Aryn Dotterer

Publications | Book Chapters

• Dotterer, A., Racial Socialization in Black Families: A Systems Approach: Black Families: A Systems Approach.

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Journal Articles

Academic Journal

• Dotterer, A., Clark, A., (2026). Building Resilience among Racial/Ethnic Minority Adolescents: Exploring the Role of Parental Microprotections in Fostering Positive Youth Development. Journal of Child and Family Studies, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-026-03277-2
• Dotterer, A., (2025). Parenting correlates of changes in school engagement among racial/ethnic minority students. Social Psychology of Education, 28, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11218-025-10067-z
• Deemer, E., Dotterer, A., Duhon, S., DeRosa, P., (2025). Longitudinal analysis of academic motivation: Examining the antecedent roles of perceived discrimination and stereotype threat among African American STEM majors. . Journal of Black Psychology, 52:1, 49-79. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/00957984251349899
• Dotterer, A., (2024). Adolescents’ Experience of Discrimination, Disclosure of Discrimination, and Well-Being. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407524123348
• Dotterer, A., Ferguson, M., Schwartz, S., James, A.G, (2024). Parental microprotections: Testing measurement equivalence in Black, Latinx, and White families. Family Relations, 73:1, 578-594.
• Dotterer, A., Ferguson, M., Schwarts, S., James, A., (2023). Parental microprotections: Testing measurement equivalence in Black, Latinx, and White families. Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science, doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12978
• Dotterer, A., (2022). Diversity and complexity in the theoretical and empirical study of parental involvement during adolescence and emerging adulthood.. Educational Psychologist, doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/00461520.2022.2129651
• Deemer, E.D, Dotterer, A., Duhon, S.A, DeRosa, P., Lim, S., Bowen, J., Howarter, K., (2022). Does university context play a role in mitigating threatening race-STEM stereotypes? Test of the stereotype inoculation model. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, doi: 10.1037/dhe0000403
• Ferguson, M., Dotterer, A.M, Schwartz, S., Bradford, K.P, (2022). Parental sexual communication self-efficacy with toddlers and young children: an active learning intervention. Sex Education, 23:1, 128-146. doi: 10.1080/14681811.2022.2034612
• Dotterer, A., (2022). Parent involvement, expectancy values, and STEM outcomes among underrepresented adolescents. Social Psychology of Education, 25, 113-127. doi: 10.1007/s11218-021-09677-0
• Maiya, S., Dotterer, A., Whiteman, S., (2021). Longitudinal changes in adolescents’ school bonding during the COVID-19 pandemic: Individual, parenting, and family correlates. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 31, 808-819. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12653
• Cassinat, J.R, Whiteman, S., Serang, S., Dotterer, A.M, Mustillo, S.A, Maggs, J.L, Kelly, B.C, (2021). Changes in Family Chaos and Family Relationships during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from a Longitudinal Study. Developmental Psychology, 57, 1597-1610. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/dev0001217
• Dotterer, A., Juhasz, A., Murphy, K., Park, S., Boyce, L.K, (2020). Stress and family relationships among college student parents: A mixed methods study. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407520975198
• Day, E., Dotterer, A., (2020). Does school choice have implications for parents’ social capital and adolescents’ academic outcomes? . Social Psychology of Education, 815–836 . doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11218-020-09560-4
• Dotterer, A., (2019). Longitudinal Examination of Relations between School- and Home-Based Parent Involvement and GPA across Ethnic Groups. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 28:11, 3000-3010. doi: 10.1007/s10826-019-01475-9
• James, A.G, Rudy, D., Dotterer, A., (2019). Longitudinal Examination of Relations between School- and Home-Based Parent Involvement and GPA across Ethnic Groups. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 28:11, 3000-3010.
• Deemer, E.D, Derosa, P.A, Duhon, S.A, Dotterer, A., (2019). Psychological Momentum and Inertia: Toward a Model of Academic Motivation. Journal of Career Development
• Park, S., Dotterer, A., (2018). Longitudinal associations of family stressors, fathers’ warmth, and Korean children’s externalizing behaviors. Journal of Family Psychology, 32:8, 1036-1045. doi: 10.1037/fam0000486
