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Sara A. Vasilenko

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Open access Aug 2026

Adolescent Withdrawn/Depressed Symptoms: A Pathway From Early Adversity to Later Marijuana Use.

INTRODUCTION Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are robust predictors of marijuana use, yet the developmental mechanisms remain unclear. Building on prior cross-sectional studies using broad internalizing composites, this study prospectively distinguishes withdrawn/depressed from anxious/depressed symptoms as candida...

M. Yousefkhani, Sara A. Vasilenko, Rachel A. Razza · Journal des adolescens · 0 citations

Open access Aug 2026

Patterns of Maternal and Paternal Adverse Childhood Experiences on Parenting Satisfaction and Parenting Stress

Recent research has suggested that mothers who experienced a higher number of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) may be more likely to have higher levels of parenting stress (Lange et al., 2019; Steele et al.,2016). However, few studies have examined fathers’ roles in the association. Also, it remains unclear how dif...

Ling-Hua Jiang, Sara A. Vasilenko, Xia-Fei Wang · Journal of Child and Family... · 0 citations

Open access Sep 2026

Early adversity, executive function, and the development of cognitive disengagement syndrome: a sex-specific mediating pathway.

BACKGROUND Despite growing recognition of cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS), the developmental mechanisms linking early adversity to CDS symptoms remain largely unknown. This study addresses this gap by examining whether executive function (EF) serves as a cognitive mechanism linking cumulative adverse childhood e...

M. Yousefkhani, Kevin M. Antshel, Ali Sahandi et al. · Journal of Child Psychology... · 0 citations