Ateka A. Contractor

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
190 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Ateka A. Contractor is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ateka A. Contractor has authored 190 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 166 papers in Clinical Psychology, 32 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 31 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Ateka A. Contractor's work include Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (133 papers), Child Abuse and Trauma (63 papers) and Migration, Health and Trauma (58 papers). Ateka A. Contractor is often cited by papers focused on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (133 papers), Child Abuse and Trauma (63 papers) and Migration, Health and Trauma (58 papers). Ateka A. Contractor collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Ateka A. Contractor's co-authors include Nicole H. Weiss, Jon D. Elhai, Chérie Armour, Shannon R. Forkus, Melissa R. Schick, Alexa M. Raudales, M. Tracie Shea, Stephanie V. Caldas, Katherine L. Dixon–Gordon and Svetlana Goncharenko and has published in prestigious journals such as Computers in Human Behavior, Personality and Individual Differences and Journal of Affective Disorders.

In The Last Decade

Ateka A. Contractor

182 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist for DS... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 25 50 75 100
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist for DSM–5: A systematic review of existing psychometric evidence.
    2022 101 citations Shannon R. Forkus, Alexa M. Raudales et al. profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ateka A. Contractor United States 36 2.9k 723 468 449 427 190 3.8k
Nicole H. Weiss United States 33 3.2k 1.1× 775 1.1× 582 1.2× 654 1.5× 300 0.7× 202 4.4k
Jeanette Taylor United States 32 2.0k 0.7× 896 1.2× 468 1.0× 471 1.0× 323 0.8× 95 3.3k
Shawn P. Cahill United States 29 2.5k 0.9× 569 0.8× 260 0.6× 367 0.8× 122 0.3× 61 3.2k
Adriel Boals United States 31 1.9k 0.7× 675 0.9× 482 1.0× 980 2.2× 850 2.0× 100 3.4k
Shannon L. Stewart Canada 28 3.3k 1.2× 453 0.6× 310 0.7× 1.1k 2.5× 277 0.6× 112 4.1k
Lori A. Zoellner United States 43 4.4k 1.5× 1.0k 1.4× 474 1.0× 927 2.1× 497 1.2× 137 6.0k
Jonathan W. Kanter United States 36 3.2k 1.1× 1.4k 1.9× 409 0.9× 1.3k 2.9× 478 1.1× 123 4.6k
Aliza Werner‐Seidler Australia 30 2.0k 0.7× 1.1k 1.6× 560 1.2× 769 1.7× 559 1.3× 125 3.8k
Andrew K. Littlefield United States 30 1.5k 0.5× 680 0.9× 324 0.7× 498 1.1× 172 0.4× 113 3.1k
Diana Smart Australia 33 1.9k 0.6× 340 0.5× 446 1.0× 611 1.4× 474 1.1× 79 3.3k

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All Works

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Weiss, Nicole H., et al.. (2024). Influence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Severity on Return to Substance Use Immediately Following Residential Substance Use Treatment. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. 23(6). 4654–4668. 2 indexed citations
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Contractor, Ateka A., et al.. (2024). Daily-level associations between posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and reactions to retrieving positive autobiographical memories. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 103. 102842–102842. 3 indexed citations
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Contractor, Ateka A., et al.. (2023). Impacts of repeated retrieval of positive and neutral memories on posttrauma health: An investigative pilot study. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. 81. 101887–101887. 3 indexed citations
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Layne, Christopher M., Ateka A. Contractor, Maureen A. Allwood, et al.. (2023). The Middle‐Out Approach to reconceptualizing, assessing, and analyzing traumatic stress reactions. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 37(3). 433–447. 6 indexed citations
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Contractor, Ateka A., et al.. (2023). Evidence and reporting standards in N-of-1 medical studies: a systematic review. Translational Psychiatry. 13(1). 263–263. 3 indexed citations
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Caldas, Stephanie V., et al.. (2022). Longitudinal relationships among posttraumatic stress disorder symptom clusters in response to positive memory processing. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. 76. 101752–101752. 8 indexed citations
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Contractor, Ateka A., et al.. (2021). Psychometric Evaluation of the Posttrauma Risky Behaviors Questionnaire: Item Response Theory Analyses. Assessment. 29(8). 1824–1841. 5 indexed citations
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Weiss, Nicole H., Melissa R. Schick, Ateka A. Contractor, et al.. (2021). Posttraumatic stress disorder symptom severity modulates avoidance of positive emotions among trauma-exposed military veterans in the community.. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy. 14(3). 446–452. 5 indexed citations
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Jin, Ling, et al.. (2021). Examining indirect effects of emotion dysregulation between PTSD symptom clusters and reckless/self-destructive behaviors.. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy. 14(4). 688–695. 5 indexed citations
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Contractor, Ateka A., et al.. (2020). Bayesian Time‐Series Models in Single Case Experimental Designs: A Tutorial for Trauma Researchers. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 33(6). 1144–1153. 7 indexed citations
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Raudales, Alexa M., Nicole H. Weiss, Svetlana Goncharenko, Shannon R. Forkus, & Ateka A. Contractor. (2020). Posttraumatic stress disorder and deliberate self-harm among military veterans: Indirect effects through negative and positive emotion dysregulation.. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy. 12(7). 707–715. 5 indexed citations
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Raudales, Alexa M., Nicole H. Weiss, Katherine L. Dixon–Gordon, Ateka A. Contractor, & Heather T. Schatten. (2020). The role of emotion dysregulation in the association between posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and suicidal thoughts and behaviors among veterans. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 77(9). 2096–2108. 5 indexed citations
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Contractor, Ateka A., Nicole H. Weiss, & M. Tracie Shea. (2020). Processing of positive memories technique (PPMT) for posttraumatic stress disorder: A primer.. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration. 31(2). 195–207. 17 indexed citations
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Contractor, Ateka A., et al.. (2018). Relations between PTSD and depression symptom clusters in samples differentiated by PTSD diagnostic status. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 59. 17–26. 42 indexed citations
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Roley‐Roberts, Michelle E., Ateka A. Contractor, Nicole H. Weiss, Chérie Armour, & Jon D. Elhai. (2016). Impulsivity facets’ predictive relations with DSM–5 PTSD symptom clusters.. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy. 9(1). 76–79. 31 indexed citations
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Biehn, Tracey L., Ateka A. Contractor, Jon D. Elhai, et al.. (2012). Relations between the underlying dimensions of PTSD and major depression using an epidemiological survey of deployed Ohio National Guard soldiers. Journal of Affective Disorders. 144(1-2). 106–111. 40 indexed citations

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