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Heather L. Littleton 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 Heather L. Littleton sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 706+

This scientist: 99 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 706 publications or more.

Heather L. Littleton 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 Heather L. Littleton 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.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Heather L. Littleton is affiliated with the University of Colorado Colorado Springs in the United States. Their research chiefly spans the fields of Social Sciences and Psychology, with a concentration on Clinical Psychology, Gender Studies, Health, Social Psychology, and Sociology and Political Science.

Their scholarly work addresses a variety of topics within the domain of interpersonal violence and victimization. Key areas include Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies, Intimate Partner and Family Violence, LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy, Sex Work and Related Issues, Child Abuse and Trauma, Resilience and Mental Health, and Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis.

Littleton has appeared as a coauthor alongside several frequent collaborators. These include Katie M. Edwards, Michael L. Dolezal, Kayla E. Sall, Stephanie Lim, and Molly Higgins.

Their research has been published in multiple academic venues, with recurrent contributions to the following journals:

  • Journal of Interpersonal Violence
  • The Journal of Sex Research
  • Psychology of Violence
  • Sex Roles
  • Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Littleton spotlight diverse dimensions of violence, victimization, and support systems. These works include:

  • Barriers to Formal Help-seeking following Sexual Violence: Review from within an Ecological Systems Framework (2021), published in Victims & Offenders
  • Minority stress and sexual partner violence victimization and perpetration among LGBQ+ college students: The moderating roles of hazardous drinking and social support (2021), Psychology of Violence
  • The Revised Sexual Experiences Survey Victimization Version (SES-V): Conceptualization, Modifications, Items and Scoring (2024), The Journal of Sex Research
  • Fear of COVID-19, anxiety, and social support among college students (2022), Journal of American College Health
  • An ecological approach to understanding the impact of sexual violence: a systematic meta-review (2023), Frontiers in Psychology

Heather L. Littleton has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) since 2013.

Best Publications

  • Trauma coping strategies and psychological distress: A meta-analysis.

    Heather Littleton;Samantha Horsley;Siji John;David V. Nelson

  • Negative Body Image and Disordered Eating Behavior in Children and Adolescents: What Places Youth at Risk and How Can These Problems be Prevented?

    Heather L. Littleton;Thomas Ollendick

  • Correlates of anxiety symptoms during pregnancy and association with perinatal outcomes: a meta-analysis

    Heather L. Littleton;Carmen Radecki Breitkopf;Abbey B. Berenson

  • Development of the body image concern inventory.

    Heather L. Littleton;Danny Axsom;Cynthia L.S. Pury

  • COPING WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF RAPE

    Heather Littleton;Carmen Radecki Breitkopf

  • Rape acknowledgment and postassault experiences: how acknowledgment status relates to disclosure, coping, worldview, and reactions received from others

    Heather L. Littleton;Danny K. Axsom;Carmen Radecki Breitkopf;Abbey Berenson

  • The impact of social support and negative disclosure reactions on sexual assault victims: a cross-sectional and longitudinal investigation.

    Heather L. Littleton

  • Sexual Assault Victims' Acknowledgment Status and Revictimization Risk:

    Heather Littleton;Danny K. Axsom;Amie E. Grills‐Taquechel

  • Rape and Seduction Scripts of University Students: Implications for Rape Attributions and Unacknowledged Rape

    Heather L. Littleton;Danny Axsom

  • Psychosocial stress during pregnancy and perinatal outcomes: a meta-analytic review.

    Heather L Littleton;Kimberly Bye;Katie Buck;Amanda Amacker

  • Risky Situation or Harmless Fun? A Qualitative Examination of College Women's Bad Hook-up and Rape Scripts

    Heather Littleton;Holly Tabernik;Erika J. Canales;Tamika Backstrom

  • Impaired and incapacitated rape victims: assault characteristics and post-assault experiences.

    Heather Littleton;Amie E. Grills-Taquechel;Danny K. Axsom

  • Therapeutic boundaries in telepsychology: Unique issues and best practice recommendations

    Katherine B. Drum;Heather L. Littleton

  • Unacknowledged rape : How much do we know about the hidden rape victim?

    Heather L. Littleton;Deborah L. Rhatigan;Danny Axsom

  • Body image and risky sexual behaviors: an investigation in a tri-ethnic sample

    Heather Littleton;Carmen Radecki Breitkopf;Abbey Berenson

  • If She Is Not a Victim, Does That Mean She Was Not Traumatized? Evaluation of Predictors of PTSD Symptomatology Among College Rape Victims

    Heather Littleton;Craig E. Henderson

  • Health Risk Behavior and Sexual Assault Among Ethnically Diverse Women

    Heather L. Littleton;Amie E. Grills-Taquechel;Katherine S. Buck;Lindsey Rosman

  • Body Image: A Study in a Tri-Ethnic Sample of Low Income Women

    Carmen Radecki Breitkopf;Heather Littleton;Abbey Berenson

  • Social support, world assumptions, and exposure as predictors of anxiety and quality of life following a mass trauma

    Amie E. Grills-Taquechel;Heather L. Littleton;Danny K. Axsom

  • Beyond the Campus Unacknowledged Rape Among Low-Income Women

    Heather Littleton;Carmen Radecki Breitkopf;Abbey Berenson

  • Talking About Sexual Assault: Society’s Response to Survivors:

    Heather Littleton

Frequent Co-Authors

Katie M. Edwards
Katie M. Edwards University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Anthony D. Mancini
Anthony D. Mancini Pace University
David Shum
David Shum Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Raymond C.K. Chan
Raymond C.K. Chan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Heidi M. Zinzow
Heidi M. Zinzow Clemson University
Craig E. Henderson
Craig E. Henderson Sam Houston State University
Samuel F. Sears
Samuel F. Sears East Carolina University
Lucy Berliner
Lucy Berliner University of Washington
Judith A. Cohen
Judith A. Cohen Allegheny General Hospital
Holly K. Orcutt
Holly K. Orcutt Northern Illinois University

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