Note: Italicized author names are graduate students or postdoctoral scholars.
In Press
- Lin, A. R., Menjivar, C., Ettekal, A. E., Simpkins, S. D., Gaskin, E., & Pesch, A. (in press). “They will post a law about playing soccer” and other ethnic/racial microaggressions in organized activities experienced by Mexican-origin families. Journal of Adolescent Research.
- Lin, A. R., Ettekal, A. E., & Simpkins, S. D. (in press). The Eccles’ Expectancy-Value Model:A framework to understand adolescents’ choices. In R. J. R. Levesque (Ed.) The encyclopedia of adolescence (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer Science and Business Media.
- Lin, A. R., & Simpkins, S. D. (in press). Latinos and organized activities. In K. Pepper (Ed.) The SAGE encyclopedia of out-of-school learning. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
- Price, C., Simpkins, S. D., & Menjívar, C. (in press). Sibling behaviors and Mexican-origin adolescents’ after-school activity participation. Journal of Adolescent Research.
- Schaefer, D. R., Simpkins, S. D., & Ettekal, A. (in press). Can extracurricular activities reduce adolescent race/ethnic friendship segregation? In D. Alwin, D. Felmlee, & D. Kreager (Eds.). Together Through Time: Social Networks and the Life Course.
- Simpkins, S. D., Fredricks, J. A., & Lin, A. R. (in press). Families and engagement in afterschool programs. In B. H. Fiese (Series Ed.). APA Handbook of contemporary family psychology: Vol. 2. Applications of contemporary family psychology.
2016
- Delgado, M., Vest Ettekal, A. E., Simpkins, S. D., & Schaefer, D. (2016). How do my friends matter? Examining Latino adolescents’ friendships, school belonging, and academic achievement. Journal of Youth and Adolescence.
2015
- Ettekal, A. E., Gaskin, E., Lin, A. R., & Simpkins, S. D. (2015). “You gotta respect” Mexican-origin adolescents’ perspectives on respect in organized activities. Journal of Youth Development, 10, 74 – 87.
- Simpkins, S. D. (2015). Guest Editorial: When and how does participating in an organized after-school activity matter? Applied Developmental Science, 19, 121-126.
- Simpkins, S. D., & Fredricks, J. (2015). Familial influences on motivation. In J. D. Wright (Ed.). The international encyclopedia of the social and behavioral sciences (2nd ed., pp. 921-927). Waltham, MA: Elsevier.
- Simpkins, S. D., Fredricks, J., & Eccles, J. S. (2015). Parent beliefs to youth choices: Mapping the sequence of predictors from childhood to adolescence. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 80(2), 1-151.
- Simpkins, S. D., Fredricks, J. A., & Eccles, J. S. (2015). Families, schools, and developing achievement-related motivations and engagement. In J. E., Grusec, & P.H. Hasting (Eds.). Handbook of socialization: Theory and research (2nd ed., pp. 614-636). New York: Guilford Press.
- Simpkins, S. D., Price, C. & Garcia, K. (2015). Parental support and high school students’ motivation in biology, chemistry, and physics: Understanding differences among Latino and Caucasian boys and girls. Journal for Research in Science Teaching, 52, 1386-1407.
- Wigfield, A., Eccles, J. S., Fredricks, J., Simpkins, S., Roeser, R., & Schiefele, U. (2015). Development of achievement motivation and engagement. In R. M. Lerner (Series Ed.) & C. Garcia Coll and M. Lamb (Volume Eds.). Handbook of child psychology and developmental science: Vol. 3. Social and emotional development (7th ed., pp. 657-700). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
2014
- Dawes, N. P., Vest, A. E., & Simpkins, S. D. (2014). Youth participation in organized and informal sports activities across childhood and adolescence: Exploring the relationships of motivational beliefs, developmental stage and gender. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 43, 1374-1388.
- Schaefer, D., & Simpkins, S. D. (2014). Using social network analysis to clarify the role of obesity in adolescent friend selection. American Journal of Public Health, 104, 1223-1229.
- Simpkins, S. D., & Riggs, N. R. (2014). Cultural competence in after-school programs. New Directions for Youth Development, 114, 105-117.
2013
- Fredricks, J. A., & Simpkins, S. D. (Eds.) (2013). Organized out-of-school activities: Settings for peer relationships, peer influence, and adolescent development, New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 140.
- Fredricks, J. A. & Simpkins, S. D. (2013). Organized out-of-school activities and peer relationships: Theoretical perspectives and previous research. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 140, 1 – 17.
- Simpkins, S. D., Delgado, M., Price, C., Quach, A., & Starbuck, E. (2013). Socioeconomic status, ethnicity, culture, and immigration: Examining the potential mechanisms underlying Mexican-origin adolescents’ organized activities. Developmental Psychology, 49, 706 – 721.
- Simpkins, S. D., Schaefer, D., Price, C., & Vest, A. E. (2013). Adolescent friendships, BMI, and physical activity: Untangling selection and influence through longitudinal social network analysis. Journal for Research on Adolescence: Special issue on social network analysis. 23, 537 – 549.
