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Journal Articles

  1. Cerda-Smith, J; Yust, PKS; Weeks, MS; Asher, SR; Mulvey, KL (2024). A Novel Approach for Evaluating a Schoolwide Antiracist Curriculum Intervention. AERA Open, 10. [doi]  [abs]
  2. Asher, SR; Singleton, LC; Tinsley, BR; Hymel, S (1979). A reliable sociometric measure for preschool children. Developmental Psychology, 15, 443-444.
  3. Erdley, CA; Asher, SR (1999). A social goals perspective on children's social competence. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 7(3), 156-167. [doi]  [abs]
  4. Orpinas, ; P, ; Horne, ; M, A; Dodge, TMVPPKA; member, (2004). A teacher-focused approach to prevent and reduce students' aggressive behavior: The GREAT Teacher Program. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 26, 29-38. (Member of corporate author group).
  5. Williams, GA; Asher, SR (1992). Assessment of loneliness at school among children with mild mental retardation. American Journal of Mental Retardation, 96(4), 373-385.  [abs]
  6. Bagwell, CL; Bowker, JC; Asher, SR (2021). Back to the Dyad: Future Directions for Friendship Research. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 67(4), 457-484.  [abs]
  7. Asher, SR (1976). Children's ability to appraise their own versus another person's communication performance. Developmental Psychology, 12(1), 24-32. [doi]  [abs]
  8. Asher, SR; Oden, SL (1976). Children's failure to communicate: An assessment of comparison and egocentrism explanations. Developmental Psychology, 12(2), 132-139. [doi]  [abs]
  9. Asher, SR; Renshaw, PD; Geraci, RL (1980). Children's friendships and social competence. International Journal of Psycholinguistics, 7, 27-39.
  10. Renshaw, PD; Asher, SR (1983). Children's goals and strategies for social interaction. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 29, 353-374.
  11. Chung, T; Asher, SR (1996). Children's goals and strategies in peer conflict situations. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 42(1), 125-147.  [abs]
  12. Rose, AJ; Asher, SR (1999). Children's goals and strategies in response to conflicts within a friendship. Developmental Psychology, 35(1), 69-79. [doi]  [abs]
  13. Markell, RA; Asher, SR (1984). Children's interactions in dyads: Interpersonal influence and sociometric status. Child Development, 55, 1412-1424.
  14. Asher, SR; Wheeler, VA (1985). Children's loneliness: a comparison of rejected and neglected peer status.. Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 53(4), 500-505. [doi]  [abs]
  15. Hopmeyer, A; Asher, SR (1997). Children's responses to peer conflicts involving a rights infraction. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 43(2), 235-254.  [abs]
  16. Erdley, CA; Asher, SR (1996). Children's social goals and self-efficacy perceptions as influences on their responses to ambiguous provocation. Child Development, 67(4), 1329-1344. [doi]  [abs]
  17. Rose, AJ; Asher, SR (2004). Children's strategies and goals in response to help-giving and help-seeking tasks within a friendship. Child Development, 75(3), 749-763. [doi]  [abs]
  18. Meyer, ; L, A; Allison, ; W, K; Reese, ; E, L; Gay, ; N, F; Dodge, TMVPPKA; member, (2004). Choosing to be violence free in middle school: The student component of the GREAT Schools and Families Universal Program.. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 26, 20-28. (Member of corporate author group).
