anna-Beth Doyle Concordia University
Paul D. Hastings
Paul D. Hastings University of California, Davis
William M. Bukowski
William M. Bukowski Concordia University
Sheilagh Hodgins
Sheilagh Hodgins University of Montreal
Elizabeth A. Shirtcliff
Elizabeth A. Shirtcliff Iowa State University
Maurice A. Feldman
Maurice A. Feldman Brock University
Ellen Moss
Ellen Moss University of Quebec at Montreal

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