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Overview

Paul Vedder is affiliated with Leiden University in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to the fields of Social Sciences and Psychology, with a primary focus on Clinical Psychology, Education, Social Psychology, Safety Research, and Sociology and Political Science.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Child Welfare and Adoption
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Youth Development and Social Support
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Intimate Partner and Family Violence

Notable recent papers co-authored by Vedder address different aspects of social and psychological challenges, including:

  • Does peer victimization predict future suicidal ideation? A meta-analysis on longitudinal studies, 2021, published in Aggression and Violent Behavior
  • Dark Triad Traits and Risky Behaviours: Identifying Risk Profiles from a Person-Centred Approach, 2020, published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • A Systematic Review of Bullying and Victimization Among Adolescents in India, 2020, published in International Journal of Bullying Prevention
  • Foster Parent Stress as Key Factor Relating to Foster Children's Mental Health: A 1-Year Prospective Longitudinal Study, 2020, published in Child & Youth Care Forum
  • Entrepreneurship: An attractive career path for immigrant vocational students in the Netherlands? The role of negative and positive stimulating factors, 2022, published in International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Vedder frequently publishes in several academic journals such as:

  • Aggression and Violent Behavior
  • International Journal of Bullying Prevention
  • Child & Youth Care Forum
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Collaborative work is evident through frequent co-authors including Mitch van Geel, Niharika Thakkar, Lorena Maneiro, Anouk Goemans, and Renate S. M. Buisman, indicating an active engagement with researchers specializing in topics related to bullying, victimization, mental health, and social behavior.

The scope of Vedder's research spans complex societal issues related to aggression, youth development, trauma, and the influences on child and adolescent psychosocial well-being. Through longitudinal and meta-analytical approaches, the work aims to elucidate the factors and outcomes within these domains.

Best Publications

  • Immigrant Youth: Acculturation, Identity, and Adaptation

    John W. Berry;Jean S. Phinney;David L. Sam;Paul Vedder

  • Ethnic Identity, Immigration, and Well-Being: An Interactional Perspective

    Jean S. Phinney;Gabriel Horenczyk;Karmela Liebkind;Paul Vedder

  • Immigrant Youth in Cultural Transition : Acculturation, Identity, and Adaptation Across National Contexts

    John W. Berry;Jean S. Phinney;David L. Sam;Paul Vedder

  • Relationship Between Peer Victimization, Cyberbullying, and Suicide in Children and Adolescents: A Meta-analysis

    Mitch van Geel;Paul Vedder;Jenny Tanilon

  • The Acculturation Experience: Attitudes, Identities, and Behaviors of Immigrant Youth

    Jean S. Phinney;John W. Berry;Paul Vedder;Karmela Liebkind

  • Values in Teaching

    Wiel Veugelers;Paul Vedder

  • Which personality traits are related to traditional bullying and cyberbullying? A study with the Big Five, Dark Triad and sadism

    Mitch van Geel;Anouk Goemans;Fatih Toprak;Paul Vedder

  • Goal-Directed Behavior and Contextual Factors in the Classroom: An Innovative Approach to the Study of Multiple Goals.

    Monique Boekaerts;Els de Koning;Paul Vedder

  • Are overweight and obese youths more often bullied by their peers? A meta-analysis on the relation between weight status and bullying

    M van Geel;P Vedder;J Tanilon

  • Perceived Social Support and Well Being in School; The Role of Students’ Ethnicity

    Paul Vedder;Monique Boekaerts;Gerard Seegers

  • Immigration, acculturation and the paradox of adaptation in Europe

    David L. Sam;Paul Vedder;Karmela Liebkind;Felix Neto

  • Psychological and Sociocultural Adaptation of Immigrant Youth

    David L. Sam;Paul Vedder;Colleen Ward;Gabriel Horenczyk

  • Language, ethnic identity, and the adaptation of Turkish immigrant youth in the Netherlands and Sweden

    Paul Vedder;Erkki Virta

  • Over three decades of longitudinal research on the development of foster children: a meta-analysis

    Anouk Goemans;Mitch van Geel;Paul Vedder

  • The relation between peer victimization and sleeping problems: A meta-analysis.

    Mitch van Geel;Anouk Goemans;Paul H. Vedder

  • Exploring the links between students' engagement in cooperative learning, their goal preferences and appraisals of instructional conditions in the classroom

    Daphne Hijzen;Monique Boekaerts;Paul Vedder

  • A meta-analysis on the relation between peer victimization and adolescent non-suicidal self-injury.

    Mitch van Geel;Anouk Goemans;Paul Vedder

  • Does peer victimization predict low self-esteem, or does low self-esteem predict peer victimization? Meta-analyses on longitudinal studies

    Mitch van Geel;Anouk Goemans;Wendy Zwaanswijk;Gianluca Gini

  • Acculturation and the school.

    G. Horenczyk;P.H. Vedder

  • The intergenerational transmission of values in national and immigrant families : The role of Zeitgeist.

    Paul Vedder;John Berry;Colette Sabatier;David Sam

  • Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice

    Ron Jonathan Pat-El;Harm Tillema;Mien Segers;Paul Vedder

Frequent Co-Authors

David L. Sam
David L. Sam University of Bergen
Jean S. Phinney
Jean S. Phinney California State University Los Angeles
John W. Berry
John W. Berry Queen's University
Monique Boekaerts
Monique Boekaerts Leiden University
Dina Birman
Dina Birman University of Miami
Colleen Ward
Colleen Ward Victoria University of Wellington
Félix Neto
Félix Neto University of Porto
Henrik Andershed
Henrik Andershed Örebro University
Rainer K. Silbereisen
Rainer K. Silbereisen Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Sophie D. Walsh
Sophie D. Walsh Bar-Ilan University

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