  19. Oden, S; Asher, SR (1977). Coaching children in social skills for friendship making. Child Development, 48, 495-506.
  20. Asher, SR; Hymel, S (1986). Coaching in social skills for children who lack friends in school. Social Work in Education, 8(4), 205-218. [doi]  [abs]
  21. Mcdonald, KL; Asher, SR (2013). College students' revenge goals across friend, romantic partner, and roommate contexts: The role of interpretations and emotions. Social Development, 22(3), 499-521. [doi]  [abs]
  22. Smith, EP; Gorman-Smith, D; Quinn, WH; Rabiner, DL; Tolan, PH; Winn, D-M; Multisite Violence Prevention Project, (2004). Community-Based multiple family groups to prevent and reduce violent and aggressive behavior: the GREAT Families Program.. American journal of preventive medicine, 26(1 Suppl), 39-47. (Member of corporate author group). [doi]  [abs]
  23. Hoyle, RH; Weeks, MS; Stutts, LA; Asher, SR; Leary, MR; Strauman, TJ; Blomquist, KIK; Pontari, BA; Stetler, CA; Terrell, DF (2021). Correction to: The Student Resilience and Well-Being Project: Opportunities, Challenges, and Lessons Learned (International Journal of Community Well-Being, (2021), 4, 4, (669-690), 10.1007/s42413-021-00138-2). International Journal of Community Well-Being, 4(4), 691. [doi]  [abs]
  24. Asher, SR; Singleton, LC (1978). Cross-race acceptance in integrated schools. Equity and Excellence in Education, 16(5), 17-20. [doi]
  25. Asher, SR; Singleton, LC (1978). Cross-race acceptance in integrated schools. Integrateducation, 16(6), 17-20. [doi]
  26. Guerra, VS; Asher, SR; DeRosier, ME (2004). Effect of children’s perceived rejection on physical aggression. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 32(5), 551-563. [15500033], [doi]  [abs]
  27. Miller-Johnson, ; S, ; Sullivan, ; T, ; Simon, ; Project, M-SVP (2004). Evaluation of a multisite violence prevention study: Measures, procedures and baseline data. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 26, 48-61. (Member of corporate author group).
  28. Parker, JG; Asher, SR (1993). Friendship and friendship quality in middle childhood: Links with peer group acceptance and feelings of loneliness and social dissatisfaction. Developmental Psychology, 29(4), 611-621. (reprinted in two volumes). [doi]  [abs]
  29. Asher, S.R. & Williams, G.A. (1987). Helping children without friends in home and school contexts. Children's social development: Information for teachers and parents. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 283 625).
  30. Rose, AJ; Schwartz-Mette, RA; Smith, RL; Asher, SR; Swenson, LP; Carlson, W; Waller, EM (2012). How girls and boys expect disclosure about problems will make them feel: implications for friendships. Child Development, 83(3), 844-863. [doi]  [abs]
  31. Asher, SR; Markell, RA; Hymel, S (1981). Identifying children at risk in peer relations: A critique of the rate-of-interaction approach to assessment. Child Development, 52, 1239-1245.
  32. Asher, SR; Dodge, KA (1986). Identifying children who are rejected by their peers. Developmental Psychology, 22(4), 444-449. [doi]  [abs]
  33. Asher, SR; Wigfield, A (1981). Influence of comparison training on children's referential communication. Journal of Educational Psychology, 73(2), 232-241. [doi]  [abs]
  34. Asher, SR (1979). Influence of topic interest on black children's and white children's reading comprehension. Child Development, 50, 686-690.
  35. Asher, SR; Hymel, S; Wigfield, A (1978). Influence of topic interest on children's reading comprehension. Journal of Reading Behavior, 10(1), 35-47. [doi]  [abs]
  36. Ikeda, RM; Simon, TR; Smith, EP; Reese, LRE; Rabiner, DL; Miller-Johnson, S; Winn, DM; Asher, SR; Dodge, KA; Horne, AM; Orpinas, P; Quinn, WH; Huberty, CJ; Tolan, PH; Gorman-Smith, D; Henry, DB; Gay, FN; Farrell, AD; Meyer, AL; Sullivan, TN; Allison, KW; Proj, MVP (2004). Lessons learned in the Multisite Violence Prevention Project collaboration: Big questions require large efforts. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 26(1 Suppl), 62-71. (Member of corporate author group). [Gateway.cgi], [doi]  [abs]
  37. Erdley, CA; Asher, SR (1998). Linkages between children's beliefs about the legitimacy of aggression and their behavior. Social Development, 7(3), 321-339. [doi]  [abs]
  38. Erdley, CA; Asher, SR (1998). Linkages between children's beliefs about the legitimacy of aggression and their behavior. Social Development, 7(3), 321-329.  [abs]
  39. MacEvoy, JP; Weeks, MS; Asher, SR (2011). Loneliness. Encyclopedia of adolescence,, 2, 178-187. [doi]  [abs]
  40. Asher, SR; Paquette, JA (2003). Loneliness and peer relations in childhood. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 12(3), 75-78. (Reprinted in two volumes). [doi]  [abs]
  41. Cassidy, J; Asher, SR (1992). Loneliness and peer relations in young children. Child Development, 63(2), 350-365. [doi]  [abs]
  42. Weeks, MS; Asher, SR (2012). Loneliness in childhood: toward the next generation of assessment and research.. Adv Child Dev Behav. Advances in Child Development and Behavior, 42, 1-39. [22675902], [doi]  [abs]
