Kristine Jacquin

Fielding Graduate University | The Fielding Institute · School of Psychology

Climate change is a critical social determinant of health associated with increased disease prevalence, poverty, and socioeconomic inequalities worldwide. Climate change disproportionately and adversely impacts women and children. Research indicates that women are more likely to be impoverished, less capable of adapting to present and future climat...

This study investigated the effect of perceived physician burnout on psychological distress (anxiety, depression, and secondary traumatic stress) in physician spouses. Two-hundred and three physician spouses participated in the study between April and May 2021. Physician spouses completed a burnout measure on behalf of their physician partner, and...

This study compared permissive beliefs about drug and alcohol use between past and current medical users of prescribed sedatives, nonmedical users of prescription sedatives, and non-users. Compared to nonusers, nonmedical and medical users showed more permissive beliefs about drug and alcohol use.

Voir dire is a critical judicial process aimed at removing juror bias, thus creating more fair and impartial juries. However, no prior research has explored juror beliefs on victims with psychological disorders. This study aims to explore how eliminating juror bias under the current voir dire process affects guilt ratings.

This study aims to further understanding of the relationship between parental incarceration and offspring anxiety. Young adults completed an online survey to assess anxiety and parental incarceration, including parent’s type of crime. Our results showed women experienced more childhood anxiety related to parental violent crime and men experienced m...

This study examined whether adults with psychological disorders are at increased risk for cannabis use and alcohol abuse. The results indicated individuals with psychological disorders are more likely to use cannabis and less likely to use alcohol; however, those that do drink alcohol report higher levels of abuse compared to those without disorder...

Microaggressions are pervasive and harmful at individual and systemic levels and are frequently perpetrated unintentionally. Our research discovered that experience with one type of microaggression may facilitate recognition of other types of microaggressions. Additionally, women and gender minorities more readily identified gender microaggressions...

Previous research illustrates the presence of one type of anxiety as a predictor of other forms of anxiety (Karolia et al., 2019). Our study examined the relationship between general anxiety, other phobias, and storm phobias. We found that anxiety and other phobias significantly predict storm phobia.

The current study explored attention span and memory as predictors of borderline personality characteristics. • Attention span was the best predictor of total borderline personality characteristics along with identity problems, negative relationships, and affective instability. • Neither attention span nor memory significantly predicted self-harm.

There is a gap in research on juror decision-making regarding victims with neurodevelopmental disorders. Our study examined juror bias in a child sexual abuse trial with a victim who has a neurodevelopmental disorder. Results showed juror beliefs about mental illness predict verdicts, which should be considered in jury selection.

Approximately one-third of all adults globally report feelings of loneliness (Luchetti et al., 2020; Preece et al., 2021). International research has shown that loneliness has increased in the past 40 years, doubling from 20 to 40 percent since 1980 (Mate & Mate, 2022). Loneliness, the subjective feeling of inadequate meaningful connection (Fried e...

The current study added to the research literature by filling a gap on the link between cyberaggression and feelings of regret. Consistent with the literature, our research found cyberaggression prevalent during adolescence. However, we found no significant relationship between the frequency of consequences for cyberperpetration and feelings of reg...

Childhood maltreatment (CM), intimate partner violence (IPV), chronic pain, and alcohol abuse are correlated in the literature. Our research found CM and chronic pain did not predict alcohol abuse while IPV and chronic pain did. The results suggest complexity between variables and indicate further research to understand their relationships.

Previous research has estimated that two percent of the population within the U.S. and Canada will have severe weather phobia within their lifetime. We addressed a gap in the research by examining possible differences in weather phobia and PTSD symptoms based on U.S. climate regions. We hypothesized that people who lived in areas with more severe w...

The U.S. criminal justice system consists of a disproportionately large number of individuals with a psychological disorder (Goodman et al., 1997; Mayes & Koegel, 2003; Miley et al., 2020). Most jurors struggle with comprehending the insignificance of a claimant’s psychological diagnosis on the accuracy of their allegation, negatively impacting the...

