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2677
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Scott M. Stanley 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 Scott M. Stanley sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 706+

This scientist: 145 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 706 publications or more.

Scott M. Stanley 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 Scott M. Stanley sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Scott M. Stanley is affiliated with the University of Denver in the United States. Their research primarily spans psychology and social sciences, with significant contributions to subfields such as social psychology, clinical psychology, sociology and political science, demography, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

Their scholarly work focuses on main topics including attachment and relationship dynamics, family dynamics and relationships, evolutionary psychology and human behavior, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, intimate partner and family violence, intergenerational family dynamics and caregiving, and adolescent sexual and reproductive health.

Frequent publication venues for Stanley include Family Process, Journal of Family Psychology, Couple and Family Psychology Research and Practice, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, and Journal of Marital and Family Therapy.

Notable recent publications include:

  • Helping Couples in the Shadow of COVID-19, 2020, Family Process
  • Helping couples achieve relationship success: A decade of progress in couple relationship education research and practice, 2010-2019, 2021, Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
  • Within-Couple Associations Between Communication and Relationship Satisfaction Over Time, 2021, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
  • Happy, healthy, and wedded? How the transition to marriage affects mental and physical health., 2021, Journal of Family Psychology
  • Machine learning uncovers the most robust self-report predictors of relationship quality across 43 longitudinal couples studies, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent collaborators in Stanley's research include Galena K. Rhoades, Howard J. Markman, Kayla Knopp, Emily A. Impett, and Matthew D. Johnson.

Best Publications

  • Assessing commitment in personal relationships.

    Scott M. Stanley;Howard J. Markman

  • The effect of the transition to parenthood on relationship quality: an 8-year prospective study.

    Brian D. Doss;Galena K. Rhoades;Scott M. Stanley;Howard J. Markman

  • Preventing marital distress through communication and conflict management training : a 4- and 5-year follow-up

    Howard J. Markman;Mari Jo Renick;Frank J. Floyd;Scott M. Stanley

  • Communication, Conflict, and Commitment: Insights on the Foundations of Relationship Success from a National Survey

    Scott M. Stanley;Howard J. Markman;Sarah W. Whitton

  • Fighting for Your Marriage: Positive Steps for Preventing Divorce and Preserving a Lasting Love

    Howard Markman;Scott M. Stanley;Susan L. Blumberg

  • Sliding Versus Deciding: Inertia and the Premarital Cohabitation Effect.

    Scott M. Stanley;Galena Kline Rhoades;Howard J. Markman

  • Prevention of marital distress: a longitudinal investigation.

    Howard J. Markman;Frank J. Floyd;Scott M. Stanley;Ragnar D. Storaasli

  • Best practice in couple relationship education.

    W. Kim Halford;Howard J. Markman;Galena H. Kline;Scott M. Stanley

  • “Hooking Up” Among College Students: Demographic and Psychosocial Correlates

    Jesse J. Owen;Galena K. Rhoades;Scott M. Stanley;Frank D. Fincham

  • Premarital education, marital quality, and marital stability: findings from a large, random household survey.

    Scott M. Stanley;Paul R. Amato;Christine A. Johnson;Howard J. Markman

  • Maybe I Do: Interpersonal Commitment and Premarital or Nonmarital Cohabitation

    Scott M. Stanley;Sarah W. Whitton;Howard J. Markman

  • Hitting home: relationships between recent deployment, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and marital functioning for Army couples.

    Elizabeth S. Allen;Galena K. Rhoades;Scott M. Stanley;Howard J. Markman

  • Transformative processes in marriage: An analysis of emerging trends.

    Frank D. Fincham;Scott M. Stanley;Steven R. H. Beach

  • The Premarital Communication Roots of Marital Distress and Divorce: The First Five Years of Marriage

    Howard J. Markman;Galena K. Rhoades;Scott M. Stanley;Erica P. Ragan

  • Breaking up is hard to do: the impact of unmarried relationship dissolution on mental health and life satisfaction

    Galena K. Rhoades;Claire M. Kamp Dush;David C. Atkins;Scott M. Stanley

  • Commitment: Functions, Formation, and the Securing of Romantic Attachment

    Scott M. Stanley;Galena K. Rhoades;Sarah W. Whitton

  • Timing is everything: Pre-engagement cohabitation and increased risk for poor marital outcomes.

    Galena H Kline;Scott M Stanley;Howard J Markman;P Antonio Olmos-Gallo

  • Community‐Based Premarital Prevention: Clergy and Lay Leaders on the Front Lines*

    Scott M. Stanley;Howard J. Markman;Lydia M. Prado;P. Antonio Olmos-Gallo

  • Before they said I do'': Discriminating among marital outcomes over 13 years

    Mari L. Clements;Scott M. Stanley;Howard J. Markman

  • Strengthening couples' relationships with education: Social policy and public health perspectives.

    W. Kim Halford;Howard J. Markman;Scott Stanley

  • Strengthening Marriages and Preventing Divorce: New Directions in Prevention Research

    Scott M. Stanley;Howard J. Markman;Michelle St. Peters;B. Douglas Leber

Frequent Co-Authors

Howard J. Markman
Howard J. Markman University of Denver
Galena K. Rhoades
Galena K. Rhoades University of Denver
Frank D. Fincham
Frank D. Fincham Florida State University
Sarah W. Whitton
Sarah W. Whitton University of Cincinnati
Steven R. H. Beach
Steven R. H. Beach University of Georgia
Jesse Owen
Jesse Owen University of Denver
Gene H. Brody
Gene H. Brody University of Georgia
Steven M. Kogan
Steven M. Kogan University of Georgia
Alan J. Hawkins
Alan J. Hawkins Brigham Young University
Brian D. Doss
Brian D. Doss University of Miami

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