Academic Publications

Below is a list of recent scientific publications. If you would like a copy of any of these publications, and are unable to find them from their original source (e.g., Google Scholar or Researchgate), please feel free to email me a request for a PDF copy. I do try to highlight student contributions, to hopefully make it very it clear both how important students are to my research program as well as how often they receive published credit for their hard work!

Refereed Journal Publications (82; contribution relative to order of authorship; student co-authors bolded):

Spadafora, N., Al-Jbouri, E., & Volk, A. A. (in press). Are child and adolescent students more uncivil after COVID-19? School psychology, 1-10.

Vaillancourt, T., Eriksson, M., Brittain, H., Krygsman, A., Farrell, A. H., Davis, A. C.,

Volk, A. A., & Arnocky, S. (in press). Social media friendship jealousy and its longitudinal links to  mental health. Evolutionary Psychology, 1-11.

Brazil, K. J., Farrell, A. H., Boer, A., & Volk, A. A. (in press). Adolescent psychopathic traits and adverse environments: Associations with socially adaptive outcomes. Development and Psychopathology, 1-12.

Al-Jbouri E., Volk A.A., Spadafora N. and Andrews N.C.Z. (2024) Friends, followers, peers, and posts: adolescents’ in-person and online friendship networks and social media use influences on friendship closeness via the importance of technology for social connection. Frontiers Developmental Psychology 2:1419756.

Spadafora, N. & Volk, A. A. (2024). Does adolescent incivility predict future bullying? Journal of Adolescence, 96, 209-216.

Brazil, K. & Volk, A. A. (2023). Psychopathic traits and number of children in community men and women. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences. doi.org/ 10.1037/ebs0000343

Andrews, C. Z., Cillessen, A. H. N., Craig, W., Dane, A., V., & Volk, A. A. (2023). Bullying and the abuse of power. International Journal of Bullying Prevention, 5, 261-270.

Spadafora N., & Volk, A. A. (2023). How do teachers and adolescents conceptualize classroom incivility? The Brock Education Journal, 32, 58-80.

Volk, A. A. (2023). Historical and hunter-gatherer perspectives on fast-slow life history strategies. Evolution and Human Behavior, 44, 99-109.

Brazil, K. J., Volk, A. A., & Dane, A. V. (2023). Is empathy linked to prosocial and antisocial traits and behaviour? It depends on the form of empathy. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 55, 75-80.

Volk, A. A., Leach, A.-M., Connolly, J. A., Lawford, H. L., Bukowski, W. M. (2023). Demystifying SSHRC Psychology Insight Grants: Reviewers’ perspectives. Canadian Psychology, 64, 290-298.

Franklin, P. & Volk, A. A. (2022). Exploring links between parent-child playground behavior and HEXACO personality traits. American Journal of Play, 14, 188-206.

Brazil, K. J. & Volk, A. A. (2022). Cads in dads’ clothing? Psychopathic traits and men’s preferences for mating, parental, and somatic investment. Evolutionary Psychological Sciences, 8, 299-315.

Volk, A. A., Dane, A. V., & Al-Jbouri, E. (2022). Is bullying an evolutionary adaptation? A 10 year review. Educational Psychology Review, 34, 2351-2378.

Spadafora, N., Volk, A. A., & Dane, A. V. (2022). Using qualitative methods to measure and understand key features of adolescent bullying. International Journal of Bullying Prevention, 4, 230-241.

Franklin, P. & Volk, A. A. (2022). Personality traits associated with parenting, mating, and somatic investment decisions. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, 16, 245- 260.

Dane, A. V., Lapierre, K., Andrews, N. C. Z., & Volk, A. A. (2022). Evolutionarily relevant aggressive functions: Differentiating competitive, impression management, sadistic and reactive motives. Aggressive Behavior, 48, 331-340.

Volk, A., A., Andrews, N. C. Z., Dane, A., V. (2022). Balance of power and adolescent aggression. Psychology of Violence, 12, 31-41.

Spadafora, N., McDowell, H., Al-Jbouri, E., Andrews, N. C. Z., & Volk, A. A. (2022). Be a little rude, but not too much: Exploring classroom incivility and social network position in adolescents. Journal of Early Adolescence, 42, 565-585.

Franklin-Luther, P. & Volk, A. A. (2021). The links between adult personality, parental discipline attitudes and harsh child punishment. Journal of Family Trauma, Child Custody, and Child Development, 19, 3-23.