This study brings emotion socialization into the spotlight as a suicide prevention method. Emotion deficits in childhood, originating from dismissive and punitive environments, can exacerbate emotion regulation issues, increasing the risk of suicidal ideation. As this poster presents, emotion socialization—caregivers teaching children about intense...

The current study explores the under-researched area of weather phobia and its relationship with other anxiety disorders. With escalating severe weather due to climate change, an uptick in anxiety levels has been observed. In this study, 494 U.S. adults were surveyed to examine the coexistence of severe weather phobia and anxiety disorders. The res...

Cyberaggression affects the well-being of young people. The current study showed that people who engaged in cyberaggression as teens reported more regret and guilt, a greater desire for different cyberbehavior, and more change in cyberbehavior in adulthood. Lack of brain development may influence cyberaggression actions when young which results in...

Cyberaggression has become essential to explore given the rise of technology. Male-identified individuals have been shown to have increased aggression compared to all other genders in nearly all facets. Our study showed male-identified participants engaged in adolescent cyberaggression more and longer than other groups, well into adulthood.

We examined regret in victims and perpetrators of adolescent cyberaggression. Results showed that perpetrators who admitted to engaging in cyberaggression reported more regret than victims who denied engaging in cyberaggression. Implications of victim and perpetrator experiences are discussed.

This study examined the relationship between poor emotional control, emotional instability, amorality, and social responsibility in police officers. We hypothesized that emotional reactions would predict both social responsibility and amorality, which were both supported. The results suggest emotional intelligence and resilience training may be hel...

Research indicated that anxiety and other phobic responses are prevalent in people who experienced severe weather (Krause et. al., 2018; Lima et al., 2017). Comorbidity has been found among anxiety disorders, especially generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and panic disorder (Brown & Barlow, 1992). This study helped close a gap by examining comorbidi...

Our research examined if juror decisions could be predicted in a rape case, based on whether the victim was physically assaulted. American adults were randomly assigned to one of two trials and gave ratings of the defendant’s guilt. The defendant accused of physical assault and rape was rated significantly guiltier than the defendant accused of rap...

Sedatives are one of the most frequently misused types of prescription medication. Recent reports indicate that about one third of prescription medication abuse is attributable to benzodiazepine use alone (National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics, 2023). We wanted to better understand what motivates individuals to use prescription sedatives non-me...

The different geographical regions of the United States contain innumerable different cultures, values, and attitudes concerning mental illness. We examined beliefs concerning causes of mental illness across regions and found that beliefs about substance use and biological causes of mental illness vary by region.

Increased internet usage has shown an increase in cyberaggression and cyber victimization. Prior studies have shown that many adolescents do not regret their online behavior. Our study showed that women and gender minorities feel more remorse than men for their online behavior as adolescents.

In a fictional capital murder trial in which the defendant was depicted as having ASD, mock jurors’ beliefs about death penalty, mental illness, and autism significantly impacted sentencing decisions. A voir dire process removed mock jurors with extreme scores on beliefs, resulting in more lenient sentences.

People with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) often suffer from social integration obstacles. They are often isolated and ostracized due to societal ignorance. Thus, our study examined how experience with NDD influences beliefs. Our data revealed that direct encounters with autism and intellectual disorders increase the willingness to interact wit...

Individuals with autism are more likely to be involved in the legal system. We randomly assigned mock jurors to a capital trial summary that provided a specific or vague description of the defendant’s autism diagnosis. There were minor differences in participants’ ratings of witness credibility; condition effects approached significance.

SUD is a major issue associated with a growth in psychopathology. Results showed that frequency of SUD significantly predicted symptoms of anxiety and depression. Recreational cannabis, inhalants, and illegal prescription psychostimulants were the strongest predictors of anxiety. Recreational cannabis, illegal prescription psychostimulants, and inh...

Effects of climate change on maternal, infant, and child health across countries.

The combination of early maladaptive schemas and childhood maltreatment significantly predicted adult symptoms of PTSD in a large community-based sample

The literature suggests that cyberaggression perpetrators report higher emotional trauma and depression and lower self-esteem. This study investigates the relationship between experiences of childhood trauma (CT) and desistance from cyberaggression. We found a significant positive relationship between CT and cyberaggression, but no significant corr...

