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D-Index
89
Citations
26053
World Ranking
1007
National Ranking
629

Susan M. McHale 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 Susan M. McHale sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 287 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Susan M. McHale 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 Susan M. McHale sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Susan M. McHale is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within psychology and social sciences, focusing on family dynamics, child development, and related social factors.

Their recent publications include studies such as:

  • Implications of COVID-19 school closures for sibling dynamics among U.S. Latinx children: A prospective, daily diary study (2021, Developmental Psychology)
  • Learned Experience and Resource Dilution: Conceptualizing Sibling Influences on Parents' Feeding Practices (2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
  • Mexican-origin family members' unique and shared family perspectives of familism values and their links with parent-youth relationship quality (2020, Developmental Psychology)
  • Links between marital and parent-child relationship in African American families: A dyadic approach (2021, Journal of Family Psychology)
  • Sibling relationship qualities and peer and academic adjustment: A multi-informant longitudinal study of Chinese families (2021, Journal of Family Psychology)

Frequent co-authors of McHale include:

  • Kimberly A. Updegraff
  • Adriana J. Umaña-Taylor
  • Xiaoran Sun
  • Anna K. Hochgraf
  • Cara F. Ruggiero

McHale has published extensively in several venues, including:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of Family Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
  • Appetite

The scientist has also contributed to academic books published by Springer International Publishing, with titles such as:

  • Families, Food, and Parenting (2021)
  • Family Socialization, Race, and Inequality in the United States (2023)
  • Environmental Impacts on Families (2023)

Their main fields of study encompass:

  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences

Within these broader fields, McHale's work touches on several subfields, including:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Education
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Key topics addressed in their research involve:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Cognitive Abilities and Testing
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics

Best Publications

  • Sibling Relationships and Influences in Childhood and Adolescence.

    Susan M. McHale;Kimberly A. Updegraff;Shawn D. Whiteman

  • The Family Contexts of Gender Development in Childhood and Adolescence

    Susan Marie McHale;Ann C. Crouter;Shawn D. Whiteman

  • Self-esteem enhancement with children and adolescents

    Alice W. Pope;Susan M. McHale;W. Edward Craighead

  • Theoretical Perspectives on Sibling Relationships.

    Shawn D. Whiteman;Susan M. McHale;Anna Soli

  • Parental Monitoring and Perceptions of Children's School Performance and Conduct in Dual- and Single-Earner Families

    Ann C. Crouter;Shelley M. MacDermid;Susan M. McHale;Maureen Perry-Jenkins

  • Mothers' and fathers' racial socialization in African American families: implications for youth.

    Susan M. McHale;Ann C. Crouter;Ji Yeon Kim;Linda M. Burton

  • Processes underlying father involvement in dual-earner and single-earner families.

    Ann C. Crouter;Maureen Perry-Jenkins;Ted L. Huston;Susan M. McHale

  • Changes in marriage associated with the transition to parenthood: Individual differences as a function of sex-role attitudes and changes in the division of household labor.

    Shelley M. MacDermid;Ted L. Huston;Susan M. McHale

  • The third rail of family systems: sibling relationships, mental and behavioral health, and preventive intervention in childhood and adolescence

    Mark E. Feinberg;Anna R. Solmeyer;Susan M. McHale

  • Free‐Time Activities in Middle Childhood: Links with Adjustment in Early Adolescence

    Susan M McHale;Ann C Crouter;Corinna Jenkins Tucker

  • Adolescent sibling relationships in mexican american families : Exploring the role of familism

    Kimberly A. Updegraff;Susan M. McHale;Shawn D. Whiteman;Shawna M. Thayer

  • Longitudinal linkages between sibling relationships and adjustment from middle childhood through adolescence.

    Ji Yeon Kim;Susan M. McHale;Ann C. Crouter;D. Wayne Osgood

  • Developmental patterns in decision-making autonomy across middle childhood and adolescence: European American parents' perspectives

    Laura Wray-Lake;Ann C. Crouter;Susan M. McHale

  • Implications of overwork and overload for the quality of men's family relationships

    Ann C. Crouter;Matthew F. Bumpus;Melissa R. Head;Susan M. McHale

  • Congruence between Mothers' and Fathers' Differential Treatment of Siblings: Links with Family Relations and Children's Well-Being

    Susan M. McHale;Ann C. Crouter;Shirley A. McGuire;Kimberly A. Updegraff

  • Time with peers from middle childhood to late adolescence: developmental course and adjustment correlates.

    Chun Bun Ian 林俊彬 Lam;Susan M. Mchale;Ann C. Crouter

  • Family Patterns of Gender Role Attitudes

    Jaime L. Marks;Chun Bun Ian Lam;Susan M. Mchale

  • Conditions Underlying Parents' Knowledge about Children's Daily Lives in Middle Childhood: Between‐ and Within‐Family Comparisons

    Ann C. Crouter;Heather Helms-Erikson;Kimberly Updegraff;Susan M. McHale

  • Sibling Relationships of Children With Disabled and Nondisabled Brothers and Sisters

    Susan Marie McHale;Wendy C. Gamble

  • When Does Parents’ Differential Treatment Have Negative Implications for Siblings?

    Susan M. McHale;Kimberly A. Updegraff;Julia Jackson-Newsom;Corinna J. Tucker

  • Family context and gender role socialization in middle childhood: comparing girls to boys and sisters to brothers.

    Susan M. McHale;Ann C. Crouter;Corinna J. Tucker

Frequent Co-Authors

Ann C. Crouter
Ann C. Crouter Pennsylvania State University
Kimberly A. Updegraff
Kimberly A. Updegraff Arizona State University
Adriana J. Umaña-Taylor
Adriana J. Umaña-Taylor Harvard University
Corinna Jenkins Tucker
Corinna Jenkins Tucker University of New Hampshire
Alan Booth
Alan Booth Pennsylvania State University
David M. Almeida
David M. Almeida Pennsylvania State University
Orfeu M. Buxton
Orfeu M. Buxton Pennsylvania State University
Mark E. Feinberg
Mark E. Feinberg Pennsylvania State University
Rune J. Simeonsson
Rune J. Simeonsson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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