Note: * denotes student

Books

Taylor, S., Sirois, F. M., & Molnar, D. S. (2020). Health Psychology, 5th Edition, Canadian Edition. McGraw-Hill Education.

Taylor, S., Sirois, F. M., & Molnar, D. S. (2017). Health Psychology, 4th Edition, Canadian Edition. McGraw-Hill Education.

Sirois, F. M., & Molnar, D. S. (Eds.) (2016). Perfectionism, Health, and Well-Being. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.

Contributions to Edited Volumes

Zinga, D., Molnar, D. S., *Blackburn, M., & *Tacuri, N. (Accepted). “They’re kind of losing it”: Young perfectionists’ mental health experiences during the first COVID-19 lockdown. Caught Within Omissions: The Social Impacts of COVID-19. Peter Lang.

Zinga, D., Molnar, D. S., Connolly, M. (In press). Through their eyes: A photo voice exploration of competitive dance. In C. Tardiff-Williams, V. Marinos, D. Zinga, R. Raby, & S. Pomerantz (Eds), Conceptualizing Children and Youth. Athabasca Press.

Shisler, S., Godleski, S., Molnar, D. S.,& Eiden, R. (2020). Salivary bioscience research related to prenatal adversity. In M. K. Taylor & D. A. Granger (Eds.), Salivary Bioscience: Foundations of Interdisciplinary Saliva Research and Applications. Springer International.

Molnar, D. S., Sirois, F. M., Flett, G. L., Janssen, W. F., & Hewitt, P. L. (2018). Perfectionism and health: The roles of health behaviors and stress-related processes. In J. Stoeber (Ed.), The Psychology of Perfectionism: Theory, Research, Applications. London: Routledge.

Molnar, D. S., Sirois, F. M., & *Methot-Jones, T. (2016). Trying to be perfect in an imperfect world: Examining the role of perfectionism in the context of chronic illness. In F. M. Sirois, & D. S. Molnar (Eds.), Perfectionism, Health, and Well-Being (pp.69-99). Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.

Molnar, D. S. & Sirois, F. M. (2016). Perfectionism, health, & well-being: Epilogue and future directions. In F. M. Sirois & D. S. Molnar (Eds.), Perfectionism, Health, and Well-Being (285-302). Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.

Flett, G. L., Hewitt, P. L., & Molnar, D. S. (2016). Perfectionism in health and illness from a person-focused, historical perspective. In F. M. Sirois & D. S. Molnar (Eds.), Perfectionism, Health, and Well-Being (pp.25-44). Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.

Sirois, F. M., & Molnar, D. S. (2016). Conceptualization and measurement of perfectionism, health, and well-being: An introductory overview. In F. M. Sirois & D. S. Molnar (Eds.), Perfectionism, Health, and Well-Being (pp.1-21). Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

*Blackburn, M., Zinga, D., & Molnar, D. S. (Accepted). “With texting, I’m always second guessing what they’re thinking”: Adolescent perfectionists’ experiences of (dis)connection online. Developmental Psychology. 

*Blackburn, M., *Puffer, H., Molnar, D. S., & Zinga, D. (2024). Raising the bar: Testing prospective reciprocal relationships between multidimensional trait perfectionism and undergraduate academic achievement. Learning and Individual Differences, 109, Article 102405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2023.102405

Hewitt, P. L., Ge, S., Smith, M. M., Flett, G. L., Cheli, S., Molnar, D. S., Ko, A., Mikail, S. F., & Lang, T. (2024). Automatic self recriminations: Development and validation of a measure of self-condemnatory internal dialogue. Journal of Personality Assessment, 1-13. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2024.2303429

Banville, C., Massicotte, V., Caplette-Gingras, A., Langlois, F., Gouin, J., Flett, G. L., Molnar, D. S., Lemieux, J., & Savard, J. (2024). A qualitative study of perfectionism among self-identified perfectionist women with nonmetastatic breast cancer. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1097/OR9.0000000000000122

Goldstein, A., Katz, J., Hamza, C., Molnar, D. S., & Scharfe, E. (2023). Challenges and coping with COVID-19: Perspectives of emerging adults and their mothers. Journal of Youth Studies, 1-19. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2023.2277760

*Tacuri, N., Zinga, D., & Molnar, D. S. (2023). Sport, art, or both?: Analyzing perceptions of competitive dancers as interuniversity artists and athletes. The International Journal of Sport and Society, 14(2), 101-123. https://doi.org/10.18848/2152-7857/CGP/v14i02/101-123

Molnar, D. S., *Blackburn, M., *Tacuri, N., Zinga, D., Flett, G. L., & Hewitt, P. L. (2023). “I need to be perfect or else the world’s gonna end”: A qualitative analysis of adolescent perfectionists’ expression and understanding of their perfectionism. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne, 36(2A), 320-334. https://doi.org/10.1037/cap0000357

Simon, S. G., Eiden, R. D., Molnar, D. S., Heustis, M. A., Riis, J. L. (2023). Associations between prenatal and postnatal substance exposure and salivary C-reactive protein in early childhood. Neurotoxicology and Teratology, 95, Article 107134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ntt.2022.107134