We examined parental attachment and personal control schemas. Quality of relationship with both parents is a protective factor against schemas of self-control. Mother’s facilitation of independence and father’s supportiveness were risk factors for schemas of self-control. Findings suggest that a balance of love and boundaries are ideal for healthy...

Emotion dysregulation, maladaptive ways an individual may react to their emotions, may result from childhood maltreatment or maladaptive schemas (Edwards et al., 2020; Soenke et al., 2010). According to research, childhood maltreatment -- including abuse and neglect -- affects a person’s feelings, their ways of thinking, and how they act and view t...

Previous research has found that higher levels of neuroticism and lower levels of extraversion were related to higher stress and depressive symptoms in response to severe weather events. The current research fills the gaps by studying the relationship between personality traits, severe weather phobia, and PTSD symptoms. Participants completed an on...

Prior research shows how adolescent cyber-aggression affects intimate relationships. Our research addressed the gap of whether cyber-aggression predicts sexual aggression. Results: adolescent cyber-aggression perpetration predicts young adult sexual aggression. Teen cyber-victimization is associated with less sexual perpetration in adulthood. There...

Maladaptive schemas can induce negative outcomes such as anger and strained relationships. We investigated whether aggression may be an outcome of maladaptive schemas and childhood maltreatment. Results revealed that physical neglect and schemas of mistrust, insufficient self-control, incompetence, emotional inhibition, abandonment, enmeshment, and...

Child marriage is an international human rights violation yet is legal and occurs in parts of the United States. We examined the connection between child marriage and rape and found that child marriage rate, but not youngest legal age of child marriage, approached significance as a predictor of rape prevalence.

Climate change has been found to be associated with increased prevalence of sexual violence. Our research found that various climate change indicators predicted rape and sexual violence across countries. Poor air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, and CO2 growth rate were the best predictors of rape and sexual violence.

Police officer candidates are often driven by a sense of social responsibility and evaluated on emotional controls. We examined the usefulness of M-PULSE and MMPI-2 measures of social responsibility and emotional controls for predicting impression management in officers. Results suggest the MMPI-2 better predicts future employment issues for police...

We aimed to explore differences in beliefs about psychostimulant use among college students with and without ADHD. Results suggest students with ADHD maintain more positive beliefs about the safety and usefulness of prescription psychostimulants for academic and recreational uses. Results support our hypothesis that college students with ADHD hold...

Prior studies have related specific kinds of childhood maltreatment to specific personality pathology. Our study examined the differential relationship of childhood maltreatment on personality disorder clusters. Childhood maltreatment best predicted Cluster A (paranoid, schizotypal, schizoid) personalities. Emotional neglect and emotional abuse wer...

We investigated personal and regional factors that prompt money spent on weather preparedness. Our results indicated that the strongest predictors of money spent on weather preparedness were extraversion and severe weather experiences. The findings have strong implications for mitigation efforts in ameliorating potential risks and damages resulting...

We examined whether extraversion moderates the relationship between childhood maltreatment and adult psychopathy. Extraversion, physical abuse, and physical neglect were the strongest predictors of psychopathy. Regression revealed that extraversion significantly mitigated the association between physical abuse and psychopathy. Extraversion did not...

Research suggests increasing severe weather endangers the population's mental health. Data was collected from 2008-2022. Samples 1-3 comprised of university students from the southeastern U.S., and samples 4-7 were recruited from across the U.S. using reliable online recruiting systems. As hypothesized, severe weather phobia increased with increasi...

Racial Bias in Eyewitness Identification The other-race effect (ORE) is a phenomenon in which the poorer ability to correctly identify faces of other races than those of own race, is well established in experimental studies. (Brown et al., 2017; Lawson & Dysart, 2014; Meissner & Brigham, 2001; McKone et al., 2021, Vitriol et al., 2019). This pheno...

Our work examines the relationship between climate change and maternal and child health. Results indicate that reducing overall greenhouse emissions per capita and improving governmental control of corruption are two of the most critical factors in combatting the adverse effects of climate change regarding maternal, infant, and child health. Result...

