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J. Douglas Coatsworth 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 J. Douglas Coatsworth sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 109 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

J. Douglas Coatsworth 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 J. Douglas Coatsworth sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

J. Douglas Coatsworth is affiliated with the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in the United States. Their research spans primarily within the fields of psychology and medicine, focusing on areas such as clinical psychology, epidemiology, and applied psychology.

Their recent scholarly output includes several papers published between 2020 and 2022, covering topics like substance use, mental health interventions, and concussion education. Notable recent publications are:

  • Predicting Self-Medication with Cannabis in Young Adults with Hazardous Cannabis Use, 2022, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Improving concussion education: consensus from the NCAA-Department of Defense Mind Matters Research & Education Grand Challenge, 2020, British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Residential Greenspace and Urban Adolescent Substance Use: Exploring Interactive Effects with Peer Network Health, Sex, and Executive Function, 2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Neighborhood disadvantage moderates the effect of a mobile health intervention on adolescent depression, 2021, Health & Place
  • Reducing Risk for Adolescent Substance Misuse with Text-Delivered Counseling to Adolescents and Parents, 2021, Substance Use & Misuse

They have collaborated frequently with several researchers in their network. Key coauthors include:

  • Michael J. Mason
  • Michael A. Russell
  • Jeremy Mennis
  • Nikola Zaharakis
  • Aaron Brown

Coatsworth's publications are commonly found in a core set of academic journals. These frequent venues include:

  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Prevention Science
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
  • Substance Use & Misuse

The main topics of their research work reflect a focus on child and adolescent development, mental health, and substance use. These topics include:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics

Best Publications

  • The development of competence in favorable and unfavorable environments. Lessons from research on successful children

    Ann S. Masten;J. Douglas Coatsworth

  • A Model of Mindful Parenting: Implications for Parent-Child Relationships and Prevention Research

    Larissa G. Duncan;J. Douglas Coatsworth;Mark T. Greenberg

  • Salient and Emerging Developmental Tasks in the Transition to Adulthood.

    Glenn I. Roisman;Ann S. Masten;J. Douglas Coatsworth;Auke Tellegen

  • The Structure and Coherence of Competence from Childhood through Adolescence

    Ann S. Masten;J. Douglas Coatsworth;Jennifer Neemann;Scott D. Gest

  • The Development of Competence in Favorable and Unfavorable Environments

    Ann S Masten;J. Douglas Coatsworth

  • An ecodevelopmental framework for organizing the influences on drug abuse: A developmental model of risk and protection.

    José Szapocznik;J. Douglas Coatsworth

  • Competence, resilience, and psychopathology.

    Ann S. Masten;J. Douglas Coatsworth

  • Efficacy of brief strategic family therapy in modifying Hispanic adolescent behavior problems and substance use.

    Daniel A. Santisteban;J. Douglas Coatsworth;Angel Perez-Vidal;William M. Kurtines

  • Changing Parent’s Mindfulness, Child Management Skills and Relationship Quality With Their Youth: Results From a Randomized Pilot Intervention Trial

    J. Douglas Coatsworth;Larissa G. Duncan;Mark T. Greenberg;Robert L. Nix

  • Assessing autonomy-supportive coaching strategies in youth sport

    David E. Conroy;J. Douglas Coatsworth

  • Familias Unidas: a family-centered ecodevelopmental intervention to reduce risk for problem behavior among Hispanic adolescents.

    J. Douglas Coatsworth;Hilda Pantin;Jose Szapocznik

  • Brief Strategic Family Therapy versus Community Control: Engagement, Retention, and an Exploration of the Moderating Role of Adolescent Symptom Severity*

    J. Douglas Coatsworth;Daniel A. Santisteban;Cami K. McBride;José Szapocznik

  • A PERSON-CENTERED AND ECOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF ACCULTURATION STRATEGIES IN HISPANIC IMMIGRANT YOUTH.

    J. Douglas Coatsworth;Mildred Maldonado-Molina;Hilda Pantin;José Szapocznik

  • Coach training as a strategy for promoting youth social development.

    David E. Conroy;J. Douglas Coatsworth

  • The effects of autonomy-supportive coaching, need satisfaction, and self-perceptions on initiative and identity in youth swimmers.

    J. Douglas Coatsworth;David E. Conroy

  • Integrating Mindfulness with Parent Training: Effects of the Mindfulness-Enhanced Strengthening Families Program.

    J. Douglas Coatsworth;Larissa G. Duncan;Robert L. Nix;Mark T. Greenberg

  • Familias Unidas: the efficacy of an intervention to promote parental investment in Hispanic immigrant families.

    Hilda Pantin;J. Douglas Coatsworth;Daniel J. Feaster;Frederick L. Newman

  • Competence and Psychopathology in Development

    Ann S. Masten;Keith B. Burt;J. Douglas Coatsworth

  • Enhancing the self-esteem of youth swimmers through coach training: gender and age effects.

    J. Douglas Coatsworth;David E. Conroy

  • Coaching Climates and the Destructive Effects of Mastery-Avoidance Achievement Goals on Situational Motivation

    David E. Conroy;Miranda P. Kaye;J. Douglas Coatsworth

Frequent Co-Authors

José Szapocznik
José Szapocznik University of Miami
Hilda Pantin
Hilda Pantin University of Miami
David E. Conroy
David E. Conroy Pennsylvania State University
Mark T. Greenberg
Mark T. Greenberg Pennsylvania State University
Ann S. Masten
Ann S. Masten University of Minnesota
Seth J. Schwartz
Seth J. Schwartz The University of Texas at Austin
William M. Kurtines
William M. Kurtines Florida International University
Michael J. Mason
Michael J. Mason University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Thomas W. Valente
Thomas W. Valente University of Southern California
Kimberly L. Henry
Kimberly L. Henry Colorado State University

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