Dr. Patricia Jarvis
Email: pajarvis@ilstu.edu            Voice Mail: (309) 438-8425

Research Interests

Life Span Social Development

Parent-Adolescent/Child Social Interactions

Relationships between Stress, Coping and Attachment: Parents and Children/Adolescents

Stress and Coping in Adolescents and Their Parents

School and Work Transitions: Adolescents' Stressors and Coping Strategies


Currently, I am working on the development of a measure of Parenting Hassles for Parents of Adolescents. I have collected data from approximately 80 families regarding parenting their teens and have developed a measure of such stressors.

Please see my recent publications on my vita.
Link to my vita

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