Carolyn E. Cutrona

26.0k total citations · 7 hit papers
127 papers, 19.7k citations indexed

About

Carolyn E. Cutrona is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Carolyn E. Cutrona has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 19.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Clinical Psychology, 44 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 35 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Carolyn E. Cutrona's work include Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (39 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (32 papers) and Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (23 papers). Carolyn E. Cutrona is often cited by papers focused on Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (39 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (32 papers) and Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (23 papers). Carolyn E. Cutrona collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Israel. Carolyn E. Cutrona's co-authors include Daniel W. Russell, Letitia Anne Peplau, Beth Troutman, Julie A. Suhr, Ronald L. Simons, Jayne Rose, Gene H. Brody, Frederick X. Gibbons, Velma McBride Murry and Robert M. Hessling and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Child Development and Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Carolyn E. Cutrona

125 papers receiving 18.2k citations

Hit Papers

The revised UCLA Loneliness Scale: Concurrent and discrim... 1980 2026 1995 2010 1980 1980 1990 1986 1992 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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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 revised UCLA Loneliness Scale: Concurrent and discriminant validity evidence.
    1980 3.1k citations Daniel W. Russell, Carolyn E. Cutrona et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  2. The revised UCLA Loneliness Scale: Concurrent and discriminant validity evidence.
    1980 3.0k citations Daniel W. Russell, Carolyn E. Cutrona et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  3. Type of social support and specific stress: Toward a theory of optimal matching.
    1990 808 citations Carolyn E. Cutrona, Daniel W. Russell profile →
  4. Social Support, Infant Temperament, and Parenting Self-Efficacy: A Mediational Model of Postpartum Depression
    1986 651 citations Carolyn E. Cutrona et al. profile →
  5. Controllability of Stressful Events and Satisfaction With Spouse Support Behaviors
    1992 650 citations Carolyn E. Cutrona et al. profile →
  6. Social Support, Infant Temperament, and Parenting Self-Efficacy: A Mediational Model of Postpartum Depression
    1986 566 citations Carolyn E. Cutrona et al. profile →
  7. Perceived Discrimination and the Adjustment of African American Youths: A Five-Year Longitudinal Analysis With Contextual Moderation Effects
    2006 505 citations Gene H. Brody, Ronald L. Simons et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Carolyn E. Cutrona United States 62 8.2k 6.9k 6.1k 4.9k 4.2k 127 19.7k
Martin Pinquart Germany 66 8.6k 1.0× 5.5k 0.8× 7.7k 1.3× 5.5k 1.1× 6.4k 1.5× 229 24.4k
James S. Jackson United States 78 8.6k 1.1× 5.3k 0.8× 11.7k 1.9× 7.0k 1.4× 6.8k 1.6× 237 23.9k
Ronald L. Simons United States 83 11.2k 1.4× 4.8k 0.7× 10.4k 1.7× 3.5k 0.7× 5.1k 1.2× 276 22.6k
Peggy A. Thoits United States 39 5.0k 0.6× 5.3k 0.8× 6.8k 1.1× 4.7k 1.0× 5.4k 1.3× 61 17.2k
L. John Horwood New Zealand 103 18.3k 2.2× 5.3k 0.8× 4.4k 0.7× 3.7k 0.8× 6.5k 1.6× 434 35.9k
James C. Coyne United States 77 12.2k 1.5× 9.4k 1.4× 5.1k 0.8× 2.6k 0.5× 4.9k 1.2× 267 27.4k
Thomas A. Wills United States 80 11.7k 1.4× 8.4k 1.2× 7.8k 1.3× 4.7k 1.0× 7.0k 1.7× 169 31.3k
Leonard I. Pearlin United States 43 8.5k 1.0× 5.7k 0.8× 10.2k 1.7× 7.6k 1.6× 10.0k 2.4× 79 25.6k
Gene H. Brody United States 85 12.3k 1.5× 4.9k 0.7× 7.2k 1.2× 2.3k 0.5× 4.0k 1.0× 432 23.2k
Marc A. Zimmerman United States 73 8.3k 1.0× 3.5k 0.5× 6.2k 1.0× 3.9k 0.8× 8.8k 2.1× 390 22.7k

