• School Adjustment of Children in Challenging Circumstances
• Academic Achievement of Children in Challenging Circumstances
• Processes of Self-Regulated Learning
• Socio-Emotional and Cognitive Development amid Environmental Stress Exposure

Selected Publications

Chwastek, S., Leyendecker, B., & Busch, J. (2022). Socio-Emotional Problems and Learning Skills of Roma and Recently Arrived Refugee Children in German Elementary Schools. European Journal of Health Psychology, 29(1), 38–49, https://doi.org/10.1027/2512- 8442/a000096

Busch, J., Cabrera, N., Ialuna, F., Buchmüller, T., & Leyendecker, B. (2021). Refugee Children’s Early Development during Attendance of Specialized Preschool Programs and Transition into First Grade in Germany. Early Education and Development, 0(0), 1–22, https://doi.org/10.1080/10409289.2021.1970427

Chwastek, S., Leyendecker, B., Heithausen, A., Ballero Reque, C., & Busch, J. (2021). Pre- school Teachers’ Stereotypes and Self-Efficacy are Linked to Perceptions of Behavior Problems in Newly Arrived Refugee Children. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.574412

Busch, J., Claus, C., Schneider, S., & Siefen, R. G. (2021). Does a lower self-concept contribute to mental health disparities of diverse immigrant youth from middle childhood to late adolescence? BMC Psychology, 9(1), 59, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-021-00555-0

Busch, J., Bihler, L.-M., Lembcke, H., Buchmüller, T., Diers, K., & Leyendecker, B. (2018). Challenges and Solutions Perceived by Educators in an Early Childcare Program for Refugee Children. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01621

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