Publications

Understanding_Children_and_Families

PEER-REVIEWED/INVITED JOURNAL ARTICLES

91Lauer*, B. M., & Renk, K.  (2020 Online).  Friendship and informant characteristics associated with the agreement among adolescent and friend ratings of behavior problems.  Journal of Adolescent and Family Health.  Retrieved from https://scholar.utc.edu/jafh/vol11/iss1/9/.

 90Renk, K., Billings, G., Hilken, A., Leakey, S., & Kronenberg, M. (2020 Online).  Using reflective practice to promote interconnectedness in Safe Babies Court Team systems.  Zero to Three.  Retrieved from https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/3779-using-reflective-practice-to-promote-interconnectedness-in-safe-babies-court-team-systems

 89Khan*, M., & Renk, K. (2019).  Breaking the cycle:  Could attachment disrupt the intergenerational transmission of adverse childhood experiences?  WAIMH Perspectives in Infant Mental Health, Fall/Winter, 18-26.

 88Khan*, M., & Renk, K.  (2019).  Mothers’ adverse childhood experiences, depression, parenting, and attachment as predictors of young children’s problems.  Journal of Child Custody, 16 (3), 268-290. DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15379418.2019.1575318

 87Stephenson*, J., & Renk, K. (2019).  My first time hurt:  Using Preschool PTSD Treatment to address PTSD symptoms in a young girl with a history of pediatric cancer.  Clinical Case Studies, 18 (2), 87-105. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1534650118815601

 86Stephenson*, J., & Renk, K.  (2019).  Understanding the relationship between mothers’ childhood exposure to intimate partner violence and current parenting behaviors through adult intimate partner violence:  A moderation analysis.  Journal of Child Custody, 26 (4), 339-363DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1080/15379418.2019.1689881

85Cunningham*, A., & Renk, K.(2018).  Parenting in the context of childhood trauma:  Using parenting self-efficacy as a mediator between attributions and parenting competence.  Journal of Child and Family Studies, 27(3), 895-906. DOI:  http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy.net.ucf.edu/10.1007/s10826-017-0899-x 

84Khan*, M., & Renk, K.  (2018). Understanding the pathways between mothers’ childhood maltreatment experiences and patterns of insecure attachment with young children via symptoms of depression.  Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 49 (6), 928-940.  DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10578-018-0808-6

83Khan*, M., & Renk, K.  (2018). Be your own superhero:  A case of a young boy with selective mutism and complex comorbidities.  Clinical Case Studies, 17(5), 348-365. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1534650118791038

82Lowell*, A., & Renk, K.  (2018). Cognitive-behavioral treatment of PTSD with a young boy and his mother following the experience of chronic domestic violence.  Clinical Case Studies, 17(3), 166-187. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1534650118771220

81Middleton*, M., & Renk, K.(2018).  Mothers’ attributions in the relationship between young children’s temperament and parenting stress.International Journal of Child and Adolescent Health, 11(3).

80Boris, N. W., & Renk, K.  (2017). Beyond reactive attachment disorder: How might attachment research inform child psychiatry practice? Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 26,455-476.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chc.2017.03.003(Invited.)

79Cunningham*, A., & Renk, K.(2017).  I’m uncomfortable, you’re uncomfortable, we’re uncomfortable:  An integrative family approach to the treatment of Tourette’s Disorder and Separation Anxiety Disorder in a young child.  Clinical Case Studies, 16(6), 446-463. DOI:http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy.net.ucf.edu/10.1177/1534650117732143

78Lowell*, A., & Renk, K.  (2017).  Predictors of child maltreatment potential in a national sample of mothers of young children.  Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 26 (4), 335-353http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy.net.ucf.edu/10.1080/10926771.2017.1299825    

77Wolfe*, R. S., & Renk, K. (2017).  Internalizing and externalizing behavior problems in middle school:  An ecological-transactional, cross-sectional examination of early adolescent adjustment.  International Journal of Child Health and Human Development, 10 (2), 169-181.

