Publications

• Leggett-James, M. P., & Laursen, B. (2023). More about being fun: Making friends to maximize social status. Journal of Personality. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12899

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• Faur, S., Leggett-James, M. P., Kaniušonytė, G., Žukauskienė, R., & Laursen, B. (2023). Perceptions of relationship quality that predict friendship dissolution during childhood and adolescence: Social support matters more than negativity. Developmental Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001676

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• Leggett-James, M. P., Faur, S., & Laursen, B. (in press). The perils of not being attractive or athletic: Pathways to adolescent adjustment difficulties through escalating unpopularity. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-023-01835

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• 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 Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0001098

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• Laursen, B., Leggett-James, M. P., Valdes, O. M. (2023). Likability and popularity as sources of influence in children’s friendships. PLOS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283117

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• Leggett-James, M. P., & Laursen, B. (2022). The consequences of social media use across the transition into adolescence: Body satisfaction and physical activity. Journal of Early Adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1177/02724316221136043

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• Leggett-James, M. P., Mooney, K. S., & Laursen, B. (2022). Relationship networks. In R. J. R. Levesque (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Adolescence (3rd ed.). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32132-5

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• Kaniusonyte, G., Leggett-James, M. P., & Laursen, B. (2021). Longitudinal examination of perceived parent behavior and positive youth development: Child-driven effects. Social Sciences, 10(10), 369-384. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci10100369

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• Leggett-James, M. P., Vanaman, M. E., Lindner, D., & Askew, R. L. (2021). The development and psychometric evaluation of the exercise overvaluation scale. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 43(3), 223-333. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2019-0213

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• Vanaman, M. E., Leggett-James, M. P., Crysel, L., & Askew, R. L. (2019). A novel measure of the need for moral cognition. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 41(1), 20-33. https://doi.org/10.1080/01973544.2018.153100