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Ron H. J. Scholte

Ron H. J. Scholte

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Psychology

D-Index
73
Citations
14484
World Ranking
2003
National Ranking
117

Overview

Ron H. J. Scholte is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands. Their academic focus primarily spans the fields of psychology and social sciences, with a research record that includes 92 publications in psychology and 55 in social sciences.

Their work is concentrated in specialized subfields such as clinical psychology, education, sociology and political science, developmental and educational psychology, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health. These areas reflect a broad engagement with psychological and social aspects of human development and wellbeing.

Scholte's research topics highlight a focus on child and adolescent development, family and disability support, early childhood education, infant development, physical and motor development in children, mindfulness and compassion interventions, and studies related to suicide and self-harm. The main topics explored include:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies

Their publication record includes contributions to a variety of journals and venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Children and Youth Services Review
  • Residential Treatment for Children & Youth
  • PLoS ONE
  • Stress

Some recently published papers by Ron H. J. Scholte are:

  • "Validity of the Empatica E4 Wristband to Measure Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Parameters: a Comparison to Electrocardiography (ECG)" (2020), Journal of Medical Systems
  • "Effective Components of Social Skills Training Programs for Children and Adolescents in Nonclinical Samples: A Multilevel Meta-analysis" (2020), Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review
  • "The relationships between children's motor competence, physical activity, perceived motor competence, physical fitness and weight status in relation to age" (2023), PLoS ONE
  • "Positive parenting and its mediating role in the relationship between parental resilience and quality of life in children with developmental disabilities in Java Island, Indonesia" (2021), Research in Developmental Disabilities
  • "Randomized control trial testing the effectiveness of implemented depression prevention in high-risk adolescents" (2020), BMC Medicine

Collaborations have been a significant aspect of Scholte's career, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Rutger C. M. E. Engels
  • Marc J. M. H. Delsing
  • Roy Otten
  • Mitchell J. Prinstein
  • Karin S. Nijhof

Best Publications

  • Bullying Among Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorders: Prevalence and Perception

    Eeske van Roekel;Ron H. J. Scholte;Robert Didden

  • Cyberbullying among students with intellectual and developmental disability in special education settings

    Robert Didden;Ron H.J. Scholte;Hubert Korzilius;Jan M.H. De Moor

  • Perceived Relational Support in Adolescence: Dimensions, Configurations, and Adolescent Adjustment

    Ron H. J. Scholte;Cornelis F. M. van Lieshout;Marcel A. G. van Aken

  • Daily and Compulsive Internet Use and Well-Being in Adolescence: A Diathesis-Stress Model Based on Big Five Personality Traits

    Niels van der Aa;Geertjan Overbeek;Rutger C. M. E. Engels;Ron H. J. Scholte

  • Parental factors and adolescents' smoking behavior: an extension of The theory of planned behavior

    Zeena Harakeh;Ron H. J. Scholte;Ad A. Vermulst;Heirs De Vries

  • Stability in bullying and victimization and its association with social adjustment in childhood and adolescence.

    Ron H. J. Scholte;Rutger C. M. E. Engels;Geertjan Overbeek;Raymond A. T. de Kemp

  • Bullying and Victimization Among Adolescents: The Role of Ethnicity and Ethnic Composition of School Class

    Miranda H. M. Vervoort;Ron H. J. Scholte;Geertjan Overbeek

  • Adolescent non-suicidal self-injury: A cross-national study of community samples from Italy, the Netherlands and the United States

    Matteo Giletta;Matteo Giletta;Ron H.J. Scholte;Rutger C.M.E. Engels;Silvia Ciairano

  • Parental rules and communication: their association with adolescent smoking.

    Zeena Harakeh;Ron H. J. Scholte;Hein de Vries;Rutger C. M. E. Engels

  • Longitudinal associations of marital quality and marital dissolution with the incidence of DSM-III-R disorders.

    Geertjan Overbeek;Wilma Vollebergh;Ron de Graaf;Ron Scholte

  • Person-Group Dissimilarity in Involvement in Bullying and Its Relation with Social Status

    Miranda Sentse;Ron H. J. Scholte;Christina Salmivalli;Marinus Voeten

  • Clueless or powerful? Identifying subtypes of bullies in adolescence

    Margot Peeters;Antonius H. N. Cillessen;Ron H. J. Scholte

  • The Interplay of Loneliness and Depressive Symptoms Across Adolescence: Exploring the Role of Personality Traits

    Janne Vanhalst;Theo A. Klimstra;Koen Luyckx;Ron H. J. Scholte

  • Classroom ratings of likeability and popularity are related to the Big Five and the general factor of personality

    Dimitri van der Linden;Ron H.J. Scholte;Antonius H.N. Cillessen;Jan te Nijenhuis

  • Relative risks of adolescent and young adult alcohol use: the role of drinking fathers, mothers, siblings, and friends.

    Ron H.J. Scholte;Evelien A.P. Poelen;Gonneke Willemsen;Dorret I. Boomsma

  • Low self-esteem as a risk factor for loneliness in adolescence: Perceived – but not actual – social acceptance as an underlying mechanism

    Janne Vanhalst;Koen Luyckx;Ron H. J. Scholte;Rutger C. M. E. Engels

  • Social Intelligence and Academic Achievement as Predictors of Adolescent Popularity

    Noortje Meijs;Antonius H. N. Cillessen;Antonius H. N. Cillessen;Ron H. J. Scholte;Eliane Segers

  • The development of loneliness from mid- to late adolescence: trajectory classes, personality traits, and psychosocial functioning.

    Janne Vanhalst;Luc Goossens;Koen Luyckx;Ron H.J. Scholte

  • Early Adolescent Empathy, Parental Support, and Antisocial Behavior.

    Raymond A T de Kemp;Geertjan Overbeek;Minet de Wied;Rutger C M E Engels

  • Influence and selection processes in friendships and adolescent smoking behaviour: the role of parental smoking.

    Rutger C.M.E. Engels;Frank Vitaro;Endy Den Exter Blokland;Raymond de Kemp

  • Early adolescent delinquency: the role of parents and best friends

    Raymond A. T. de Kemp;Ron H. J. Scholte;Geertjan Overbeek;Rutger C. M. E. Engels

Frequent Co-Authors

Rutger C. M. E. Engels
Rutger C. M. E. Engels Erasmus University Rotterdam
Ad A. Vermulst
Ad A. Vermulst Radboud University
Geertjan Overbeek
Geertjan Overbeek University of Amsterdam
Luc Goossens
Luc Goossens KU Leuven
Gonneke Willemsen
Gonneke Willemsen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Mitchell J. Prinstein
Mitchell J. Prinstein University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dorret I. Boomsma
Dorret I. Boomsma Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Antonius H. N. Cillessen
Antonius H. N. Cillessen Radboud University
Koen Luyckx
Koen Luyckx KU Leuven
William J. Burk
William J. Burk Radboud University

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