  43. Asher, SR; Hymel, S; Renshaw, PD (1984). Loneliness in children. Child Development, 55, 1456-1464.
  44. Asher, SR; Gazelle, H (1999). Loneliness, peer relations, and language disorder in childhood. Topics in Language Disorders, 19(2), 16-33. [doi]  [abs]
  45. Asher, SR; Gazelle, H (1999). Loneliness, Peer Relations, and Language Disorder in Childhood. Topics in Language Disorders, 19(2), 16-33.  [abs]
  46. Simon, TR; Ikeda, RM; Smith, EP; Reese, LE; Rabiner, DL; Miller, S; Winn, D-M; Dodge, KA; Asher, SR; Horne, AM; Orpinas, P; Martin, R; Quinn, WH; Tolan, PH; Gorman-Smith, D; Henry, DB; Gay, FN; Schoeny, M; Farrell, AD; Meyer, AL; Sullivan, TN; Allison, KW; Proj, MVP (2012). Mediators of Effects of a Selective Family-Focused Violence Prevention Approach for Middle School Students. PREVENTION SCIENCE, 13(1), 1-14. [Gateway.cgi], [doi]  [abs]
  47. Troop Gordon, W; Asher, SR (2005). Modifications in children's goals when encountering obstacles to conflict resolution. Child Development, 76(3), 568-582. [doi]  [abs]
  48. McDonald, KL; Asher, SR (2018). Pacifists and Revenge-Seekers in Response to Unambiguous Peer Provocation.. Journal of youth and adolescence, 47(9), 1907-1925. [doi]  [abs]
  49. Singleton, LC; Asher, SR (1977). Peer preferences and social interaction among third-grade children in an integrated school district. Journal of Educational Psychology, 69(4), 330-336. [doi]  [abs]
  50. Parkhurst, JT; Asher, SR (1992). Peer rejection in middle school: Subgroup differences in behavior, loneliness, and interpersonal concerns. Developmental Psychology, 28(2), 231-241. [doi]  [abs]
  51. Parker, JG; Asher, SR (1987). Peer relations and later personal adjustment: Are low-accepted children at risk?. Psychological Bulletin, 102(3), 357-389. (reprinted in two volumes including a Chinese translation). [doi]  [abs]
  52. Singleton, LC; Asher, SR (1979). Racial integration and children's peer preferences: An investigation of developmental and cohort differences. Child Development, 50, 936-941.
  53. Asher, SR; Allen, VL (1969). Racial preference and social comparison processes. Journal of Social Issues, 25(1), 157-166. (reprinted in four volumes). [doi]
  54. Asher, SR; Markell, RA (1974). Sex differences in comprehension of high- and low-interest reading material. Journal of Educational Psychology, 66(5), 680-687. [doi]  [abs]
  55. Asher, SR; Gottman, JM (1973). Sex of teacher and student reading achievement. Journal of Educational Psychology, 65(2), 168-171. [doi]  [abs]
  56. Asher, SR (1983). Social competence and peer status: Recent advances and future directions. Child Development, 54, 1427-1434.
  57. Asher, SR; Taylor, AR (1981). Social outcomes of mainstreaming: Sociometric assessment and beyond. Exceptional Education Quarterly, 1(4), 13-30. (reprinted in one volume).