Spadafora, N., Brandow, I., Li, M., & Volk, A. A. (2021). The association between reading motivation and reading achievement in Chinese students: Exploring the role of personality. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 8, 408-422.

Volk, A. A., Provenzano, D. A., Farrell, A. H., Dane, A. V., & Shulman, E. P. (2021). Personality and bullying: Pathways to adolescent social dominance. Current Psychology, 40, 2415-2426.

Volk, A. A. (2021). Commentary on Sears (2020): What does history have to say about life history? Evolution and Human Behavior, 1-2.

Kim, S., Spadafora, N., Craig, W., Volk, A. A., & Zhang, L. (2021). Disciplinary Structure and Teacher Support in Chinese and Canadian Schools: Examining How Authoritative Disciplinary Practices Protect Youth Involved in Bullying at School. School Mental Health, 1-17.

Volk, A. A., Franklin, P., Brazil, K., Dane, A. V., & Vaillancourt, T. (2021). The influence of demographics and personality on COVID-19 coping in young adults. Personality and Individual Differences, 168, 1-7.

Mularcyzk, K. P., Farrell, A. H., Volk, A. A., & Book, A. (2020). The utility of broad versus specific measures of personality for assessing adolescent antisociality. North American Journal of Psychology, 22, 679-700.

Spadafora, N., Volk, A. A., Molnar, D., & Frijters, J. (2020). Do little annoyances relate to bullying?: The links between personality, attitudes towards classroom incivility, and bullying. The Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 37, 30-38.

Volk, A. A., Visser, B. A., & Book, A. (2020). The theoretical superiority of the HEXACO. European Journal of Psychology, 34, 555-556.

Volk, A. A., & Franklin, P. (2020). When is the breast best? Infant feeding as a domain of intrasexual competition. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, 14, 1-6.

Spadafora, N., Marini, Z. A., & Volk, A. A. (2020). Should I defend or should I go? An adaptive, qualitative examination of the personal costs and benefits associated with bullying intervention. Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 35(1), 23-40.

Farrell, A. H., Volk, A. A., & Vaillancourt, T. (2020). Empathy, exploitation and adolescent bullying perpetration: A longitudinal social-ecological investigation. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 42, 436-449.

Volk, A. A., Mitchell, R. C., & Khan, T. (2019). The power of civility: A transdisciplinary examination of adolescent social power and bullying. Journal of Childhood Studies, 44, 120-138.

Davis, A.C., Visser, B., Volk, A. A., Vaillancourt, T., & Arnocky, S. (2019). Life history strategy and the HEXACO model of personality: A facet level examination. Personality and Individual Differences, 150, 1-6.

Book, A., Methot-Jones, T., Blais, J., Hosker-Field, A., Volk, A., Visser, B. A., … & D’Agata, M. T. (2019). Psychopathic traits and the cheater–hawk hypothesis. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 34(15), 3229-3251.

Book, A., Visser, B., Volk, A. A., Holden, R., & Dagata, M. (2019). Ice and Fire: Two paths to provoked aggression. Personality and Individual Differences, 138, 247-251.

Dane, A. V., Volk, A. A., & Franklin, P. (2018). Postscript to: “Adolescent Beliefs about Antisocial Behavior: Mediators and Moderators of Links with Parental Monitoring and Attachment”. International Journal of Emotional Education, 10, 131-138.

Spadafora, N., Provenzano, D., Farrell, A., Marini, Z., & Volki, A. A. (2018). Temperamental differences and classroom incivility: Exploring the role of individual differences. Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 33, 44-62.

Franklin, P., Volk, A. A.. & Wong, I. (2018). Are newborn faces less appealing?  Evolution and Human Behavior, 39, 269-276.

Davis, A. C., Visser, B., Volk, A. A., Vaillancourt, T., & Arnocky, S. (2018). The relations between life history strategy and dark personality traits among young  adults. Evolutionary Psychological Sciences. 1-12.

Volk, A. A., Schiralli, K., Xia, X., Zhao, J., & Dane, A.V. (2018). Adolescent bullying and personality: A cross-cultural approach. Personality and Individual Differences, 125, 126-132.

Provenzano, D., Farrell, A., Volk, A. A., Dane, A. V., & Marini, Z. A. (2018). Do bullies have more sex? The role of personality. Evolutionary Psychological Science, 4, 221-232.

