Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Journal Articles

• Hunter JE., McLay LK., France KG., Swit CS. and Blampied NM. (2022) Parent Perceptions of Sleep-Related Stereotypy Within Sleep Problems in Children on the Autism Spectrum: Implications for Behavioral Treatment. Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41252-022-00246-w.

• Swit CS. and Breen R. (2022) Parenting During a Pandemic: Predictors of Parental Burnout. Journal of Family Issues http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192513X211064858.

• Sotardi VA., Watson P., Swit C., Roy D. and Bajaj M. (2021) Adolescent stress, help-seeking intentions, subjective achievement and life satisfaction in New Zealand: Tests of mediation, moderated mediation and moderation. Stress and Health 37(4): 650-668. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smi.3021.

• Swit CS. (2021) Differential associations between relational and physical aggression: why do teachers and parents perceive these behaviors differently? Early Child Development and Care 191(3): 321-337. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2019.1621304.

• Swit CS. and Slater NM. (2021) Relational aggression during early childhood: A systematic review. Aggression and Violent Behavior 58 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2021.101556.

• Coyne SM., Swit C., Stockdale L. and Summers K. (2020) The growth of gossip: Socialization of relational aggression from adolescence to emerging adulthood. Aggressive Behavior 46(6): 535-546. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ab.21924.

• Swit C. (2019) Understanding the Distinctive Differences between Relationally and Physically Aggressive Behaviours Used in Early Childhood Contexts. Early Education and Development 30(7): 927-946. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10409289.2019.1603579.

• Swit CS. (2018) Early childhood educators’ and parents’ perceptions of bullying in preschool. New Zealand Journal of Psychology 47(3): 19-27.

• Swit CS., McMaugh A. and Warburton W. (2017) Teacher and Parent Perceptions of Relational and Physical Aggression During Early Childhood. Journal of Child and Family Studies 27(1): 118-130. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-017-0861-y.

• Swit CS., McMaugh A. and Warburton WA. (2016) Preschool children’s beliefs about the acceptability of relational and physical aggression. International Journal of Early Childhood 48(1): 111-127. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13158-016-0155-3.

• Swit CS. and McMaugh A. (2012) Relational aggression and prosocial behaviours in Australian preschool children. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood 37(3): 30-34.

Design output

• Swit C. (2020) Bullying Resources: The Education Hub NZ. Developer of the content: Commissioned by The Education Hub [Online resources for teachers].

Other

• Swit C. (2019) Are pre-schoolers really capable of bullying? New Zealand Association for Research in Education. [Blog Post].

• Swit CS. (2018) Conversations with young children about their negative behaviour – Is it just ‘naughty’ behaviour? NZARE. [Blog post].

• Swit CS. (2017) Relational aggression: Why are young children so mean? New Zealand Association for Research in Education. [Online Blog Post].

Theses / Dissertations

• Swit CS. (2016) Social cognition and relational aggression: an investigation of the cognitive bases of preschoolers' aggressive behaviour. PhD Thesis, Sydney. Macquarie University.

Student Supervision

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Current
• PhD - Dunn M: exploring how kaupapa Maori is embedded within the school context to promote students’ social and emotional learning and mental health and wellbeing
• PhD - Evans K: Stress, Coping and Substance Use Recovery: A mixed methods study
• Masters - Eloff L: Student voice and behaviour intervention plans
• Masters - Lenton P: The effectiveness of a Group Theraplay Intervention for children who have experienced trauma
• Masters - Samson H: PRESCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN’S BELIEFS AND RESPONSES TO HYPOTHETICAL AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOURS
• Masters - Tierney C: Maori perspectives of different types of aggression used by preschoolers
• Masters - Yeo E: Social support for support givers: Does received social support moderate or mediate parenting and teaching styles to affect pre-schoolers’ behaviour?
• Masters - Yeo H: Social support for support givers: Does received social support moderate or mediate parenting and teaching styles to affect pre-schoolers’ behaviour?
Completed
• Masters - Lim M: "I am not quite sure how to deal with kids like that..." Understanding the unmet needs of parents and early childhood educators in responding to early childhood aggression. (2020)
• Masters - McDowall J: Exploring the Experiences of New Zealand Mothers Raising Intellectually Gifted Children: Maternal Strains, Resources, and Coping Behaviours (2019)
• Masters - Mulder G: The Influence of Culture on Parenting Practices and Children’s Social Competence: A Multiple Case Study (2019)
• Masters - Penny M: The role of Parent Perception of Burden on Child Health Related Quality of Life: Examining Functioning among Children with Food Allergy (2019)
• Masters - Wilkinson P: Collaborative and Proactive Solutions Approach to Challenging Behaviour: Teacher Perspectives
• Masters - Wilkinson PD: Collaborative and Proactive Solutions approach to challenging behaviour: Teacher perspectives (2019)
• Summer Student - Slater N: Early Childhood Relational Aggression over 20 Years: A Systematic Review of the Prevalence Rates and Associations with Psychosocial Outcomes (2020)

Review and Refereeing

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• American Educational Research Association ( 2018 - 2022)
• New Zealand Association for Research in Education ( 2017 )
• Society for Research on Child Development ( 2016 )
• British Journal of Educational Psychology ( 2017 - 2022)
• Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry ( 2016 )
• Journal of Experimental Child Psychology ( 2019 - 2022)
• Social Development ( 2016 )

Future Research

• Transactional models of aggression and bullying
• Longitudinal analysis of the critical predictors of aggression/bullying
• Social development prevention and intervention during early childhood
• Teacher and parent health and wellbeing
• Positive Behaviour Support