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Crystal L. Park 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 Crystal L. Park sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 450 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Crystal L. Park 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 Crystal L. Park sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 102 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Crystal L. Park is affiliated with the University of Connecticut in the United States. Their research is situated primarily within the fields of Psychology, Medicine, and Social Sciences, with a strong concentration in Clinical Psychology, Health, and Social Psychology. The scientist's work extensively explores topics related to Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology; COVID-19 and Mental Health; Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research; Resilience and Mental Health; Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions; and Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health.

Among the frequent publication venues where their research appears are PsycTESTS Dataset, Stress and Health, Journal of Traumatic Stress, PsycEXTRA Dataset, and Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy. These venues reflect a focus on psychological assessment, trauma, health, and applied research practices.

Some recent notable papers authored by Crystal L. Park include:

  • Americans' COVID-19 Stress, Coping, and Adherence to CDC Guidelines, 2020, Journal of General Internal Medicine
  • Emotional Well-Being: What It Is and Why It Matters, 2022, Affective Science
  • Psychological resilience early in the COVID-19 pandemic: Stressors, resources, and coping strategies in a national sample of Americans, 2021, American Psychologist

Collaborations play a significant role in Crystal L. Park's body of work, with frequent coauthors including Katherine E. Gnall, Beth S. Russell, Michael Fendrich, Lucy Finkelstein-Fox, and Zachary E. Magin. These collaborations suggest interdisciplinary integration and diverse research networks centered on psychological and health-related topics.

The scientist has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) since 2008. This status indicates a level of professional engagement within the psychological research community.

Best Publications

  • Making Sense of the Meaning Literature: An Integrative Review of Meaning Making and Its Effects on Adjustment to Stressful Life Events.

    Crystal L. Park

  • Meaning in the context of stress and coping

    Crystal L. Park;Susan Folkman

  • Assessment and Prediction of Stress-Related Growth

    Crystal L. Park;Lawrence H. Cohen;Renee L. Murch

  • Posttraumatic growth : positive changes in the aftermath of crisis

    Richard G. Tedeschi;Crystal L. Park;Lawrence G. Calhoun

  • Religion as a Meaning‐Making Framework in Coping with Life Stress

    Crystal L. Park

  • Handbook of the psychology of religion and spirituality

    Raymond F. Paloutzian;Crystal L. Park

  • Americans' COVID-19 Stress, Coping, and Adherence to CDC Guidelines.

    Crystal L. Park;Beth S. Russell;Michael Fendrich;Lucy Finkelstein-Fox

  • Does Self-Reported Posttraumatic Growth Reflect Genuine Positive Change?

    Patricia A Frazier;Howard Tennen;Margaret Gavian;Crystal Park

  • Posttraumatic Growth: Conceptual Issues

    Richard G. Tedeschi;Crystal L. Park;Lawrence G. Calhoun

  • Religiousness/Spirituality and Health: A Meaning Systems Perspective

    Crystal L. Park

  • Meaning in life as comprehension, purpose, and mattering: Toward integration and new research questions

    Login S. George;Crystal L. Park

  • Potential self-regulatory mechanisms of yoga for psychological health

    Tim Gard;Jessica J. Noggle;Crystal L. Park;David R. Vago

  • Intrinsic religiousness and religious coping as life stress moderators for Catholics versus Protestants.

    Crystal Park;Lawrence H. Cohen;Lisa Herb

  • Meaning making and psychological adjustment following cancer: The mediating roles of growth, life meaning, and restored just-world beliefs.

    Crystal L. Park;Donald Edmondson;Juliane R. Fenster;Thomas O. Blank

  • Introduction to the special section: growth following highly stressful life events--current status and future directions.

    Crystal L. Park;Vicki S. Helgeson

  • Religious and nonreligious coping with the death of a friend

    Crystal L. Park;Lawrence H. Cohen

  • Merely a Defense? The Variety of Religious Means and Ends

    Kenneth I. Pargament;Crystal L. Park

  • Traumatic Events Among Undergraduate Students: Prevalence and Associated Symptoms

    Patricia A. Frazier;Samantha L. Anders;Sulani Perera;Patricia L. Tomich

  • Self-compassion, body image, and disordered eating: A review of the literature.

    Tosca D. Braun;Crystal L. Park;Amy Gorin

  • Religion, spirituality, and physical health in cancer patients: A meta-analysis.

    Heather S. L. Jim;James E. Pustejovsky;Crystal L. Park;Suzanne C. Danhauer

  • Religion and Meaning.

    Crystal L. Park

  • Handbook of the psychology of religion and spirituality, 2nd ed.

    Raymond F. Paloutzian;Crystal L. Park

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald Edmondson
Donald Edmondson Columbia University Medical Center
Carolyn M. Mazure
Carolyn M. Mazure Yale University
John M. Salsman
John M. Salsman Wake Forest University
Howard Tennen
Howard Tennen University of Connecticut
Carolyn M. Aldwin
Carolyn M. Aldwin Oregon State University
Eddie M. Clark
Eddie M. Clark Saint Louis University
Seth C. Kalichman
Seth C. Kalichman University of Connecticut
Avron Spiro
Avron Spiro Boston University
Valerie A. Earnshaw
Valerie A. Earnshaw University of Delaware
Diane M. Quinn
Diane M. Quinn University of Connecticut

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