Hodson, G., Book, A., Visser, B. A., Volk, A. A., Ashton, M. C., & Lee, K. (2018). Is the Dark Triad common factor distinct from low Honesty-Humility? Journal of Research in Personality, 73, 123-129.

Franklin, P., & Volk, A. A. (2018). A review of infants’ and children’s facial cues’ influence on adults’ perceptions and behaviors. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, 12, 296-321.

Farrell, A., & Volk, A. A. (2017). Social ecology and adolescent bullying: Filtering risky environments through antisocial personality. Child and Youth Services Review, 83, 85-100.

Volk, A. A. (2017). Bullying when it’s hot? The CLASH model and climatic influences on bullying. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 40, E40.

Volk, A.A., Veenstra, R., & Espelage, D. L. (2017). So you want to study bullying?  Recommendations for enhancing the validity, transparency, and compatibility of  bullying research. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 36, 34-43.

Marini, Z. A., & Volk, A. A. (2017). Towards a transdisciplinary blueprint to studying bullying. Journal of Youth Studies, 20, 94-109.

Visser, B.A., Book, A.S., & Volk, A.A. (2017). Is Hillary dishonest and Donald narcissistic? A HEXACO analysis of the presidential candidates’ public personas. Personality and Individual Differences, 106, 281-286.

Farrell, A., Provenzano, D., Dane, A. V., Marini, Z. A., &  Volk, A. A. (2017). Maternal knowledge, adolescent personality, and bullying. Personality and Individual Differences, 104, 413-416.

Dane, A. V., Marini, Z. A., Volk, A. A., & Vaillancourt, T. (2017). Physical and relational bullying and victimization: Differential relations with adolescent dating and sexual behavior. Aggressive Behavior, 43, 111-122.

Volk, A. A., Marini, Z. A., & Dane, A. V. (2016). The relations between incivility and adolescent health and wellbeing. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 3, 79-86.

Farrell, A., Provenzano, D., Spadafora, N., Marini, Z., & Volk, A. (2016). Measuring adolescent differences in intentional and unintentional incivility with the Classroom In/Civility Questionnaire. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 34, 577-588.

Book, A., Visser, B., Blais, J., Hosker-Field, A., Methot-Jones, T., Gautier, N., Volk,  A. A., & Holden, R. R.  (2016). Unpacking   more “Evil”: What is at the core of the Dark Tetrad? Personality and Individual Differences, 90, 269-272.

Ellis, B., Volk, A., Gonzalez, J-M., & Embry, D. (2016). An evolutionary approach to  reducing bullying: Theoretical bases and presentation of the Meaningful Roles Intervention. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 26, 622-637.

Volk, A. A., Dane, A. V., Marini, Z. A., & Vaillancourt, T. (2015). Adolescent bullying, dating, and mating: Testing an evolutionary hypothesis. Evolutionary Psychology, 13, 1-11.

Farrell, A. H., Brook, C., Dane, A. V., Marini, Z. A., & Volk, A. A. (2015). Relations   between adolescent ratings of Rothbart’s Temperament Questionnaire and the    HEXACO Personality Inventory. Journal of Personality Assessment, 97, 163-171.

Book, A. Visser, B. A., & Volk, A. A. (2015). Unpacking “Evil”: Claiming the core of the Dark Triad. Journal of Personality and Individual Differences, 73, 29-38.

Volk, A. A., Dane, A., V., & Marini, Z. A. (2014). What is bullying? A theoretical  redefinition. Developmental Review, 34, 327-343.

Farrell, A. H., Della Cioppa, V., Volk, A. A., & Book, A. S. (2014). Predicting bullying  heterogeneity with the HEXACO Model of personality. International Journal of Advances in Psychology, 2, 30-39.

Volk, A. A., & Atkinson, J. A. (2013). Infant and child death in the human environment of evolutionary adaptation. Evolution and Human Behavior, 34, 182-192.

Dane, A., Kennedy, R., Spring, M., Volk, A., & Marini, Z. (2012). Adolescent beliefs about antisocial behavior: Mediators and moderators of links with parental    monitoring and attachment. The International Journal of Emotional Education, 4,   4-26.

Volk, A., Camilleri, J., Dane, A., & Marini, Z. (2012). Is adolescent bullying an  evolutionary adaptation? Aggressive Behavior, 38, 222-238.

