2026 Judith A. Feeney: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	63	3134	2888	153	148	182	14553

Overview

Judith A. Feeney is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia and has contributed extensively to the fields of social sciences and psychology, with a particular focus on social psychology, demography, sociology and political science, health, and clinical psychology.

Their research spans multiple topics including:

Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Family Dynamics and Relationships
Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
Intimate Partner and Family Violence
COVID-19 and Mental Health
Health disparities and outcomes
Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction

Recent publications by Judith A. Feeney include:

Autonomy-connection tensions, stress, and attachment: The case of COVID-19 (2021), published in Current Opinion in Psychology
One year on: What we have learned about the psychological effects of COVID-19 social restrictions: A meta-analysis (2022), published in Current Opinion in Psychology
Dealing with loss in the face of disasters and crises: Integrating interpersonal theories of couple adaptation and functioning (2021), published in Current Opinion in Psychology
Older adults' support seeking from their adult children: The Support-Seeking Strategy Scale (2023), published in Journal of Family Psychology
Carer burden and dyadic attachment orientations in adult children-older parent dyads (2020), published in Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Judith A. Feeney has published frequently in the following venues:

Current Opinion in Psychology
Journal of Family Psychology
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
Journal of Behavioral Addictions

The scientist often collaborates with several co-authors, including:

Gery C. Karantzas
Jeffry A. Simpson
Daniel Romano
Emma M. Marshall
Juwon Lee

Best Publications

Attachment Style as a Predictor of Adult Romantic Relationships

Judith A. Feeney;Patricia Noller

1681
Citations
Assessing adult attachment.

Judith A. Feeney;Patricia Noller;Mary Hanrahan

844
Citations
Attachment style, communication and satisfaction in the early years of marriage.

Judith A. Feeney;Patricia Noller;Victor J. Callan

652
Citations
Adult romantic attachment and couple relationships

Judith A. Feeney

541
Citations
The composition of attachment networks throughout the adult years.

Nicole A. Doherty;Judith A. Feeney

375
Citations
Adult attachment, anxiety, and pain self-efficacy as predictors of pain intensity and disability.

Pamela Meredith;Jenny Strong;Judith A. Feeney

340
Citations
Interagency collaboration between child protection and mental health services: Practices, attitudes and barriers

Yvonne Darlington;Judith A. Feeney;Kylie Maree Rixon

328
Citations
Adult romantic attachment: Developments in the study of couple relationships.

Judith A. Feeney

322
Citations
Attachment style, communication patterns, and satisfaction across the life cycle of marriage

Judith A. Feeney

319
Citations
A Longitudinal Study of Conflict in Early Marriage

Patricia Noller;Judith A. Feeney;Denise Bonnell;Victor J. Callan

294
Citations
Attachment Style and Verbal Descriptions of Romantic Partners

Judith A. Feeney;Patricia Noller

276
Citations
On the Dimensionality of the Attachment Style Questionnaire in Italian Clinical and Nonclinical Participants

Andrea Fossati;Judith A. Feeney;Deborah Donati;Michela Donini

272
Citations
Attachment, marital interaction, and relationship satisfaction: A diary study

Judith A. Feeney

263
Citations
Adult attachment and emotional control.

Judith A. Feeney

240
Citations
Attachment style as a piedictor of sexual attitudes and behavior in late Adolescence

Judith A. Feeney;Candida Peterson;Cynthia Gallois;Deborah J. Terry

238
Citations
Attachment style and romantic love: Relationship dissolution

Judith A. Feeney;Patricia Noller

234
Citations
Attachment, caregiving, and marital satisfaction

Judith A. Feeney

234
Citations
Adolescents' Interactions with the Opposite Sex: Influence of Attachment Style and Gender.

Judith A. Feeney;Patricia Noller;Janice Patty

231
Citations
Adult attachment, emotional control, and marital satisfaction

Judith A. Feeney

230
Citations
Hurt Feelings in Couple Relationships: Towards Integrative Models of the Negative Effects of Hurtful Events:

Judith A. Feeney

225
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Patricia Noller University of Queensland

Candida C. Peterson University of Queensland

Andrea Fossati Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

Cesare Maffei Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

Pamela Meredith University of the Sunshine Coast

Cindy Gallois University of Queensland

Marita P. McCabe Swinburne University of Technology

Lorne Campbell University of Western Ontario

Andrew Christensen University of California, Los Angeles

Deborah J. Terry University of Queensland

External Links

Personal website of Judith A. Feeney

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