Sean Banks

 
Sean Banks
Doctoral Candidate
Department of Human Development and Family Studies
 
15C Henderson
(814) 865-7552
srbanks@psu.edu

 

 

 

 

 

Research Interests

My broad research interest focuses on the linkages between daily stress and health during adulthood.  More specifically, I view stress and health as within person processes that fluctuate over time. In my research I am interested in examining sources of variation within person (e.g. type of stressor) and between people (e.g. personality, gender, SES). I am particularly interested in how personal control influences the stress process. Finally, in addition to these topics, I am also interested in how these processes develop across the adult life course.

 

• Daily stress processes across the lifespan.
• Intraindividual differences in stress reactivity as it relates to well-being in three realms.
• Psychological (i.e. negative affect)
• Physical (i.e. daily symptoms)
• Physiological (i.e. HPA-axis regulation of cortisol)
• Interindividual differences in stress reactivity across the lifespan (allostatic load).
• The role of personal control in the stress process.

  

Publications

Almeida, D.M., Neupert, S., & Banks, S. R., Serido, J. (2005).  Do Daily Stress Processes Account for Socioeconomic Health Disparities?  Journal of Gerontology, 60B, 34-39.

Hunt, J.E., Banks, S.R., Barber, B.L. (2004).  Sports participation: Impact on positive youth development.  In Fisher, C. B. & Lerner, R. M. (Eds). Encyclopedia of applied developmental science. Thousand Oaks: Sage.

Almeida, D.M. & Banks, S.R. (in preparation).  Reliability and validity of daily cortisol assessments in a non-experimental context.

Banks, S.R., Almeida, D.M. Wong, J., Weininger, A. (in preparation). For better, for worse, or both?  Examining the links between daily stressors and positive events. 

 

Conference Papers

Savla, J., Almeida, D.M. Banks, S.R., Molenaar P.C.M., Rovine, M.J. (2006). Differential Patterns of Diurnal Rhythm of Cortisol by Age, Gender and Stressor Characteristics.  One Paper in a symposium presented at the at the 59th annual scientific meeting of the Gerontological Society of America.  Dallas, TX.

Almeida, D.M., Hoffman, L., Banks, S.R. (2006).  Longitudinal Change in Daily Stress Processes: New Results from the National Study of Daily Experiences.  One Paper in a symposium presented at the at the 59th annual scientific meeting of the Gerontological Society of America.  Dallas, TX.

Banks, S.R. & Almeida, D.M. (2005) Reliability and validity of daily cortisol assessments in a non-experimental context.  One paper of a symposium submitted for the 58th annual scientific meeting of the Gerontological Society of America.  New Orleans, LA.

Banks, S.R., Almeida, D.M. Wong, J., Weininger, A. (2004). For better, for worse, or both?  Examining the links between daily stressors and positive events.  Paper presented for the 57th annual scientific meeting of the Gerontological Society of America.  Washington, DC.

Banks, S. R., Ridley, C. A., Cate, R. M., Busboom, A., Collins, D., Hunt, J. E., Lucero, A., Ellexson, B., &  Ogolosky, B., Plush, R. (2003) Daily Stress and Dating Relationships.  One paper of a symposium presented for the National Council on Family Relations for the 65th Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

 

Conference Posters

Banks, S.R., Dmitrieva, N., Almeida, D.M. (2006). What Dreams May Come: The Effects of Sleep on Daily Well-Being.  Poster presented at the at the 59th annual scientific meeting of the Gerontological Society of America.  Dallas, TX.

Banks, S.R., Almeida, D.M., Hoffman, L. (2006).  Age differences in parameters of circadian rhythms of salivary cortisol.  Poster presented at the 19th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development (ISSBD).  Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Banks, S. R., Ridley, C. A., Cate, R. M., Busboom, A., Collins, D., Hunt, J. E., Ellexson, B., &  Ogolosky, B. (2003) September 11th and Dating Relationships.  Poster presented for the Compassionate Love Conference, sponsored by the International Association for Relationship Research.

Collins, D.M., Busboom, A.L., Ridley, C.A., Cate, R.M., Neupert, S., Hunt, J. Banks, S., Ellexson, B., Ogolsky, B. (2003). On days that we love our partner, do we run "hot", "warm", and "cold"?: A look at Sternberg's triangular theory of love using daily measures. Poster presented for the Compassionate Love Conference, sponsored by the International Association for Relationship Research.

 

Presentations

Banks, S.R. & Almeida, D.M. (2/24/05) Reliability and validity of daily cortisol assessments in a non-experimental context.  Presentation for Methods Lunch with Eric Loken.

 

Banks, S.R.,

Almeida, D.M. Wong, J., Weininger, A. (11/2004). For better, for worse, or both?  Examining the links between daily stressors and positive events.  Presentation for Gerontology Colloquium series.

 

Ridley, C., Cate, R., Banks, S. (2002).  Lust in Dating and Marital Intimate Relationships.  FSHD Colloquium Presentation. Division of Family Studies and Human Development. The University of Arizona.