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  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Mitchell J. Prinstein is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States, specializing primarily in the field of psychology with a focus on clinical psychology. Their research spans multiple subfields including sociology and political science, social psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, and education. The scope of their scientific inquiry addresses several main topics, notably child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, suicide and self-harm studies, and the impact of technology on adolescents.

Recent publications by Mitchell J. Prinstein include:

  • Mental health and clinical psychological science in the time of COVID-19: Challenges, opportunities, and a call to action. (2020, American Psychologist)
  • Upending racism in psychological science: Strategies to change how science is conducted, reported, reviewed, and disseminated. (2021, American Psychologist)
  • Longitudinal Change in Adolescent Depression and Anxiety Symptoms from before to during the COVID-19 Pandemic. (2022, Journal of Research on Adolescence)
  • A meta-analysis of longitudinal peer influence effects in childhood and adolescence. (2021, Psychological Bulletin)
  • Future Directions in Peer Relations Research. (2020, Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology)

Mitchell J. Prinstein frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Eva H. Telzer
  • Kristen A. Lindquist
  • Matteo Giletta
  • Matthew K. Nock
  • Paul D. Hastings

The main channels for their published work include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Eye on Psi Chi Magazine
  • Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology
  • Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Their research covers key topics such as:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Media Influence and Health
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

Mitchell J. Prinstein has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association since 2008.

Best Publications

  • Non-suicidal self-injury among adolescents: diagnostic correlates and relation to suicide attempts.

    Matthew K. Nock;Thomas E. Joiner;Kathryn H. Gordon;Elizabeth Lloyd-Richardson

  • A functional approach to the assessment of self-mutilative behavior.

    Matthew K. Nock;Mitchell J. Prinstein

  • Overt and relational aggression in adolescents: social-psychological adjustment of aggressors and victims.

    Mitchell J. Prinstein;Julie Boergers;Eric M. Vernberg

  • Beyond Homophily: A Decade of Advances in Understanding Peer Influence Processes

    Whitney A. Brechwald;Mitchell J. Prinstein

  • Contextual features and behavioral functions of self-mutilation among adolescents.

    Matthew K. Nock;Mitchell J. Prinstein

  • Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress in Children After Hurricane Andrew: A Prospective Study

    A. La Greca;Wendy K. Silverman;E. M. Vernberg;Mitchell J. Prinstein

  • Revealing the form and function of self-injurious thoughts and behaviors: A real-time ecological assessment study among adolescents and young adults

    Matthew K. Nock;Mitchell J. Prinstein;Sonya K. Sterba

  • Forms and Functions of Adolescent Peer Aggression Associated With High Levels of Peer Status

    Mitchell J. Prinstein;Antonius H. N. Cillessen

  • Using social media for social comparison and feedback-seeking: gender and popularity moderate associations with depressive symptoms

    Jacqueline Nesi;Mitchell J. Prinstein

  • Prediction of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Children After Hurricane Andrew

    Eric M. Vernberg;Annette M. La Greca;Wendy K. Silverman;Mitchell J. Prinstein

  • Mental health and clinical psychological science in the time of COVID-19: Challenges, opportunities, and a call to action.

    June Gruber;Mitchell J. Prinstein;Lee Anna Clark;Jonathan Rottenberg

  • Adolescents' and Their Friends' Health-Risk Behavior: Factors That Alter or Add to Peer Influence

    Mitchell J. Prinstein;Julie Boergers;Anthony Spirito

  • Transformation of Adolescent Peer Relations in the Social Media Context: Part 1—A Theoretical Framework and Application to Dyadic Peer Relationships

    Jacqueline Nesi;Sophia Choukas-Bradley;Mitchell J. Prinstein

  • Adolescent Obesity, Overt and Relational Peer Victimization, and Romantic Relationships

    Michelle J. Pearce;Julie Boergers;Mitchell J. Prinstein

  • Peer Contagion of Aggression and Health Risk Behavior Among Adolescent Males: An Experimental Investigation of Effects on Public Conduct and Private Attitudes

    Geoffrey L. Cohen;Mitchell J. Prinstein

  • Longitudinal Study of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury among Young Adolescents: Rates, Correlates, and Preliminary Test of an Interpersonal Model.

    Lori M. Hilt;Matthew K. Nock;Elizabeth E. Lloyd-Richardson;Mitchell J. Prinstein

  • Longitudinal trajectories and predictors of adolescent suicidal ideation and attempts following inpatient hospitalization.

    Mitchell J. Prinstein;Matthew K. Nock;Valerie Simon;Julie Wargo Aikins

  • Nonsuicidal self-injury as a time-invariant predictor of adolescent suicide ideation and attempts in a diverse community sample.

    Karen Guan;Kathryn R. Fox;Mitchell J. Prinstein

  • Cognitive Moderators of the Longitudinal Association Between Peer Rejection and Adolescent Depressive Symptoms

    Mitchell J. Prinstein;Julie Wargo Aikins

  • Understanding Peer Influence in Children and Adolescents.

    Mitchell J. Prinstein;Kenneth A. Dodge

  • Encyclopedia of adolescence

    B. Bradford Brown;Mitchell J. Prinstein

  • Prediction of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Children After

    Hurricane Andrew;Eric M. Vernberg;Annette M. La Greca;Wendy K. Silverman

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew K. Nock
Matthew K. Nock Harvard University
Sophia Choukas-Bradley
Sophia Choukas-Bradley University of Pittsburgh
Laura Widman
Laura Widman North Carolina State University
Annette M. La Greca
Annette M. La Greca University of Miami
Anthony Spirito
Anthony Spirito Brown University
Karen D. Rudolph
Karen D. Rudolph University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Rutger C. M. E. Engels
Rutger C. M. E. Engels Erasmus University Rotterdam
Joseph C. Franklin
Joseph C. Franklin Florida State University
Geoffrey L. Cohen
Geoffrey L. Cohen Stanford University
Eric M. Vernberg
Eric M. Vernberg University of Kansas

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