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Brett Laursen is affiliated with Florida Atlantic University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychology and social sciences, with significant contributions to clinical psychology, social psychology, education, developmental and educational psychology, and sociology and political science.

Their work addresses various topics in child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, bullying, victimization, and aggression, as well as attachment and relationship dynamics. Additional areas of interest include early childhood education and development, behavioral health and interventions, child development and digital technology, and youth development and social support.

Some of Laursen's recent papers include "Toward understanding the functions of peer influence: A summary and synthesis of recent empirical research" (2021) published in the Journal of Research on Adolescence, "What does it mean to be susceptible to influence? A brief primer on peer conformity and developmental changes that affect it" (2022) in the International Journal of Behavioral Development, and "In defense of peer influence: The unheralded benefits of conformity" (2022) in Child Development Perspectives. Other notable papers include "Validation of continuous measures of peer social interaction with self- and teacher-reports of friendship and social engagement" (2020) in the European Journal of Developmental Psychology and "Parenting styles revisited: A longitudinal person-oriented assessment of perceived parent behavior" (2020) in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.

Laursen collaborates frequently with several colleagues. Their most common coauthors are:

  • Goda Kaniušonytė
  • Mary Page Leggett-James
  • Sharon Faur
  • Rita Žukauskienė
  • Dorthe Bleses

Laursen publishes regularly in a range of scholarly journals. The venues with the highest number of their publications are:

  • International Journal of Behavioral Development
  • European Journal of Developmental Psychology
  • Personality and Individual Differences
  • Journal of Youth and Adolescence
  • Journal of Research on Adolescence

Best Publications

  • Socioeconomic Status and Parenting

    Erika Hoff;Brett Laursen

  • Reconsidering Changes in Parent-Child Conflict across Adolescence: A Meta-Analysis

    Brett Laursen;Katherine C. Coy;W. Andrew Collins

  • Person-Centered and Variable-Centered Approaches to Longitudinal Data

    Brett Paul Laursen;Erika Hoff

  • Interpersonal conflict during adolescence.

    B Laursen;W A Collins

  • Parent‐Adolescent Relationships and Influences

    W. Andrew Collins;Brett Laursen

  • The development of romantic relationships in adolescence

    Wyndol Furman;B. Bradford (Benson Bradford) Brown;Candice Feiring

  • Parent—Child Relationships During Adolescence

    Brett Laursen;W. Andrew Collins

  • Handbook of Peer Interactions, Relationships, and Groups

    Kenneth H. Rubin;William M. Bukowski;Brett Paul Laursen

  • Changing Relationships, Changing Youth Interpersonal Contexts of Adolescent Development

    W. Andrew Collins;Brett Laursen

  • Conflict and the friendship relations of young children

    Willard W. Hartup;Brett Laursen;Mark I. Stewart;Amy Eastenson

  • Reconsidering Changes in Parent-Child Conflict across Adolescence: A Meta-Analysis

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  • Handbook of developmental research methods

    Brett Paul Laursen;Todd D. Little;Noel A. Card

  • A Developmental Meta-Analysis of Peer Conflict Resolution.

    Brett Laursen;Benjamin D Finkelstein;Noel Townsend Betts

  • Trajectories of social withdrawal from middle childhood to early adolescence.

    Wonjung Oh;Kenneth H. Rubin;Julie C. Bowker;Cathryn Booth-LaForce

  • Conflict and Social Interaction in Adolescent Relationships.

    Brett Laursen

  • Understanding loneliness during adolescence: developmental changes that increase the risk of perceived social isolation.

    Brett Laursen;Amy C. Hartl

  • A Developmental Guide to the Organisation of Close Relationships

    Brett Laursen;William M. Bukowski

  • Perceptions of interdependence and closeness in family and peer relationships among adolescents with and without romantic partners

    Brett Laursen;Vickie A. Williams

  • Friendship moderates prospective associations between social isolation and adjustment problems in young children

    Brett Laursen;William M. Bukowski;Kaisa Aunola;Jari-Erik Nurmi

  • Conflict Processes and Transitions in Parent and Peer Relationships: Implications for Autonomy and Regulation.

    W. Andrew Collins;Brett Laursen;Nicole Mortensen;Coral Luebker

  • The organization and dynamics of adolescent conflict with parents and friends

    Ryan Adams;Brett Laursen

  • Reconsidering Changes in Parent-Child Conflict across Adolescence:

    Brett Laursen;Katherine C. Coy;W. Andrew Collins

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth H. Rubin
Kenneth H. Rubin University of Maryland, College Park
W. Andrew Collins
W. Andrew Collins University of Minnesota
Jari-Erik Nurmi
Jari-Erik Nurmi University of Jyväskylä
Noona Kiuru
Noona Kiuru University of Jyväskylä
William M. Bukowski
William M. Bukowski Concordia University
Cathryn Booth-LaForce
Cathryn Booth-LaForce University of Washington
Michel Boivin
Michel Boivin Université Laval
William J. Burk
William J. Burk Radboud University
Håkan Stattin
Håkan Stattin Uppsala University
Willard W. Hartup
Willard W. Hartup University of Minnesota

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