  58. Yust, PKS; Weeks, MS; Williams, GA; Asher, SR (2023). Social relationship provisions and loneliness in school: Child- and classroom-level effects.. Journal of school psychology, 99, 101218. [doi]  [abs]
  59. Asher, SR; Taylor, AR (1982). Social skill training with children: Evaluating processes and outcomes. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 8(3), 237-245. [doi]
  60. Wentzel, K; Asher, SR (1995). The academic lives of neglected, rejected, popular, and controversial children. Child Development, 66(3), 754-763. [doi]  [abs]
  61. Dodge, TMVPPKA; member, (2009). The ecological effects of universal and selective violence prevention programs for middle school students: A randomized trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77(3), 526.-542.. (Member of corporate author group). [doi]  [abs]
  62. Zahavi, S; Asher, SR (1978). The effect of verbal instructions on preschool children's aggressive behavior. Journal of School Psychology, 16(2), 146-153. [doi]  [abs]
  63. Asher, SR; Parke, RD (1975). The influence of sampling and comparison processes on the development of communication effectiveness. Journal of Educational Psychology, 67(1), 64-75. [doi]  [abs]
  64. Ikeda, RM; Simon, TR; Smith, EP; Reese, LRE; Rabiner, DL; Miller-Johnson, S; Winn, DM; Asher, SR; Dodge, KA; Horne, AM; Orpinas, P; Quinn, WH; Huberty, CH; Tolan, PH; Gorman-Smith, D; Henry, DB; Gay, FN; Farrell, AD; Meyer, AL; Sullivan, TN; Allison, KW; Proj, MVP (2004). The Multisite Violence Prevention Project: Background and overview. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 26(1 Suppl), 3-11. (Member of corporate author group). [Gateway.cgi], [doi]  [abs]
  65. Dodge, MVPPKA; member, (2008). The multisite violence prevention project: Impact of a universal school-based violence prevention program on social-cognitive outcomes. Prevention Science, 9(4), 231-244. (Member of corporate author group). [doi]  [abs]
  66. Bursuck, WD; Asher, SR (1986). The relationship between social competence and achievement in elementary school children. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 15, 41-49.
  67. Taylor, AR; Asher, SR; Williams, GA (1987). The social adaptation of mainstreamed mildly retarded children. Child Development, 58(5), 1321-1334. [doi]  [abs]
  68. Rose, AJ; Asher, SR (2017). The Social Tasks of Friendship: Do Boys and Girls Excel in Different Tasks?. Child Development Perspectives, 11(1), 3-8. [doi]  [abs]
  69. Henry, ; B, D; Farrell, ; D, A; Project, MVP (2004). The study designed by a committee: Design of the MVPP. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 26, 12-19. (Member of corporate author group).
  70. Renshaw, PD; Asher, SR (1985). The study of children's goals: A reply to Gresham's commentary. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 31, 105-109.
  71. MacEvoy, JP; Asher, SR (2012). When friends disappoint: Boys’ and girls’ responses to transgressions of friendship expectations. Child Development, 83(1), 104-119. [doi]  [abs]
  72. Vanhalst, J; Soenens, B; Luyckx, K; Petegem, SV; Weeks, MS; Asher, SR (2015). Why do the chronically lonely stay lonely? Chronically lonely children and adolescents attributions and emotions in situations of social inclusion and exclusion.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 109(5), 932-948. [doi]  [abs]

Books

  1. Asher, S.R. & Coie, J. D., Eds (1990). Peer rejection in childhood.. Cambridge University Press.  (translated into Japanese, 1996.)  [abs]
  2. Asher, S.R. & Gottman, J.M. (1981). The development of children's friendships.. Cambridge University Press.  (Named as an outstanding book in the behavioral and social sciences by Choice, May, 1982.)  [abs]

Chapters in Books

  1. Rudolph, KD; Asher, SR "Adaptation and maladaptation in the peer system." Handbook of developmental psychopathology. Ed. Sameroff, AJ; Lewis, M; Miller, SM 2nd Ed.Plenum Press, 2000: 157-175.
  2. Wigfield, A. & Asher, S.R. "Age differences in children's communication accuracy: The effects of task familiarity."  Technical Report No. 96University of Illinois, Urbana, IL: Center for the Study of Reading, 1978
  3. Asher, SR "An evolving paradigm in social skill training research with children." Children's peer relations: Issues in assessment and intervention. Ed. Schneider, BH; Rubin, KH; Ledingham, JE Springer-Verlag, 1985: 157-171.
