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Jan L. Wallander 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 Jan L. Wallander sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 165 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jan L. Wallander 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 Jan L. Wallander sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% 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

  • 1994 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Jan L. Wallander is affiliated with the University of California, Merced in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Social Sciences, with a significant focus on Clinical Psychology among subfields. Additional areas of study include General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Education.

The scientist's work concentrates on topics related to Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth, Early Childhood Education and Development, Homelessness and Social Issues, Child Abuse and Trauma, Child Welfare and Adoption, and Infant Development and Preterm Care.

Jan L. Wallander has published research in several peer-reviewed venues that frequently include:

  • Child Psychiatry & Human Development
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
  • Journal of Child and Family Studies
  • BMC Pediatrics

Representative recent publications are:

  • "Perceived social support and quality of life among adolescents in residential youth care: a cross-sectional study" (2021) in Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
  • "Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Among Adolescents: A Structural Model with Socioecological Connectedness, Bullying Victimization, and Depression" (2022) in Child Psychiatry & Human Development
  • "Longitudinal Associations Between Parental SES and Adolescent Health-Related Quality of Life Using Growth Curve Modeling" (2021) in Journal of Child and Family Studies
  • "Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Relationship Between Stressful Life Events and Quality of Life in Adolescents" (2020) in Journal of Adolescent Health
  • "Patterns of risk exposure in first 1,000 days of life and health, behavior, and education-related problems at age 4.5: evidence from Growing Up in New Zealand, a longitudinal cohort study" (2021) in BMC Pediatrics

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Jan L. Wallander include:

  • Stian Lydersen
  • Marc N. Elliott
  • Mark A. Schuster
  • Kay W. Kim
  • Marianne Tevik Singstad

In 1994, Jan L. Wallander was named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), reflecting recognition within the professional community.

Best Publications

  • Effects of pediatric chronic physical disorders on child and family adjustment.

    Jan L. Wallander;James W. Varni

  • Quality of life measurement in children and adolescents: issues, instruments, and applications.

    Jan L. Wallander;Margaret Schmitt;Hans M. Koot

  • Hope and social support as resilience factors against psychological distress of mothers who care for children with chronic physical conditions.

    Trudi Venters Horton;Jan L. Wallander

  • Family Resources as Resistance Factors for Psychological Maladjustment in Chronically Ill and Handicapped Children

    Jan L. Wallander;James W. Varni;Lina Babani;Heatger Tweddle Banis

  • Children with chronic physical disorders: maternal reports of their psychological adjustment.

    Jan L. Wallander;James W. Varni;Lina Babani;Heather Tweddle Banis

  • Psychosocial Adjustment of Children with Chronic Physical Conditions.

    Jan L. Wallander;Robert J. Thompson Jr.;Ann Alriksson-Schmidt

  • Adjustment in children with chronic physical disorders: Programmatic research on a disability-stress-coping model.

    Jan L. Wallander;James W. Varni

  • Quality of life in children: A critical examination of concepts, approaches, issues, and future directions

    Jan L. Wallander;Hans M. Koot

  • Social support and adjustment in chronically ill and handicapped children

    Jan L. Wallander;James W. Varni

  • Disability Parameters, Chronic Strain, and Adaptation of Physically Handicapped Children and Their Mothers.

    Jan L. Wallander;James W. Varni;Lina Babani;Heather Tweddle Banis

  • The Social Environment and the Adaptation of Mothers of Physically Handicapped Children

    Jan L. Wallander;James W. Varni;Lina Babani;Christine B. DeHaan

  • The long-term effects of being bullied or a bully in adolescence on externalizing and internalizing mental health problems in adulthood

    Johannes Foss Sigurdson;Anne Mari Undheim;Jan Lance Wallander;Stian Lydersen

  • Psychological and social adjustment of obese children and their families.

    Heather Tweddle Banis;James W. Varni;Jan L. Wallander;Barbara M. Korsch

  • Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities among Fifth-Graders in Three Cities

    Mark A. Schuster;Marc N. Elliott;David E. Kanouse;Jan L. Wallander

  • Healthy passages. A multilevel, multimethod longitudinal study of adolescent health.

    Michael Windle;Jo Anne Grunbaum;Marc N. Elliott;Susan R. Tortolero

  • Interventions that target improvements in mental health for parents of children with autism spectrum disorders: A narrative review.

    Nikko S. Da Paz;Jan L. Wallander

  • Daily stress variability, learned resourcefulness, regimen adherence, and metabolic control in Type I diabetes mellitus: Evaluation of a path model.

    James E. Aikens;Jan L. Wallander;David S. Bell;Joyce A. Cole

  • Child functional independence and maternal psychosocial stress as risk factors threatening adaptation in mothers of physically or sensorially handicapped children.

    Jan L. Wallander;Lisa C. Pitt;Claude A. Mellins

  • Is involvement in school bullying associated with general health and psychosocial adjustment outcomes in adulthood

    J.F. Sigurdson;J. Wallander;A.M. Sund

  • Physical Status and Psychosocial Adjustment in Children With Spina Bifida

    Jan L. Wallander;Wendy S. Feldman;James W. Varni

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark A. Schuster
Mark A. Schuster Kaiser Permanente
Marc N. Elliott
Marc N. Elliott RAND Corporation
Waldemar A. Carlo
Waldemar A. Carlo University of Alabama at Birmingham
Susan R. Tortolero
Susan R. Tortolero The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
James W. Varni
James W. Varni Texas A&M University
Elizabeth M. McClure
Elizabeth M. McClure University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
David E. Kanouse
David E. Kanouse RAND Corporation
Hans M. Koot
Hans M. Koot Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Anne Mari Sund
Anne Mari Sund Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Michael Windle
Michael Windle Emory University

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