Books

2010  William R. Avison, Carol S. Aneshensel, Scott Schieman, and Blair Wheaton  (eds.), Advances in the Conceptualization of the Stress Process:  Essays in Honor of Leonard I. Pearlin.  New York: Springer.

2007  William R. Avison, Jane D. McLeod, and Bernice A. Pescosolido (Eds.), Mental Health, Social Mirror.  New York:  Springer.

1994  William R. Avison and Ian H. Gotlib Eds.), Stress and Mental Health:           Contemporary Issues and Prospects for the Future.  New York:  Plenum.

 

Selected Articles and Chapters

Forthcoming  “Socioeconomic status and cumulative disadvantage processes across the life course: Implications for health outcomes.” Canadian Review of Sociology.

2011  Mark A. Ferro, William R. Avison, M. Karen Campbell, and Kathy N. Speechley.   “Prevalence and trajectories of depressive symptoms in mothers of children with newly-diagnosed epilepsy.”  Epilepsia 52:326-336.

2010  Mark A. Ferro, William R. Avison, M. Karen Campbell, and Kathy Nixon Speechley.  “The impact of maternal depressive symptoms on health-related quality of life in children with epilepsy:  A prospective study of family environment as mediators and moderators.”  Epilepsia  52:316-325.

2010  Jamie A. Seabrook and William R. Avison.  "Genotype-environment interaction and   sociology: Contributions and complexities.”  Social Science & Medicine 70:1277-1284.

2010  Amrita Roy, Susan E. Evers, William R. Avison, and M. Karen Campbell.  “Higher zinc intake buffers the impact of stress on depressive symptoms in pregnancy.”  Nutrition Research 30:695-704.

2010 William R. Avison. "Incorporating children’s lives into a life course perspective on stress and mental health.” Journal of Health and Social Behavior  51:361-375.  

2010   Joan A. Samuels-Dennis, Marilyn Ford-Gilboe, Piotr Wilk, William R. Avison, and Susan Ray.  “Cumulative trauma, personal and social resources, and post-traumatic stress symptoms among income-assisted single mothers.”  Journal of Family Violence  25:603-617.

2010   Mark A. Ferro, William R. Avison, M. Karen Campbell, and Kathy Nixon Speechley.   “Do depressive symptoms affect mothers’ reports of child outcomes in children with new-onset epilepsy?"  Quality of Life Research 19:955-964.

2010  William R. Avison.  “Family structure and women’s lives:  A life course perspective.” Pp. 71-92 in William R. Avison, Carol S. Aneshensel, Scott Schieman, and Blair Wheaton (Eds.), Advances in the Conceptualization of the Stress Process:  Essays in Honor of Leonard I. Pearlin.  New York: Springer. 

2008  William R. Avison, Lorraine Davies, Andrea Willson, and Kim Shuey. “Family structure and mothers’ mental health: A life course perspective on stability and change.” Pp. 233-255 in Heather A. Turner and Scott Schieman (Eds.), Stress Processes across the Life Course. Advances in Life Course Research, Volume 13  New York: Elsevier.

2008  Jessica Sontrop, William R. Avison, Susan Evers, Kathy Nixon Speechley, and M. Karen Campbell. "Depressive symptoms during pregnancy in relation to fish consumption and intake of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids.”  Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 22: 389-399.

2007  William R. Avison, Jennifer Ali, and David Walters.  "Family structure, stress, and psychological distress: A demonstration of the impact of differential exposure."  Journal of Health and Social Behavior 48:301-314.

2007  Jessica Sontrop. M. Karen Campbell, Susan E. Evers, Kathy Nixon Speechley and  William R. Avison. “Fish consumption among pregnant women in London, Ontario: Associations with sociodemographic and health and lifestyle factors.”  Canadian Journal of Public Health 98: 389-394.

2007  Bernice A. Pescosolido, Jane D. McLeod, and William R. Avison. “Through the looking glass: The fortunes of the sociology of mental health.”  Pp. 3 - 32 in William R. Avison, Jane D. McLeod, and Bernice A. Pescosolido (Eds.), Mental Health, Social Mirror.  New York: Springer.

2007  Leonard I. Pearlin, William R. Avison, and Elena R. Fazio.  "Social change and the production of knowledge about mental illness and its treatment.”  Pp. 33-53 in William R. Avison, Jane D. McLeod, and Bernice A. Pescosolido (Eds.), Mental Health, Social Mirror.  New York: Springer.

2005  William R. Avison and Lorraine Davies.  "Family structure, gender, and health in the context of the life course." Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences 60B:S113-S116.

2003  R. Jay Turner and William R. Avison.  “Status variations in stress exposure among young adults: Implications for the interpretation of prior research.”  Journal of Health and Social Behavior 44:488-505.

2002  William R. Avison.  “Family structure and mental health.”  Chapter 12 in Ann Maney and Juan Ramos (Eds.), Socioeconomic Conditions, Stress and Mental Disorders: Toward a New Synthesis of Research and Public Policy.  Bethesda, MD: NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Research.  http://www.mhsip.org/pdfs/avison.pdf

1999  John Cairney, Cathy F. Thorpe, John Rietschlin, and William R. Avison.  “12-month prevalence of depression among single and married mothers in the 1994 National Population Health Survey.”  Canadian Journal of Public Health 90:320-324.

1999  Paul C. Whitehead and William R. Avison.  “Comprehensive evaluation: The intersection of impact evaluation and social accounting.”  Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation 14:65-83.

1997  Jennifer Ali and William R. Avison.  "Employment transitions and psychological distress: The contrasting experiences of single and married mothers." Journal of Health and Social Behavior 38:345-362.

1997  William R. Avison.  "Single mothers and their health: Implications for primary prevention." Canadian Medical Association Journal 156:661-663.

1997  Lorraine Davies, William R. Avison, and Donna D. McAlpine.  "Significant life experiences and depression among single and married mothers." Journal of Marriage and the Family 59:294-308.

1996  Samuel Noh and William R. Avison.  "Asian immigrants and the stress process: A study of Koreans in Canada." Journal of Health and Social Behavior 37:192-206.

1996  William R. Avison.  "Social networks as risk and protective factors for onset and recurrence of mental disorders." Current Opinion in Psychiatry 9:149-152.

1992  William R. Avison and Donna D. McAlpine.  "Gender differences in symptoms of depression among adolescents." Journal of Health and Social Behavior 33:77-96.

1992  R. Jay Turner and William R. Avison.  "Innovations in the measurement of life stress: Crisis theory and the significance of event resolution." Journal of Health and Social Behavior 33:36-50.

1992  Samuel Noh, William R. Avison and Violet Kasper.  "Depressive symptoms among Korean immigrants: Assessment of a translated version of the CES-D." Psychological Assessment: A Journal of Clinical and Consulting Psychology 4:84-91.

1988  William R. Avison and R. Jay Turner.  "Stressful life events and depressive symptoms: Disaggregating the effects of chronic strains and eventful stressors." Journal of Health and Social Behavior 29:253-264.

1988  Samuel Noh and William R. Avison.  "Spouses of discharged psychiatric patients: Factors associated with their experience of burden. Journal of Marriage and the Family 50:377-389.

1985  R. Jay Turner and William R. Avison.  "Assessing risk factors for maladaptive parenting: The significance of social support." Journal of Marriage and the Family 47: 881-892.