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Discover the latest achievements of the Laursen Lab.

Congratulations to Brett Laursen who was selected as the winner of the 2024 International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award!

Congratulations to Brett Laursen who was named FAU Scholar of the Year (2023-24)!

Congratulations to Sharon Faur who successfully defended her dissertation!

         Committee Members: Brett Laursen (Chair), Erika Hoff, David Bjorklund, Jaana Juvonen, Michael Maniaci

Congratulations to Michael Yoho who sucessfully defended his dissertation!

         Committee Members: Brett Laursen (Chair), Erika Hoff, David Bjorklund, Goda Kaniušonytė, Michael Maniaci

LAURSEN LAB RESEARCH FEATURED IN NEWSWEEK:  CUTTING OFF CHILDREN FROM FRIENDS CAN MAKE BEHAVIORS WORSE

Laursen lab research featured in US News & World Report: MATERNAL DISAPPROVAL OF FRIENDS BACKFIRES

LAURSEN LAB RESEARCH FEATURED IN HUFFPOST: DON'T LIKE YOUR CHILD'S FRIENDS? ADVICE FOR PARENTS

Recent Student Publications

     *Leggett-James, M. P., & Laursen, B. (in press). More about being fun: Making friends to maximize social status. Journal of Personality, 92(5), 1438-1450https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12899
     *Faur., S., *Leggett-James, M. P., Kaniušonytė, G., Žukauskienė, R., & Laursen, B. (2024). Perceptions of relationship quality that predict friendship dissolution during childhood and adolescence: Social support matters more than negativity. Developmental Psychology, 60, 560-566. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001676
     *Faur, S., *Valdes, O., Vitaro, F., Brendgen, M., Boivin, M., & Laursen, B. (2024). Reconsidering the failure model: Using a genetically controlled design to assess the spread of problems from reactive aggression to internalizing symptoms through peer rejection across the primary school years. Child Development, 95(1), 261-275 doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13994
     *Faur, S., Laursen, B., & Juvonen, J. (2023). Adolescents with few friend alternatives are particularly susceptible to influence from friends. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 52, 637-650. doi.org/10.1007/s10964-022-01718-x
    *Leggett-James, M. P., Eckstein, K., *Richmond, A., Noack, P., & Laursen, B. (2023). The spread of political alienation from parents to adolescent children. Journal of Family Psychology37, 947-953 doi.org/10.1037/fam0001098
     *Leggett-James, M. P., *Faur, S., Kaniušonytė, G., Žukauskienė, R., & Laursen, B. (2023). The perils of not being attractive or athletic: Pathways to adolescent adjustment difficulties through escalating unpopularity. Journal of Youth and Adolescence52, 2231-2242. doi.org/10.1007/s10964-023-01835-1

     *Leggett-James, M. P., & Laursen, B. (2023). The consequences of social media use across the transition into adolescence: Body image and physical activity. Journal of Early Adolescence, 43(7), 947-964. doi.org/10.1177/02724316221136043

 

Laursen lab featured in the Wall Street Journal:  How Children Use Conflict to Win Popularity

 

Congratulations to Brett Laursen!

On International Friendship Day (30 July), Brett was named a world expert on friends and is now ranked as the 3rd leading world expert on friendship. More details here: https://expertscape.com/ex/friends

 

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