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Department of Human Development and Family Studies
College of Health and Human Sciences

Human Development and Family Studies Publications

Selected Publications

+Denotes student of Dr. Lucas-Thompson’s 

  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G., +Miller, R.L., +Moran, M.J., +Rzonca, A., +Krause, J.T., +Montavon, J.K., Johnson, S.A., Haddock, S, A., Zimmerman, T.S., & Shomaker, L.B. (2023). “Scaling out” a mindfulness-based intervention through a youth mentoring program: Preliminary evidence for feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy. Mindfulness. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-024-02334-5
  • Miller, R. L., Shomaker, L., Prince, M., Haddock, S., Zimmerman, T., Krause, J., Rzonca, A., Lavender, J., Sibinga, E., & Lucas-Thompson, R. G. (in press). The benefits of mindfulness training for momentary mindfulness and emotion regulation: a randomized controlled trial for adolescents exposed to chronic stressors. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.
  • +Moran, M.J., +Rzonca, A.J., +Miller, R.L., +Krause, J.T., +Adams, M.S., +Rigsby, B.A., Prince, M.A., & Lucas-Thompson, R.G. Does motivation for practicing mindfulness moderate the effects of mindfulness training in stressed adults? (2023). Counseling and Psychotherapy Research. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12724
  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G., Prince, M.A., +Rigsby, B.A., +Adams, M.S., +Miller, R.L., +Rzonca, A., +Krause, J.T., +Moran, M.J., Piehler, T.F., Morrell, N., & Shomaker, L.B. (2023). Preliminary evaluation of Learning to BREATHE PLUS for college students: Does a multi-modal adaptive supplement boost effects of a mindfulness-based intervention? Mindfulness, 14, 2699-2715. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-023-02229-x
  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G., +Moran, M., +Miller, R.M., +Adams, M.A., +Seiter, N.S., +Rayburn, S., & Prince, M.A. (2023). Does a mindfulness-based intervention strengthen mindfulness stress buffering effects in adolescence? A preliminary investigation. Current Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-04520-5
  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G., +Moran, M., & Crain, T.L. (2022). Testing bidirectional within-person associations between dispositional mindfulness and sleep in adolescence. Personality and Individual Differences, 186, 111365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.111365
  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G., +Seiter, N.S., +Miller, R.L., +Rigsby, B., & Crain, T.L. (2022). Inadequate sleep moderates effects of interparental conflict appraisals on adolescent adjustment. Sleep Health, 8. 82-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2021.10.012
  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G., Crain, T.L., +Brossoit, R.M. (2021). Measuring sleep duration in adolescence: Comparing subjective and objective daily methods. Sleep Health, 7, 79-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2020.06.005
  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G., +Miller, R.L., +Seiter, N.S., Prince, M.A., Crain, T.L., & Shomaker, L.B. (2021). Within-person variations in mindfulness mediate effects of daily stressors on psychological distress in adolescence. Psychology and Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2021.1929982
  • +Seiter, N.S., Lucas-Thompson, R.G., Prince, M.A., Quirk, K., & Coatsworth, J.D. (2021). Mindful partnering: Introducing a novel theoretical construct and testing the psychometric properties of the Mindful Partnering Measure. Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332691.2021.1926386
  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G., +Miller, R.L., +Seiter, N.S. (2021). Dispositional mindfulness is predicted by interactions between interparental conflict and parent-child relationship quality. Personality and Individual Differences, 172, 110556. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.110556
  • +Seiter, N.S., Lucas-Thompson, R.G., Prince, M.A., Quirk, K., & Coatsworth, J.D. (2021). Mindful partnering: Introducing a novel theoretical construct and testing the psychometric properties of the Mindful Partnering Measure. Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332691.2021.1926386
  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G., +Miller, R.L., +Seiter, N.S., Prince, M.A., Crain, T.L., & Shomaker, L.B. (2021). Within-person variations in mindfulness mediate effects of daily stressors on psychological distress in adolescence. Psychology and Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2021.1929982
  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G., Crain, T.L., +Brossoit, R.M. (2021). Measuring sleep duration in adolescence: Comparing subjective and objective daily methods. Sleep Health, 7, 79-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2020.06.005
  • +Miller, R.L., +Moran, M., Shomaker, L.B., Sanchez, N., +Seiter, N., +Rayburn, S., +Verros, M., Johnson, S.A., & Lucas-Thompson, R.G. (2021). Health effects of COVID-19 for vulnerable adolescents in a randomized controlled trial. School Psychology, 36, 293-302. https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000458
  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G., Weiler, L.M., Haddock, S.A., Henry, K.L., Zimmerman, T.S., Krafchick, J., +Prabhu, N. (2021). “Listening In”: Improving the science and practice of mentoring through naturalistic observations of mentor-mentee relationships. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 30, 253-262. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-020-01777-3
  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G., +Seiter, N.S., +Miller, R.L., +Rigsby, B., & Crain, T.L. (2021). Inadequate sleep moderates effects of interparental conflict appraisals on adolescent adjustment. Sleep Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2021.10.012
  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G., +Moran, M., & Crain, T.L. (2022). Testing bidirectional within-person associations between dispositional mindfulness and sleep in adolescence. Personality and Individual Differences, 186, 111365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.111365.
  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G., +Rayburn, S., +Seiter, N.S., Broderick, P.C., Smyth, J.M., Coatsworth, J.D., & Henry, K.L. (2020). Learning to BREATHE “Plus”: A multi-modal adaptive supplement to an evidence-based mindfulness intervention for adolescents. Frontiers in Public Health, 8, 760.
  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G., +Miller, R.L., +Seiter, N.S. (2020). Dispositional mindfulness is predicted by interactions between interparental conflict and parent-child relationship quality. Personality and Individual Differences. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.110556
