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Overview

Sander Thomaes is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and works primarily within the field of Psychology. Their research contributions span various subfields including Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Applied Psychology, and Sociology and Political Science.

Their recent publications focus largely on environmental education, sustainability, and child and adolescent development. Notable papers include:

  • Does environmental education benefit environmental outcomes in children and adolescents? A meta-analysis, 2022, Journal of Environmental Psychology
  • Green teens: Understanding and promoting adolescents' sustainable engagement, 2023, One Earth
  • Young children's overestimation of performance: A cross-cultural comparison, 2021, Child Development
  • Children's overestimation of performance across age, task, and historical time: A meta-analysis, 2023, Child Development
  • Feeling anxious and being engaged in a warming world: climate anxiety and adolescents' pro-environmental behavior, 2024, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Thomaes include:

  • Astrid M. G. Poorthuis
  • Jenna Spitzer
  • Stathis Grapsas
  • Judith van de Wetering
  • Andrik Becht

Thomaes has published extensively in several academic venues, most commonly appearing in:

  • International Journal of Behavioral Development
  • Journal of Environmental Psychology
  • Child Development
  • Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
  • One Earth

Their main fields of study number around fifty publications in Psychology, with a strong emphasis on subfields such as social and clinical psychology and interdisciplinary studies that integrate policy, law, and applied psychological principles. Key research topics addressed in Thomaes' work include:

  • Environmental Education and Sustainability
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Climate Change Communication and Perception
  • Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
  • Cultural Differences and Values

This profile reflects Thomaes' significant involvement in advancing understanding of adolescent and child behaviors in relation to environmental challenges and psychological processes, contributing to interdisciplinary dialogues within the social and environmental sciences.

Best Publications

  • Trumping shame by blasts of noise: narcissism, self-esteem, shame, and aggression in young adolescents

    Sander Thomaes;Brad J. Bushman;Hedy Stegge;Tjeert Olthof

  • Looking again, and harder, for a link between low self-esteem and aggression.

    Brad J. Bushman;Brad J. Bushman;Roy F. Baumeister;Sander Thomaes;Sander Thomaes;Ehri Ryu

  • Origins of narcissism in children

    Eddie Brummelman;Eddie Brummelman;Sander Thomaes;Sander Thomaes;Stefanie A. Nelemans;Bram Orobio de Castro

  • Separating Narcissism From Self-Esteem:

    Eddie Brummelman;Sander Thomaes;Sander Thomaes;Constantine Sedikides

  • Development and validation of the childhood narcissism scale

    Sander Thomaes;Hedy Stegge;Brad J. Bushman;Tjeert Olthof

  • Reducing Narcissistic Aggression by Buttressing Self-Esteem: An Experimental Field Study

    Sander Thomaes;Brad J. Bushman;Brad J. Bushman;Bram Orobio de Castro;Geoffrey L. Cohen

  • Happy To Be "Me?" : Authenticity, Psychological Need Satisfaction, and Subjective Well-Being in Adolescence

    Sander Thomaes;Constantine Sedikides;Nellie van den Bos;Roos Hutteman

  • Turning Shame Inside-Out: "Humiliated Fury" in Young Adolescents

    Sander Thomaes;Hedy Stegge;Tjeert Olthof;Brad J. Bushman

  • What makes narcissists bloom? A framework for research on the etiology and development of narcissism.

    Sander Thomaes;Brad J. Bushman;Bram Orobio de Castro;Hedy Stegge

  • On feeding those hungry for praise: person praise backfires in children with low self-esteem

    Eddie Brummelman;Sander Thomaes;Geertjan Overbeek;Bram Orobio De Castro

  • Narcissism, Bullying, and Social Dominance in Youth: A Longitudinal Analysis

    Albert Reijntjes;Marjolijn Vermande;Sander Thomaes;Frits Goossens

  • State Authenticity

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  • “That’s Not Just Beautiful—That’s Incredibly Beautiful!” The Adverse Impact of Inflated Praise on Children With Low Self-Esteem

    Eddie Brummelman;Sander Thomaes;Sander Thomaes;Bram Orobio de Castro;Geertjan Overbeek

  • Measuring psychopathic traits in children through self-report. The development of the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory-Child Version.

    Yoast van Baardewijk;Hedy Stegge;Henrik Andershed;Sander Thomaes

  • When Parents’ Praise Inflates, Children's Self-Esteem Deflates

    Eddie Brummelman;Eddie Brummelman;Stefanie A. Nelemans;Stefanie A. Nelemans;Sander Thomaes;Sander Thomaes;Bram Orobio de Castro

  • I Like Me If You Like Me: On the Interpersonal Modulation and Regulation of Preadolescents’ State Self‐Esteem

    Sander Thomaes;Albert Reijntjes;Bram Orobio de Castro;Brad J. Bushman

  • New Directions in Measuring Reactive and Proactive Aggression: Validation of a Teacher Questionnaire

    Hanneke Polman;Bram Orobio de Castro;Sander Thomaes;Marcel van Aken

  • When Narcissus Was a Boy: Origins, Nature, and Consequences of Childhood Narcissism

    Sander Thomaes;Eddie Brummelman;Albert Reijntjes;Brad J. Bushman

  • Explaining the Paradoxical Rejection-Aggression Link: The Mediating Effects of Hostile Intent Attributions, Anger, and Decreases in State Self-Esteem on Peer Rejection-Induced Aggression in Youth

    Albert Reijntjes;Sander Thomaes;Jan H. Kamphuis;Brad J. Bushman

  • Bringing parenting interventions back to the future: How randomized microtrials may benefit parenting intervention efficacy

    Patty Leijten;Thomas J. Dishion;Sander Thomaes;Sander Thomaes;Maartje A. J. Raaijmakers

  • My child is God's gift to humanity: development and validation of the Parental Overvaluation Scale (POS).

    Eddie Brummelman;Sander Thomaes;Stefanie A. Nelemans;Bram Orobio de Castro

Frequent Co-Authors

Brad J. Bushman
Brad J. Bushman The Ohio State University
Bram Orobio de Castro
Bram Orobio de Castro Utrecht University
Albert Reijntjes
Albert Reijntjes Utrecht University
Constantine Sedikides
Constantine Sedikides University of Southampton
Jaap J. A. Denissen
Jaap J. A. Denissen Utrecht University
Geertjan Overbeek
Geertjan Overbeek University of Amsterdam
Michael J. Telch
Michael J. Telch The University of Texas at Austin
Jan H. Kamphuis
Jan H. Kamphuis University of Amsterdam
Marcel A. G. van Aken
Marcel A. G. van Aken Utrecht University
Thomas J. Dishion
Thomas J. Dishion Arizona State University

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