• Dotterer, A., Day, E., (2018). Parental knowledge discrepancies: Examining the roles of warmth and self-disclosure. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, doi: 10.1007/s10964-018-0926-2
• Day, E., Dotterer, A., (2018). Parental involvement and adolescent academic outcomes: Exploring differences in beneficial strategies across racial/ethnic groups. . Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 47, 1332-1349. doi: 1007/s10964-018-0853-2
• Dotterer, A., James, A., (2018). Can Parenting Microprotections Buffer Against Adolescents’ Experiences of Racial Discrimination?. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 47:1, 38-50.
• Lowe, K., Dotterer, A., (2017). Parental Involvement During the College Transition: A Review and Suggestion for its Conceptual Definition. Adolescent Research Review, 3:1, 29-42.
• Dorsch, T., Smith, A.L, Dotterer, A., (2016). Individual, relationship, and context factors associated with parent support and pressure in organized youth sport. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 23, 132-141.
• Wehrspann, E., Dotterer, A., Lowe, K., (2016). The Nature of Parental Involvement in Middle School: Examining Nonlinear Associations. Contemporary School Psychology, 20:3, 193-204.
• Dorsch, T., Lowe, K., Dotterer, A., Lyons, L., (2016). Parent Involvement in Young Adults’ Intercollegiate Athletic Careers: Developmental Considerations and Applied Recommendations. Journal of Intercollegiate Sport, 9:1, 1-26.
• Dotterer, A., Wehrspann, E., (2016). Parent involvement and academic outcomes among urban adolescents: examining the role of school engagement. Educational Psychology, 36:4, 812-830.
• Dorsch, T., Smith, A.L, Dotterer, A., (2016). Individual, relationship, and context factors associated with parent support and pressure in organized youth sport. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 23, 132-141.
• Dotterer, A., Lowe, K., McHale, S.M, (2014). Academic Growth Trajectories and Family Relationships Among African American Youth. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 24:4, 734-747.
• Iruka, I.U, Dotterer, A., Pungello, E.P, (2014). Ethnic Variations of Pathways Linking Socioeconomic Status, Parenting, and Preacademic Skills in a Nationally Representative Sample. Early Education and Development, 25:7, 973-994.
• Lowe, K., Dotterer, A., (2013). Parental Monitoring, Parental Warmth, and Minority Youths’ Academic Outcomes: Exploring the Integrative Model of Parenting. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 42:9, 1413-1425.
• Dotterer, A., Burchinal, M., Bryant, D., Early, D., Pianta, R.C, (2013). Universal and targeted pre-kindergarten programmes: a comparison of classroom characteristics and child outcomes. Early Child Development and Care, 183:7, 931-950.
• Robinson, A.M, Esters, L.T, Dotterer, A., McKee, R., Tucker, M., (2012). An Exploratory Study of the Five Cs Model of Positive Youth Development Among Indiana 4-H Youth. Journal of Youth Development, 7:1, 82-98.
• Dotterer, A., Iruka, I.U, Pungello, E., (2012). Parenting, Race, and Socioeconomic Status: Links to School Readiness. Family Relations, 61:4, 657-670.
• Dotterer, A., Lowe, K., (2011). Classroom Context, School Engagement, and Academic Achievement in Early Adolescence. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 40:12, 1649-1660.
• Dotterer, A., (2011). Support to aging parents and grown children in Black and White families. The Gerontologist, 51, 441-452.
• Dotterer, A., McHale, S.M, Crouter, A.C, (2009). The development and correlates of academic interests from childhood through adolescence.. Journal of Educational Psychology, 101:2, 509-519.
• Dotterer, A., (2009). An Ecological Perspective on the Media and Youth Development. American Behavioral Scientist, 52:8, 1186-1203. doi: 10.1177/0002764209331541
• Dotterer, A., Dorsch, T., Protective Parenting Practices for LGBTQ+ Youth Well-Being: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis of Racially and Ethnically Marginalized Families in the United States. LGBTQ+ Family: An Interdisciplinary Journal
• Deemer, E., Dotterer, A., Morel, S.A, Bastnagel, A., Undergraduate students' achievement goals for conducting research: Examining the motivational benefits of classroom affliation. Learning Environments Research

Professional Journal

• Dotterer, A., Sibling Disclosure and Adolescents’ Coping from Before to During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Study. Developmental Psychology, doi: doi.org/10.1037/dev0001827

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Other

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.