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  1. “Tell me what I'm doing wrong”: Criticism of parenting choices and mental health during COVID-19

    Article • Early Childhood Research Quarterly, January 2025, Elsevier

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  2. The influence of access to care on the health literacy of families in Mexico

    Article • Health Promotion International, December 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  3. Interactions of gender inequality and parental discipline predicting child aggression in low‐ and middle‐income countries

    Article • Child Development, August 2024, Wiley

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward, Dr Pamela Davis-Kean

  4. Examining Coping Strategies and Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence for the Protective Role of Problem-Focused Coping

    Article • Health & Social Work, June 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  5. Parent–child conflict and adolescent health literacy in Mexico: Results from a nationwide dyad study in Mexico

    Article • Global Public Health, March 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  6. Childhood Family Transitions and Adolescent Dating Behaviors: A Longitudinal Study

    Article • Journal of Child and Family Studies, January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  7. Parent Physical and Psychological Aggression and Youth Dating Violence: A Latent Class Analysis Approach

    Article • Journal of Interpersonal Violence, December 2023, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  8. Associations between 11 parental discipline behaviours and child outcomes across 60 countries

    Article • BMJ Open, October 2023, BMJ

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  9. Shared parental responsiveness among fathers and mothers with low income and early child outcomes

    Article • Family Relations, June 2023, Wiley

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  10. The link between ACEs, income, and maternal depressive symptoms through a racial and ethnic lens: A moderated-mediation analysis

    Article • Mental Health & Prevention, June 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  11. Examining coping and acculturative stress as mediators between perceived discrimination and internalising symptoms among African immigrants

    Article • International Journal of Social Welfare, January 2023, Wiley

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  12. Applying Socio-Emotional Information Processing theory to explain child abuse risk: Emerging patterns from the COVID-19 pandemic

    Article • Child Abuse & Neglect, January 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  13. Gender Inequality in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Associations with Parental Physical Abuse and Moderation by Child Gender

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  14. Working memory development from early childhood to adolescence using two nationally representative samples.

    Article • Developmental Psychology, June 2022, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Sammy Ahmed, Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward, Dr Pamela Davis-Kean

  15. The Transition to Siblinghood: An Understudied Yet Influential Process Pertinent to Social Work Research

    Article • Social Work, February 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  16. Anxiety and Depression During COVID-19: Are Adults in Households with Children Faring Worse?

    Article • Journal of General Internal Medicine, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  17. Applying Socio-Emotional Information Processing Theory to Explain Child Abuse Risk: Emerging Patterns from the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Article • September 2021, Center for Open Science

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  18. Multilevel ecological analysis of the predictors of spanking across 65 countries

    Article • BMJ Open, August 2021, BMJ

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  19. Parenting During COVID-19: A Sentiment and Topic Modeling Analysis of Reddit Data

    Article • July 2021, Center for Open Science

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  20. Working memory development from early childhood to adolescence using two nationally representative samples

    Article • June 2021, Center for Open Science

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward, Dr Pamela Davis-Kean

  21. Associations Between 11 Parental Discipline Behaviors and Child Outcomes Across 60 Countries

    Article • June 2021, Center for Open Science

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  22. A Multilevel Ecological Analysis of the Predictors of Spanking Across 65 Countries

    Article • May 2021, Center for Open Science

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  23. “Tell me what I’m doing wrong”: Criticism of parenting choices and mental health during COVID-19

    Article • May 2021, Center for Open Science

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  24. Longitudinal Analysis of Short-term Changes in Relationship Conflict During COVID-19: A Risk and Resilience Perspective

    Article • Journal of Interpersonal Violence, April 2021, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  25. Parenting activities and the transition to home-based education during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Article • Children and Youth Services Review, March 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  26. Media Use and Men’s Approval of Intimate Partner Violence in Honduras

    Article • Journal of Interpersonal Violence, February 2021, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  27. A Randomized Clinical Trial Testing a Parenting Intervention Among Afghan and Rohingya Refugees in Malaysia

    Article • Family Process, September 2020, Wiley

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  28. Household economic hardship as a moderator of the associations between maternal spanking and child externalizing behavior problems

    Article • Child Abuse & Neglect, September 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  29. Mothers’ and fathers’ parenting stress, responsiveness, and child wellbeing among low-income families

    Article • Children and Youth Services Review, September 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  30. Immigrant Generation, Race, and Socioeconomic Outcomes of Mothers in Urban Cities: Who Fares Better?

    Article • Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, August 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  31. Retreat Intervention Effectiveness for Female Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

    Article • Research on Social Work Practice, May 2020, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  32. Attachment Style and the Association of Spanking and Child Externalizing Behavior

    Article • Academic Pediatrics, May 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  33. Physical punishment and Colombian children and adolescents' cognitive and behavioral outcomes

    Article • Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, May 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  34. A Bayesian analysis of associations between neighborhoods, spanking and child externalizing behavior

    Article • Children and Youth Services Review, May 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  35. The Importance of Biological Parent Coparenting in an American Indian Stepfamily Context

    Article • Social Work Research, September 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  36. Physical Punishment and Child Externalizing Behavior: Comparing American Indian, White, and African American Children

    Article • Journal of Interpersonal Violence, July 2019, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  37. Emerging Adult Attachment and Alcohol Abuse Among American Indians Raised in Stepfamilies

    Article • The British Journal of Social Work, June 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  38. The Effectiveness of Neurofeedback in an Outpatient Setting: A Multilevel Modeling Approach

    Article • Research on Social Work Practice, February 2019, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  39. Using Bayesian analysis to examine associations between spanking and child externalizing behavior across race and ethnic groups

    Article • Child Abuse & Neglect, December 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  40. Perceived stepfamily closeness and American Indian depression

    Article • Journal of Family Issues, October 2018, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  41. Social support, depression, and trauma among men in Kazakhstan

    Article • Journal of Traumatic Stress, October 2018, Wiley

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  42. Randomized controlled trial among female refugees

    Article • American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, July 2018, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  43. Spiritual genograms with LDS clients

    Article • Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work Social Thought, March 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  44. Mental health assessment among refugees in Malaysia

    Article • International Journal of Social Welfare, March 2018, Wiley

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward

  45. Stepfamily relationship quality and prescription drug abuse

    Article • The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, December 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Kaitlin Paxton Ward