Our work integrates human development, family studies and clinical and health research, and relies on multiple methods to research adolescent development in the context of daily family and school life. Below are select examples of our work:
Youth Suicide Prevention
Bai, S., Asarnow, J. R., Babeva, K. N., & Irwin, M. R. (2024). IL-6 predicts non-suicidal self-injury over 3 months in high-risk adolescents. BJPsych open, 10(2), e51.
Bai, S., Babeva, K. N., Kim, M. I., & Asarnow, J. R. (2021). Future Directions for Optimizing Clinical Science & Safety: Ecological Momentary Assessments in Suicide/Self-Harm Research. Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology: the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53, 50(1), 141–153.
Asarnow, J. R., Bai, S., Babeva, K. N., Adrian, M., Berk, M. S., Asarnow, L. D., Senturk, D., Linehan, M. M., & McCauley, E. (2020). Sleep in youth with repeated self-harm and high suicidality: Does sleep predict self-harm risk?. Suicide & life-threatening behavior, 50(6), 1189–1197.
Promoting Resilience in Diverse Settings and Individuals
Chiang, S. C., Rahal, D., Bai, S., & Linden-Carmichael, A. N. (2024). Age-varying association between discrimination, childhood family support, and substance use disorders among Latin American immigrants in the United States. Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology, 30(4), 917–926.
Chahl, A., Bai, S., Rulison, K. L., & Fosco, G. M. (2024). Examining the association between school connectedness and use of self-regulation strategies in middle childhood. Applied Developmental Science, 1–10.
Bai, S., Buxton, O. M., Master, L., & Hale, L. (2022). Daily associations between family interaction quality, stress, and objective sleep in adolescents. Sleep health, 8(1), 69–72.
Bai, S., Repetti, R.L., & Sperling, J.B. (2016). Children's positive emotion expression is sustained by smiling, touching, and playing with parents and siblings: A naturalistic observational study of family life. Developmental Psychology, 52(1), 88-101.
Bai, S. & Repetti, R L. (2015). Short‐term resilience processes in the family. Family Relations, 64(1), 108-119.
Daily Stress and Adolescent Mental Health
Bai, S., Tornello, S. L., Mogle, J. A., & Feinberg, M. E. (2024). Daily implementation of health-protective behaviors and family life during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Family process, 63(1), 428–442.
Bai, S., & Repetti, R.L. (2018). Negative and positive mood regulation on school days: Link to internalizing and externalizing problems. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 46 (3), 423-435.
Bai, S., Reynolds, B.M., & Robles, T.F., & Repetti, R.L. (2016). School problems impact youth perceptions of interactions with parents: Daily diary study of school-to-home spillover. Social Development, 26, 813-830.
Internalizing Symptoms from Childhood to Adolescence
Bai, S., Rolon-Arroyo, B., Walkup, J. T., Kendall, P. C., Ginsburg, G. S., Keeton, C. P., Albano, A. M., Compton, S. N., Sakolsky, D., Piacentini, J., & Peris, T. S. (2023). Anxiety symptom trajectories from treatment to 5- to 12-year follow-up across childhood and adolescence. Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines, 64(9), 1336–1345.
Chiang, S. C., & Bai, S. (2022). Reciprocal Influences among Marital Relationship, Parent-Adolescent Relationship, and Youth Depressive Symptoms. Journal of marriage and the family, 84(4), 962–981.
Bai, S., Zeledon, L.R., D’Amico, E.J., Shoptaw, S., Avina, C., LaBorde, A.P., Anderson, M., Fitzpatrick, O.M., & Asarnow, J.R. (2018).
Reducing health risk behaviors and depression in adolescents: a randomized controlled trial in primary care clinics. Journal of
Pediatric Psychology. 43 (9), 1004-1016.
Fuligni, A.J., Bai, S., Krull, J.L., & Gonzales, N.A. (2017). Individual differences in optimum sleep for daily mood during adolescence. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 1-11.
Youth Suicide Prevention
Bai, S., Asarnow, J. R., Babeva, K. N., & Irwin, M. R. (2024). IL-6 predicts non-suicidal self-injury over 3 months in high-risk adolescents. BJPsych open, 10(2), e51.
Bai, S., Babeva, K. N., Kim, M. I., & Asarnow, J. R. (2021). Future Directions for Optimizing Clinical Science & Safety: Ecological Momentary Assessments in Suicide/Self-Harm Research. Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology: the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53, 50(1), 141–153.
Asarnow, J. R., Bai, S., Babeva, K. N., Adrian, M., Berk, M. S., Asarnow, L. D., Senturk, D., Linehan, M. M., & McCauley, E. (2020). Sleep in youth with repeated self-harm and high suicidality: Does sleep predict self-harm risk?. Suicide & life-threatening behavior, 50(6), 1189–1197.
Promoting Resilience in Diverse Settings and Individuals
Chiang, S. C., Rahal, D., Bai, S., & Linden-Carmichael, A. N. (2024). Age-varying association between discrimination, childhood family support, and substance use disorders among Latin American immigrants in the United States. Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology, 30(4), 917–926.
Chahl, A., Bai, S., Rulison, K. L., & Fosco, G. M. (2024). Examining the association between school connectedness and use of self-regulation strategies in middle childhood. Applied Developmental Science, 1–10.
Bai, S., Buxton, O. M., Master, L., & Hale, L. (2022). Daily associations between family interaction quality, stress, and objective sleep in adolescents. Sleep health, 8(1), 69–72.
Bai, S., Repetti, R.L., & Sperling, J.B. (2016). Children's positive emotion expression is sustained by smiling, touching, and playing with parents and siblings: A naturalistic observational study of family life. Developmental Psychology, 52(1), 88-101.
Bai, S. & Repetti, R L. (2015). Short‐term resilience processes in the family. Family Relations, 64(1), 108-119.
Daily Stress and Adolescent Mental Health
Bai, S., Tornello, S. L., Mogle, J. A., & Feinberg, M. E. (2024). Daily implementation of health-protective behaviors and family life during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Family process, 63(1), 428–442.
Bai, S., & Repetti, R.L. (2018). Negative and positive mood regulation on school days: Link to internalizing and externalizing problems. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 46 (3), 423-435.
Bai, S., Reynolds, B.M., & Robles, T.F., & Repetti, R.L. (2016). School problems impact youth perceptions of interactions with parents: Daily diary study of school-to-home spillover. Social Development, 26, 813-830.
Internalizing Symptoms from Childhood to Adolescence
Bai, S., Rolon-Arroyo, B., Walkup, J. T., Kendall, P. C., Ginsburg, G. S., Keeton, C. P., Albano, A. M., Compton, S. N., Sakolsky, D., Piacentini, J., & Peris, T. S. (2023). Anxiety symptom trajectories from treatment to 5- to 12-year follow-up across childhood and adolescence. Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines, 64(9), 1336–1345.
Chiang, S. C., & Bai, S. (2022). Reciprocal Influences among Marital Relationship, Parent-Adolescent Relationship, and Youth Depressive Symptoms. Journal of marriage and the family, 84(4), 962–981.
Bai, S., Zeledon, L.R., D’Amico, E.J., Shoptaw, S., Avina, C., LaBorde, A.P., Anderson, M., Fitzpatrick, O.M., & Asarnow, J.R. (2018).
Reducing health risk behaviors and depression in adolescents: a randomized controlled trial in primary care clinics. Journal of
Pediatric Psychology. 43 (9), 1004-1016.
Fuligni, A.J., Bai, S., Krull, J.L., & Gonzales, N.A. (2017). Individual differences in optimum sleep for daily mood during adolescence. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 1-11.