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Robert E. Larzelere is affiliated with Oklahoma State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Social Sciences, with a significant focus on Clinical Psychology, Education, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, and Applied Psychology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees
  • Child Abuse and Trauma

Recent publications authored or coauthored by Robert E. Larzelere include:

  • "Shared Language Erosion: Rethinking Immigrant Family Communication and Impacts on Youth Development," 2021, published in Children
  • "Causal Evidence for Exclusively Positive Parenting and for Timeout: Rejoinder to Holden, Grogan-Kaylor, Durrant, and Gershoff (2017)," 2020, published in Marriage & Family Review
  • "Hope for Latino immigrant youth: A longitudinal test of Snyder's Children's Hope Scale," 2022, published in Family Relations
  • "Applying a Momentary Parenting Goal-Regulation Model to Discipline Episodes with Toddlers," 2020, published in Journal of Child and Family Studies
  • "Validation of the Family Fear of Deportation Scale for youth," 2022, published in Family Relations

Frequent coauthors collaborating with this researcher include Hua Lin, Ronald B. Cox, Kimberly A. Greder, Isaac J. Washburn, and Sümeyra Sahbaz.

In terms of publication venues, Robert E. Larzelere regularly contributes to:

  • Marriage & Family Review
  • Family Relations
  • Journal of Child and Family Studies
  • PsycEXTRA Dataset
  • Journal of Behavioral Data Science

Best Publications

  • The Dyadic Trust Scale: Toward Understanding Interpersonal Trust in Close Relationships.

    Robert E. Larzelere;Ted L. Huston

  • Effects of Preschool Parents' Power Assertive Patterns and Practices on Adolescent Development

    Diana Baumrind;Robert E. Larzelere;Elizabeth B. Owens

  • PARENTAL MANAGEMENT: MEDIATOR OF THE EFFECT OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS ON EARLY DELINQUENCY *

    Robert E. Larzelere;Gerald R. Patterson

  • Ordinary physical punishment: Is it harmful? Comment on Gershoff (2002).

    Diana Baumrind;Robert E. Larzelere;Philip A. Cowan

  • Single-sample tests for many correlations.

    Robert E. Larzelere;Stanley A. Mulaik

  • Comparing Child Outcomes of Physical Punishment and Alternative Disciplinary Tactics: A Meta-Analysis.

    Robert E. Larzelere;Robert E. Larzelere;Brett R. Kuhn

  • Child outcomes of nonabusive and customary physical punishment by parents: an updated literature review.

    Robert E. Larzelere

  • Authoritative Parenting: Synthesizing Nurturance and Discipline for Optimal Child Development

    Robert E. Larzelere;Amanda Sheffield Morris;Amanda W. Harrist

  • A review of the outcomes of parental use of nonabusive or customary physical punishment.

    Robert E. Larzelere

  • The Intervention Selection Bias: An Underrecognized Confound in Intervention Research

    Robert E. Larzelere;Brett R. Kuhn;Byron Johnson

  • Parent and child discrepancies in reporting severity of problem behaviors in three out-of-home settings.

    Michael L. Handwerk;Robert E. Larzelere;Steven H. Soper;Patrick C. Friman

  • The impact of HeadsUp! Reading on early childhood educators’ literacy practices and preschool children's literacy skills

    Barbara Jackson;Robert Larzelere;Lisa St. Clair;Marcia Corr

  • An Empirical Evaluation of the Family Life Cycle

    Graham B. Spanier;William Sauer;Robert Larzelere

  • Moderate spanking: Model or deterrent of children's aggression in the family?

    Robert E. Larzelere

  • Outcome evaluation of Girls and Boys Town's family home program

    Robert E. Larzelere;Daniel L. Daly;Jerry L. Davis;M. Beth Chmelka

  • Comparison of a computerized anesthesia device with a traditional syringe in preschool children.

    Keith D. Allen;Darin Kotil;Robert E. Larzelere;Susan Hutfless

  • Adolescent RSA responses during an anger discussion task: Relations to emotion regulation and adjustment.

    Lixian Cui;Amanda Sheffield Morris;Amanda W. Harrist;Robert E. Larzelere

  • Outcomes of Residential Treatment: A Study of the Adolescent Clients of Girls and Boys Town

    Robert E. Larzelere;Katherine Dinges;M. Diane Schmidt;Douglas F. Spellman

  • The Effects of Discipline Responses in Delaying Toddler Misbehavior Recurrences

    Robert E. Larzelere;William N. Schneider;David B. Larson;Patricia L. Pike

  • Changes in modern psychology: A citation analysis of the Kuhnian displacement thesis.

    Patrick C. Friman;Keith D. Allen;Mary Louise E. Kerwin;Robert Larzelere

Frequent Co-Authors

Diana Baumrind
Diana Baumrind University of California, Berkeley
Christopher J. Ferguson
Christopher J. Ferguson Stetson University
Amanda Sheffield Morris
Amanda Sheffield Morris Oklahoma State University
Gerald R. Patterson
Gerald R. Patterson Ball State University
Philip A. Cowan
Philip A. Cowan University of California, Berkeley
Emilio Ferrer
Emilio Ferrer University of California, Davis
Elizabeth B. Owens
Elizabeth B. Owens University of California, Berkeley
Gregory S. Pettit
Gregory S. Pettit Auburn University
Dean M. Busby
Dean M. Busby Brigham Young University

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