All Stories

  1. Paternal and Maternal Cognitive Engagement and Preschoolers’ Literacy Skills Across Six Ethnic Groups in Suriname

    Article • Journal of Black Psychology, April 2021, SAGE Publications

    Elif Dede Yildirim

  2. Maternal and Paternal Cognitive Engagement and Children’s Literacy Skills in 25 African Countries

    Article • Journal of Black Psychology, November 2019, SAGE Publications

    Elif Dede Yildirim

  3. Fathers’, Mothers’, and Other Household Members’ Involvement in Reading, Storytelling, and Play and Preschoolers’ Literacy Skills in Kenya

    Article • Early Education and Development, September 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Jaipaul L Roopnarine, Elif Dede Yildirim

  4. Fathers’ Cognitive Engagement and Preschoolers’ Literacy Skills in Three Ethnic Groups in Trinidad and Tobago

    Article • Journal of Black Psychology, September 2019, SAGE Publications

    Elif Dede Yildirim

  5. Redesign, Field-Testing, and Validation of the Physical Activity Campus Environmental Supports (PACES) Audit

    Article • Journal of Environmental and Public Health, May 2019, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Kendra Kattelmann, Elif Dede Yildirim, Melissa D. Olfert

  6. Fathering in Cultural Contexts

    Article • March 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Elif Dede Yildirim

  7. Father Involvement and Childhood Outcomes

    Article • March 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Elif Dede Yildirim

  8. Theories and Conceptual Models

    Article • March 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Elif Dede Yildirim

  9. The Many Faces of Fathering

    Article • March 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Elif Dede Yildirim

  10. Levels and Quality of Paternal Involvement

    Article • March 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Elif Dede Yildirim

  11. Fathering Intervention Programs

    Article • March 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Elif Dede Yildirim

  12. Social Policies and Fathering

    Article • March 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Elif Dede Yildirim

  13. Fathering

    Article • March 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Elif Dede Yildirim

  14. Development and Validation of the Policies, Opportunities, Initiatives and Notable Topics (POINTS) Audit for Campuses and Worksites

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, March 2019, MDPI AG

    Elif Dede Yildirim, Wenjun Zhou

  15. Development and Validation of the Vending Evaluation for Nutrient-Density (VEND)ing Audit

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, February 2019, MDPI AG

    Elif Dede Yildirim

  16. Development and Validation of a Simple Convenience Store SHELF Audit

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, November 2018, MDPI AG

    Elif Dede Yildirim

  17. Union stability among mothers and stepfathers: Contributions of stepfathers and biological fathers.

    Article • Journal of Family Psychology, November 2018, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Raymond Petren, Elif Dede Yildirim

  18. Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling of Students’ Dietary Intentions/Behaviors, BMI, and the Healthfulness of Convenience Stores

    Article • Nutrients, October 2018, MDPI AG

    Elif Dede Yildirim

  19. Paternal and maternal engagement in play, story telling, and reading in five Caribbean countries: associations with preschoolers’ literacy skills

    Article • International Journal of Play, May 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Elif Dede Yildirim, Elif Dede Yildirim

  20. Influence of relationship skills education on pathways of associations between paternal depressive symptoms and IPV and childhood behaviors.

    Article • Psychology of Men & Masculinity, April 2018, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Elif Dede Yildirim, Elif Dede Yildirim

  21. Early Childhood Education in the Caribbean Region

    Article • February 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Elif Dede Yildirim

  22. Development and validation of the Full Restaurant Evaluation Supporting a Healthy (FRESH) Dining Environment Audit

    Article • Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, February 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Elif Dede Yildirim, Professor Kendra Kattelmann, Elif Dede Yildirim, Melissa D. Olfert

  23. Positive discipline, harsh physical discipline, physical discipline and psychological aggression in five Caribbean countries: Associations with preschoolers' early literacy skills

    Article • International Journal of Psychology, November 2017, Wiley

    Dr Jaipaul L Roopnarine, Elif Dede Yildirim, Elif Dede Yildirim

  24. Paternal and maternal engagement across six Caribbean countries and childhood outcomes

    Article • Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, November 2017, Elsevier

    Elif Dede Yildirim, Elif Dede Yildirim

  25. Support and Affection Measure

    Article • January 2017, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Elif Dede Yildirim

  26. The moderating role of relationship skills education on depressive symptoms in fathers with young children.

    Article • American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, January 2017, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Elif Dede Yildirim, Elif Dede Yildirim

  27. Path Analysis of Campus Walkability/Bikeability and College Students’ Physical Activity Attitudes, Behaviors, and Body Mass Index

    Article • American Journal of Health Promotion, September 2016, SAGE Publications

    Elif Dede Yildirim

  28. Assessing the Healthfulness of Campus Dining Environments Using “Full Restaurant Evaluation Supporting a Healthy (FRESH) Dining Environment” Tool

    Article • Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, September 2016, Elsevier

    Elif Dede Yildirim

  29. Convenience Store SHELF (Supportive Healthy Environment for Life-promoting Food) Audit Differences between College Campuses

    Article • Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, September 2016, Elsevier

    Elif Dede Yildirim

  30. A Simple Convenience Store SHELF (Supportive Healthy Environment for Life-promoting Food) Audit

    Article • Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, July 2015, Elsevier

    Elif Dede Yildirim

  31. The mediating role of maternal warmth in the associations between harsh parental practices and externalizing and internalizing behaviors in Hispanic American, African American, and European American families.

    Article • Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, January 2015, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Elif Dede Yildirim, Elif Dede Yildirim