Cliff McKinney

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
93 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Cliff McKinney is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Cliff McKinney has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Clinical Psychology, 40 papers in Social Psychology and 26 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Cliff McKinney's work include Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (57 papers), Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (26 papers) and Child Abuse and Trauma (23 papers). Cliff McKinney is often cited by papers focused on Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (57 papers), Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (26 papers) and Child Abuse and Trauma (23 papers). Cliff McKinney collaborates with scholars based in United States. Cliff McKinney's co-authors include Kimberly Renk, Erica Szkody, Melanie Stearns, E. Samuel Winer, Richard T. Liu, Michael R. Nadorff, Jessica Bryant, Daniel Cervone, Mary Moussa Rogers and Kia Åsberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Clinical Psychology Review, Personality and Individual Differences and Child Abuse & Neglect.

In The Last Decade

Cliff McKinney

86 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Stress‐Buffering Role of Social Support during COVID‐19

2020 248 citations Erica Szkody, Melanie Stearns et al. Family Process profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cliff McKinney United States	22	1.3k	682	498	313	250	93	1.9k
Heather Prime Canada	18	1.6k 1.2×	561 0.8×	640 1.3×	500 1.6×	191 0.8×	40	2.5k
Suha M. Al‐Hassan Jordan	28	1.9k 1.4×	883 1.3×	551 1.1×	689 2.2×	228 0.9×	50	2.6k
Esteban V. Cardemil United States	24	1.1k 0.8×	691 1.0×	480 1.0×	352 1.1×	169 0.7×	60	1.6k
Liliana María Uribe Tirado Colombia	27	1.9k 1.5×	981 1.4×	570 1.1×	690 2.2×	230 0.9×	56	2.7k
Marwan Dwairy Israel	25	1.3k 1.0×	753 1.1×	547 1.1×	615 2.0×	227 0.9×	43	2.0k
Hans Grietens Netherlands	27	2.0k 1.6×	549 0.8×	603 1.2×	418 1.3×	204 0.8×	136	2.6k
Tricia K. Neppl United States	27	1.3k 1.0×	666 1.0×	709 1.4×	445 1.4×	395 1.6×	71	2.3k
Pamela D. Pilkington Australia	22	1.3k 1.0×	593 0.9×	381 0.8×	216 0.7×	248 1.0×	50	2.0k
Lisa M. Hooper United States	24	1.2k 0.9×	513 0.8×	1.0k 2.0×	250 0.8×	159 0.6×	110	2.1k
Viveca Östberg Sweden	28	811 0.6×	630 0.9×	398 0.8×	631 2.0×	338 1.4×	77	2.0k

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McKinney, Cliff, et al.. (2024). Comorbid parental psychopathology interactions: associations with emerging adult psychological problems. Current Psychology. 43(26). 22531–22541.

McKinney, Cliff, et al.. (2023). Parent-child relationship quality and emerging adult internalizing and externalizing problems: empathy as a pathway. Current Psychology. 43(3). 2875–2886. 2 indexed citations

McKinney, Cliff, et al.. (2022). Maternal, paternal, and media messages: Interaction effects on body esteem across gender in emerging adults. Current Psychology. 42(17). 14929–14941.

Szkody, Erica, et al.. (2020). Stress‐Buffering Role of Social Support during COVID‐19. Family Process. 60(3). 1002–1015. 248 indexed citations breakdown →

Szkody, Erica, Mary Moussa Rogers, & Cliff McKinney. (2020). The role of emotional and instrumental support from parents on facets of emerging adult impulsivity. Personality and Individual Differences. 167. 110261–110261. 14 indexed citations

McKinney, Cliff, Melanie Stearns, & Erica Szkody. (2020). Temperament and Affective and Behavioral ODD Problems in Emerging Adults: Moderation by Gender and Perceived Parental Psychopathology. Child Psychiatry & Human Development. 51(6). 900–912. 3 indexed citations

Szkody, Erica & Cliff McKinney. (2019). Indirect Effects of Social Support on Psychological Health Through Self-Esteem in Emerging Adulthood. Journal of Family Issues. 40(17). 2439–2455. 15 indexed citations

Rogers, Mary Moussa, Cliff McKinney, & Kia Åsberg. (2018). Substance use predicted by parental maltreatment, gender, and five-factor personality. Personality and Individual Differences. 128. 39–43. 18 indexed citations

Rogers, Mary Moussa, Cliff McKinney, John E. Edlund, et al.. (2018). Understanding Family Dynamics in a Cross-Cultural Sample. 1 indexed citations

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McKinney, Cliff, et al.. (2018). Relationships Among Emerging Adult Psychological Problems, Maltreatment, and Parental Psychopathology: Moderation by Parent–Child Relationship Quality. Family Process. 59(1). 257–272. 18 indexed citations

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Rogers, Mary Moussa & Cliff McKinney. (2018). Emerging Adult Risky Sexual Behavior Predicted by Parental Overprotection: Moderated Mediation Analysis. Family Process. 58(4). 972–985. 8 indexed citations

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Szkody, Erica, Mary Moussa Rogers, & Cliff McKinney. (2018). Risky sexual behavior: the indirect effects between parent–child relationship quality and quality of life in emerging adults. Quality of Life Research. 27(10). 2639–2645. 10 indexed citations

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McKinney, Cliff, et al.. (2015). Parental and emerging adult psychopathology: Moderated mediation by gender and affect toward parents. Journal of Adolescence. 44(1). 158–167. 20 indexed citations

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McKinney, Cliff, et al.. (2013). The Effects of Religiosity on Psychopathology in Emerging Adults: Intrinsic Versus Extrinsic Religiosity. Journal of Religion and Health. 53(5). 1529–1538. 34 indexed citations

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McKinney, Cliff, et al.. (2012). Parental and Late Adolescent Psychopathology: Mothers May Provide Support When Needed Most. Child Psychiatry & Human Development. 43(5). 747–760. 21 indexed citations

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McKinney, Cliff & Kimberly Renk. (2011). A Multivariate Model of Parent–Adolescent Relationship Variables in Early Adolescence. Child Psychiatry & Human Development. 42(4). 442–462. 42 indexed citations

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Åsberg, Kia, Clint Bowers, Kimberly Renk, & Cliff McKinney. (2008). A Structural Equation Modeling Approach to the Study of Stress and Psychological Adjustment in Emerging Adults. Child Psychiatry & Human Development. 39(4). 481–501. 61 indexed citations

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McKinney, Cliff & Kimberly Renk. (2007). Multivariate Models of Parent-Late Adolescent Gender Dyads: The Importance of Parenting Processes in Predicting Adjustment. Child Psychiatry & Human Development. 39(2). 147–170. 36 indexed citations

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McKinney, Cliff & Kimberly Renk. (2007). Differential Parenting Between Mothers and Fathers. Journal of Family Issues. 29(6). 806–827. 256 indexed citations

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Negy, Charles & Cliff McKinney. (2006). Application of Feminist Therapy. Journal of Feminist Family Therapy. 18(1-2). 67–83. 10 indexed citations

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