Jocelyn Meza

Dr. Jocelyn Meza


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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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3 June 2021 in Current Psychology
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HCHui Chen
Hui Chen
JMJocelyn Meza
Jocelyn Meza
YYYuan Yan
Yuan Yan
QWQinglu Wu
Qinglu Wu
XLXiuyun Lin
Xiuyun Lin

1 February 2020 in Child Indicators Research
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WDWan Ding
Wan Ding
JMJocelyn Meza
Jocelyn Meza
XLXiuyun Lin
Xiuyun Lin
THTing He
Ting He
HCHui Chen
Hui Chen
SQShaozheng Qin
Shaozheng Qin

29 January 2023 in Behavioral Sciences
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THTing He
Ting He
JMJocelyn Meza
Jocelyn Meza
WDWan Ding
Wan Ding
SHStephen P. Hinshaw
Stephen P. Hinshaw
QZQing Zhou
Qing Zhou
XLXiuyun Lin
Xiuyun Lin
Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is one of the most prevalent childhood mental health disorders and is extremely affected by family factors. However, limited studies have addressed the issue from the perspective of family systems. The current study examines the associations between multilevel family factors (i.e., family cohesion/ adaptability at system level, mother–child and father–child attachment at a dyadic level, and child self-esteem at an individual level) and emotional and behavioral problems among children with ODD in China. The participants were 256 Chinese children with ODD and their parents and class master teachers. A multiple-informant approach and structural equation model were used. The results revealed that system level factors (family cohesion/adaptability) were associated with child emotional and behavior problems indirectly through factors at the dyadic level (mother–child attachment) and the individual level (child self-esteem) in sequence. Mother–child, but not father–child, attachment, mediated the linkage between family cohesion/adaptability and the emotional problems of children with ODD. Moreover, child self-esteem mediated the association between mother–child attachment and child emotional and behavioral problems. The findings of the present study underscored that multilevel family factors are uniquely related to emotional and behavioral problems in children with ODD.