Publications
Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts
(* denote a graduate student, + denote an undergraduate student)
Yu, D., Deleon, J.*, Dobson, M.*, Watrous, J. N. H.*, Morris, A. S., & Hays-Grudo, J., (2026). Daily parental positive experiences are linked to better daily parenting practice through reduced stress and depressive mood. Family Process.
Keces, N.*, Yu, D., Gonçalves, C., & Lerner, R. M. (2026). Reliability of a child self-regulation measure within intensive longitudinal designs: MCFA and DSEM approaches. Applied Developmental Science.
Conference Presentations
Washington, D. +, Travis, M. +, Deleon, J.*, and Yu, D (2026, April). Racial Discrimination as a Predictor of Cultural Socialization in Parenting [Poster]. Oklahoma Psychological Society Conference, Edmond, Oklahoma.
Deleon, J.*, Yang, A.+, Yu, D., (2025, November). Family-Specific Daily Links Between Parental Positive Experiences and Child Self-Regulation Through Parenting Practices. Poster presented at the annual conference of Oklahoma Psychological Association, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
Yu, D., Wright, J.*, Morris, A. S., & Hays-Grudo, J. (2025, May). From daily parental PACEs to daily parenting: Is the path promotive or protective? In D. Yu & A. S. Morris (chair), Protective and Compensatory Experiences (PACEs) across Contexts: The Role of Culture and Timing [Paper symposium]. Society for Research on Child Development 2025 Biennial Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
Yu, D., Enwesi, I. N.*, Wright, J.*, Yang, P. J., Nichols, M. J., & Geldhof, G. J., (2025, May). 100 days of parent’s and preschoolers’ well-being: Lessons learned on engagement fatigue and reactivity [Poster]. Society for Research on Child Development 2025 Biennial Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
Yu, D., Morris, A. S., Hays-Grudo, J. (2024, June). Preschoolers’ self-regulation fluctuations in family context: Preliminary feasibility evidence for a long daily diary study [Poster]. Society for Ambulatory Assessment 2024 Annual Meeting, Ann Arbor, MI.
Austin, S.+, Yu, D., Deleon-Wright, J.* (2025, April). Linking Variability in Parenting Behaviors to Preschoolers’ Self-Regulation in a 100-Day Diary Study [Poster Presentation]. Undergraduate Research Symposium, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, United States
Wright, J. D.* & Yu, D. (2024, September). Investigating co-variation in parental stress and self-regulation in Oklahoma's preschoolers [Poster]. Oklahoma Early Childhood Research Symposium, Oklahoma City, OK.