Publications

Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts

Dixson, D. D., & Scalcucci, S. G. (2021). Psychosocial perceptions and executive functioning: Hope and school belonging predict students' executive functioning. Psychology in the Schools. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.22475

Dixson, D. D. (2020). How hope measures up: Hope predicts school variables beyond growth mindset and school belonging. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-020-00975-y

Dixson, D. D., Olszewski-Kubilius, P., Subotnik, R., & Worrell, F. C. (2020). Developing academic talent as a practicing school psychologist: From potential to expertise. Psychology in the Schools. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.22363

Anderson, C. L., Dixson, D. D., Monroy, M., & Keltner, D. (2019). Are awe-prone people more curious? The relationship between dispositional awe, curiosity, and academic outcomes. Journal of Personality, 88(4), 762–779. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12524

Dixson, D. D. (2019). Incorporating hope and positivity into educational policy. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 6(2), 130–137. https://doi.org/10.1177/2372732219863137

Dixson, D. D. (2019). Hope into action: How clusters of hope relate to success-oriented behavior in school. Psychology in the Schools, 56(9), 1493–1511. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.22299

Dixson, D. D. (2019). Is grit worth the investment: How grit compares to other psychosocial factors in predicting achievement. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-019-00246-5

Dixson, D. D., Anderson, C., & Keltner, D. (2019). Measuring positive emotions: An examination of the reliability and structural validity of scores on the Seven Dispositional Positive Emotions Scales. Journal of Well-Being Assessment, 2(2), 115–133. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41543-019-00015-y

Worrell, F. C., Subotnik, R. F., Olszewski-Kubilius, P., & Dixson, D. D. (2019). Gifted students. Annual Review of Psychology, 70(1), 551–576. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-010418-102846

Dixson, D. D. & Stevens, D. (2018). A potential avenue for academic success: Hope predicts an achievement-oriented psychosocial profile in African American adolescents. Journal of Black Psychology, 44(6), 532–561. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095798418805644

Dixson, D. D., Keltner, D., Worrell, F. C., & Mello, Z. (2018). The magic of hope: Hope mediates the relationship between socioeconomic status and academic achievement. The Journal of Educational Research, 111(4), 507–515.https://doi.org/10.1080/00220671.2017.1302915

Dixson, D. D., Worrell, F. C., & Mello, Z. (2017). Profiles of hope: How clusters of hope relate to school variables. Learning and Individual Differences, 59, 55–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2017.08.011

Dixson, D. D. (2017). Hope across achievement: Examining psychometric properties of the Children’s Hope Scale across the range of achievement. SAGE Open, 7(3), 2158244017717304. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244017717304

Dixson, D. D., Roberson, C. C. B., & Worrell, F. C. (2017). Psychosocial keys to African American achievement? Examining the relationship between achievement and psychosocial variables in high achieving African Americans. Journal of Advanced Academics, 28(2), 120–140. https://doi.org/10.1177/1932202X17701734

Dixson, D. D., Worrell, F. C., Olszewski-Kubilius, P., & Subotnik, R. F. (2016). Beyond perceived ability: The contribution of psychosocial factors to academic performance. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1377(1), 67–77. https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.13210

Dixson, D. D., & Worrell, F. C. (2016). Formative and summative assessment in the classroom. Theory Into Practice, 55(2), 153–159. https://doi.org/10.1080/00405841.2016.1148989

Worrell, F. C., & Educational Research Seminar. (2015). Culture and identity in school psychology research and practice: Fact versus fiction. School Psychology Forum: Research in Practice, 9, 105–120.

Andretta, J. R., Worrell, F. C., Mello, Z. R., Dixson, D. D., & Baik, S. H. (2013). Demographic group differences in adolescents’ time attitudes. Journal of Adolescence, 36(2), 289–301. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.11.005

 

Editorial-Reviewed Manuscripts Published/Accepted

Dixson, D. D., Peters, S. J., Makel, M. C., Jolly, J. L., Matthews, M. S., Miller, E. M., Rambo-Hernandez, K. E., Rinn, A. N., Robins, J. H., & Wilson, H. E. (2020). A call to reframe gifted education as maximizing learning. Phi Delta Kappan, 102(4), 22–25. https://doi.org/10.1177/0031721720978057