| Interests |
Currently, my research focuses on the role of family variables in the association between parental conflict and children’s development. This interest has led me to consider the family as both a process and contextual variable, helping to explain the effects of parental discord on children’s well-being. I am particularly interested in triangulation as a process variable for children. While triangulation has demonstrated compelling relations with children’s internalizing and externalizing problems, there is still little known about how it works in conjunction with other process variables (e.g., emotions, appraisals). In addition, I am interested in other contextual factors that shape the way children perceive interparental conflict, including family cohesion and emotional climate. I am also interested in understanding how parents influence the cognitive and emotional reactions children have to interparental conflict.
My Master’s work in child development focused on horizontal and vertical relationship qualities in mother- and father-child interactions. A continuing interest is in examining the role of fathers parenting practices on children’s development.
Clinically, I enjoy working with families, couples, and individuals from all walks of life. I find that I enjoy working from a systems perspective when I work with families and couples. In addition, I also enjoy working with individuals during periods of formative developmental growth. |
| Presentations & Publications |
Grych, J. H., Raynor, S. M., & Fosco, G. M. (2004). Family processes that shape the impact of interparental conflict on adolescents. Development and Psychopathology, 16, 649-665.
Fosco, G. M. & Grych, J. H. (April, 2005). The role of emotion socialization in children’s response to interparental conflict. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development. Atlanta, GA.
Fosco, G. M., DeBoard, R. L., Baskerville, A. M., & Grych, J. H. (April, 2005). Family systems influences on the relationship between interparental conflict and children’s adjustment. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Fosco, G. M., Grych, J. H., & Baskerville, A. (May, 2004) Family Aggression and Children’s Adjustment. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Fosco, G. M., Raynor, S. M., & Grych, J. H. (March, 2004) Triangulation, appraisals, and adjustment: Examining the impact of interparental conflict on adolescent functioning. Poster presented at the biennial meetng of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore, MD
Fosco, G.M., & Emmons, Y.D. (April 2003). Parent-Child Play Behaviors and Child Compliance. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL.
Emmons, Y.D., & Fosco, G.M. (April 2001). Parental Control Strategies and Child Compliance in Mother-Child and Father-Child Dyads. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN. |
