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Abbie E. Goldberg

Abbie E. Goldberg

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Psychology

D-Index
54
Citations
9874
World Ranking
4643
National Ranking
2577

Overview

Abbie E. Goldberg is affiliated with Clark University in the United States and has an extensive research portfolio primarily situated within the fields of Social Sciences and Psychology. Their work spans several subfields including Reproductive Medicine, Social Psychology, Safety Research, Sociology and Political Science, and Clinical Psychology.

Their research addresses a range of topics with considerable focus on Reproductive Health and Technologies, LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy, Child Welfare and Adoption, Family Support in Illness, Family Dynamics and Relationships, Family and Disability Support Research, as well as Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving.

Notable recent publications by Abbie E. Goldberg include:

  • Parenting in a Pandemic: Work-Family Arrangements, Well-Being, and Intimate Relationships Among Adoptive Parents (2020, Family Relations)
  • Divorced and separated parents during the COVID-19 pandemic (2021, Family Process)
  • LGBTQ-parent families: Diversity, intersectionality, and social context (2022, Current Opinion in Psychology)
  • LGBTQ parent concerns and parent-child communication about the Parental Rights in Education Bill ("Don't Say Gay") in Florida (2023, Family Relations)

Abbie E. Goldberg's frequent coauthors reflect ongoing collaborations in related research areas. These coauthors include Katherine R. Allen, April Few-Demo, Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Megan Carroll, and Genny Beemyn.

The scientist's publications are often found in venues such as the Journal of Marriage and the Family, The SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Studies, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Trans Studies, Family Relations, and the Children and Youth Services Review.

In addition to journal articles, Abbie E. Goldberg has contributed to book literature, including a title published by the American Psychological Association: LGBTQ family building: A guide for prospective parents (2022).

Best Publications

  • Lesbian and Gay Parents and Their Children: Research on the Family Life Cycle

    Abbie E. Goldberg

  • Sampling Richness and Qualitative Integrity: Challenges for Research With Families

    Kevin Roy;Anisa Zvonkovic;Abbie Goldberg;Elizabeth Sharp

  • Stigma, Social Context, and Mental Health: Lesbian and Gay Couples Across the Transition to Adoptive Parenthood

    Abbie E. Goldberg;JuliAnna Z. Smith

  • Shift Work, Role Overload, and the Transition to Parenthood

    Maureen Perry-Jenkins;Abbie E. Goldberg;Courtney P. Pierce;Aline G. Sayer

  • Communicating Qualitative Research: Some Practical Guideposts for Scholars

    Abbie E. Goldberg;Katherine R. Allen

  • “Doing” and “Undoing” Gender: The Meaning and Division of Housework in Same-Sex Couples

    Abbie E. Goldberg

  • Division of Labor and Working-Class Women's Well-Being Across the Transition to Parenthood.

    Abbie E. Goldberg;Maureen Perry-Jenkins

  • The Division of Labor in Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual New Adoptive Parents

    Abbie E. Goldberg;JuliAnna Z. Smith;Maureen Perry-Jenkins

  • The division of labor and perceptions of parental roles: Lesbian couples across the transition to parenthood

    Abbie E. Goldberg;Maureen Perry-Jenkins

  • Gay Dads: Transitions to Adoptive Fatherhood

    Abbie E. Goldberg

  • Why Parenthood, and Why Now? Gay Men's Motivations for Pursuing Parenthood

    Abbie E. Goldberg;Jordan B. Downing;April M. Moyer

  • (How) does it make a difference? Perspectives of adults with lesbian, gay, and bisexual parents.

    Abbie E. Goldberg

  • Lesbian Couples’ Relationship Quality Across the Transition to Parenthood

    Abbie E. Goldberg;Aline Sayer

  • Adaptation to Parenthood During the Post-Adoption Period: A Review of the Literature

    Katherine McKay;Lori E. Ross;Abbie E. Goldberg

  • Gender-Typed Play Behavior in Early Childhood: Adopted Children with Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual Parents

    Abbie E. Goldberg;Deborah A. Kashy;JuliAnna Z. Smith

  • Preadoptive factors predicting lesbian, gay, and heterosexual couples' relationship quality across the transition to adoptive parenthood.

    Abbie E. Goldberg;JuliAnna Z. Smith;Deborah A. Kashy

  • Talking About Family Disclosure Practices of Adults Raised by Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Parents

    Abbie E. Goldberg

  • The transition from infertility to adoption: Perceptions of lesbian and heterosexual couples

    Abbie E. Goldberg;Jordan B. Downing;Hannah B. Richardson

  • Predictors of Psychological Adjustment in Early Placed Adopted Children With Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual Parents

    Abbie E. Goldberg;JuliAnna Z. Smith

  • Research Report on LGB-Parent Families

    Abbie E Goldberg;Nanette K Gartrell;Gary J Gates

Frequent Co-Authors

Katherine R. Allen
Katherine R. Allen Virginia Tech
David M. Brodzinsky
David M. Brodzinsky Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Stephanie L. Budge
Stephanie L. Budge University of Wisconsin–Madison
Nanette Gartrell
Nanette Gartrell University of California, Los Angeles
Deborah A. Kashy
Deborah A. Kashy Michigan State University
Jonathan J. Mohr
Jonathan J. Mohr University of Maryland, College Park
Denise A. Hines
Denise A. Hines George Mason University
Fiona Tasker
Fiona Tasker Birkbeck, University of London

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