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Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice
H-index 9

Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice

2160-4096

Published by: American Psychological Association

https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/cfp

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 710 68 68 9

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 76
Documents by Best Scientists*: 73
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 18
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.979
Impact Factor: 1.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Couple and Family Psychology?

Couple and Family Psychology covers a variety of subjects, including Clinical psychology, Developmental psychology, Psychotherapist, Social psychology and Intervention (counseling). Topics in Clinical psychology explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Psychological intervention, Mental health, Association (psychology) and Depression (differential diagnoses). The research on Mental health featured in it combines topics in other fields like PsycINFO and Anxiety.

The journal connects the study in PsycINFO with the closely related area of Stressor. Discussions in the journal are anchored in the subject of Developmental psychology and the similar topic of Interpersonal communication. The concepts on Psychotherapist presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Family relations and Psychological research.

The journal explores research in Social psychology and the adjacent study of Romance. Many of the studies tackled connect Romance with a similar field of study like Perception. The Intervention (counseling) study featured in the journal draws connections with the study of Context (language use).

  • Clinical psychology (33.77%)
  • Developmental psychology (20.61%)
  • Psychotherapist (18.86%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Family-based interventions for pediatric obesity: Methodological and conceptual challenges from family psychology. (80 citations)
  • Effects of an intervention designed to enhance romantic relationship excitement: A randomized-control trial. (79 citations)
  • The effectiveness of functional family therapy for youth with behavioral problems in a community practice setting (75 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Couple and Family Psychology:

The journal papers mostly deal with topics like Clinical psychology, Intervention (counseling), Developmental psychology, Psychotherapist and Domestic violence. The most cited articles facilitate discussions on Clinical psychology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Psychiatry and Depression (differential diagnoses). While the published papers focused on Developmental psychology, they were also able to explore topics like Stressor and Social psychology.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Social psychology
  • Developmental psychology
  • Psychotherapist

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Couple and Family Psychology investigates studies in PsycINFO, Developmental psychology, Clinical psychology, Mental health and Context (language use). Issues in PsycINFO were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Intervention (counseling), Psychiatry, Stressor and Coping (psychology). The presented studies in Aggression fall within the purview of Developmental psychology but it also intertwines with topics in Social distance.

Some problems in Clinical psychology that were presented in Couple and Family Psychology overlapped with concepts under Sleep in non-human animals and Romance. Mental health research featured in Couple and Family Psychology incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Gerontology, Cannabis and Anxiety. The studies on Context (language use) discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Nursing, Grief and Social support.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Veteran and partner interest in addressing suicidality from a couple-based treatment approach. (1 citations)
  • Mothers’ attributions for estrangement from their adult children. (1 citations)
  • Partners in lockdown: Relationship stress in men and women during the COVID-19 pandemic (1 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Couple and Family Psychology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Galena K. Rhoades (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Thomas L. Sexton (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jesse Owen (7 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Kayla Knopp (7 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Sarah W. Whitton (5 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Couple and Family Psychology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Denver (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Pennsylvania State University (7 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Veterans Health Administration (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ohio State University (5 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of Queensland (5 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 75.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 27.27% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 36.36% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 9.09% of all publications and 27.27% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Career Opportunities in Couple and Family Psychology

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Top Publications

  • Partners in lockdown: Relationship stress in men and women during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Janneke M. Schokkenbroek;Wim Hardyns;Sarah Anrijs;Koen Ponnet

    (2021)
    37 Citations
  • Parenting through a pandemic: Mental health and substance use consequences of mandated homeschooling

    S. Hélène Deacon;Lindsey M. Rodriguez;Mariam Elgendi;Fiona E. King

    (2021)
    23 Citations
  • Transitioning to parenthood during the pandemic: COVID-19 related stressors and first-time expectant mothers’ mental health.

    (2021)
    21 Citations
  • Unequal rights between LGBTQ parents living in the U.S.: The association of minority stress to relationship satisfaction and parental stress.

    Sharon G. Horne;Teresa Johnson;Nedim Yel;Meredith R. Maroney

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • “We moved her too soon”: Navigating guilt among adult child and spousal caregivers of persons living with dementia following a move into residential long-term care.

    Tamara L. Statz;Colleen M. Peterson;Robyn W. Birkeland;Hayley R. McCarron

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • Effects of a brief web-based interpersonal conflict cognitive reappraisal expressive-writing intervention on changes in romantic conflict during COVID-19 quarantine

    Lindsey M. Rodriguez;Sherry H. Stewart;Clayton Neighbors

    (2021)
    14 Citations
  • Overparenting is associated with perfectionism in parents of young adults.

    Chris Segrin;Tricia J. Burke;Trevor Kauer

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • College students’ motivations for “hooking up”: Similarities and differences in motives by gender and partner type.

    Eliza M. Weitbrecht;Sarah W. Whitton

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • A Novel Couple-Based Intervention for Chronic Pain and Relationship Distress: A Pilot Study.

    Hallie Tankha;Annmarie Caño;Angelia Corley;Heather Dillaway

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Digital interventions for couples: State of the field and future directions.

    (2021)
    9 Citations

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