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Overview

William J. Burk is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the field of psychology, with significant contributions in several subfields including clinical psychology, social psychology, applied psychology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and sociology and political science.

Their work covers a broad range of topics, particularly focusing on obesity, physical activity, and diet; behavioral health and interventions; eating disorders and behaviors; the impact of technology on adolescents; bullying, victimization, and aggression; child development and digital technology; and child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development.

William J. Burk's recent notable papers include:

  • Sleep characteristics across the lifespan in 1.1 million people from the Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2020, Nature Human Behaviour)
  • Food parenting practices and children's weight outcomes: A systematic review of prospective studies (2020, Appetite)
  • Testing a Social Network Intervention Using Vlogs to Promote Physical Activity Among Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial (2020, Frontiers in Psychology)
  • The reciprocal effects of physical activity and happiness in adolescents (2020, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity)
  • Emerging Adults' Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Prospective Longitudinal Study on the Importance of Social Support (2021, Emerging Adulthood)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with William J. Burk include:

  • Junilla K. Larsen
  • Moniek Buijzen
  • Jacqueline M. Vink
  • Thabo J. van Woudenberg
  • Kirsten E. Bevelander

Their publications often appear in established scientific venues, with a recurring presence in:

  • Appetite
  • UNC Libraries
  • Research Square
  • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • Frontiers in Psychology

Best Publications

  • A Reinterpretation of Parental Monitoring in Longitudinal Perspective

    Margaret Kerr;Håkan Stattin;William J. Burk

  • Emerging late adolescent friendship networks and Big Five personality traits: a social network approach.

    Maarten Selfhout;William Burk;Susan Branje;Jaap Denissen

  • Beyond dyadic interdependence: Actor-oriented models for co-evolving social networks and individual behaviors:

    William J. Burk;Christian E. G. Steglich;Tom A. B. Snijders

  • Alcohol use and friendship dynamics: selection and socialization in early-, middle-, and late-adolescent peer networks

    William J. Burk;Haske van der Vorst;Margaret Kerr;Håkan Stattin

  • Video gaming and children's psychosocial wellbeing: a longitudinal study

    Adam Lobel;Rutger C. M. E. Engels;Lisanne L. Stone;William J. Burk

  • Pressure to drink but not to smoke: disentangling selection and socialization in adolescent peer networks and peer groups.

    Noona Kiuru;William J. Burk;Brett Laursen;Katariina Salmela-Aro;Katariina Salmela-Aro

  • Prospective links between social anxiety and adolescent peer relations

    Maria Tillfors;Stefan Persson;Maria Willén;William J. Burk

  • Adolescent perceptions of friendship and their associations with individual adjustment

    William J. Burk;Brett Laursen

  • Does Proximity Matter? Distance Dependence of Adolescent Friendships.

    Paulina Preciado;Tom A. B. Snijders;William J. Burk;Håkan Stattin

  • Can parental monitoring and peer management reduce the selection or influence of delinquent peers? Testing the question using a dynamic social network approach.

    Lauree C. Tilton-Weaver;William J. Burk;Margaret Kerr;Håkan Stattin

  • Modeling Homophily Over Time With an Actor-Partner Interdependence Model

    Danielle Popp;Brett Laursen;Margaret Kerr;Håkan Stattin

  • Prospective relationships between sleep problems and substance use, internalizing and externalizing problems

    Sara Pieters;Sara Pieters;William J. Burk;Haske Van der Vorst;Ronald E. Dahl

  • On the Association Between Mindfulness and Romantic Relationship Satisfaction: the Role of Partner Acceptance.

    Gesa Kappen;Johan C. Karremans;William J. Burk;Asuman Buyukcan-Tetik

  • Is Depression Contagious? A Test of Alternative Peer Socialization Mechanisms of Depressive Symptoms in Adolescent Peer Networks

    Noona Kiuru;William J. Burk;Brett Laursen;Jari-Erik Nurmi

  • Similarity in Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents' Friendship Dyads: Selection or Socialization?

    Matteo Giletta;Ron H. J. Scholte;William J. Burk;Rutger C. M. E. Engels

  • Friendship Context Matters: Examining the Domain Specificity of Alcohol and Depression Socialization Among Adolescents

    Matteo Giletta;Ron H. J. Scholte;Mitchell J. Prinstein;Rutger C. M. E. Engels

  • Popularity as a moderator of peer selection and socialization of adolescent alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco use

    Cécile Mathys;William J. Burk;Antonius H. N. Cillessen

  • Depression Socialization Within Friendship Groups at the Transition to Adolescence: The Roles of Gender and Group Centrality as Moderators of Peer Influence

    Christopher C. Conway;Diana Rancourt;Caroline B. Adelman;William J. Burk

  • The role of parental alcohol-specific communication in early adolescents’ alcohol use

    Haske Van Der Vorst;William J. Burk;Rutger C.M.E. Engels

  • Parental alcohol-specific rules and alcohol use from early adolescence to young adulthood.

    Suzanne H. W. Mares;Anna Lichtwarck-Aschoff;William J. Burk;Haske van der Vorst

  • Puberty-dependent sleep regulation and alcohol use in early adolescents.

    Sara Pieters;Haske Van Der Vorst;William J. Burk;Reinout W. Wiers

Frequent Co-Authors

Rutger C. M. E. Engels
Rutger C. M. E. Engels Erasmus University Rotterdam
Moniek Buijzen
Moniek Buijzen Erasmus University Rotterdam
Antonius H. N. Cillessen
Antonius H. N. Cillessen Radboud University
Håkan Stattin
Håkan Stattin Uppsala University
Brett Laursen
Brett Laursen Florida Atlantic University
Margaret Kerr
Margaret Kerr Örebro University
Ron H. J. Scholte
Ron H. J. Scholte Radboud University
Reinout W. Wiers
Reinout W. Wiers University of Amsterdam
Inge Seiffge-Krenke
Inge Seiffge-Krenke Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Mitchell J. Prinstein
Mitchell J. Prinstein University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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