Christine DiStefano

6.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
90 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Christine DiStefano is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Education and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Christine DiStefano has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Clinical Psychology, 32 papers in Education and 25 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in Christine DiStefano's work include Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (32 papers), Early Childhood Education and Development (24 papers) and Psychometric Methodologies and Testing (24 papers). Christine DiStefano is often cited by papers focused on Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (32 papers), Early Childhood Education and Development (24 papers) and Psychometric Methodologies and Testing (24 papers). Christine DiStefano collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Christine DiStefano's co-authors include Robert W. Motl, Grant B. Morgan, Diana Mîndrilă, Min Zhu, Dexin Shi, Randy W. Kamphaus, Brian Hess, Jin Liu, Ning Jiang and Alberto Maydeu‐Olivares and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Journal of Educational Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Christine DiStefano

87 papers receiving 4.1k citations

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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.

Understanding and Using Factor Scores: Considerations for the Applied Researcher

2020 611 citations Christine DiStefano et al. profile →
A Comparison of Diagonal Weighted Least Squares Robust Estimation Techniques for Ordinal Data

2014 449 citations Christine DiStefano, Grant B. Morgan profile →
Examination of the Weighted Root Mean Square Residual: Evidence for Trustworthiness?

2017 267 citations Christine DiStefano, Jin Liu et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	An Omega-Hierarchical Extension Index for Second-Order Constructs With Hierarchical Measuring Instruments 2025 ·Educational and Psychological Measurement ·Tenko Raykov, Christine DiStefano, Yusuf Ransome	0
2	A maximum likelihood approach for asymmetric non-normal data using a transformational measurement model 2023 ·Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics ·Karl Schweizer, Christine DiStefano, Brian F. French	1
3	On Effect Size Measures for Nested Measurement Models 2022 ·Educational and Psychological Measurement ·Tenko Raykov, Christine DiStefano, Lisa Calvocoressi, Martin A. Volker	4
4	Evaluating SEM Model Fit with Small Degrees of Freedom 2021 ·Multivariate Behavioral Research ·Dexin Shi, Christine DiStefano, Alberto Maydeu‐Olivares, Taehun Lee	93
5	Using a linear mixed-effect model framework to estimate multivariate generalizability theory parameters in R 2020 ·Behavior Research Methods ·Zhehan Jiang, Mark R. Raymond, Dexin Shi, Christine DiStefano	10
6	School and Family Factors Predicting Adolescent Cognition Regarding Bystander Intervention in Response to Bullying and Victim Retaliation 2018 ·Journal of Youth and Adolescence ·Kelly Lynn Mulvey, Seçil Gönültaş, Eric E. Goff, (unknown), Ryan G. Carlson, Christine DiStefano, Matthew J. Irvin	42
7	Fitting Large Factor Analysis Models With Ordinal Data 2018 ·Educational and Psychological Measurement ·Christine DiStefano, Heather L. McDaniel, (unknown), Dexin Shi, Zhehan Jiang	34
8	Examining Class Differences in Method Effects Related to Negative Wording: An Example using Rasch Mixture Modeling. 2017 ·PubMed ·Grant B. Morgan, Christine DiStefano, Robert W. Motl	4
9	Examining the Latent Structure of the BASC-3 BESS Parent Preschool Form 2017 ·Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment ·Erin Dowdy, Christine DiStefano, (unknown), Stephanie Moore, (unknown)	8
10	Identification of questionable data using validity indices and item response theory methods: Examinations with a teacher-rating scale. 2017 ·Psychological Assessment ·Christine DiStefano, Jin Liu, (unknown)	2
11	Examining the BASC-3 BESS Parent Form–Preschool Using Rasch Methodology 2017 ·Assessment ·Christine DiStefano, (unknown), Erin Dowdy	13
12	Teacher ratings of child behavior in preschool: A MIMIC investigation of the BESS TRS-P. 2015 ·Psychological Assessment ·Christine DiStefano, (unknown), (unknown)	3
13	Development and Evaluation of an Online, Multicomponent Working Memory Battery 2014 ·Assessment ·(unknown), Scott L. Decker, (unknown), Christine DiStefano	7
14	Surveillance of Middle and High School Mental Health Risk by Student Self-Report Screener 2013 ·Western Journal of Emergency Medicine ·Bridget V. Dever, Randy W. Kamphaus, Erin Dowdy, Tara C. Raines, Christine DiStefano	12
15	Multifactor modeling of emotional and behavioral risk of preschool-age children. 2013 ·Psychological Assessment ·Christine DiStefano, (unknown), Randy W. Kamphaus	20
16	Examining classification criteria: A comparison of three cut score methods. 2011 ·Psychological Assessment ·Christine DiStefano, Grant B. Morgan	25
17	Latent Growth Curve Modeling of Child Behavior in Elementary School. 2008 ·Research in the schools ·Christine DiStefano, Randy W. Kamphaus	3
18	The emotional regulation during test-taking scale 2004 ·Anxiety Stress & Coping ·Paul A. Schutz, Christine DiStefano, Jeri Benson, Heather A. Davis	45
19	A self-report typology of behavioral adjustment for young children. 2003 ·Psychological Assessment ·Randy W. Kamphaus, Christine DiStefano, A. Michele Lease	16
20	A Typology of Teacher-Rated Child Behavior for a National U.S. Sample 1997 ·Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology ·Randy W. Kamphaus, Carl J. Huberty, Christine DiStefano, Martha D. Petoskey	56

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