Christopher Spera

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Christopher Spera is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Clinical Psychology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher Spera has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in General Health Professions, 7 papers in Clinical Psychology and 6 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Christopher Spera's work include Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (6 papers), Parental Involvement in Education (4 papers) and Early Childhood Education and Development (4 papers). Christopher Spera is often cited by papers focused on Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (6 papers), Parental Involvement in Education (4 papers) and Early Childhood Education and Development (4 papers). Christopher Spera collaborates with scholars based in United States. Christopher Spera's co-authors include Holly C. Matto, Kathryn R. Wentzel, Randall K. Thomas, Nida H. Corry, Valerie A. Stander, Erwin J. Tan, Genevieve M. Ames, Hope Seib McMaster, Christopher S. Williams and Kazuaki Uekawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Medical Care, Addictive Behaviors and Journal of Youth and Adolescence.

In The Last Decade

Christopher Spera

20 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

A Review of the Relationship Among Parenting Practices, Parenting Styles, and Adolescent School Achievement

2005 646 citations Christopher Spera Educational Psychology Review profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher Spera United States	10	648	547	224	169	121	20	1.1k
Irina L. Mokrova United States	16	524 0.8×	451 0.8×	184 0.8×	246 1.5×	93 0.8×	33	1.1k
Patrice Marie Miller United States	13	384 0.6×	426 0.8×	152 0.7×	359 2.1×	70 0.6×	37	1.1k
Lisa J. Crockett United States	10	468 0.7×	455 0.8×	299 1.3×	256 1.5×	129 1.1×	14	1.1k
Águeda Parra Jiménez Spain	22	390 0.6×	700 1.3×	199 0.9×	510 3.0×	201 1.7×	57	1.2k
Jelani Mandara United States	19	506 0.8×	550 1.0×	465 2.1×	265 1.6×	164 1.4×	31	1.2k
Hazel M. Prelow United States	19	343 0.5×	707 1.3×	455 2.0×	293 1.7×	207 1.7×	24	1.1k
Angela Neal‐Barnett United States	18	264 0.4×	749 1.4×	380 1.7×	302 1.8×	114 0.9×	40	1.2k
Laura Ferrer‐Wreder Sweden	17	306 0.5×	395 0.7×	238 1.1×	216 1.3×	197 1.6×	62	942
Cynthia K. Buettner United States	18	937 1.4×	734 1.3×	255 1.1×	259 1.5×	209 1.7×	37	1.5k
Shelly Birnie-Lefcovitch Canada	11	298 0.5×	503 0.9×	217 1.0×	284 1.7×	146 1.2×	14	1.0k

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Corry, Nida H., Hope Seib McMaster, Christopher S. Williams, et al.. (2022). Families serve too: military spouse well-being after separation from active-duty service. Anxiety Stress & Coping. 35(5). 501–517. 7 indexed citations

Olsho, Lauren E.W., et al.. (2021). Addressing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Primary Care. Medical Care. 59(6). 557–564. 1 indexed citations

Tan, Erwin J., et al.. (2016). Senior Corps—RSVP: Disaster Services and Community Resilience During 2012 Colorado Wildfires: Table 1.. Public Policy & Aging Report. 26(3). 96–98. 2 indexed citations

Spera, Christopher, et al.. (2015). Out of work? Volunteers Have Higher Odds of Getting Back to Work. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. 44(5). 886–907. 26 indexed citations

Spera, Christopher, et al.. (2014). Research Note. Armed Forces & Society. 41(4). 734–741. 2 indexed citations

Spera, Christopher, et al.. (2011). Examining the influence of the Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws (EUDL) program on alcohol-related outcomes in five communities surrounding Air Force bases. Addictive Behaviors. 37(4). 513–516. 6 indexed citations

Spera, Christopher, et al.. (2011). Relationship of Military Deployment Recency, Frequency, Duration, and Combat Exposure to Alcohol Use in the Air Force. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 72(1). 5–14. 46 indexed citations

Ames, Genevieve M. & Christopher Spera. (2011). Prevention in the military: early results on an environmental strategy.. PubMed. 34(2). 180–2. 1 indexed citations

Spera, Christopher, et al.. (2010). Reducing Drinking Among Junior Enlisted Air Force Members in Five Communities: Early Findings of the EUDL Program's Influence on Self-Reported Drinking Behaviors. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 71(3). 373–383. 9 indexed citations

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Matto, Holly C. & Christopher Spera. (2009). Estimating Person—Environment Transactions on Intention to Change Drug-Using Behaviors. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. 15(3). 182–190. 2 indexed citations

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Spera, Christopher, Kathryn R. Wentzel, & Holly C. Matto. (2008). Parental Aspirations for Their Children’s Educational Attainment: Relations to Ethnicity, Parental Education, Children’s Academic Performance, and Parental Perceptions of School Climate. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 38(8). 1140–1152. 174 indexed citations

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Spera, Christopher. (2008). Spouses' Ability to Cope with Deployment and Adjust to Air Force Family Demands. Armed Forces & Society. 35(2). 286–306. 34 indexed citations

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Spera, Christopher & Holly C. Matto. (2007). A Contextual-Congruence Model of Socialization. Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services. 88(4). 551–560. 12 indexed citations

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Matto, Holly C., et al.. (2006). Examining the relative importance of social context referents in predicting intention to change substance abuse behavior using the EASE. Addictive Behaviors. 32(9). 1826–1834. 18 indexed citations

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Spera, Christopher. (2006). Adolescents’ Perceptions of Parental Goals, Practices, and Styles in Relation to Their Motivation and Achievement. The Journal of Early Adolescence. 26(4). 456–490. 115 indexed citations

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Matto, Holly C., et al.. (2006). Measuring the Influence of Social Context Referents in Substance Abuse Treatment: An Instrument Validation Study. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions. 6(3). 13–23. 6 indexed citations

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Matto, Holly C., et al.. (2005). Ecological Assessment of Substance-abuse Experiences (EASE): Findings from a new instrument development pilot study. Addictive Behaviors. 30(7). 1281–1289. 7 indexed citations

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Spera, Christopher. (2005). A Review of the Relationship Among Parenting Practices, Parenting Styles, and Adolescent School Achievement. Educational Psychology Review. 17(2). 125–146. 646 indexed citations breakdown →

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Spera, Christopher. (2004). Examination of a contextual model of parenting: Adolescents' perceptions of parental goals, practices, and styles in relation to their motivation and achievement.. 1 indexed citations

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Spera, Christopher & Kathryn R. Wentzel. (2003). Congruence between students’ and teachers’ goals: implications for social and academic motivation. International Journal of Educational Research. 39(4-5). 395–413. 22 indexed citations

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