Research Interests for Philip R. Costanzo

Research interests include (1) The development of children's ideas and beliefs about the social environment. This includes an interest in the underlying socialization processes that mediate the development of moral emotions , moral cognition and susceptibility to peer pressures (2) The relationships between values, motivations and depressive states in both adolescents and adults. Also, how social-cognitive biases pertinent to affective disorders as well as risky decisions develop and are socialized by parental norms and peer influences. (3) Psychological and social concomitants of obesity and eating disorders . (4) Prevention research on adolescent and adult problems of alcohol and drug abuse

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Recent Publications   (search)

1. Bennet, A; Kuchirko, Y; Halim, MLD; Costanzo, PR; Martin, CL; Stanaland, A; Ruble, D, A 6-year longitudinal exploration of diversity in ethnically/racially minoritized children's early peer circles, Social Development, vol. 33 no. 4 (November, 2024) [doi] [abs].
2. Kuchirko, Y; Bennet, A; Halim, ML; Costanzo, P; Ruble, D, The influence of siblings on ethnically diverse children's gender typing across early development., Developmental psychology, vol. 57 no. 5 (May, 2021), pp. 771-782 [doi] [abs].
3. Franzese, AT; Blalock, DV; Blalock, KM; Wilson, SM; Medenblik, A; Costanzo, PR; Strauman, TJ, Regulatory Focus and Substance Use in Adolescents: Protective Effects of Prevention Orientation., Subst Use Misuse, vol. 56 no. 1 (2021), pp. 33-38 [doi] [abs].
4. Bennet, A; Kuchirko, Y; Halim, ML; Costanzo, PR; Ruble, D, The influence of center-based care on young children's gender development, Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, vol. 69 (July, 2020) [doi] [abs].
5. Peairs, KF; Sheppard, CS; Putallaz, M; Costanzo, PR, Leader of the Pack: Academic Giftedness and Leadership in Early Adolescence, Journal of Advanced Academics, vol. 30 no. 4 (November, 2019), pp. 416-440 [doi] [abs].