Lauree Tilton-Weaver
Position: Professor School/office: School of Behavioural, Social and Legal SciencesEmail: bGF1cmVlLnRpbHRvbi13ZWF2ZXI7b3J1LnNl
Phone: +46 19 301012
Room: L2542
About Lauree Tilton-Weaver
Background:
I am a lifespan developmental psychologist, specializing in the adjustment and development of adolescents. As a social scientist, I am primarily interested in how parenting and peer relationships influence, and are influenced by, adolescents. Below is some additional information about my work and role at Orebro University.
I am an active member of the Society for Research on Adolescence and the European Association for Research on Adolescence, holding or having held positions in each. I am also a member of the International Society for Research on Behavioral Development and the Society for Adolescent Medicine. I am an Assistant Editor for the Journal of Adolescent, a Series Editor for Psychology Press' Studies in Adolescent Development. I have been very involved in the EARA-SRA Summer Schools, including serving as Chair of its steering committee and director or co-director of four schools.
Research Focus:
I have two focal interests in my research work: adolescent autonomy and adolescent internalizing problems.
Autonomy: Within the area of autonomy, I am particularly interested in how adolescence experience autonomy and how their experiences are related to their adjustment. I view adolescents as agents of their own development, and look for ways in which they influence their own developmental paths and those around them. I have studied problem behavior under this topic, because problem behavior is sometimes a normative expression of autonomy (e.g., disobeying parents, misbehaving at school, violating social norms, substance use). I’ve contrasted normative levels with more serious levels of delinquency (crime, violent behavior) engaged in by a relative few we call delinquents, and those who abstain entirely from such behaviors (abstainers). I have also devoted much of my research to understanding the interplay between parents’ attempts to regulate and adolescents’ experiences of autonomy. This includes work on adolescents’ perceptions of a maturity gap (the difference between wanting to be autonomous or mature, and actually being treated that way), and delving into what parents do that contributes or detracts from adolescents’ experiencing themselves as autonomous. The latter includes studies of parental control, privacy invasions, and their attempts to influence who adolescents have as friends. I have also been interested in how peers—friends at school and friends at home—contribute to the picture. My most recent work on the topic involves developing a new theoretical perspective on autonomy and parenting, in collaboration with my colleague, Sheila Marshall (UBC, Canada). Other collaborations involve scholars in the US, South America, Europe, and Asia.
Internalizing problems: In the main, I have focused on the manifestation of depressive symptoms and self-harm during adolescence. I have studied the links between certain kinds of parental control behaviors and depressive symptoms, as well as low self-esteem. This has led to a better understanding of how parental control—good and bad—affects adolescents’ internalizing problems. I am particularly interested in understanding when the two problems are seen together, the contextual problems that appear to give rise to them, and the cognitive-emotional processes that link contextual risk with comorbid presentations. I’m currently involved in a 5-year longitudinal study designed to better understand these issues, using intervention/preventions as an experimental element, working with scholars here at Örebro and Karolinska Institute (Stockholm).
Teaching: I am a university lecturer (rank of Professor) teaching at all levels—ground (bachelor’s) education, psychology program (clinical), and doctoral-level education. I typically teach courses in development (lifespan development, adolescence, adulthood and aging) and methods (research designs, statistics). I also co-teach and oversee the first year course in Psychology. I also supervise independent research at all levels.