76Klein-Sosa*, J., & Renk, K.  (2016).  Social acceptance as a moderator in the relationship between socioeconomic status and the psychological adjustment of ethnically diverse early adolescents. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 25 (2), 130-152. DOI:  http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy.net.ucf.edu/10.1080/15313204.2015.1132180

75Kolomeyer*, E., & Renk, K.  (2016).  Family-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for an intelligent, elementary school-aged child with generalized anxiety disorder.  Clinical Case Studies, 15 (6), 443-458DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1534650116668046

74Kolomeyer*, E., Renk, K., Cunningham*, A., Lowell*, A., & Khan*, M. (2016).  Mothers’ adverse childhood experiences and negative parenting behaviors:  Connecting mothers’ difficult pasts to present parenting behavior via reflective functioning. The Zero to Three Journal, 37 (1), 5-12. (Invited.)

73Puff*, J., Kolomeyer*, E., McSwiggan*, M., Pearte*, C., Lauer*, B., & Renk, K. (2016).  Depression as a mediator in the relationship between perceived familial criticism and college adaptation.  Journal of American College Health, 64 (8), 604-613.

72Puff*, J., & Renk, K.  (2016).  Mothers’ temperament and personality:  Their relationships to parenting behaviors, locus of control, and young children’s functioning. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 47 (5), 799-818.  DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10578-015-0613-4

71Renk, K., Boris, N. W., Kolomeyer*, E., Lowell*, A., Puff*, J., Cunningham*, A., Khan*, M., & McSwiggan*, M.  (2016).  The state of evidence-based parenting interventions for parents who are substance-involved.  Pediatric Research-Nature, 79 (1): 177-183.  DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/pr.2015.201

70Puff*, J., & Renk, K.  (2015).  Preschool PTSD treatment for a young child exposed to trauma in the Middle East.  Clinical Case Studies, 14 (5), 388-404.  DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1534650115569759

69Asberg*, K., & Renk, K.  (2015).  Safer in jail?  A comparison of victimization history and psychological adjustment between previously homeless and non-homeless incarcerated women.  Feminist Criminology, 10 (2), 165-187. DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1557085114537870

68Asberg*, K., & Renk, K. (2014).  Perceived social support and external locus of control as predictors of psychological adjustment among incarcerated females with or without a history of childhood maltreatment.  International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 58 (1), 59-84. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624X12461477

67Lowell*, A., Renk, K., & Havill Adgate*, A.  (2014).  The role of attachment in the relationship between childhood maltreatment and later emotional and behavioral functioning.  Child Abuse and Neglect, 38 (9), 1436-1449DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.02.006

66Puff*, J., & Renk, K.  (2014).  Relationships among parents’ economic stress, parenting, and young children’s behavior problems.  Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 45 (6), 712-727.  DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10578-014-0440-z

65Renk, K., White*, R., Lauer*, B., McSwiggan*, M., Puff*, J., & Lowell*, A.  (2014).  Bipolar disorder in children.  Psychiatry Journal, Article ID 928685, 19 pages.  DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/928685

64White*, R. S., Marino Carper, T., Scott*, S. L., Middleton*, M., Renk, K., & Grills-Taquechel, A.  (2014).  Emerging adults’ behavior problems and coping following hurricanes.  Journal of Child and Family Studies, 23(8), 1510-1518. DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-013-9840-0

63Asberg*, K., & Renk, K. (2013).  Comparing incarcerated and college student women with a history of childhood sexual abuse:  The role of abuse severity, support, and substance use.  Psychological Trauma:  Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 5 (2), 167-175. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0027162

62Donnelly*, R., Renk, K., & McKinney*, C. (2013).  Emerging adults’ stress and health:  The role of parent behaviors and cognitions.  Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 44 (1), 19-38. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10578-012-0309-y

61Lauer*, B. M., & Renk, K.  (2013).  The peer informant: Characteristics related to the perceptions of peer behavior problems.  Journal of Child and Family Studies, 22 (6), 786-800. DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-012-9633-x

