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Stephen A. Erath

Stephen A. Erath

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Psychology

D-Index
41
Citations
7886
World Ranking
7849
National Ranking
4218

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Developmental psychology
  • Psychiatry
  • Social psychology

His primary areas of study are Developmental psychology, Child development, Moderation, Social psychology and Social relation. Stephen A. Erath interconnects Social anxiety, Anxiety, Clinical psychology and Social cognition in the investigation of issues within Developmental psychology. His Social cognition research incorporates elements of Anxiety disorder, Social inhibition and Shyness.

His work deals with themes such as Endocrinology and Glucocorticoid, which intersect with Child development. Many of his research projects under Social psychology are closely connected to Peer victimization with Peer victimization, tying the diverse disciplines of science together. Stephen A. Erath has researched Peer group in several fields, including Erikson's stages of psychosocial development and Developmental psychopathology.

His most cited work include:

  • Peer Relationships, Child Development, and Adjustment: A Developmental Psychopathology Perspective (614 citations)
  • The development and validation of the state and trait food-cravings questionnaires (309 citations)
  • Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Nicotine Replacement Therapy for Smoking Cessation: Differences between Men and Women. (224 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Stephen A. Erath spends much of his time researching Developmental psychology, Clinical psychology, Peer victimization, Vagal tone and Sleep in non-human animals. His specific area of interest is Developmental psychology, where Stephen A. Erath studies Peer group. Stephen A. Erath combines subjects such as Young adult, Psychiatry, Autism, Substance abuse and Social cognition with his study of Clinical psychology.

His study on Actigraphy, Sleep onset and Polysomnography is often connected to African american as part of broader study in Sleep in non-human animals. His work in Psychopathology addresses subjects such as Latent growth modeling, which are connected to disciplines such as Child development. His study in the fields of Social inhibition under the domain of Social anxiety overlaps with other disciplines such as Social competence.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Developmental psychology (72.53%)
  • Clinical psychology (31.87%)
  • Peer victimization (23.08%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Developmental psychology (72.53%)
  • Clinical psychology (31.87%)
  • Peer victimization (23.08%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of study are Developmental psychology, Clinical psychology, Peer victimization, Coping and Sleep in non-human animals. Among his Developmental psychology studies, you can observe a synthesis of other disciplines of science such as Human factors and ergonomics, Suicide prevention, Injury prevention, Repeated measures design and Reactivity. Stephen A. Erath brings together Clinical psychology and Vagal tone to produce work in his papers.

His study in Coping is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Early adolescence, Early adolescents and Stuttering. His Sleep in non-human animals study which covers Moderation that intersects with Actigraphy, PsycINFO and Sleep onset. His Positive Youth Development study combines topics in areas such as Aggression and Anxiety.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Peer victimization predicts sleep problems in early adolescence (13 citations)
  • Self-acceptance, resilience, coping and satisfaction of life in people who stutter (10 citations)
  • Sympathetic-Parasympathetic Interaction and Externalizing Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (6 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Developmental psychology
  • Psychiatry
  • Cognition

Stephen A. Erath spends much of his time researching Clinical psychology, Coping, Peer victimization, Reactivity and Developmental psychology. His studies deal with areas such as Clinical interview, Psychophysiology and Autism, Autism spectrum disorder as well as Clinical psychology. The concepts of his Coping study are interwoven with issues in Early adolescents, Early adolescence, Protective factor, Self-acceptance and Stuttering.

Injury prevention and Human factors and ergonomics are the subject areas of his Peer victimization study. Reactivity combines with fields such as Repeated measures design, Sympathetic nervous system, Biosocial theory, Permissive and Moderated mediation in his work. He performs multidisciplinary study on Developmental psychology and Suicide prevention in his works.

Best Publications

  • Peer Relationships, Child Development, and Adjustment: A Developmental Psychopathology Perspective

    Jeffrey G. Parker;Kenneth H. Rubin;Stephen A. Erath;Julie C. Wojslawowicz

  • The development and validation of the state and trait food-cravings questionnaires

    Antonio Cepeda-Benito;David H. Gleaves;Tara L. Williams;Stephen A. Erath

  • Social Anxiety and Peer Relations in Early Adolescence: Behavioral and Cognitive Factors

    Stephen A. Erath;Stephen A. Erath;Kelly S. Flanagan;Karen Linn Bierman

  • Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Nicotine Replacement Therapy for Smoking Cessation: Differences between Men and Women.

