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| Vicki HelgesonSummaryAffiliation: Carnegie Mellon University Country: USA Publications
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The implications of unmitigated agency and unmitigated communion for domains of problem behaviorV S Helgeson
Psychology Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
J Pers 68:1031-57. 2000..The links to problem behavior for unmitigated agency individuals stem from their unwillingness to attend to relationships and their negative view of others...- Illness centrality and well-being among male and female early adolescents with diabetesVicki S Helgeson
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh 15213, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 32:260-72. 2007..We examined the implications of illness centrality for psychological and physical health among male and female early adolescents with type 1 diabetes... - A meta-analytic review of benefit finding and growthVicki S Helgeson
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 74:797-816. 2006..Moderator analyses showed that relations of benefit finding to outcomes were affected by the amount of time that had passed since stressor onset, the benefit finding measured used, and the racial composition of the sample... - Cognitive adaptation theory and breast cancer recurrence: Are there limits?Patricia L Tomich
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 74:980-7. 2006..These findings highlight the notion that there may be boundary conditions on the adaptiveness of perceived control... - The role of friendship in the lives of male and female adolescents: does diabetes make a difference?Vicki S Helgeson
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
J Adolesc Health 40:36-43. 2007..We examined differences in the nature of friendship between adolescents with diabetes and healthy adolescents. We also examined whether friend support and negative relations with friends were related to health for both groups... 
Agentic and communal traits and health: adolescents with and without diabetesVicki S Helgeson
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Pers Soc Psychol Bull 38:415-28. 2012..These results underscore the need to focus on unmitigated agency and unmitigated communion when studying the implications of personality for health during adolescence...
Families with children with diabetes: implications of parent stress for parent and child healthVicki S Helgeson
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 37:467-78. 2012..To examine the relation of parent stress to parent mental health and child mental and physical health...- Unmitigated communion and health among adolescents with and without diabetes: the mediating role of eating disturbancesVicki S Helgeson
Psychology Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
Pers Soc Psychol Bull 33:519-36. 2007.... - Comparison of adolescents with and without diabetes on indices of psychosocial functioning for three yearsVicki S Helgeson
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 32:794-806. 2007..To determine whether diabetes is associated with psychosocial difficulties over the transition to adolescence... - Parent and adolescent distribution of responsibility for diabetes self-care: links to health outcomesVicki S Helgeson
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 33:497-508. 2008..To examine the relation of adolescent and parent responsibility distribution for diabetes self-care to psychological and physical health... - Predictors of metabolic control among adolescents with diabetes: a 4-year longitudinal studyVicki S Helgeson
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 34:254-70. 2009..To employ a risk and resistance framework to examine changes in metabolic control over early to middle adolescence... - Brief report: Nature and implications of personal projects among adolescents with and without diabetesVicki S Helgeson
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 34:1019-24. 2009..We examined the relation of adolescent goals to psychological well-being and diabetes health... - Peer relationships and diabetes: retrospective and ecological momentary assessment approachesVicki S Helgeson
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Health Psychol 28:273-82. 2009..To examine the association of positive and negative aspects of friendship to psychological well-being, self-care behavior, and blood glucose control and to determine whether these relations were moderated by gender... - Brief report: trajectories of glycemic control over early to middle adolescenceVicki S Helgeson
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 35:1161-7. 2010..To identify distinct patterns of glycemic control over early to middle adolescence, and to determine whether psychosocial variables predicted those patterns... - Relation of stressful life events to metabolic control among adolescents with diabetes: 5-year longitudinal studyVicki S Helgeson
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Health Psychol 29:153-9. 2010..To determine the relation of stressful life events to metabolic control... - A focus on blood glucose monitoring: relation to glycemic control and determinants of frequencyVicki S Helgeson
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Pediatr Diabetes 12:25-30. 2011.... - Survivor centrality among breast cancer survivors: implications for well-beingVicki S Helgeson
