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René Veenstra is affiliated with the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans psychology and social sciences, with a strong focus on social psychology, clinical psychology, education, safety research, as well as sociology and political science. The body of work includes publications covering bullying, victimization, and aggression; child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development; youth development and social support; parental involvement in education; behavioral and psychological studies; adolescent sexual and reproductive health; and early childhood education and development.

Among the recent publications attributed to René Veenstra are:

  • Peer network studies and interventions in adolescence, 2021, Current Opinion in Psychology
  • A Large-Scale Replication of the Effectiveness of the KiVa Antibullying Program: a Randomized Controlled Trial in the Netherlands, 2020, Prevention Science
  • Toward understanding the functions of peer influence: A summary and synthesis of recent empirical research, 2021, Journal of Research on Adolescence
  • Network selection and influence effects on children's and adolescents' internalizing behaviors and peer victimization: A systematic review, 2020, Developmental Review
  • The Social Cognitions of Victims of Bullying: A Systematic Review, 2022, Adolescent Research Review

Veenstra's work frequently appears in specific journals which include:

  • Journal of Youth and Adolescence
  • Social Development
  • Prevention Science
  • International Journal of Behavioral Development
  • International Journal of Bullying Prevention

More frequent collaboration is noted with several co-authors such as:

  • Gijs Huitsing
  • Lydia Laninga-Wijnen
  • Gerine M. A. Lodder
  • Berna Güroğlu
  • Sanne Kellij

The research topics Veenstra addresses consistently cover bullying and victimization, adolescent social networks and peer influences, as well as developmental processes during childhood and adolescence. The combination of clinical and social psychology perspectives is evident across their corpus, involving both empirical studies and systematic reviews.

René Veenstra's impact in these fields is reflected through an extensive number of publications aligned with advancing understanding of peer relations, social development, and mechanisms underlying aggressive and victimization behaviors among youth.

Best Publications

  • Bullying and victimization in elementary schools: a comparison of bullies, victims, bully/victims, and uninvolved preadolescents.

    René Veenstra;Siegwart Lindenberg;Albertine J. Oldehinkel;Andrea F. de Winter

  • Empirical test of bullies' status goals: assessing direct goals, aggression, and prestige

    Jelle J. Sijtsema;Rene Veenstra;Siegwart Lindenberg;Christina Salmivalli

  • Evaluation of non-response bias in mental health determinants and outcomes in a large sample of pre-adolescents

    Andrea F de Winter;Albertine J Oldehinkel;Albertine J Oldehinkel;René Veenstra;J Agnes Brunnekreef

  • Temperament profiles associated with internalizing and externalizing problems in preadolescence

    Albertine J. Oldehinkel;Catharina A. Hartman;Andrea F. de Winter;René Veenstra

  • Beyond the Class Norm: Bullying Behavior of Popular Adolescents and its Relation to Peer Acceptance and Rejection

    Jan Kornelis Dijkstra;Siegwart Lindenberg;René Veenstra

  • The Dyadic Nature of Bullying and Victimization: Testing a Dual-Perspective Theory

    René Veenstra;Siegwart Lindenberg;Bonne J. H. Zijlstra;Andrea F. De Winter

  • Victims and their defenders: A dyadic approach

    Miia Sainio;René Veenstra;Gijs Huitsing;Christina Salmivalli

  • Prevalence of bullying and victimization among children in early elementary school: Do family and school neighbourhood socioeconomic status matter?

    Pauline W Jansen;Marina Verlinden;Anke Dommisse-van Berkel;Cathelijne Mieloo;Cathelijne Mieloo

  • Network–Behavior Dynamics

    René Veenstra;Jan Kornelis Dijkstra;Christian Steglich;Maarten H. W. Van Zalk

  • The Role of Teachers in Bullying: The Relation between Antibullying Attitudes, Efficacy, and Efforts to Reduce Bullying.

    René Veenstra;Siegwart Lindenberg;Gijs Huitsing;Miia Sainio

  • Mental health in Dutch adolescents : A TRAILS report on prevalence, severity, age of onset, continuity and co-morbidity of DSM disorders

    J. Ormel;D. Raven;F. van Oort;C. A. Hartman

  • The complex relation between bullying, victimization, acceptance, and rejection: Giving special attention to status, affection, and sex differences

    René Veenstra;Siegwart Lindenberg;Anke Munniksma;Jan Kornelis Dijkstra

  • Toward understanding the functions of peer influence: A summary and synthesis of recent empirical research.

    Brett Laursen;René Veenstra

  • Early risk factors for being a bully, victim, or bully/victim in late elementary and early secondary education. The longitudinal TRAILS study

    Danielle Emc Jansen;René Veenstra;Johan Ormel;Frank C Verhulst

  • So you want to study bullying? Recommendations to enhance the validity, transparency, and compatibility of bullying research

    Anthony A. Volk;René Veenstra;Dorothy L. Espelage

  • Internalizing and externalizing problems in adolescence: general and dimension-specific effects of familial loadings and preadolescent temperament traits.

    J. Ormel;A.J. Oldehinkel;R.F. Ferdinand;C.A. Hartman

  • Forms and Functions of Aggression in Adolescent Friendship Selection and Influence: A Longitudinal Social Network Analysis

    Jelle J. Sijtsema;Tiina Ojanen;Rene Veenstra;Siegwart Lindenberg

  • Victims, bullies, and their defenders: a longitudinal study of the coevolution of positive and negative networks.

    Gijs Huitsing;Tom A.B. Snijders;Marijtje A. J. Van Duijn;René Veenstra

  • Rejection and Acceptance Across Contexts: Parents and Peers as Risks and Buffers for Early Adolescent Psychopathology. The TRAILS Study

    Miranda Sentse;Miranda Sentse;Siegwart Lindenberg;Annelies Omvlee;Johan Ormel

  • Basking in Reflected Glory and Its Limits: Why Adolescents Hang Out With Popular Peers

    Jan Kornelis Dijkstra;Antonius H. N. Cillessen;Antonius H. N. Cillessen;Siegwart M. Lindenberg;D. René Veenstra

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Kornelis Dijkstra
Jan Kornelis Dijkstra University of Groningen
Albertine J. Oldehinkel
Albertine J. Oldehinkel University Medical Center Groningen
Siegwart Lindenberg
Siegwart Lindenberg University of Groningen
Johan Ormel
Johan Ormel University Medical Center Groningen
Christian Steglich
Christian Steglich University of Groningen
Wilma A. M. Vollebergh
Wilma A. M. Vollebergh Utrecht University
Frank C. Verhulst
Frank C. Verhulst Erasmus University Rotterdam
Christina Salmivalli
Christina Salmivalli University of Turku
Tom A. B. Snijders
Tom A. B. Snijders University of Groningen
Andreas Flache
Andreas Flache University of Groningen

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