My research focuses on gender differences in children's and adolescents' peer relationships and the effects of these differences on youth's social, emotional, and behavioral well-being. Much of our work focuses on disclosure processes in the friendships of girls and boys, including a construct referred to as "co-rumination" that involves youth (usually girls) talking excessively about problems within their friendships. Other research in our laboratory focuses on coping and social support processes, relational aggression, perceived popularity, and early romantic relationships.

Selected Publications
Rose, A. J., Swenson, L. P., & Carlson, W. (under review). Friendships of aggressive youth: Distinguishing between disliked aggressors and perceived popular aggressors. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology.

Rose, A. J., Swenson, L. P., & Lockerd, E. M. (under review). Overt and relational aggression and perceived popularity: Developmental differences in concurrent and prospective relations. Developmental Psychology.

Rose, A. J., & Asher, S. R. (under review). Children's strategies and goals in response to help-giving and help-seeking tasks within a friendship. Child Development.

Swenson, L. P., & Rose, A. J. (in press). Friends as reporters of children's and adolescents' depressive symptoms. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology.

Rose, A. J. (2002). Co-rumination in the friendships of girls and boys. Child Development, 73, 1830 -1843.

Asher, S. R., Rose, A. J., & Gabriel, S. W. (2001). Peer rejection in everyday life. In M. R. Leary (Ed.), Interpersonal rejection (pp. 104-142). New York: Oxford University Press.

Crick, N. R., & Rose, A. J. (2000). Toward a gender-balanced approach to social-emotional development: A look at relational aggression. In P. H. Miller & E. K. Scholnick (Eds.), Feminist approaches to developmental psychology (pp. 153-168). New York: Routledge.

Rose, A. J., & Asher, S. R. (2000). Children's friendships. In C. Hendrick & S. S. Hendrick. (Eds.), Close relationships: A Sourcebook (pp. 46-57). New York: Sage Publications.

Rose, A. J., & Asher, S. R. (1999). Children's goals and strategies in response to conflicts within a friendship. Developmental Psychology, 35, 69-79.

Wiley, A. R., Rose, A. J., Burger, L. K., & Miller, P. J. (1998). Constructing autonomous selves through narrative practices: A comparative study of working-class and middle-class families. Child Development, 69, 833-847.

Research Grants and Fellowships

• Research Council Grant and Summer Research Fellowship ($11,434), University of Missouri-Columbia, 2003.
• B/Start Award ($50,000), NIMH, 2001. [ abstract ]
• Research Board Grant ($37,000), University of Missouri System, 2000.
• Research Council Grant ($4,802), University of Missouri-Columbia, 2000.