60Pearte*, C., Renk, K., & Negy, C.  (2013).  Explaining variation in relations among intrinsic religiosity, political conservatism, and homonegativity as a function of authoritarianism’s three components: An expansion on recent literature.  Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 10 (2), 97-109.  DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13178-013-0114-9 

59Asberg*, K., & Renk, K.  (2012).  Substance use coping as a mediator of the relationship between trauma symptoms and substance use consequences in incarcerated females with childhood sexual abuse histories.  Substance Use and Misuse, 47 (7), 799-808. DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/10826084.2012.669446

58White*, R. S., & Renk, K.  (2012).  Externalizing behavior problems during adolescence:  An ecological perspective.  Journal of Child and Family Studies, 21 (1), 158-171.  DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-011-9459-y

57Donnelly*, R., Renk, K., Sims, V., & McGuire, J.  (2011).  The relationship of parents’ and children’s automatic thoughts in a college sample.  Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 42 (2), 197-218. DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10578-010-0210-5

56McKinney*, C., Milone, M. C., & Renk, K.  (2011).  Parenting and late adolescent emotional adjustment:  Mediating effects of discipline and gender.  Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 42 (4), 463-481. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10578-011-0229-2

55McKinney*, C., & Renk, K.  (2011).  A multivariate model of parent-adolescent relationship variables in early adolescence.  Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 42 (4), 442-462. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10578-011-0228-3

54McKinney*, C., & Renk, K.  (2011).  Atypical antipsychotic medications in the management of disruptive behaviors in children:  Safety guidelines and recommendations.  Clinical Psychology Review, 31 (3), 465-471. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2010.11.005

53Renk, K.  (2011). Mothers’ perceptions of young children, parenting, and young children’s behavior problems.  Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 33 (2), 123-138. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07317107.2011.571139

52Sherrill*, A., Renk, K., Sims, V. K., & Culp, A. E. (2011).  Undergraduate students’ attributions of depicted adult-adolescent and adolescent-adolescent sexual interactions.  Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 20, 157-181. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2011.554342

51Aring*, S., & Renk, K.  (2010).  Associations among young children’s temperament, parents’ perceptions of their young children, and characteristics of the parent-young child relationship.  Journal of Early Childhood and Infant Psychology, 6, 59-84.

50Barnes, R. D., Klein-Sosa*, J., Renk, K., & Tantleff-Dunn, S.  (2010).  Relationships among thought suppression, intrusive thoughts, and psychological symptoms.  Journal of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychotherapies, 10 (2), 131-146.

49Roddenberry*, A., & Renk, K.  (2010).  Locus of control and self-efficacy:  Potential mediators of stress, illness, and utilization of health services in college students. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 41 (4), 353-370. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10578-010-0173-6

48Scott*, S. L., Marino Carper, T., Middleton*, M., White*, R., Renk, K., & Grills-Taquechel, A.  (2010).  Relationships among locus of control, coping behaviors, and levels of worry following exposure to hurricanes.  Journal of Loss and Trauma:  International Perspectives on Stress and Coping, 15 (2), 123-137. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15325020902925985

47Kanter Agliata*, A., & Renk, K.  (2009).  College students’ affective distress:  The role of expectation discrepancies and communication.  Journal of Child and Family Studies, 18 (4), 396-411. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-008-9244-8

 46Middleton*, M., Scott*, S. L., & Renk, K. (2009).  Parental depression, parenting behaviours, and behaviour problems in young children.  Infant and Child Development, 18 (4), 323-336. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/icd.598

 45Peterson, R. D., Klein*, J., Donnelly*, R., & Renk, K.  (2009).  Predicting psychological symptoms:  The role of perceived thought control ability.  Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 38 (1), 16-28. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16506070802561215

44Petrac, D. C., Bedwell, J. S., Renk, K., Orem, D. M., & Sims, V.  (2009).  Relationship of recent self-reported stress and acute anxiety with divided attention performance.  Stress: The International Journal on the Biology of Stress, 12 (4), 313-319. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10253890802380714

