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Patrick Onghena

Patrick Onghena

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Psychology

D-Index
82
Citations
23176
World Ranking
1341
National Ranking
15

Overview

Patrick Onghena is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has an extensive research background primarily focused on psychology. Their scholarly contributions span several interconnected subfields including clinical psychology, statistics and probability, developmental and educational psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and education.

Their research covers a diverse range of topics that include:

  • Behavioral and psychological studies
  • Autism spectrum disorder research
  • Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills
  • Optimal experimental design methods
  • Mathematics education and teaching techniques
  • Child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development
  • Health policy implementation science

Notable publication venues where Patrick Onghena has frequently published include:

  • Behavior Research Methods
  • Educational Studies in Mathematics
  • Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention
  • Behavior Modification
  • Open Research Europe

Some of the recent papers by Onghena include:

  • "The application of meta-analytic (multi-level) models with multiple random effects: A systematic review," 2020, Behavior Research Methods
  • "Visual representations of meta-analyses of multiple outcomes: Extensions to forest plots, funnel plots, and caterpillar plots," 2020, Methodology
  • "A systematic review of applied single-case research published between 2016 and 2018: Study designs, randomization, data aspects, and data analysis," 2020, Behavior Research Methods
  • "Establishment of an International Collaborative Network for N-of-1 Trials and Single-Case Designs," 2021, Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
  • "From Boulder to Stockholm in 70 Years: Single Case Experimental Designs in Clinical Research," 2020, The Psychological Record

Frequent co-authors with whom Onghena has collaborated include:

  • Wim Van Dooren
  • Wim Van Den Noortgate
  • René Tanious
  • Johan W.S. Vlaeyen
  • Rumen Manolov

Best Publications

  • Improving the effectiveness of peer feedback for learning

    Sarah Gielen;Elien Peeters;Filip Dochy;Patrick Onghena

  • Antidepressant-induced analgesia in chronic non-malignant pain: a meta-analysis of 39 placebo-controlled studies.

    Patrick Onghena;Boudewijn Van Houdenhove

  • Mixed methods research synthesis: definition, framework, and potential

    Mieke Heyvaert;Mieke Heyvaert;Bea Maes;Patrick Onghena

  • The effects of early prevention programs for families with young children at risk for physical child abuse and neglect: A meta-analysis

    Liesl Geeraert;Wim Van den Noortgate;Hans Grietens;Patrick Onghena

  • Students’ misconceptions of statistical inference: A review of the empirical evidence from research on statistics education

    Ana Elisa Castro Sotos;Stijn Vanhoof;Wim Van den Noortgate;Patrick Onghena

  • Reduction of pain-related fear in complex regional pain syndrome type I: The application of graded exposure in vivo.

    Jeroen R. de Jong;Johan W.S. Vlaeyen;Patrick Onghena;Corine Cuypers

  • Fear of movement/(re)injury in chronic low back pain: education or exposure in vivo as mediator to fear reduction?

    Jeroen R de Jong;Johan W S Vlaeyen;Patrick Onghena;Mariëlle E J B Goossens

  • The Role of Teacher Behavior Management in the Development of Disruptive Behaviors: An Intervention Study with the Good Behavior Game.

    Geertje Leflot;Pol A. C. van Lier;Patrick Onghena;Hilde Colpin

  • Parent and child personality characteristics as predictors of negative discipline and externalizing problem behaviour in children

    Peter Prinzie;Patrick Onghena;Walter Hellinckx;Hans Grietens

  • Efficacy of behavioral interventions for reducing problem behavior in persons with autism: An updated quantitative synthesis of single-subject research

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  • Critical Appraisal of Mixed Methods Studies

    Mieke Heyvaert;Karin Hannes;Bea Maes;Patrick Onghena

  • A Longitudinal Analysis of Gender Differences in Academic Self-Concept and Language Achievement: A Multivariate Multilevel Latent Growth Approach.

    Beatrijs De Fraine;Jan Van Damme;Patrick Onghena

  • Comparison of mothers', fathers', and teachers' reports on problem behavior in 5-to 6-year-old children

    Hans Grietens;Patrick Onghena;Peter Prinzie;Els Gadeyne

  • Victimization in chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia in tertiary care: a controlled study on prevalence and characteristics.

    Boudewijn Van Houdenhove;Eddy Neerinckx;Roeland Lysens;Hans Vertommen

  • The Relationship between the Shape of the Mental Number Line and Familiarity with Numbers in 5- to 9-Year Old Children: Evidence for a Segmented Linear Model.

    Mirjam Ebersbach;Koen Luwel;Andrea Frick;Patrick Onghena

  • The additive and interactive effects of parenting and children's personality on externalizing behaviour

    P Prinzie;P Onghena;W Hellinckx;H Grietens

  • Non-Suicidal and Suicidal Self-Injurious Behavior among Flemish Adolescents: A Web-Survey

    Imke Baetens;Laurence Claes;Jennifer Muehlenkamp;Hans Grietens

  • Premorbid "overactive" lifestyle in chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia. An etiological factor or proof of good citizenship?

    Boudewijn Van Houdenhove;Eddy Neerinckx;Patrick Onghena;Roeland Lysens

  • Multilevel Meta-Analysis: A Comparison with Traditional Meta-Analytical Procedures

    Wim Van Den Noortgate;Patrick Onghena

  • Customization of pain treatments: single-case design and analysis.

    Patrick Onghena;Eugene S. Edgington

  • Longitudinal relations between parenting and child adjustment in young children.

    Els Gadeyne;Pol Ghesquière;Patrick Onghena

  • The Melbourne Family Grief Study, I: Perceptions of family functioning in bereavement.

    David W. Kissane;Sidney Bloch;David L. Dowe;Ray D. Snyder

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Prinzie
Peter Prinzie Erasmus University Rotterdam
Dean Philip McKenzie
Dean Philip McKenzie Monash University
Guido Pieters
Guido Pieters KU Leuven
Pol A. C. van Lier
Pol A. C. van Lier Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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