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Kay Bussey publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kay Bussey sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 218 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Kay Bussey D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kay Bussey sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kay Bussey is affiliated with Macquarie University in Australia and has contributed extensively to research in psychology and social sciences. Their work primarily addresses clinical psychology with notable intersections in social psychology, gender studies, sociology, political science, and education.

The main topics explored in their research include:

  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Obesity and Health Practices
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders

Bussey's recent publications cover a range of subjects within these fields. Examples include:

  • "Protect me from my selfie: Examining the association between photo-based social media behaviors and self-reported eating disorders in adolescence" (2020), published in International Journal of Eating Disorders
  • "The Impact of Teasing and Bullying Victimization on Disordered Eating and Body Image Disturbance Among Adolescents: A Systematic Review" (2021), published in Trauma Violence & Abuse
  • "The role of self-efficacy in defending cyberbullying victims" (2020), published in Computers in Human Behavior
  • "Prevalence of muscle dysmorphia in adolescents: findings from the EveryBODY study" (2021), published in Psychological Medicine
  • "Emotion Dysregulation within the CBT-E Model of Eating Disorders: A Narrative Review" (2021), published in Cognitive Therapy and Research

Their publication record demonstrates a consistent presence in specific journals, including:

  • International Journal of Eating Disorders
  • Journal of Eating Disorders
  • Nutrients
  • Journal of School Violence
  • International Journal of Bullying Prevention

Frequent collaborators in Bussey's research include:

  • Deborah Mitchison
  • Nora Trompeter
  • Phillipa Hay
  • Alexandra Lonergan
  • Jonathan Mond

This collaboration network and diverse range of publication venues indicate Bussey's involvement in multidisciplinary investigations around adolescent mental health, disordered eating, bullying, and related psychosocial issues.

Best Publications

  • Social cognitive theory of gender development and differentiation.

    Kay Bussey;Albert Bandura

  • Influence of gender constancy and social power on sex-linked modeling.

    Kay Bussey;Albert Bandura

  • The social learning theory of sex differences: Imitation is alive and well.

    David G. Perry;Kay Bussey

  • Self-regulatory mechanisms governing gender development.

    Kay Bussey;Albert Bandura

  • Children's categorization and evaluation of different types of lies and truths

    Kay Bussey

  • Lying and Truthfulness: Children's Definitions, Standards, and Evaluative Reactions

    Kay Bussey

  • On broadening the cognitive, motivational, and sociostructural scope of theorizing about gender development and functioning: comment on Martin, Ruble, and Szkrybalo (2002).

    Albert Bandura;Kay Bussey

  • Predictors of student defenders of peer aggression victims: Empathy and social cognitive factors

    Kirstin Barchia;Kay Bussey

  • The Role of Moral Disengagement and Self-Efficacy in Cyberbullying

    Kay Bussey;Sally Fitzpatrick;Amrutha Raman

  • DSM-5 full syndrome, other specified, and unspecified eating disorders in Australian adolescents: prevalence and clinical significance

    Deborah Mitchison;Jonathan Mond;Kay Bussey;Scott Griffiths

  • Individual and collective social cognitive influences on peer aggression: Exploring the contribution of aggression efficacy, moral disengagement, and collective efficacy

    Kirstin Barchia;Kay Bussey

  • The role of individual and collective moral disengagement in peer aggression and bystanding: A multilevel analysis.

    Gianluca Gini;Tiziana Pozzoli;Kay Bussey

  • Gender identity development

    Kay Bussey

  • A meta-analysis of the relationship between moral disengagement and bullying roles in youth

    Brittany Killer;Kay Bussey;David J Hawes;Caroline Hunt

  • Me, my selfie, and I: The relationship between editing and posting selfies and body dissatisfaction in men and women

    Alexandra Rhodes Lonergan;Kay Bussey;Jonathan Mond;Olivia Brown

  • Gender Differences in Moral Reasoning

    Kay Bussey;Betty Maughan

  • Cyber-bystanding in context: A review of the literature on witnesses' responses to cyberbullying

    Kimberley R. Allison;Kay Bussey

  • Same-sex imitation: The avoidance of cross-sex models or the acceptance of same-sex models?

    Kay Bussey;David G. Perry

  • The psychological impact of peer victimization: exploring social-cognitive mediators of depression.

    Kirstin Barchia;Kay Bussey

  • Fathers as 'core business' in child welfare practice and research : an interdisciplinary review

    Lee Zanoni;Wayne Warburton;Kay Bussey;Anne McMaugh

Frequent Co-Authors

Deborah Mitchison
Deborah Mitchison University of Technology Sydney
Phillipa Hay
Phillipa Hay Western Sydney University
Jonathan Mond
Jonathan Mond University of Tasmania
Scott Griffiths
Scott Griffiths University of Melbourne
David G. Perry
David G. Perry Florida Atlantic University
Stuart B. Murray
Stuart B. Murray University of California, Los Angeles
Ronald M. Rapee
Ronald M. Rapee Macquarie University
Albert Bandura
Albert Bandura Stanford University
Gianluca Gini
Gianluca Gini University of Padua
Tiziana Pozzoli
Tiziana Pozzoli University of Padua

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