43Phares, V., Renk, K., Duhig, A. M., Fields, S., & Sly, J.  (2009).  Gender differences in positive and negative feelings between adolescents and their fathers and mothers.  Journal of Child and Family Studies, 18 (2), 213-218. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-008-9221-2

42Asberg*, K. K., Bowers, C. A., Renk, K., & McKinney*, C. (2008). A structural equation modeling approach to the study of stress and psychological adjustment in emerging adults.  Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 39 (4), 481-501.  DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10578-008-0102-0

41Kanter Agliata*, A., & Renk, K.  (2008).  College students’ adjustment:  The role of parent-college student expectation discrepancies and communication reciprocity.  Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 37 (8), 967-982. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10964-007-9200-8

40McKinney*, C., Donnelly*, R., & Renk, K.  (2008).  Perceived parenting, positive and negative perceptions of parents, and late adolescent emotional adjustment.  Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 13 (2), 66-73. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-3588.2007.00452.x

39McKinney*, C., & Renk, K.  (2008).  Differential parenting between fathers and mothers:  Implications for late adolescents.  Journal of Family Issues, 29 (6), 806-827.  DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192513X07311222

38McKinney*, C., & Renk, K.  (2008). Multivariate models of parent-late adolescent gender dyads:  The importance of parenting processes in predicting adjustment.  Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 39 (2), 147-170. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10578-007-0078-1

37Renk, K.  (2008).  Disorders of conduct in young children:  Developmental considerations, diagnoses, and other characteristics.  Developmental Review, 28 (3), 316-341. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dr.2007.01.001

36Renk, K., Donnelly*, R., Klein*, J., Oliveros*, A., & Baksh*, E.  (2008).  Cross-informant ratings of college students’ emotional and behavioral functioning.  Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 37 (2), 193-210. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10964-006-9149-z

35Roddenberry*, A., & Renk, K.  (2008).  Quality of life in pediatric cancer patients:  The relationships among parents’ characteristics, children’s characteristics, and concordance among informants.  Journal of Child and Family Studies, 17 (3), 402-426. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-007-9155-0

34Silva*, M., Dorso*, E., Azhar*, A., & Renk, K.  (2007-2008). The relationships among parenting styles experienced during childhood, anxiety, motivation, and academic success in college students.  Journal of College Student Retention:  Theory, Research, and Practice, 9 (2), 149-167. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/CS.9.2.b

33Kanter Agliata*, A. L., Tantleff-Dunn, S., & Renk, K.  (2007).  Interpretation of teasing during adolescence.  Journal of Clinical Psychology, 63 (1), 23-30. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jclp.20302

32Liljequist, L., & Renk, K.  (2007).  The relationships among teachers’ perceptions of student behaviour, teachers’ characteristics, and ratings of students’ emotional and behavioural problems.  Educational Psychology:  An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 27 (4), 557-571.  DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01443410601159944

31McKinney*, C., & Renk, K.  (2007).  Emerging research and theory in the etiology of Oppositional Defiant Disorder:  Current concerns and future directions.  International Journal of Behavior Consultation and Therapy, 3 (3), 349-371.

30Renk, K., Donnelly*, R., McKinney*, C., & Baksh*, E.  (2007).  Do Schacter’s seven sins of memory apply to ratings of children’s emotional and behavioral functioning?  Journal of Child and Family Studies, 16 (3), 297-306.  DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-006-9086-1

29Renk, K., Oliveros*, A., Roddenberry*, A., Klein*, J., Sieger*, K., Roberts*, R., & Phares, V.  (2007). The relationship of maternal and paternal psychological symptoms and ratings of adolescent functioning.  Journal of Adolescence, 30 (3), 467-485.  DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07317107.2011.571139

28Renk, K., & Phares, V.  (2007).  Maternal and paternal perceptions of social competence in children and adolescents.  Journal of Child and Family Studies, 16 (1), 98-107. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-006-9071-8

27Renk, K., Roddenberry*, A., Oliveros*, A., & Sieger*, K.  (2007). The relationship of maternal characteristics and perceptions of children to children’s emotional and behavioral problems.  Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 29 (1), 37-57. DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J019v29n01_03

26Sieger*, K., & Renk, K.  (2007). Pregnant and parenting adolescents: A study of ethnic identity, emotional and behavioral problems, child characteristics, and social support.  Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 36 (4), 567-581. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10964-007-9182-6

25Smith*, T. C., & Renk, K.  (2007).  Predictors of academic-related stress in college students:  An examination of coping, social support, parenting, and anxiety.  The NASPA (National Associate of Student Personnel Administrators) Journal, 44 (3), 405-431.

