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Catherine McMahon

Catherine McMahon

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
48
Citations
7873
World Ranking
5985
National Ranking
351

Catherine McMahon publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Catherine McMahon sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 139 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Catherine McMahon D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Catherine McMahon sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Catherine McMahon is a researcher affiliated with Macquarie University in Australia. Their academic work predominantly spans the fields of psychology and medicine, with a focus on clinical psychology, public health, social psychology, developmental and educational psychology, and cognitive neuroscience.

Their research emphasizes several key topics including child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, attachment and relationship dynamics, family and disability support research, maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum, autism spectrum disorder research, cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus, and spinal dysraphism and malformations.

Frequently collaborating with other scholars, McMahon has coauthored publications with Anna Huber, Erinn Hawkins, Jane Kohlhoff, Sara Cibralic, and Nancy M. Wallace. These partnerships have contributed to a variety of studies across their fields of interest.

Their research output includes articles published in diverse journals, with repeated contributions to the Journal of Child and Family Studies and BMC Psychology, as well as publications in PsycEXTRA Dataset, Infant Mental Health Journal, and MethodsX.

Some recent publications highlight McMahon's focus on parenting and child development topics:

  • Examining the Effectiveness of Circle of Security Parenting (COS-P): A Multi-Site Non-Randomized Study with Waitlist Control, 2021, Journal of Child and Family Studies
  • A randomized controlled trial comparing parent child interaction therapy - toddler, circle of security- parenting™ and waitlist controls in the treatment of disruptive behaviors for children aged 14-24 months: study protocol, 2020, BMC Psychology
  • Parent and practitioner perspectives on Circle of Security Parenting (COS-P): A qualitative study, 2021, Infant Mental Health Journal
  • Conceptual comparison of constructs as first step in data harmonization: Parental sensitivity, child temperament, and social support as illustrations, 2022, MethodsX
  • Parenting Deaf Children: Exploring Relationships Between Resolution of Diagnosis, Parenting Styles and Morale, and Perceived Child Vulnerability, 2023, Journal of Child and Family Studies

In addition to articles, McMahon has published a book titled Becoming a Parent in 2022 through Cambridge University Press.

Best Publications

  • Maternal anxiety during the transition to parenthood: a prospective study.

    Kerry Ann Grant;Catherine McMahon;Marie Paule Austin;Marie Paule Austin

  • Mood state and psychological adjustment to pregnancy

    R. Hart;C. A. McMahon

  • Maternal attachment state of mind moderates the impact of postnatal depression on infant attachment

    Catherine A. McMahon;Byranne Barnett;Nicholas M. Kowalenko;Christopher C. Tennant

  • Psychological factors associated with persistent postnatal depression: past and current relationships, defence styles and the mediating role of insecure attachment style

    Catherine McMahon;Bryanne Barnett;Nicholas Kowalenko;Christopher Tennant

  • Postnatal depression and infant cognitive and motor development in the second postnatal year: The impact of depression chronicity and infant gender

    Alison May Cornish;Catherine Anne McMahon;Judy Ann Ungerer;B Barnett

  • Postnatal depression, anxiety and unsettled infant behaviour

    Catherine McMahon;Bryanne Barnett;Nicholas Kowalenko;Christopher Tennant

  • Anxiety during pregnancy and fetal attachment after in-vitro fertilization conception.

    Catherine A. McMahon;Judy A. Ungerer;Janet Beaurepaire;Christopher Tennant

  • Mind-Mindedness, Parenting Stress, and Emotional Availability in Mothers of Preschoolers.

    Catherine A. McMahon;Elizabeth Meins

  • Psychosocial adjustment and the quality of the mother-child relationship at four months postpartum after conception by in vitro fertilization

    Catherine A. McMahon;Catherine A. McMahon;Judy A. Ungerer;Christopher Tennant;Douglas Saunders

  • The impact of postnatal and concurrent maternal depression on child behaviour during the early school years

    Irene Fihrer;Catherine A. McMahon;Alan J. Taylor

  • Stress in pregnancy and infant HPA axis function: Conceptual and methodological issues relating to the use of salivary cortisol as an outcome measure

    Kerry Ann Egliston;Kerry Ann Egliston;Catherine McMahon;Marie Paule Austin;Marie Paule Austin

  • Maternal prenatal anxiety, postnatal caregiving and infants' cortisol responses to the still‐face procedure

    Kerry-Ann Grant;Catherine McMahon;Marie-Paule Austin;Marie-Paule Austin;Nicole Reilly

  • Twenty years of research on parental mind-mindedness: Empirical findings, theoretical and methodological challenges, and new directions

    Catherine A. McMahon;Annie Bernier

  • Children conceived using ICSI do not have an increased risk of delayed mental development at 5 years of age

    G.I. Leslie;F.L. Gibson;C. McMahon;J. Cohen

  • The impact of two‐dimensional versus three‐dimensional ultrasound exposure on maternal–fetal attachment and maternal health behavior in pregnancy

    B. Sedgmen;C. McMahon;D. Cairns;R. J. Benzie

  • Embryo donation for medical research: attitudes and concerns of potential donors

    Catherine A. McMahon;Frances L. Gibson;Garth I. Leslie;Douglas M. Saunders;Douglas M. Saunders

  • The effect of maternal depression and marital adjustment on young children's internalizing and externalizing behaviour problems

    Tania Trapolini;Catherine A McMahon;Judy Ann Ungerer

  • Acceptance and experience of treatment for postnatal depression in a community mental health setting.

    Michelle McCarthy;Catherine McMahon

  • Maternal depression: relations with maternal caregiving representations and emotional availability during the preschool years

    Tania Trapolini;Judy A. Ungerer;Catherine A. McMahon

  • Maternal depression and the experience of parenting in the second postnatal year

    Alison M Cornish;Catherine A McMahon;Judy A Ungerer;Bryanne Barnett

Frequent Co-Authors

Judy Ungerer
Judy Ungerer Macquarie University
Christopher Tennant
Christopher Tennant University of Sydney
Marie-Paule Austin
Marie-Paule Austin University of New South Wales
Bryanne Barnett
Bryanne Barnett University of New South Wales
Bettina Meiser
Bettina Meiser University of New South Wales
Annie Bernier
Annie Bernier University of Montreal
Lynn Kemp
Lynn Kemp University of Sydney
Miriam K. Forbes
Miriam K. Forbes Macquarie University
Valsamma Eapen
Valsamma Eapen University of New South Wales
Suzanne King
Suzanne King McGill University

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