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William Pickett

William Pickett

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
73
Citations
23339
World Ranking
628
National Ranking
36

Medicine

D-Index
74
Citations
23592
World Ranking
19336
National Ranking
821

Overview

William Pickett is primarily affiliated with Brock University in Canada. Their research spans psychology and social sciences, with a focused expertise in clinical psychology, general health professions, social psychology, health, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

The main topics addressed in their work include child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, resilience and mental health, psychological well-being and life satisfaction, religion, spirituality, and psychology, food security and health in diverse populations, health disparities and outcomes, and COVID-19 and mental health.

Pickett has contributed to several research papers, notable among them are:

  • Social Media Use and Cyber-Bullying: A Cross-National Analysis of Young People in 42 Countries (2020), Journal of Adolescent Health
  • Predictors of Mental Health and Academic Outcomes in First-Year University Students: Identifying Prevention and Early-Intervention Targets (2020), BJPsych Open
  • Relative Food Insecurity, Mental Health and Wellbeing in 160 Countries (2020), Social Science & Medicine
  • Clusters of Contemporary Risk and Their Relationship to Mental Well-Being Among 15-Year-Old Adolescents Across 37 Countries (2020), Journal of Adolescent Health
  • After the Bell: Adolescents' Organised Leisure-Time Activities and Well-Being in the Context of Social and Socioeconomic Inequalities (2021), Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

The frequent co-authors collaborating with William Pickett include Nathan King, Valerie Michaelson, Karen A. Patte, Frank J. Elgar, and Marta Malinowska-Cieślik.

Regarding publication venues, Pickett's work often appears in:

  • Promotion de la santé et prévention des maladies chroniques au Canada
  • SSM - Population Health
  • Journal of Adolescent Health
  • BJPsych Open
  • BMC Public Health

William Pickett's research integrates various fields and topics, focusing largely on adolescent development, mental health, and population health outcomes. The interdisciplinary nature of their work is reflected in the breadth of publication venues and collaborative partnerships they maintain.

Best Publications

  • Comparison of overweight and obesity prevalence in school-aged youth from 34 countries and their relationships with physical activity and dietary patterns

    I. Janssen;P. T. Katzmarzyk;W. F. Boyce;C. Vereecken

  • Inequalities in young people's health: HBSC international report from the 2005/2006 Survey

    Candace Currie;Saoirse Nic Gabhainn;Emmanuelle Godeau;Chris Roberts

  • Associations between Overweight and Obesity with Bullying Behaviors in School-Aged Children

    Ian Janssen;Wendy M. Craig;William F. Boyce;William Pickett

  • A cross-national profile of bullying and victimization among adolescents in 40 countries

    Wendy Craig;Yossi Harel-Fisch;Haya Fogel-Grinvald;Suzanne Dostaler

  • What is the Relationship between Risky Outdoor Play and Health in Children? A Systematic Review.

    Mariana Brussoni;Rebecca Gibbons;Casey Gray;Takuro Ishikawa

  • Influence of individual- and area-level measures of socioeconomic status on obesity, unhealthy eating, and physical inactivity in Canadian adolescents

    Ian Janssen;William F Boyce;Kelly Simpson;William Pickett

  • Overweight and obesity in Canadian adolescents and their associations with dietary habits and physical activity patterns

    Ian Janssen;Peter T. Katzmarzyk;William F. Boyce;Matthew A. King

  • What Is the Relationship between Outdoor Time and Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Physical Fitness in Children? A Systematic Review

    Casey Gray;Rebecca Gibbons;Richard Larouche;Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter

  • Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play

    Mark S. Tremblay;Casey Gray;Shawna Babcock;Joel Barnes

  • The OPALS Major Trauma Study: impact of advanced life-support on survival and morbidity

    Ian G. Stiell;Lisa P. Nesbitt;William Pickett;Douglas Munkley

  • Social Media Use and Cyber-Bullying: A Cross-National Analysis of Young People in 42 Countries

    Wendy Craig;Meyran Boniel-Nissim;Nathan King;Sophie D. Walsh

  • Cross-national time trends in bullying behaviour 1994–2006: findings from Europe and North America

    Michal Molcho;Wendy M. Craig;Pernille Due;William Pickett

  • Socioeconomic differences in childhood injury: a population based epidemiologic study in Ontario, Canada

    Taron Faelker;William Pickett;Robert J Brison

  • Negative school perceptions and involvement in school bullying: A universal relationship across 40 countries

    Yossi Harel-Fisch;Sophie D. Walsh;Haya Fogel-Grinvald;Gabriel Amitai

  • Decreases in adolescent weekly alcohol use in Europe and North America: evidence from 28 countries from 2002 to 2010.

    Margaretha de Looze;Quinten Raaijmakers;Tom ter Bogt;Pernille Bendtsen

  • Cross-national Study of Fighting and Weapon Carrying as Determinants of Adolescent Injury

    William Pickett;Wendy Craig;Yossi Harel;John Cunningham

  • Cross national study of injury and social determinants in adolescents

    William Pickett;Michal Molcho;K. Simpson;Ian Janssen

  • Medication use and falls in community-dwelling older persons

    Kaven D. Kelly;Will Pickett;N. Yiannakoulias;Brian H. Rowe

  • Multiple Risk Behavior and Injury: An International Analysis of Young People

    William Pickett;Holger Schmid;William F. Boyce;Kelly Simpson

  • A Cross-national Study of Violence-Related Behaviors in Adolescents

    Eleanor Smith-Khuri;Ronaldo Iachan;Peter C. Scheidt;Mary D. Overpeck

  • Influence of individual- and area-level measures of socioeconomic status on obesity, unhealthy eating, and physical inactivity in

    Ian Janssen;William F Boyce;Kelly Simpson;William Pickett

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian Janssen
Ian Janssen Queen's University
William F. Boyce
William F. Boyce Queen's University
Wendy M. Craig
Wendy M. Craig Queen's University
Michal Molcho
Michal Molcho University of Galway
Frank J. Elgar
Frank J. Elgar McGill University
Sophie D. Walsh
Sophie D. Walsh Bar-Ilan University
Emmanuel Kuntsche
Emmanuel Kuntsche La Trobe University
Mark W. Bruner
Mark W. Bruner Nipissing University
Tom F. M. ter Bogt
Tom F. M. ter Bogt Utrecht University
Lisa Hartling
Lisa Hartling University of Alberta

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