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Psychooncology 20:517-24. 2011..e. survivor centrality), identify predictors of survivor centrality, and determine the relation of survivor centrality to well-being... - Moderators of the benefits of psychoeducational interventions for men with prostate cancerVicki S Helgeson
Psychology Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Health Psychol 25:348-54. 2006..Of these 3 moderator variables, the most consistent results emerged for self-esteem. That is, the benefits of the intervention were strongest for men with low self-esteem... - Diet of adolescents with and without diabetes: Trading candy for potato chips?Vicki S Helgeson
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Diabetes Care 29:982-7. 2006..To compare the dietary intake of adolescents with type 1 diabetes with that of adolescents without diabetes matched on age, sex, and year in school and to compare the diets of both groups with recommendations... - Brief report: adjustment to juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: a family systems perspectiveVicki S Helgeson
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 28:347-53. 2003..To examine the relations of the family environment to adjustment to juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), and to examine how those relations are influenced by child sex and age... - Psychological and physical adjustment to breast cancer over 4 years: identifying distinct trajectories of changeVicki S Helgeson
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Health Psychol 23:3-15. 2004..Indices of personal resources (i.e., self-image, optimism, perceived control) and social resources (i.e., social support) successfully distinguished different courses of mental and physical functioning... - Is finding something good in the bad always good? Benefit finding among women with breast cancerPatricia L Tomich
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Health Psychol 23:16-23. 2004..Findings suggest there are qualifiers as to whether "finding something good in the bad" is good or bad... - Cognitive adaptation, psychological adjustment, and disease progression among angioplasty patients: 4 years laterVicki S Helgeson
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
Health Psychol 22:30-8. 2003..In addition, the CATI predicted a reduced likelihood of sustaining a subsequent cardiac event over 4 years. This association was more robust for men... - Surviving cancer: a comparison of 5-year disease-free breast cancer survivors with healthy womenVicki S Helgeson
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Psychooncology 14:307-17. 2005..Women who sustain a recurrence suffer an impaired QOL in some, but not all, domains... - Brief report: friendships of adolescents with and without diabetesVicki S Helgeson
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 31:194-9. 2006..Friendships of adolescents with chronic illness have been rarely studied... - Recent advances in psychosocial oncologyVicki S Helgeson
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 73:268-71. 2005..Helgeson concludes by identifying several challenges that researchers in this area face and by highlighting future avenues for research... - Long-term effects of educational and peer discussion group interventions on adjustment to breast cancerV S Helgeson
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
Health Psychol 20:387-92. 2001..The authors continued to find no benefits of the peer discussion intervention, either alone or in combination with education... - Five years later: a cross-sectional comparison of breast cancer survivors with healthy womenPatriciav L Tomich
Psychology Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Psychooncology 11:154-69. 2002..In both groups, a continued search for meaning in life had a negative impact on quality of life. The strongest and most consistent correlate of quality of life for both survivors and healthy women was having a sense of purpose in life... - Perceived growth and decline following breast cancer: a comparison to age-matched controls 5-years laterPatricia L Tomich
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. ptomoich@ andrew.cmu.edu
Psychooncology 14:1018-29. 2005..Copyright (c) 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd... - Social interactions and cardiovascular reactivity during problem disclosure among friendsHeidi L Fritz
Department of Psychology, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY 13699 5825, USA
Pers Soc Psychol Bull 29:713-25. 2003..Negative interactions predicted slower diastolic blood pressure (DBP) recovery, whereas advice predicted slower heart rate (HR) recovery. Sex composition of dyad moderated some of these effects... - Interventions to enhance physical and psychological functioning among younger women who are ending nonhormonal adjuvant treatment for early-stage breast cancerMichael F Scheier
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
J Clin Oncol 23:4298-311. 2005..To conduct a clinical trial to determine if an educational intervention and a nutritional intervention could enhance physical and psychological functioning among younger women completing treatment for early-stage breast cancer... - Moderators of interventions designed to enhance physical and psychological functioning among younger women with early-stage breast cancerMichael F Scheier
