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25clinicians face and how the field of psychology can be more inclusive for Arab and Arab American clients.POSTER 22BROADER AUTISM PHENOTYPE AND SELFREGULATION IN COLLEGE STUDENTSEVDOKIA SPANOU (WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY), CHRISTINA LAGOMARSINO (WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY), AMY LEARMONTH (WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY) Features characterizing autism are on a normal curve in the general population with most of that curve outside of the diagnosis of ASD. The current study explored the relationship between repetitive behaviors, self-regulation, and subclinical autism features in an undergraduate population. More than 300 college students participated. Results showed a strong positive correlation between subclinical autism features and repetitive behaviors (r = 0.525, p < 0.001) and a moderate negative correlation with self-regulation (r=-.235, p<.001).POSTER 23CAREGIVER LANGUAGE COMPLEXITY AND DIVERSITY: SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC PREDICTORS AND LINKS TO CHILD LANGUAGEISABELLA FASSIO BAZZI (BOSTON UNIVERSITY), SHAINA BRADY (BOSTON UNIVERSITY), DIANA LOPERA PEREZ (BOSTON UNIVERSITY), SARAH WATAMURA (UNIVERSITY OF DENVER), AMANDA TARULLO (BOSTON UNIVERSITY) Caregiver language relates to sociodemographic factors and is associated with child language. Among 180 low-income caregiver-child dyads (24-48 months), higher Income-to-Needs Ratio and caregiver education were associated with greater caregiver language complexity and linguistic diversity. Caregiver language also related to child language, even when controlling for ITN and education. These findings highlight the important role of SES in language production, and the potential protective role of high-quality caregiver language input in fostering childhood language development.POSTER 24CHILDREN'S PERCEIVED FINANCIAL, HOUSING, AND HOUSEHOLD INSTABILITY- ASSOCIATIONS WITH EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONINGXIAOAI LIN (CLARK UNIVERSITY), JAYANTIKA CHAKRABORTY (CLARK UNIVERSITY), ALENA ESPOSITO (CLARK UNIVERSITY) Executive functioning (EF) is a cognitive ability sensitive to external stressors like poverty. This study examines how children's perceptions of financial, housing, and household instability affect EF. Instability, distinct from poverty, involves repeated changes in employment, housing, and family disruption. Data from 50 children (ages 6-12) will be analyzed using standardized measures and regression models to reveal the relationship between perceived instability and EF to inform interventions targeting cognitive development.POSTER 25CLIMATE CHANGE AND PARENTHOOD: IMPACT ON FAMILY SIZE DECISION-MAKINGMINHA HOSSAIN (BARUCH COLLEGE CUNY), JENNIFER LAI (BARUCH COLLEGE CUNY), MINDY ENGLEFRIEDMAN (BARUCH COLLEGE CUNY) This study explores how parental status affects childbearing decisions in the context of climate change and builds on prior research linking climate anxiety to reduced family size intentions. A survey of 114 participants revealed non-parents were significantly more likely than parents to fear climate change and to plan to have fewer children. These findings examine climate-driven family planning and underscore the substantial differences in parental status in current and future family planning.POSTER 26COERCION IN CAMPUS SEXUAL MISCONDUCTAILSA BOGER (BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY), REBECCA BONOMO (BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY), CORY SANDERSON (BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY), KARYNA FOWLER (BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY), ERICA DELSANDRO (BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY), WILLIAM FLACK (BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY) College women are at high risk of experiencing sexual misconduct (Graham et al., 2022), which can be classified as either assault or coercion depending on the extent of violence used in perpetration. Coerced sex is a common experience, especially among college women (Pugh & Becker, 2018), but it has not received as much attention as assault. The purpose of this research is to examine experiences and correlates of sexual coercion among college women and men.POSTER 27COGNITIVE FUSION MEDIATES MINDFULNESS AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING IN COLLEGE STUDENTS25Friday, March 7