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  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Paula J. Fite is affiliated with the University of Kansas in the United States. Their research contributions focus primarily on the fields of Psychology and Social Sciences, with particular emphasis on subfields such as Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Education, Sociology and Political Science, and Safety Research.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression, Child Abuse and Trauma, Child Development and Digital Technology, Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Suicide and Self-Harm Studies, and Child Welfare and Adoption.

Notable recent papers authored by or associated with Paula J. Fite include:

  • Diagnostic classification of irritability and oppositionality in youth: a global field study comparing ICD-11 with ICD-10 and DSM-5, 2020, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • Editorial Statement About JCCAP's 2023 Special Issue on Informant Discrepancies in Youth Mental Health Assessments: Observations, Guidelines, and Future Directions Grounded in 60 Years of Research, 2023, Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology
  • Bidirectional associations between affective empathy and proactive and reactive aggression, 2020, Aggressive Behavior
  • Parallel Trajectories of Proactive and Reactive Aggression in Middle Childhood and Their Outcomes in Early Adolescence, 2020, Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
  • An Examination of Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms and Aggression among Children with a History of Adverse Childhood Experiences, 2021, Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated extensively with Paula J. Fite include Elizabeth C. Tampke, Rebecca Griffith, John L. Cooley, Kathleen I. Díaz, and Selena A. Baca.

The scientist's work has been published repeatedly in several venues, the most frequent being Journal of Substance Use, Child & Youth Care Forum, Child Psychiatry & Human Development, Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, and Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma.

In recognition of their professional contributions, Paula J. Fite was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Bidirectional associations between parenting practices and conduct problems in boys from childhood to adolescence: the moderating effect of age and African-American ethnicity

    Dustin A. Pardini;Paula J. Fite;Jeffrey D. Burke

  • Symptoms of conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and callous-unemotional traits as unique predictors of psychosocial maladjustment in boys: Advancing an evidence base for DSM-V.

    Dustin A. Pardini;Paula J. Fite

  • REACTIVE AND PROACTIVE AGGRESSION IN ADOLESCENT MALES: Examining Differential Outcomes 10 Years Later in Early Adulthood.

    Paula J. Fite;Adrian Raine;Magda Stouthamer-Loeber;Rolf Loeber

  • Substance Use as a Longitudinal Predictor of the Perpetration of Teen Dating Violence

    Jeff R. Temple;Ryan C. Shorey;Paula Fite;Gregory Lyal Stuart

  • Irritability in child and adolescent psychopathology: An integrative review for ICD-11

    Spencer C. Evans;Spencer C. Evans;Jeffrey D. Burke;Michael C. Roberts;Paula J. Fite

  • Proactive and Reactive Aggression in a Child Psychiatric Inpatient Population

    Paula J. Fite;Laura Stoppelbein;Leilani Greening

  • The mutual influence of parenting and boys' externalizing behavior problems

    Paula J. Fite;Craig R. Colder;John E. Lochman;Karen C. Wells

  • Parenting and Friendship Quality as Predictors of Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms in Early Adolescence

    Alden E. Gaertner;Paula J. Fite;Craig R. Colder

  • Developmental trajectories of proactive and reactive aggression from fifth to ninth grade.

    Paula J. Fite;Craig R. Colder;John E. Lochman;Karen C. Wells

  • Sluggish cognitive tempo in psychiatrically hospitalized children: factor structure and relations to internalizing symptoms, social problems, and observed behavioral dysregulation.

    Stephen P. Becker;Aaron M. Luebbe;Paula J. Fite;Laura Stoppelbein

  • Pathways from proactive and reactive aggression to substance use

    Paula J Fite;Craig R Colder;John E Lochman;Karen C Wells

  • Explaining discrepancies in arrest rates between Black and White male juveniles

    Paula J. Fite;Porche' Wynn;Dustin A. Pardini

  • Reactive/proactive aggression and the development of internalizing problems in males: The moderating effect of parent and peer relationships

    Paula J. Fite;Sonia L. Rubens;Teresa M. Preddy;Adrian Raine

  • An empirically based alternative to DSM-5's disruptive mood dysregulation disorder for ICD-11

    John E. Lochman;Spencer C. Evans;Jeffrey D. Burke;Michael C. Roberts

  • The role of monoamine oxidase A in aggression: Current translational developments and future challenges

    Sean C. Godar;Paula J. Fite;Kenneth M. McFarlin;Marco Bortolato

  • Childhood behavior problems and peer selection and socialization: risk for adolescent alcohol use.

    Paula J. Fite;Craig R. Colder;Roisin M. O'Connor

  • Reward and punishment sensitivity are differentially associated with ADHD and sluggish cognitive tempo symptoms in children

    Stephen P. Becker;Stephen P. Becker;Paula J. Fite;Annie A. Garner;Leilani Greening

  • Delinquent Peer Influence on Childhood Delinquency: The Moderating Effect of Impulsivity

    Michael L. Vitulano;Paula J. Fite;Jamie L. Rathert

  • The Relation Between Childhood Proactive and Reactive Aggression and Substance Use Initiation

    Paula J. Fite;Paula J. Fite;Craig R. Colder;John E. Lochman;Karen C. Wells

  • Relation between parenting stress and psychopathic traits among children.

    Paula J. Fite;Leilani Greening;Laura Stoppelbein

  • Proactive and Reactive Aggression

    Paula J. Fite;Jamie Craig;Craig R. Colder;John E. Lochman

Frequent Co-Authors

Laura Stoppelbein
Laura Stoppelbein University of Alabama at Birmingham
Leilani Greening
Leilani Greening University of Mississippi Medical Center
Spencer C. Evans
Spencer C. Evans University of Miami
Stephen P. Becker
Stephen P. Becker Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
John E. Lochman
John E. Lochman University of Alabama
Craig R. Colder
Craig R. Colder University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Aaron M. Luebbe
Aaron M. Luebbe Miami University
Gregory L. Stuart
Gregory L. Stuart University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Jeffrey Temple
Jeffrey Temple The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Ryan C. Shorey
Ryan C. Shorey University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

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