Selected Recent Publications (Names marked with an asterisk [*] are mentored students)
*White, H. I., Bowker, J. C., Etkin, R. G., & Kamble, S. V. (2025). Reciprocal associations between social withdrawal motivations and peer difficulties during early adolescence. Journal of Adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12533
Bowker, J. C. (2025). Psychological correlates of crush experiences during early adolescence: Features of the crush experience matter. International Journal of Behavioral Development, https://doi.org/10.1177/01650254251339393.
*Richard. C. L., (2025). Building positive community connections to facilitate trust and enrich research impact. PCSAS Newsletter.
McVarnock, A., Coplan, R. J., *White, H. I., & Bowker, J. C. (2025). Looking beyond time alone: An examination of solitary activities in emerging adulthood. Journal of Personality, 93(1), 81-100.
*Weingarten, J. P., Bowker, J. C., & Simms, L. J. (2024). A peer trade-off model of personality disorder traits during adolescence. International Journal of Developmental Science, 18(3-4), 169-174.
Bowker, J. C., *Weingarten, J. P., Etkin, R. G., & Dirks, M. A. (2024). When best friendships end: young adolescents’ responses to hypothetical best friendship dissolution and associations with real-life friendship outcomes. Frontiers in Developmental Psychology, 2, 1369085.
*Weingarten, J. P., Bowker, J. C., Coplan, R. J., & Rubin, K. H. (2023). Maternal beliefs about the benefits and costs of child and adolescent friendship. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 78-96.
Coplan, R., *Weingarten, J. P., Bowker, J. C., Ooi, L. L., & Archbell, K. (2023). Maternal beliefs about the costs and benefits of solitude in childhood and adolescence. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 1-14.
Bowker, J.C., *Richard, C.L., *Stotsky, M.V., *Weingarten, J.P., & *Shafik, M.I. (2023). Understanding shyness and psychosocial difficulties during early adolescence: The role of friend shyness and self-silencing. Personality and Individual Differences, 209, 112209.
Bowker, J.C., *White, H. I, & *Weingarten, J. (2023). Exploratory study of best friendship dissolution characteristics and psychological difficulties during early adolescence. Infant and Child Development, 32(4).
Bowker, J.C. & *Weingarten, J. (2022). Temporal approaches to the study of friendship: Understanding the developmental significance of friendship change during childhood and adolescence. In J.J. Lockman (Ed.), Advances in Child Development and Behavior, Volume 63 (pp. 249-267). Academic Press.
Bowker, J.C., *Stotsky, M.T., *White, H.I., & Kamble, S.V. (2020). Being an other-sex crush during early adolescence in India: Investigating socio-behavioral and psychological concomitants. Journal of Adolescence, 80, 115-124.
*Stotsky, M.T., Bowker, J.C., & *Etkin, R.E. (2019). Receiving prosocial behavior: Examining the reciprocal associations between positive peer treatment and psychosocial and behavioral outcomes. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 30, 458-470.
Bowker, J.C., Santo, J.B., & Adams, R.E. (2019). A dynamic examination of the associations between shyness, psychological difficulties, and stressful life events during early adolescence. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 47, 1183-1195.
*Stotsky, M.T., & Bowker, J.C. (2018). An examination of reciprocal associations between social preference, popularity, and friendship during early adolescence. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 47, 1830-1841.
*Etkin, R.E. & Bowker, J.C. (2018). Overprotection in adolescent friendships. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 64, 347-375.
*Markovic, A.M., & Bowker, J.C. (2017). Friends also matter: Examining friendship adjustment indices as moderators of anxious-withdrawal and trajectories of change in psychological maladjustment. Developmental Psychology, 53, 1462-1473.
Bowker, J.C., *Stotsky, M.T., & *Etkin, R.G. (2017). How BIS/BAS and psycho-behavioral variables distinguish between social withdrawal subtypes during emerging adulthood. Personality and Individual Differences, 119, 283-288.
Ojanen, T., Findlay, D., Bowker, J.C., & *Markovic, A. (2017). Shyness, unsociability, and adolescent adjustment: Evidence from Finland and the United States. Journal of Early Adolescence, 37, 433-446.
*Etkin, R.E., Bowker, J.C., & Scalco, M. (2016). Social withdrawal subtypes and emotional eating during emerging adulthood. Personality and Individual Differences, 97, 239-244.
Bowker, J.C., Adams, R.E., Bowker, M.H., *Fisher, C., & *Spencer, S.V. (2016). A longitudinal analysis of same- and other-sex popularity and preference. Journal of Early Adolescence, 45, 846-857.
Bowker, J.C. & Etkin, R.E.* (2016). Examining the psychological concomitants of other-sex crush experiences during early adolescence. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 45, 846-857.
Bowker, J.C., Ojo, A.A., & Bowker, M.H. (2016). Brief report: Perceptions of social withdrawal during emerging adulthood in Lagos, Nigeria. Journal of Adolescence, 1, 1-4.
