Publications
Hammer*, A. T., Grau, J.M., Silberman*, S. G., Smith*, E.N. (2019). Dyadic synchrony among young Latina mothers and their toddlers: The role of maternal and child behavior. Infant Behavior and Development, 57. DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2019.101378
Silberman*, S.G., Grau, J.M., Castellanos*, P., Duran*, P.A., Smith*, E.N. (2019). Friend Support and the Parenting Behavior of Latina Adolescent Mothers: The Moderating Role of Maternal Age. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 29, 1444-1457. DOI: 10.1007/s10826-019-01647-7
Wood, L.E.*, Grau, J.M. (2018). Associations Between Maternal Control and Child Defiance Among Puerto Rican-Origin Adolescent Mothers and Their Toddlers: A Person-Centered Examination. Journal Of Latina/O Psychology, 6(4), 264-275. DOI: 10.1037/lat0000120
Wood*, L.E. & Grau, J. M., Smith*, E., Duran*, P.A., Castellanos*, P. (2017). The influence of cultural orientation on association between between Puerto Rican adolescent mothers parenting and toddler compliance and defiance. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 23, 300-309. DOI: 10.1037/cdp0000109
Grau, J. M., Castellanos*, P., Smith*, E., Duran*, P.A., Silberman*, S.G., & Wood*, L.E. (2017). Psychological Adjustment among Young Puerto Rican Mothers: Perceived Partner Support and the Moderating Role of Latino Cultural Orientation. Journal of Latino Psychology, 5, 45-60. DOI: 10.1037/lat0000064
Grau, J. M., Duran*, P.A., Castellanos*, P., Smith*, E., Silberman*, S.G., & Wood*, L.E. (2015). Developmental outcomes of toddlers of young Latina mothers: Cultural, family and parenting factors. Infant Behavior and Development, 41, 113-126. DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2015.08.001
Smith*, E. N., Grau, J. M., Duran*, P. A., Castellanos*, P. (2013). Maternal depressive symptoms and child behavior problems among Latina adolescent mothers: The buffering effect of mother-reported partner child care involvement. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 59, 304-329. DOI: 10.13110/merrpalmquar1982.59.3.0304
Grau, J., Wilson, K., Weller*, E., Castellanos*, P., & Duran*, P. (2012). Adolescent Parenting: Risk and Protective Factors in the Context of Poverty. In V. Maholmes, & R. B. King (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of poverty and child development. New York: Oxford University Press. DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199769100.013.0009
Villarruel, F., Carlo, G., Grau, J. Azmitia, M., Cabrera, N., & Chain, J. (Eds.). (2009). Handbook of US Latino Psychology: Developmental and Community Based Perspectives. Thousand Oaks, Ca: Sage Publications.
Grau, J., Azmitia, M., & Quattlebaum*, J. Latino Families: Parenting, relational, and developmental processes. (2009). In F. Villarruel, G. Carlo, J. Grau, M. Azmitia, N. Cabrera, & J. Chain (Eds.). Handbook of US Latino Psychology: Developmental and Community Based Perspectives. Thousand Oaks, Ca: Sage Publications.
Quintana, S., Aboud, F., Chao, R., Contreras-Grau, J., Cross, W., Hudley, C., Hughes, D., Liben, L., Nelson-Le Gall, S. & Vietze, D. (2006). Race, Ethnicity, and Culture in Child Development: Contemporary Research and Future Directions. Child Development, 77, 1129-1141. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2006.00951.x
Teichman*, J. & Contreras-Grau, J. (2006). Acculturation and teaching styles among young Mainland Puerto Rican Mothers. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 28, 84-101. DOI: 10.1177/0739986305284092
Gentzler*, A., Contreras-Grau, J., Kerns, K., & Weimer*, B. (2005). Emotional communication between parents and children: Associations with child coping in middle-childhood. Social Development, 14, 591-612. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2005.00319.x
Narang*, D. & Contreras, J. (2005). The role of dissociation and affective family environment in the intergenerational cycle of child abuse. Child Abuse and Neglect, 29, 683-699. DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2004.11.003
López*, I., & Contreras, J. (2005). The best of both worlds? Biculturality, acculturation and adjustment among young mainland Puerto Rican mothers. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 36,192-208. DOI: 10.1177/0022022104272901
Contreras, J. (2004). Parenting behaviors among mainland Puerto Rican adolescent mothers: The role of grandmother and partner involvement. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 14, 341-368. DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2004.00078.x
Lugo Steidel*, A. G., & Contreras, J. M. (2003). A new familism scale for use with Latino populations. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 25, 312-330. DOI: 10.1177/0739986303256912
Contreras, J., Kerns, K. & Neal-Barnett, A. (Eds.). (2002). Latino Children and Families in The United States: Current Research and Future Directions. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
Contreras, J., Narang*, D., Ikhlas*, M., & Teichman*, J. (2002). A conceptual model of the determinants of parenting among Latina adolescent mothers. In J. Contreras, K. Kerns & A. Neal-Barnett (Eds.). Latino Children and Families in the United States: Current Research and Future Directions. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
Contreras, J. (2002). A research agenda on Latino children and families: Recommendations from the 2000 Kent Psychology Forum. In J. Contreras, A., K. Kerns, & A. Neal-Barnett (Eds.). Latino Children and Families in the United States: Current Research and Future Directions. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
Neal-Barnett, A., Contreras, J., & Kerns, K. (Eds.) (2001). Forging Links: African American Children Clinical Developmental Perspectives. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
Contreras, J. (2000). Parents’ recall of childhood relationships and sense of love worthiness: Associations with children’s socioemotional functioning in middle childhood. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 46, 491-513.
