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William M. Bukowski

William M. Bukowski

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Psychology

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76
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33120
World Ranking
1688
National Ranking
92

Overview

William M. Bukowski is affiliated with Concordia University in Canada and specializes in psychology and social sciences, with particular emphasis on clinical psychology, education, and social psychology. Their research fields also extend into safety research and experimental and cognitive psychology.

Their scholarly work frequently addresses topics such as child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, bullying, victimization, and aggression. Additional areas of focus include early childhood education and development, parental involvement in education, youth development and social support, cognitive abilities and testing, and child development and digital technology.

William M. Bukowski has authored a number of papers published in notable venues, among which are:

  • Associations between interpersonal behavior and friendship quality in childhood and adolescence: A meta-analysis, 2021, Child Development
  • Manifesto for new directions in developmental science, 2020, New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development
  • Peer relations and socioeconomic status and inequality, 2020, New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development
  • Evidence Base Update for Measures of Social Skills and Social Competence in Clinical Samples of Youth, 2020, Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology
  • Unpacking the misfit effect: Exploring the influence of gender and social norms on the association between aggression and peer victimization, 2021, International Journal of Behavioral Development

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Bukowski include Ryan J. Persram, Nina Howe, Melanie A. Dirks, Dawn DeLay, and Jonathan B. Santo.

Their articles are commonly published in journals such as:

  • Merrill-Palmer Quarterly
  • International Journal of Behavioral Development
  • Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
  • New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development
  • Frontiers in Psychology

William M. Bukowski has contributed to academic books as well, including a publication with Cambridge University Press titled Measurement Burst Designs to Improve Precision in Peer Research, released in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Peer Interactions, Relationships, and Groups

    Kenneth H. Rubin;William M. Bukowski;Jeffrey G. Parker

  • Children's peer relations : a meta-analytic review of popular, rejected, neglected, controversial, and average sociometric status

    Andrew F. Newcomb;William M. Bukowski;Linda Pattee

  • The power of friendship: protection against an escalating cycle of peer victimization.

    Ernest V. E. Hodges;Michel Boivin;Frank Vitaro;William M. Bukowski

  • Measuring Friendship Quality During Pre- and Early Adolescence: The Development and Psychometric Properties of the Friendship Qualities Scale:

    William M. Bukowski;Betsy Hoza;Michel Boivin

  • The Company They Keep: Friendship in Childhood and Adolescence.

    William M. Bukowski;Andrew F. Newcomb;Willard W. Hartup

  • Popularity and friendship: Issues in theory, measurement, and outcome.

    William M. Bukowski;Betsy Hoza

  • Preadolescent friendship and peer rejection as predictors of adult adjustment.

    Catherine L. Bagwell;Andrew F. Newcomb;William M. Bukowski

  • The roles of social withdrawal, peer rejection, and victimization by peers in predicting loneliness and depressed mood in childhood

    Michel Boivin;Shelley Hymel;William M. Bukowski

  • What aspects of peer relationships are impaired in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder?

    Betsy Hoza;Sylvie Mrug;Alyson C. Gerdes;Stephen P. Hinshaw

  • Handbook of Peer Interactions, Relationships, and Groups

    Kenneth H. Rubin;William M. Bukowski;Brett Paul Laursen

  • Social Impact and Social Preference as Determinants of Children's Peer Group Status

    Andrew F. Newcomb;William M. Bukowski

  • Empathy and involvement in bullying in children and adolescents: a systematic review

    Tirza H. J. van Noorden;Gerbert J. T. Haselager;Antonius H. N. Cillessen;William M. Bukowski

  • Interactions between Family Environment and Friendship and Associations with Self‐Perceived Well‐Being during Early Adolescence

    Cyma Gauze;William M. Bukowski;Jasmin Aquan-Assee;Lorrie K. Sippola

  • Variations in patterns of attraction to same- and other-sex peers during early adolescence.

    William M. Bukowski;Lorrie K. Sippola;Andrew F. Newcomb

  • Children in Peer Groups

    Kenneth H. Rubin;William M. Bukowski;Julie C. Bowker

  • Interpersonal influence and disordered eating behaviors in adolescent girls: the role of peer modeling, social reinforcement, and body-related teasing.

    Melissa Lieberman;Lise Gauvin;William M Bukowski;Donna R White

  • Disruptiveness, Friends' Characteristics, and Delinquency in Early Adolescence: A Test of Two Competing Models of Development

    Frank Vitaro;Richard E. Tremblay;Margaret Kerr;Linda Pagani

  • Popularity, friendship, and emotional adjustment during early adolescence.

    William M. Bukowski;Betsy Hoza;Michel Boivin

  • Social, emotional, and behavioral functioning of children with cancer.

    R B Noll;M A Gartstein;K Vannatta;J Correll

  • Peer-Assessed Outcomes in the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

    Betsy Hoza;Alyson C. Gerdes;Sylvie Mrug;Stephen P. Hinshaw

Frequent Co-Authors

Betsy Hoza
Betsy Hoza University of Vermont
Robert B. Noll
Robert B. Noll University of Pittsburgh
Mara Brendgen
Mara Brendgen University of Quebec at Montreal
Antonius H. N. Cillessen
Antonius H. N. Cillessen Radboud University
Frank Vitaro
Frank Vitaro University of Montreal
Brett Laursen
Brett Laursen Florida Atlantic University
Michel Boivin
Michel Boivin Université Laval
Kenneth H. Rubin
Kenneth H. Rubin University of Maryland, College Park
W. Hobart Davies
W. Hobart Davies University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Richard E. Tremblay
Richard E. Tremblay University of Montreal

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