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PSB Home Ellen Greenberger
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Research Professor
Ph.D. Harvard University
Phone: 824-6328
Office: 3301 SEII
A developmental psychologist with clinical training and a social psychological orientation, I am intrigued by a variety of topipcs. Adolescence, young adulthood and middle adulthood are the periods of the lifespan in which I most often conduct research. Current projects (joint with Professor Chuansheng Chen) include ongoing cross-cultural and across-ethnicities research that examines the role of family and peer relationships in adolescents' depressed mood and problem behavior; the role of "VIPs" (very important non- parental adults) in promoting adolescents' and young adults' psychosocial adjustment as they take on new life tasks; and the nature of parent-adult child relationships during the early adult years and their consequences for parents' and young adults' well-being. I am also studying young people's attitudes of entitlement and their beliefs about the nature and appropriate treatment of psychological problems.
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Web Links of Research Sites
Selected Publications
- Chang, E., Chen, C., Greenberger, E., Dooley, D., & Heckhausen, J. (2006). What do they want in life?: The life goals of a multi-ethnic, multi-generational sample of high school seniors. Journal of and Adolescence, 35, 321-332.
- Burton, M., Greenberger, E., & Hayward, C. (2005). Mapping the ethnic landscape: Personal beliefs about own group's and other groups' traits. Cross-Cultural Research, 39, 351-379.
- Dmitrieva, J., Chen, C., Greenberger, E., & Gil-Rivas, V. (2004). Family relationships and adolescent psychosocial outcomes: Converging findings from Eastern and Western cultures. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 14, 425-447.
- Farruggia, S.P., Chen, C., Greenberger, E., Dmitrieva, J., & Macek, P. (2004). Adolescent self-esteem in cross-cultural perspective: Testing measurement equivalence and a mediation model. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology,
35, 1-15.
- Beam, M.R., Gil-Rivas, V., Greenberger, E., & Chen, C. (2002). Adolescent problem behavior and depressed mood: Risk and protection within and across social contexts. Journal of Youth & Adolescence, 31, 343-357.
- Beam, M.R., Chen, C., & Greenberger, E. (2002). The nature of the relationships between adolescents and their "very important" nonparental adults. American Journal of Community Psychology, 30, 305-325.
- Chen, C., Edwards, K., Young, B.K., & Greenberger. E. (2001). Close relationships between Asian and European American college students. Journal of Social Psychology, 141, 85-100.
- Greenberger, E., Chen, C., Beam, M., Whang, S-M., & Dong, Q. (2000). The perceived social contexts of adolescents' misconduct: A comparative study of youths in three cultures. Journal of Research on Adolescence. 10, 369-392.
- Greenberger, E., Chen, C., Tally, S., & Dong, Q. (2000). Family, peer, and individual correlates of depressive symptomatology in U.S. and Chinese adolescents. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68, 202-219.
- Schwab-Stone, M., Chen, C., Greenberger, E., Silver, D., & Voyce, C. (1999). No safe haven II: The effects of violence exposure on urban youth. Journal of the American Acadamy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 38, 359-367.
- Chen, C., Greenberger, E., Lester, J., Dong, Q., & Guo, M.S. (1998). A cross-cultural study of family and peer correlates of adolescent misconduct. Developmental Psychology, 34, 770-781.
- Greenberger, E., Chen, C., & Beam, M.R. (1998). The role of "very important" non- parental adults in adolescent development, Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 27, 321- 343.
- Greenberger, E., & Chen, C. (1996). Perceived family relationships and depressed mood in early and late adolescence: A comparison of European and Asian Americans. Developmental Psychology, 32, 707-716.
- O'Neil, R. & Greenberger, E. (1994). Patterns of commitment to work and parenting: Implications for role strain. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 56, 101-118.
- Greenberger, E. & O'Neil, R. (1993). Spouse, parent, worker: Role commitments and role-related experiences in the construction of adults' well- being. Developmental Psychology, 29, 181-197.
- Greenberger, E. & O'Neil, R. (1992). Maternal employment and perceptions of young children: Bronfenbrenner et al. revisited. Child Development, 63, 431-448.
- Greenberger, E. & Goldberg, W.A. (1989). Work, parenting, and the socialization of children. Developmental Psychology, 25, 22-35.
- Greenberger, E. & Steinberg, L. (1986). When teenagers work: The psychological and social costs of adolescent employment. New York: Basic Books.
- Greenberger, E. (1984). Defining psychosocial maturity in adolescence. In P.J. Karoly & J.J. Steffens (Eds.), Advances in Behavior Therapy for Adolescents. Lexington, MA: Heath.
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