- Vest, A. E., Mahoney, J. L., & Simpkins, S. D. (2013). Patterns of out-of-school time around the world: Do the help to explain international differences in mathematics and science achievement? International Journal of Research on Extended Education, 2, 88-113.
- Vest, A. E. & Simpkins, S. D. (2013). Do some athletes drink alcohol more than others? The importance of peer relationships and gender. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 140, 37 – 55.
2012
- Cansler, E., Updegraff, K. A., & Simpkins, S. D. (2012). Mexican American adolescents’ future work and family plans: Associations with cultural experiences and psychosocial well-being. Journal of Early Adolescence, 32, 313 – 319.
- Fredricks, J. A., & Simpkins, S. D. (2012). Promoting positive youth development through organized after-school activities: Taking a closer look at participation of ethnic minority youth. Child Development Perspectives, 6, 280 – 287.
- Simpkins, S. D., Fredricks, J., & Eccles, J. S. (2012). Charting the Eccles’ Expectancy-Value Model from parents’ beliefs in childhood to youths’ activities in adolescence. Developmental Psychology, 48, 1019-1032.
- Simpkins, S. D., Vest, A. E., Delgado, M. Y., & Price, C. (2012). Do friends participate in similar extracurricular activities?: Examining the moderating role of age and race. Journal of Leisure Research, 44, 332 – 352.
- Vest, A. E., & Simpkins, S. D. (2012). The Eccles’ Expectancy-Value Model: A framework to understand adolescents’ choices (pp. 895-900). In R. J. R. Levesque (Ed.) The encyclopedia of adolescence. New York, NY: Springer Science and Business Media.
2011
- Schaefer, D., Simpkins, S. D., Vest, A. E., & Price, C. (2011). The contribution of extracurricular activities in adolescent friendships: New insights through social network analysis. Developmental Psychology, 4, 1141 – 1152.
- Simpkins, S. D., O’Donnell, M., Delgado, M., & Becnel, J. N. (2011). Latino adolescents’ participation in extracurricular activities: How important are family resources and cultural orientation? Applied Developmental Science, 15, 37 – 50.
- Simpkins, S. D., Vest, A. E., & Price, C. (2011). Intergenerational continuity and discontinuity in Mexican-origin youths’ participation in organized activities: Insights from mixed-methods. Journal of Family Psychology: Special section on mixed-methods, 25, 814 – 824.
2010
- Simpkins, S. D., Vest, A. E., & Becnel, J. N. (2010). Participating in sport and music activities in adolescence: The role of activity participation and motivational beliefs during elementary school. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 39, 1368 – 1386.
- Simpkins, S. D., Vest, A. E., Dawes, N. P., & Neuman, K. I. (2010). Dynamic relations between parents’ behaviors and children’s motivational beliefs in sports and music. Parenting: Science and Practice, 10, 97 – 118.
2009
- Dearing, E., Wimer, C., Simpkins, S. D., Lund, T., Bouffard, S., Caronongan, P., Kreider, H., & Weiss, H. B. (2009). Do neighborhood and home contexts help explain why low-income children miss opportunities to participate in activities outside of school? Developmental Psychology, 45, 1545 – 1562.
- Mahoney, J. L., Vandell, D. L., Simpkins, S. D., & Zarrett, N. (2009). Adolescent out-of-school activities. In R. M. Lerner and L. Steinberg (Eds.), The handbook of adolescent psychology: Vol. 2. Contextual influences on adolescent development (3rd ed., pp. 228 – 269). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
- Simpkins, S. D., Bouffard, S., Dearing, E., Kreider, H., Wimer, C., Caronongan, P., & Weiss, H. B. (2009). Adolescent adjustment and patterns of parents’ behaviors in early and middle adolescence. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 19, 530 – 557.
- Slutzky, C., & Simpkins, S. D. (2009). The link between children’s sport participation and self-esteem: Exploring the mediating role of sport self-concept. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 10, 381 – 389.
2008
- Simpkins, S. D., Eccles, J. S., & Templeton, J. (2008). Supporting positive development through structured after-school activities. In T.L. Good (Ed.), 21st century education: A reference handbook (pp. 199 – 208). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
- Simpkins, S. D., Eccles, J. S., & Becnel, J. N. (2008). The mediational role of adolescents’ friends in relations between activity breadth and adjustment. Developmental Psychology, 44, 1081 – 1094.
- Wimer, C., Simpkins, S. D., Dearing, E., Caronongan, P., Bouffard, S., & Weiss, H. B. (2008). Predicting youth out-of-school time participation: Multiple risks and developmental differences. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 54, 179 – 207.
2006
- Bouffard, S., Wimer, C., Caronongan, P., Little, P., Dearing, E., & Simpkins, S. D. (2006). Demographic differences in patterns of youth out-of-school time activity participation. Journal of Youth Development. Available at http://www.nae4ha.org/directory/jyd/intro.html
- Dearing, E., Kreider, H., Simpkins, S. D., & Weiss, H. B. (2006). Family involvement in school and low-income children’s literacy performance: Longitudinal associations between and within families. Journal of Educational Psychology, 98, 653 – 664.
