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Bettina Pikó is affiliated with the University of Szeged in Hungary. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Psychology and Social Sciences. Within these broad areas, they have contributed extensively to Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology, Applied Psychology, and General Health Professions.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Resilience and Mental Health

Frequent co-authors in Bettina Pikó's publications include:

  • Hedvig Kiss
  • David Mellor
  • Vanessa Müller
  • Kevin M. Fitzpatrick
  • Tamás Berki

Regular venues for their work include:

  • Iskolakultúra
  • Orvosi Hetilap
  • European Psychiatry
  • Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
  • BMC Medical Education

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Bettina Pikó are:

  • Adolescent Life Satisfaction: Association with Psychological, School-Related, Religious and Socially Supportive Factors, 2023, Children
  • Body appreciation in light of psychological, health- and weight-related variables among female adolescents, 2020, Europe's Journal of Psychology

Other notable papers from co-authors associated with Bettina Pikó's network include:

  • Social support and adolescent mental health and well-being among Jordanian students, 2021, International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
  • What makes university students perfectionists? The role of childhood trauma, emotional dysregulation, academic anxiety, and social support, 2021, Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
  • Association between impulsivity and cognitive capacity decrease is mediated by smartphone addiction, academic procrastination, bedtime procrastination, sleep insufficiency and daytime fatigue among medical students: a path analysis, 2023, BMC Medical Education

Bettina Pikó has also contributed to book publications, including the work titled Lelki egészség a modern társadalomban, published by Akadémiai Kiadó in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Burnout, role conflict, job satisfaction and psychosocial health among Hungarian health care staff: A questionnaire survey

    Bettina F. Piko

  • Meaning in life: Is it a protective factor for adolescents' psychological health?

    László Brassai;Bettina F. Piko;Michael F. Steger

  • Depressive symptomatology, exposure to violence, and the role of social capital among African American adolescents.

    Kevin M. Fitzpatrick;Bettina F. Piko;Darlene R. Wright;Mark LaGory

  • Perceived social support from parents and peers: which is the stronger predictor of adolescent substance use?

    Bettina Piko

  • Gender Differences and Similarities in Adolescents’ Ways of Coping

    Bettina Piko

  • SELF-REGULATORY COGNITIONS, SOCIAL COMPARISON, AND PERCEIVED PEERS BEHAVIORS AS PREDICTORS OF NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: A COMPARISON AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN HUNGARY, POLAND, TURKEY, AND USA

    Aleksandra Luszczynska;Frederick X Gibbons;Bettina F Piko;Mert Tekozel

  • Do parents and school matter? Protective factors for adolescent substance use

    Bettina F. Piko;Eszter Kovács;Eszter Kovács

  • Authoritative parenting style and adolescent smoking and drinking.

    Bettina F. Piko;Máté Á. Balázs

  • Physical activity, psychosocial health and life goals among youth

    Bettina F. Piko;Noemi Keresztes

  • Children's perceptions of health and illness: images and lay concepts in preadolescence

    Bettina F. Piko;Judit Bak

  • Health-related predictors of self-perceived health in a student population: The importance of physical activity.

    Bettina Piko

  • Does class matter? SES and psychosocial health among Hungarian adolescents

    Bettina Piko;Kevin M Fitzpatrick

  • Parent, school and peer-related correlates of adolescents' life satisfaction

    Bettina F. Piko;Csaba Hamvai

  • Socioeconomic status, psychosocial health and health behaviours among Hungarian adolescents.

    Bettina F Piko;Kevin M Fitzpatrick

  • A culture-based study of personal and social influences of adolescent smoking

    Bettina F. Piko;Aleksandra Luszczynska;Frederick X. Gibbons;Mert Teközel

  • Work-related stress among nurses: a challenge for health care institutions.

    B. Pikó

  • Self-perceived health among adolescents: the role of gender and psychosocial factors

    Bettina F. Piko

  • Substance use, religiosity, and other protective factors among Hungarian adolescents.

    Bettina F. Piko;Kevin M. Fitzpatrick

  • Social influences in sports activity among adolescents.

    Noémi Keresztes;Bettina F. Piko;Zsuzsanna F. Pluhar;Randy M. Page

  • Not just pushing and shoving: school bullying among African American adolescents.

    Kevin M. Fitzpatrick;Akilah Dulin;Bettina Franciska Piko

Frequent Co-Authors

Frederick X. Gibbons
Frederick X. Gibbons University of Connecticut
Aleksandra Luszczynska
Aleksandra Luszczynska University of Social Sciences and Humanities
David Mellor
David Mellor Deakin University
Michael F. Steger
Michael F. Steger Colorado State University
Charles D. Spielberger
Charles D. Spielberger University of South Florida
Dianna T. Kenny
Dianna T. Kenny University of Sydney
John de Wit
John de Wit Utrecht University
Rory C. O'Connor
Rory C. O'Connor University of Glasgow
Thomas Ashby Wills
Thomas Ashby Wills University of Hawaii at Manoa
Alexander T. Vazsonyi
Alexander T. Vazsonyi University of Kentucky

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