  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G., +Seiter, N.S., +Miller, R.L., & Crain, T.L. (2020). Does dispositional mindfulness buffer the links of stressful life experiences with adolescent adjustment and sleep? Stress and Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2980
  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G., +Seiter, N., & Lunkenheimer, E.S. (2020). Interparental conflict and attention to angry interpersonal interactions, and for adolescent anxiety. Family Relations, 69, 1041-1054. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12505
  • +Seiter, N.S., & Lucas-Thompson, R.G. (2020). Marital conflict in the context of novel stress: Associations with physiological stress functioning. Family Relations, 69, 727-742. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12429
  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G., +Seiter, N., Broderick, P.C., & Coatsworth, J.D. (2020). Mindfulness interventions to reduce impact of interparental conflict on adolescents. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 29, 392-402. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-019-01599-y
  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G., +Seiter, N., Broderick, P.C., Coatsworth, J.D., Henry, K.L., +McKernan, C.J., & Smyth, J.M. (2019). The Moving to Mindful (M2M) Study Protocol: Testing a Mindfulness Group plus Ecological Momentary Intervention to Decrease Stress and Anxiety in Adolescents from High-Conflict Homes with a Mixed-Method Longitudinal Design. British Medical Journal Open, 9, e030948. doi:1136/bmjopen-2019-030948
  • +Seiter, N.S., Lucas-Thompson, R.G., & Henry, K. (2019). Couple communication behaviors and diurnal cortisol behaviors. Journal of Family Issues, 40, 2871-2892.
  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G., +Miller, R.L., +Seiter, N.S., & Prince, M.A. (2019). Dispositional mindfulness predicts cortisol, cardiovascular, and psychological stress responses in adolescence. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 110, 104405
  • Shomaker, L.B., Berman, Z., Burke, M., Annameier, S.K., Pivarunas, B., Sanchez, N., Smith, A.D., Hendrich, S., Riggs, N.R., Legget, K.T., Cornier, M.A., Melby, C., Johnson, S.A., & Lucas-Thompson, R.G. (2019). Mindfulness-based group intervention in adolescents at-risk for excess weight gain: A randomized controlled pilot study. Appetite, 140, 213-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2019.05.022
  • +Seiter, N., Lucas-Thompson, R.G., & Graham, D.J. (2019). Interparental conflict moderates the association between neighborhood stress and adolescent health. Journal of Family Psychology, 33, 253-258.
  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G., Broderick, P.C., Coatsworth, J.D., & Smyth, J.M. (2019). New avenues for promoting mindfulness in adolescence using mHealth. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 28, 131-139.
  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G., +McKernan, C., & Henry, K.L. (2018). Unraveling current and future adolescent depression: The role of stress reactivity across physiological systems. Developmental Psychology, 54, 1650-1660.
  • +McKernan, C., & Lucas-Thompson, R.G. (2018). Autonomic nervous system coordination moderates links of negative, threatening interparental conflict with adolescent externalizing behaviors. Developmental Psychology, 54, 1697-1708
  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G., Henry, K.L., +McKernan, C. (2018). Is cortisol production in response to an acute stressor associated with diurnal cortisol production during adolescence? Developmental Psychobiology, 60, 449-457.
  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G., & George, M.R. (2017). Do marital conflict behaviors in response to a novel stressor uniquely predict adolescent outcomes? Journal of Child and Family Studies, 26, 2505-2518.
  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G., & George, M.R. (2017). Are there individual and sibling differences in appraisals of interparental conflict? Journal of Family Psychology, 31, 933-938.
  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G., Lunkenheimer, E.S., & +Dumitrache, A. (2017). Associations between marital conflict and adolescent conflict appraisals, stress physiology, and mental health. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 46, 379-393.
  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G., +Dumitrache, A.+, Sparks, A.Q. (2017). Appraisals of interparental conflict and change in attention to emotion after exposure to marital conflict. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 26, 2175-2181.
  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G., George, M., +Sparks, A.Q. (2016). TRUST: An innovative tool for investigating marital conflict in response to a novel stressor. Journal of Family Psychology, 30, 625-632.
  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G., Lunkenheimer, E.S., & Granger, D.A. (2016). Adolescent conflict appraisals moderate the link between marital conflict and physiological stress reactivity. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 27, 173-188. doi:1111/jora.12264
  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G., & Granger, D.A. (2014). Parent-child relationship quality moderates the link between marital conflict and adolescents’ physiological responses to social evaluative threat. Journal of Family Psychology, 28, 538-548. doi: 10.1037/a0037328
  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G. (2014). Relationship quality with parents, stressful life events, and cortisol production in emerging adulthood. Emerging Adulthood, 2, 92-104.
  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G., & +Hostinar, C. (2013). Family income and appraisals of parental conflict as predictors of psychological adjustment and diurnal cortisol in emerging adulthood. Journal of Family Psychology, 27, 784-794.
  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G., & Holman, E.A. (2013). Environmental stress, oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) polymorphism, and mental health following collective stress. Hormones & Behavior, 63, 615-624.
  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G. (2012). Associations of marital conflict with emotional and physiological stress: Evidence for different patterns of dysregulation. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 22, 704–721.
  • Lucas-Thompson, R.G., & Goldberg, W.A. (2011). Family relationships and children’s stress responses. Advances in Child Development and Behavior, 40, 243-299.
  • Holman, E.A., Lucas-Thompson, R.G., & Liu, T. (2011). Social constraints, genetic vulnerability, and mental health following collective stress. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 24, 497-505. doi: 10.1002/jts.20671
  • Lucas-Thompson, R. & Clarke-Stewart, K.A. (2007). Forecasting friendship: The links from marital quality, maternal mood, and attachment security to children’s peer relationships. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 28, 499-514.