Research

Publications & Talks

Journal Articles

Bi, S., Lam, C. B., & Chung, K. K. H. (2025). Parental Social Functioning Mediates the Longitudinal Associations of Parental Family and Friend Support with Parent-Child Closeness and Conflict. Early Childhood Education Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-025-02004-8

Bi, S., Lam, C. B., & Chung, K. K. H. (2025). Self‐Compassion Mediates the Longitudinal Associations of Perceived Social Support With Individual Adjustment Among Chinese Parents of Kindergarten‐Aged Children. Stress and Health, 41(4). https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.70068

Bi, S., Maes, M., Stevens, G. W. J. M., De Heer, C., Li, J.-B., Sun, Y., & Finkenauer, C. (2025). Trust and subjective well-being across the lifespan: A multilevel meta-analysis of cross-sectional and longitudinal associations. Psychological Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000480

Bi, S., Maes, M., Stevens, G. W. J. M., & Finkenauer, C. (2025). Life Satisfaction Differences Across Trust Profiles Among Dutch Adolescents. Journal of Happiness Studies, 26(6). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-025-00931-2

De Heer, C., Bi, S., Finkenauer, C., Alink, L., & Maes, M. (2024). The association between child maltreatment and loneliness across the lifespan: A systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis. Child Maltreatment, 29(2), 388–404. https://doi.org/10.1177/10775595221103420

Bi, S., Buyukcan-Tetik, A., Maes, M., Li, J.-B., Finkenauer, C., & Stevens, G. (2022). Changes in late adolescents’ trust before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 27(1), 385–399. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2022.2106144

Bi, S., Lam, C. B., & Chung, K. K. H. (2021). Sibling relationships and civic engagement: A longitudinal study of Chinese young adults. International Journal of Psychology, 56(1), 138–142. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12685

Bi, S., Stevens, G. W. J. M., Maes, M., Boer, M., Delaruelle, K., Eriksson, C., Brooks, F. M., Tesler, R., Van Der Schuur, W. A., & Finkenauer, C. (2021). Perceived social support from different sources and adolescent life satisfaction across 42 countries/regions: The moderating role of national-level generalized trust. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 50(7), 1384–1409. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-021-01441-z

Li, J.-B., Bi, S., Willems, Y. E., & Finkenauer, C. (2021). The association between school discipline and self-control from preschoolers to high school students: A three-level meta-analysis. Review of Educational Research, 91(1), 73–111. https://doi.org/10.3102/0034654320979160

Conference Presentations

Bi, S. (2023). Changes in late adolescents’ trust before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Paper presentation. Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Diego, CA, United States.

Bi, S., Fakkel, M., Li, J.-B., & Maes, M. (2022). Development of late adolescents’ positive expectations towards people, institutions, and future in the times of covid-19 pandemic. Symposium: Changes in late adolescents’ trust before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Paper presentation. 18th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence, Dublin, Ireland.