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Overview

Maria M. Wong is a researcher affiliated with Idaho State University in the United States. Their work primarily focuses on psychology, with a significant share of publications in clinical psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, general health professions, epidemiology, and cognitive neuroscience.

The scientist's research interests include a variety of topics, covering areas such as:

  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Homelessness and social issues
  • Child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development
  • Substance abuse treatment and outcomes
  • Sleep and wakefulness research
  • Resilience and mental health
  • Behavioral health and interventions

Wong has contributed to multiple scientific publications, often collaborating with coauthors. Frequent collaborators include Matthew R. Pearson, Emma Tussey, Madisen Hillebrant-Openshaw, Matison W. McCool, and Dylan K. Richards. Their work has appeared in several publication venues with notable contributions in the journal SLEEP, UNC Libraries, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, and PLoS ONE.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Wong cover diverse themes related to mental health, substance use, and social issues. Selected publications include:

  • "Predicting the stalking of celebrities from measures of persistent pursuit and threat directed toward celebrities, sensation seeking and celebrity worship" (2023) published in PLoS ONE
  • "Basic Income and Violence Against Women: A Review of Cash Transfer Experiments" (2024) published in Basic Income Studies
  • "The relationship between insomnia and the intensity of drinking in treatment-seeking individuals with alcohol dependence" (2020) published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • "Parallel process modeling of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and alcohol use severity in returning veterans" (2020) published in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
  • "Indirect associations between impulsivity and alcohol outcomes through motives for drinking responsibly among U.S. college students: an integration of self-determination theory and the acquired preparedness model" (2023) published in Addiction Research & Theory

Their research topics traverse behavioral health, substance abuse, and psychological resilience, integrating theoretical models and empirical data to explore the mechanisms underlying health and social outcomes.

Best Publications

  • Poor response inhibition as a predictor of problem drinking and illicit drug use in adolescents at risk for alcoholism and other substance use disorders.

    Joel T. Nigg;Maria M. Wong;Michelle M. Martel;Jennifer M. Jester

  • Psychometric Characteristics of a Multidimensional Measure to Assess Impairment: The Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale

    Kay Hodges;Maria M. Wong

  • Normative Symbol Digit Modalities Test performance in a community-based sample.

    Laura K. Sheridan;Hiram E. Fitzgerald;Kenneth M. Adams;Joel T. Nigg

  • Motivation and academic achievement: the effects of personality traits and the quality of experience.

    Maria Meiha Wong;Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

  • Sleep problems in early childhood and early onset of alcohol and other drug use in adolescence.

    Maria M. Wong;Kirk J. Brower;Hiram E. Fitzgerald;Robert A. Zucker

  • Perceptions of Parental Involvement and Autonomy Support: Their Relations with Self-Regulation, Academic Performance, Substance Use and Resilience among Adolescents

    Maria M. Wong

  • Sleep problems, suicidal ideation, and self-harm behaviors in adolescence

    Maria M. Wong;Kirk J. Brower;Robert A. Zucker

  • Childhood sleep problems, early onset of substance use and behavioral problems in adolescence.

    Maria M. Wong;Kirk J. Brower;Robert A. Zucker

  • Behavioral control and resiliency in the onset of alcohol and illicit drug use: a prospective study from preschool to adolescence.

    Maria M. Wong;Joel T. Nigg;Robert A. Zucker;Leon I. Puttler

  • The Situational and Personal Correlates of Happiness: A Cross-National Comparison

    Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi;Maria Mei-Ha Wong

  • Childhood sleep problems, response inhibition, and alcohol and drug outcomes in adolescence and young adulthood.

    Maria M. Wong;Kirk J. Brower;Joel T. Nigg;Robert A. Zucker

  • The prospective relationship between sleep problems and suicidal behavior in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health.

    Maria M. Wong;Kirk J. Brower

  • Neuropsychological Executive Functioning in Children at Elevated Risk for Alcoholism: Findings in Early Adolescence.

    Joel T. Nigg;Jennifer M. Glass;Maria M. Wong;Edwin Poon

  • Childhood and adolescent resiliency, regulation, and executive functioning in relation to adolescent problems and competence in a high-risk sample.

    Michelle M. Martel;Joel T. Nigg;Maria M. Wong;Hiram E. Fitzgerald

  • Really Underage Drinkers: Alcohol Use Among Elementary Students

    John E. Donovan;Sharon L. Leech;Robert A. Zucker;Carol J. Loveland-Cherry

  • Prospective Relationship Between Poor Sleep and Substance-Related Problems in a National Sample of Adolescents

    Maria M. Wong;Gail C. Robertson;Rachel B. Dyson

  • Use of the child and adolescent functional assessment scale (CAFAS) as an outcome measure in clinical settings

    Kay Hodges;Maria M. Wong;Mark Latessa

  • Social competence in children of alcoholic parents over time.

    Andrea M. Hussong;Robert A. Zucker;Maria M. Wong;Hiram E. Fitzgerald

  • Affiliation Motivation and Daily Experience: Some Issues on Gender Differences

    Maria Mei-ha Wong;Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi;Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

  • Use of the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale to predict service utilization and cost.

    Kay Hodges;Maria M. Wong

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert A. Zucker
Robert A. Zucker University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Hiram E. Fitzgerald
Hiram E. Fitzgerald Michigan State University
Joel T. Nigg
Joel T. Nigg Oregon Health & Science University
Kenneth M. Adams
Kenneth M. Adams University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jennifer M. Glass
Jennifer M. Glass University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Michelle M. Martel
Michelle M. Martel University of Kentucky
Andrea M. Hussong
Andrea M. Hussong University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Brian P. Marx
Brian P. Marx Boston University
John E. Donovan
John E. Donovan University of Colorado Boulder
Terence M. Keane
Terence M. Keane Boston University

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