PUBLICATIONS

For the most up-to-date list of my current publications and full-text articles, please view my ResearchGate or Google Scholar page. Otherwise, please contact me for full-text PDFs.

2024 & In Press

Roberts, S. R. (in press). The Pride Framework: A sociocultural–developmental approach for understanding LGBTQ+ adolescents’ body image and disordered eating. Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention.

Roberts, S. R., & Brown, T. A. (in press). Introduction to the special issue on the influence of social media on body image and disordered eating. Eating Behaviors.

Roberts, S. R., Gorrell, S., & LeGrange, D. (in press). Body image during puberty: What happens to how we feel about our body? Frontiers for Young Minds.

Roberts, S. R., Gordon, A. R., & Choukas-Bradley, S. (in press). Body image and disordered eating in adolescence. In V. Harrison, S. Adelsheim, & A. Collier (Eds.), Social Media and Youth Mental Health: A Public Health Perspective. American Psychiatric Association.

Gordon, A. R., Roberts, S. R., Silverstein, S., Rose, K. L., Lopez, E., & Calzo, J. P. (in press). What is needed for eating disorder prevention for transgender and gender diverse young adults? Findings from asynchronous online focus groups. Body Image.

Martino, R. M., Roberts, S. R., Maheux, A. J., Stout, C. D., & Choukas-Bradley, S. (in press). The role of feminism and gender in endorsement of hookup culture among emerging adults. Archives of Sexual Behavior.

2023

Choukas-Bradley, S., Kilic, Z., Stout, C. D., & Roberts, S. R. (2023). Perfect storms and double-edged swords: Recent advances in research on adolescent social media use and mental health. Advances in Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, 3(1), 149-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypsc.2023.03.007 

Roberts, S. R., Hay, P., Bussey, K., Trompeter, N., Lonergan, A., & Mitchison, D. (2023). Associations among relationship status, gender, and sexual attraction in Australian adolescents’ eating pathology. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 56(3), 551–561. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23861 

2022

Roberts, S. R., Maheux, A. J., Ladd, B. A., & Choukas-Bradley, S. (2022). The role of social media in adolescents’ body image and disordered eating. In J. Nesi, E. H. Telzer, & M. J. Prinstein (Eds.), Handbook of Adolescent Digital Media Use and Mental Health. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.

Choukas-Bradley, S., Roberts, S. R., Maheux, A. J., & Nesi, J. (2022). The perfect storm: A developmental–sociocultural framework for the role of social media in adolescent girls’ body image concerns and mental health. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10567-022-00404-5

Escobar-Viera, C., Choukas-Bradley, S., Sidani, J., Maheux, A. J., Roberts, S. R., & Rollman, B. (2022). Examining social media experiences and attitudes toward technology-based interventions for reducing social isolation among LGBTQ youth living in rural United States: An online qualitative study. Frontiers in Digital Health, 4. https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2022.900695

Karim, S., Radovic, A., Choukas-Bradley, S., Maheux, A., Roberts, S. R., & Escobar-Viera, C. G. (2022). Support over social media among social isolated sexual and gender minority youth in rural U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic: Opportunities for intervention research. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(23), Article 23. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192315611 

Ladd, B. A., Maheux, A. J., Roberts, S. R., & Choukas-Bradley, S. (2022). Black adolescents’ appearance concerns, depressive symptoms, and self-objectification: Exploring the roles of gender and ethnic-racial identity commitment. Body Image, 43, 314-325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.09.008 

Maheux, A. J., Roberts, S. R., Nesi, J., Widman, L., & Choukas-Bradley, S. (2022). Psychometric validation and factor structure of the Appearance-Related Social Media Consciousness Scale among emerging adults. Body Image, 43, 63-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.08.002

Roberts, S. R., Maheux, A. J., Watson, R. J., Puhl, R., & Choukas-Bradley, S. (2022). Sexual and gender minority (SGM) adolescents’ disordered eating: Exploring general and SGM-specific factors. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 55(7), 933-946. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23727

Roberts, S. R., Maheux, A. J., Hunt, R. A., Ladd, B. A., & Choukas-Bradley, S. (2022). Incorporating social media and muscular ideal internalization into the tripartite influence model of body image: Towards a modern understanding of adolescent girls’ body dissatisfaction. Body Image, 41, 239-247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.03.002

Carrino, E. A., Bryen, C. P., Maheux, A. J., Stewart, J. L., Roberts, S. R., Widman, L., & Choukas-Bradley, S. (2022). Empowered activists or entitled whiners? A thematic analysis of U.S. adolescents’ definitions of “feminist” in a diverse, mixed-gender sample. Sex Roles, 86, 395-414. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-021-01260-3

Choukas-Bradley, S., Maheux, A. J., Roberts, S. R., Hutchinson, E. A., Lu, C., Ladouceur, C. D., & Silk, J. S. (2022). Picture-perfect during a pandemic? Body image concerns and depressive symptoms in U.S. adolescent girls during the COVID-19 lockdown. Journal of Children and Media, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/17482798.2022.2039255

Maheux, A. J., Roberts, S. R., Nesi, J., Widman, L., & Choukas-Bradley, S. (2022). Longitudinal associations between appearance-related social media consciousness and adolescents' depressive symptoms. Journal of Adolescence, 94(2), 264-269. https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12009

2021

Arigo, D., Roberts, S. R., & Butryn, M. L. (2021). Social comparisons between group members during behavioural weight loss treatment: Comparison direction, scale, and associations with weight loss maintenance. Psychology & Health, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2021.1967953