24Wiley*, R., & Renk, K.  (2007). Psychological correlates of quality of life in children with cerebral palsy.  Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 19 (5), 427-447. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10882-007-9041-0

23Dyson*, R., & Renk, K.  (2006).  Freshmen adaptation to university life:  Depressive symptoms, stress, and coping.  Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62 (10), 1231-1244. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jclp.20295

22McKinney*, C., & Renk, K.  (2006).  Similar presentations of disparate etiologies:  A new perspective on Oppositional Defiant Disorder.  Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 28 (1), 37-48. DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J019v28n01_03

21McKinney*, C., Sieger*, K., Kanter Agliata*, A., & Renk, K.  (2006).  Children’s exposure to domestic violence:  Striving toward an ecological framework for interventions.  Journal of Emotional Abuse, 6 (1), 1-23. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J135v06n0101 

20Renk, K., McKinney*, C., Klein*, J., & Oliveros*, A.  (2006).  Childhood discipline and current functioning in female college students.  Journal of Adolescence, 29 (1), 73-88. DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2005.01.006

19Renk, K., Roddenberry*, A., Oliveros*, A., Roberts*, R., Meehan, C., & Liljequist, L.  (2006).  An examination of conflict in emerging adulthood between college students and their parents.  Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 4 (4), 41-59.

18Renk, K.  (2005).  Cross-informant ratings of the behavior of children and adolescents:  The “gold standard”.  Journal of Child and Family Studies, 14 (4), 457-468. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-005-7182-2

17Renk, K.  (2005).  Reasons young children are referred for psychological services. Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 27 (3), 61-71.  DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J019v27n03_05

16Renk, K., Klein*, J., & Rojas-Vilches, A.  (2005).  Predictors of the characteristics of parent-adult child relationships and adult child functioning in a college student sample.  Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 3 (2), 81-100. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J194v03n02_06 

15Renk, K., Liljequist, L., Simpson, J., & Phares, V.  (2005).  Gender and age differences in the topics of parent-adolescent conflict.  The Family Journal, 13 (2), 139-149. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1066480704271190

14Renk, K., Roberts*, R., Klein*, J., Rojas-Vilches, A., & Sieger*, K.  (2005).  Retrospective reports of college students’ childhood problems.  Journal of Clinical Psychology, 61 (3), 235-250.  DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jclp.20018

13Epstein, M. K., Renk, K., Duhig, A. M., Bosco, G. L., & Phares, V.  (2004).  Interparental conflict, adolescent behavioral problems, and adolescent competence:  Convergent and discriminant validity. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 64 (3), 475-495. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0013164403258462

12Renk, K., & Phares, V.  (2004).  Cross-informant ratings of social competence in children and adolescents.  Clinical Psychology Review, 24 (2), 239-254.  DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2004.01.004

11Renk, K., Roddenberry*, A., & Oliveros*, A.  (2004).  A cognitive reframing of Ghosts in the NurseryJournal of Child and Family Studies, 13 (4), 377-384. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/B:JCFS.0000044722.70627.79

10Sieger*, K., Rojas-Vilches, A., McKinney*, C., & Renk, K.  (2004).  The effects of community violence on children and adolescents:  What should be done?  Trauma, Violence, and Abuse:  A Review Journal, 5 (3), 243-259. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1524838004264342

9Bosco, G. L., Renk, K., Dinger, T.M., Epstein, M. K., & Phares, V.  (2003).  The connections among adolescents’ perceptions of parents, parental psychological symptoms, and adolescent functioning.  Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 24 (2), 179-200. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0193-3973(03)00044-3

