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Jamie M. Ostrov is affiliated with the University at Buffalo, State University of New York in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychology, with a specialization in clinical psychology and social psychology. Additional areas of study include education, developmental and educational psychology, and health.

The scientist's main research topics encompass:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Behavioral and Psychological Studies
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

Among Jamie M. Ostrov's frequent collaborators are:

  • Kristin J. Perry
  • Gretchen R. Perhamus
  • Dianna Murray-Close
  • Stephanie A. Godleski
  • Amanda B. Nickerson

Their publication record includes contributions to several journals with multiple articles in the following venues:

  • Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
  • Development and Psychopathology
  • Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
  • Journal of Interpersonal Violence
  • Child Psychiatry & Human Development

Recent papers by Jamie M. Ostrov include:

  • "Parental influences on child report of relational attribution biases during early childhood" (2020), Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
  • "Pathways from Early Family Violence to Adolescent Reactive Aggression and Violence Victimization" (2020), Journal of Family Violence
  • "Measurement of aggressive behavior in early childhood: A critical analysis using five informants" (2021), Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
  • "Development of Bullying and Victimization: An Examination of Risk and Protective Factors in a High-Risk Sample" (2022), Journal of Interpersonal Violence
  • "Emotions and Cognitions in Early Childhood Aggression: the Role of Irritability and Hostile Attribution Biases" (2020), Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

Best Publications

  • Gender Differences in Preschool Aggression During Free Play and Structured Interactions: An Observational Study

    Jamie M. Ostrov;Caroline F. Keating

  • A longitudinal study of relational aggression, physical aggression, and children's social-psychological adjustment.

    Nicki R. Crick;Jamie M. Ostrov;Nicole E. Werner

  • A Longitudinal Study of Relational and Physical Aggression in Preschool.

    Nicki R. Crick;Jamie M. Ostrov;Jean E. Burr;Crystal Cullerton-Sen

  • Early parenting and children's relational and physical aggression in the preschool and home contexts

    Juan F. Casas;Stephanie M. Weigel;Nicki R. Crick;Jamie M. Ostrov

  • A short-term longitudinal study of growth of relational aggression during middle childhood : Associations with gender, friendship intimacy, and internalizing problems

    Dianna Murray-Close;Jamie M. Ostrov;Nicki R. Crick

  • Differentiating Forms and Functions of Aggression in Emerging Adults: Associations with Hostile Attribution Biases and Normative Beliefs

    Christopher A. Bailey;Jamie M. Ostrov

  • Proactive, reactive, and romantic relational aggression in adulthood: measurement, predictive validity, gender differences, and association with Intermittent Explosive Disorder.

    Dianna Murray-Close;Jamie M. Ostrov;David A. Nelson;Nicki R. Crick

  • Media Exposure, Aggression and Prosocial Behavior During Early Childhood: A Longitudinal Study

    Jamie M. Ostrov;Douglas A. Gentile;Nicki R. Crick

  • Forms and Functions of Aggression during Early Childhood: A Short-Term Longitudinal Study

    Jamie M. Ostrov;Nicki R. Crick

  • An Observational Study of Delivered and Received Aggression, Gender, and Social-Psychological Adjustment in Preschool: ''This White Crayon Doesn't Work ...''.

    Jamie M. Ostrov;Kathleen E. Woods;Elizabeth A. Jansen;Juan F. Casas

  • The Utility of Forms and Functions of Aggression in Emerging Adulthood: Association with Personality Disorder Symptomatology

    Jamie M. Ostrov;Rebecca J. Houston

  • Toward an integrated gender-linked model of aggression subtypes in early and middle childhood.

    Jamie M. Ostrov;Stephanie A. Godleski

  • Forms of Aggression and Peer Victimization During Early Childhood: A Short-term Longitudinal Study

    Jamie M. Ostrov

  • A longitudinal study of forms and functions of aggressive behavior in early childhood.

    Dianna Murray-Close;Jamie M. Ostrov

  • Prospective associations between peer victimization and aggression.

    Jamie M. Ostrov

  • Relational aggression in sibling and peer relationships during early childhood

    Jamie M. Ostrov;Nicki R. Crick;Kirstin Stauffacher

  • Prospective associations between forms and functions of aggression and social and affective processes during early childhood

    Jamie M. Ostrov;Dianna Murray-Close;Stephanie A. Godleski;Emily J. Hart

  • An intervention for relational and physical aggression in early childhood: A preliminary study

    Jamie M. Ostrov;Greta M. Massetti;Kirstin Stauffacher;Stephanie A. Godleski

  • Relational Aggression in Early Childhood: "You Can't Come to My Birthday Party Unless..."

    Nicki R. Crick;Jamie M. Ostrov;Karen Appleyard;Elizabeth A. Jansen

  • Peer victimization and peer rejection during early childhood

    Stephanie A Godleski;Kimberly E Kamper;Jamie M Ostrov;Emily J Hart

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicki R. Crick
Nicki R. Crick University of Minnesota
Dianna Murray-Close
Dianna Murray-Close University of Vermont
Douglas A. Gentile
Douglas A. Gentile Iowa State University
Rina D. Eiden
Rina D. Eiden Pennsylvania State University
Sarah M. Coyne
Sarah M. Coyne Brigham Young University
Craig R. Colder
Craig R. Colder University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Amanda B. Nickerson
Amanda B. Nickerson State University of New York
Dante Cicchetti
Dante Cicchetti University of Minnesota
Jennifer L. Tackett
Jennifer L. Tackett Northwestern University
Paul Boxer
Paul Boxer Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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