Molnar, D. S., Thai, S., *Blackburn, M., Zinga, D., Flett, G. L., & Hewitt, P. L. (2023). Dynamic changes in perfectionism and psychological distress among adolescents assessed before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Child Development, 94(1), 254-271. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13855

*Wong, K. E., Wade, T. J., Moore, J., Marcellus, A., Molnar, D. S., O’Leary, D. D., & MacNeil, A. J. (2022). Examining the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), cortisol, and inflammation among young adults. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity – Health, 25, Article 100516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2022.100516

*Spadafora, N., *Blackburn, M., Methot-Jones, T., Zinga, D., & Molnar, D. S. (2022). How is multidimensional trait perfectionism related to anxiety across the school year in first-generation students? Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 44, 1043-1053. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-022-09972

*Blackburn, M., Methot-Jones, T., Molnar, D. S., Zinga, D., *Spadafora, N., & *Tacuri, N. (2022). Assessing changes to adolescent health-promoting behaviours following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: A multi-methods exploration of the role of within-person combinations of trait perfectionism. Personality and Individual Differences, 189, Article 111492. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid/2021.111492

Molnar, D. S., Methot-Jones, T., Moore, J., O’Leary, D. D., & Wade, T. J. (2021). Perfectionistic cognitions pre-pandemic predict greater anxiety symptoms during the pandemic among emerging adults: A two-wave cross-lagged study. Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, 40(3), 474-492. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10942-021-00423-1

*Tacuri, N., Zinga, D., & Molnar, D. S. (2021). Blurring sport boundaries in postsecondary: Examining experiences of dancers as student-athletes. Journal of Dance Education, 1-12. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/15290824.2021.198890

Molnar, D. S., Moore, J., O’Leary, D., D., MacNeil, A. K., & Wade, T. J. (2021). Perfectionistic cognitions, Interleukin-6, and C-reactive protein: A test of the perfectionism diathesis stress model. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity, 13, 100211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2021.100211

Molnar, D. S., *Blackburn, M., Zinga, D., *Spadafora, N., Methot-Jones, T., & Connolly, M. (2021). Trait perfectionism and dance goals among young female dancers: An application of the 2 x 2 model of perfectionism. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 43(3), 234-247. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2020-0118

Molnar, D. S., *Janssen, W. F., & Sirois, F. M. (2020). Sleeping perfectly? Trait perfectionism, perceived stress, and sleep quality. Personality and Individual Differences, 167, Article 110244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.110244

*Spadafora, N., *Murphy, E., Molnar, D. S., & Zinga, D. (2020). Test anxiety in first-generation students: An examination of the role of psychological needs. Journal of Teaching and Learning, 14(2), 33-49. https://doi.org/10.22329/jtl.v14i2.6202

Molnar, D. S., Flett, G. L., & Hewitt, P. L. (2020). Perfectionism and perceived control in posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 19(6), 2204-2218. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00315-y

Schuetze, P., Molnar, D. S., Eiden, R. D., Shisler, S., Zhao, J., Coler, C. R., & Huestis, M. A. (accepted). The effect of prenatal adversity on externalizing behaviours at 24-months of age in a high-risk sample: Maternal sensitivity as a moderator. Infant Mental Health Journal, 41, 530-542. https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.21863

*Spadafora, N., Frijters, J., Molnar, D. S., & Volk, A. (in press). Do little annoyances relate to bullying? The links between personality, attitudes towards classroom incivility, and bullying. The Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 37(1), 30-38. https://doi.org/10.1017/edp.2019.20

Ettekal, I., Eiden, R. D., Nickerson, A. B., Molnar, D. S., & Schuetze, P. (2020). Developmental cascades to children’s conduct problems: The role of prenatal substance use, socioeconomic adversity, maternal depression and sensitivity, and children’s conscience. Developmental Psychopathology, 32(1), 85-103. https://doi.org/10.1017/S095457941800144X

Molnar, D. S., Sirois, F. M., Flett, G. L., & Sadava, S. (2020). A person-oriented approach to multidimensional perfectionism: Perfectionism profiles in health and well-being. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 38(1), 127-142. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734282919877754

Zinga, D., Molnar, D. S., Connolly, M., & *Tacuri, N. (2019). Governed and liberated bodies: Lived experiences of competitive dancers. Journal of Childhood Studies, 44(3), 106-119. https://doi.org/10.18357/jcs00019177

Wade, T. J., O’Leary, D. D., Dempster, K. S., MacNeil, A. J., Molnar, D. S., McGrath, J., & Cairney, J. (2019). Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and cardiovascular development from childhood to early adulthood: Study protocol of the Niagara Longitudinal Heart Study. BMJ Open, 9(7), Article e030339. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030339

Sirois, F.M., Nauts, S. Molnar D.S. (2018). Self-compassion and bedtime procrastination: An affect regulation perspective. Mindfulness. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-018-0983-3

Molnar, D. S., Granger, D.A., Shisler, S. & Eiden, R.D. (2018). Prenatal and postnatal cigarette and cannabis exposure: Effects on secretory immunoglobulin A in early childhood. Neurotoxicology and Teratology, 67, 31-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ntt.2018.03.003

*Hoffarth, M. R., Hodson, G., & Molnar, D.S. (2018). When and why is religious attendance associated with antigay bias and gay rights opposition? A justification-suppression model approach. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 115(3), 526-563. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000146