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Bonnie L. Barber

Bonnie L. Barber

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Psychology

D-Index
51
Citations
18235
World Ranking
5113
National Ranking
288

Overview

Bonnie L. Barber is affiliated with Griffith University in Australia. Their academic work focuses primarily within the Social Sciences and Psychology, with notable contributions in related subfields including Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Safety Research, and Applied Psychology.

Their research interests encompass topics such as:

  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Youth Development and Social Support
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Media Influence and Health
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics

Barber has published extensively, with key recent papers including:

  • "Online Social Connection as a Buffer of Health Anxiety and Isolation During COVID-19," 2021, published in Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking
  • "A Qualitative Study of Barriers and Enablers of Physical Activity among Female Emirati University Students," 2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Contemporary Friendships and Social Vulnerability among Youth: Understanding the Role of Online and Offline Contexts of Interaction in Friendship Quality," 2021, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
  • "Asynchronous and Synchronous Remote Teaching and Academic Outcomes During COVID-19," 2022, Distance Education
  • "Adolescents' Online Coping: When Less Is More but None Is Worse," 2021, Clinical Psychological Science

The venues where Barber frequently publishes reflect the overlap of technology, psychology, and social behavior, including:

  • Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking
  • Computers in Human Behavior Reports
  • Cyberpsychology Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace
  • The Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Development
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Collaboration is a prominent feature in Barber's research trajectory. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Jaimee Stuart
  • Riley A. Scott
  • Alexander W. O'Donnell
  • Karlee J. O'Donnell
  • Melanie J. Zimmer-Gembeck

Best Publications

  • Student Council, Volunteering, Basketball, or Marching Band: What Kind of Extracurricular Involvement Matters?

    Jacquelynne S. Eccles;Bonnie L. Barber

  • Extracurricular Activities and Adolescent Development

    Jacquelynne S. Eccles;Bonnie L. Barber;Margaret Stone;James Hunt

  • Whatever Happened to the Jock, the Brain, and the Princess? Young Adult Pathways Linked to Adolescent Activity Involvement and Social Identity.

    Bonnie L. Barber;Jacquelynne S. Eccles;Margaret R. Stone

  • Financial Socialization of First-year College Students: The Roles of Parents, Work, and Education

    Soyeon Shim;Bonnie L. Barber;Noel A. Card;Jing Jian Xiao

  • Pathways to life success: A conceptual model of financial well-being for young adults

    Soyeon Shim;Jing Jian J. Xiao;Bonnie L. Barber;Angela C. Lyons

  • Not so doomed: computer game play and positive adolescent development

    Kevin Durkin;Bonnie Barber

  • Linking gender to educational, occupational, and recreational choices: Applying the Eccles et al. model of achievement-related choices.

    Jacquelynne S. Eccles;Bonnie Barber;Debra Jozefowicz

  • Long-term influence of divorce and single parenting on adolescent family- and work-related values, behaviors, and aspirations.

    Bonnie L. Barber;Jacquelynne S. Eccles

  • The Relation of Early Adolescents' College Plans and Both Academic Ability and Task-Value Beliefs to Subsequent College Enrollment

    Jacquelynne S. Eccles;Mina N. Vida;Bonnie Barber

  • Early adolescent peer orientation and adjustment during high school.

    Andrew J. Fuligni;Jacquelynne S. Eccles;Bonnie L. Barber;Peggy Clements

  • Why Don't They Want a Male-Dominated Job? An Investigation of Young Women Who Changed Their Occupational Aspirations.

    Pamela M. Frome;Corinne J. Alfeld;Jacquelynne S. Eccles;Bonnie L. Barber

  • Social networking site use: Linked to adolescents' social self-concept, self-esteem, and depressed mood

    Corey J. Blomfield Neira;Bonnie L. Barber

  • The association of school transitions in early adolescence with developmental trajectories through high school.

    Jacquelynne S. Eccles;Sarah E. Lord;Robert W. Roeser;Bonnie L. Barber

  • Six Paths to Adulthood: Fast Starters, Parents without Careers, Educated Partners, Educated Singles, Working Singles, and Slow Starters.

    D. Wayne Osgood;Gretchen Ruth;Jacquelynne S. Eccles;Janis E. Jacobs

  • Childhood and Adolescent Sports Participation as Predictors of Participation in Sports and Physical Fitness Activities During Young Adulthood

    Daniel F. Perkins;Janis E. Jacobs;Bonnie L. Barber;Jacquelynne S. Eccles;Jacquelynne S. Eccles

  • Benefits of Activity Participation: The Roles of Identity Affirmation and Peer Group Norm Sharing

    Bonnie L. Barber;Margaret R. Stone;James E. Hunt;Jacquelynne S. Eccles

  • Adolescence and emerging adulthood: The critical passage ways to adulthood.

    Jacquelynne Eccles;Janice Templeton;Bonnie Barber;Margaret Stone

  • Advice About Life Plans and Personal Problems in Late Adolescent Sibling Relationships

    Corinna Jenkins Tucker;Bonnie L. Barber;Jacquelynne S. Eccles

  • Embodied image: Gender differences in functional and aesthetic body image among Australian adolescents

    Bree D. Abbott;Bonnie L. Barber

  • Adolescents' utilitarian and hedonic Web consumption behavior: Hierarchical influence of personal values and innovativeness

    Jonathan B. Hartman;Soyeon Shim;Bonnie Barber;Matthew O'Brien

  • Developmental Experiences During Extracurricular Activities and Australian Adolescents’ Self-Concept: Particularly Important for Youth from Disadvantaged Schools

    Corey J. Blomfield;Bonnie L. Barber

  • Adolescents After Divorce

    Bonnie L. Barber;Christy M. Buchanan;Eleanor E. Maccoby;Sanford M. Dornbusch

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacquelynne S. Eccles
Jacquelynne S. Eccles University of California, Irvine
Noel A. Card
Noel A. Card University of Georgia
Melanie J. Zimmer-Gembeck
Melanie J. Zimmer-Gembeck Griffith University
Kevin Durkin
Kevin Durkin University of Strathclyde
Janis E. Jacobs
Janis E. Jacobs Pennsylvania State University
Caroline L. Donovan
Caroline L. Donovan Griffith University
Kimberly A. Updegraff
Kimberly A. Updegraff Arizona State University
Stephen Houghton
Stephen Houghton University of Western Australia
Andrew J. Fuligni
Andrew J. Fuligni University of California, Los Angeles
Robert W. Roeser
Robert W. Roeser Pennsylvania State University

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