Peer-Reviewed Publications
Jenkins, A. I. C., Fredman, S. J., Le, Y., Sun, X., Brick, T. R., Skinner, O. D., & McHale, S. M. (in press). Prospective associations between depressive symptoms and marital satisfaction in Black couples. Journal of Family Psychology. doi:10.1037/fam0000573
Marshall, A. D., Le, Y., Fredman, S. J., Feinberg, M. E., Taverna, E. C. & Jones D. E. (2019, July 18). Prospective, dyadic links between posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and family violence in the early years of parenthood. Journal of Family Psychology. Advance online publication. doi:10.1037/fam0000557
Coates, E. E., Tran, Q., Le, Y., & Phares, V. (2019, July 8). Parenting, coparenting, and adolescent adjustment in African-American single-mother families: An actor-partner interdependence mediation model. Journal of Family Psychology.Advance online publication.doi:10.1037/fam0000552
Fredman, S. J., Le, Y., Marshall, A. D., Garcia Hernandez, W., Feinberg, M. E., & Ammerman, R. T. (2019). Parent PTSD symptoms and child abuse potential during the perinatal period: Direct associations and mediation via relationship conflict. Child Abuse & Neglect, 90, 66-75. doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.01.024
Le, Y., Fredman, S. J., McDaniel, B. T., Laurenceau, J.-P., & Feinberg, M. E. (2019). Cross-day influences between couple closeness and coparenting support among new parents. Journal of Family Psychology, 33, 360-369. doi:10.1037/fam0000489
Fredman, S. J., Marshall, A. D., Le, Y., Aronson, K. R., Perkins, D. F., & Hayes, J. A. (2019). Interpersonal relationship quality mediates the association between military-related posttraumatic stress and academic dysfunction among student veterans. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 11, 415-423. doi:10.1037/tra0000363
Le, Y., Fredman, S. J., & Feinberg, M. E. (2017). Parenting stress mediates the association between negative affectivity and harsh parenting: A longitudinal dyadic analysis. Journal of Family Psychology, 31, 679-688. doi:10.1037/fam0000315
Fredman, S. J., Le, Y., Marshall, A. D., Brick, T. R., & Feinberg, M. E. (2017). A dyadic perspective on PTSD symptoms’ associations with couple functioning and parenting stress in first-time parents. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, 6, 117-132. doi:10.1037/cfp0000079
Fredman, S. J., Beck, J. G., Shnaider, P., Le, Y., Pukay-Martin, N. D., Pentel, K. Z., … & Marques, L. (2017). Longitudinal associations between PTSD symptoms and dyadic conflict communication following a severe motor vehicle accident. Behavior Therapy, 48, 235-246. doi:10.1016/j.beth.2016.05.001
Le, Y., McDaniel, B. T., Leavitt, C. E., & Feinberg, M. E. (2016). Longitudinal associations between relationship quality and coparenting across the transition to parenthood: A dyadic perspective. Journal of Family Psychology, 30, 918-926. doi:10.1037/fam0000217
O’Donnell, M. B., Bentele, C. N., Grossman, H. B., Le, Y., Jang, H., & Steger, M. F. (2014). You, me, and meaning: An integrative review of connections between relationships and meaning in life. Journal of Psychology in Africa, 24, 44-50. doi:10.1080/14330237.2014.904097
Marshall, A. D., Le, Y., Fredman, S. J., Feinberg, M. E., Taverna, E. C. & Jones D. E. (2019, July 18). Prospective, dyadic links between posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and family violence in the early years of parenthood. Journal of Family Psychology. Advance online publication. doi:10.1037/fam0000557
Coates, E. E., Tran, Q., Le, Y., & Phares, V. (2019, July 8). Parenting, coparenting, and adolescent adjustment in African-American single-mother families: An actor-partner interdependence mediation model. Journal of Family Psychology.Advance online publication.doi:10.1037/fam0000552
Fredman, S. J., Le, Y., Marshall, A. D., Garcia Hernandez, W., Feinberg, M. E., & Ammerman, R. T. (2019). Parent PTSD symptoms and child abuse potential during the perinatal period: Direct associations and mediation via relationship conflict. Child Abuse & Neglect, 90, 66-75. doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.01.024
Le, Y., Fredman, S. J., McDaniel, B. T., Laurenceau, J.-P., & Feinberg, M. E. (2019). Cross-day influences between couple closeness and coparenting support among new parents. Journal of Family Psychology, 33, 360-369. doi:10.1037/fam0000489
