PUBLICATIONS

Elek, S. M., Hudson, D. B., & Bouffard, C. J. (2003). Marital and parenting satisfaction and infant care self-efficacy during the transition to parenthood: The effect of infant sex. Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, 26, 45-57.

Elek, S.M. & Hudson, D. B., & Fleck, M. O. (2002). New parents’ experiences with fatigue during the transition to parenthood. Journal of Family Nursing, 8(3), 221-240.

Hudson, D. B., Elek, S. M., & Fleck, M. O. (2001). First-time Mothers’ and Fathers’ Transition to Parenthood: Infant Care Self-efficacy, Parenting Satisfaction, and Infant Sex. Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, 24(1), .

Hudson, D. B., Elek, S. M., & Campbell-Grossman, C. (2000). Depression, self-esteem, loneliness, and social support in adolescent mothers participating in the Young Parents Project. Adolescence, 35, 445- 453.

Hudson, D. B., Elek, S. M., Westfall, J., Grabau, A., & Fleck, M. O. (1999). Young Parents Project: A 21st century nursing intervention. Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, 22, 153-165.

Elek, S.M., Hudson, D.B., & Fleck, M.O. (1997). Expectant parents’ experience with fatigue and sleep during pregnancy. Birth, 24(1), 49-57.

Schor, D. & Elek, S. M. (1998). Homicide and child fatality review teams. In J. G. Jones, Ed. A Guide to References and Resources in Child Abuse and Neglect, 2nd ed, p. 83-89. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.

Wasserman, E. A., Elek, S. M., Chatlosh, D. L., & Baker, A. G. (1993). Rating causal relations: Role of probability in judgments of response-outcome contingency. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 19, 174-188.

Shaklee, H. & Elek, S. M. (1988). Cause and Covariate: Development of two related concepts. Cognitive Development, 3, 1-13.

Shaklee, H., Holt, P., Elek, S. M., & Hall, L. (1988). Covariation judgment: Improving rule use among children, adolescents, and adults. Child Development, 59, 755-768.

Book Chapters

Elek, S.M. (2001). Friendship Promotion. In M. Craft-Rosenberg and J. Denehy (Eds.) Nursing Interventions for Childbearing and Childrearing Families. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage

American Association of Colleges of Nursing (2001). Ask A Nurse: From home remedies to hospital care. Simon and Schuster: New York. [Contributor to Chapter: Children’s Health, pages 265-298].