2026 P. Scott Richards: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	37	9055	8459	4800	4369	147	9037

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

2271
Citations
Handbook of Psychotherapy and Religious Diversity

P. Scott Richards;Allen E. Bergin

799
Citations
Religiousness and mental health reconsidered: a study of an intrinsically religious sample

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

612
Citations
The Impact of Exposure to the Thin-Ideal Media Image on Women

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

491
Citations
A spiritual strategy for counseling and psychotherapy, 2nd ed.

P. Scott Richards;Allen E. Bergin

412
Citations
Outcomes of religious and spiritual adaptations to psychotherapy: A meta-analytic review

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

361
Citations
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

294
Citations
Values in psychotherapy.

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

199
Citations
Using spiritual interventions in psychotherapy: Practices, successes, failures, and ethical concerns of Mormon psychotherapists.

P. Scott Richards;Richard W. Potts

192
Citations
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

184
Citations
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

174
Citations
The elements of attachment: Relationship maintenance and intimacy.

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

164
Citations
Religious devoutness in college students: Relations with emotional adjustment and psychological separation from parents.

P. Scott Richards

158
Citations
Spiritual Approaches in the Treatment of Women With Eating Disorders

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

152
Citations
Toward religious and spiritual competency for mental health professionals.

P. Scott Richards;Allen E. Bergin

132
Citations
Casebook for a spiritual strategy in counseling and psychotherapy

P. Scott Richards;Allen E. Bergin

127
Citations
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

119
Citations
Religious Bias in Moral Development Research: A Psychometric Investigation

P. Scott Richards;Mark L. Davison

118
Citations
A Religiously Oriented Group Counseling Intervention for Self-Defeating Perfectionism: A Pilot Study.

P. Scott Richards;Laura Owen;Suzanne Stein

110
Citations
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

103
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Allen E. Bergin Brigham Young University

Mark L. Davison University of Minnesota

Roger T. Johnson University of Minnesota

C. Anderson Johnson Claremont Graduate University

Everett L. Worthington Virginia Commonwealth University

Kevin S. Masters University of Colorado Denver

Kenneth I. Pargament Bowling Green State University

External Links

Personal website of P. Scott Richards

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