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Vicki S. Helgeson is affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with specific focus on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, and Sociology and Political Science.

The scientist's work centers on topics related to diabetes management and education, attachment and relationship dynamics, diabetes management and research, health psychology and well-being, adolescent and pediatric healthcare, family support in illness, and the intersection of religion, spirituality, and psychology.

Recent publications include the following:

  • "Daily illness appraisal and collaboration in couples with type 1 diabetes." (2020), Health Psychology
  • "Communal coping: A multi-method approach with links to relationships and health" (2020), Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
  • "Diabetes burnout among emerging adults with type 1 diabetes: a mixed methods investigation" (2021), Journal of Behavioral Medicine
  • "A multimethod approach to measuring communal coping in adults with type 1 diabetes." (2021), Health Psychology
  • "Age differences in reactivity to daily general and Type 1 diabetes stressors." (2020), Psychology and Aging

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, including:

  • Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
  • Journal of Behavioral Medicine
  • Journal of Pediatric Psychology
  • Health Psychology
  • Diabetes Spectrum

Frequent collaborators consist of:

  • Cynthia A. Berg
  • Eunjin Lee Tracy
  • Jonathan Butner
  • Fiona S. Horner
  • Nancy A. Allen

Best Publications

  • Internet Paradox Revisited

    Robert Kraut;Sara Kiesler;Bonka Boneva;Jonathon N. Cummings

  • A meta-analytic review of benefit finding and growth.

    Vicki S. Helgeson;Kerry A. Reynolds;Patricia L. Tomich

  • Sex Differences in Coping Behavior: A Meta-Analytic Review and an Examination of Relative Coping

    Lisa K. Tamres;Denise Janicki;Vicki S. Helgeson

  • Relation of agency and communion to well-being: Evidence and potential explanations.

    Vicki S. Helgeson

  • Social Support and Adjustment to Cancer: Reconciling Descriptive, Correlational, and Intervention Research

    Vicki S. Helgeson;Sheldon Cohen

  • Is finding something good in the bad always good? Benefit finding among women with breast cancer.

    Patricia L. Tomich;Vicki S. Helgeson

  • Social support and quality of life.

    Vicki S. Helgeson

  • Psychological and physical adjustment to breast cancer over 4 years: identifying distinct trajectories of change.

    Vicki S Helgeson;Pamela R. Snyder;Howard Seltman

  • Is it beneficial to involve a family member? A meta-analysis of psychosocial interventions for chronic illness.

    Lynn M. Martire;Amy P. Lustig;Richard Schulz;Gregory E. Miller

  • Group support interventions for women with breast cancer: who benefits from what?

    Vicki S. Helgeson;Sheldon Cohen;Richard Schulz;Joyce Yasko

  • Review and Meta-analysis of Couple-Oriented Interventions for Chronic Illness

    Lynn M. Martire;Richard Schulz;Vicki S. Helgeson;Brent J. Small

  • Five years later: a cross-sectional comparison of breast cancer survivors with healthy women.

    Patriciav L. Tomich;Vicki S. Helgeson

  • Psychology of Gender

    Vicki S. Helgeson

  • Introduction to the special section: growth following highly stressful life events--current status and future directions.

    Crystal L. Park;Vicki S. Helgeson

  • The Psychology of Gender

    Vicki S. Helgeson

  • Social Constraints, Intrusive Thoughts, and Mental Health after Prostate Cancer

    Stephen J. Lepore;Vicki S. Helgeson

  • Two Important Distinctions in Social Support: Kind of Support and Perceived Versus Received1

    Vicki S. Helgeson

  • Type of social support matters for prediction of posttraumatic growth among cancer survivors

    Maya J. Schroevers;Vicki S. Helgeson;Robbert Sanderman;Adelita V. Ranchor

  • Education and Peer Discussion Group Interventions and Adjustment to Breast Cancer

    Vicki S. Helgeson;Sheldon Cohen;Richard Schulz;Joyce Yasko

  • Self-generated feelings of control and adjustment to physical illness.

    Shelley E. Taylor;Vicki S. Helgeson;Geoffrey M. Reed;Laurie A. Skokan

Frequent Co-Authors

Cynthia A. Berg
Cynthia A. Berg University of Utah
Richard Schulz
Richard Schulz University of Pittsburgh
Stephen J. Lepore
Stephen J. Lepore Temple University
Jonathan Butner
Jonathan Butner University of Utah
Adelita V. Ranchor
Adelita V. Ranchor University Medical Center Groningen
Robbert Sanderman
Robbert Sanderman University of Groningen
Sheldon Cohen
Sheldon Cohen Carnegie Mellon University
Lynn M. Martire
Lynn M. Martire Pennsylvania State University
Michael F. Scheier
Michael F. Scheier Carnegie Mellon University
Margaret S. Clark
Margaret S. Clark Yale University

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