Peer-reviewed Publications

Lee-Baggley, D., Preece, M., & DeLongis, A. (in press). Individual differences in coping across time: Role of the Big 5 Personality Dimensions. Journal of Personality

Preece, M. Cayley, P. M., Scheduchl, U., & Lam, R. W. (in press) .  The relevance of an employee assistance program to the treatment of workplace depression.  Journal of Work Behavior.

Preece, M., & DeLongis, A. (2004). A contextual examination of stress and coping processes in stepfamilies. To appear in T.A. Revenson, K. Kayser & G. Bodenmann (Eds.), Emerging perspectives on couples coping with stress.  Washington DC: American Psychological Association.

Preece, M., & DeLongis, A. (2004). Creating an Alliance in the Fight Against the Dragon: Marriage and Post-traumatic Stress. (Review of) Emotionally focused Couple Therapy with Trauma Survivors. Canadian Journal of Psychology

Preece, M. (2003). When single parents marry: The challenge of stepfamily relationships. Transition, 33. Vanier Institute of the Family.

DeLongis, A., & Preece M. (2002). Emotional and relational consequences of coping in stepfamilies. Marriage and Family Review [Special Issue on Emotions and the Family]

Preece, M. (2001). Mothers and Illicit Drugs. Women’s Addiction Foundation

DeLongis, A., & Preece, M. (1999). Coping skills. In George Fink (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Stress. San Diego: Academic Press.

Preece, M. (1993). Therapy, it’s up to you. [Children’s video]. Available from UCLA Behavioural Media Lab, University of California, Los Angeles).

Theses

Preece, M. (2000). Exploring the stepgap: How child characteristics, family characteristics, and parents’ ways of coping impact parent-child relationship quality in stepfamilies. Unpublished dissertation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Preece, M. (1996). Coping with interpersonal stressors: Issues of love and status. Unpublished master’s thesis, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Preece, M. (1993). Differences in perspective: Parents’ and children’s ratings of the parent-child relationship and associated childhood adjustment problems. Unpublished senior thesis, University of California, Los Angeles.

Conference Presentations

Kling, R., Hamilton, L., Preece, M., & DeLongis, A. (2003, May). Coping with interpersonal stressors: A perspective on young Asian females. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association. Vancouver, British Columbia.

Hamilton, L., Kling, R., Preece, M., & DeLongis, A. (2003, May). Personality and coping: When a person becomes a situation. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association. Vancouver, British Columbia.

DeLongis, A., Preece, M., & Lee-Bagley, D. (2003, May). Stress, coping and social support processes in couples in stepfamilies. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association. Vancouver, British Columbia.

Preece, M., & DeLongis, A. (2002, October). Stress, coping, & social support in stepfamilies. Paper presented at the Couples Research Conference, Boston College, Boston, MA.

DeLongis, A., & Preece, M. (2002, June). Coping in stepfamilies. Paper presented at the biannual meeting of the International Network on Personal Relationships. Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Preece, M. (2002, August). Emotional expression may be hazardous to your health. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association. Vancouver, British Columbia.

DeLongis, A., Preece, M., O'Brien, T., & Campbell, J. (2001, July). Emotional and relational consequences of daily coping in stepfamilies. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the World Congress on Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Vancouver, British Columbia.

Preece, M., & Viljoen, H. (2001, July). Treatment needs of forensic patients: Developing a consensus among patients, family members, and care providers. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the World Congress on Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Vancouver, British Columbia.

Preece, M., Viljoen, H., & Coleman, B. (2001, August). Development of a needs assessment scale for mentally disordered offenders. International Forensic Psychology Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia

Preece, M., & Eveleigh, D. (2000, June). Psychological factors predicting functional gains during rehabilitation: Application of a multilevel variable-occasion design. Poster session presented at the 2000 Health and Statistics Conference, Edmonton, Alberta.

Preece, M., Trapnell, P.D., & DeLongis, A., & Campbell, J. (1998, August). Husbands’ reflection buffers the long-term effects of wives’ rumination on depressed mood. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Washington, D.C.

Preece, M., O’Brien, T., DeLongis, A., & Campbell, J. (1997, August). Coping with interpersonal stressors: Issues of love and status. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL

Preece, M., DeLongis, A., & O’Brien, T. (1997, July). The social dimension of emotional expression. Poster session presented at the biannual meeting the International Network on Personal Relationships, Oxford, Ohio.

Preece, M., O’Brien, T., DeLongis, A. & Campbell, J. (1996, June). Personality and coping among married couples. Poster session presented at the biannual International Conference on Personal Relationships, Banff, Canada.

Preece, M., O’Brien, T., DeLongis, A., Campbell, J. (1996, August). Role of personality in coping with marital and parenting stressors. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Preece, M. (1993, June). Parent-child interactions and childhood adjustment. Paper presented at the UCLA Undergraduate Research Conference, University of California, Los Angeles.