Fredman, S. J., Marshall, A. D., Le, Y., Aronson, K. R., Perkins, D. F., & Hayes, J. A. (2019). Interpersonal relationship quality mediates the association between military-related posttraumatic stress and academic dysfunction among student veterans. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 11, 415-423. doi:10.1037/tra0000363
Le, Y., Fredman, S. J., & Feinberg, M. E. (2017). Parenting stress mediates the association between negative affectivity and harsh parenting: A longitudinal dyadic analysis. Journal of Family Psychology, 31, 679-688. doi:10.1037/fam0000315
Fredman, S. J., Le, Y., Marshall, A. D., Brick, T. R., & Feinberg, M. E. (2017). A dyadic perspective on PTSD symptoms’ associations with couple functioning and parenting stress in first-time parents. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, 6, 117-132. doi:10.1037/cfp0000079
Fredman, S. J., Beck, J. G., Shnaider, P., Le, Y., Pukay-Martin, N. D., Pentel, K. Z., … & Marques, L. (2017). Longitudinal associations between PTSD symptoms and dyadic conflict communication following a severe motor vehicle accident. Behavior Therapy, 48, 235-246. doi:10.1016/j.beth.2016.05.001
Le, Y., McDaniel, B. T., Leavitt, C. E., & Feinberg, M. E. (2016). Longitudinal associations between relationship quality and coparenting across the transition to parenthood: A dyadic perspective. Journal of Family Psychology, 30, 918-926. doi:10.1037/fam0000217
O’Donnell, M. B., Bentele, C. N., Grossman, H. B., Le, Y., Jang, H., & Steger, M. F. (2014). You, me, and meaning: An integrative review of connections between relationships and meaning in life. Journal of Psychology in Africa, 24, 44-50. doi:10.1080/14330237.2014.904097
Presentations at Scholarly Meetings
Le, Y., Fredman, S. J., & Feinberg, M. E. (2019, November). The impacts of sleep and capitalization on new parents’ daily relational experiences. In C. Huntington (Chair), Impacts of Relationship Transitions on Romantic Relationship Quality and Individual Wellbeing. Paper to be presented at the 53rd annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Atlanta, GA.
Le, Y., Fredman, S. J., & Feinberg, M. E. (2019, November). Predictors of daily capitalization attempts in expectant couples. Poster to be presented at the 53rd annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Atlanta, GA.
Fischer, M. S., Fredman, S. J., Baucom, D. H., Taverna, E. C., Le, Y., Chow, S.-M., & Marshall, A. D. (2019, November). Self-reported emotion regulation difficulties and vocally encoded emotion regulation among couples with PTSD. Poster to be presented at the 53rd annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Atlanta, GA.
Fredman, S. J., Fischer, M. S., Baucom, D. H., Taverna, E. C., Le, Y., Chow, S.-M., & Marshall, A. D. (2019, November). Real-time interpersonal linkages in emotional arousal in couples with PTSD during relationship conflict. In S. J. Fredman (Chair), The interpersonal regulation of emotion within couples coping with unique stressors. Paper to be presented at the 53rd annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Atlanta, GA.
Le, Y., Fredman, S. J., Chow, S. M., Oravecz, Z., Smith Slep, A. M., & Heyman, R. E. (2018, November). Temporal dynamics of anger across two emotion channels in romantic couples. In M. S. Fischer (Chair), Merging theory with methodological advances: Empirical applications of a dynamical systems framework for an in-depth understanding of couple functioning. Symposium conducted at the 52nd annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Washington, D.C.
Marshall, A. D., Le, Y., Fredman, S. J., Taverna, E., Feinberg, M. E., & Jones, D. E. (2018, November). A longitudinal dyadic analysis of posttrauamatic stress disorder symptoms and family aggression. In S. LoSavio(Chair), Thinking beyond the individual: Family impacts of PTSD and its treatment. Symposium conducted at the 52nd annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Washington, D.C.
Fredman, S. J., Marshall, A.D., Le, Y., Aronson, K. R., Perkins, D. F. & Hayes, J. A. (2018, November). Interpersonal relationship quality mediates the association between military-related posttraumatic stress and academic dysfunction among student veterans. In L. M. Sippel and L. Watkins (Chairs),Implications of interpersonal relationships for functioning and treatment among military veterans with PTSD. Symposiumconducted at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Washington D.C.