Political radicalization is a process whereby an individual or group modifies their thoughts and behaviors to increasingly justify aggression and violence against a perceived oppositional group (McCauley & Moskalenko, 2008). Political radicalization negatively impacts society on a spectrum of increased stress to loss of life. Analysis of political...

This research describes a review of current literature in the field on early life factors that can be linked to crime involvement later in life. This review specifically examines abnormal prefrontal cortex activity, identity, and aggression as possible predictors of criminal behavior in young adults.

** Awarded Honorable Mention for Research at the 38th Annual American College of Forensic Psychology Symposium ** Parental Alienation impacts 3.5 million children annually during high-conflict divorce proceedings in the United States (Bernet, 2008; Harman et al., 2021). The family system dynamic constitutes a form of serious mental health dysfunct...

Approximately fifty percent of all working women will encounter some form of sexual harassment in their lifetimes (Cassino & Bensen-Cassino, 2019; Feldblum & Lipnic, 2016; Monti, 1999). Sexual harassment affects victims, impacting productivity, job stability, income, and psychological and physical health (Adams-Clark et al., 2019; Avina & O'Donohue...

Tracking and treating sex offenders across the U.S. promotes stigmatization and negative internal dialogue. Research shows how inappropriate registration laws and disintegrative shaming practices inhibit rehabilitation by supporting poor well-being. Public safety is improved when internal and external sources of shame are addressed in sex offenders...

There is a strong connection between mental health and interpersonal violence (IPV). This statement is especially true in cases of military members with depression and/or PTSD. The unique challenges of the military lifestyle and culture such as frequent relocation and deployments contribute to elevated stress faced by servicemembers. This pressure...

Globally, female incarceration rates are rising faster than those of men. Prisons are highly masculinized environments and often disregard female inmates’ gendered physical and mental healthcare needs. Gendered deficiencies can result in higher recidivism and mortality rates and increased psychological and physical illness for women. Widespread int...

Association for Psychological Science 2022 Discussion This research examined whether emotional intelligence (EI) and exposure to childhood trauma predict resilience in adulthood. Our results revealed that EI and emotional neglect were strong predictors of resilience. However, contrary to expectations, EI did not moderate the relationship between em...

We used regression to examine emotional intelligence, crystalized intelligence, fluid reasoning, and resiliency as possible predictors of current stress. Resiliency and fluid reasoning best predicted perceived stress; both were negative predictors. The results suggest that fluid reasoning and resiliency protect against perceived stress.. ABSTRACT ...

This research examined whether a victim’s diagnosis of mental illness and jurors’ previous experiences with mental illness affect jurors’ ratings of guilt in a rape trial in which the victim was diagnosed with a psychological disorder.

Childhood maltreatment has been found to predict somatic symptoms and chronic health problems in adults. Our research found emotional abuse and physical neglect the strongest predictors of somatic symptoms, while emotional neglect the best predictor of IBS. Results suggest complex relationships between types of childhood maltreatment and specific h...

Sedative abuse is a common problem. Our study examined the prevalence of sedative abuse in medical and non-medical users of prescription sedatives. Although medical users reported more sedative abuse symptoms than non-medical users, frequency of use explained the difference. ANOVA was conducted with user group as the IV (medical users, n = 65; non-...

Early Maladaptive Schemas (EMSs) may predict exacerbation or alleviation of symptomology in pain patients. Our research found specific EMSs correlated to current pain, chronic pain, and health concerns. The results suggest complex interactions between pain symptoms and EMSs that are vital to successful treatment in chronic pain patients.

The majority of research suggests that recreational cannabis use is associated with an increase in neuropsychological impairment. We assessed participants for the association between medical cannabis use and executive function deficits. Increased use of medical cannabis was associated with fewer deficits in attention, academics, memory, and cogniti...

Recreational cannabis use is associated with memory dysfunction. We assessed participants for the correlation between medical cannabis use and memory deficits. An increased use of medical cannabis was associated with fewer memory problems. There were nonsignificant correlations between medical cannabis use and other executive function deficits tha...

