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William W. Hale publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William W. Hale sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 113 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

William W. Hale D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William W. Hale sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1963 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1938 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

William W. Hale is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple areas within psychology and arts and humanities, with a focus on experimental and cognitive psychology, clinical psychology, music, social psychology, and developmental and educational psychology.

The scientist's work explores a range of main topics including:

  • Music History and Culture
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Identity, Memory, and Therapy
  • Neuroscience and Music Perception
  • Diverse Music Education Insights
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics

William W. Hale has published extensively in venues such as:

  • Journal of Youth and Adolescence
  • Nature Communications
  • European Journal of Personality
  • Child Psychiatry & Human Development
  • Social and Personality Psychology Compass

Selected recent publications include:

  • "Psychological well-being in Europe after the outbreak of war in Ukraine," 2024, Nature Communications
  • "Personality Development from Age 12 to 25 and its Links with Life Transitions," 2020, European Journal of Personality
  • "Goth Music and Depressive Symptoms among Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study," 2020, Journal of Youth and Adolescence
  • "A 6-Year Longitudinal Study of Adolescents and Mothers Depression Symptoms and Their Perception of Support and Conflict," 2020, Child Psychiatry & Human Development
  • "A global experience-sampling method study of well-being during times of crisis: The CoCo project," 2023, Social and Personality Psychology Compass

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Tom ter Bogt
  • Wim Meeus
  • Susan Branje
  • Julian Scharbert
  • Lara Kroencke

The scientist's work covers interdisciplinary fields and often touches on psychosocial and emotional development in children and adolescents, as well as clinical and cognitive perspectives on music and identity.

Among recognitions, William W. Hale was awarded Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) twice, in 1938 and 1963.

Best Publications

  • Identity Formation in Adolescence: Change or Stability?

    Theo A. Klimstra;William W. Hale;Quinten A. W. Raaijmakers;Susan J. T. Branje

  • Maturation of personality in adolescence

    Theo A. Klimstra;William W. Hale Iii;Quinten A. W. Raaijmakers;Susan J. T. Branje

  • Longitudinal associations between perceived parent-child relationship quality and depressive symptoms in adolescence.

    Susan J. T. Branje;William W. Hale;Tom Frijns;Wim H. J. Meeus

  • Anxiety trajectories and identity development in adolescence: a five-wave longitudinal study.

    Elisabetta Crocetti;Theo Klimstra;Loes Keijsers;William W. Hale

  • Psychometric properties of the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) in the general adolescent population

    William W Hale;Quinten Raaijmakers;Peter Muris;Wim Meeus

  • A meta-analysis of the cross-cultural psychometric properties of the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED)

    William W. Hale;Elisabetta Crocetti;Quinten A.W. Raaijmakers;Wim H.J. Meeus

  • Developmental Trajectories of Adolescent Anxiety Disorder Symptoms: A 5-Year Prospective Community Study.

    William W. Hale;Quinten Raaijmakers;Peter Muris;Anne van Hoof

  • Daily Dynamics of Personal Identity and Self–Concept Clarity:

    Seth J. Schwartz;Theo A. Klimstra;Koen Luyckx;William W. Hale

  • Self-concept clarity across adolescence : Longitudinal associations with open communication with parents and internalizing symptoms

    Marloes P. A. Van Dijk;Susan Branje;Loes Keijsers;Skyler T. Hawk

  • Judgment of facial expressions and depression persistence

    William W Hale

  • Lifetime parental smoking history and cessation and early adolescent smoking behavior.

    Endy A.W den Exter Blokland;Rutger C.M.E Engels;William W Hale;Wim Meeus

  • Personality, perceived parental rejection and problem behavior in adolescence.

    Joyce Akse;William W. Hale;Rutger C. M. E. Engels;Quinten A. W. Raaijmakers

  • Adolescents’ Perceptions of Privacy Invasion in Reaction to Parental Solicitation and Control

    Skyler T. Hawk;William W. Hale;Quinten A. W. Raaijmakers;Wim Meeus

  • Adolescent's perceptions of parenting behaviours and its relationship to adolescent Generalized Anxiety Disorder symptoms

    William W. Hale;Rutger Engels;Wim Meeus

  • Mind your own business! Longitudinal relations between perceived privacy invasion and adolescent-parent conflict.

    Skyler T. Hawk;Loes Keijsers;William W. Hale Iii;Wim Meeus

  • Personality Assessment and Maturation

    Theo A. Klimstra;William W. Hale;Quinten A. W. Raaijmakers;Susan J. T. Branje

  • Impact of Early Adolescent Externalizing Problem Behaviors on Identity Development in Middle to Late Adolescence: A Prospective 7-Year Longitudinal Study

    Elisabetta Crocetti;Theo A. Klimstra;Theo A. Klimstra;William W. Hale;Hans M. Koot

  • The Interplay of Early Adolescents’ Depressive Symptoms, Aggression and Perceived Parental Rejection: A Four-Year Community Study

    William W. Hale;Inge VanderValk;Joyce Akse;Wim Meeus

  • Is a combined therapy more effective than either CBT or SSRI alone? Results of a multicenter trial on panic disorder with or without agoraphobia

    F. J. Van Apeldoorn;W. J. P. J. Van Hout;P. P. A. Mersch;M. Huisman

  • Characterizing the Self-System over Time in Adolescence: Internal Structure and Associations with Internalizing Symptoms

    Seth J. Schwartz;Theo A. Klimstra;Koen Luyckx;William W. Hale

  • Does perceived parental rejection make adolescents sad and mad? The association of perceived parental rejection with adolescent depression and aggression

    William W. Hale;Inge Van Der Valk;Rutger Engels;Wim Meeus

  • Identity in adolescence: change or stability

    Theo Klimstra;William W Hale;Quinten Raaijmakers;Susan Branje

Frequent Co-Authors

Wim Meeus
Wim Meeus Utrecht University
Quinten A. W. Raaijmakers
Quinten A. W. Raaijmakers Utrecht University
Susan Branje
Susan Branje Utrecht University
Theo A. Klimstra
Theo A. Klimstra Tufts University
Rutger C. M. E. Engels
Rutger C. M. E. Engels Erasmus University Rotterdam
Elisabetta Crocetti
Elisabetta Crocetti University of Bologna
Hans M. Koot
Hans M. Koot Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Skyler T. Hawk
Skyler T. Hawk Chinese University of Hong Kong
Loes Keijsers
Loes Keijsers Erasmus University Rotterdam
Koen Luyckx
Koen Luyckx KU Leuven

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