Kerns, K., Tomich*, P., Aspelmeier*, J., & Contreras, J. (2000). Attachment based assessments of parent-child relationships in middle childhood. Developmental Psychology, 36, 614-626. DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.36.5.614
Contreras, J., Kerns, K., Weimer*, B., & Gentzer*, A., Tomich*, P. (2000). Emotion regulation as a mediator of associations between parent-child attachment and peer relationships in middle childhood. Journal of Family Psychology, 14, 111-124. DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.14.1.111
Narang*, D., & Contreras, J. (2000). Dissociation as a mediator between child abuse history and adult abuse potential. Child Abuse and Neglect, 24,653-665. DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(00)00132-0
Kerns, K., Contreras, J., & Neal-Barnett (Eds.). (2000). Family and Peers: Linking Two Social Worlds. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
Contreras, J., & Kerns, K. (2000). Emotion regulation processes: Explaining links between parent-child attachment and peer relationships. In K. Kerns, J. Contreras, A. Neal-Barnett (Eds.), Family and peers: Linking two social worlds. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
Contreras, J., Mangelsdorf, S., Rhodes, J., Diener, M., & Brunson, L. (1999). Parent-child interaction among Latina adolescent mothers: The role of family and social support. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 9, 417-439. DOI: 10.1207/s15327795jra0904_3
Contreras, J., López*, I., Rivera*, E., Raymond-Smith*, L., & Rothstein*, K. (1999). Social Support among Puerto Rican adolescent mothers: The moderating effect of acculturation. Journal of Family Psychology, 13, 228-243. DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.13.2.228
Contreras, J., Rhodes, J., & Mangelsdorf, S. (1995). Pregnant, African American teenagers' expectations for their infants’ temperament: Individual and social network influences. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 16, 283-295. DOI: 10.1016/0193-3973(95)90036-5
Rhodes, J., Contreras, J., & Mangelsdorf, S. (1994). Natural mentor relationships among Latina adolescent mothers: Psychological adjustment, moderating processes, and the role of early parental acceptance. American Journal of Community Psychology, 22, 211-227. DOI: 10.1007/BF02506863
Note: An * Denotes a Kent State University student
Silberman*, S.G., Grau, J.M., Castellanos*, P., Duran*, P.A., Smith*, E.N. (2019). Friend Support and the Parenting Behavior of Latina Adolescent Mothers: The Moderating Role of Maternal Age. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 29, 1444-1457. DOI: 10.1007/s10826-019-01647-7
Wood, L.E.*, Grau, J.M. (2018). Associations Between Maternal Control and Child Defiance Among Puerto Rican-Origin Adolescent Mothers and Their Toddlers: A Person-Centered Examination. Journal Of Latina/O Psychology, 6(4), 264-275. DOI: 10.1037/lat0000120
Wood*, L.E. & Grau, J. M., Smith*, E., Duran*, P.A., Castellanos*, P. (2017). The influence of cultural orientation on association between between Puerto Rican adolescent mothers parenting and toddler compliance and defiance. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 23, 300-309. DOI: 10.1037/cdp0000109
Grau, J. M., Castellanos*, P., Smith*, E., Duran*, P.A., Silberman*, S.G., & Wood*, L.E. (2017). Psychological Adjustment among Young Puerto Rican Mothers: Perceived Partner Support and the Moderating Role of Latino Cultural Orientation. Journal of Latino Psychology, 5, 45-60. DOI: 10.1037/lat0000064
Grau, J. M., Duran*, P.A., Castellanos*, P., Smith*, E., Silberman*, S.G., & Wood*, L.E. (2015). Developmental outcomes of toddlers of young Latina mothers: Cultural, family and parenting factors. Infant Behavior and Development, 41, 113-126. DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2015.08.001
Smith*, E. N., Grau, J. M., Duran*, P. A., Castellanos*, P. (2013). Maternal depressive symptoms and child behavior problems among Latina adolescent mothers: The buffering effect of mother-reported partner child care involvement. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 59, 304-329. DOI: 10.13110/merrpalmquar1982.59.3.0304
Grau, J., Wilson, K., Weller*, E., Castellanos*, P., & Duran*, P. (2012). Adolescent Parenting: Risk and Protective Factors in the Context of Poverty. In V. Maholmes, & R. B. King (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of poverty and child development. New York: Oxford University Press. DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199769100.013.0009
Villarruel, F., Carlo, G., Grau, J. Azmitia, M., Cabrera, N., & Chain, J. (Eds.). (2009). Handbook of US Latino Psychology: Developmental and Community Based Perspectives. Thousand Oaks, Ca: Sage Publications.
