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Journal articles
2020, 'Who might flourish and who might languish? Adolescent social and mental health profiles and their online experiences and behaviors', Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, 2, pp. 82 - 92, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hbe2.172
,2019, 'Adaptability: does students’ adjustment to university predict their mid-course academic achievement and satisfaction?', Journal of Further and Higher Education, 43, pp. 1444 - 1455, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2018.1491957
,2019, 'Examining the yields of growth feedback from science teachers and students' intrinsic valuing of science: Implications for student- and school-level science achievement', Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 56, pp. 1060 - 1082, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/tea.21546
,2019, 'Cultivating teacher thriving through social–emotional competence and its development', Australian Educational Researcher, 46, pp. 699 - 714, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13384-019-00342-2
,2019, 'Growth orientation predicts gains in middle and high school students’ mathematics outcomes over time', Contemporary Educational Psychology, 58, pp. 213 - 227, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2019.03.010
,2019, 'Teacher-student relationships and students' engagement in high school: Does the number of negative and positive relationships with teachers matter?', Journal of Educational Psychology, 111, pp. 861 - 876, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/edu0000317
,2019, 'Teachers' motivational approach: Links with students’ basic psychological need frustration, maladaptive engagement, and academic outcomes', Teaching and Teacher Education, 86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2019.07.002
,2019, 'Understanding Girls’ Disengagement: Identifying Patterns and the Role of Teacher and Peer Support using Latent Growth Modeling', Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 48, pp. 979 - 995, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10964-019-00986-4
,2019, 'Understanding the Role of Personal Best (PB) goal setting in students' declining engagement: A latent growth model', Journal of Educational Psychology, 111, pp. 557 - 572, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/edu0000291
,2019, 'How students switch on and switch off in mathematics: exploring patterns and predictors of (dis)engagement across middle school and high school', Educational Psychology, 39, pp. 489 - 509, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2018.1537480
,2019, 'Growth goals and growth mindset from a methodological-synergistic perspective: lessons learned from a quantitative correlational research program', International Journal of Research and Method in Education, 42, pp. 204 - 219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1743727X.2018.1481938
,2019, 'Adaptability: An important capacity to cultivate among pre-service teachers in teacher education programmes', Psychology Teaching Review, 25, pp. 60 - 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.53841/bpsptr.2019.25.1.60
,2018, 'The role of medication in reducing the negative effects of hyperactivity-inattention on achievement: A population-based longitudinal investigation of students and their classrooms', Contemporary Educational Psychology, 55, pp. 97 - 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2018.08.006
,2018, 'Teachers’ perceived autonomy support and adaptability: An investigation employing the job demands-resources model as relevant to workplace exhaustion, disengagement, and commitment', Teaching and Teacher Education, 74, pp. 125 - 136, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2018.04.015
,2018, 'Adaptability, engagement, and degree completion: a longitudinal investigation of university students*', Educational Psychology, 38, pp. 785 - 799, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2018.1426835
,2018, 'Adaptability, personal best (PB) goals setting, and gains in students’ academic outcomes: A longitudinal examination from a social cognitive perspective', Contemporary Educational Psychology, 53, pp. 57 - 72, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2018.02.001
,2018, 'The roles of anxious and prosocial behavior in early academic performance: A population-based study examining unique and moderated effects', Learning and Individual Differences, 62, pp. 141 - 152, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2018.02.004
,2018, 'Social and Emotional Behavioral Profiles in Kindergarten: A Population-Based Latent Profile Analysis of Links to Socio-Educational Characteristics and Later Achievement', Journal of Educational Psychology, 111, pp. 170 - 187, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/edu0000262
,2018, 'Cyberbullying and Cybervictimization Within a Cross-Cultural Context: A Study of Canadian and Tanzanian Adolescents', Child Development, 89, pp. 89 - 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12829
,2017, 'Academic buoyancy mediates academic anxiety’s effects on learning strategies: an investigation of English- and Chinese-speaking Australian students', Educational Psychology, 37, pp. 947 - 964, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2017.1291910
,2017, 'Long-term outcomes for large for gestational age infants born at term', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 53, pp. 876 - 881, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.13593
,2017, 'ADHD, personal and interpersonal agency, and achievement: Exploring links from a social cognitive theory perspective', Contemporary Educational Psychology, 50, pp. 13 - 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2016.12.001
