Dr. DeShong's Laboratory
Current Projects
The DeShong Lab conducts research focusing on the conceptualization of personality traits and personality disorders. Recent projects have investigated personality and personality pathology in relation to childhood risk factors, self-harm, religiosity, rumination, and suicide risk. See our publications below for more information on recently published studies!
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The DeShong Lab is a highly active research lab that is in the process of data collection or obtaining IRB approval for several different studies. These studies are investigating emotion dysregulation, suicide risk, alcohol misuse, and personality change over time. We are actively recruiting participants for an ongoing NIMH-funded research study. The study takes place in person on the Mississippi State University campus. If you are interested in participating, please complete the pre-screener survey here: https://msstate.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3qSHIBl4h5d1iOW​
Lab Measures
Recent Publications
Peer-Reviewed Publications (*undergraduate mentee; **graduate mentee; collaborator)
Mason, C. K.**, Rios, L. A.*, & DeShong, H. L. (In Press). Examining negative thinking styles and thought control strategies within borderline personality disorder. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment.
DeShong, H. L., Mason, C.**, Nelson, S. M., Kelley, K.**, & McDaniel, C.** (In Press). Borderline personality disorder traits and symptoms and rates of NSSI during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An initial investigation. Journal of American College Health.
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Kelley, K.**, & DeShong, H.L. (In Press). Examining Facet-Level Distinctions within the Trait-Interpersonal Model of Suicide Risk. Personality and Individual Differences.
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DeShong, H.L., & Kelley, K.** (2022). Investigating the incremental validity of negative thinking styles and facets of neuroticism within depression, anxiety, and borderline personality disorder. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 44, 962-971.
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McDaniel, C. J.**, DeShong, H. L., Nadorff, M. D., & Rufino, K. (2022). The Synergistic Effects of Neuroticism and Extraversion on Suicidal Ideation, Single Attempts, and Multiple Attempts in an Inpatient Sample. Journal of Personality Disorders.
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Athar, M. E., Jazi, E. A., Lashgari, Z., Azizi, M., Karimi, S., & DeShong, H. L. (2022). Psychometric properties of the Persian version of the short-form five factor borderline inventory (FFBI-SF). BMC Psychiatry, 22, 83-93.
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Dozier, M., & DeShong, H. L. (2022). The association between personality traits and hoarding behaviors. Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 35, 53-58.
Kelley, K.**, Walgren, M.D.*, & DeShong, H. L. (2021). Rumination as a transdiagnostic process: The role of rumination in relation to antisocial and borderline symptoms. Journal of Affective Disorders, 295, 865-872.
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Titus, C. E.**, & DeShong, H. L. (2020). Thought control strategies as predictors of borderline personality disorder and suicide risk. Journal of Affective Disorders, 266, 349-355.​