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
J Clin Oncol 25:5710-4. 2007..To identify factors that condition or moderate the impact of a previously described set of interventions on psychological and physical adjustment after diagnosis and treatment for early-stage breast cancer... - Social support and quality of lifeVicki S Helgeson
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Qual Life Res 12:25-31. 2003..Also addressed is how to translate the correlational research on social support and quality of life into the field of support interventions, taking into account individual and situational differences... - Introduction to the special section: growth following highly stressful life events--current status and future directionsCrystal L Park
Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 74:791-6. 2006..The authors end with suggestions for future research... - Randomized controlled trial of a collaborative care intervention to manage cancer-related symptoms: lessons learnedJennifer Steel
Department of Surgery and Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA, USA
Clin Trials 8:298-310. 2011..However, few studies have expanded the collaborative care model to other settings and targeted comorbid physical symptoms of depression... - Is it beneficial to involve a family member? A meta-analysis of psychosocial interventions for chronic illnessLynn M Martire
University of Pittsburgh, Department of Psychiatry and University Center for Social and Urban Research, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Health Psychol 23:599-611. 2004..Although statistically significant aggregate effects were found, they were generally small in magnitude. These findings provide guidance in developing future interventions in this area... - Improving quality of life in men with prostate cancer: a randomized controlled trial of group education interventionsStephen J Lepore
Columbia University, Teachers College, Department of Health and Behavior Studies, New York, NY 10027, USA
Health Psychol 22:443-52. 2003..Among college graduates, controls were comparable with the GE and GED groups in physical functioning and positive health behaviors... - Really, disease doesn't matter? A commentary on correlates of depressive symptoms in women treated for early-stage breast cancerMichael F Scheier
J Clin Oncol 24:2407-8. 2006 - Psychological distress in spouses of men treated for early-stage prostate carcinomaDavid T Eton
Center on Outcomes, Research, and Education, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Evanston, Illinois 60201, USA
Cancer 103:2412-8. 2005..The authors examined levels and predictors of psychological distress in the wives of men treated for early-stage prostate carcinoma (PCa)... - The positives of negative emotions: willingness to express negative emotions promotes relationshipsSteven M Graham
Family Institute, Florida State University, Tallahassee 32306, USA
Pers Soc Psychol Bull 34:394-406. 2008....
Research Grants
- ADJUSTMENT TO BREAST CANCERVicki Helgeson; Fiscal Year: 1993..Adherence to treatment and long-term follow-up will be assessed over the same period of time...
- ADJUSTMENT TO BREAST CANCERVicki Helgeson; Fiscal Year: 2001..Women will be sent questionnaires on an annual basis, up to 5 years post-intervention. Medical records will be evaluated to gather information on recurrence. ..
- Effects of Stress on Behavior and Glucose in Type 1 DMVicki Helgeson; Fiscal Year: 2005..abstract_text> ..
- Breast Cancer Survivorship: 10 Years LaterVicki Helgeson; Fiscal Year: 2005..Finally, we will conduct focus groups with women to examine the positive and negative aspects of their experience with the research study. ..
- Psycholsocial Factors in Adolescent Adjustment to IDDMVicki Helgeson; Fiscal Year: 2006..g., self-efficacy), interpersonal (e.g., social support), and behavioral processes (self-care behavior) that link gender-related traits to psychological and physical well-being. ..
- Adolescents with and without Diabetes: Transition to Emerging AdulthoodVicki Helgeson; Fiscal Year: 2007..For youth with diabetes, we will use our wealth of demographic and psychosocial data to predict contact with the health care system and to identify youth who are at risk for leaving the health care system prematurely. ..
- Adolescents with and without Diabetes: Transition to Emerging AdulthoodVicki Helgeson; Fiscal Year: 2009..For youth with diabetes, we will use our wealth of demographic and psychosocial data to predict contact with the health care system and to identify youth who are at risk for leaving the health care system prematurely. ..
- Adolescents with and without Diabetes: Transition to Emerging AdulthoodVicki S Helgeson; Fiscal Year: 2010..For youth with diabetes, we will use our wealth of demographic and psychosocial data to predict contact with the health care system and to identify youth who are at risk for leaving the health care system prematurely. ..
- Adolescents with and without Diabetes: Transition to Emerging AdulthoodVicki S Helgeson; Fiscal Year: 2010..For youth with diabetes, we will use our wealth of demographic and psychosocial data to predict contact with the health care system and to identify youth who are at risk for leaving the health care system prematurely. ..