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Overview

Ric G. Steele is affiliated with the University of Kansas in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Psychology, Medicine, and Social Sciences, with a particular focus on Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Applied Psychology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Steele's scholarly output centers around topics such as the impact of technology on adolescents, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, digital mental health interventions, obesity, physical activity, and diet, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, technostress in professional settings, and the effects of COVID-19 on mental health.

Their recent papers include:

  • Concurrent Validity of Self-Reported Social Media Use in Adolescents and Young Adults: Associations with Objective Data and Psychosocial Functioning, 2022, Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
  • Development and Initial Evaluation of a Multidimensional Digital Stress Scale, 2021, Psychological Assessment
  • Systematic Review on the Application of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) for Preschool-Aged Children, 2021, Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review
  • Examining the Association Between Digital Stress Components and Psychological Wellbeing: A Meta-Analysis, 2023, Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review
  • Resting Energy Expenditure in Adolescents with Down Syndrome: A Comparison of Commonly Used Predictive Equations, 2022, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Steele include:

  • Jennifer Christofferson
  • Jeffrey A. Hall
  • Austen McGuire
  • Teodora Mihailova
  • Devanshi Khetawat

Steele's work has been published in a range of venues, notably:

  • Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review
  • Psychological Assessment
  • Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
  • Journal of Intellectual Disability Research
  • Professional Psychology Research and Practice

The scientist's research reflects a multidisciplinary approach, intersecting technological influences with psychological and physical health outcomes in youth populations and clinical settings. Their collaboration network and choice of publication venues suggest engagement with both applied and theoretical dimensions of psychological science and related health disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Effectiveness of motivational interviewing interventions for adolescent substance use behavior change: a meta-analytic review.

    Chad D. Jensen;Christopher C. Cushing;Brandon S. Aylward;James T. Craig

  • Predictors of Practitioner Self-reported Use of Evidence-Based Practices: Practitioner Training, Clinical Setting, and Attitudes Toward Research

    Timothy D. Nelson;Ric G. Steele

  • Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Comprehensive Behavioral Family Lifestyle Interventions Addressing Pediatric Obesity

    David M. Janicke;Ric G. Steele;Laurie A. Gayes;Crystal S. Lim

  • Practitioner attitudes toward evidence-based practice: themes and challenges.

    Timothy D. Nelson;Ric G. Steele;Jennifer A. Mize

  • Physical Activity and Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Arwen M. Marker;Ric G. Steele;Amy E. Noser

  • A Meta-Analytic Review of eHealth Interventions for Pediatric Health Promoting and Maintaining Behaviors

    Christopher C Cushing;Ric G Steele

  • The family health project : Psychosocial adjustment of children. Whose mothers are HIV infected

    Rex Forehand;Ric Steele;Lisa Armistead;Edward Morse

  • A meta-analysis of motivational interviewing interventions for pediatric health behavior change.

    Laurie A. Gayes;Ric G. Steele

  • Conceptualizing Digital Stress in Adolescents and Young Adults: Toward the Development of an Empirically Based Model.

    Ric G Steele;Jeffrey A Hall;Jennifer L Christofferson

  • The Relationship of Hope and Illness-Related Uncertainty to Emotional Adjustment and Adherence Among Pediatric Renal and Liver Transplant Recipients

    Julie M. Maikranz;Ric G. Steele;Meredith L. Dreyer;Aaron C. Stratman

  • School nurses' perceived barriers to discussing weight with children and their families: a qualitative approach.

    Ric G. Steele;Yelena P. Wu;Chad D. Jensen;Sydni Pankey

  • The Role of Family Processes and Coping Strategies in the Relationship Between Parental Chronic Illness and Childhood Internalizing Problems

    Ric G. Steele;Rex Forehand;Lisa Armistead

  • Repressive adaptive style in children with chronic illness.

    Sean Phipps;Ric Steele

  • Handbook of Evidence-Based Therapies for Children and Adolescents: Bridging Science and Practice

    Ric G. Steele;T. David Elkin;Michael C. Roberts

  • Adherence to antiretroviral therapy for pediatric HIV infection: review of the literature and recommendations for research.

    Ric G Steele;Dennis Grauer

  • Repressive adaptation in children with cancer: a replication and extension.

    Sean Phipps;Ric G. Steele;Kim Hall;Laurie Leigh

  • Changes in Maternal Distress and Child-Rearing Strategies Across Treatment for Pediatric Cancer

    Ric G Steele;Alanna Long;Kathryn A Reddy;Megan Luhr

  • The role of family conflict and marital conflict in adolescent functioning.

    Corinne David;Ric Steele;Rex Forehand;Lisa Armistead

  • Patterns of Maternal Distress Among Children With Cancer and Their Association With Child Emotional and Somatic Distress

    Ric G Steele;Meredith L Dreyer;Sean Phipps

  • A Longitudinal Examination of Hope and Optimism and Their Role in Type 1 Diabetes in Youths

    Jason Van Allen;Ric G. Steele;Michael B. Nelson;James Peugh

  • Handbook of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity

    Elissa Jelalian;Ric G. Steele.

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael C. Roberts
Michael C. Roberts University of Kansas
Rex Forehand
Rex Forehand University of Vermont
Sean Phipps
Sean Phipps St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Lisa Armistead
Lisa Armistead Georgia State University
David M. Janicke
David M. Janicke University of Florida
James W. Varni
James W. Varni Texas A&M University
Gene H. Brody
Gene H. Brody University of Georgia
Todd D. Little
Todd D. Little Texas Tech University
Shannon Dorsey
Shannon Dorsey University of Washington
John Colombo
John Colombo University of Kansas

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