What is she best known for?
The fields of study she is best known for:
- Social psychology
- Mental health
- Psychiatry
Social psychology, Social support, Social relation, Developmental psychology and Mental health are her primary areas of study.
Her Social psychology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Stressor and Social competence.
Her studies in Social competence integrate themes in fields like Social inertia and Social group.
The Social support study combines topics in areas such as Nursing and Social isolation.
Karen S. Rook has researched Developmental psychology in several fields, including Social exchange theory, Interpersonal relationship and Affect.
Her Mental health research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Psychological well-being and Continuous variable.
Her most cited work include:
- The negative side of social interaction: Impact on psychological well-being. (1244 citations)
- Social Support Measurement and Interventions (358 citations)
- Social support versus companionship: effects on life stress, loneliness, and evaluations by others. (321 citations)
What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?
Her primary scientific interests are in Social psychology, Social support, Developmental psychology, Interpersonal relationship and Social relation.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Coping and Social competence in addition to Social psychology.
Her Social competence study which covers Social group that intersects with Social position.
Her Social support research incorporates elements of Mental health, Loneliness, Clinical psychology and Social isolation.
Her Developmental psychology research includes elements of Interpersonal communication, Friendship, Affect, Well-being and Social exchange theory.
Karen S. Rook merges many fields, such as Social relation and Social environment, in her writings.
She most often published in these fields:
- Social psychology (41.23%)
- Social support (37.72%)
- Developmental psychology (32.46%)
What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2014-2020)?
- Social support (37.72%)
- Developmental psychology (32.46%)
- Gerontology (11.40%)
In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:
Her scientific interests lie mostly in Social support, Developmental psychology, Gerontology, Well-being and Diabetes mellitus.
Her work deals with themes such as Diabetic diet, Persuasion, Diet adherence, Psychiatry and Physical health, which intersect with Social support.
The concepts of her Developmental psychology study are interwoven with issues in Interpersonal relationship, Disease and Ambivalence.
Her Disease study incorporates themes from Loneliness and Social isolation.
Her research investigates the link between Ambivalence and topics such as Quality of life that cross with problems in Social psychology.
In her works, she performs multidisciplinary study on Social psychology and Population ageing.
Between 2014 and 2020, her most popular works were:
- Social Networks in Later Life Weighing Positive and Negative Effects on Health and Well-Being (89 citations)
- Close social ties and health in later life: Strengths and vulnerabilities. (39 citations)
- How does difficulty communicating affect the social relationships of older adults? An exploration using data from a national survey (31 citations)
In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Social psychology
- Mental health
- Psychotherapist
Karen S. Rook spends much of her time researching Well-being, Developmental psychology, Interpersonal relationship, Ambivalence and Social network.
Karen S. Rook has included themes like Psychosocial, Socioemotional selectivity theory, Erikson's stages of psychosocial development and Cohort in her Well-being study.
Developmental psychology is closely attributed to Social support in her study.
She interconnects Disease and Social isolation in the investigation of issues within Social support.
Her Interpersonal relationship study is concerned with the larger field of Social psychology.
Her Social psychology research includes themes of Physical disability and Quality of life.
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