ELIZABETH BLODGETT SALAFIA (Ph.D., University of Notre Dame)
Assistant Professor
Office Phone: 701-231-7099
Email: Elizabeth.Salafia@ndsu.edu

Core Area: Adolescent Development

Research Interests: Family and peer influences on adolescents' disordered eating attitudes and behaviors

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Current Projects:

Study 1 (Eating Attitudes Study; EATS):

The focus of Study 1 is on parent, sibling, and peer influences on adolescents' disordered eating attitudes and behaviors. Participants include male and female adolescents from middle and high schools.

Study 2:

The focus of Study 2 is on the relations between female college students' sexual activity and body image.

Selected Publications:

Blodgett Salafia, E.H., Gondoli, D.M., Corning, A.F., Bucchianeri, M.M., & Godinez, N.M. (in press). A longitudinal examination of the roles of maternal psychological control and adolescent self-competence as predictors of bulimic symptoms among boys and girls. International Journal of Eating Disorders.

Blodgett Salafia, E.H., Gondoli, D.M., & Grundy, A.M. (in press). The longitudinal interplay of maternal warmth and adolescent self-disclosure in predicting maternal knowledge. Journal of Research on Adolescence.

Gondoli, D.M., Grundy, A.M., Blodgett Salafia, E.H., & Bonds, D.D (in press). Maternal warmth as a mediator of the relation between mother- preadolescent cohesion and change in maternal knowledge during the transition to adolescence. Parenting: Science and Practice.

Grundy, A.M., Gondoli, D.M., & Blodgett Salafia, E.H. (in press). Maternal knowledge and maternal behavior control as predictors of preadolescent behavioral competence. Journal of Early Adolescence.

Blodgett Salafia, E.H., Gondoli, D.M., & Grundy, A.M. (2008). Marital conflict as a mediator of the longitudinal connections between maternal emotional distress and early adolescent adjustment. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 17, 928-950.

Grundy, A.M., Gondoli, D.M., & Blodgett Salafia, E.H. (2007). Marital conflict and preadolescent behavioral competence: Maternal knowledge as a longitudinal mediator. Journal of Family Psychology, 21, 675-682.

Blodgett Salafia, E.H., Gondoli, D.M., Corning, A.F., McEnery, A.M., & Grundy, A.M. (2007). Psychological distress as a mediator of the relation between perceived maternal parenting and normative maladaptive eating among adolescent girls. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 54, 434-446.

Weaver, C.M., Blodgett, E.H., & Carothers, S.S. (2006). Preventing risky sexual behavior. In J.G. Borkowski & C.M. Weaver (Eds.), Prevention: The science and art of promoting healthy child and adolescent development (pp. 185-214). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.

Selected Presentations:

Badger, J.M., Gondoli, D.M., Corning, A.F., Bucchianeri, M.M., & Blodgett Salafia, E.H. (2008, March). Adolescent dieting: Parental and peer approval as predictors. Poster presented at the International Counseling Psychology Conference, Chicago, IL.

Fitzsimmons, E.E., Corning, A.F., Blodgett Salafia, E.H., Gondoli, D.M., & Bucchianeri, M.M. (2008, March). The link between adolescent heterosocial involvement and dieting. Poster presented the International Counseling Psychology Conference, Chicago, IL.

Godinez, N.M., Blodgett Salafia, E.H., Gondoli, D.M., Bucchianeri, M.M., & Corning, A.F. (2008, March). Prior maternal control and adolescent competence predict bulimia. Poster presented at the International Counseling Psychology Conference, Chicago, IL.

Blodgett Salafia, E.H., Gondoli, D.M., & Grundy, A.M. (2007, May). Marital conflict mediates relations between maternal and child problems. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Grundy, A.M., Gondoli, D.M., & Blodgett Salafia, E.H. (2007, May). Change in maternal knowledge during the transition to adolescence. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Blodgett Salafia, E.H., Gondoli, D.M., & Grundy, A.M. (2007, March). Linkages between child depression and academic competence and the roles of maternal warmth and child gender. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA.

McEnery, A.M., Blodgett Salafia, E.H., Gondoli, D.M., & Grundy, A.M. (2007, March). Internalizing behaviors as a mediator of the relation between responsive parenting and disordered eating among adolescents. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA.

Blodgett, E.H., Gondoli, D.M., & Grundy, A.M. (2006, March). Marital conflict and parenting as mediators of the relation between maternal emotional distress and adolescent adjustment. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Francisco, CA.

Blodgett, E.H., Gondoli, D.M., & Grundy, A.M. (2006, March). Patterns of change in adolescent externalizing and internalizing behaviors across the transition to adolescence. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Francisco, CA.

Gondoli, D.M., Grundy, A.M., & Blodgett, E.H. (2006, March). Change in maternal awareness during the transition to adolescence. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Francisco, CA.

Gondoli, D.M., Grundy, A.M., & Blodgett, E.H. (2006, March). Change in maternal awareness during the transition to adolescence: Mediating processes over time. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Francisco, CA.

Grundy, A.M., Gondoli, D.M., & Blodgett, E.H. (2006, March). Marital conflict and adolescent behavior conduct competence: The mediating role of maternal awareness. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Francisco, CA.

Grundy, A.M., Gondoli, D.M., & Blodgett, E.H. (2006, March). The relation between parental awareness and adolescent behavior conduct competence: Predicting change over time. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Francisco, CA.

Blodgett, E.H., Gondoli, D.M., & Grundy, A.M. (2005, April). Predicting peer conflict strategies from marital adjustment, mother-adolescent relationship quality, and adolescent competence. Poster presented at biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.

Blodgett, E.H., Gondoli, D.M., & Grundy, A.M. (2005, April). The role of maternal warmth and adolescent behavioral conduct in predicting self-disclosure during adolescence. Poster presented at biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.

Grundy, A.M., Gondoli, D.M., Blodgett, E.H., & Bonds, D.D. (2005, April). Change in maternal awareness during the transition to adolescence: The role of mother-adolescent cohesion and maternal warmth. Poster presented at biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.

Goeke-Morey, M.C., Papp, L.M., Kouros, C.D., Murillo, S.A., & Blodgett, E.H. (2003, March). Everyday marital conflict and children's aggression. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL.