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Michael G. Wheaton

Michael G. Wheaton

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Psychology

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38
Citations
6609
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8831
National Ranking
4696

Overview

Michael G. Wheaton is affiliated with Barnard College in the United States and has an extensive publication record primarily in the field of psychology. Their work encompasses several subfields including clinical psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, and social psychology.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of subjects related to mental health and cognitive processes. Main topics include obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, anxiety, depression, psychometrics, treatment, cognitive processes, autism spectrum disorder research, body image and dysmorphia studies, eating disorders and behaviors, COVID-19 and mental health, and sexuality, behavior, and technology.

Michael G. Wheaton has published multiple recent papers focusing largely on the psychological effects related to the COVID-19 pandemic and anxiety disorders. Notable papers include:

  • "Is Fear of COVID-19 Contagious? The Effects of Emotion Contagion and Social Media Use on Anxiety in Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic" (2021, Frontiers in Psychology)
  • "Intolerance of uncertainty as a factor linking obsessive-compulsive symptoms, health anxiety and concerns about the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States" (2020, Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders)
  • "How is the COVID-19 pandemic affecting individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms?" (2021, Journal of Anxiety Disorders)

Other relevant research includes investigations into the role of digital emotion contagion in anxiety and parental stress, as well as broader studies on health anxiety and contamination fears during pandemics.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Wheaton include:

  • H. Blair Simpson
  • Þröstur Björgvinsson
  • Kristen Hagen
  • Bjarne Hansen
  • Edna B. Foa

The scientist's research has been published repeatedly in key journals such as:

  • Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
  • BMC Psychiatry
  • Journal of Anxiety Disorders
  • International Journal of Cognitive Therapy
  • Journal of Psychiatric Research

With a total publication count of over 100 in psychology, Michael G. Wheaton's contributions are focused strongly on understanding the mechanisms and effects of obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety-related disorders, especially within the context of recent global health challenges.

Best Publications

  • Assessment of obsessive-compulsive symptom dimensions: development and evaluation of the Dimensional Obsessive-Compulsive Scale.

    Jonathan Stuart Abramowitz;Brett J. Deacon;Bunmi O. Olatunji;Michael G. Wheaton

  • Psychological Predictors of Anxiety in Response to the H1N1 (Swine Flu) Pandemic

    Michael G. Wheaton;Jonathan S. Abramowitz;Noah C. Berman;Laura E. Fabricant

  • Dimensions of anxiety sensitivity in the anxiety disorders: evaluation of the ASI-3.

    Michael G. Wheaton;Brett J. Deacon;Patrick B. McGrath;Noah C. Berman

  • What's wrong with my mouse model? Advances and strategies in animal modeling of anxiety and depression.

    A.V. Kalueff;M. Wheaton;D.L. Murphy

  • The relationship between obsessive beliefs and symptom dimensions in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    Michael G. Wheaton;Jonathan S. Abramowitz;Noah C. Berman;Bradley C. Riemann

  • Characterizing the hoarding phenotype in individuals with OCD: associations with comorbidity, severity and gender.

    Michael Wheaton;Kiara R. Timpano;V. Holland LaSalle-Ricci;Dennis L. Murphy

  • The status of hoarding as a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder

    Jonathan Stuart Abramowitz;Michael G. Wheaton;Eric A. Storch

  • Obsessive-compulsive symptoms: the contribution of obsessional beliefs and experiential avoidance.

    Jonathan S. Abramowitz;Gerald R. Lackey;Michael G. Wheaton

  • Predicting anxiety: the role of experiential avoidance and anxiety sensitivity.

    Noah C. Berman;Michael G. Wheaton;Patrick McGrath;Jonathan Stuart Abramowitz

  • A haplotype containing quantitative trait loci for SLC1A1 gene expression and its association with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    Jens R. Wendland;Pablo R. Moya;Kiara R. Timpano;Adriana P. Anavitarte

  • Is Fear of COVID-19 Contagious? The Effects of Emotion Contagion and Social Media Use on Anxiety in Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic

    Michael G. Wheaton;Alena Prikhidko;Gabrielle R. Messner

  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder and its related disorders: a reappraisal of obsessive-compulsive spectrum concepts.

    Dennis L. Murphy;Kiara R. Timpano;Michael G. Wheaton;Benjamin D. Greenberg

  • Let me check that for you: Symptom accommodation in romantic partners of adults with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    Sara E. Boeding;Christine M. Paprocki;Donald H Baucom;Jonathan Stuart Abramowitz

  • Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Intimate Relationships: A Pilot Study of Couple-Based Cognitive-Behavior Therapy

    Jonathan S. Abramowitz;Donald H. Baucom;Sara Boeding;Michael G. Wheaton

  • Enhancing Exposure and Response Prevention for OCD: A Couple-Based Approach.

    Jonathan Stuart Abramowitz;Donald H Baucom;Michael G. Wheaton;Sara Boeding

  • Health Anxiety: Latent Structure and Associations with Anxiety-related Psychological Processes in a Student Sample

    Michael G. Wheaton;Noah C. Berman;Joseph C. Franklin;Jonathan Stuart Abramowitz

  • The Relationship Between Obsessive Compulsive Beliefs and Symptoms, Anxiety and Disgust Sensitivity, and Swine Flu Fears

    Joseph Brand;Dean McKay;Michael G. Wheaton;Jonathan S. Abramowitz

  • Intolerance of uncertainty as a factor linking obsessive-compulsive symptoms, health anxiety and concerns about the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States

    Michael G. Wheaton;Gabrielle R. Messner;Jenna B. Marks

  • The relationship between anxiety sensitivity and obsessive-compulsive symptom dimensions.

    Michael G. Wheaton;Brittain Mahaffey;Kiara R. Timpano;Noah C. Berman

  • The Effect of Concerns About COVID-19 on Anxiety, Stress, Parental Burnout, and Emotion Regulation: The Role of Susceptibility to Digital Emotion Contagion.

    Alena Prikhidko;Haiying Long;Michael G. Wheaton

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan S. Abramowitz
Jonathan S. Abramowitz University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
H. Blair Simpson
H. Blair Simpson Columbia University
Kiara R. Timpano
Kiara R. Timpano University of Miami
Edna B. Foa
Edna B. Foa University of Pennsylvania
K. Luan Phan
K. Luan Phan The Ohio State University
Brett J. Deacon
Brett J. Deacon University of Wollongong
Bunmi O. Olatunji
Bunmi O. Olatunji Vanderbilt University
Joseph C. Franklin
Joseph C. Franklin Florida State University
Eric A. Storch
Eric A. Storch Baylor College of Medicine
Donald H. Baucom
Donald H. Baucom University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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