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Charles C. Benight 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 Charles C. Benight sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 118 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Charles C. Benight 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 Charles C. Benight sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Charles C. Benight is affiliated with the University of Colorado Colorado Springs in the United States and has a focused research portfolio within the field of Psychology, particularly in Clinical Psychology. Their scholarly work spans numerous subfields including Emergency Medical Services, General Health Professions, Social Psychology, and Applied Psychology.

The primary research topics addressed by Benight include Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research, Resilience and Mental Health, Disaster Response and Management, COVID-19 and Mental Health, Healthcare professionals' stress and burnout, Suicide and Self-Harm Studies, and Attachment and Relationship Dynamics.

Recent publications by Benight include:

  • Pandemic-related mental health risk among front line personnel, 2020, Journal of Psychiatric Research
  • Moral injury and psychosocial functioning in health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2022, Psychological Services
  • Engagement, Predictors, and Outcomes of a Trauma Recovery Digital Mental Health Intervention: Longitudinal Study, 2022, JMIR Mental Health
  • Mental health risks differentially associated with immunocompromised status among healthcare workers and family members at the pandemic outset, 2021, Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health
  • Cognitive Training for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, 2020, Frontiers in Neurology

Benight frequently publishes in journals such as Anxiety Stress & Coping, Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy, Frontiers in Psychology, Journal of Psychiatric Research, and Psychological Services.

Collaboration is a notable component of Benight's research activity, with frequent coauthors including Hannah Wright, Brandon J. Griffin, Kotaro Shoji, Scott A. Langenecker, and Andrew J. Smith.

Best Publications

  • Social cognitive theory of posttraumatic recovery: The role of perceived self-efficacy.

    Charles C. Benight;Albert Bandura

  • A meta-analysis of the relationship between job burnout and secondary traumatic stress among workers with indirect exposure to trauma.

    Roman Cieslak;Kotaro Shoji;Allison Douglas;Erin Melville

  • Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, Intrusive Thoughts, Loss, and Immune Function after Hurricane Andrew

    Gail Ironson;Christina Wynings;Neil Schneiderman;Andrew Baum

  • Associations between job burnout and self-efficacy: a meta-analysis.

    Kotaro Shoji;Roman Cieslak;Ewelina Smoktunowicz;Anna Rogala

  • Coping self-efficacy perceptions as a mediator between acute stress response and long-term distress following natural disasters

    Charles C. Benight;Michelle L. Harper

  • Self-Efficacy and Health-Related Outcomes of Collective Trauma A Systematic Review

    Aleksandra Luszczynska;Charles C. Benight;Roman Cieslak

  • Coping Self‐Efficacy as a Mediator of Distress Following a Natural Disaster

    Charles C. Benight;Erika Swift;Jean Sanger;Anne Smith

  • Conservation of resources and coping self-efficacy predicting distress following a natural disaster: A causal model analysis where the environment meets the mind

    Charles C. Benight;Gail Ironson;Kelli Klebe;Charles S. Carver

  • Coping Self‐Efficacy and Psychological Distress Following the Oklahoma City Bombing1

    Charles C. Benight;Robert W. Freyaldenhoven;Joel Hughes;John M. Ruiz

  • Coping Self-Efficacy Mediates the Effects of Negative Cognitions on Posttraumatic Distress

    Roman Cieslak;Charles C. Benight;Victoria Caden Lehman

  • Collective efficacy following a series of natural disasters

    Charles C. Benight

  • Predicting posttraumatic growth among Hurricane Katrina survivors living with HIV: the role of self-efficacy, social support, and PTSD symptoms

    Roman Cieslak;Charles Benight;Norine Schmidt;Aleksandra Luszczynska

  • Coping self-efficacy buffers psychological and physiological disturbances in HIV-infected men following a natural disaster.

    Charles C. Benight;Michael H. Antoni;Kristin Kilbourn;Gail Ironson

  • Effects of trauma-focused research on recent domestic violence survivors.

    Lesley E. Johnson;Charles C. Benight

  • What Comes First, Job Burnout or Secondary Traumatic Stress? Findings from Two Longitudinal Studies from the U.S. and Poland.

    Kotaro Shoji;Magdalena Lesnierowska;Ewelina Smoktunowicz;Judith Bock

  • Explaining Counterproductive Work Behaviors Among Police Officers: The Indirect Effects of Job Demands are Mediated by Job Burnout and Moderated by Job Control and Social Support

    Ewelina Smoktunowicz;Lukasz Baka;Roman Cieslak;Crystal F. Nichols

  • Secondary Traumatic Stress Among Mental Health Providers Working With the Military: Prevalence and Its Work- and Exposure-Related Correlates

    Roman Cieslak;Valerie Anderson;Judith Bock;Bret A. Moore

  • Psychometric properties of a Hurricane Coping Self-Efficacy measure

    Charles C. Benight;Gail Ironson;Robert L. Durham

  • Social Support and Postdeployment Coping Self-Efficacy as Predictors of Distress Among Combat Veterans

    Andrew J. Smith;Charles C. Benight;Roman Cieslak

  • Self-evaluative appraisals of coping capability and posttraumatic distress following motor vehicle accidents.

    Charles C. Benight;Roman Cieslak;Ivan R. Molton;Lesley E. Johnson

  • If we build it, will they come? Issues of engagement with digital health interventions for trauma recovery.

    Carolyn M. Yeager;Charles C. Benight

Frequent Co-Authors

Aleksandra Luszczynska
Aleksandra Luszczynska University of Social Sciences and Humanities
Gail Ironson
Gail Ironson University of Miami
Neil Schneiderman
Neil Schneiderman University of Miami
Peter G. van der Velden
Peter G. van der Velden Tilburg University
Mary A Fletcher
Mary A Fletcher Nova Southeastern University
Patricia Kissinger
Patricia Kissinger Tulane University
Douglas L. Delahanty
Douglas L. Delahanty Kent State University
Charles S. Carver
Charles S. Carver University of Miami
Andrew Baum
Andrew Baum University of Pittsburgh
Michael H. Antoni
Michael H. Antoni University of Miami

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