,2017, 'Adaptive and maladaptive work-related motivation among teachers: A person-centered examination and links with well-being', Teaching and Teacher Education, 64, pp. 199 - 210, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2017.02.010
,2017, 'Students' growth mindsets, goals, and academic outcomes in mathematics', Zeitschrift fur Psychologie / Journal of Psychology, 225, pp. 107 - 116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/2151-2604/a000287
,2017, 'Students’ adaptability in mathematics: Examining self-reports and teachers’ reports and links with engagement and achievement outcomes', Contemporary Educational Psychology, 49, pp. 355 - 366, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2017.04.001
,2017, 'Teachers' sense of adaptability: Examining links with perceived autonomy support, teachers' psychological functioning, and students' numeracy achievement', Learning and Individual Differences, 55, pp. 29 - 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2017.03.003
,2017, 'Adaptability, engagement and academic achievement at university', Educational Psychology, 37, pp. 632 - 647, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2016.1231296
,2017, 'Social support, academic adversity and academic buoyancy: a person-centred analysis and implications for academic outcomes', Educational Psychology: an international journal of experimental educational psychology, 37, pp. 550 - 564, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2015.1127330
,2017, 'Understanding the role of adaptability and personal best (PB) goals in students’ academic outcomes: A social cognitive perspective', British Journal of Educational Psychology Monograph Series, 12, pp. 111 - 131, https://shop.bps.org.uk/publications/publication-by-series/british-journal-of-educational-psychology/bjep-monograph-series-ii-part-12-the-role-of-competence-and-beliefs-in-teaching-and-learning.html
,2016, 'Adaptability: An Important Capacity for Effective Teachers', Educational Practice and Theory, 38, pp. 27 - 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.7459/ept/38.1.03
,2016, 'Personal best (PB) goal structure, individual PB goals, engagement, and achievement: A study of Chinese- and English-speaking background students in Australian schools', British Journal of Educational Psychology, 86, pp. 75 - 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12092
,2016, 'Students' interpersonal relationships, personal best (PB) goals, and academic engagement', Learning and Individual Differences, 45, pp. 65 - 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2015.12.002
,2016, 'The role of implicit theories of intelligence and ability in predicting achievement for Indigenous (Aboriginal) Australian students', Contemporary Educational Psychology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2016.01.002
,2016, 'Teachers’ Psychological Functioning in the Workplace: Exploring the Roles of Contextual Beliefs, Need Satisfaction, and Personal Characteristics', Journal of Educational Psychology, 108, pp. 788 - 799, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/edu0000088
,2015, 'Multidimensional motivation and engagement for writing: Construct validation with a sample of boys', Educational Psychology: an international journal of experimental educational psychology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2015.1093607
,2015, 'The role of resilience in assisting the educational connectedness of at-risk youth: A study of service users and non-users', International Journal of Educational Research, 74, pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2015.09.004
,2015, 'Teachers' beliefs about social-emotional learning: Identifying teacher profiles and their relations with job stress and satisfaction', Learning and Instruction, 39, pp. 148 - 157, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2015.06.002
,2015, 'Teacher Well-Being: Exploring Its Components and a Practice-Oriented Scale', Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 33, pp. 744 - 756, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734282915587990
,2015, 'Thriving on challenge: Examining one teacher’s view on sources of support for motivation and well-being', Exceptionality Education International, 25, pp. 6 - 34
,2015, 'Real-time motivation and engagement during a month at school: Every moment of every day for every student matters', Learning and Individual Differences, 38, pp. 26 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2015.01.014
,2015, 'The role of adaptability in promoting control and reducing failure dynamics: A mediation model', Learning and Individual Differences, 38, pp. 36 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2015.02.004
,2015, 'Academic buoyancy, student's achievement, and the linking role of control: A cross-lagged analysis of high school students', British Journal of Educational Psychology, 85, pp. 113 - 130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12066
,2014, 'Motivation and Engagement in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and China: Testing a Multi-Dimensional Framework', Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734282914546287
,2013, 'Locating Social and Emotional Learning in Schooled Environments: A Vygotskian Perspective on Learning as Unified', Mind, Culture, and Activity, 20, pp. 201 - 225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10749039.2012.755205
,2012, 'School climate and social–emotional learning: Predicting teacher stress, job satisfaction, and teaching efficacy.', Journal of Educational Psychology, 104, pp. 1189 - 1204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0029356
,2011, 'Predicting teacher commitment: The impact of school climate and social-emotional learning', Psychology in the Schools, 48, pp. 1034 - 1048, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pits.20611
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