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Kristian E. Markon

Kristian E. Markon

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Psychology

D-Index
73
Citations
29739
World Ranking
1924
National Ranking
1128

Overview

Kristian E. Markon is affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States and has a research focus in the field of Psychology, with particular emphasis on Clinical Psychology. The scope of their work also extends into Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Philosophy, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The scientist's research covers several main topics, including:

  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Schizophrenia Research and Treatment
  • Personality Traits and Psychology

Markon has contributed to multiple scholarly articles published in various scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets for their work include Clinical Psychological Science, Personality and Mental Health, Journal of Affective Disorders, Assessment, and Journal of Personality Disorders.

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Markon showcase a focus on psychopathology, personality features, and emotional and psychological responses during the COVID-19 pandemic. These publications are:

  • "The distinction between symptoms and traits in the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP)" (2020), Journal of Personality
  • "Three recommendations based on a comparison of the reliability and validity of the predominant models used in research on the empirical structure of psychopathology." (2021), Journal of Abnormal Psychology
  • "Dysfunctional personality features, non-scientifically supported causal beliefs, and emotional problems during the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy" (2020), Personality and Individual Differences
  • "A longitudinal study on clinically relevant self-reported depression, anxiety and acute stress features among Italian community-dwelling adults during the COVID-19 related lockdown: Evidence of a predictive role for baseline dysfunctional personality dimensions" (2020), Journal of Affective Disorders
  • "Critiques of network analysis of multivariate data in psychological science" (2022), Nature Reviews Methods Primers

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Markon include Robert F. Krueger, Antonella Somma, Andrea Fossati, and Giulia Gialdi, reflecting ongoing research partnerships and shared interests.

Best Publications

  • The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP): A Dimensional Alternative to Traditional Nosologies

    Roman Kotov;Robert F. Krueger;David Watson;Thomas M. Achenbach

  • Initial construction of a maladaptive personality trait model and inventory for DSM-5.

    Robert F. Krueger;Jaime Derringer;Kristian E. Markon;David Watson

  • Delineating the Structure of Normal and Abnormal Personality: An Integrative Hierarchical Approach.

    Kristian E. Markon;Robert F. Krueger;David Watson

  • Reinterpreting comorbidity: a model-based approach to understanding and classifying psychopathology.

    Robert F. Krueger;Kristian E. Markon

  • Linking Antisocial Behavior, Substance Use, and Personality: An Integrative Quantitative Model of the Adult Externalizing Spectrum

    Robert F. Krueger;Kristian E. Markon;Christopher J. Patrick;Stephen D. Benning

  • An invariant dimensional liability model of gender differences in mental disorder prevalence: evidence from a national sample.

    Nicholas R. Eaton;Katherine M. Keyes;Robert F. Krueger;Steve Balsis

  • Childhood aggression and gender: a new look at an old problem.

    Nicki R. Crick;Nicole E. Werner;Juan F. Casas;Kathryn M. O'Brien

  • The Role of the DSM-5 Personality Trait Model in Moving Toward a Quantitative and Empirically Based Approach to Classifying Personality and Psychopathology

    Robert F. Krueger;Kristian E. Markon

  • Toward a theory of distinct types of "impulsive" behaviors: A meta-analysis of self-report and behavioral measures

    Leigh Sharma;Kristian E. Markon;Lee Anna Clark

  • The Reliability and Validity of Discrete and Continuous Measures of Psychopathology: A Quantitative Review.

    Kristian E. Markon;Michael Chmielewski;Christopher J. Miller

  • Externalizing psychopathology in adulthood: a dimensional-spectrum conceptualization and its implications for DSM-V.

    Robert F. Krueger;Kristian E. Markon;Christopher J. Patrick;William G. Iacono

  • Identifying psychopathy subtypes on the basis of personality structure.

    Brian M. Hicks;Kristian E. Markon;Christopher J. Patrick;Robert F. Krueger

  • Scoring higher the second time around: meta-analyses of practice effects in neuropsychological assessment.

    Matthew Calamia;Kristian Markon;Daniel Tranel

  • The Hierarchical Structure of DSM-5 Pathological Personality Traits

    Aidan G.C. Wright;Katherine M. Thomas;Christopher J. Hopwood;Kristian E. Markon

  • Progress in achieving quantitative classification of psychopathology

    Robert F. Krueger;Roman Kotov;David Watson;Miriam K. Forbes

  • DSM-5 personality traits and DSM-IV personality disorders

    Christopher J. Hopwood;Katherine M. Thomas;Kristian E. Markon;Aidan G. C. Wright

  • Evidence that psychopathology symptom networks have limited replicability.

    Miriam K. Forbes;Aidan G. C. Wright;Kristian E. Markon;Robert F. Krueger

  • The structure of psychopathology: Toward an expanded quantitative empirical model.

    Aidan G. C. Wright;Robert F. Krueger;Megan J. Hobbs;Kristian E. Markon

  • The convergent structure of DSM-5 personality trait facets and five-factor model trait domains.

    Katherine M. Thomas;Matthew M. Yalch;Robert F. Krueger;Aidan G. C. Wright

  • Deriving an empirical structure of personality pathology for DSM-5.

    Robert F. Krueger;Nicholas R. Eaton;Lee Anna Clark;David Watson

  • Modeling psychopathology structure: A symptom-level analysis of Axis I and II disorders.

    K. E. Markon

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert F. Krueger
Robert F. Krueger University of Minnesota
Aidan G. C. Wright
Aidan G. C. Wright University of Pittsburgh
Andrea Fossati
Andrea Fossati Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Nicholas R. Eaton
Nicholas R. Eaton Stony Brook University
David Watson
David Watson University of Notre Dame
Christopher J. Hopwood
Christopher J. Hopwood University of Zurich
Miriam K. Forbes
Miriam K. Forbes Macquarie University
Christopher J. Patrick
Christopher J. Patrick Florida State University
Jennifer L. Tackett
Jennifer L. Tackett Northwestern University
Aaron L. Pincus
Aaron L. Pincus Pennsylvania State University

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