Barbara Spears

1.8k total citations
56 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Barbara Spears is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Education and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara Spears has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Social Psychology, 28 papers in Education and 16 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Barbara Spears's work include Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (28 papers), Child Development and Digital Technology (24 papers) and Youth Development and Social Support (14 papers). Barbara Spears is often cited by papers focused on Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (28 papers), Child Development and Digital Technology (24 papers) and Youth Development and Social Support (14 papers). Barbara Spears collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Italy and Denmark. Barbara Spears's co-authors include Phillip T. Slee, Marilyn Campbell, Des Butler, Sally Kift, Bruce Johnson, Larry Owens, Larisa T. McLoughlin, Deborah Green, Anthony Daly and Donna Cross and has published in prestigious journals such as PEDIATRICS, Australasian Journal of Paramedicine and Journal of Child and Family Studies.

In The Last Decade

Barbara Spears

54 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Barbara Spears Australia 14 887 636 378 226 208 56 1.1k
Jacek Pyżalski Poland 13 1.0k 1.2× 693 1.1× 458 1.2× 335 1.5× 207 1.0× 62 1.4k
Antonella Brighi Italy 15 934 1.1× 631 1.0× 350 0.9× 209 0.9× 251 1.2× 42 1.2k
Raúl Navarro Spain 22 1.0k 1.2× 636 1.0× 462 1.2× 154 0.7× 353 1.7× 64 1.4k
Francine Dehue Netherlands 13 977 1.1× 631 1.0× 486 1.3× 278 1.2× 182 0.9× 17 1.2k
Joaquín A. Mora-Merchán Spain 14 1.1k 1.2× 682 1.1× 355 0.9× 176 0.8× 335 1.6× 33 1.3k
Juliana Raskauskas United States 12 1.0k 1.2× 689 1.1× 399 1.1× 241 1.1× 247 1.2× 19 1.2k
Benedetta Emanuela Palladino Italy 18 972 1.1× 489 0.8× 316 0.8× 223 1.0× 398 1.9× 44 1.3k
Paz Elipe Spain 15 827 0.9× 519 0.8× 309 0.8× 238 1.1× 225 1.1× 25 1.1k
Vicente J. Llorent Spain 24 1.0k 1.1× 745 1.2× 376 1.0× 233 1.0× 431 2.1× 96 1.6k
Özgür Erdur‐Baker Türkiye 17 1.2k 1.4× 708 1.1× 522 1.4× 360 1.6× 481 2.3× 61 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Barbara Spears

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Fields of papers citing papers by Barbara Spears

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Barbara Spears

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Barbara Spears. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Barbara Spears based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Barbara Spears. Barbara Spears is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Green, Deborah, et al.. (2022). A Qualitative Meta-Study of Youth Voice and Co-Participatory Research Practices: Informing Cyber/Bullying Research Methodologies. International Journal of Bullying Prevention. 4(3). 190–208. 6 indexed citations
2.
Spears, Barbara & Deborah Green. (2022). The challenges facing pastoral care in schools and universities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pastoral Care in Education. 40(3). 287–296. 9 indexed citations
3.
McLoughlin, Larisa T., et al.. (2019). Remaining connected in the face of cyberbullying: Why social connectedness is important for mental health. Psychology in the Schools. 56(6). 945–958. 40 indexed citations
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Lester, Leanne, et al.. (2018). Pre-service Teachers: Knowledge, Attitudes and their Perceived Skills in Addressing Student Bullying. ˜The œAustralian journal of teacher education. 43(8). 30–45. 22 indexed citations
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Smith, Peter K., et al.. (2018). Bullying, cyberbullying and pupil well-being in schools: Comparing European, Australian and Indian Perspectives. 8 indexed citations
6.
Spears, Barbara, et al.. (2018). Help-Seeking Online by Young People: Does the Influence of Others Matter?. OAR@UM (University of Malta). 10(1). 25–46. 4 indexed citations
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Campbell, Marilyn, et al.. (2016). Students’ perceptions of their own victimization: A youth voice perspective. QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology). 1 indexed citations
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Spears, Barbara, et al.. (2015). Cyberbullying, help-seeking and mental health in young Australians: implications for public health. International Journal of Public Health. 60(2). 219–226. 70 indexed citations
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Katz, Ilan, et al.. (2014). Research on youth exposure to, and management of, cyberbullying incidents in Australia: Synthesis report. UNSWorks (University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia). 9 indexed citations
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Slee, Phillip T., Marilyn Campbell, & Barbara Spears. (2012). Child, adolescent and family development, 3rd Edition. QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology). 4 indexed citations
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Campbell, Marilyn, Barbara Spears, Phillip T. Slee, Des Butler, & Sally Kift. (2012). Victims’ perceptions of traditional and cyberbullying, and the psychosocial correlates of their victimisation. Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties. 17(3-4). 389–401. 272 indexed citations
12.
Cross, Donna, Helen Monks, Marilyn Campbell, Barbara Spears, & Phillip T. Slee. (2011). School-based strategies to address cyber bullying. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine. 1–11. 9 indexed citations
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Butler, Des, Sally Kift, Marilyn Campbell, Phillip T. Slee, & Barbara Spears. (2011). School policy responses to cyberbullying: An Australian legal perspective. QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology). 10 indexed citations
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Slee, Phillip T., Grace Skrzypiec, Laurence Owens, et al.. (2010). KidsMatter Primary Evaluation: Technical Report and User Guide. Flinders Academic Commons (Flinders University). 6 indexed citations
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Campbell, Marilyn, Donna Cross, Barbara Spears, & Phillip T. Slee. (2010). Cyberbullying:Legal implications for schools. PEDIATRICS. 142(6). 7 indexed citations
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Spears, Barbara. (2009). Book review: New perspectives on bullying. 4(1). 1 indexed citations
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Slee, Phillip T., Michael J. Lawson, Alan Russell, et al.. (2009). KidsMatter Primary Evaluation Final Report. Flinders Academic Commons (Flinders University). 25 indexed citations
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Askell‐Williams, Helen, Phillip T. Slee, Michael J. Lawson, et al.. (2009). KidsMatter evaluation final report. Flinders Academic Commons (Flinders University). 7 indexed citations
19.
Askell‐Williams, Helen, Alan Russell, Katherine Dix, et al.. (2008). Early Challenges in Evaluating the KidsMatter National Mental Health Promotion Initiative in Australian Primary Schools. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion. 10(2). 35–44. 7 indexed citations
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Green, Deborah, et al.. (2007). Teachers' (mis)understandings of resilience. International education journal. 8(2). 133–144. 13 indexed citations

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