Ciao, A. C., Munson, B. R., Pringle, K. D., Roberts, S. R., Lalgee, I. A., Lawley, K. A., & Brewster, J. (2021). Inclusive dissonance-based body image interventions for college students: Two randomized-controlled trials of the EVERYbody Project. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 89(4), 301-315. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000636

Gorrell, S., Hughes, E.K., Sawyer, S., Roberts, S. R., Nagata, J., Yeo, M., Lock, J., & Le Grange, D. (2021). Gender-based clinical differences in evidence-based treatment for adolescent anorexia nervosa: Analysis of aggregated randomized controlled trials. Eating and Weight Disorders, 27, 1123-1130. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-021-01257-7

Maheux, A. J., Nesi, J., Roberts, S. R., Galla, B. M., & Choukas-Bradley, S. (2021). #Grateful: Longitudinal associations between adolescents’ social media use and gratitude during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 31(3), 734-747. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12650

Maheux, A. J., Roberts, S. R., Evans, R., Widman, L., & Choukas-Bradley, S. (2021). Associations between adolescents' pornography consumption and self-objectification, body comparison, and body shame. Body Image, 37, 89-93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2021.01.014

Nesi, J., Choukas-Bradley, S., Maheux, A. J., Roberts, S. R., Sanzari, C., Widman, L., & Prinstein, M. J. (2021). Selfie appearance investment and peer feedback concern: Multi-method investigation of adolescent selfie practices and adjustment. Psychology of Popular Media, 10(4), 488-499. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000342

Nesi, J., Dredge, R., Maheux, A. J., Roberts, S. R., Fox, K. A., & Choukas-Bradley, S. (2021). Peer experiences via social media. In B. Halpern-Felsher (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Health. Elsevier.

Rezeppa, T. L., Roberts, S. R., Maheux, A. J., Choukas-Bradley, S., Salk, R. H., & Thoma, B. C. (2021). Psychosocial correlates of body esteem and disordered eating among sexual minority adolescent girls. Body Image, 39, 184-193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2021.08.007

Roberts, S. R., Salk, R. H., Thoma, B. C., Romito, M., Levine, M. D., Choukas-Bradley, S. (2021). Disparities in disordered eating between gender minority and cisgender adolescents. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 54(7), 1135-1146. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23494

Romito, M., Salk, R. H., Roberts, S. R., Thoma, B. C., Levine, M. D., & Choukas-Bradley, S. (2021). Exploring transgender adolescents’ body image concerns and disordered eating: Semi-structured interviews with nine gender minority youth. Body Image, 37, 50-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2021.01.008

Post-Baccalaureate and Undergraduate Research

Arigo, D., Mogle, J.A., Brown, M.M., Roberts, S. R., Pasko, K., Butryn, M.L., & Symons Downs, D. (2020). Differences between accelerometer cut point methods among midlife women with cardiovascular risk markers. Menopause, 27(5), 559-567. https://doi.org/10.1097/GME.0000000000001498

Butryn, M. L., Godfrey, K. M., Martinelli, M. K., Roberts, S. R., Forman, E. F., & Zhang, F. (2020). Digital self-monitoring: does adherence or association with outcomes differ by self-monitoring target? Obesity Science & Practice, 6(2), 126-133. https://doi.org/10.1002/osp4.391

Butryn, M. L., Martinelli, M. K., Godfrey, K. M., Roberts, S. R., Zhang, F., & Forman, E. M. (2020). Counselor surveillance of digital self-monitoring data: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Obesity, 28(12), 2339-2346. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.23015

Call, C. C., Roberts, S. R., Schumacher, L. M., Remmert, J. E., Kerrigan, S. G., & Butryn, M. L. (2020). Perceived barriers to physical activity during and after a behavioral weight loss program. Obesity Science and Practice, 6(1), 10-18. https://doi.org/10.1002/osp4.373

Choukas-Bradley, S., Hipwell, A. E., Roberts, S. R., Maheux, A. J., & Stepp, S. D. (2020). Developmental trajectories of adolescent girls’ borderline personality symptoms and sexual risk behaviors. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 48, 1649-1658. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-020-00699-4

Butryn, M. L., Martinelli, M. K., Remmert, J. E., Roberts, S. R., Zhang, F., Forman, E. M., & Manasse, S. M. (2019). Executive functioning as a predictor of weight loss and physical activity outcomes. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 53(10), 909-917. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaz001

Godfrey, K. M., Butryn, M. L., Forman, E. M., Martinez, M., Roberts, S. R., & Sherwood, N. E. (2019). Depressive symptoms, psychological flexibility, and binge eating in individuals seeking behavioral weight loss treatment. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 14, 50-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2019.09.005

Remmert, J. E., Convertino, A. D., Roberts, S. R., Godfrey, K. M., & Butryn, M. L. (2019). Stigmatizing weight experiences in healthcare: Associations with BMI and eating behaviors. Obesity Science & Practice, 5(6), 555-563. https://doi.org/10.1002/osp4.379

Remmert, J. E., Tsai, A. G., Roberts, S. R., & Butryn, M. L. (2019). Communication between patients and primary care physicians after behavioral weight loss. Primary Health Care Research & Development, 20, E75. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423619000124

Roberts, S. R., Ciao, A. C., & Czopp, A. M. (2018). Influence of gender on the evaluation of anorexia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 51(10), 1162-1167. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.22917