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All Works

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Zarling, Amie, et al.. (2023). Online acceptance and commitment therapy as treatment for loneliness among older adults: Report of a pilot study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 71(8). 2557–2563. 5 indexed citations
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Brellenthin, Angelique G., et al.. (2021). The effect of physical activity on the association between perceived racial discrimination and depression in African Americans. Journal of Affective Disorders. 292. 471–474.
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Karantzas, Gery C., Judith A. Feeney, Christopher R. Agnew, et al.. (2021). Dealing with loss in the face of disasters and crises: Integrating interpersonal theories of couple adaptation and functioning. Current Opinion in Psychology. 43. 129–138. 21 indexed citations
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Beach, Steven R. H., Man‐Kit Lei, Ronald L. Simons, et al.. (2019). Perceived relationship support moderates the association of contextual stress with inflammation among African Americans.. Journal of Family Psychology. 33(3). 338–348. 17 indexed citations
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Schofield, Thomas J., Richard W. Robins, Jonathan Fox, W. Todd Abraham, & Carolyn E. Cutrona. (2018). Family health and income: A two-sample replication.. Journal of Family Psychology. 32(5). 632–642. 1 indexed citations
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Ferrara, Pietro, Giorgia Bottaro, Carolyn E. Cutrona, et al.. (2015). School bullying: an international public health emergency correlated to psychosomatic problems as long-term sequelae. 103–108. 1 indexed citations
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Dogan, Meeshanthini V., Jinhua Xiang, Steven R. H. Beach, et al.. (2015). Ethnicity and Smoking-Associated DNA Methylation Changes at HIV Co-Receptor GPR15. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 6. 132–132. 27 indexed citations
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Dogan, Meeshanthini V., Bridget E. Shields, Carolyn E. Cutrona, et al.. (2014). The effect of smoking on DNA methylation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from African American women. BMC Genomics. 15(1). 151–151. 158 indexed citations
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Gibbons, Frederick X., John H. Kingsbury, Chih‐Yuan Weng, et al.. (2014). Effects of perceived racial discrimination on health status and health behavior: A differential mediation hypothesis.. Health Psychology. 33(1). 11–19. 79 indexed citations
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Beach, Steven R. H., Gene H. Brody, Man‐Kit Lei, et al.. (2013). Impact of child sex abuse on adult psychopathology: A genetically and epigenetically informed investigation.. Journal of Family Psychology. 27(1). 3–11. 40 indexed citations
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Cutrona, Carolyn E., et al.. (2011). Predicting relationship stability among midlife African American couples.. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 79(6). 814–825. 40 indexed citations
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Russell, Daniel W., Carolyn E. Cutrona, Cynthia McRae, & Mary Louise Gómez. (2011). Is Loneliness the Same as Being Alone?. The Journal of Psychology. 146(1-2). 7–22. 103 indexed citations
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Beach, Steven R. H., Man‐Kit Lei, Gene H. Brody, et al.. (2011). Genetic moderation of contextual effects on negative arousal and parenting in African-American parents.. Journal of Family Psychology. 26(1). 46–55. 24 indexed citations
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Guyll, Max, Carolyn E. Cutrona, Rebecca G. Burzette, & Daniel W. Russell. (2010). Hostility, relationship quality, and health among African American couples.. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 78(5). 646–654. 14 indexed citations
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Cutrona, Carolyn E., Daniel W. Russell, William T. Abraham, et al.. (2003). Neighborhood context and financial strain as predictors of marital interaction and marital quality in African American couples. Personal Relationships. 10(3). 389–409. 131 indexed citations
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Russell, Daniel W., Carolyn E. Cutrona, Arlene de la Mora, & Robert B. Wallace. (1997). Loneliness and nursing home admission among rural older adults.. Psychology and Aging. 12(4). 574–589. 126 indexed citations
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Russell, Daniel W., et al.. (1997). Loneliness and nursing home admission among rural older adults.. Psychology and Aging. 12(4). 574–589. 45 indexed citations
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Russell, Daniel W. & Carolyn E. Cutrona. (1991). Social support, stress, and depressive symptoms among the elderly: Test of a process model.. Psychology and Aging. 6(2). 190–201. 235 indexed citations
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Baron, Robert S., Carolyn E. Cutrona, Daniel J. Hicklin, Daniel W. Russell, & et al. (1990). Social support and immune function among spouses of cancer patients.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 59(2). 344–352. 148 indexed citations

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