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Steinunn Gestsdóttir - Pro-Rector of Academic Affairs and Development
–
Senior management
Steinunn Gestsdóttir
Íslenska
Pro-Rector of Academic Affairs and Development
Professor
Location
Aðalbygging / A-103
Phone
525 - 4047
Email
steinuge [at] hi.is
Unit
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https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Steinunn_Gestsdottir
Published Work
Steinunn Gestsdóttir - published work
Curriculum Vitae
Steinunn Gestsdóttir - Curriculum Vitae
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3037-7939
Research portal – Steinunn Gestsdóttir
Under construction throughout the autumn semester 2023
Collaboration
Sigrún Aðalbjarnardóttir
,
Háskóli Íslands
Freyja Birgisdóttir,
,
Háskóli Íslands
Antje von Suchodoletz
,
Freiburg University
Richard M. Lerner
,
Tufts University, USA
Education
2005
,
Ph.D.
,
Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA.
,
Child Development,
2001
,
M.A.
,
Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
,
Developmental Psychology
1996
,
B.A.
,
University of Iceland
,
Psychology
Professional Experience
2016 -
,
Pro-Rector of Academic Affairs and Devlopment,
University of Iceland
2015 -
,
Professor of Psychology,
Faculty of Psychology, University of Iceland
2013 -
2015,
Accociate Professor of Psychology,
Faculty of Psychology, University of Iceland
2009 -
2013,
Associate Professor of Psychology,
School of Education
2008 -
2009,
Assistant Professor of Psychology,
School of Education
2005 -
2008,
Assistant Professor of Psychology,
Iceland University of Education
Published works
2023
Intentional Self-Regulation and Executive Functions: Overlap and Uniqueness in Predicting Positive Development Among Youth in Iceland
The Journal of Early Adolescence
2019
Nýsamþykkt stefna Háskóla Íslands um gæði náms og kennslu - kennsluþróun í brennidepli í starfi skólans: Háskóli Íslands hefur skýra sýn á málefni náms og kennslu
Tímarit kennslumiðstöðvar Háskóla Íslands
Visual foraging and executive functions: A developmental perspective
Acta Psychologica
2018
Tengsl lestraráhugahvatar og lesskilnings nemenda á miðstigi grunnskóla
Tímarit um uppeldi og menntun
Studying positive youth development in different Nations: Theoretical and methodological issues
Handbook of Adolescent Development Research and Its Impact on Global Policy
School engagement and intentional self-regulation: A reciprocal relation in adolescence
Journal of Adolescence
2017
Má rekja mun á lesskilningi kynjanna til mismikillar þátttöku í skólastarfi?
Tímarit um uppeldi og menntun
Cumulative risk over the early life course and its relation to academic achievement in childhood and early adolescence
Preventive Medicine
What Drives Positive Youth Development? Assessing Intentional Self-Regulation as a Central Adolescent Asset
International Journal of Developmental Sciences
Self-regulation
Handbook of Life Course Health Development
2016
A Bifactor Model of School Engagement: Assessing General and Specific Aspects of Behavioral, Emotional and Cognitive Engagement among Adolescents
International Journal of Behavioral Development
2015
The Role of Behavioral Self-Regulation in Learning to Read: A 2-Year Longitudinal Study of Icelandic Preschool Children
Early Education and Development
Self-regulation among youth in four Western cultures: Is there an adolescence-specific structure of the Selection-Optimization-Compensation (SOC) model?
International Journal of Behavioral Development
Intentional Self-Regulation in Youth: Applying Research Findings to Practice and Programs
Promoting Positive Youth Development
Self-Regulation During Adolescence: Variations Associated with Individual ↔ Context Relations
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition
Selection, optimization, and compensation: The structure, reliability, and validity of forced-choice versus Likert-type measures in a sample of late adolescents
International Journal of Behavioral Development
Self-Regulation Across Adolescence: Exploring the Structure of Selection, Optimization, and Compensation
Journal of Research on Adolescence
2014
Early Behavioral Self-Regulation, Academic Achievement, and Gender: Longitudinal Findings From France, Germany, and Iceland
Applied Developmental Science
2013
Behavioral self-regulation and relations to emergent academic skills among children in Germany and Iceland
Early Childhood Research Quarterly
2012
Promoting positive youth development in the face of contextual changes and challenges: the roles of individual strengths and ecological assets.
New directions for youth development
2011
Self-regulation processes and thriving in childhood and adolescence: a view of the issues.
New directions for child and adolescent development
The development of intentional self-regulation in adolescence. Describing, explaining, and optimizing its link to positive youth development
Advances in Child Development and Behavior
Intentional self-regulation, ecological assets, and thriving in adolescence: a developmental systems model.
New directions for child and adolescent development
Developmental trajectories of intentional self regulation in adolescence: The role of parenting and implications for positive and problematic outcomes among diverse youth
Journal of Adolescence
The role of parenting and goal selection in positive youth development: A person-centered approach
Elsevier
The development of intentional self-regulation in adolescence
Positive Youth Development
The role of parenting and goal selection in positive youth development: A person-centered approach
Journal of Adolescence
2010
Intentional self regulation in middle adolescence: The emerging role of loss-based selection in positive youth development
Journal of Youth and Adolescence
2009
The structure and function of selection, optimization, and compensation in middle adolescence: Theoretical and applied implications
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
2008
Positive Development in Adolescence: The Development and Role of Intentional Self-Regulation
Human Development
2007
Intentional self-regulation and positive youth development in early adolescence: Findings from the 4-H study of positive youth development
Developmental Psychology
2005
Patterns of emotional availability among young mothers and their infants: A dydaic, contextual analysis
Infant Mental Health Journal
Positive youth development, participation in community youth development programs, and community contributions of fifth-grade adolescents: Findings from the first wave of the 4-H study of positive youth development
Journal of Early Adolescence
2004
Structural relations among spirituality, religiosity, and thriving in adolescence
Applied Developmental Science
Iceland
International Perspectives on Family Violence and Abuse: A Cognitive Ecological Approach
2003
Spirituality, religiosity, and thriving among adolescents: Identification and confirmation of factor structures
Applied Developmental Science
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