Current collaborations:
Sheila Marshall, University of British Columbia: Project Ex and Over 2 U (SHHRC funded studies on adolescent development
Nancy Darling, Oberlin College: FAS-supported research on processes within and between families that relate to parental monitoring and adolescent information-management
Chris Gibson, Florida State University: FAS-supported research on delinquency abstention
Research projects
Active projects
Completed projects
Publications
Articles in journals
- Larsson, J. , Tilton-Weaver, L. C. & Zhao, X. (2023). Anger dysregulation and non-suicidal self-injury during adolescence: A test of directionality. Development and psychopathology (Print). [BibTeX]
- Tilton-Weaver, L. & Rose, A. (2023). The trade-offs of co-ruminating with friends: A profile analysis. Journal of research on adolescence, 33 (3), 957-972. [BibTeX]
- Tilton-Weaver, L. , Latina, D. & Marshall, S. K. (2023). Trajectories of nonsuicidal self-injury during adolescence. Journal of Adolescence, 95 (3), 437-453. [BibTeX]
- Latina, D. , Jaf, D. , Alberti, R. & Tilton-Weaver, L. (2022). Can participation in organized sports help adolescents refrain from self-harm? An analysis of underlying mechanisms. Psychology of Sport And Exercise, 59. [BibTeX]
- Miklikowska, M. , Tilton-Weaver, L. & Burk, W. J. (2022). With a Little Help From My Empathic Friends: The Role of Peers in the Development of Empathy in Adolescence. Developmental Psychology, 58 (6), 1156-1162. [BibTeX]
- Latina, D. , Bauducco, S. & Tilton-Weaver, L. (2021). Insomnia symptoms and non-suicidal self-injury in adolescence: understanding temporal relations and mechanisms. Journal of Sleep Research, 30 (1). [BibTeX]
- Marshall, S. K. & Tilton-Weaver, L. (2019). Adolescents’ perceived mattering to parents and friends: Testing cross-lagged associations with psychosocial well-being. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 43 (6), 541-552. [BibTeX]
- Darling, N. & Tilton-Weaver, L. (2019). All in the family: Within-family differences in parental monitoring and adolescent information management. Developmental Psychology, 55 (2), 390-402. [BibTeX]
- Tilton-Weaver, L. , Marshall, S. K. & Svensson, Y. (2019). Depressive symptoms and non-suicidal self-injury during adolescence: Latent patterns of short-term stability and change. Journal of Adolescence, 75, 163-174. [BibTeX]
- Tilton-Weaver, L. (2018). An introduction to the special issue on sleep. Journal of Adolescence, 68, 217-220. [BibTeX]
- Elgindy, H. & Tilton-Weaver, L. (2015). Beyond frequency of discussions: Understanding how discussions with parents relate to adolescent political and civic development. Politics, Culture and Socialization, 6 (1-2), 149-170. [BibTeX]
- Tilton-Weaver, L. (2014). Adolescents’ information management: comparing ideas about why adolescents disclose to or keep secrets from their parents. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 43 (5), 803-813. [BibTeX]
- Trifan, T. A. , Stattin, H. & Tilton-Weaver, L. (2014). Have authoritarian parenting practices and roles changed in the last 50 years?. Journal of Marriage and Family, 76 (4), 744-761. [BibTeX]
- Marshall, S. , Young, R. , Wozniak, A. , Lollis, S. , Tilton-Weaver, L. , Nelson, M. & Goessling, K. (2014). Parent-adolescent joint projects involving leisure time and activities during the transition to high school. Journal of Adolescence, 37 (7), 1031-1042. [BibTeX]
- Tilton-Weaver, L. , Marshall, S. & Darling, N. (2014). What's in a name?: distinguishing between routine disclosure and self-disclosure. Journal of research on adolescence, 24 (4), 551-563. [BibTeX]
- Tilton-Weaver, L. , Burk, B. , Kerr, M. & Stattin, H. (2013). Can parental monitoring and peer management reduce the selection or influence of delinquent peers?: testing the question using a dynamic social network approach. Developmental Psychology, 49 (11), 2057-2070. [BibTeX]
- Marshalll, S. , Tilton-Weaver, L. & Stattin, H. (2013). Non-suicidal self-injury and depressive symptoms during middle adolescence: a longitudinal analysis. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 42 (8), 1234-1242. [BibTeX]
