In defense of peer influence: The unheralded benefits of conformity

B Laursen, R Veenstra - Child Development Perspectives, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Peer influence is an instrument of change, with outcomes that are not preordained: The
same processes that make influence a source of harm also make it a valuable interpersonal …

Aggressive and defensive behaviour, normative, and social adjustment in the complex dynamics of school bullying

M Carmona-Rojas, R Ortega-Ruiz… - Psychosocial …, 2023‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Bullying is a group phenomenon in which schoolchildren take on different roles. Although
certain contextual elements play a key role in its evolution, very few longitudinal studies …

The effectiveness of moral disengagement and social norms as anti‐bullying components: A randomized controlled trial

C Tolmatcheff, B Galand, I Roskam… - Child …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
This three‐armed randomized controlled trial examined how moral disengagement and
social norms account for change in bullying behavior and their potential as targets of anti …

Why adolescents conform to high‐status peers: associations among conformity, identity alignment, and self‐esteem

NH Field, S Choukas‐Bradley, M Giletta… - Child …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
This study examined whether conformity to high‐but not low‐status e‐confederates was
associated with increases in identification with popular peers and subsequent increases in …

[HTML][HTML] Inclusive classroom norms and children's expectations of inclusion of peers with learning difficulties in their social world

C Barth, J Grütter - Journal of School Psychology, 2024‏ - Elsevier
We examined whether inclusive classroom norms predicted children's reasoning and
expectations about the inclusion of peers with learning difficulties from different perspectives …

Understanding teachers' likelihood of intervention in bullying situations: Testing the theory of planned behavior

DAE van Aalst, G Huitsing, R Veenstra - International Journal of Bullying …, 2024‏ - Springer
Despite the expanding body of research on school bullying and interventions, knowledge of
what makes teachers intervene in bullying situations remains limited. Based on the Theory …

The growth of longitudinal social network analysis: A review of the key data sets and topics in research on child and adolescent development.

R Veenstra, T Bertogna, L Laninga-Wijnen - 2024‏ - psycnet.apa.org
Abstract The PROSPER (PROmoting School-community-university Partnerships to Enhance
Resilience) Peers project has been impressive in many ways: researchers on this project …

The impact of the International Baccalaureate on Chinese teachers' self-efficacy: a causal-comparison study

JS Clark - The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2024‏ - Springer
The impact of the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum on Chinese teachers' self-
efficacy has been unknown. The purpose of this causal-comparative study was to determine …

Prestige norms of moral disengagement, prejudice, and ethnic bullying: A study among Italian early adolescents

N Papotti, SCS Caravita - European Journal of Developmental …, 2024‏ - Taylor & Francis
This study aimed to explore the association between prestige norms of moral
disengagement and ethnic bullying among Italian early adolescents. Prestige norms of …