Grau, J., Azmitia, M., & Quattlebaum*, J. Latino Families: Parenting, relational, and developmental processes. (2009). In F. Villarruel, G. Carlo, J. Grau, M. Azmitia, N. Cabrera, & J. Chain (Eds.). Handbook of US Latino Psychology: Developmental and Community Based Perspectives. Thousand Oaks, Ca: Sage Publications.
Quintana, S., Aboud, F., Chao, R., Contreras-Grau, J., Cross, W., Hudley, C., Hughes, D., Liben, L., Nelson-Le Gall, S. & Vietze, D. (2006). Race, Ethnicity, and Culture in Child Development: Contemporary Research and Future Directions. Child Development, 77, 1129-1141. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2006.00951.x
Teichman*, J. & Contreras-Grau, J. (2006). Acculturation and teaching styles among young Mainland Puerto Rican Mothers. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 28, 84-101. DOI: 10.1177/0739986305284092
Gentzler*, A., Contreras-Grau, J., Kerns, K., & Weimer*, B. (2005). Emotional communication between parents and children: Associations with child coping in middle-childhood. Social Development, 14, 591-612. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2005.00319.x
Narang*, D. & Contreras, J. (2005). The role of dissociation and affective family environment in the intergenerational cycle of child abuse. Child Abuse and Neglect, 29, 683-699. DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2004.11.003
López*, I., & Contreras, J. (2005). The best of both worlds? Biculturality, acculturation and adjustment among young mainland Puerto Rican mothers. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 36,192-208. DOI: 10.1177/0022022104272901
Contreras, J. (2004). Parenting behaviors among mainland Puerto Rican adolescent mothers: The role of grandmother and partner involvement. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 14, 341-368. DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2004.00078.x
Lugo Steidel*, A. G., & Contreras, J. M. (2003). A new familism scale for use with Latino populations. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 25, 312-330. DOI: 10.1177/0739986303256912
Contreras, J., Kerns, K. & Neal-Barnett, A. (Eds.). (2002). Latino Children and Families in The United States: Current Research and Future Directions. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
Contreras, J., Narang*, D., Ikhlas*, M., & Teichman*, J. (2002). A conceptual model of the determinants of parenting among Latina adolescent mothers. In J. Contreras, K. Kerns & A. Neal-Barnett (Eds.). Latino Children and Families in the United States: Current Research and Future Directions. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
Contreras, J. (2002). A research agenda on Latino children and families: Recommendations from the 2000 Kent Psychology Forum. In J. Contreras, A., K. Kerns, & A. Neal-Barnett (Eds.). Latino Children and Families in the United States: Current Research and Future Directions. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
Neal-Barnett, A., Contreras, J., & Kerns, K. (Eds.) (2001). Forging Links: African American Children Clinical Developmental Perspectives. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
Contreras, J. (2000). Parents’ recall of childhood relationships and sense of love worthiness: Associations with children’s socioemotional functioning in middle childhood. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 46, 491-513.
Kerns, K., Tomich*, P., Aspelmeier*, J., & Contreras, J. (2000). Attachment based assessments of parent-child relationships in middle childhood. Developmental Psychology, 36, 614-626. DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.36.5.614
Contreras, J., Kerns, K., Weimer*, B., & Gentzer*, A., Tomich*, P. (2000). Emotion regulation as a mediator of associations between parent-child attachment and peer relationships in middle childhood. Journal of Family Psychology, 14, 111-124. DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.14.1.111
Narang*, D., & Contreras, J. (2000). Dissociation as a mediator between child abuse history and adult abuse potential. Child Abuse and Neglect, 24,653-665. DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(00)00132-0
Kerns, K., Contreras, J., & Neal-Barnett (Eds.). (2000). Family and Peers: Linking Two Social Worlds. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
Contreras, J., & Kerns, K. (2000). Emotion regulation processes: Explaining links between parent-child attachment and peer relationships. In K. Kerns, J. Contreras, A. Neal-Barnett (Eds.), Family and peers: Linking two social worlds. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
Contreras, J., Mangelsdorf, S., Rhodes, J., Diener, M., & Brunson, L. (1999). Parent-child interaction among Latina adolescent mothers: The role of family and social support. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 9, 417-439. DOI: 10.1207/s15327795jra0904_3
Contreras, J., López*, I., Rivera*, E., Raymond-Smith*, L., & Rothstein*, K. (1999). Social Support among Puerto Rican adolescent mothers: The moderating effect of acculturation. Journal of Family Psychology, 13, 228-243. DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.13.2.228
Contreras, J., Rhodes, J., & Mangelsdorf, S. (1995). Pregnant, African American teenagers' expectations for their infants’ temperament: Individual and social network influences. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 16, 283-295. DOI: 10.1016/0193-3973(95)90036-5
Rhodes, J., Contreras, J., & Mangelsdorf, S. (1994). Natural mentor relationships among Latina adolescent mothers: Psychological adjustment, moderating processes, and the role of early parental acceptance. American Journal of Community Psychology, 22, 211-227. DOI: 10.1007/BF02506863
Note: An * Denotes a Kent State University student