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R. Nicholas Carleton

R. Nicholas Carleton

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Psychology

D-Index
59
Citations
15140
World Ranking
3676
National Ranking
241

Overview

R. Nicholas Carleton is affiliated with the University of Regina in Canada and has an extensive body of research primarily within the fields of psychology and health professions. Their work spans various subfields including clinical psychology, general health professions, sociology and political science, social psychology, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

Their research contributions focus heavily on topics such as posttraumatic stress disorder research, resilience and mental health, suicide and self-harm studies, child abuse and trauma, occupational health and performance, occupational health and safety research, and mental health treatment and access.

Among the most cited recent papers authored or co-authored by Carleton are:

  • "Assessing the Relative Impact of Diverse Stressors among Public Safety Personnel," 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Nurses' Mental Health and Well-Being: COVID-19 Impacts," 2020, Canadian Journal of Nursing Research
  • "Compromised Conscience: A Scoping Review of Moral Injury Among Firefighters, Paramedics, and Police Officers," 2021, Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Peer Support and Crisis-Focused Psychological Interventions Designed to Mitigate Post-Traumatic Stress Injuries among Public Safety and Frontline Healthcare Personnel: A Systematic Review," 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Glossary of terms: A shared understanding of the common terms used to describe psychological trauma, version 3.0," 2023, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada

Carleton frequently collaborates with a number of fellow researchers. Notable co-authors include:

  • Rosemary Ricciardelli
  • Laleh Jamshidi
  • Tracie O. Afifi
  • Taylor A. Teckchandani
  • Jolan Nisbet

The researcher has a significant publication record in several key academic venues, with the highest number of publications appearing in:

  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology
  • Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada
  • The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Best Publications

  • Fearing the unknown: A short version of the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale

    R. Nicholas Carleton;M.A. Peter J. Norton;Gordon J.G. Asmundson

  • Increasingly certain about uncertainty: Intolerance of uncertainty across anxiety and depression.

    R. Nicholas Carleton;Myriah K. Mulvogue;Michel A. Thibodeau;Randi E. McCabe

  • Mental disorder symptoms among public safety personnel in Canada.

    R. Nicholas Carleton;Tracie O. Afifi;Sarah Turner;Tamara Taillieu

  • The center for epidemiologic studies depression scale: a review with a theoretical and empirical examination of item content and factor structure.

    R. Nicholas Carleton;Michel A. Thibodeau;Michelle J. N. Teale;Patrick G. Welch

  • The intolerance of uncertainty construct in the context of anxiety disorders: theoretical and practical perspectives

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  • Brief fear of negative evaluation scale-revised.

    R Nicholas Carleton;Donald R McCreary;Peter J Norton;Gordon J G Asmundson

  • Anxiety sensitivity and intolerance of uncertainty: requisites of the fundamental fears?

    R. Nicholas Carleton;Donald Sharpe;Gordon J.G. Asmundson

  • "It's not just the judgements--It's that I don't know": intolerance of uncertainty as a predictor of social anxiety.

    R. Nicholas Carleton;Kelsey C. Collimore;Gordon J.G. Asmundson

  • Exposures to potentially traumatic events among public safety personnel in Canada.

    R. Nicholas Carleton;Tracie O. Afifi;Tamara Taillieu;Sarah Turner

  • The Relationship Between Uncertainty and Affect.

    Eric C. Anderson;Eric C. Anderson;R. Nicholas Carleton;Michael Diefenbach;Paul K. J. Han;Paul K. J. Han

  • Treatments addressing pain-related fear and anxiety in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain: a preliminary review.

    K.M. Bailey;R.N. Carleton;Johannes Vlaeyen;G.J.G. Asmundson

  • Addressing revisions to the Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation scale: measuring fear of negative evaluation across anxiety and mood disorders.

    R. Nicholas Carleton;Kelsey C. Collimore;Randi E. McCabe;Martin M. Antony;Martin M. Antony

  • Assessing the Relative Impact of Diverse Stressors among Public Safety Personnel

    R. Nicholas Carleton;Tracie O. Afifi;Tamara Taillieu;Sarah Turner

  • Refining and validating the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale and the Social Phobia Scale

    R. Nicholas Carleton;Kelsey C. Collimore;Gordon J.G. Asmundson;Randi E. McCabe

  • Intolerance of Uncertainty and PTSD Symptoms: Exploring the Construct Relationship in a Community Sample with a Heterogeneous Trauma History

    Mathew G. Fetzner;Samantha C. Horswill;Paul A. Boelen;R. Nicholas Carleton

  • Suicidal ideation, plans, and attempts among public safety personnel in Canada.

    R. Nicholas Carleton;Tracie O. Afifi;Sarah Turner;Tamara Taillieu

  • Subjective relative deprivation is associated with poorer physical and mental health

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  • "But it might be a heart attack": intolerance of uncertainty and panic disorder symptoms.

    R. Nicholas Carleton;Sophie Duranceau;Mark H. Freeston;Paul A. Boelen

  • "Playing the system": Structural factors potentiating mental health stigma, challenging awareness, and creating barriers to care for Canadian public safety personnel

    Rosemary Ricciardelli;R Nicholas Carleton;Taylor Mooney;Heidi Cramm

  • An Exploration of the Psychometric Properties of the PASS-20 With a Nonclinical Sample

    Murray P. Abrams;R. Nicholas Carleton;Gordon J.G. Asmundson

  • Pain-related anxiety and anxiety sensitivity across anxiety and depressive disorders.

    R. Nicholas Carleton;Murray P. Abrams;Gordon J.G. Asmundson;Martin M. Antony;Martin M. Antony;Martin M. Antony

  • Depression symptoms in Canadian psychology graduate students: Do research productivity, funding, and the academic advisory relationship play a role?

    Daniel L. Peluso;R. Nicholas Carleton;Gordon J. G. Asmundson

  • Intolerance of uncertainty.

    Peter M. McEvoy;R. Nicholas Carleton;Kelly Correa;Stewart A. Shankman

Frequent Co-Authors

Gordon J.G. Asmundson
Gordon J.G. Asmundson University of Regina
Tracie O. Afifi
Tracie O. Afifi University of Manitoba
Justin W. Weeks
Justin W. Weeks University of Nebraska Medical Center
Heather D. Hadjistavropoulos
Heather D. Hadjistavropoulos University of Regina
Tamara Taillieu
Tamara Taillieu University of Manitoba
Martin M. Antony
Martin M. Antony Toronto Metropolitan University
Steven Taylor
Steven Taylor University of British Columbia
Peter M. McEvoy
Peter M. McEvoy Curtin University
Marco Lauriola
Marco Lauriola Sapienza University of Rome
Randi E. McCabe
Randi E. McCabe McMaster University

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