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Nancy L. Galambos

Nancy L. Galambos

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Psychology

D-Index
54
Citations
12270
World Ranking
4562
National Ranking
304

Overview

Nancy L. Galambos is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada and has contributed extensively to the fields of psychology and social sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields including health, social psychology, neuropsychology and physiological psychology, sociology and political science, and general health professions.

The main topics covered in Nancy L. Galambos's work include:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Psychological well-being and life satisfaction
  • Aging and gerontology research
  • Intergenerational family dynamics and caregiving
  • Employment and welfare studies
  • Family dynamics and relationships
  • Attachment and relationship dynamics

Significant publications by Nancy L. Galambos include:

  • "The U Shape of Happiness Across the Life Course: Expanding the Discussion," 2020, Perspectives on Psychological Science
  • "Another Attempt to Move Beyond the Cross-Sectional U Shape of Happiness: A Reply," 2021, Perspectives on Psychological Science

Collaborations have been an important aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors such as:

  • Matthew D. Johnson
  • Harvey Krahn
  • Margie E. Lachman
  • Shichen Fang
  • Michelle Maroto

Nancy L. Galambos has published in various respected venues, primarily including:

  • Perspectives on Psychological Science
  • Journal of Marriage and the Family
  • International Journal of Behavioral Development
  • Current Psychology
  • Journal of Family Psychology

Their scholarly output demonstrates a consistent focus on the intersections of psychological well-being, health disparities, and family dynamics across the life span.

Best Publications

  • Parents Do Matter: Trajectories of Change in Externalizing and Internalizing Problems in Early Adolescence

    Nancy L. Galambos;Erin T. Barker;David M. Almeida

  • Adolescent development: challenges and opportunities for research, programs, and policies.

    Richard M. Lerner;Nancy L. Galambos

  • Depression, Self-Esteem, and Anger in Emerging Adulthood: Seven-Year Trajectories.

    Nancy L. Galambos;Erin T. Barker;Harvey J. Krahn

  • Masculinity, Femininity, and Sex Role Attitudes in Early Adolescence: Exploring Gender Intensification

    Nancy L. Galambos;David M. Almeida;Anne C. Petersen

  • Gender differences in and risk factors for depression in adolescence: A 4-year longitudinal study.

    Nancy L. Galambos;Bonnie J. Leadbeater;Erin T. Barker

  • Body Dissatisfaction of Adolescent Girls and Boys:: Risk and Resource Factors

    Erin T. Barker;Nancy L. Galambos

  • Social, Demographic, and Health Outcomes in the 10 Years Following Adolescent Depression

    Kiyuri Naicker;Nancy L. Galambos;Yiye Zeng;Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan

  • The Attitudes Toward Women Scale for Adolescents (AWSA): A study of reliability and validity

    Nancy L. Galambos;Anne C. Petersen;Maryse Richards;Idy B. Gitelson

  • Work values and beliefs of ‘Generation X’ and ‘Generation Y’

    Harvey J. Krahn;Nancy L. Galambos

  • Gender and Gender Role Development in Adolescence

    Nancy L. Galambos

  • Risky Business: The Paradoxical Meaning of Problem Behavior for Young Adolescents

    Jennifer L. Maggs;David M. Almeida;Nancy L. Galambos

  • Chronological and Subjective Age in Emerging Adulthood The Crossover Effect

    Nancy L. Galambos;Pamela K. Turner;Lauree C. Tilton-Weaver

  • Mother role satisfaction, mother–child interaction, and child temperament: A process model.

    Jacqueline V. Lerner;Nancy L. Galambos

  • Parents' Work Overload and Problem Behavior in Young Adolescents.

    Nancy L. Galambos;Heather A. Sears;David M. Almeida;Giselle C. Kolaric

  • Out-of-school care of young adolescents and self-reported behavior.

    Nancy L. Galambos;Jennifer L. Maggs

  • Adolescents’ internalizing and aggressive behaviors and perceptions of parents’ psychological control: a panel study examining direction of effects

    Arne K. Albrecht;Nancy L. Galambos;S. Mikael Jansson

  • Losing Sleep Over It: Daily Variation in Sleep Quantity and Quality in Canadian Students' First Semester of University

    Nancy L. Galambos;Andrea L. Dalton;Jennifer L. Maggs

  • Gender Development in Adolescence

    Nancy L. Galambos;Sheri A. Berenbaum;Susan M. McHale

  • Does Parent-Adolescent Conflict Increase in Early Adolescence?.

    Nancy L. Galambos;David M. Almeida

  • Examining Father Involvement and the Quality of Father-Adolescent Relations

    David M. Almeida;Nancy L. Galambos

Frequent Co-Authors

Jennifer L. Maggs
Jennifer L. Maggs Pennsylvania State University
David M. Almeida
David M. Almeida Pennsylvania State University
Jacqueline V. Lerner
Jacqueline V. Lerner Boston College
Joyce Magill-Evans
Joyce Magill-Evans University of Alberta
Anne C. Petersen
Anne C. Petersen University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Rainer K. Silbereisen
Rainer K. Silbereisen Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Margie E. Lachman
Margie E. Lachman Brandeis University
Bonnie J. Leadbeater
Bonnie J. Leadbeater University of Victoria
Richard M. Lerner
Richard M. Lerner Tufts University
James Garbarino
James Garbarino Cornell University

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