- Marshall, S. K. , Faaborg-Andersen, P. , Tilton-Weaver, L. C. & Stattin, H. (2013). Peer Sexual Harassment and Deliberate Self-Injury: Longitudinal Cross-Lag Investigations in Canada and Sweden. Journal of Adolescent Health, 53 (6), 717-722. [BibTeX]
- van Zalk, N. , Kerr, M. & Tilton-Weaver, L. (2011). Shyness as a moderator of the link between advanced maturity and early adolescent risk behavior. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 52 (4), 341-353. [BibTeX]
- Tilton-Weaver, L. , Kerr, M. , Pakalniskeine, V. , Tokic, A. , Salihovic, S. & Stattin, H. (2010). Open up or close down: how do parental reactions affect youth information management?. Journal of Adolescence, 33 (2), 333-346. [BibTeX]
- Kakihara, F. , Tilton-Weaver, L. , Kerr, M. & Stattin, H. (2010). The relationship of parental control to youth adjustment: Do youths' feelings about their parents play a role?. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 39 (12), 1442-1456. [BibTeX]
- Kakihara, F. & Tilton-Weaver, L. (2009). Adolescents' interpretations of parental control: Differentiated by domain and types of control. Child Development, 80 (6), 1722-1738. [BibTeX]
- Marshall, S. K. , Young, R. A. & Tilton-Weaver, L. C. (2008). Balancing acts: Adolescents' and mothers' friendship projects. Journal of Adolescent Research, 23 (5), 544-565. [BibTeX]
- Marshall, S. K. , Tilton-Weaver, L. C. & Bosdet, L. (2005). Information management: considering adolescents’ regulation of parental knowledge. Journal of Adolescence, 28 (5), 633-647. [BibTeX]
- Tilton-Weaver, L. C. & Galambos, N. L. (2003). Adolescents' characteristics and parents' beliefs as predictors of parents' peer management behaviors. Journal of research on adolescence, 13 (3), 269-300. [BibTeX]
- Galambos, N. L. , Barker, E. V. & Tilton-Weaver, L. C. (2003). Canadian adolescents’ implicit theories of immaturity: what does "childish" mean?. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development (100), 77-89. [BibTeX]
- Wittig, P. , Tilton-Weaver, L. , Patry, B. & Mateer, C. (2003). Variables related to job satisfaction among professional care providers working in brain injury rehabilitation. Disability and Rehabilitation, 25 (2), 97-106. [BibTeX]
- Galambos, N. L. , Barker, E. T. & Tilton-Weaver, L. C. (2003). Who gets caught at maturity gap?: a study of pseudomature, immature, and mature adolescents. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 27 (3), 253-263. [BibTeX]
- Tilton-Weaver, L. C. , Vitunski, E. T. & Galambos, N. L. (2001). Five images of maturity in adolescence: what does "grown up" mean?. Journal of Adolescence, 24 (2), 143-158. [BibTeX]
- Galambos, N. L. & Tilton-Weaver, L. C. (1998). Multiple-risk behaviour in adolescents and young adults. Health Reports, 10 (2), 9-20. [BibTeX]
Articles, reviews/surveys
- Marshall, S. K. , Tilton-Weaver, L. , Shankar, S. & Johnston, A. (2023). Parent-adolescent conflict processes and their measurement: A systematic review. Journal of Family Theory & Review, 15 (1), 118-132. [BibTeX]
Chapters in books
- Tilton-Weaver, L. (2018). Information management. In: Roger J. R. Levesque, Encyclopedia of Adolescence. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. [BibTeX]
- Tilton-Weaver, L. & Marshall, S. (2017). Governance transfer: A new perspective on adolescent behavioral autonomy and parental control. In: Bart Soenens, Maarten Vansteenkiste, Stijn Van Petegem, Autonomy in Adolescent Development: Towards conceptual clarity. East Sussex, England: Routledge. [BibTeX]
- Tilton-Weaver, L. (2016). Information management. In: Roger J. R. Levesque, Encyclopedia of Adolescence. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Publishing Company. [BibTeX]
- Tilton-Weaver, L. C. , Kakihara, F. , Marshall, S. K. & Galambos, N. L. (2010). Fits and misfits: How adolescents' representations of maturity relate to their adjustment. In: Margaret Kerr, Håkan Stattin, Rutger C. M. E. Engels, Geertjan Overbeek, Anna-Karin Andershed, Understanding girls' problem behavior: How girls' delinquency develops in the context of maturity and health, co-occurring problems, and relationships (pp. 31-68). Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons. [BibTeX]
