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Department of Psychology Ph: (619) 594-5358 Life Sciences 110
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Department of Psychology Office Location: Alv-6363 Ste. 103/6 Mail Code: 1863 Research Interests Dr. Price's research focuses on understanding the parameters of the social-environmental conditions (i.e., parent and peers relationships) necessary for normal development, the consequences for individual development when social-environmental conditions fall outside the species-normal range, and how best to develop and implement preventative intervention programs for children whose social-environmental conditions fail to provide the conditions necessary for normal development. Toward this end, Dr. Price's recent research has focused on examining the social development and social cognitive processes of various populations of maltreated children, including children living with their natural parents and those living with foster parents, and examining the role friendships and peer relationships may play in either exacerbating or ameliorating the psychosocial problems that develop as a consequence of maltreatment. Dr. Price has also examined the antecedents and consequences of being victimized (i.e., bullied) by peers. Students have opportunities for learning how to assess children's social cognitive abilities (e.g., attributional styles, social problem solving strategies), perceptions of their relationships with parents and peers, and affective states (e.g., feelings of loneliness and social anxiety). Students also have opportunities for learning techniques for conducting behavioral observations in natural (e.g., school playground) and semi-natural (e.g., contrived playgroup) settings, and for coding and analyzing sequences of social interactions. Representative student (*) and faculty projects Price, J. M., *Heinrick, T., & Litrownik, A. (Under Review). Friendships of foster children: Relations to placement and psychosocial adjustment. *Booth, J . (in press). The Nature of Child Vulnerability: History, Traditions, and Definitions. To appear in R. Ingram & J. Price (Eds.) Handbook of Vulnerability Across the Life-Span. New York: Guilford Publishing, Inc. *Booth, J., & Price, J. M. (1999). Biopsychosocial factors associated with somatic complaints in children. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Behavioral Medicine , 1999. *Booth, J., & Price, J. M. (1999). Correlates and stability of teacher ratings of peer victimization. Paper presented at the 1999 biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development , Albuquerque, NM. *Dorman, N. (1999). Parental Perceptions of Children's Peer Relationships . Master's Thesis, San Diego State University. *Johnson, S. (1999). Social information processing patterns of autistic children . Master's Thesis, San Diego State University. Price, J. M., *Johnson, S. (1999). Behavioral problems and social adjustment of Maltreated children during early elementary school. Society for Research in Child Development , Albuquerque, NM. Price, J. M. & *Brew, V. (1998). Peer relationships of foster children: Developmental and mental health service implications. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology , 19 , 199-218. Price, J. M. & Landsverk, J. (1998) . Social information-processing patterns as predictors of social adaptation and behavior problems among maltreated children in foster care. Child Abuse & Neglect, 22 , 845-858. *Johnson, S., *Resnick, N., *Landau, J. , & Price, J. M.(1998). Attention-getting strategies as an indicator of social and behavioral problems. Western Psychological Association , Albuquerque. *Smith, D., *Sandroni, A., & Price, J. M. (1998). Stability of social information-processing patterns during early elementary school. Western Psychological Association , Albuquerque. *McLaughlin, S. C. & Price, J. M., *Mejia, E., & *Yearwood, A. M (1997). and Antecedents consequences of relational aggression in small play Groups . Society for Research in Child Development , Washington, D. C. *Peters, B. & Price, J. M. (1997). The relation between parental expectations and perceptions and children's behavior problems. Society for Research in Child Development , Washington, D. C.
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