B.A. (Psychology), University of Memphis (Memphis, TN) – 2005
M.A. (Psychological Sciences), University of Texas at Dallas (Richardson, TX) – 2008
Ph.D. (Psychological Sciences) University of Texas at Dallas (Richardson, TX) – 2011

My research cuts across developmental and social psychology, with an emphasis on quantitative methods and their application to dyadic and longitudinal analyses.  My overarching research interests focus on adolescent and adult intimate relationships.  I have developed the Coping-Support Interdependent Model (CSIM) for characterizing the coping and support-giving dynamics that occur in close relationships.  My ongoing research program uses this model to investigate how individuals’ coping behaviors are associated with their partners’ support-giving behaviors, both in intimate friendships and romantic relationships.  Furthermore, I am interested in how distinctive dyadic coping-support patterns are related to broader relationship qualities (e.g., closeness, discord) and individual psychological adjustment (e.g., depression, anxiety). 

I have been equally devoted to a broad range of developmental issues across adolescence, especially in the domain of social development.  I have examined different domains of adolescents’ social development, including individual differences in relationships between parents and peers, interpersonal competences, and attachment styles.  In addition, I have examined how these developmental pathways may be associated with the emergence of adolescents’ psychological adjustment, including depression and loneliness. 

I have strong interests in applying advanced statistical techniques, including Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM), to dyadic and longitudinal data.  Most of my existing work has utilized these techniques to address questions involving various dyadic phenomena (e.g., Actor-Partner Interdependent Modeling) and longitudinal changes (e.g., Latent Growth Curve Modeling). 

Recent Publications:
Buhrmester, D., & Chow, C. (2009). Friendship in Adolescence. In H. T. Reis & S. Sprecher (Eds.), Encyclopedia of human relationships. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Chow, C., & Buhrmester, D. (2011). Interdependent Patterns of Coping and Support among Close Friends. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships,28, 684 - 706.
                                           
Chow, C., Roelse., H. B., Buhrmester, D., & Underwood, M. K. (in press).  Developmental and Individual Differences Approaches to Intimate Friendships in Late Adolescence and Young Adulthood. In B. Laursen & W. A. Collins (Eds.), Relationship pathways: From adolescence to young adulthood. Sage Press.

Recent Conference Presentations:
Chow, C., & Buhrmester, D. (2009, April). Interdependence of Adolescent Friends Self-disclosure and Support Skills: An APIM and Multiple Informants Model. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Child Development, Denver, CO.

Chow, C., & Buhrmester, D. (2009, April). Friendship Quality as Moderator of the Effect of Romantic Involvement on Loneliness. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Child Development, Denver, CO.

Chow, C., & Buhrmester, D. (2010, April). A Latent Difference Score Approach to Longitudinal Relationship between Adolescents' Loneliness and Friendship Qualities. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence, Philadelphia, PA.

Chow, C., & Buhrmester, D. (2010, April). Two SEM Approaches to Longitudinal Association between Adolescents' Romantic Involvement and Problem Behaviors.  Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence, Philadelphia, PA.

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