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9692
World Ranking
5920
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3212

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1991 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Melvin N. Wilson is affiliated with the University of Virginia in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Social Sciences, with significant contributions in Clinical Psychology, Education, Sociology and Political Science, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

The main topics explored in Melvin N. Wilson's research include Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Early Childhood Education and Development, Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum, Cognitive Abilities and Testing, Racial and Ethnic Identity Research, Attachment and Relationship Dynamics, and Youth Development and Social Support.

Wilson's recent publications demonstrate a focus on developmental and clinical psychology issues related to children and adolescents. Selected papers include:

  • The long-term indirect effect of the early Family Check-Up intervention on adolescent internalizing and externalizing symptoms via inhibitory control (2020, Development and Psychopathology)
  • Depression in mothers and the externalizing and internalizing behavior of children: An attempt to go beyond association (2020, Journal of Abnormal Psychology)
  • Evidence for two genetically distinct pathways to co-occurring internalizing and externalizing problems in adolescence characterized by negative affectivity or behavioral inhibition (2020, Journal of Abnormal Psychology)
  • Long-term cross-over effects of the family check-up prevention program on child and adolescent depression: Integrative data analysis of three randomized trials (2021, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology)
  • Long-term Effects of the Family Check-Up on Suicidality in Childhood and Adolescence: Integrative Data Analysis of Three Randomized Trials (2022, Prevention Science)

Frequent collaborators in Wilson's research career include:

  • Daniel S. Shaw
  • Kathryn Lemery-Chalfant
  • Shannon M. Savell
  • Thomas J. Dishion
  • Julia S. Feldman

Their work has been published repeatedly in specific academic venues, notably:

  • Prevention Science
  • Development and Psychopathology
  • Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology
  • Social Development
  • Journal of Abnormal Psychology

In recognition of contributions to psychology, Melvin N. Wilson was named Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1991.

Best Publications

  • Family Ecologies of Ethnic Minority Children.

    Algea O. Harrison;Melvin N. Wilson;Charles J. Pine;Samuel Q. Chan

  • The Family Check-Up With High-Risk Indigent Families: Preventing Problem Behavior by Increasing Parents’ Positive Behavior Support in Early Childhood

    Thomas J. Dishion;Daniel Shaw;Arin Connell;Frances Gardner

  • The relations among cumulative risk, parenting, and behavior problems during early childhood.

    Christopher J. Trentacosta;Luke W. Hyde;Daniel S. Shaw;Thomas J. Dishion

  • Improvements in maternal depression as a mediator of intervention effects on early childhood problem behavior

    Daniel S. Shaw;Arin Connell;Thomas J. Dishion;Melvin N. Wilson

  • Coercive family process and early-onset conduct problems from age 2 to school entry.

    Justin D. Smith;Thomas J. Dishion;Daniel S. Shaw;Melvin N. Wilson

  • The Black Extended Family: An Analytical Consideration.

    Melvin N. Wilson

  • Do harsh and positive parenting predict parent reports of deceitful-callous behavior in early childhood?

    Rebecca Waller;Frances Gardner;Luke W. Hyde;Daniel S. Shaw

  • Parental influences on academic performance in African-American students

    Lorraine C. Taylor;Ivora D. Hinton;Melvin N. Wilson

  • Collateral Benefits of the Family Check-Up on Early Childhood School Readiness: Indirect Effects of Parents’ Positive Behavior Support

    Erika S. Lunkenheimer;Thomas J. Dishion;Daniel S. Shaw;Arin M. Connell

  • Predictors of Longitudinal Growth in Inhibitory Control in Early Childhood.

    Kristin L. Moilanen;Daniel S. Shaw;Thomas J. Dishion;Frances Gardner

  • Parenting self-efficacy and problem behavior in children at high risk for early conduct problems: The mediating role of maternal depression

    Chelsea M. Weaver;Daniel S. Shaw;Thomas J. Dishion;Melvin N. Wilson

  • A Re-Examination of Risk and Resilience During Adolescence: Incorporating Culture and Diversity

    Edith G. Arrington;Melvin N. Wilson

  • Prevention of Problem Behavior Through Annual Family Check-Ups in Early Childhood: Intervention Effects From Home to Early Elementary School

    Thomas J. Dishion;Lauretta M. Brennan;Daniel S. Shaw;Amber D. McEachern

  • Bidirectional associations between parental warmth, callous unemotional behavior, and behavior problems in high-risk preschoolers.

    Rebecca Waller;Frances Gardner;Essi Viding;Daniel S. Shaw

  • Reciprocal models of child behavior and depressive symptoms in mothers and fathers in a sample of children at risk for early conduct problems.

    Heather E. Gross;Daniel S. Shaw;Kristin L. Moilanen;Thomas J. Dishion

  • Moderators of outcome in a brief family-centered intervention for preventing early problem behavior.

    Frances Gardner;Arin Connell;Christopher J. Trentacosta;Daniel S. Shaw

  • Parenting Young Children (PARYC): Validation of a Self-Report Parenting Measure

    Amber D. McEachern;Thomas J. Dishion;Chelsea M. Weaver;Daniel S. Shaw

  • Dimensions of callousness in early childhood: Links to problem behavior and family intervention effectiveness

    Luke W. Hyde;Daniel S. Shaw;Frances Gardner;Jeewon Cheong

  • Flexibility and sharing of childcare duties in black families

    Melvin N. Wilson;Timothy F. J. Tolson;Ivora D. Hinton;Michael Kiernan

  • Family Intervention Effects on Co-occurring Early Childhood Behavioral and Emotional Problems: A Latent Transition Analysis Approach

    Arin Connell;Bernadette Marie Bullock;Thomas J. Dishion;Daniel Shaw

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel S. Shaw
Daniel S. Shaw University of Pittsburgh
Thomas J. Dishion
Thomas J. Dishion Arizona State University
Frances Gardner
Frances Gardner University of Oxford
Justin D. Smith
Justin D. Smith University of Utah
Kathryn Lemery-Chalfant
Kathryn Lemery-Chalfant Arizona State University
Luke W. Hyde
Luke W. Hyde University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Rebecca Waller
Rebecca Waller University of Pennsylvania
William E. Pelham
William E. Pelham Florida International University
Jenn-Yun Tein
Jenn-Yun Tein Arizona State University
Elizabeth A. Stormshak
Elizabeth A. Stormshak University of Oregon

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