- Stattin, H. , Kerr, M. & Tilton-Weaver, L. (2010). Parental monitoring: a critical examination of the research. In: Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, James Jaccard, Patricia Dittus, Parental monitoring of adolescents: current perspectives for researchers and practitioners (pp. 3-38). New York: Columbia University Press. [BibTeX]
- Tilton-Weaver, L. C. & Marshall, S. K. (2008). Adolescents' agency in information management. In: Margaret Kerr, Håkan Stattin, Rutger C. M. E. Engels, What can parents do?: new insights into the role of parents in adolescent problem behavior (pp. 9-41). Chichester, West Sussex: John Wiley & Sons. [BibTeX]
Conference papers
- Tilton-Weaver, L. & Marshall, S. K. (2017). Conditions linking adolescent problem behaviors and maternal privacy invasions. Paper presented at Society for Research in Child Development, 2017 Biennial Meeting, Austin, Texas, USA, April 6-8, 2017. [BibTeX]
- Tilton-Weaver, L. (2016). Exposure to violence and parent-child relations: Some musings (Discussant): In S. Mrug (Chair), Exposure to community violence and the parent-child relationship: Their interplay and contributions to developmental outcomes. Paper presented at SRA (Society for Research on Adolescence) Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, MD, USA, March 31 - April 2, 2016. [BibTeX]
- Tilton-Weaver, L. (2015). An SDT approach to parenting: what can we learn?. In: E. Sher-Censor (Chair), Toward a deeper understanding of parental autonomy-support and control: Components and complexities across context and culture . Paper presented at Society for Research in Child Development, 2015 Biennial Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, March 19-21, 2015. [BibTeX]
- Tilton-Weaver, L. & Marshall, S. K. (2015). Exploring governance transfer: a new model of behavioral autonomy and regulation. Paper presented at Society for Research in Child Development, 2015 Biennial Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, March 19-21, 2015. [BibTeX]
- Tilton-Weaver, L. (2015). Same game, different name?: examining latent profiles of parents’ privacy invasions and psychological control. In: L. Tilton-Weaver (Chair) Privacy and parenting during late childhood and adolescence: Links among cognitions and behaviors. Paper presented at Society for Research in Child Development, 2015 Biennial Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, March 19-21, 2015. [BibTeX]
- Marshall, S. K. & Tilton-Weaver, L. (2015). When do parents invade adolescents’ privacy?: exploring the roles of adolescent behaviors, parent adjustment, and cognitions. In: Tilton-Weaver, L. C. (Chair) Privacy and parenting during late childhood and adolescence: Links among cognitions and behaviors.. Paper presented at Society for Research in Child Development, 2015 Biennial Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, March 19-21, 2015. [BibTeX]
- Elgindy, H. & Tilton-Weaver, L. (2014). Beyond frequencies: exploring communication with parents and peers as predictors of adolescent civic interest and engagement. In: . Paper presented at 14th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA), Cesme, Turkey, September 3-6, 2014. [BibTeX]
- Tilton-Weaver, L. (2014). Can parental monitoring reduce the delinquency of adolescents or their peers?. In: L. Tilton-Weaver (Chair), A second look: Understanding parental monitoring and disclosure across time and contexts. Paper presented at 14th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA), Cesme, Turkey, September 3-6, 2014. [BibTeX]
- Tilton-Weaver, L. (2014). Discussion: taking the social in social development seriously. In: J. Van der Graaff (Chair), Parent and peer socialization of adolescents’ prosocial behavior. Paper presented at 14th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA), Cesme, Turkey, September 3-6, 2014. [BibTeX]