*Markovic, A. & Bowker, J.C. (2015). Social surrogate use and adjustment: Exploring the psychosocial correlates of having a “social helper” during early adolescence. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 176, 110-129.
*Markovic, A. & Bowker, J.C. (2015). Shy but funny? An examination of peer-valued characteristics as moderators of the associations between anxious-withdrawal and peer outcomes during early adolescence. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 44, 833-846.
*Thomas, K. & Bowker, J.C. (2015). Rejection sensitivity and adjustment during early adolescence: Do friendship self-silencing and parents matter? Journal of Child and Family Studies, 24, 608-616.
Bowker, J.C. (2014). Prosocial peer treatment and the psychosocial outcomes associated with anxious-withdrawal. Special issue on shyness and social withdrawal, Infant and Child Development, 23, 314-322.
Bowker, J.C. & *Etkin, R. (2014). Does humor explain why relationally aggressive young adolescents are popular? Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 43, 1322-1332.
Bowker, J.C. & *Etkin, R. (2014). Mixed-grade rejection and its association with aggression, anxious-withdrawal, and psychological maladjustment. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 175, 35-50.
*Thomas, K. & Bowker, J.C. (2013). An investigation of desired friendships during early adolescence. Journal of Early Adolescence, 33, 867-890.
*Spencer, S.V., Bowker, J.C., Rubin, K.H., Booth-LaForce, C., & Laursen, B. (2013). Similarity between friends in social information processing and associations with positive friendship quality and conflict. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 59, 106-134.
Bowker, J.C., *Thomas, K.K., *Spencer, S.V., & Park, L.E. (2013). Examining appearance-based rejection sensitivity during early adolescence. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 23, 375-388.
Bowker, J.C., *Markovic, A., Cogswell, A., & Raja, R. (2012). Moderating effects of aggression on the associations between social withdrawal subtypes and peer difficulties during early adolescence. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 41, 995-1007.
Bowker, J.C., Ostrov, J.M., & Raja, R. (2012). Relational and overt aggression in India: Associations with peer relations and best friends’ aggression. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 36, 107-116.
Bowker, J.C., *Spencer, S.V., *Thomas, K., & *Gyoerkoe, E. (2012). Having and being an other-sex crush in early adolescence. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 111, 629-643.
Bowker, J.C. (2011). Examining two types of best friendship dissolution during early adolescence. Journal of Early Adolescence, 31, 656-670.
Bowker, J.C., & Raja, R. (2011). Social withdrawal subtypes during early adolescence in India. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 39, 201-212.
Bowker, J.C., *Thomas, K.K, *Norman, K.E. & *Spencer, S.V. (2011). Mutual best friendship involvement, best friends’ rejection sensitivity, and psychological maladaptation. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 40, 545-555.
Bowker, J.C., & *Spencer, S.V. (2010). Friendship involvement and adjustment: A focus on mixed-grade friendships. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 11, 1318-1329.
Bowker, J.C., *Spencer, S.V., & Salvy, S. (2010). Examining how overweight adolescents process social information: The significance of friendship quality. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 31, 231-237.
Selected Recent Conference Presentations
*Richard, C. L. Bowker, J. C. (May 2025). New Insights Into Contributing Factors of Adolescent Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors. Chair of Paper Symposium at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Minneapolis, MN.
*Richard, C. L., Bowker, J. C. (May, 2025). Unique parenting behaviors impact feelings of burdensomeness in young adolescents. Paper Symposium at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Minneapolis, MN.
*Richard, C. L., *Weingarten, J. P., Bowker, J. C. (May, 2025). Negative interpersonal interactions mediate the association between jealousy and negative mental health outcomes in emerging adults Poster session at the Society for Research in Child Development, May 2025.
*Weingarten, J. P., *Richard, C. L., & Bowker, J. C. (2025, May). Loneliness in singledom: An investigation of mediating mechanisms. Poster presented at the annual convention for the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, D.C.
*Richard, C. L., Bowker, J. C. (June, 2024). Associations Between Peer Perceived Humor and Athleticism and Same Versus Other Gender Peer Acceptance During Early Adolescence. Paper Symposium at the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD), Lisbon, Portugal.
*Richard, C. L., Bowker, J. C. (June, 2024). Impact of Solitude and Aloneliness on Internalizing Problems in a Racially Diverse Emerging Adult Sample. Paper Symposium at the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD), Lisbon, Portugal.
Chen, C., *Richard, C. L., & Bowker, J. C. (June, 2024). Networks Of Relationships And Happiness In Emerging Adulthood: A Cross-cultural Examination. Poster session at the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD), Lisbon, Portugal.
Chen, C., Bowker, J. C., *Richard, C. (June, 2024). Shyness during early adolescence: Importance of school counselors. Poster Session at the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD), Lisbon, Portugal.