    Antonio Cepeda-Benito;Jose T. Reynoso;Stephen Erath

  • Family conflict, autonomic nervous system functioning, and child adaptation: state of the science and future directions.

    Mona El-Sheikh;Stephen A. Erath

  • Cortisol and Children’s Adjustment: The Moderating Role of Sympathetic Nervous System Activity

    Mona El-Sheikh;Stephen A. Erath;Joseph A. Buckhalt;Douglas A. Granger

  • Marital Conflict and Children's Externalizing Behavior: Interactions Between Parasympathetic and Sympathetic Nervous System Activity

    Mona El-Sheikh;Chrystyna D Kouros;Stephen Erath;E Mark Cummings

  • Early Adolescent School Adjustment: Associations with Friendship and Peer Victimization

    Stephen A. Erath;Kelly S. Flanagan;Karen L. Bierman

  • Harsh Parenting and Child Externalizing Behavior: Skin Conductance Level Reactivity as a Moderator

    Stephen A. Erath;Mona El-Sheikh;E. Mark Cummings

  • Marital Conflict and Risk for Child Maladjustment over Time: Skin Conductance Level Reactivity as a Vulnerability Factor

    Mona El-Sheikh;Peggy S. Keller;Stephen A. Erath

  • Friendships moderate psychosocial maladjustment in socially anxious early adolescents

    Stephen A. Erath;Kelly S. Flanagan;Karen L. Bierman;Kelly M. Tu

  • Unique associations between peer relations and social anxiety in early adolescence.

    Kelly S. Flanagan;Stephen A. Erath;Karen L. Bierman

  • Harsh parenting, parasympathetic activity, and development of delinquency and substance use.

    J. Benjamin Hinnant;Stephen A. Erath;Mona El-Sheikh

  • Developmental trajectories of delinquency symptoms in childhood: The role of marital conflict and autonomic nervous system activity

    Mona El-Sheikh;J. Benjamin Hinnant;Stephen Erath

  • Marital conflict and growth in children's internalizing symptoms: the role of autonomic nervous system activity.

    Mona El-Sheikh;Margaret Keiley;Stephen Erath;W. Justin Dyer

  • Aggressive marital conflict, maternal harsh punishment, and child aggressive-disruptive behavior: evidence for direct and mediated relations.

    Stephen A. Erath;Karen L. Bierman

  • Maternal psychological control and child internalizing symptoms: vulnerability and protective factors across bioregulatory and ecological domains.

    Mona El-Sheikh;J. Benjamin Hinnant;Ryan J. Kelly;Stephen Erath

  • The developmental course of illicit substance use from age 12 to 22: links with depressive, anxiety, and behavior disorders at age 18

    Jennifer E. Lansford;Stephen Erath;Tianyi Yu;Gregory S. Pettit

  • Skin Conductance Level Reactivity Moderates the Association Between Harsh Parenting and Growth in Child Externalizing Behavior

    Stephen A. Erath;Mona El-Sheikh;J. Benjamin Hinnant;E. Mark Cummings

  • Children's sleep and adjustment: the moderating role of vagal regulation.

    Mona El-Sheikh;Stephen A. Erath;Peggy S. Keller

Frequent Co-Authors

Mona El-Sheikh
Mona El-Sheikh Auburn University
Gregory S. Pettit
Gregory S. Pettit Auburn University
Karen L. Bierman
Karen L. Bierman Pennsylvania State University
Antonio Cepeda-Benito
Antonio Cepeda-Benito University of Vermont
Kenneth A. Dodge
Kenneth A. Dodge Duke University
John E. Bates
John E. Bates Indiana University
Joseph A. Buckhalt
Joseph A. Buckhalt Auburn University
E. Mark Cummings
E. Mark Cummings University of Notre Dame
David H. Gleaves
David H. Gleaves University of South Australia
Jennifer E. Lansford
Jennifer E. Lansford Duke University

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