Anne-Marie Iselin

Associate Professor of Psychology

Psychology & Human Service Stu, Office 125C 2337 Campus Box Elon, NC 27244

Professional Expertise

child clinical psychology, emotion regulation, parenting, cross-cultural research, juvenile justice, psychological adjustment

Brief Biography

My scholarship involves cross-cultural research (in Italy, Colombia, and the United States) on how parenting affects adolescent well-being and how this information can improve the cultural sensitivity of preventions and interventions with families. I also conduct research on the assessment and treatment of juvenile offenders, using this information to improve policy.

News & Notes

Education

Ph.D. Child Clinical Psychology, University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa

M.A. Child Clinical Psychology, University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa

B.S. Psychology, Social Welfare, and Criminal Justice, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Courses Taught

PSY 3610 Adult Psychopathology

PSY 3620 Child Psychopathology

PSY 1000 Introduction to Psychology

Current Projects

My research lab is currently investigating cultural factors that influence parenting practices (both positive and negative), adolescent emotion regulation, and psychological adjustment (e.g., depressive, aggressive, and anxiety symptoms) among youth from three countries (Italy, Colombia, and the United States).

Other projects in my research lab include examinations of the development of and desistance from antisocial behaviors among adolescents. We are currently examining factors, such as maturity and openness to treatment, that are related to resilience among adolescents who come into contact with the legal system.

Publications

Sample representative publications (* indicates Elon student author):

Iselin, A. R., DeCoster, J., Xu, X. (in press). Facilitating Meta-Analysis Inclusion Decisions with Elicit AI. Current Psychology.

Iselin, A. R., DeCoster, J. Di Giunta L., Lansford, J. E., Dodge, K. A., Eisenberg, N., Pastorelli, C., Uribe Tirado, L. M., & Bacchini, D. (2025). Rumination mediates the relation of hostile attribution to psychological maladjustment among adolescents from three countries. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-025-01288-z

Beliveau, L. E., Iselin, A. R., DeCoster, J., & Boyer, M. A. (2023). A meta-analysis relating parental psychological control with emotion regulation in youth. Journal of Child and Family Studies. doi: 10.1007/s10826-023-02700-2

Favini, A., Gerbino, M., Pastorelli, C., Di Giunta, L., Iselin, A. R., Lansford, J. E., Eisenberg, N., Uribe Tirado, L. M., Bacchini, D., Lunetti, C., Basili, E., Thartori, E., Cirimele, F., Fiasconaro, I., Remondi, C. (2023). Emotion-related self-regulation profiles in early adolescence: A cross-national study. Personality and Individual Differences, 213, 112298.

Di Giunta, L., Lunetti, C., Lansford, J. E., Eisenberg, N., Pastorelli, C., Bacchini, D., Tirado, L. M., Iselin, A. R., Basili, E., Gliozzo, G., Favini, A., Cirimele, F., & Remondi, C. (2023). Predictors and outcomes associated with the growth curves of self-efficacy beliefs in regard to anger and sadness regulation during adolescence: A longitudinal cross-cultural study. Frontiers in Psychology. 14: 1010358. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1010358

Iselin, A. R., Di Giunta, L., Lunetti, C., Lansford, J. E., Eisenberg, N., Dodge, K. A., Pastorelli, C., Uribe Tirado, L. M., Bacchini, D., Thartori, E., Fiasconaro, I., Gliozzo, G., Favini, A., Basili, E., Cirimele, F., Remondi, C., & Skinner, A. (2022). Pathways from maternal harsh discipline through rumination to anxiety and depression symptoms: Gender and normativeness of harsh discipline as moderators. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 50, 1313-1326. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-022-00951-z.

Quick, E. Iselin, A. R., & DeCoster, J. (2022). Pre-prison and indigenous predictors of institutional misconduct. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 67, 105-125. https://doi:10.1177/0306624X221102831

DeCoster, J., Gallucci, M., & Iselin, A. R. (2022). The effect of dichotomization on the diagnostic accuracy of hypothesis tests: How avoiding dichotomization is in a researcher's self-interest. Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology, 29, 257-272. https://doi: 10.4473/TPM29.2.7

Lunetti, C., Iselin, A.R., Di Giunta, L. et al. (2022) Development of internalizing symptoms during adolescence in three countries: The role of temperament and parenting behaviors. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 31(6), 947-957. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-021-01725-6.

DiGiunta, L. Iselin, A. R., Lansford, J. E., Eisenberg, N., Lunetti, C., Thartori, E.,…& Gerbino, M. (2018). Parents' and early adolescents' self-efficacy about anger regulation and early adolescents' internalizing and externalizing problems: A longitudinal study in three countries. Journal of Adolescence, 64, 124-135.

Di Giunta, L., Iselin, A. R., Eisenberg, N., Concetta, P., Gerbino, M., Dodge, K. A., Caprara, G. V., Bacchini, D., Tirado, L. M. U., & Thartori, E. (2017). Measurement invariance and convergent validity of anger and sadness self-regulation scales among youth from six cultural groups. Assessment, 24(4), 484-502. doi:10.1177/1073191115615214.

Iselin, A. R., Gallucci, M., & DeCoster, J. (2013). Reconciling questions about dichotomizing variables in criminal justice research. Journal of Criminal Justice, 41, 386-394.

Iselin, A. R., & DeCoster, J. (2012). Unique relations of age and delinquency with cognitive control. Journal of Adolescence, 35, 367-379.

Iselin, A. R., Mulvey, E. P., Loughran, T. A., Chung H. L., & Schubert, C. A. (2012). A longitudinal examination of serious adolescent offenders’ perceptions of chances for success and engagement in behaviors accomplishing goals. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 40, 237-249. PMC3268865

Iselin, A. R., DeCoster, J., & Salekin, R. T. (2009). Maturity in adolescent and young adult offenders: The role of cognitive control. Law and Human Behavior, 33, 455-469.

Iselin, A. R., & DeCoster, J. (2009). Reactive and proactive control in incarcerated and community adolescents and young adults. Cognitive Development, 24, 192-296.

DeCoster, J., Iselin, A. R., & Gallucci, M. (2009). A conceptual and empirical examination of justifications for dichotomization. Psychological Methods, 14, 349-366.

Leistico, A. R., Salekin, R. T., DeCoster, J., & Rogers, R. (2008). A large-scale meta-analysis relating the Hare measures of psychopathy to antisocial conduct. Law and Human Behavior, 32, 28-45.