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49
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2921
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1420

Overview

Robert J. Johnson is affiliated with the University of Miami in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on psychology and social sciences, with major contributions in the subfields of sociology and political science, clinical psychology, general health professions, social psychology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including:

  • Terrorism, counterterrorism, and political violence
  • Migration, health and trauma
  • Health and conflict studies
  • Winter sports injuries and performance
  • Sports injuries and prevention
  • Social and intergroup psychology
  • Psychology of moral and emotional judgment

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Robert J. Johnson include:

  • "War trauma and PTSD in Ukraine's civilian population: comparing urban-dwelling to internally displaced persons" (2021), published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
  • "Sad Eyes, Crooked Crosses: Religious Struggles, Psychological Distress and the Mediating Role of Psychosocial Resources" (2021), published in Journal of Religion and Health
  • "Violent Conflict in Contemporary Europe: Specifying the Relationship Between War Exposure and Interpersonal Violence in a War-Weary Country" (2022), published in The British Journal of Criminology
  • "Wrist Fractures in Skiers and Snowboarders: Incidence, Severity, and Risk Factors Over 40 Seasons" (2020), published in The Journal Of Hand Surgery
  • "When the World Falls Apart: How People Make Decisions in the Times of War" (2024), published in Crime & Delinquency

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Olena Antonaccio
  • Ekaterina V. Botchkovar
  • Anastasiia Timmer
  • Lorine A. Hughes
  • Stevan E. Hobfoll

Robert J. Johnson has published multiple articles in the following venues:

  • International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research
  • The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Health, Illness, Behavior, and Society
  • Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
  • Journal of Religion and Health
  • The British Journal of Criminology

Best Publications

  • Resource loss, resource gain, and emotional outcomes among inner city women.

    Stevan E. Hobfoll;Robert J. Johnson;Nicole Ennis;Anita P. Jackson

  • The Use of Health Services by Older Adults

    Fredric D. Wolinsky;Robert J. Johnson

  • The structure of health status among older adults: disease, disability, functional limitation, and perceived health.

    Robert J. Johnson;Fredric D. Wolinsky

  • Exposure to terrorism, stress-related mental health symptoms, and defensive coping among Jews and Arabs in Israel.

    Stevan E. Hobfoll;Daphna Canetti-Nisim;Regina Jones Johnson

  • Child multi-type maltreatment and associated depression and PTSD symptoms: The role of social support and stress

    Ana-Maria Vranceanu;Stevan E. Hobfoll;Stevan E. Hobfoll;Regina Jones Johnson

  • Perceived health status and mortality among older men and women.

    Fredric D. Wolinsky;Robert J. Johnson

  • The Risk of Nursing Home Placement and Subsequent Death Among Older Adults

    Fredric D. Wolinsky;Christopher M. Callahan;Christopher M. Callahan;John F. Fitzgerald;John F. Fitzgerald;John F. Fitzgerald;Robert J. Johnson

  • Trajectories of Resilience, Resistance, and Distress During Ongoing Terrorism: The Case of Jews and Arabs in Israel

    Stevan E. Hobfoll;Patrick A. Palmieri;Regina Jones Johnson;Daphna Canetti-Nisim

  • Changes in functional status and the risks of subsequent nursing home placement and death.

    F. D. Wolinsky;Christopher Callahan;J. F. Fitzgerald;R. J. Johnson

  • The association of exposure, risk, and resiliency factors with PTSD among Jews and Arabs exposed to repeated acts of terrorism in Israel

    Stevan E. Hobfoll;Daphna Canetti-Nisim;Regina Jones Johnson;Patrick A. Palmieri

  • Gender, Race, and Health: The Structure of Health Status Among Older Adults

    Robert J. Johnson;Fredric D. Wolinsky

  • There's more than rugged individualism in coping. Part 1: Even the lone ranger had tonto

    Carla L. Dunahoo;Stevan E. Hobfoll;Jeannine Monnier;Michael R. Hulsizer

  • Escalation of marijuana use: application of a general theory of deviant behavior.

    Howard B. Kaplan;Steven S. Martin;Robert J. Johnson;Cynthia A. Robbins

  • Deviant Peers and Deviant Behavior: Further Elaboration of a Model

    Howard B. Kaplan;Robert J. Johnson;Carol A. Bailey

  • Identifying Elderly with Coping Difficulties after Two Years of Bereavement

    Dale A. Lund;Margaret F. Dimond;Michael S. Caserta;Robert J. Johnson

  • The psychological impact of impending forced settler disengagement in Gaza: Trauma and posttraumatic growth

    Brian J. Hall;Stevan E. Hobfoll;Patrick A. Palmieri;Daphna Canetti-Nisim

  • Hospital resource consumption among older adults: a prospective analysis of episodes, length of stay, and charges over a seven-year period.

    F. D. Wolinsky;S. D. Culler;Christopher Callahan;R. J. Johnson

  • Self-Rejection and the Explanation of Deviance: Specification of the Structure Among Latent Constructs

    Howard B. Kaplan;Steven S. Martin;Robert J. Johnson

  • Exposure to prolonged socio-political conflict and the risk of PTSD and depression among Palestinians.

    Daphna Canetti;Sandro Galea;Brian J. Hall;Regina Jones Johnson

  • The Structure of Health Status Among Hispanic, African American, and White Older Adults

    Timothy E. Stump;Daniel O. Clark;Daniel O. Clark;Robert J. Johnson;Fredric D. Wolinsky

  • The psychological impact of the Israel–Hezbollah War on Jews and Arabs in Israel: The impact of risk and resilience factors ☆

    Patrick A. Palmieri;Daphna Canetti-Nisim;Sandro Galea;Robert J. Johnson

  • Exploring the association between posttraumatic growth and PTSD: a national study of Jews and Arabs following the 2006 Israeli-Hezbollah war.

    Brian J. Hall;Stevan E. Hobfoll;Daphna Canetti;Regina Jones Johnson

Frequent Co-Authors

Howard B. Kaplan
Howard B. Kaplan Texas A&M University
Stevan E. Hobfoll
Stevan E. Hobfoll Rush University Medical Center
Patrick A. Palmieri
Patrick A. Palmieri Summa Health System
Brian J. Hall
Brian J. Hall New York University Shanghai
Terrence D. Hill
Terrence D. Hill The University of Texas at San Antonio
R. Jay Turner
R. Jay Turner Florida State University
Richard R. Clayton
Richard R. Clayton University of Kentucky
Charles A. Pierce
Charles A. Pierce University of Memphis
Eran Halperin
Eran Halperin University of California, Los Angeles
Michael T. French
Michael T. French University of Miami

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