Scholarship
Selected Publications
Research from Dr. Cai and the CONNECT Lab, grouped by theme. A publication may appear under more than one theme. Lab authors are shown in bold; an asterisk (*) marks a student author.
Biological Processes
Developmental Neuroscience
Association between neighborhood opportunity, cognitive function, and brain structure in youths
Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science, 5(5), 100533
Longitudinal associations between neighborhood safety and adolescent adjustment: The moderating role of affective neural sensitivity
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 67, 101380
Depressive symptoms during the transition to adolescence: Left hippocampal volume as a marker of social context sensitivity
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(37), e2321965121
Psychophysiology & Autonomic Functioning
Linking mothers' autonomic functioning and their autonomy-relevant parenting
Developmental Psychobiology, 68(2), e70132
Youth coping and cardiac autonomic functioning: Implications for social and academic adjustment
Developmental Psychobiology, 64(8), e22338
Linking parental monitoring and psychological control with internalizing symptoms in early adolescence: The moderating role of vagal tone
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 48(6), 809–821
Social Contexts
Neighborhood & Ecological Environment
Association between neighborhood opportunity, cognitive function, and brain structure in youths
Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science, 5(5), 100533
Heterogeneity in developmental trajectories of internalizing and externalizing symptomatology: Associations with risk and protective factors
Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 57(5), 1466–1477
The impact of school reopening on Chinese adolescents' mental health during COVID-19: Considering the role of academic stress and academic orientation
Journal of Adolescent Health, 75(4), 560–568
Longitudinal associations between neighborhood safety and adolescent adjustment: The moderating role of affective neural sensitivity
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 67, 101380
Depressive symptoms during the transition to adolescence: Left hippocampal volume as a marker of social context sensitivity
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(37), e2321965121
Parenting & Family
Antecedents and influences of Chinese parental communication about COVID-19 pandemic: The moderating role of parental burnout
Developmental Psychology
Academic challenges during early adolescence: Mothers' advice and youth responses to advice
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 92, 101648
Linking academic worries and youth academic adjustment: The role of parental involvement
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 76, 101325
Linking parental monitoring and psychological control with internalizing symptoms in early adolescence: The moderating role of vagal tone
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 48(6), 809–821
Adolescent coping with academic challenges: The role of parental socialization of coping
Journal of Adolescence, 81, 27–38
Peer Relationships
Social goals as predictors of children's in vivo emotional responses to social challenges
Child Development, 94(2), 424–438
Reciprocal associations between adolescent peer relationships and sleep
Sleep Health, 6(6), 743–748
Behavior in Context
Naturalistic Interactions
Linking mothers' autonomic functioning and their autonomy-relevant parenting
Developmental Psychobiology, 68(2), e70132
Academic challenges during early adolescence: Mothers' advice and youth responses to advice
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 92, 101648
Social goals as predictors of children's in vivo emotional responses to social challenges
Child Development, 94(2), 424–438
Other
Physical Health, Sleep & Nutrition
The relationship between maternal and infant sleep duration across the first two years
Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 44(6), e421–e428
Bedtimes, bedtime routines, and children's sleep across the first 2 years of life
Sleep, 44(8), zsab045
Lab authors in bold; * indicates a student author. A publication may be listed under more than one theme. For a complete and current list, contact Dr. Cai.