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Research Interests
I study the conceptualization, measure, and development of social, emotional, and behavioral (SEB) skills and self-regulatory actions. I am a life-span developmental psychologist, and much of my work focuses on adolescents and young adults in settings across the globe.
Education/Academic qualification
Child Development, PhD, Tufts University
Award Date: Mar 27 2013
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Experiental features of volunteering predict changes in college students’ social, emotional, and behavioral skills
Sewell, M. N., Napolitano, C. M., Yoon, H. J., Soto, C. J. & Roberts, B. W., Apr 2026, In: Journal of Research in Personality. 121, 104705.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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More skill than trait, or more trait than skill? Relations of (mis)matches between personality traits and social, emotional, and behavioral skills with adolescent outcomes
Ringwald, W. R., Napolitano, C. M., Sewell, M. N., Soto, C. J., Yoon, H. J. & Wright, A. G. C., Mar 1 2026, In: European Journal of Personality. 40, 2, p. 160-177 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessing Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Skills in Just a Few Minutes: 96-, 45-, and 20-Item Short Forms of the BESSI
Sewell, M. N., Yoon, H. J., Lechner, C. M., Napolitano, C. M., Rammstedt, B., Roberts, B. W. & Soto, C. J., Jun 2025, In: Assessment. 32, 4, p. 501-520 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Changes in social, emotional, and behavioral skills are associated with changes in secondary school students’ important outcomes
Napolitano, C. M., Soto, C. J., Sewell, M. N., Yoon, H. J. & Roberts, B. W., Nov 1 2025, In: European Journal of Personality. 39, 6, p. 897-910 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hurry up and wait: Developmental anxiety during the transition to adulthood
Ratner, K., Budesheim, E. F., Alexander, C. S., Klein, R. C., Leinenweber, S., Zhang, L., Zhao, T. Y., Garcia Romero, O. & Napolitano, C. M., Sep 2025, In: Journal of Family Theory and Review. 17, 3, p. 483-505 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Press/Media
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Young adults juggle conflicting pressures to hurry up ― and wait
Ratner, K. & Napolitano, C. M.
4/15/25
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Honors & Recognition
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Association for Psychological Science Rising Star Award
Napolitano, C. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize/Award