Jenkins, A. I. C., Fredman, S. J., Le, Y., Sun, X., Skinner, O. D., & McHale, S. M. (2018, November). Links between depressive symptoms and marital satisfaction in African American couples.Lightning Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, San Diego, CA.
Le, Y., Fredman, S. J., & Feinberg, M. E. (2018, July). Daily association between capitalization attempts and relationship intimacy for couples across the transition to parenthood. Talk presented at 2018 International Association for Relationship Research (IARR), Fort Collins, CO.
Le, Y., Fredman, S. J., & Feinberg, M. E. (2017, November). Daily association between capitalization attempts and relationship intimacy for couples across the transition to parenthood. Poster presented at the 51st annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Diego, CA.
Fredman, S. J., Le, Y., Garcia Hernandez, W., Feinberg, M. E., & Ammerman, R. T. (2017, November). Parent PTSD symptoms and child abuse potential during the transition to parenthood: Direct association and mediation via relationship conflict. In L. A. Meis (Chair), Embracing complexity: How PTSD can shape and be shaped by families.Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Chicago, IL.
Le. Y., McDaniel, B. T., Leavitt, C. E., Fredman, S. J., & Feinberg, M.E. (2017, June). Associations between couple relationship quality and coparenting during the transition to parenthood: Micro and macro perspectives. Paper presented at 2017 International Association for Relationship Research (IARR), Syracuse, NY.
Le, Y., Fredman, S. J., & Feinberg, M. E. (2016, October). Parenting stress mediates the association between neuroticism and harsh parenting: A dyadic approach. In S. J. Fredman (Chair), Two heads are better than one: Novel approaches to the study and treatment of individual psychopathology in a couple context. Symposium conducted at the 50th annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
Le, Y., Fredman, S. J., & Lou, Y. (2016, October). Refinement of a brief measure of relationship distress for Chinese couples using item response theory. Poster presented at the 50th annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
Fredman, S. J., Le, Y., Marshall, A. D., Brick, T. R., & Feinberg, M. E. (2016, October). A dyadic perspective on the associations among PTSD symptoms, perceived couple functioning, and parenting stress.In S. J. Fredman (Chair), Partnering and parenting in the presence of PTSD.Symposium conducted at the 50th annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
Le. Y., Fredman, S. J., & Lou, Y. (2016, July). Conflict over in-law issues mediates the association between gender role consensus and relationship distress in Taiwanese couples: A dyadic perspective. Poster presented at 2016 International Association for Relationship Research (IARR), Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Le. Y., Fredman, S. J., & Feinberg, M. E. (2015, November). Perceived child difficulty mediates the association between mothers’ and fathers’ neuroticism and overreactive parenting. Poster presented at the 49th annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Chicago, IL.
Le, Y., McDaniel, T. B. & Feinberg, M. E. (2015, March). Stability and change in marriage across transition to parenthood: The unique role of coparenting from a longitudinal dyadic perspective. Poster presented at the sixteenth annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP), Long Beach, CA.
Le, Y., Wu, S., & Harman, J. J. (2013, January). Sex roles matter: Uncovering its impact on associations between power, patriarchal, and egalitarian beliefs in romantic relationships. Poster presented at the fourteenth annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP), New Orleans, LA.
Le, Y., Fredman, S. J., & Feinberg, M. E. (2019, November). Predictors of daily capitalization attempts in expectant couples. Poster to be presented at the 53rd annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Atlanta, GA.
Fischer, M. S., Fredman, S. J., Baucom, D. H., Taverna, E. C., Le, Y., Chow, S.-M., & Marshall, A. D. (2019, November). Self-reported emotion regulation difficulties and vocally encoded emotion regulation among couples with PTSD. Poster to be presented at the 53rd annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Atlanta, GA.
Fredman, S. J., Fischer, M. S., Baucom, D. H., Taverna, E. C., Le, Y., Chow, S.-M., & Marshall, A. D. (2019, November). Real-time interpersonal linkages in emotional arousal in couples with PTSD during relationship conflict. In S. J. Fredman (Chair), The interpersonal regulation of emotion within couples coping with unique stressors. Paper to be presented at the 53rd annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Atlanta, GA.
