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9052
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P. Scott Richards publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where P. Scott Richards sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 147 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

P. Scott Richards D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where P. Scott Richards sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

P. Scott Richards is affiliated with Brigham Young University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Medicine and Psychology, with notable contributions in subfields such as Social Psychology, Health, Clinical Psychology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, and Developmental and Educational Psychology.

Their work addresses several specialized topics including Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology, Sport Psychology and Performance, Foot and Ankle Surgery, Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research, Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health, Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases, and Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies.

Richards has contributed to various academic journals, frequently publishing in the following venues:

  • Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism
  • Lara D. Veeken
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • International Sport Coaching Journal
  • Mental Health Religion & Culture

Selected recent publications include the following:

  • "Forgiveness and gratitude as mediators between religious commitment and well-Being among Latter-day Saint Polynesian Americans," 2021, Mental Health Religion & Culture
  • "Living with foot and ankle disorders in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: A systematic review of qualitative studies to inform the work of the OMERACT Foot and Ankle Working Group," 2023, Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism
  • "Commentary: Team Cognition in Sport: How Current Insights Into How Teamwork Is Achieved in Naturalistic Settings Can Lead to Simulation Studies," 2020, Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Stakeholder endorsement advancing the implementation of a patient-reported domain for harms in rheumatology clinical trials: Outcome of the OMERACT Safety Working Group," 2023, Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism
  • "Developing a core outcome set for foot and ankle disorders in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: A scoping review and report from the OMERACT 2022 foot and ankle special interest group session," 2023, Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism

Richards has frequently collaborated with a number of co-authors, including:

  • Caroline Flurey
  • Beverley Shea
  • Peter Tugwell
  • Lara S. Chapman
  • Anthony C. Redmond

Their contributions to the field have been recognized through awards such as the Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), awarded in 2003.

Best Publications

  • A Spiritual Strategy for Counseling and Psychotherapy

    P. Scott Richards;Allen E. Bergin

  • Handbook of Psychotherapy and Religious Diversity

    P. Scott Richards;Allen E. Bergin

  • Religiousness and mental health reconsidered: a study of an intrinsically religious sample

    Allen E. Bergin;Kevin S. Masters;P. Scott Richards

  • The Impact of Exposure to the Thin-Ideal Media Image on Women

    Nicole Hawkins;P. Scott Richards;H. Mac Granley;David M. Stein

  • A spiritual strategy for counseling and psychotherapy, 2nd ed.

    P. Scott Richards;Allen E. Bergin

  • Outcomes of religious and spiritual adaptations to psychotherapy: A meta-analytic review

    Timothy B. Smith;Jeremy Bartz;P. Scott Richards

  • The Effect of Prolonged Implementation of Cooperative Learning on Social Support Within the Classroom

    David W. Johnson;Roger T. Johnson;Lee A. Buckman;P. Scott Richards

  • Values in psychotherapy.

    Allen E. Bergin;Reed I. Payne;P. Scott Richards

  • Using spiritual interventions in psychotherapy: Practices, successes, failures, and ethical concerns of Mormon psychotherapists.

    P. Scott Richards;Richard W. Potts

  • Comparative Efficacy of Spirituality, Cognitive, and Emotional Support Groups for Treating Eating Disorder Inpatients

    P. Scott Richards;Michael E. Berrett;Randy K. Hardman;Dennis L. Eggett

  • Ethical challenges and opportunities at the edge: Incorporating spirituality and religion into psychotherapy.

    John C. Gonsiorek;P. Scott Richards;Kenneth I. Pargament;Mark R. McMinn

  • The elements of attachment: Relationship maintenance and intimacy.

    Ralph Holcomb;R. Craig Williams;P. Scott Richards

  • Religious devoutness in college students: Relations with emotional adjustment and psychological separation from parents.

    P. Scott Richards

  • Spiritual Approaches in the Treatment of Women With Eating Disorders

    P. Scott Richards;Randy K. Hardman;Michael E. Berrett

  • Toward religious and spiritual competency for mental health professionals.

    P. Scott Richards;Allen E. Bergin

  • Casebook for a spiritual strategy in counseling and psychotherapy

    P. Scott Richards;Allen E. Bergin

  • Intrinsic religiousness and spiritual well-being as predictors of treatment outcome among women with eating disorders.

    Faune Taylor Smith;Randy K. Hardman;P. Scott Richards;Lane Fischer

  • Religious Bias in Moral Development Research: A Psychometric Investigation

    P. Scott Richards;Mark L. Davison

  • A Religiously Oriented Group Counseling Intervention for Self-Defeating Perfectionism: A Pilot Study.

    P. Scott Richards;Laura Owen;Suzanne Stein

  • The Prevention of Cigarette Smoking in Children: Two- and Three-year Follow-up Comparisons of Four Prevention Strategies

    David M. Murray;P. Scott Richards;Russell V. Luepker;C. Anderson Johnson

Frequent Co-Authors

Allen E. Bergin
Allen E. Bergin Brigham Young University
Mark L. Davison
Mark L. Davison University of Minnesota
Roger T. Johnson
Roger T. Johnson University of Minnesota
C. Anderson Johnson
C. Anderson Johnson Claremont Graduate University
Everett L. Worthington
Everett L. Worthington Virginia Commonwealth University
Kevin S. Masters
Kevin S. Masters University of Colorado Denver
Kenneth I. Pargament
Kenneth I. Pargament Bowling Green State University
Russell V. Luepker
Russell V. Luepker University of Minnesota
David M. Murray
David M. Murray National Institutes of Health

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