Prudence F Cuper, Graduate Student    Edit

Research Summary:
My research interests include emotion regulation strategies, fantasy-proneness, and daydreaming. More specifically, I am working on studies that examine: (1) the links between fantasy-proneness and psychopathology, and (2) the use of fantasy as an emotion regulation strategy.

Representative Publications:   (search)

1. Cuper, P., Merwin, R., & Lynch, T. "Personality Disorders." Functional Analysis in Clinical Treatment. Ed. P. Sturmey Academic Press, 2007
2. Cuper, P.F., Schneider, K.G., Ekblad, A.G., & Lynch, T.R. (2005). Emotion-Focused Coping Style Mediates the Relationship Between Negative Affect Intensity and Ambivalence over Emotional Expression. (Poster presented at the 39th Annual Convention of ABCT.).
3. Ekblad, A.G., Schneider, K.G., Cuper, P.F., Cheavens, J.S., Rosenthal, M.Z., & Lynch, T.R. (2005). An Investigation of the Impact of Thought Suppression, Attachment, and Anxiety on Borderline Personality Disorder Traits. (Poster presented at the 39th Annual Convention of ABCT.).
4. Schneider, K.G., Rosenthal, M.Z., Ekblad, A.G., Cuper, P.F., Cheavens, J.S., & Lynch, T.R. (2005). Mindfulness Mediates the Relationship Between Impulsivity and Self-Destructive Behavior. (Poster presented at the 39th Annual Convention of ABCT.).