8Renk, K., & Creasey, G. L.  (2003).  The relationship of gender, gender identity, and coping strategies in late adolescents.  Journal of Adolescence, 26 (2), 159-168. DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-1971(02)00135-5

7Renk, K., Roberts*, R., Roddenberry*, A., Luick*, M., Hillhouse*, S., Meehan, C., Oliveros*, A., & Phares, V.  (2003).  Mothers, fathers, gender role, and time parents spend with their children.  Sex Roles:  A Research Journal, 48 (7/8), 305-315. DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1022934412910

6Renk, K., & Dinger, T. M.  (2002).  Reasons for therapy termination in a university psychology clinic.  Journal of Clinical Psychology, 58 (9), 1173-1181. DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jclp.10075

5Renk, K., Liljequist, L., Steinberg, A., Bosco, G., & Phares, V.  (2002).  Prevention of child sexual abuse:  Are we doing enough?  Trauma, Violence, and Abuse:  A Review Journal, 3 (1), 57-73.  DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15248380020031004

4Duhig, A. M., Renk, K., Epstein, M. K., & Phares, V.  (2000).  Interparental agreement on internalizing, externalizing, and total behavior problems:  A meta-analysis.  Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 7 (4), 435-453. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/clipsy/7.4.435

3Renk, K., Dinger, T. M., & Bjugstad, K.  (2000).  Predicting therapy duration from therapist experience and client psychopathology.  Journal of Clinical Psychology, 56 (12), 1609-1614.  DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1097-4679(200012)56:12<1609::AID-11>3.0.CO;2-U

2Renk, K., Phares, V., & Epps, J.  (1999).  The relationship between parental anger and behavior problems in children and adolescents.  Journal of Family Psychology, 13 (2), 209-227. DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0893-3200.13.2.209

1Phares, V., & Renk, K.  (1998).  Perceptions of parents:  A measure of adolescent’s feelings about their parents.  Journal of Marriage and the Family, 60 (3), 646-659.  DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/353535

 

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INVITED BOOK CHAPTERS

20Renk, K.(In press).  Reactive attachment disorder: Bridging DSMdiagnostic criteria and the research domain criteria via etiological possibilities. In B. Olatunji (Ed.), Handbook on anxiety and related disorders.  New York, NY:  Cambridge University Press.

19Boris, N. W., Renk, K., Lowell*, A., & Kolomeyer*, E.  (2018).  Parental substance abuse. In C. Zeanah (Ed.),Handbook of infant mental health (Fourth edition).  New York, NY: Guilford Press.

18Middleton*, M., & Renk, K.(2018).  Mothers’ attributions in the relationship between young children’s temperament and parenting stress.  In J. Merrick (Ed.), Childhood and adolescence: Tribute to Emanuel Chigier, 1928-2017. New York, NY:  Nova Science.

17Renk, K., Stephenson*, J., Khan*, M., & Cunningham*, A. (2017). Evidence-based methods of dealing with social difficulties in conduct disorder.  In J. Matson (Ed.), Social behavior and skills in children (Second edition; pp. 323-361).  New York: Springer.

16Sattler, J. M., McKinney, C., & Renk, K.  (2014).  Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.  In J. M. Sattler (Ed.), Assessment of children:  Social, behavioral, and clinical foundations (Sixth edition).  San Diego, CA:  Jerome Sattler.

15Sattler, J. M., Willis, J. O., Renk, K., & Kilanowski-Press, L.  (2014).  Specific learning disabilities:  Assessment and intervention.  In J. M. Sattler (Ed.), Assessment of children:  Social, behavioral, and clinical foundations (Sixth edition).  San Diego, CA:  Jerome Sattler.

14Sattler, J. M., Willis, J. O., Kilanowski-Press, L., & Renk, K.  (2014).  Specific learning disabilities:  Background considerations.  In J. M. Sattler (Ed.), Assessment of children:  Social, behavioral, and clinical foundations (Sixth edition).  San Diego, CA:  Jerome Sattler.

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