- Darling, N. , Tilton-Weaver, L. & Kerr, M. (2014). Monitoring and routine disclosure: difference within and across families. In: L. Tilton-Weaver (Chair), A second look: Understanding parental monitoring and disclosure across time and contexts. . Paper presented at 14th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA), Cesme, Turkey, September 3-6, 2014. [BibTeX]
- Tilton-Weaver, L. & Marshall, S. K. (2012). Adolescents’ agency and responses to parenting during conversations about extra-curricular activities with peers. In: In L. Tilton-Weaver (Chair), Adolescents’ interpretations and reactions to parenting. Paper presented at European Association for Research on Adolescence, Spetses, Greece, August 29 - September 1, 2012. [BibTeX]
- Marshall, S. K. , Chipman, J. , Tilton-Weaver, L. , Kerr, M. & Stattin, H. (2012). Does mattering matter?: testing cross-lagged associations between mattering and psychosocial well-being over time. In: In L. Tilton-Weaver (Chair), Adolescents’ interpretations and reactions to parenting. Paper presented at 13th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence, Spetses, Greece, August 29 - September 1, 2012. [BibTeX]
- Trifan, T. , Stattin, H. & Tilton-Weaver, L. (2012). Have authoritarian practices based on control changed over the last 50 years?. Paper presented at 6th Congress of the European Society on Family Relations, Lillehammer, Norway, 26-29 September 2012. [BibTeX]
- Tilton-Weaver, L. & Trost, K. (2012). Privacy in the family: adolescents’ views on their needs and their parents’ behaviors. Paper presented at European Association for Research on Adolescence, Spetses, Greece, August 29 - September 1, 2012. [BibTeX]
- Tilton-Weaver, L. C. , Marshall, S. K. & Kakihara, F. (2010). Fits and misfits: the relationships between adolescents' representations of maturity and their adjustment. Paper presented at The biennal meeting of the European Society for Research on Adolescence. [BibTeX]
- Kakihara, F. & Tilton-Weaver, L. C. (2010). Links between parenting and adolescent adjustment: what role do adolescents' feelings about their parents and their maturity play?. Paper presented at Biennal meeting of the European Association for Research on Adolescence, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, March 11-13, 2010. [BibTeX]
- Kakihara, F. , Tilton-Weaver, L. C. , Kerr, M. & Stattin, H. (2010). Links between parenting and adolescent problem behavior: what role do adolescents' feelings play?. Paper presented at Biennal meeting of the European Association for Research on Adolescence, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, March 11-13, 2010. [BibTeX]
- van Zalk, N. , Kerr, M. & Tilton-Weaver, L. (2010). Subjective maturity and risky behavior: is shyness a protective factor?. Paper presented at XIII:th SRA Biennal Meeting. [BibTeX]
- Marshall, S. K. , Young, R. A. , Lollis, S. & Tilton-Weaver, L. C. (2010). The parent-peer linkage and adolescent career development. In: Career in context. Paper presented at Biennal meeting of the European Association for Research on Adolescence, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, March 11-13, 2010. [BibTeX]
- Kakihara, F. & Tilton-Weaver, L. (2008). Adolescents' perceptions and interpretations of parental control: differentiated by domain and type of control. Paper presented at Symposium presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. [BibTeX]
- Facio, A. , Tilton-Weaver, L. , Micocci, F. & Tisak, M. (2008). Argentinian adolescents' implicit theories of misconduct. Paper presented at The biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, Illinois. [BibTeX]
- Tilton-Weaver, L. & Shing, Y. L. (2008). Implicit theories of misconduct among ethnic-Chinese adolescents in Malaysia. Paper presented at European Association for Research on Adolescence, Torino, Italy. [BibTeX]
- Marshall, S. & Tilton-Weaver, L. (2008). To tell or not to tell: examining parental psychological control and adolescents' disclosure about whereabouts and activities. Paper presented at The biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. [BibTeX]
Manuscripts
- Tilton-Weaver, L. , Kakihara, F. , Kerr, M. & Stattin, H. How does parental control influence adjustment? : The case for adolescents' needs as mediators. [BibTeX]