Recent Publications

Bagwell, C. L., & Schmidt, M. E. (in preparation). Friendships in childhood and adolescence. Guilford Publishers.

Bagwell, C., Schmidt, M.E., Pursell, G., Bukowski, W., & Newcomb, A. (under revision). Does preadolescent social competence predict relationship functioning and psychopathological symptoms twenty years later?

Schmidt, M.E., & Bagwell, C.L. (2007). The protective role of friendships in overtly and relationally victimized boys and girls. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, Special Issue: Gender and Friendship.

Schmidt, M. E., McVaugh, B., & Jacobi, J. (2007). An examination of mentored and non-mentored children’s self-reported and teacher-reported behavior over an eighteen-month period. Mentoring & Tutoring.

Schmidt, M. E., & Dunn, D. S. (2007). Teaching writing in statistics and research methods: Addressing objectives, intensive issues, and style. In D. S. Dunn, R. A. Smith, & B. Beins (Eds.), Best practices in teaching statistics and research methods in the behavioral sciences. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Schmidt, M. E. (Ed.). (2007). CD to accompany D. S. Dunn, R. A. Smith, & B. Beins (Eds.), Best practices in teaching statistics and research methods in the behavioral sciences. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Schmidt, M.E. (2007). Positive youth development: Still working to build the village. [Review of the book, Mobilizing adults for positive youth development: Strategies for closing the gap between beliefs and behaviors]. PsycCRITIQUES.

Schmidt, M. E. (2006). A good, but limited, introduction to infancy and (very) early childhood [Review of the book, Psychological development and early childhood]. PsycCRITIQUES.

Dunn, D.S., Schmidt, M.E., & Zaremba, S.B. (2005). On becoming a fox: Covering unfamiliar topics in introductory psychology. In D. S. Dunn & S. L. Chew (Eds.), Best practices in teaching introductory psychology. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Dunn, D.S., & Schmidt, M.E. (2004). Neglected no longer: New and positive views of gratitude [Review of the book, The psychology of gratitude]. PsycCRITIQUES.

Schmidt, M.E. (2004). Emotional intelligence: Evidence of the processes at work [Review of the book The wisdom in feelings]. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology.

Schmidt, M.E., Marks, J., & Derrico, L. (2004). What a difference mentoring makes: Service learning and engagement for college students. Mentoring & Tutoring.

Denham, S.A., Blair, K., Schmidt, M., & DeMulder, E. (2002). Compromised emotional competence: Seeds of violence sown early? American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.

Denham, S.A., Caverly, S., Schmidt, M., DeMulder, E., Caal, S., Hamada, H., & Mason, T. (2002). Preschool understanding of emotions: Contributions to classroom anger and aggression. Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry & Allied Disciplines.

Schmidt, M.E., DeMulder, E.K., & Denham, S.A. (2002). Kindergarten social-emotional competence: Developmental predictors and psychosocial implications. Early Child Development and Care.

Bagwell, C.L., Schmidt, M.E., Newcomb, A.F., & Bukowski, W. (2001). Friendship and peer rejection as predictors of adult adjustment. In D.W. Nangle and C.A. Erdley (Eds.), New directions for child and adolescent development: Friendship and psychological adjustment. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Denham, S., Mason, T., Caverly, S., Schmidt, M., Hackney, R., Caswell, C., & DeMulder, E. (2001). Preschoolers at play: Co-socialisers of emotional and social competence. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 25, 290-301.

DeMulder, E.K., Denham, S., Schmidt, M., & Mitchell-Copeland, J. (2000). Q-Sort assessment of attachment security during the preschool years: Links from home to school. Developmental Psychology.