We assessed American adults via the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire Short Form and Difficulties in Emotional Regulation Scale. Results indicated that specific types of childhood maltreatment were associated with distinct outcomes in emotional dysregulation.

Violent crimes against women are a problem globally. Supporting previous research suggesting women give birth earlier and more often in unstable and violent environments, the current study finds measures associated with early and frequent birth rates predict rape rates and homicide rates in women across the world.

Inmates exhibit higher levels of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than the general population (Baranyi et al., 2017; Facer-Irwin et al., 2019; Stuart et al., 2006). PTSD affects the psychophysiology of the brain, impacting the release of neurotransmitters and degradation of key receptors needed for psychotropic uptake (Lorenz-Guertin & Jacob, 2...

Resiliency is vital to the mental health of maltreated children. While literature shows a correlation between childhood maltreatment and psychopathy, the role of resiliency within this relationship was unknown. Our research found that physical neglect is a significant predictor of psychopathy, and resiliency partially moderates that relationship.

Compared to other types of personality disorder, the Cluster A types have been found to have higher levels of environmental risk factors. Prior research points to an association between childhood maltreatment and Cluster A personality characteristics, but leaves much unknown, including how cognitive intelligence interacts with childhood maltreatmen...

Increasing demand for neuropsychological care and research comes accompanied by increased need for advances in data sharing, transmission, and secure storage techniques. We reviewed literature related to advances in computing technology, more specifically, data mining and decentralized computing, to see how the field is adapting to these needs and...

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INTRODUCTION A disproportionately high number of individuals in the U.S. criminal justice litigation have a mental illness (Goodman et al., 1997; Mayes & Koegel, 2003; Miley et al., 2020). In addition, the majority of jurors are unable to comprehend the insignificance of a claimant’s mental diagnosis and are less sensitive to those victims in a cri...

Slavery ended centuries ago but systemic racism continued causing lingering effects that span generations. This transgenerational trauma (TT) leads to complications in social-emotional, cognitive, and educational faucets. Although devastating to communities, TT can be identified and dealt with utilizing specific training procedures and therapies.

Rebellious nonconformity is one facet of psychopathy that individuals may experience without diagnosed psychopathy. Adverse childhood experiences are known to be associated with psychopathy. Participants completed surveys to measure resilience, psychopathy, and childhood maltreatment. Findings show childhood emotional abuse and physical neglect are...

Background & Purpose: While environmental stressors have been linked to increases in violence, conflict, and destabilization, specific knowledge regarding the effects of climate change on human criminal behavior is lacking. Additionally, research has indicated that governance is often ineffective in responding to adverse impacts of climate change a...

Young's schema model suggested that childhood adversity may contribute to the development of maladaptive schemas. The research compared different types of childhood maltreatment to determine which was the most significant predictor of early maladaptive schemas in adults. Based on the data provided by 425 individuals, we confirmed that childhood emo...

Childhood maltreatment is a serious issue associated with an increase in health problems, including the onset of adult psychopathology. Our research found that the best predictors of adult anxiety were childhood emotional abuse and physical neglect. Additionally, the best predictors of adult depression were childhood emotional abuse and sexual abus...

Research has shown that childhood maltreatment may contribute to the development of personality pathology, including psychopathy. Resilience may reduce such risks. Our research found that childhood maltreatment predicts stress immunity, a component of psychopathy. Additionally, resilience moderates the relationship between childhood emotional negle...

Introduction: Intimate partner violence has been increasing across the world (Dabney, 2020). Intimate partner violence transcends barriers, including racial, ethnic, religious, and political (Bent-Goodly, 2021). Violence can be physical, emotional, psychological, and financial and can manifest as a combination of these variables. According to resea...

Psychopathic personality is an important predictor of criminal behaviors. Our research examined the relationship between the Big 5 personality traits and the components of psychopathy. Results revealed emotional stability, conscientiousness, and agreeableness were negatively correlated with components of psychopathy, and extraversion positively cor...

This study examined the relationship of visitation of incarcerated relatives during childhood and aggression in adulthood. Data was collected online from a sample of young adults. Results revealed that childhood visitation predicted aggression in adulthood. The more frequent the visitation, the more physical aggression was reported.

