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Tracie O. Afifi

Tracie O. Afifi

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Psychology

D-Index
66
Citations
20504
World Ranking
2672
National Ranking
159

Overview

Tracie O. Afifi is affiliated with the University of Manitoba in Canada and has a primary research focus in the field of Psychology, with a particular emphasis on Clinical Psychology. Their scholarly work spans a variety of interconnected disciplines including General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science, Health, and Social Psychology.

The scientist's research concentrates on several main topics, including:

  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies

Among recent papers authored or co-authored, notable works include:

  • "Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), peer victimization, and substance use among adolescents" (2020), published in Child Abuse & Neglect
  • "Confirmatory factor analysis of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) among a community-based sample of parents and adolescents" (2020), published in BMC Pediatrics

Other significant related publications with multiple citations include:

  • "Assessing the Relative Impact of Diverse Stressors among Public Safety Personnel" (2020), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Supporting families to protect child health: Parenting quality and household needs during the COVID-19 pandemic" (2021), PLoS ONE
  • "Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) research: A bibliometric analysis of publication trends over the first 20 years" (2020), Child Abuse & Neglect

Frequent collaborators in Tracie O. Afifi's work are:

  • Tamara Taillieu
  • Jitender Sareen
  • R. Nicholas Carleton
  • Ashley Stewart-Tufescu
  • Samantha Salmon

Afifi's research has been published repeatedly in several key venues including:

  • The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
  • Child Abuse & Neglect
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology

Best Publications

  • Anxiety Disorders and Risk for Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts A Population-Based Longitudinal Study of Adults

    Jitender Sareen;Brian J. Cox;Tracie O. Afifi;Ron de Graaf

  • Unpacking the impact of adverse childhood experiences on adult mental health

    Melissa T. Merrick;Katie A. Ports;Derek C. Ford;Tracie O. Afifi

  • Relationship Between Household Income and Mental Disorders: Findings From a Population-Based Longitudinal Study

    Jitender Sareen;Tracie O. Afifi;Katherine A. McMillan;Gordon J. G. Asmundson

  • Resilience following child maltreatment: A review of protective factors

    Tracie O Afifi;Harriet L MacMillan

  • Physical and mental comorbidity, disability, and suicidal behavior associated with posttraumatic stress disorder in a large community sample.

    Jitender Sareen;Brian J. Cox;Murray B. Stein;Tracie O. Afifi

  • Population Attributable Fractions of Psychiatric Disorders and Suicide Ideation and Attempts Associated With Adverse Childhood Experiences

    Tracie O. Afifi;Murray W. Enns;Brian J. Cox;Gordon J.G. Asmundson

  • Mental disorder symptoms among public safety personnel in Canada.

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

  • Child abuse and mental disorders in Canada

    Tracie O. Afifi;Harriet L. MacMillan;Michael Boyle;Tamara Taillieu

  • Childhood adversity and personality disorders: results from a nationally representative population-based study.

    Tracie O. Afifi;Amber Mather;Jonathon Boman;William Fleisher

  • The relationship between child abuse, parental divorce, and lifetime mental disorders and suicidality in a nationally representative adult sample.

    Tracie O. Afifi;Jonathan Boman;William Fleisher;Jitender Sareen

  • Combat and peacekeeping operations in relation to prevalence of mental disorders and perceived need for mental health care : Findings from a large representative sample of military personnel

    Jitender Sareen;Brian J Cox;Tracie O Afifi;Murray B Stein

  • Mental Health Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence in Marital Relationships in a Nationally Representative Sample of Males and Females

    Tracie O. Afifi;Harriet L. MacMillan;Brian J. Cox;Gordon J.G. Asmundson

  • Childhood Emotional Maltreatment and Mental Disorders: Results From a Nationally Representative Adult Sample From the United States

    Tamara L. Taillieu;Douglas A. Brownridge;Jitender Sareen;Tracie O. Afifi

  • Physical punishment, childhood abuse and psychiatric disorders.

    Tracie O. Afifi;Douglas A. Brownridge;Brian J. Cox;Jitender Sareen

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

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

  • Physical Punishment and Mental Disorders: Results From a Nationally Representative US Sample

    Tracie O. Afifi;Natalie P. Mota;Patricia Dasiewicz;Harriet L. MacMillan

  • Does co-morbid depressive illness magnify the impact of chronic physical illness? A population-based perspective.

    Murray B. Stein;Brian J. Cox;Tracie O. Afifi;Shay-Lee Belik

  • Childhood Maltreatment and Substance Use Disorders among Men and Women in a Nationally Representative Sample

    Tracie O Afifi;Christine A Henriksen;Gordon J G Asmundson;Jitender Sareen

  • A national survey of gambling problems in Canada.

    Brian J Cox;Nancy Yu;Tracie O Afifi;Robert Ladouceur

  • Spanking and adult mental health impairment: The case for the designation of spanking as an adverse childhood experience

    Tracie O. Afifi;Derek Ford;Elizabeth Thompson Gershoff;Melissa Merrick

  • Childhood adversities and risk for suicidal ideation and attempts: a longitudinal population-based study.

    Murray W. Enns;Brian J. Cox;Tracie O. Afifi;Ron De Graaf

Frequent Co-Authors

Tamara Taillieu
Tamara Taillieu University of Manitoba
Harriet L. MacMillan
Harriet L. MacMillan McMaster University
Gordon J.G. Asmundson
Gordon J.G. Asmundson University of Regina
Brian J. Cox
Brian J. Cox University of Manitoba
Murray W. Enns
Murray W. Enns University of Manitoba
Murray B. Stein
Murray B. Stein University of California, San Diego
Natalie Mota
Natalie Mota University of Manitoba
Renée El-Gabalawy
Renée El-Gabalawy University of Manitoba
R. Nicholas Carleton
R. Nicholas Carleton University of Regina
Robert H. Pietrzak
Robert H. Pietrzak Yale University

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