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William Fabricius, PhD, 1984, University of Michigan

Developmental

Research Interests: One area of research is children’s social cognitive development, in particular the development of children’s “theory of mind”. The topics I study include young children’s early linguistic references to mental states, preschoolers’ reasoning about knowledge and belief and how that relates to their social behavior, and school-age children’s and high schoolers’ understanding of the interpretative nature of mental processes and how that relates to their understanding of conflict and their aggressive behavior.

Another area of research is father-child relationships, especially in divorced families. I am interested in the impact of these relationships on children’s health and well–being, and in the implications this research can have for social policy. Part of this work is in the context of a funded longitudinal study of fathers and stepfathers, and includes both quantitative and qualitative methods such as narrative analysis.

Teaching:

Extra Credit Survey for PGS 341

Research projects

Selected Publications:

Fabricius, W.V., and Khalil, S. (2003). False beliefs or false positives? Limits on children’s understanding of mental representation. Journal of Cognition and Development, 4, 239 – 262.

Alexander, J.M., Fabricius, W,V., Fleming, V.M., Zwahr, M.,   Brown, S.A. (2003). The development of metacognitive causal explanations. Learning and Individual Differences, 13, 227 – 238.

Fabricius, W. V.,   Imbens-Bailey, A. L. (2000). False beliefs about false beliefs. In P. Mitchell   K. Riggs (Eds.), children’s reasoning about the mind (pp. 267 – 280). Hove, UK: Psychology Press.

Fabricius, W.V.,   Braver, S.L. (2004). Expenditures on children and visitation time: A reply to Garfinkel, Mclanahan and Wallerstein. Family Courts Review, 42, 350 – 362.

Fabricius, W.V.,   Braver, S.L. (2003). Non-child support expenditures on children by nonresidential divorced fathers: Results of a study. Family Courts Review, 41, 321 – 336.

Luecken, L.J.,   Fabricius, W.V. (2003). Physical health vulnerability in adult children from divorced and intact families. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 55, 221 – 228.

Fabricius, W. V. (2003). Listening to children of divorce: New findings on living arrangements, college support and relocation that rebut Wallerstein, Lewis and Blakeslee (2000). Family Relations, 52,, 385 – 396.

Fabricius, W. V., Braver, S. L.,   Deneau, K. (2003). Divorced parents’ financial support of their children’s college expenses. Family Courts Review, 41, 224-241. Reprinted in Harris, L. J. (2005), Family Law. Aspen, CO: Aspen Law   Business.

Braver, S.L., Ellman, I.M.,   Fabricius, W.V. (2003). Relocation of children after divorce and children's best interests: New evidence and legal considerations. Journal of Family Psychology, 17, 206 - 219.

Parke, R. D., Coltrane, S., Powers, J., Adams, M., Fabricius, W. V., Braver, S., Saenz, D. (2003). Measuring father involvement in Mexican-American families. In R. Day, M. Lamb,   V. Gadsden (Eds.), Assessing Father Involvement: New Approaches (pp. 17 – 38). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Fabricius, W.V.   Hall, J.A. (2000). Young adults’ perspectives on divorce: Living arrangements. Family and Conciliation Courts Review, 38, 446 – 461.