What is she best known for?
The fields of study she is best known for:
- Developmental psychology
- Cognition
- Mental health
Her primary scientific interests are in Developmental psychology, Foster care, Child abuse, Foster Home Care and Neglect.
Her work in Developmental psychology is not limited to one particular discipline; it also encompasses Externalization.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Cognition and Clinical psychology in addition to Foster care.
Her Clinical psychology research focuses on subjects like Psychological intervention, which are linked to Psychosocial.
Her study in Child abuse focuses on Victimology in particular.
Her Victimology study combines topics in areas such as Physical abuse and Child neglect.
Her most cited work include:
- Childhood Temperament and Family Environment as Predictors of Internalizing and Externalizing Trajectories From Ages 5 to 17 (406 citations)
- Morning cortisol Levels in preschool‐aged foster children: Differential effects of maltreatment type (266 citations)
- Effects of therapeutic interventions for foster children on behavioral problems, caregiver attachment, and stress regulatory neural systems. (228 citations)
What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?
The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Developmental psychology, Foster care, Clinical psychology, Intervention and Child abuse.
In her work, Early childhood is strongly intertwined with Temperament, which is a subfield of Developmental psychology.
As a member of one scientific family, Katherine C. Pears mostly works in the field of Foster care, focusing on Psychological intervention and, on occasion, Academic achievement and Competence.
Her Clinical psychology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Psychosocial, Psychiatry, Toddler and Public health.
In general Child abuse, her work in Victimology and Physical abuse is often linked to Neglect and Cortisol awakening response linking many areas of study.
Her Parenting styles research includes themes of Social relation and Child rearing.
She most often published in these fields:
- Developmental psychology (65.75%)
- Foster care (45.21%)
- Clinical psychology (36.99%)
What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2014-2020)?
- Developmental psychology (65.75%)
- Intervention (27.40%)
- School readiness (15.07%)
In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:
Her primary areas of investigation include Developmental psychology, Intervention, School readiness, Clinical psychology and Foster care.
Her Developmental psychology research integrates issues from Health psychology and Public health.
The subject of her Intervention research is within the realm of Nursing.
Her research integrates issues of Event-related potential and Self-control in her study of School readiness.
Her Clinical psychology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Neglect and Aggression.
Her Foster care research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Psychological intervention and Toddler.
Between 2014 and 2020, her most popular works were:
- Improving Child Self-Regulation and Parenting in Families of Pre-kindergarten Children with Developmental Disabilities and Behavioral Difficulties (46 citations)
- Parenting and the development of effortful control from early childhood to early adolescence: A transactional developmental model. (36 citations)
- Adverse Consequences of School Mobility for Children in Foster Care: A Prospective Longitudinal Study (20 citations)
In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Developmental psychology
- Cognition
- Mental health
Her primary areas of study are Developmental psychology, Foster care, Early childhood, Longitudinal study and School readiness.
Katherine C. Pears has included themes like Transactional leadership and Temperament in her Developmental psychology study.
In her research on the topic of Foster care, Clinical psychology is strongly related with Substance abuse.
Her Early childhood study incorporates themes from Intervention and Self-control.
Her Longitudinal study research overlaps with other disciplines such as Suicide prevention, Injury prevention, Juvenile delinquency and Psychosocial.
Her biological study spans a wide range of topics, including School adjustment, Health psychology, Pre kindergarten, Parenting skills and School entry.
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