*Weingarten, J. P., Emery, L., McVarnock, A., Coplan, R. J., Simms, L. J., Bowker, J. C. (2024, April). Clarifying the conceptualization and measurement of motivations for solitude-seeking: A structural analysis. Poster blitz at the annual meeting for the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, Illinois.
Bowker, J. C., *Richard, C. L., *Weingarten, J., & *Stotsky, M. T. (April, 2023). Understanding shyness and psychosocial difficulties during adolescence: The role of friend shyness and self-silencing. Poster Session at the Society for Research on Adolescence Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
*Weingarten, J. P., Bowker, J. C., Coplan, R. J., & Rubin, K. H. (2023, April). Maternal beliefs about the benefits and costs of child and adolescent friendship. Poster presented at the annual meeting for the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Diego, CA.
*Weingarten, J., Bowker, J. C., & Simms, L. J. (2022, March). Maladaptive CAT-PD Traits and Peer Outcomes in Early Adolescence. Poster presented virtually at the annual meeting for the Society for Research on Adolescence.
Bowker, J.C., *White, H.I., & *Stotsky, M.T. (2020). Friendship break-ups are hard, especially for shy-withdrawn young adolescents. In A. Gardner (Chair), Teasing, breakups, and dominance: Longitudinal examinations of the impact of social relationships on adolescent psychopathology. Paper presented at Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, San Diego, California.
Bowker, J.C., *Stotsky, M.T., & *Etkin, R.G. (2019). A new approach to studying the “ups” and “downs” in young adolescents’ friendships. In J.C. Bowker (Chair), A more detailed examination of friendship experiences in the lives of adolescents. Paper presented at Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland.
Bowker, J.C., *Stotsky, M.T., *Etkin, R.G., Bowker, M.H., Kamble, S., & Navaindran, H. (2019). Ramifications of the caste system for young adolescent social withdrawal and associated outcomes in urban India. In N.D. Eggum-Wilkens (Chair), Novel investigations of social withdrawal variations and associations with socio-emotional adjustment during adolescence. Paper presented at Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland.
Bowker, J.C. (2017, April). Discussant in R.J. Coplan (Chair), Positively alone? Searching for the benefits of solitude in childhood, adolescence, and emerging adulthood. Paper symposium at the biennial SRCD Peers Preconference, Austin, Texas.
*Stotsky, M., & Bowker, J.C. (2017, April). An Examination of Reciprocal Associations between Social Preference, Popularity, and Friendship During Early Adolescence. Poster presented at the biennial SRCD Peers Preconference, Austin, Texas.
*Markovic, A., & Bowker, J.C. (2017, April). Protective benefits of friendship for anxious-withdrawn adolescents: A focus on psychological adjustment. In B.N. Clifford & L.J. Nelson (Chairs), Individual and Relational Factors Associated with Social Withdrawal and Internalizing Problems from Childhood to Adolescence. Paper presented at the biennial SRCD Peers Preconference, Austin, Texas.
Bowker, J.C., *Etkin, R.E., & *Stotsky, M. (2017, April). How Fluid Best-Friendship Involvement Patterns after A School Grade Transition Impact Adjustment Outcomes. In F. Poulin (Chair), Factors associated with friendship formation, maintenance, and dissolution over time. Paper presented at the biennial meeting for the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, Texas.
*Etkin, R.G., & Bowker, J.C. (2016, March). Pathways from shyness to internalizing problems in early adolescence: The roles of emotional expressiveness and parenting. In J.C. Bowker (Chair), New directions in understanding internalizing risks associated with adolescent social withdrawal. Paper presented at the biennial meeting for the Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore, MD.
Bowker, J.C., & *Etkin, R.G. (2016, March). When friendships end: Young adolescents’ responses to best friendship dissolution. In J.C. Bowker (Chair), New insights into social cognition in response to stressful peer experiences. Paper presented at the biennial meeting for the Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore, MD.
*Etkin, R.G., & Bowker, J.C. (2015, March). Does having a shy friend impact popular and well-liked young adolescents? In M. Karkavandi (Chair), Child and adolescent friendship formation and adjustment: Functions of individual and interpersonal environmental characteristics. Poster presented at the biennial meeting for the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA.
Bowker, J.C. (2015, March). An application of the cognitive-diathesis stress model to friendship dissolution. In J. Bowker & J. Santo (Chairs), A closer look at the significance of friendship in the lives of adolescents. Paper presented at the biennial meeting for the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA.
Bowker, J.C. (2015, March). Invited panelist in R. Coplan, The A, B, C’s of contemporary research on shyness and social withdrawal: Assessment, biology, and content. Roundtable discussion at the biennial meeting for the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA.
*Markovic, A., Bowker, J.C., & Kamble, S.V. (2015, March). Shyness and behavioral school engagement in India: The moderating role of peer acceptance. In S. Ozdemir & K. Archbell (Chairs), Shyness in the classroom context: A closer examination across cultures. Paper presented at the biennial meeting for the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA.
