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Family Support in Illness

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

Mike Fillon

National Cancer Institute

Jenna R. Cassinat

Utah State University

Johanna Buchcik

Universität Hamburg

Elliane Irani

Case Western Reserve University

Katrin Häggström Westberg

Halmstad University

Emma Armstrong‐Carter

Pearson (United States)

Gerard Chung

Unknown

Jane Bradshaw

Royal Rehabilitation Centre

Majse Lind

University of Florida

Kay Matthews

St. Matthew's University

Rising Stars Papers

Parenting stress and its impact on parental and child functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic: A meta-analytical review.

International Journal of Stress Management|2024

29 cit.

Changes in Personality Functioning and Pathological Personality Traits as a Function of Treatment: A Feasibility Study

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment|2024

17 cit.

Narrative Identity, Traits, and Trajectories of Depression and Well-Being: A 9-Year Longitudinal Study

Psychological Science|2024

15 cit.

The development of prosocial risk-taking behavior: Mechanisms and opportunities

Child Development Perspectives|2024

14 cit.

Time Poverty among the Young Working Poor: A Pathway from Low Wage to Psychological Well-being through Work-to-Family-Conflict

Journal of Family and Economic Issues|2024

13 cit.

Narrative identity disturbances in psychopathology: An ecologically valid transdiagnostic framework.

Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science|2024

9 cit.

Nursing students' empathic communication: Role in recognizing and treating chronic pain patients

Patient Education and Counseling|2024

8 cit.

Mental Health Outcomes Among Female Ukrainian Refugees in Germany—A Mixed Method Approach Exploring Resources and Stressors

Healthcare|2025

8 cit.

Development and Validation of the Narrative Identity Self-Evaluation Scale (NISE)

Journal of Personality Assessment|2024

6 cit.

“I Believe That AI Will Recognize the Problem Before It Happens”: Qualitative Study Exploring Young Adults’ Perceptions of AI in Mental Health Care

JMIR Mental Health|2025

5 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

Christiane Otto

Leopardstown Park Hospital

Abagail L. Horton

Furman University

Jane Kelly

University of Cape Town

Peace Yuh Ju Wong

National University of Singapore

Umar Toseeb

University of York

Kasey M. Downing

University of Michigan

Εvangelos C. Fradelos

University of Thessaly

Emily Hotez

University of California, Los Angeles

Tara P. McCoy

Texas A&M University

Diane Goldenberg

Critical Innovations (United States)

Emerging Leaders Papers

Associations between Work–Family Balance, Parenting Stress, and Marital Conflicts during COVID-19 Pandemic in Singapore

Journal of Child and Family Studies|2022

80 cit.

A longitudinal study of the mental health of autistic children and adolescents and their parents during COVID-19: Part 1, quantitative findings

Autism|2022

47 cit.

A longitudinal study of the mental health of autistic children and adolescents and their parents during COVID-19: Part 2, qualitative findings

Autism|2022

41 cit.

Supporting the mental health of children with speech, language and communication needs: The views and experiences of parents

Autism & Developmental Language Impairments|2022

36 cit.

Prosocial behavior and psychopathology: An 11-year longitudinal study of inter- and intraindividual reciprocal relations across childhood and adolescence

Development and Psychopathology|2022

33 cit.

Factors Affecting Greek Nurses’ Caring Behaviors: The Role of Nurses’ Spirituality and the Spiritual Climate of Hospitals

Journal of Religion and Health|2022

32 cit.

HIV and SRH healthcare delivery experiences of South African healthcare workers and adolescents and young people during COVID-19

Psychology Health & Medicine|2022

23 cit.

School connectedness as a protective factor between childhood adversity and adolescent mental health outcomes

Development and Psychopathology|2024

23 cit.

A longitudinal study of sibling bullying and mental health in autistic adolescents: The role of self‐esteem

Autism Research|2023

20 cit.

Assessment of the relation between depression, frailty, nutrition and quality of life among older adults: findings from a cross‐sectional study in Greece

Psychogeriatrics|2024

19 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

Martha E. Wadsworth

Pennsylvania State University

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Charles S. Carver

University of Miami

Vickie M. Mays

University of California, Los Angeles

Tim Slade

The University of Sydney

Robyn Fıvush

Emory University

Steven R. Asher

Illinois State Board of Education

Kate C. McLean

Western Washington University

Current Senior Leaders Papers

Assessing coping strategies: A theoretically based approach.

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology|1989

9.3k cit.

Assessing coping strategies: A theoretically based approach.

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology|1989

8.3k cit.

You want to measure coping but your protocol’ too long: Consider the brief cope

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine|1997

7.3k cit.

Behavioral inhibition, behavioral activation, and affective responses to impending reward and punishment: The BIS/BAS Scales.

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology|1994

7.1k cit.

Optimism, coping, and health: Assessment and implications of generalized outcome expectancies.

Health Psychology|1985

5.2k cit.

Optimism, coping, and health: Assessment and implications of generalized outcome expectancies.

Health Psychology|1985

4.9k cit.

Coping with stress during childhood and adolescence: Problems, progress, and potential in theory and research.

Psychological Bulletin|2001

3.1k cit.

Origins and functions of positive and negative affect: A control-process view.

Psychological Review|1990

2.7k cit.

Control theory: A useful conceptual framework for personality–social, clinical, and health psychology.

Psychological Bulletin|1982

2.6k cit.

The prevalence of psychological distress by cancer site

Psycho-Oncology|2001

2.5k cit.

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