Ellis, B. J., Del Giudice, M., Dishion, T. J., Figueredo, A. J., Gray, P., Griskevicious, V.,  Hawley, P. H., Jacobs, J., James, J., Volk, A. A., & Wilson, D. S. (2012). The evolutionary basis of risky adolescent behavior: Implications for science, policy, and practice. Developmental Psychology, 48, 598-623.

Book, A. S., Volk, A. A., & Hosker, A. (2012). Adolescent bullying and personality: An  adaptive approach. Personality and Individual Differences, 52, 218-223.

Darrell-Cheng, C., Volk, A. A., & Marini, Z. A. (2011). Supporting fathers through  infant massage. The Journal of Perinatal Education, 20, 200-209.

Volk, A. A. (2011). Evolution of the history of childhood. Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth, 4, 470-493.

Volk, A. A., Darrell-Cheng, C., Marini, Z. A. (2010). Paternal care may influence  perceptions of paternal resemblance. Evolutionary Psychology, 8, 516-529.

Volk, A. A. (2009). Human breastfeeding is not automatic: Why that’s so and what it means for human evolution. Journal of Social and Cultural Evolutionary Psychology, 3, 305-314.

Volk, A. A. (2009). Chinese infant facial cues. Journal of Evolutionary Psychology, 7, 225-240.

Volk, A. A. & Lagzdins, L. (2009). Bullying and victimization among adolescent girl athletes. Athletic Insight, 11, 15-33.

Volk, A. A. & Atkinson, J. (2008). Is child death the crucible of human evolution? Journal of Social and Cultural Evolutionary Psychology, 2, 247-260.

Marini, Z., Dane, A., & Volk, A. A. (2008). Understanding the complex experiences of bully/victims: The price of dual involvement in bullying and victimization.  Education.com, 1,1-3.

Volk, A. A., Lukjanczuk, J. M., & Quinsey, V. L. (2007). Perceptions of child facial cues as a function of child age. Evolutionary Psychology, 5, 801-814.

Volk, A. A., & Quinsey, V. L. (2007). Parental investment and resemblance:  Replications, revisions, and refinements. Evolutionary Psychology, 5, 1-14.

Volk, A. A., Craig, W., Boyce, W., & King, M. (2006). Perceptions of parents, mental health, and school amongst Canadian adolescents from the provinces and the northern territories. Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 21, 33-46.

Volk, A. A. & Quinsey, V. L. (2006). The influence of cues of high and low body weight on adults ratings in the Hypothetical Adoption Paradigm. The Scientific World   Journal- Child Health & Human Development, 6, 1574-1582.

Volk, A. A., Craig, W., Boyce, W., & King, M. (2006). Adolescent risk correlates of  bullying and different types of victimization. International Journal of Adolescent      Medicine and Health, 18, 375-386.

Volk, A. A., Lukjanczuk, J. M., & Quinsey, V. L. (2005). Influence of child and infant   facial cues of low body weight on adults ratings of adoption preference, cuteness, and health. Infant Mental Health Journal, 26, 459-469.

Waller, K., Volk, A., & Quinsey V. L. (2004). The effect of infant fetal alcohol  syndrome facial features on adoption preference. Human Nature, 15, 101-117.

Volk, A., & Quinsey V. L. (2002). The influence of infant facial cues on adoption   preferences. Human Nature, 13, 437-455.

Refereed Book Chapters (26; contribution relative to order of authorship; student co-authors bolded):

McDowell, H. & Volk, A. A. (in press). Infant mortality. In D. Bjorklund & S. Hart (Eds) Spring Handbook of Evolution Perspectives on Infancy, 1-13.

Lackman, Y, Volk, A. A. & Chalmers, H. (in press). A theoretical examination of young carers’ caregiving from an evolutionary perspective. In V. Marinos & C. Tardiff-Williams (Eds.), Conceptualizing Children & Youth. 1-15.

Al-Jbouri, E. & Volk, A. A. (in press). Evolutionary perspectives. In P. K. Smith & Higgins (Eds.), Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Bullying, 1-11.

Jasic, H. & Volk, A. A. (in press). Evolutionary developmental psychology. In D. T. Cook’s The SAGE Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood Studies. 1-10.

Franklin, P. & Volk, A. (in press). Social, psychological, and evolutionary perspectives on adoption. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.) Oxford Bibliographies in Psychology (1-12). NY: Oxford.