  4. Parker, JG; Asher, SR "Beyond group acceptance: Friendship and friendship quality as distinct dimensions of peer adjustment." Advances in personal relationships. Ed. Jones, WH; Perlman, D Kingsley, 1993: 261-294.
  5. Asher, SR; Guerry, W; McDonald, KL "Children as friends." The SAGE handbook of child research. Ed. Melton, GB; Ben-Arieh, A; Cashmore, J; Goodman, GS; Worley, NK Sage, 2014: 169-194.
  6. Williams, G.A. & Asher, S.R. "Children without friends, Part 1: Their problems."  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service, 1993: 6(7).
  7. Williams, G.A. & Asher, S.R. "Children without friends, Part 2: The reasons for peer rejection."  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service, 1993: 5-6.
  8. Williams, G.A. & Asher, S.R. "Children without friends, Part 4: Improving social skills."  1993: 3-4.
  9. Asher, SR; Renshaw, PD "Children without friends: Social knowledge and social skill training." The development of children's friendships. Ed. Asher, SR; Gottman, JM Cambridge University Press, 1981: 273-296.
  10. Asher, S.R., Hymel, S., & Wigfield, A. "Children's comprehension of high- and low-interest material and a comparison of two cloze scoring methods."  Technical Report No. 17University of Illinois, Urbana, IL: Center for the Study of Reading, 1976
  11. Asher, SR; Rose, AJ "Children's friendships." Close relationships: A sourcebook. Ed. Hendrick, C; Hendrick, SS Sage, 2000: 47-57.
  12. Asher, SR; Oden, SL; Gottman, JM "Children's friendships in school settings." Current topics in early childhood education. Ed. Katz, LG Ablex, 1977: 33-61. reprinted in one volume
  13. Taylor, AR; Asher, SR "Children's goals and social competence: Individual differences in a game-playing context." Friendship in normal and handicapped children. Ed. Field, T; Roopnarine, JL; Segal, M Ablex, 1984: 53-78.
  14. Asher, SR "Children's peer relations." Social and personality development. Ed. Lamb, ME Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1978: 91-113.
  15. Asher, S.R., MacEvoy, J.P., & McDonald, K.L. "Children's peer relations, social competence, and school adjustment: A social tasks and social goals perspectives.." Advances in Achievement and Motivation, Vol. 15: Social psychological perspectives. Ed. M.L. Maehr, S. Karabenick, & T. Urdan Bingley, UK: Emerald, 2008: 357-390.
  16. Asher, SR; Hymel, S "Children's social competence and peer relations: Sociometric and behavioral assessment." Social competence. Ed. Wine, JD; Smye, MD Guilford Press, 1981: 125-157.
  17. Asher, SR; McDonald, KL "Children’s friendships." International encyclopedia of education. Ed. McGraw, B; Peterson, PL; Baker, E 3rd EditionElsevier, 2010: 564-569.
  18. Asher, SR; MacEvoy, JP; McDonald, KL "Children’s peer relations, social competence, and school adjustment: A social tasks and social goals perspective." Advances in achievement and motivation. Ed. Maehr, ML; Karabenick, S; Urdan, T Emerald, 2008: 357-390.
  19. Parker, JG; Saxon, JL; Asher, SR; Kovacs, DM "Dimensions of children's friendship adjustment: Implications for understanding loneliness." Loneliness in childhood and adolescence. Ed. Rotenberg, KJ; Hymel, S Cambridge University Press, 1999: 201-221.
  20. Asher, S. R., Parker, J. G., & Walker, D. L. "Distinguishing friendship from acceptance: Implications for intervention and assessment." The company they keep: Friendship during childhood and adolescence. Ed. W. M. Bukowski, A. F. Newcomb, & W. W. Hartup New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996: 366-405.
  21. Asher, SR; Parker, JG; Walker, DL "Distinguishing friendship from acceptance: Implications for intervention and assessment." The company they keep: Friendship during childhood and adolescence. Ed. Bukowski, WM; Newcomb, AF; Hartup, WW Cambridge University Press, 1996: 366-405.
