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John E. Bates

John E. Bates, Ph.D.

Dr. Bates conducts research in the fields of clinical science and developmental psychology. His primary areas of concentration are behavior and social competency in children. Specifically, he aims to discover developmental factors that may aid in averting serious behavior issues. His work has explored child temperament, family relationships, and social, cognitive and affective aspects of child development.

Positions

  • Professor, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington
    Principal Investigator, Social Development Lab, Indiana University, Bloomington

 

Education

  • Ph.D., 1973, University of California, Los Angeles

 

Relevant Publications

  • Bates, J. E., & Pettit, G. S. (2007). Temperament, parenting, and socialization. In J. E. Grusec, & P. D. Hastings, (Eds.), Handbook of socialization: Theory and research (pp. 153-177). New York, NY: Guilford Press.
  • Goodnight, J. A., Bates, J. E., & Newman, J. P. (2006). The interactive influences of friend deviance and reward dominance on the development of externalizing behavior during middle adolescence. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 34(5), 573�583.
  • Bates, J. E., Viken, R. J., Alexander, D. B., Beyers, J., & Stockton, L. (2002). Sleep and adjustment in preschool children: Sleep diary reports by mothers relate to behavior reports by teachers. Child Development, 73(1), 62-74.
  • Bates, J. E. (2001). Adjustment style in childhood as a product of parenting and temperament. In T. D. Wachs, & G. A. Kohnstamm (Eds.), Temperament in context (pp. 173-200). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
  • Bates, J. E., Pettit, G. S., Dodge, K. A. & Ridge, B. (1998). Interaction of temperamental resistance to control and restrictive parenting in the development of externalizing behavior. Developmental Psychology, 34(5), 982-995.

 

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