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Steven R. Asher

Steven R. Asher

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Psychology

D-Index
65
Citations
33423
World Ranking
2760
National Ranking
1588

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association
  • 2001 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Steven R. Asher is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychology and social sciences, with an emphasis on clinical psychology, social psychology, and education. Their work often intersects with topics related to child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, early childhood education and development, resilience and mental health, attachment and relationship dynamics, bullying and aggression, youth development and social support, and youth substance use and school attendance.

Asher has contributed to several recent publications, including:

  • "Back to the Dyad: Future Directions for Friendship Research," 2021, Merrill-Palmer Quarterly
  • "Social relationship provisions and loneliness in school: Child- and classroom-level effects," 2023, Journal of School Psychology
  • "A Novel Approach for Evaluating a Schoolwide Antiracist Curriculum Intervention," 2024, AERA Open
  • "The Multisite Violence Prevention Project: Impact of a Universal School-Based Violence Prevention Program on Social-Cognitive Outcomes," 2020, UNC Libraries
  • "Changes in Depressive Symptoms in Response to a Significant Stressor in College," 2021, International Journal of Community Well-Being

The frequent coauthors with whom Asher has collaborated include Molly S. Weeks, Paula Yust, Rick H. Hoyle, Mark R. Leary, and Beth A. Pontari. This collaboration reflects a network of scholars with overlapping interests in psychology and social sciences.

Publication venues that regularly feature Asher's work are:

  • International Journal of Community Well-Being
  • Merrill-Palmer Quarterly
  • Journal of School Psychology
  • AERA Open
  • UNC Libraries

The focus of their research encompasses various psychological fields, particularly:

  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences

With respect to subfields, the contributions span:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Education
  • Safety Research
  • Applied Psychology

The main topics addressed in Asher's body of work include:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Youth Development and Social Support
  • Youth Substance Use and School Attendance

Steven R. Asher has received recognition for their contributions through fellowships in major professional organizations, including:

  • Fellow of the American Educational Research Association, 2008
  • Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), 2001

Best Publications

  • Peer relations and later personal adjustment: Are low-accepted children at risk?

    Jeffrey G. Parker;Steven R. Asher

  • Friendship and Friendship Quality in Middle Childhood: Links with Peer Group Acceptance and Feelings of Loneliness and Social Dissatisfaction.

    Jeffrey G. Parker;Steven R. Asher

  • Loneliness in children.

    Steven R. Asher;Shelley Hymel;Peter D. Renshaw

  • Peer rejection in childhood.

    Steven R. Asher;John D. Coie

  • Children's loneliness: A comparison of rejected and neglected peer status.

    Steven R. Asher;Valerie A. Wheeler

  • Loneliness and Peer Relations in Young Children

    Jude Cassidy;Steven R. Asher

  • A Reliable Sociometric Measure for Preschool Children.

    Steven R. Asher;Louise C. Singleton;Barbara R. Tinsley;Shelley Hymel

  • The Academic Lives of Neglected, Rejected, Popular, and Controversial Children

    Kathryn R. Wentzel;Steven R. Asher

  • Coaching children in social skills for friendship making.

    Sherri L. Oden;Steven R. Asher

  • Identifying Children Who Are Rejected by Their Peers.

    Steven R. Asher;Kenneth A. Dodge

  • Peer rejection in middle school: Subgroup differences in behavior, loneliness, and interpersonal concerns.

    Jennifer T. Parkhurst;Steven R. Asher

  • Loneliness and Peer Relations in Childhood

    Steven R. Asher;Julie A. Paquette

  • Children's Goals and Strategies in Response to Conflicts within a Friendship.

    Amanda J. Rose;Steven R. Asher

  • Distinguishing friendship from acceptance: Implications for intervention and assessment.

    Steven R. Asher;Jeffrey G. Parker;Diane L. Walker

  • The Development of Children's Friendships

    Steven R. Asher;John Mordechai Gottman

  • Children's goals and strategies in peer conflict situations.

    Tsai-Yen Chung;Steven R. Asher

  • Children's goals and strategies for social interaction.

    Peter D. Renshaw;Steven R. Asher

  • Peer rejection and loneliness in childhood.

    Steven R. Asher;Jennifer T. Parkhurst;Shelley Hymel;Gladys A. Williams

  • Peer preferences and social interaction among third-grade children in an integrated school district.

    Louise C. Singleton;Steven R. Asher

  • Significance of peer relationship problems in childhood

    Steven R. Asher;Jeffrey G. Parker

  • Children's Friendships in School Settings.

    Steven R. Asher

Frequent Co-Authors

Amanda J. Rose
Amanda J. Rose University of Missouri
Allan Wigfield
Allan Wigfield University of Maryland, College Park
Kenneth A. Dodge
Kenneth A. Dodge Duke University
Patrick H. Tolan
Patrick H. Tolan University of Virginia
Deborah Gorman-Smith
Deborah Gorman-Smith University of Chicago
Emilie Phillips Smith
Emilie Phillips Smith University of Georgia
Terri N. Sullivan
Terri N. Sullivan Virginia Commonwealth University
David L. Rabiner
David L. Rabiner Duke University
Shelley Hymel
Shelley Hymel University of British Columbia
Jude Cassidy
Jude Cassidy University of Maryland, College Park

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