What is she best known for?
The fields of study she is best known for:
- Social psychology
- Nursing
- Health care
Karen A. Roberto mainly focuses on Social psychology, Developmental psychology, Gerontology, Adult Protective Services and Psychiatry.
Her Social psychology study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Psychological intervention and Distress.
Her study in the fields of Life course approach, Grandparent and Sibling under the domain of Developmental psychology overlaps with other disciplines such as Closeness.
Her Gerontology study combines topics in areas such as Interpersonal communication and Community-based participatory research.
Her studies in Adult Protective Services integrate themes in fields like Domestic violence and Sexual abuse.
Her study ties her expertise on Family support together with the subject of Psychiatry.
Her most cited work include:
- Families in the Middle and Later Years: A Review and Critique of Research in the 1990s (159 citations)
- Grandchildren and grandparents : roles, influences, and relationships (142 citations)
- Older Adults' Responses to Hurricane Katrina Daily Hassles and Coping Strategies (76 citations)
What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?
Her primary areas of study are Gerontology, Developmental psychology, Psychiatry, Clinical psychology and Nursing.
Her Gerontology research integrates issues from Quality of life, Social support, Dementia, Osteoporosis and Feeling.
She has researched Developmental psychology in several fields, including Perception and Social psychology, Friendship, Interpersonal relationship.
The Pain catastrophizing and Chronic pain research she does as part of her general Psychiatry study is frequently linked to other disciplines of science, such as Elder abuse and Adult Protective Services, therefore creating a link between diverse domains of science.
Her work on Stressor as part of general Clinical psychology study is frequently linked to Spouse, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of science.
Her work on Nursing homes as part of general Nursing research is frequently linked to Waiver, bridging the gap between disciplines.
She most often published in these fields:
- Gerontology (28.79%)
- Developmental psychology (15.15%)
- Psychiatry (15.15%)
What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2017-2021)?
- Gerontology (28.79%)
- Dementia (6.44%)
- Psychiatry (15.15%)
In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:
Her main research concerns Gerontology, Dementia, Psychiatry, Elder abuse and Appalachia.
Her research on Gerontology often connects related topics like Coping.
Her study in Dementia is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Family caregivers and Stressor.
Her study on Substance abuse and Addiction is often connected to Focus group and Day to day as part of broader study in Psychiatry.
Her work on Elder mistreatment as part of general Elder abuse research is often related to Opioid epidemic, Life course approach and Data collection, thus linking different fields of science.
With her scientific publications, her incorporates both Youth violence and Developmental psychology.
Between 2017 and 2021, her most popular works were:
- Dynamical Properties of Postural Control in Obese Community-Dwelling Older Adults (16 citations)
- Perturbation-based balance training targeting both slip- and trip-induced falls among older adults: a randomized controlled trial. (8 citations)
- Dementia Caregiving During the "Stay-at-Home" Phase of COVID-19 Pandemic. (6 citations)
In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Social psychology
- Nursing
- Mental health
Gerontology, Life course approach, Elder abuse, Dementia and Appalachia are her primary areas of study.
Her Gerontology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Women in the workforce and Long-term care.
Life course approach is a subfield of Developmental psychology that Karen A. Roberto tackles.
Her study in Psychosocial extends to Developmental psychology with its themes.
Karen A. Roberto performs multidisciplinary study in the fields of Elder abuse and Psychiatry via her papers.
In general Psychiatry, her work in Mental health is often linked to Abusive relationship, Injury prevention and Suicide prevention linking many areas of study.
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