Ryan E. Adams, PhD
Title
Statistician, Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Appointment
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Email
ryan.adams@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-7445
Fax
513-636-1360
Bio
Dr. Adams studies adolescent relationships, such as parent-child, friendships, and romantic relationships, and their effects on development. Currently, his research focuses on the protective effects of friendships for obese adolescents in the pathway from peer victimization to depressive symptoms.
Credentials
PhD: Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL; 2005
MA: Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL; 2000
Research
Adolescent relationships (i.e., friendships, mother-child, father-child, romantic relationships); peer victimization; aggression; obesity
Publications, Most Recent
Adams, R.E., Bartlett, N., & Bukowski, W.M. (in press) Peer victimization and social dominance as intervening variables of the link between peer liking and relational aggression.Journal of Early Adolescence.
Adams, R.E. & Bukowski, W.M., (2008). Peer victimization as a predictor of depression and body mass index as mediated by self-perception of physical appearance in obese and non-obese adolescents. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 49, 858-866.
Adams, R.E. & Bukowski, W.M. (2007). Mothers and peers as moderators of the links between childhood sexual abuse and anxiety disorders. Child Abuse and Neglect, 31, 645-656.
Adams, R.E. & Laursen, B. (2007). The Correlates of conflict: disagreement is not necessarily detrimental. Journal of Family Psychology, 21, 445-458.
Mooney, K., Laursen, B., & Adams, R.E. (2007). Social support and positive development: Looking on the bright side of adolescent close relationships. In Rainer Silbereisen and Richard Lerner (Eds.) Approaches to Positive Youth Development(pp. 189-203). London: Sage Publications.
Presentations, Most Recent
Adams, R., Santo, J., & Bukowski, W. (April 2009) How Do Best Friendships Buffer the Effects of Negative Experiences? In E. Peters (Chair), Peer Relations and Cortisol Regulation in Middle Childhood. Symposium paper presented at the meetings of the Society for Research on Child Development, Denver, CO.
Adams, R. & Cantin, S. (April 2009) Buffering Against the Effects of Peer Verbal Victimization in Overweight Adolescents: Friendship Self-Disclosure and Co-Rumination. In L. Rosen (Chair), Appearance-Based Risk Factors for Peer Victimization, Internalizing Problems, and Low Self-Esteem. Symposium paper presented at the meetings of the Society for Research on Child Development, Denver, CO.
Adams, R.E. & Laursen, B. (March 2008) Changes in parent-child relationships and friendships across early adolescence: One relationship predicts change in the other. Paper presented at the meetings of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL.
Adams, R., Santo, J., & Bukowski, W. (April, 2008). How do best friendships buffer the effects of negative experiences. In W. Graziano (Chair), Invited Symposium on Social/Personality Development. Invited paper presented at the Conference on Human Development, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Adams, R. & Bartlett, N. (March 2007) Peer Victimization and Social Dominance as Intervening Variables of the Link between Peer Liking and Relational Aggression. Paper presented at the meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development. Boston, MA.
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