  22. Asher, SR; Weeks, MS "Friendships in Childhood." The Cambridge Handbook of Personal Relationships, Second Edition. January, 2018: 119-134. [doi]
  23. Parkhurst, JT; Asher, SR "Goals and concerns: Implications for the study of children's social competence." Advances in clinical child psychology. Ed. Lahey, BB; Kazdin, AE Plenum, 1985: 199-228.
  24. Asher, S.R. & Wigfield, A. "Influence of comparison training on children's referential communication."  Technical Report No. 139University of Illinois, Urbana, IL: Center for the Study of Reading, 1979
  25. Asher, S.R. "Influence of topic interest on black children's and white children's reading comprehension."  Technical Report No. 99University of Illinois, Urbana, IL: Center for the Study of Reading, 1978
  26. MacEvoy, JP; Weeks, MS; Asher, SR "Loneliness." Encyclopedia of adolescence,. Academic Press, 2011: 178-187.
  27. Asher, SR; Weeks, MS "Loneliness and belongingness in the college years." Wiley-Blackwell handbook of solitude: Psychological perspectives on social isolation, social withdrawal, and being alone. Ed. Coplan, RJ; Bowker, JC Wiley-Blackwell, 2014: 283-301.
  28. Asher, SR; Hopmeyer, A "Loneliness in childhood." Children’s needs II: Development, problems and alternatives. Ed. Bear, GG; Minke, KM; Thomas, A National Association of School Psychologists, 1997: 279-292.
  29. Weeks, MS; Asher, SR "Loneliness in childhood: Toward the next generation of assessment and research." Advances in Child Development and Behavior. Ed. Benson, JB Academic Press, 2012: 1-39.
  30. MacEvoy, JP; Asher, SR "Loneliness, children." Encyclopedia of human relationships. Ed. Reis, HT; Sprecher, S Sage, 2009: 990-993.
  31. Asher, SR; Parkhurst, JT; Hymel, S; Williams, GA "Peer rejection and loneliness in childhood." Peer rejection in childhood. Ed. Asher, SR; Coie, JD Cambridge University Press, 1990: 253-273.
  32. Asher, S.R., Rose, A.J. & Gabriel, S.W. "Peer rejection in everyday life." Interpersonal rejection. Ed. M. Leary New York: Oxford University Press, 2001: 105-142.
  33. Asher, SR; Rose, AJ; Gabriel, SW "Peer rejection in everyday life." Interpersonal Rejection. Ed. Leary, MR Oxford University Press, 2001: 105-142. [doi]  [abs]
  34. Asher, S.R. & Parker, J.G. "Peer rejection: An indicator of risk." The Early Childhood Update. 1988: 3, 8.
  35. Asher, SR; Erdley, CA; Gabriel, S "Peer relations." Development through life: A handbook for clinicians. Ed. Rutter, ML; Hay, DF Blackwell, 1994: 456-487.
  36. Asher, SR; Renshaw, PD; Hymel, S "Peer relations and the development of social skills." The young child: Reviews of research. Ed. Moore, SG; Cooper, CR National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1982: 137-158.
  37. Asher, S.R. & Hopmeyer, A. "Peer relationship problems in childhood."  1993: 10. a publication of the National Association of School Psychologists
  38. Asher, SR; Rose, AJ "Promoting children’s social-emotional development with peers." Emotional development and emotional literacy. Ed. Salovry, P; Sluyter, D Basic Books, 1997: 196-224.
  39. Asher, SR "Recent advances in the study of peer rejection." Peer rejection in childhood. Ed. Asher, SR; Coie, JD Cambridge University Press, 1990: 3-14.
  40. Asher, SR "Referential communication." The functions of language and cognition. Ed. Whitehurst, GJ; Zimmerman, BJ Academic Press, 1979: 175-197.
  41. Asher, S.R. "Referential communication."  Technical Report No. 90University of Illinois, Urbana, IL: Center for the Study of Reading, 1978
  42. Asher, S.R. "Sex differences in reading achievement."  Reading Education Report No. 2University of Illinois, Urbana, IL: Center for the Study of Reading, 1977
  43. Wigfield, A; Asher, SR "Social and motivational influences on reading." Handbook of Reading Research. November, 2016: 423-452.