We examined participants' attachment styles based on criminal attitudes. ◆ Attitudes toward the court predicted three types of attachment, including dependent, anxious, and close attachment. ◆ Identification with criminal others predicted dependent and anxious styles of attachment. ◆ Tolerance for law violations predicted anxious style of attachmen...

This study analyzed whether a parent's type of crime that led to their incarceration served as a predictor for aggression in their offspring when they became a young adult. Results showed that the type of crime was not a significant predictor of sexual or non-sexual aggression.

Climate change, violence against women (VAW), and modern slavery are significant human rights crises to which women are disproportionately vulnerable. Our research examined the complex relationship between indicators of climate change, VAW, and the estimated prevalence of modern slavery across 180 countries. Regression analysis revealed significant...

Cannabis is the most commonly abused illicit substance worldwide, including among pregnant women (Dong et al., 2020). Maternal cannabis use has been associated with many health deficits for offspring, including low birth weight, head abnormalities, adverse cognitive effects, emotional triggers that result in aggression, hyperactivity, damage to imm...

Peer support programs are a frequently used part of treatment to help those impacted by trauma. Contrary to expectations, our study found that peer advocates with their own history of trauma do not experience increased secondary traumatic stress when helping others.

Sexual aggression is a substantial societal problem. Peer influence sexual aggression has been shown to influence individuals’ sexual aggression perpetration. Participants completed an online survey to measure sexual motivations and sexual aggression. Findings showed that sexual aggression risk is elevated when sex is motivated by avoiding peer and...

At least half of all working women will experience some form of sexual harassment, only seven percent of those harassed will ever file a complaint, and less than one percent will ever sue and reach the courts (Monti, 1999). Victims who file a sexual harassment legal complaint have a high probability of retraumatization due to a legal system that is...

Prior research suggests there is a relationship between psychopathic traits and criminality, including criminal attitudes/thinking (Chu et al., 2014; Mandracchia et al., 2015), violence (Chu et al., 2014) and other antisocial behavior (Hare, 2003), criminal associates (Chu et al., 2014; Sherretts et al., 2016), and entitlement (Chu et al., 2014). H...

Individuals who perform acts of physical aggression are committing crimes and are at risk to acquire criminal charges. Prior research suggests that adults who lack prosocial ways to communicate their emotions use physical aggression as a way to solve problems or express anger (Barratt et al., 1997; Mathias & Stanford, 1999). Additionally, poor inte...

Many school shootings can be prevented by warning signs and knowledge of the individual (Lankford et al., 2019; Silver, et al., 2018b). In the deadliest shootings, there has been an increase in warning signs and higher likelihood of being reported to law enforcement before the shooting (Lankford et al., 2019). A policy should be implemented to iden...

Policies to address climate change and human exploitation must protect human rights, promote social justice, and avoid exacerbating existing problems for vulnerable populations. Results indicate that ineffective governance, overall violence trends, and specific indicators of climate change may contribute to modern slavery vulnerability.

"Extant research in risk-taking and self-harm behaviors has indicated that gender, age, and certain socioeconomic factors are associated with risk-taking behaviors. Our study tested the connection between gender, age, having children at home, and risk-taking behavior among adults. We predicted that having children at home would be associated with r...

Public safety personnel, including police officers, are more likely to encounter psychologically traumatic events on the job, leading to depression, anxiety, burnout, and PTSD (Arble et al., 2017; Di Nota et al., 2021). In addition to the physically demanding nature of their work, when asked to do what is right, police officers may face moral issue...

Cultural differences between police officers and the communities in which they serve and protect are increasingly receiving more scrutiny. Both uniformed officers and police leadership have identified cultural awareness and related available training as barriers to serving their communities (Fletcher et al., 2019: Holohan, 2019). Cultural competenc...

Globally, female incarceration rates are rising faster than those of men. Prisons are highly masculinized environments and often disregard female inmates' gendered physical and mental health care needs. Gendered deficiencies can result in higher recidivism and mortality rates and increased mental and physical illness for women. We propose that inca...