Publications

All academic & research publications by Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary.
2009
Preschoolers' emotion regulation strategy understanding: Relations with emotion socialization and child self-regulation

Cole, P. M., Dennis, T. A., Smith-Simon, K. E., & Cohen, L. H. (2009). Preschoolers' emotion regulation strategy understanding: Relations with emotion socialization and child self-regulation. Social Development, 18(2), 324–352. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9507.2008.00503.x

2009
The functional organization of preschool-age children's emotion expressions and actions in challenging situations

Dennis, T. A., Cole, P. M., Wiggins, C. N., Cohen, L. H., & Zalewski, M. (2009). The functional organization of preschool-age children's emotion expressions and actions in challenging situations. Emotion (Washington, D.C.), 9(4), 520–530. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0016514

2009
Brain potentials during affective picture processing in children

Hajcak, G., & Dennis, T. A. (2009). Brain potentials during affective picture processing in children. Biological psychology, 80(3), 333–338. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2008.11.006

2009
Emotional Face Processing and Emotion Regulation in Children: An ERP Study

Dennis, T. A., Malone, M. M., & Chen, C. C. (2009). Emotional Face Processing and Emotion Regulation in Children: An ERP Study. Developmental Neuropsychology, 34(1), 85–102. https://doi.org/10.1080/87565640802564887

2009
Preschool children's views on emotion regulation: Functional associations and implications for social-emotional adjustment

Dennis, T. A., & Kelemen, D. A. (2009). Preschool children's views on emotion regulation: Functional associations and implications for social-emotional adjustment. International journal of behavioral development, 33(3), 243–252. https://doi.org/10.1177/0165025408098024

2009
The late positive potential: a neurophysiological marker for emotion regulation in children

Dennis, T. A., & Hajcak, G. (2009). The late positive potential: a neurophysiological marker for emotion regulation in children. Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines, 50(11), 1373–1383. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.2009.02168.x

2009
Trait anxiety and conflict monitoring following threat: an ERP study

Dennis, T. A., & Chen, C. C. (2009). Trait anxiety and conflict monitoring following threat: an ERP study. Psychophysiology, 46(1), 122–131. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8986.2008.00758.x

2008
Emotion regulation and the early development of psychopathology

Cole, P. M., Dennis, T. A., Martin, S. E., & Hall, S. E. (2008). Emotion regulation and the early development of psychopathology. In M. Vandekerckhove, C. von Scheve, S. Ismer, S. Jung, & S. Kronast (Eds.), Regulating emotions: Culture, social necessity, and biological inheritance (pp. 171–188). Blackwell Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444301786.ch7

2008
Threat-related attentional biases: an analysis of three attention systems

Dennis, T. A., Chen, C. C., & McCandliss, B. D. (2008). Threat-related attentional biases: an analysis of three attention systems. Depression and anxiety, 25(6), E1–E10. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.20308

2007
Effortful control, social competence, and adjustment problems in children at risk for psychopathology

Dennis, T. A., Brotman, L. M., Huang, K. Y., & Gouley, K. K. (2007). Effortful control, social competence, and adjustment problems in children at risk for psychopathology. Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53, 36(3), 442–454. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374410701448513

2007
Emotional face processing and attention performance in three domains: neurophysiological mechanisms and moderating effects of trait anxiety

Dennis, T. A., & Chen, C. C. (2007). Emotional face processing and attention performance in three domains: neurophysiological mechanisms and moderating effects of trait anxiety. International journal of psychophysiology : official journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology, 65(1), 10–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2007.02.006

2007
Interactions between emotion regulation strategies and affective style: Implications for trait anxiety versus depressed mood

Dennis, T. A. (2007). Interactions between emotion regulation strategies and affective style: Implications for trait anxiety versus depressed mood. Motivation and Emotion, 31(3), 200–207. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-007-9069-6

2007
Neurophysiological mechanisms in the emotional modulation of attention: the interplay between threat sensitivity and attentional control

Dennis, T. A., & Chen, C. C. (2007). Neurophysiological mechanisms in the emotional modulation of attention: the interplay between threat sensitivity and attentional control. Biological psychology, 76(1-2), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2007.05.001

2007
The Socialization of Autonomy and Relatedness

Dennis, T. A., Talih, M., Cole, P. M., Zahn-Waxler, C., & Mizuta, I. (2007). The Socialization of Autonomy and Relatedness. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 38(6), 729–749. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022107308993

2006
Emotional self-regulation in preschoolers: The interplay of child approach reactivity, parenting, and control capacities

Dennis T. (2006). Emotional self-regulation in preschoolers: The interplay of child approach reactivity, parenting, and control capacities. Developmental psychology, 42(1), 84–97. https://doi.org/10.1037/0012-1649.42.1.84

2006
Reactivity and regulation in children prenatally exposed to cocaine

Dennis, T., Bendersky, M., Ramsay, D., & Lewis, M. (2006). Reactivity and regulation in children prenatally exposed to cocaine. Developmental Psychology, 42(4), 688–697. https://doi.org/10.1037/0012-1649.42.4.688

2005
Prevention for preschoolers at high risk for conduct problems: immediate outcomes on parenting practices and child social competence

Brotman, L. M., Gouley, K. K., Chesir-Teran, D., Dennis, T., Klein, R. G., & Shrout, P. (2005). Prevention for preschoolers at high risk for conduct problems: immediate outcomes on parenting practices and child social competence. Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53, 34(4), 724–734. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15374424jccp3404_14

2004
Emotion regulation as a scientific construct: methodological challenges and directions for child development research

Cole, P. M., Martin, S. E., & Dennis, T. A. (2004). Emotion regulation as a scientific construct: methodological challenges and directions for child development research. Child development, 75(2), 317–333. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2004.00673.x

2003
Effortful control, attention, and aggressive behavior in preschoolers at risk for conduct problems

Dennis, T. A., & Brotman, L. M. (2003). Effortful control, attention, and aggressive behavior in preschoolers at risk for conduct problems. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1008, 252–255. https://doi.org/10.1196/annals.1301.026

2002
Self in context: autonomy and relatedness in Japanese and U.S. mother-preschooler dyads

Dennis, T. A., Cole, P. M., Zahn-Waxler, C., & Mizuta, I. (2002). Self in context: autonomy and relatedness in Japanese and U.S. mother-preschooler dyads. Child development, 73(6), 1803–1817. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8624.00507

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