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Sheryl L. Olson is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on psychology and social sciences, with a strong emphasis on clinical psychology, social psychology, and education. The developmental and educational psychology subfields also form a part of their academic interests, alongside public health, environmental, and occupational health topics.

Their work addresses key themes related to child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, early childhood education and development, attachment and relationship dynamics, cultural differences and values, child and animal learning development, maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum, and child abuse and trauma.

Olson has published research in various venues, including:

  • International Journal of Behavioral Development
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
  • Child Psychiatry & Human Development
  • Development and Psychopathology

Their recent papers include:

  • "The role of dynamic, dyadic parent-child processes in parental socialization of emotion." (2020, Developmental Psychology)
  • "Emotion expression and regulation in three cultures: Chinese, Japanese, and American preschoolers' reactions to disappointment" (2020, Journal of Experimental Child Psychology)
  • "Child Effortful Control as a Moderator of the Effects of Parenting on Children's Behavioral Adjustment: A Longitudinal Study Spanning 3 to 10 Years" (2022, Child Psychiatry & Human Development)
  • "Developmental cascade models linking contextual risks, parenting, and internalizing symptoms: A 17-year longitudinal study from early childhood to emerging adulthood" (2022, Development and Psychopathology)
  • "Supportive Maternal and Paternal Caregiving and the Children's Emerging Effortful Control Abilities" (2021, Journal of Child and Family Studies)

Frequent co-authors of Olson include:

  • Ka I Ip
  • Alison L. Miller
  • Li Wang
  • Twila Tardif
  • Mayumi Karasawa

Best Publications

  • Developmental foundations of externalizing problems in young children: the role of effortful control.

    Sheryl L. Olson;Arnold J. Sameroff;David C. R. Kerr;Nestor L. Lopez

  • Parental discipline and externalizing behavior problems in early childhood: the roles of moral regulation and child gender.

    David C. R. Kerr;Nestor L. Lopez;Sheryl L. Olson;Arnold J. Sameroff

  • Early developmental precursors of externalizing behavior in middle childhood and adolescence.

    Sheryl L. Olson;John E. Bates;James M. Sandy;Richard Lanthier

  • Measurement of Impulsivity: Construct Coherence, Longitudinal Stability, and Relationship with Externalizing Problems in Middle Childhood and Adolescence

    Sheryl L. Olson;Elizabeth M. Schilling;John E. Bates

  • Assessment of child problem behaviors by multiple informants: a longitudinal study from preschool to school entry.

    David C.R. Kerr;Erika S. Lunkenheimer;Sheryl L. Olson

  • Effects of early maternal distress and parenting on the development of children's self-regulation and externalizing behavior.

    Daniel Ewon Choe;Sheryl L. Olson;Arnold J. Sameroff

  • Early antecedents of childhood impulsivity: the role of parent-child interaction, cognitive competence, and temperament

    Sheryl L. Olson;John E. Bates;Kathryn Bayles

  • Mothers' and Fathers' Use of Internal State Talk with their Young Children

    Jennifer LaBounty;Henry M. Wellman;Sheryl Olson;Kristin Lagattuta

  • Dyadic flexibility and positive affect in parent-child coregulation and the development of child behavior problems

    Erika S. Lunkenheimer;Sheryl L. Olson;Tom Hollenstein;Arnold J. Sameroff

  • Theory of Mind and Emotion Understanding Predict Moral Development in Early Childhood

    Jonathan D. Lane;Henry M. Wellman;Sheryl L. Olson;Jennifer. LaBounty

  • Interactions between maternal parenting and children's early disruptive behavior: bidirectional associations across the transition from preschool to school entry.

    Lindsey A. Combs-Ronto;Lindsey A. Combs-Ronto;Sheryl L. Olson;Erika S. Lunkenheimer;Erika S. Lunkenheimer;Arnold J. Sameroff

  • Mother–infant interaction and the development of individual differences in children's cognitive competence.

    Sheryl L. Olson;John E. Bates;Kathryn Bayles

  • Individual differences in the development of early peer aggression: Integrating contributions of self-regulation, theory of mind, and parenting

    Sheryl L. Olson;Nestor Lopez-Duran;Erika S. Lunkenheimer;Hyein Chang

  • Early developmental precursors of impulsive and inattentive behavior: From infancy to middle childhood

    Sheryl L. Olson;John E. Bates;James M. Sandy;Elizabeth M. Schilling

  • Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal Axis Functioning in Reactive and Proactive Aggression in Children

    Nestor L. Lopez-Duran;Sheryl L. Olson;Nastassia J. Hajal;Barbara T. Felt

  • Development of conduct problems and peer rejection in preschool children: a social systems analysis.

    Sheryl L. Olson

  • Trajectories of child externalizing problems between ages 3 and 10 years: Contributions of children's early effortful control, theory of mind, and parenting experiences.

    Sheryl L. Olson;Daniel Ewon Choe;Arnold J. Sameroff

  • The Effects of Parental Depressive Symptoms, Appraisals, and Physical Punishment on Later Child Externalizing Behavior

    Kevin A. Callender;Sheryl L. Olson;Daniel E. Choe;Arnold J. Sameroff

  • Child Effortful Control as a Mediator of Parenting Practices on Externalizing Behavior: Evidence for a Sex-Differentiated Pathway across the Transition from Preschool to School

    Hyein Chang;Hyein Chang;Sheryl L. Olson;Arnold J. Sameroff;Holly R. Sexton;Holly R. Sexton

  • Emotional expressiveness during peer conflicts: a predictor of social maladjustment among high-risk preschoolers.

    Alison L. Miller;Sheryl L. Olson

  • The Interplay of Externalizing Problems and Physical and Inductive Discipline during Childhood.

    Daniel Ewon Choe;Sheryl L. Olson;Arnold J. Sameroff

  • Dimensions of individuality in the mother-infant relationship at six months of age.

    John E. Bates;Sheryl L. Olson;Gregory S. Pettit;Kathryn Bayles

Frequent Co-Authors

Arnold J. Sameroff
Arnold J. Sameroff University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
John E. Bates
John E. Bates Indiana University
Twila Tardif
Twila Tardif University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Rebecca Waller
Rebecca Waller University of Pennsylvania
Alison L. Miller
Alison L. Miller University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
David C. R. Kerr
David C. R. Kerr Oregon State University
Henry M. Wellman
Henry M. Wellman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Nestor L. Lopez-Duran
Nestor L. Lopez-Duran University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Luke W. Hyde
Luke W. Hyde University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Gregory S. Pettit
Gregory S. Pettit Auburn University

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