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Patricia Bijttebier

Patricia Bijttebier

KU Leuven
Belgium

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
51
Citations
10863
World Ranking
5205
National Ranking
74

Patricia Bijttebier publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 384 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Patricia Bijttebier 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 Patricia Bijttebier sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Patricia Bijttebier is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has contributed extensively to the fields of psychology and social sciences. Their research spans clinical psychology, social psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, sociology, political science, as well as developmental and educational psychology.

The scientist's principal topics of study include child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, attachment and relationship dynamics, identity and memory in therapeutic contexts, anxiety and depression, cognitive processes related to treatment, family support during illness, maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum, and the impact of technology on adolescents.

Recent publications by Patricia Bijttebier include:

  • "Loneliness, Social Anxiety Symptoms, and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescence: Longitudinal Distinctiveness and Correlated Change" (2020), Journal of Youth and Adolescence
  • "Gene-environment interaction: New insights into perceived parenting and social anxiety among adolescents" (2020), European Psychiatry
  • "Narrative coherence predicts emotional well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: a two-year longitudinal study" (2021), Cognition & Emotion
  • "Autobiographical memory coherence in emotional disorders: The role of rumination, cognitive avoidance, executive functioning, and meaning making" (2020), PLoS ONE
  • "First look at the five-factor model personality facet associations with sensory processing sensitivity" (2020), Current Psychology

Frequent co-authors working with this scientist include Guy Bosmans, Karla Van Leeuwen, Luc Goossens, Wim Van Den Noortgate, and Dirk Hermans.

Their work has been published frequently in venues such as:

  • Journal of Youth and Adolescence
  • PLoS ONE
  • Cognition & Emotion
  • Current Psychology
  • Journal of Adolescence

Patricia Bijttebier's research contributions involve significant collaborations and interdisciplinary approaches, emphasizing psychological development and mental health issues in youth populations, while also addressing methodological aspects related to cognitive and emotional processes.

Best Publications

  • The child version of the pain catastrophizing scale (PCS-C): a preliminary validation

    Geert Crombez;Patricia Bijttebier;Chris Eccleston;Tamara Mascagni

  • Gray's Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory as a framework for research on personality-psychopathology associations.

    Patricia Bijttebier;Ilse Beck;Laurence Claes;Walter Vandereycken

  • A confirmatory factor analysis of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale: invariant factor structure across clinical and non-clinical populations.

    Stefaan Van Damme;Geert Crombez;Patricia Bijttebier;Liesbet Goubert

  • Sensory Processing Sensitivity in the context of Environmental Sensitivity: A critical review and development of research agenda.

    Corina U. Greven;Corina U. Greven;Francesca Lionetti;Charlotte Booth;Elaine N. Aron

  • Assessing the Affective Features of Psychopathy in Adolescence: A Further Validation of the Inventory of Callous and Unemotional Traits

    Annelore Roose;Patricia Bijttebier;Stefaan Decoene;Laurence Claes

  • Confirmatory factor analysis of the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia: invariant two-factor model across low back pain patients and fibromyalgia patients.

    Liesbet Goubert;Geert Crombez;Stefaan Van Damme;Johan W S Vlaeyen

  • Catastrophic Thinking About Pain is Independently Associated with Pain Severity, Disability, and Somatic Complaints in School Children and Children with Chronic Pain

    Tine Vervoort;Liesbet Goubert;Christopher Eccleston;Patricia Bijttebier

  • It is all in their mind: A review on information processing bias in lonely individuals

    Annette W.M. Spithoven;Patricia Bijttebier;Luc Goossens

  • Brief report: the association between non-suicidal self-injury, self-concept and acquaintance with self-injurious peers in a sample of adolescents.

    Laurence Claes;Adinda Houben;Walter Vandereycken;Patricia Bijttebier

  • Behavioral Engagement, Peer Status, and Teacher-Student Relationships in Adolescence: A Longitudinal Study on Reciprocal Influences

    Maaike C. Engels;Hilde Colpin;Karla Van Leeuwen;Patricia Bijttebier

  • Temperament and risk for depressive symptoms in adolescence: mediation by rumination and moderation by effortful control.

    Katrien Verstraeten;Michael W. Vasey;Filip Raes;Patricia Bijttebier

  • Needs of relatives of critical care patients: perceptions of relatives, physicians and nurses

    Patricia Bijttebier;S Vanoost;D Delva;Patrick Ferdinande

  • Coping strategies in relation to personality disorders

    Patricia Bijttebier;Hans Vertommen

  • Integration of autologous dendritic cell-based immunotherapy in the primary treatment for patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme: a pilot study.

    Hilko Ardon;Stefaan Van Gool;Isabel Spencer Lopes;Wim Maes

  • Understanding comorbidity among internalizing problems: Integrating latent structural models of psychopathology and risk mechanisms.

    Benjamin L. Hankin;Hannah R. Snyder;Lauren D. Gulley;Tina H. Schweizer

  • Psychometric evaluation of the behavioral inhibition/behavioral activation system scales and the sensitivity to punishment and sensitivity to reward questionnaire in a sample of eating disordered patients

    Ilse Beck;Dirk J.M. Smits;Laurence Claes;Walter Vandereycken

  • Emotional reactivity and self-regulation in relation to compulsive buying

    Laurence Claes;Patricia Bijttebier;Frederique Van Den Eynde;James E. Mitchell

  • Using self-reported callous-unemotional traits to cross-nationally assess the DSM-5 ‘With Limited Prosocial Emotions’ specifier

    Eva R. Kimonis;Kostas A. Fanti;Paul J. Frick;Paul J. Frick;Terrie E. Moffitt;Terrie E. Moffitt

  • Specificity of worry and rumination in the development of anxiety and depressive symptoms in children

    Katrien Verstraeten;Patricia Bijttebier;Michael W. Vasey;Filip Raes

  • Internalizing Problems in Adolescence: Linking Loneliness, Social Anxiety Symptoms, and Depressive Symptoms Over Time.

    Sofie Danneel;Stefanie Nelemans;Annette Spithoven;Margot Bastin

  • Reliability and Validity of the Critical Care Family Needs Inventory in a Dutch-speaking Belgian sample

    Patricia Bijttebier;D Delva;S Vanoost;Herman Bobbaers

Frequent Co-Authors

Luc Goossens
Luc Goossens KU Leuven
Laurence Claes
Laurence Claes KU Leuven
Filip Raes
Filip Raes KU Leuven
Wim Van Den Noortgate
Wim Van Den Noortgate KU Leuven
Karine Verschueren
Karine Verschueren KU Leuven
Hilde Colpin
Hilde Colpin KU Leuven
Hans Vertommen
Hans Vertommen KU Leuven
Michael W. Vasey
Michael W. Vasey The Ohio State University
Herbert Roeyers
Herbert Roeyers Ghent University
Dirk Hermans
Dirk Hermans KU Leuven

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