  44. Wigfield, A. & Asher, S.R. "Social and motivational influences on reading." Handbook of reading research. Ed. P. D. Pearson, R. Barr, M. Kamil, & P. Mosenthal Longman, 1983: 423-452.
  45. Wigfield, A; Asher, SR "Social and motivational influences on reading achievement." Handbook of reading research. Ed. Pearson, PD; Barr, R; Kamil, M; Mosenthal, P Longman, 1984: 423-452.
  46. Wigfield, A., & Asher, S. R. "Social and motivational influences on reading achievement.." Handbook of reading research. Ed. P. D. Pearson, R. Barr, M. Kamil, & P. Mosenthal Longman, 1983: 423-452.
  47. Wigfield, A., & Asher, S. R. "Social and motivational influences on reading achievement.." Handbook of reading research. Ed. P. D. Pearson, R. Barr, M. Kamil, & P. Mosenthal Longman, 1983: 423-452.
  48. Parke, RD; Asher, SR "Social and personality development." Annual review of psychology. Ed. Porter, L; Rosenweig, M Annual Reviews, Inc., 1983: 465-509.
  49. Renshaw, PD; Asher, SR "Social competence and peer status: The distinction between goals and strategies." Peer relationships and social skills in childhood. Ed. Rubin, KH; Ross, HS Springer-Verlag, 1982: 375-395.
  50. Dodge, KA; Asher, SR; Parkhurst, JT "Social life as a goal coordination task." Research on motivation in education. Ed. Ames, C; Ames, R Academic Press, 1989: 107-135.
  51. Ladd, GW; Asher, SR "Social skill training and children's peer relations." Handbook of social skills training and research. Ed. L'Abate, L; Milan, MA Wiley, 1985: 219-244.
  52. Troop, WP; Asher, SR "Teaching peer relationship competence in schools." Teaching in American schools. Ed. Stevens, RJ Merrill, 1999: 141-171.
  53. Asher, SR; McDonald, KL "The behavioral basis of acceptance, rejection, and perceived popularity." The handbook of peer interactions, relationships, and groups. Ed. Rubin, KH; Bukowski, W; Laursen, B Gilford, 2009: 232-248.
  54. Asher, SR; Parker, JG "The significance of peer relationship problems in childhood." Social competence in developmental perspective. Ed. Schneider, BH; Attili, G; Nadel, J; Weissberg, RP Academic Publishing, 1989: 5-23.
  55. Asher, SR; Wigfield, A "Topic interest and children's reading comprehension." Theoretical issues in reading comprehension. Ed. Spiro, RJ; Bruce, BC; Brewer, WF Erlbaum, 1980: 525-534. [doi]  [abs]
  56. Asher, S.R. & Wigfield, A. "Training referential communication skills." Children's oral communication skills. Ed. W. P. Dickson New York: Academic Press, 1981: 105-126.
  57. Asher, S.R. & Wigfield, A. "Training referential communication skills."  Technical Report No. 175University of Illinois, Urbana, IL: Center for the Study of Reading, 1980
  58. Asher, SR; Gabriel, SW "Using a wireless transmission system to observe conversation and social interaction on the playground." Children on playgrounds. Ed. Hart, CH State University of New York Press, 1993: 184-209.

Contributions to Professional Newsletters

  1. Willilams, G.A. & Asher, S.R. "Children without friends, Part 3: Learning about a child's strengths and weaknesses."  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service, 1993: 4-5.
  2. Asher, S.R. & McDonald, K.L. "Intervening to promote friendship: Experimental tests of hypotheses about fundamental skills and processes. A commentary on “Research on Friendship among Children and Adolescents: Findings, Problems, and Future Directions” (Joan G. Miller and Xinyin Chen, Eds.)."  Number 2, Serial No. 462004 Supplement to International Journal of Behavoral Development, 28, 6, November, 2004

Book Reviews

  1. Asher, S.R. (1971). [Review of "Reach, Touch, and Teach: Student Concerns and Process Education," by Terry Borton]. Journal of Experimental Education, 39, 21.
  2. Asher, S.R. (1979). [Review of Social competence. symptoms. and under-achievement in childhood: A longitudinal perspective, by Martin Kohn]. Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography, 53, 72-74.
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