Le, Y., Fredman, S. J., Chow, S. M., Oravecz, Z., Smith Slep, A. M., & Heyman, R. E. (2018, November). Temporal dynamics of anger across two emotion channels in romantic couples. In M. S. Fischer (Chair), Merging theory with methodological advances: Empirical applications of a dynamical systems framework for an in-depth understanding of couple functioning. Symposium conducted at the 52nd annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Washington, D.C.
Marshall, A. D., Le, Y., Fredman, S. J., Taverna, E., Feinberg, M. E., & Jones, D. E. (2018, November). A longitudinal dyadic analysis of posttrauamatic stress disorder symptoms and family aggression. In S. LoSavio(Chair), Thinking beyond the individual: Family impacts of PTSD and its treatment. Symposium conducted at the 52nd annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Washington, D.C.
Fredman, S. J., Marshall, A.D., Le, Y., Aronson, K. R., Perkins, D. F. & Hayes, J. A. (2018, November). Interpersonal relationship quality mediates the association between military-related posttraumatic stress and academic dysfunction among student veterans. In L. M. Sippel and L. Watkins (Chairs),Implications of interpersonal relationships for functioning and treatment among military veterans with PTSD. Symposiumconducted at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Washington D.C.
Jenkins, A. I. C., Fredman, S. J., Le, Y., Sun, X., Skinner, O. D., & McHale, S. M. (2018, November). Links between depressive symptoms and marital satisfaction in African American couples.Lightning Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, San Diego, CA.
Le, Y., Fredman, S. J., & Feinberg, M. E. (2018, July). Daily association between capitalization attempts and relationship intimacy for couples across the transition to parenthood. Talk presented at 2018 International Association for Relationship Research (IARR), Fort Collins, CO.
Le, Y., Fredman, S. J., & Feinberg, M. E. (2017, November). Daily association between capitalization attempts and relationship intimacy for couples across the transition to parenthood. Poster presented at the 51st annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Diego, CA.
Fredman, S. J., Le, Y., Garcia Hernandez, W., Feinberg, M. E., & Ammerman, R. T. (2017, November). Parent PTSD symptoms and child abuse potential during the transition to parenthood: Direct association and mediation via relationship conflict. In L. A. Meis (Chair), Embracing complexity: How PTSD can shape and be shaped by families.Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Chicago, IL.
Le. Y., McDaniel, B. T., Leavitt, C. E., Fredman, S. J., & Feinberg, M.E. (2017, June). Associations between couple relationship quality and coparenting during the transition to parenthood: Micro and macro perspectives. Paper presented at 2017 International Association for Relationship Research (IARR), Syracuse, NY.
Le, Y., Fredman, S. J., & Feinberg, M. E. (2016, October). Parenting stress mediates the association between neuroticism and harsh parenting: A dyadic approach. In S. J. Fredman (Chair), Two heads are better than one: Novel approaches to the study and treatment of individual psychopathology in a couple context. Symposium conducted at the 50th annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
Le, Y., Fredman, S. J., & Lou, Y. (2016, October). Refinement of a brief measure of relationship distress for Chinese couples using item response theory. Poster presented at the 50th annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
Fredman, S. J., Le, Y., Marshall, A. D., Brick, T. R., & Feinberg, M. E. (2016, October). A dyadic perspective on the associations among PTSD symptoms, perceived couple functioning, and parenting stress.In S. J. Fredman (Chair), Partnering and parenting in the presence of PTSD.Symposium conducted at the 50th annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
Le. Y., Fredman, S. J., & Lou, Y. (2016, July). Conflict over in-law issues mediates the association between gender role consensus and relationship distress in Taiwanese couples: A dyadic perspective. Poster presented at 2016 International Association for Relationship Research (IARR), Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Le. Y., Fredman, S. J., & Feinberg, M. E. (2015, November). Perceived child difficulty mediates the association between mothers’ and fathers’ neuroticism and overreactive parenting. Poster presented at the 49th annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Chicago, IL.
Le, Y., McDaniel, T. B. & Feinberg, M. E. (2015, March). Stability and change in marriage across transition to parenthood: The unique role of coparenting from a longitudinal dyadic perspective. Poster presented at the sixteenth annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP), Long Beach, CA.
Le, Y., Wu, S., & Harman, J. J. (2013, January). Sex roles matter: Uncovering its impact on associations between power, patriarchal, and egalitarian beliefs in romantic relationships. Poster presented at the fourteenth annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP), New Orleans, LA.