John Bates, Ph.D.

Dr. John (a.k.a. Jack) Batesis a professor of Clinical Science at Indiana University. Hereceived his Ph.D.from the Universityof California at Los Angeles in 1973. His research interestsinclude the development of children's behavior problems and competencies; childtemperament, social, cognitive and affective characteristics; and familyinteraction processes. For more detailed explanation of his interests, see hispersonal website orhis Social Development Lab website.

John Bates, Kenneth Dodge (Duke Univ) & Greg Pettit (Auburn Univ) arecurrently examining how conduct problems develop from age five to adulthood inthe Child DevelopmentProject. In the ToddlerSleep Study, Bates is examining how toddlers learn to exert self-directedcontrol over tehir social behavior and how their quality of sleep may influencethis process. Other extensive studies include the Bloomington LongitudinalStudy assessing the role of temperament in social development from 6 monthsto 17 years and the IndianaPreschool Project assessing the role of children's sleep patterns in tehiradjustment at preschool and at home.

Most Cited Publications (403 each):

Dodge, K. A., Bates, J. E., & Pettit, G.S. (1990). Mechanisms in the cycle of violence. Science,  250, 1678-1683.

Recent Publications:

Beyers,J.M., Bates, J. E.,Pettit, G.S., & Dodge, K.A. (2003). Neighborhood Structure, ParentingProcesses, and the Development of Youth's Externalizing Behaviors: A MultilevelAnalysis. American Journal of Community Psychology, 31, 35-53

 Olson,S.L., Bates, J.E.,Sandy,J.M., & Schilling, E.M. (2002). Early Developmental Precursors of Impulsiveand Inattentive Behavior: From Infancy to Middle Childhood. Journal of ChildPsychology and Psychiatry, 43, 435-447.

 Bates, J.E., Viken, R.J., Alexander, D.B., Beyers, J., & Stockton, L. (2002). Sleep andAdjustment in Preschool Children: Sleep Diary Reports by Mothers Relate toBehavior Reports by Teachers. Child Development, 73, 62-74.

 Keiley,M.K., Bates, J.E.,Dodge, K.A., & Pettit, G.S. (2000). A Cross-domain Growth Analysis:Externalizing and Internalizing Behaviors During 8 Years of Childhood. Journalof Abnormal Child Psychology, 28, 161-179.

 Bates, J.E., Pettit, G.S., Dodge, K.A., & Ridge, B. (1998). Interaction of temperamentalresistance to control and restrictive parenting in the development ofexternalizing behavior. Developmental Psychology, 34, 982-995.

 Rothbart,M.K. & Bates,J.E. (1998). Temperament. In W. Damon (Ed.-in-chief) & N.Eisenberg (Vol. Ed.). Handbook of Child Psychology, Vol. 3: Social,Emotional, and Personality Development, 5th Ed. New York:Wiley. pp. 105-176.