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Charlotte J. Patterson

Charlotte J. Patterson

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Psychology

D-Index
67
Citations
20175
World Ranking
2568
National Ranking
1486

Overview

Charlotte J. Patterson is affiliated with the University of Virginia in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on Social Psychology, Epidemiology, Sociology and Political Science, Reproductive Medicine, and Infectious Diseases.

Their recent scholarly contributions cover topics including LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy, Reproductive Health and Technologies, Respiratory Viral Infections Research, Gender Roles and Identity Studies, COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction, Child Welfare and Adoption, and Work-Family Balance Challenges.

Notable recent publications by Charlotte J. Patterson include:

  • Sexual orientation, gender identity, and foster care: What can social science offer in a case like Fulton v. City of Philadelphia?, 2021, Family Court Review
  • Parental sexual orientation, parental gender identity, and the development of children, 2022, Advances in child development and behavior
  • Sexual Orientation and Sleep Difficulties: Evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination (NHANES), 2020, Journal of Bisexuality

Other relevant works connected to their research themes, though authored by frequent collaborators, include:

  • Perceived threat of COVID-19 among sexual minority and heterosexual women, 2020, Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
  • Parenting Aspirations among Chinese International Students of Diverse Sexual Identities: A Cultural Perspective, 2022, LGBTQ+ Family An Interdisciplinary Journal

Charlotte J. Patterson frequently publishes in several venues, notably:

  • Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
  • LGBTQ+ Family An Interdisciplinary Journal
  • Clinical Infection in Practice
  • Advances in child development and behavior
  • Family Court Review

Their research collaboration network includes frequent co-authors such as Emma C. Potter, Yanbin Li, Rachel H. Farr, Nele Alders, and Justin Penner.

Charlotte J. Patterson's work engages extensively with issues regarding identity, health policy, and social science implications related to sexual orientation and gender diversity. The combination of these research domains highlights an interdisciplinary approach bridging medical, psychological, and social sciences perspectives.

Best Publications

  • Children of Lesbian and Gay Parents

    Charlotte J. Patterson

  • Family relationships of lesbians and gay men.

    Charlotte J. Patterson

  • Peer relationships and self-esteem among children who have been maltreated.

    Kerry E. Bolger;Charlotte J. Patterson;Janis B. Kupersmidt

  • Children's academic and behavioral adjustment as a function of the chronicity and proximity of peer rejection.

    Melissa E. DeRosier;Janis B. Kupersmidt;Charlotte J. Patterson

  • Psychosocial Adjustment among Children Experiencing Persistent and Intermittent Family Economic Hardship.

    Kerry E. Bolger;Charlotte J. Patterson;William W. Thompson;Janis B. Kupersmidt

  • Developmental Pathways from Child Maltreatment to Peer Rejection.

    Kerry E. Bolger;Charlotte J. Patterson

  • Income Level, Gender, Ethnicity, and Household Composition as Predictors of Children's School-based Competence

    Charlotte J. Patterson;Janis B. Kupersmidt;Nancy A. Vaden

  • Psychosocial Adjustment, School Outcomes, and Romantic Relationships of Adolescents With Same-Sex Parents

    Jennifer L. Wainright;Stephen T. Russell;Charlotte J. Patterson

  • Children's perceptions of self and of relationships with others as a function of sociometric status.

    Charlotte J. Patterson;Janis B. Kupersmidt;Pamela C. Griesler

  • Psychosocial Adjustment among Children Conceived via Donor Insemination by Lesbian and Heterosexual Mothers.

    Raymond W. Chan;Barbara Raboy;Charlotte J. Patterson

  • Childhood Aggression and Peer Relations in the Context of Family and Neighborhood Factors

    Janis B. Kupersmidt;Pamela C. Griesler;Melissa E. DeRosier;Charlotte J. Patterson

  • Families of the Lesbian Baby Boom: Parents' Division of Labor and Children's Adjustment.

    Charlotte J. Patterson

  • Division of Labor Among Lesbian and Heterosexual Parents: Associations With Children's Adjustment

    Raymond W. Chan;Risa C. Brooks;Barbara Raboy;Charlotte J. Patterson

  • Lesbian, gay, and bisexual identities over the lifespan : psychological perspectives

    Anthony R. D'Augelli;Charlotte J. Patterson

  • Pathways from child maltreatment to internalizing problems: perceptions of control as mediators and moderators.

    Kerry E. Bolger;Charlotte J. Patterson

  • Understanding the well-being of LGBTQI+ populations.

    Charlotte J. Patterson;Martín-José Sepúlveda;Jordyn White

  • Environmental risk factors and children's achievement from middle childhood to early adolescence.

    Elizabeth P. Pungello;Janis B. Kupersmidt;Margaret R. Burchinal;Charlotte J. Patterson

  • Parenting and Child Development in Adoptive Families: Does Parental Sexual Orientation Matter?

    Rachel H. Farr;Stephen L. Forssell;Charlotte J. Patterson

  • Childhood peer rejection, aggression, withdrawal, and perceived competence as predictors of self-reported behavior problems in preadolescence

    Janis B. Kupersmidt;Charlotte J. Patterson

  • Children of the Lesbian Baby Boom: Behavioral Adjustment, Self-Concepts, and Sex Role Identity

    Charlotte J. Patterson

  • Developmental patterns of childhood peer relations as predictors of externalizing behavior problems.

    Janis B. Kupersmidt;Margaret Burchinal;Charlotte J. Patterson

  • Handbook of psychology and sexual orientation

    Charlotte J. Patterson;Anthony R. D'Augelli

Frequent Co-Authors

Janis B. Kupersmidt
Janis B. Kupersmidt Innovation Research and Training
Walter Mischel
Walter Mischel Columbia University
Anthony R. D'Augelli
Anthony R. D'Augelli Pennsylvania State University
Margaret Burchinal
Margaret Burchinal University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Fiona Tasker
Fiona Tasker Birkbeck, University of London
Ryan P. Bowles
Ryan P. Bowles Michigan State University
Mark R. Lepper
Mark R. Lepper Stanford University
Thomas J. Power
Thomas J. Power Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Stephen T. Russell
Stephen T. Russell The University of Texas at Austin
David M. Brodzinsky
David M. Brodzinsky Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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