- Simpkins, S. D., Davis-Kean, P. E., & Eccles, J. S. (2006). Math and science motivation: A longitudinal examination of the links between choices and beliefs. Developmental Psychology, 42, 70 – 83.
- Simpkins, S. D., Fredricks, J., Davis-Kean, P., & Eccles, J. S. (2006). Healthy minds, healthy habits: The influence of activity involvement in middle childhood. In A. Huston and M. Ripke (Eds.), Developmental contexts in middle childhood: Bridges to adolescence and adulthood (pp. 283 – 302). New York: Cambridge University Press.
- Simpkins, S. D., Parke, R. D., Flyr, M., & Wild, M. (2006). Similarities in children’s and early adolescents’ perceptions of friendship qualities across development, gender and friendship qualities. Journal of Early Adolescence, 26, 491 – 508.
- Simpkins, S. D., Weiss, H., McCartney, K., Kreider, H. M., & Dearing, E. (2006). Mother–child relationship as a moderator of the relation between family educational involvement and child achievement. Parenting: Science and Practice, 6, 49 – 57.
2005
- Fiester, L., Simpkins, S. D., & Bouffard, S. (2005). Present and accounted for: Measuring attendance in out-of-school time programs. New Directions for Youth Development, 105, 91 – 108.
- Fredricks, J. A., Simpkins, S. D., & Eccles, J. S. (2005). Family socialization, gender, and participation in sports and instrumental music. In C. R. Cooper, C. T. Garcia Coll, W. T. Bartko, H. Davis, and C. Chatman (Eds.), Developmental pathways through middle childhood: Rethinking contexts and diversity as resources (pp. 41 – 62). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
- Jacobs, J. E. & Simpkins, S. D. (Eds.). (2005). Leaks in the pipeline to math, science, and technology careers, New Directions in Child and Adolescent Development, 110.
- Jacobs, J. E., & Simpkins, S. D. (2005). Mapping leaks in the math, science, and technology pipeline. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 110, 3 – 6.
- Simpkins, S. D., & Davis-Kean, P. E. (2005). The intersection between self-concept and values: Links between beliefs and choices in high school. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 110, 31 – 47.
- Simpkins, S. D., Davis-Kean, P. E., & Eccles, J. S. (2005). Parents’ socializing behavior and children’s participation in math, science, and computer out-of-school activities. Applied Developmental Science, 9, 14 – 30.
- Simpkins, S. D., Ripke, M., Huston, A. C., & Eccles, J. S. (2005). Predicting participation and outcomes in out-of-school activities: Similarities and differences across social ecologies. New Directions for Youth Development, 105, 51 – 70.
2004
- Dearing, E., McCartney, K., Weiss, H. B., Kreider, H., & Simpkins, S. D. (2004). The promotive effects of family educational involvement for low-income children’s literacy: How and for whom does involvement matter? Journal of School Psychology, 42, 445 – 460.
2003
- Parke, R. D., Killian, C., Dennis, J., Flyr, M. L., McDowell, D. J., Simpkins, S. D., Kim, M., & Wild, M. (2003). Managing the external environment: The parent as active agent in the system. In L. Kuczynski (Ed.), Handbook of dynamics in parent-child relations (pp. 247 – 270). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
2002
- Parke, R. D., Simpkins, S. D., McDowell, D. J., Kim, M., Killian, C., Dennis, J., Flyr, M. L., Wild, M., & Rah, Y. (2002). Relative contributions of families and peers to children’s social development. In C. Hart and P. K. Smith (Eds.), Handbook of social development (pp. 156 – 177). London: Blackwell.
- Simpkins, S. D., & Parke, R. D. (2002). Do friends and nonfriends behave differently? A social relations analysis of children’s behavior. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 48, 263 – 283.
- Simpkins, S. D., & Parke, R. D. (2002). Maternal monitoring and rules as correlates of children’s social adjustment. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 48, 360 – 377.
2001
- Parke, R. D., Kim, M., Flyr, M. L., McDowell, D. J., Simpkins, S. D., Killan, C., & Wild, M. (2001). Managing marital conflict: Links with children’s peer relationships. In J. Grych and F. F. Fincham (Eds.), Child development and interparental conflict: Theory, research, and applications (pp. 291 – 314). New York: Cambridge University Press.
- Simpkins, S. D., & Parke, R. D. (2001). The relations between parental friendships and children’s friendships: Self-report and observational analysis. Child Development, 72, 569 – 582.
1998
- Parke, R. D., O’Neil, R., Isley, S., Spitzer, S., Welsh, M., Wang, S., Flyr, M. L., Simpkins, S. D., Strand, C., & Morales, M. (1998). Family-peer relationships: Cognitive, emotional, and ecological determinants. In M. Lewis and C. Feiring (Eds.), Families, risk, and competence (pp. 89 – 112). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.