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Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl

Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl

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Overview

Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Psychology and Social Sciences, with a particular focus on Clinical Psychology and Education. The scientist's work also intersects with Social Psychology, Safety Research, and Sociology and Political Science as subfields.

Their research topics cover various issues related to early development and adolescent well-being. Key areas of study include Early Childhood Education and Development, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions, Resilience and Mental Health, Youth Development and Social Support, COVID-19 and Mental Health, and Human-Animal Interaction Studies.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl include:

  • Effects of teachers' emotion regulation, burnout, and life satisfaction on student well-being (2020), Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
  • Screen time and extracurricular activities as risk and protective factors for mental health in adolescence: A population-level study (2020), Preventive Medicine
  • A randomized trial comparing group mindfulness-based cognitive therapy with group supportive sex education and therapy for the treatment of female sexual interest/arousal disorder (2021), Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
  • Effectiveness of a SEL/mindfulness program on Northern Ugandan children (2020), International Journal of School & Educational Psychology
  • Early Adolescents' Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Changes in Their Well-Being (2022), Frontiers in Public Health

Frequent collaborators in their research include Martin Guhn, Eva Oberle, Anne Gadermann, Kimberly Thomson, and Monique Gagné Petteni.

The scientist commonly publishes in journals such as PLoS ONE, Frontiers in Education, Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, Journal of Adolescence, and Frontiers in Public Health, demonstrating a multidisciplinary approach linked to education, psychology, and public health.

Their work contributes to the understanding of emotional regulation, mental health risks and protections related to screen time and extracurricular activities, mindfulness-based therapeutic interventions, and the psychosocial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents. Through these studies, they address aspects of emotional and social support development as well as resilience in youth.

Best Publications

  • Nonsuicidal Self-Harm Among Community Adolescents: Understanding the “Whats” and “Whys” of Self-Harm

    Aviva Laye-Gindhu;Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl

  • Enhancing cognitive and social-emotional development through a simple-to-administer mindfulness-based school program for elementary school children: a randomized controlled trial

    Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl;Eva Oberle;Molly Stewart Lawlor;David Abbott

  • The Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Education Program on Pre- and Early Adolescents’ Well-Being and Social and Emotional Competence

    Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl;Molly Stewart Lawlor

  • Mindfulness training and reductions in teacher stress and burnout: Results from two randomized, waitlist-control field trials.

    Robert W. Roeser;Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl;Amishi Jha;Margaret Cullen

  • Social and Emotional Learning and Teachers.

    Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl

  • Stress contagion in the classroom? The link between classroom teacher burnout and morning cortisol in elementary school students.

    Eva Oberle;Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl

  • Kindness Counts: Prompting Prosocial Behavior in Preadolescents Boosts Peer Acceptance and Well-Being

    Kristin Layous;S. Katherine Nelson;Eva Oberle;Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl

  • Life Satisfaction in Early Adolescence: Personal, Neighborhood, School, Family, and Peer Influences

    Eva Oberle;Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl;Bruno D. Zumbo

  • Debunking the myths of adolescence: findings from recent research.

    Daniel Offer;Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl

  • Promoting Children’s Prosocial Behaviors in School: Impact of the “Roots of Empathy” Program on the Social and Emotional Competence of School-Aged Children

    Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl;Veronica Smith;Anat Zaidman-Zait;Clyde Hertzman

  • Correlates of help-seeking in adolescence

    Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl;Jennifer R. Muller

  • Investigating Validity Evidence of the Satisfaction with Life Scale Adapted for Children

    Anne M. Gadermann;Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl;Bruno D. Zumbo

  • Academic failure and school dropout: The influence of peers.

    Shelley Hymel;Colin Comfort;Kimberly Schonert-Reichl;Patricia McDougall

  • Understanding the Link Between Social and Emotional Well-Being and Peer Relations in Early Adolescence: Gender-Specific Predictors of Peer Acceptance

    Eva Oberle;Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl;Kimberly C. Thomson

  • Examining Ways That a Mindfulness-Based Intervention Reduces Stress in Public School Teachers: a Mixed-Methods Study

    Cynthia Taylor;Jessica Harrison;Kyla Haimovitz;Eva Oberle

  • Cultivating teacher mindfulness: Effects of a randomized controlled trial on work, home, and sleep outcomes.

    Tori Laurelle Crain;Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl;Robert W. Roeser

  • Mindfulness and Inhibitory Control in Early Adolescence

    Eva Oberle;Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl;Molly Stewart Lawlor;Kimberly C. Thomson

  • Handbook of mindfulness in education: Integrating theory and research into practice.

    Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl;Robert W. Roeser

  • Social-emotional competencies make the grade: Predicting academic success in early adolescence☆

    Eva Oberle;Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl;Clyde Hertzman;Bruno D. Zumbo

  • A Validation Study of the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale Adapted for Children

    Molly Stewart Lawlor;Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl;Anne M. Gadermann;Bruno D. Zumbo

  • To Reach the Students, Teach the Teachers: A National Scan of Teacher Preparation and Social & Emotional Learning. A Report Prepared for CASEL.

    Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl;M. Jennifer Kitil;Jennifer Hanson-Peterson

Frequent Co-Authors

Shelley Hymel
Shelley Hymel University of British Columbia
Robert W. Roeser
Robert W. Roeser Pennsylvania State University
Bruno D. Zumbo
Bruno D. Zumbo University of British Columbia
Pablo Fernández-Berrocal
Pablo Fernández-Berrocal University of Malaga
Edith Chen
Edith Chen Northwestern University
Anat Zaidman-Zait
Anat Zaidman-Zait Tel Aviv University
Peter R.E. Crocker
Peter R.E. Crocker University of British Columbia
Adele Diamond
Adele Diamond University of British Columbia
Amishi P. Jha
Amishi P. Jha University of Miami
Tracy Vaillancourt
Tracy Vaillancourt University of Ottawa

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