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8134
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9379
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4965

James P. McHale 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 James P. McHale sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 111 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James P. McHale 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 James P. McHale sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 19th percentile

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

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

Overview

James P. McHale is affiliated with the University of South Florida St. Petersburg in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on psychology and social sciences, with notable contributions in clinical psychology, demography, social psychology, public health, and education.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Family Dynamics and Relationships
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics

McHale has a record of publication in several academic venues, with frequent contributions in:

  • Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy
  • Infant Mental Health Journal
  • Family Court Review
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Journal of Family Psychology

Recent papers authored or co-authored by McHale include:

  • "Randomized controlled trial of a prenatal focused coparenting consultation for unmarried black fathers and mothers: One-year infant and family outcomes" (2022, Infant Mental Health Journal)
  • "Framing the work: A coparenting model for guiding infant mental health engagement with families" (2023, Infant Mental Health Journal)
  • "A culturally grounded prenatal coparenting intervention: Results of a randomized controlled trial with unmarried Black parents." (2022, Journal of Family Psychology)
  • "Perspectives of Mothers, Fathers, and Parenting Coordinators Concerning the Process and Impact of Parenting Coordination" (2020, Family Court Review)

The scientist has collaborated frequently with colleagues such as Diane A. Philipp, Miri Keren, Antoinette Corboz-Warnery, Élisabeth Fivaz-Depeursinge, and Carla Smith Stover, each with multiple joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Coparenting and Triadic Interactions during Infancy: The Roles of Marital Distress and Child Gender.

    James P. McHale

  • Coparental and family group-level dynamics during infancy: Early family precursors of child and family functioning during preschool

    James P. McHale;Jeffrey L. Rasmussen

  • Overt and Covert Coparenting Processes in the Family

    James P. McHale

  • Coparenting in Diverse Family Systems

    James P. McHale;Inna Khazan;Pauline Erera;Tamir Rotman

  • Growing Points for Coparenting Theory and Research.

    James P. McHale;Regina Kuersten-Hogan;Nirmala Rao

  • Coparenting: A Conceptual and Clinical Examination of Family Systems

    James P. McHale;Kristin M. Lindahl

  • Parental reports of coparenting and observed coparenting behavior during the toddler period.

    James P. McHale;Regina Kuersten-Hogan;Allison Lauretti;Jeffrey L. Rasmussen

  • When infants grow up in multiperson relationship systems

    James P. Mchale

  • Links between Socialization Goals and Child-Rearing Practices in Chinese and Indian Mothers

    Nirmala Rao;James P. McHale;Emma Pearson

  • The transition to coparenthood: Parents' prebirth expectations and early coparental adjustment at 3 months postpartum

    James P. McHale;Christina Kazali;Tamir Rotman;Jean A. Talbot

  • Covert antisocial behavior in boys with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: external validation and effects of methylphenidate.

    Stephen P. Hinshaw;Tracy Heller;James P. McHale

  • Charting the bumpy road of coparenthood : Understanding the challenges of family life.

    James P. McHale

  • Understanding triadic and family group interactions during infancy and toddlerhood.

    James P. McHale;Elisabeth Fivaz-Depeursinge

  • Individual Parental Adjustment Moderates the Relationship Between Marital and Coparenting Quality.

    Jean A. Talbot;James P. McHale

  • Retrospect and prospect in the psychological study of coparenting and family group process.

    James P. McHale;Allison Lauretti;Jean A. Talbot;Christina Pouquette

  • Understanding how family-level dynamics affect children's development : studies of two-parent families

    James P. McHale;Philip A. Cowan

  • New Evidence for the Social Embeddedness of Infants' Early Triangular Capacities

    James McHALE;Elisabeth Fivaz-Depeursinge;Susan Dickstein;B A Janet Robertson

  • Family dynamics, preschoolers’ family representations, and preschool peer relationships.

    James P. McHale;Dannie Johnson;Robert Sinclair

  • Is seeing believing?: Expectant parents’ outlooks on coparenting and later coparenting solidarity

    James P. McHale;Tamir Rotman

  • New directions in the study of family‐level dynamics during infancy and early childhood

    James P. McHale;Regina Kuersten;Allison Lauretti

  • Retrospect and Prospect in the Psychological Study of Families

    James P. McHale;Wendy S. Grolnick

  • Introduction to the special section.

    James McHale;Maureen R. Waller

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicolas Favez
Nicolas Favez University of Geneva
Nirmala Rao
Nirmala Rao University of Hong Kong
Philip A. Cowan
Philip A. Cowan University of California, Berkeley
Wendy S. Grolnick
Wendy S. Grolnick Clark University
Susan Dickstein
Susan Dickstein Brown University
J. Mark Eddy
J. Mark Eddy New York University
Stephen P. Hinshaw
Stephen P. Hinshaw University of California, Berkeley
Julie Poehlmann
Julie Poehlmann University of Wisconsin–Madison
Janice Zeman
Janice Zeman William & Mary
Jaan Valsiner
Jaan Valsiner Aalborg University

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