PUBLICATIONS
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ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS (N = 34)
2023 & IN PRESS
Roberts, S. R., Gordon, A. R., & Choukas-Bradley, S. (accepted for publication). 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.
Choukas-Bradley, S., Kilic, Z., Stout, C. D., & Roberts, S. R. (accepted for publication). Perfect storms and double-edged swords: Recent advances in research on adolescent social media use and mental health. Advances in Psychiatry and Behavioral Health.
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