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Linda S. Pagani

Linda S. Pagani

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Psychology

D-Index
42
Citations
17713
World Ranking
7373
National Ranking
497

Overview

Linda S. Pagani is affiliated with the University of Montreal in Canada and has a research portfolio primarily situated within the social sciences and psychology. Their work spans several specialized subfields including education, clinical psychology, developmental and educational psychology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and safety research.

The scientist's recent publications cover diverse aspects of child development, education, mental health, and teacher wellbeing. Notable papers include:

  • Kindergarten Readiness, Later Health, and Social Costs (2020, PEDIATRICS)
  • Development and Psychopathology, 2004, 16 (2023, Revue de psychoéducation)
  • The contribution of teacher structure, involvement, and autonomy support on student engagement in low-income elementary schools (2020, Teachers and Teaching)
  • Examining the contribution of student anxiety and opposition-defiance to the internal dynamics of affective, Cognitive and Behavioural Engagement in Math (2022, Learning and Instruction)
  • Chronic and Temporary Exposure to Student Violence Predicts Emotional Exhaustion in High School Teachers (2021, Journal of School Violence)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Linda S. Pagani include Kianoush Harandian, Isabelle Archambault, Caroline Fitzpatrick, Marie-Josée Harbec, and Béatrice Necsa.

Research topics addressed by Pagani's work focus on foundational issues in early childhood education and development, child development in conjunction with digital technology, obesity, physical activity and diet, psychosocial and emotional development in children and adolescents, physical and motor development of children, youth development with social support, and parental involvement in education.

  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Youth Development and Social Support
  • Parental Involvement in Education

Publication venues frequently featuring Pagani's work include journals such as Children, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, Revue de psychoéducation, and Preventive Medicine.

  • Children
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
  • Revue de psychoéducation
  • Preventive Medicine

This body of research collectively contributes to multidisciplinary understanding in education, health, and developmental psychology, emphasizing both individual and contextual factors influencing child and youth outcomes as well as teacher experiences.

Best Publications

  • School Readiness and Later Achievement

    Greg J. Duncan;Chantelle J. Dowsett;Amy Claessens;Katherine Magnuson

  • Student engagement and its relationship with early high school dropout.

    Isabelle Archambault;Michel Janosz;Jean-Sébastien Fallu;Linda S. Pagani

  • Adolescent Behavioral, Affective, and Cognitive Engagement in School: Relationship to Dropout

    Isabelle Archambault;Michel Janosz;Julien Morizot;Linda Pagani

  • School Engagement Trajectories and Their Differential Predictive Relations to Dropout

    Michel Janosz;Isabelle Archambault;Julien Morizot;Linda S. Pagani

  • School readiness and later achievement: Replication and extension using a nationwide Canadian survey.

    Elisa Romano;Lyzon Babchishin;Linda S. Pagani;Dafna Kohen

  • Prospective associations between early childhood television exposure and academic, psychosocial, and physical well-being by middle childhood.

    Linda S. Pagani;Caroline Fitzpatrick;Tracie A. Barnett;Eric Dubow

  • School readiness and later achievement: a French Canadian replication and extension.

    Linda S. Pagani;Caroline Fitzpatrick;Isabelle Archambault;Michel Janosz

  • The role of maternal educational aspirations in mediating the risk of income source on academic failure in children from persistently poor families

    Mirella De Civita;Linda Pagani;Frank Vitaro;Richard E. Tremblay

  • Disruptiveness, Friends' Characteristics, and Delinquency in Early Adolescence: A Test of Two Competing Models of Development

    Frank Vitaro;Richard E. Tremblay;Margaret Kerr;Linda Pagani

  • Risk factor models for adolescent verbal and physical aggression toward mothers

    Linda S. Pagani;Richard E. Tremblay;Daniel Nagin;Mark Zoccolillo

  • From childhood physical aggression to adolescent maladjustment: The Montreal prevention experiment.

    Richard E. Tremblay;Louise C. Mâsse;Linda Pagani;Frank Vitaro

  • Effects of grade retention on academic performance and behavioral development.

    Linda Pagani;Richard E. Tremblay;Frank Vitaro;Bernard Boulerice

  • Boys' behavioral inhibition and the risk of later delinquency

    Margaret Kerr;Richard E. Tremblay;Linda Pagani;Frank Vitaro

  • Risk Factor Models for Adolescent Verbal and Physical Aggression Toward Fathers

    Linda Pagani;Richard E. Tremblay;Daniel Nagin;Mark Zoccolillo

  • Prevalence of psychiatric diagnoses and the role of perceived impairment: findings from an adolescent community sample.

    Elisa Romano;Richard E. Tremblay;Frank Vitaro;Mark Zoccolillo

  • Verbal and Physical Abuse Toward Mothers: The Role of Family Configuration, Environment, and Coping Strategies

    Linda Pagani;Denis Larocque;Frank Vitaro;Richard E. Tremblay

  • Effects of Poverty on Academic Failure and Delinquency in Boys: A Change and Process Model Approach

    Linda Pagani;Bernard Boulerice;Frank Vitaro;Richard E. Tremblay

  • Are there detrimental effects of witnessing school violence in early adolescence

    Michel Janosz;Isabelle Archambault;Linda S. Pagani;Sophie Pascal

  • Disruptive behavior, peer association, and conduct disorder: testing the developmental links through early intervention.

    Frank Vitaro;Mara Brendgen;Linda Pagani;Richard E. Tremblay

  • Toddler working memory skills predict kindergarten school readiness

    Caroline Fitzpatrick;Linda S. Pagani

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard E. Tremblay
Richard E. Tremblay University of Montreal
Frank Vitaro
Frank Vitaro University of Montreal
Pierre McDuff
Pierre McDuff University of Montreal
Jeffrey L. Derevensky
Jeffrey L. Derevensky McGill University
Mark Zoccolillo
Mark Zoccolillo McGill University
Tracy Vaillancourt
Tracy Vaillancourt University of Ottawa
Sylvana M. Côté
Sylvana M. Côté University of Montreal
Jeanne Brooks-Gunn
Jeanne Brooks-Gunn Columbia University
Alexandre J. S. Morin
Alexandre J. S. Morin Concordia University
Aletha C. Huston
Aletha C. Huston The University of Texas at Austin

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