Franklin, P. & Volk, A. A. (2019). Breast Feeding. In T. K. Shackelford & V.A.Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science, 1-15.

Brazil, K. J., Book, A. S., & Volk, A. A. (2019). Evolutionary Forensic Psychology. In K. Shackelford & V.A. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science, 1-15.

Visser, B. A., Book, A., & Volk, A. (2018). Measuring the next president’s personality using an expert raters’ method. Sage Research Methods Cases Psychology.

Farrell, A., Schiralli, K., & Volk, A. A. (2017). Factors that influence bullying. In T. K. Shackelford & V. A. Weekes-Shakelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science (pp. 1-4). New York: Springer.

Volk, A. A. (2017). Adoption Preferences. In T. K. Shackelford & V. A. Weekes-Shakelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science (pp. 1-4).    New York: Springer.

Volk, A. A. (2017). Forms of Adoption. In T. K. Shackelford & V. A. Weekes-Shakelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science (pp.1-5).        New York: Springer.

Volk, A. A. (2017). Function of Adoption. In T. K. Shackelford & V. A. Weekes-Shakelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science (pp. 1-5).    New York: Springer.

Volk, A. A. (2017). Consolidating familial power. In T. K. Shackelford & V. A. Weekes-Shakelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science (pp.1-2).         New York: Springer.

Franklin, P., & Volk, A. A. (2017). Resemblance. In T. K. Shackelford & V. A.             Weekes-Shakelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science            (pp.1-3). New York: Springer.

Franklin, P., & Volk, A. A. (2017). Evolutionary paradox: Adoption. In T. K.             Shackelford & V. A. Weekes-Shakelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Evolutionary             Psychological Science (pp. 1-9). New York: Springer.

Bastien, M., & Volk, A. A. (2016). Boys physical bullying. In T. K. Shackelford & V. A.   Weekes-Shakelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science            (pp. 1-4). New York: Springer.

Provenzano, D., & Volk, A. A. (2016). Boys bully more than girls. In T. K. Shackelford & V. A. Weekes-Shakelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science (pp. 1-4). New York: Springer.

Farrell, A., & Volk, A. A. (2016). Same-sex school bullying. In T. K. Shackelford & V.  A. Weekes-Shakelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological             Science (pp. 1-6). New York: Springer.

Franklin, P., & Volk, A. A. (2016). Paternity uncertainty and investment in sons and daughters. In T. K. Shackelford & V. A. Weekes-Shakelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science (pp. 1-3). New York: Springer.

Mularczyk, K., & Volk, A. A. (2016). Girls psychological bullying. In T. K.             Shackelford & V. A. Weekes-Shakelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Evolutionary             Psychological Science (pp. 1-3). New York: Springer.

Volk, A. A., Farrell, A., Franklin, P., Mularczyk, K., & Provenzano, D. (2016). Adolescent school bullying: An evolutionary perspective. In D. Geary & D. Berch (Eds). Evolutionary Perspectives on Child Development and Education (pp. 167-191). Switzerland: Springer.

Volk, A. A., Della Cioppa, V., Earle, M., & Farrell, A. (2015). Social competition and  bullying: An adaptive socio-ecological perspective. In V. Zeigler-Hill, L. Welling, & T. Shackelford (Eds.) Evolutionary Perspectives on Social Psychology (p.387- 399). Springer.

Volk, A., Camilleri, J., Dane, A., & Marini, Z. (2012). If, when, and why bullying is  adaptive. In T. Shackelford & V. Shackelford (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Violence, Homicide, and War. NY: Oxford University Press

Dane, A., Marini, Z., Book, A., & Volk, A. (2011). Preventing bullying by tailoring  parenting to childrens temperament: The case of children with Callous-Unempathic characteristics. Creating a World Without Bullying. PREVNet Series, Vol 3 (pp. 117-135). Ottawa, National Printers.

Volk, A. A. (2011). Adoption: Forms, functions, and preferences. In C. Salmon & T.  Shackelford & (Eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Family Psychology      (pp.113-127). NY: Oxford University Press.

Marini, Z. A., Volk, A. A., & Dane, A.V. (2009). Parent-focused interventions for the prevention of bullying: Accommodating children with difficulties regulating  emotions. D. Pepler and W. Craig (Eds.). Rise Up for Respectful Relationships             (pp. 41-57). Ottawa, Canada: National Printers.

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