George W. Holden

8.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
78 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

George W. Holden is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Education and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, George W. Holden has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Clinical Psychology, 19 papers in Education and 15 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in George W. Holden's work include Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (42 papers), Child Abuse and Trauma (41 papers) and Early Childhood Education and Development (15 papers). George W. Holden is often cited by papers focused on Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (42 papers), Child Abuse and Trauma (41 papers) and Early Childhood Education and Development (15 papers). George W. Holden collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. George W. Holden's co-authors include Kathy L. Ritchie, Vincent J. Felitti, Robert F. Anda, Valerie J. Edwards, Brigitte Vittrup, Susan Harris, Pamela C. Miller, Yvon Delville, Matthew L. Newman and Elizabeth T. Gershoff and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Bulletin, American Journal of Psychiatry and American Psychologist.

In The Last Decade

George W. Holden

75 papers receiving 5.0k citations

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What are hit papers?

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.

Relationship Between Multiple Forms of Childhood Maltreatment and Adult Mental Health in Community Respondents: Results From the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study

2003 1.3k citations Valerie J. Edwards, George W. Holden et al. American Journal of Psychiatry profile →
The co-occurrence of spouse and physical child abuse: A review and appraisal.

1998 588 citations George W. Holden et al. Journal of Family Psychology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
George W. Holden United States	31	4.2k	2.0k	1.5k	1.0k	890	78	5.5k
Hyoun K. Kim United States	39	3.5k 0.8×	2.3k 1.2×	1.7k 1.1×	1.3k 1.2×	1.3k 1.5×	142	6.0k
Sandra A. Graham‐Bermann United States	41	4.2k 1.0×	3.2k 1.6×	1.3k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	1.6k 1.8×	148	5.7k
Michelle L. Kelley United States	44	2.9k 0.7×	752 0.4×	1.5k 0.9×	1.5k 1.4×	901 1.0×	173	5.4k
Amy M. Smith Slep United States	39	3.8k 0.9×	2.8k 1.5×	1.6k 1.0×	1.6k 1.5×	1.0k 1.2×	174	5.6k
Todd I. Herrenkohl United States	47	4.8k 1.2×	2.1k 1.1×	2.0k 1.3×	1.6k 1.6×	1.9k 2.1×	152	7.2k
Anne Shattuck United States	24	3.6k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	853 0.6×	830 0.8×	1.2k 1.3×	32	4.6k
Wendy Kliewer United States	43	4.0k 1.0×	822 0.4×	1.1k 0.7×	2.0k 1.9×	1.1k 1.2×	164	6.0k
Christine Wekerle Canada	38	4.2k 1.0×	2.5k 1.3×	1.4k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	1.6k 1.8×	154	5.8k
Richard Ormrod United States	29	7.6k 1.8×	3.7k 1.9×	2.2k 1.4×	1.4k 1.3×	2.2k 2.5×	49	9.2k
Tony N. Brown United States	34	2.8k 0.7×	687 0.4×	2.0k 1.3×	878 0.8×	894 1.0×	76	5.5k

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Dietrich, Mary S., et al.. (2025). Missed opportunities to support parents' use of healthy discipline. Child Abuse & Neglect. 161. 107257–107257.

Afifi, Tracie O., Samantha Salmon, Ashley Stewart-Tufescu, et al.. (2022). Associations between spanking beliefs and reported spanking among adolescents-parent/caregiver dyads in a Canadian sample. BMC Public Health. 22(1). 493–493. 14 indexed citations

Holden, George W.. (2019). Parents and the Dynamics of Child Rearing. 4 indexed citations

Afifi, Tracie O., Derek Ford, Elizabeth T. Gershoff, et al.. (2017). Spanking and adult mental health impairment: The case for the designation of spanking as an adverse childhood experience. Child Abuse & Neglect. 71. 24–31. 149 indexed citations

Holden, George W., et al.. (2014). Eavesdropping on the family: A pilot investigation of corporal punishment in the home.. Journal of Family Psychology. 28(3). 401–406. 28 indexed citations

Durrant, Joan E., Christine A. Ateah, Ashley Stewart-Tufescu, et al.. (2014). Preventing Punitive Violence: Preliminary Data on the Positive Discipline in Everyday Parenting (PDEP) Program. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health. 33(2). 109–125. 30 indexed citations

Holden, George W., et al.. (2013). Parents’ Roles in Guiding Children’s Educational, Religious, and Other Trajectories. Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology. 3(1). 1 indexed citations

Holden, George W.. (2010). Childrearing and Developmental Trajectories: Positive Pathways, Off-Ramps, and Dynamic Processes. Child Development Perspectives. 4(3). 197–204. 22 indexed citations

Vittrup, Brigitte & George W. Holden. (2010). Children's assessments of corporal punishment and other disciplinary practices: The role of age, race, SES, and exposure to spanking. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology. 31(3). 211–220. 52 indexed citations

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Saltzman, Kasey M., George W. Holden, & Charles J. Holahan. (2005). The Psychobiology of Children Exposed to Marital Violence. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology. 34(1). 129–139. 120 indexed citations

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Holden, George W.. (2003). Children Exposed to Domestic Violence and Child Abuse: Terminology and Taxonomy. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review. 6(3). 151–160. 264 indexed citations

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Edwards, Valerie J., George W. Holden, Vincent J. Felitti, & Robert F. Anda. (2003). Relationship Between Multiple Forms of Childhood Maltreatment and Adult Mental Health in Community Respondents: Results From the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study. American Journal of Psychiatry. 160(8). 1453–1460. 1286 indexed citations breakdown →

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Holden, George W.. (2002). Perspectives on the effects of corporal punishment: Comment on Gershoff (2002).. Psychological Bulletin. 128(4). 590–595. 10 indexed citations

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Gershoff, Elizabeth T., Pamela C. Miller, & George W. Holden. (1999). Parenting influences from the pulpit: Religious affiliation as a determinant of parental corporal punishment.. Journal of Family Psychology. 13(3). 307–320. 84 indexed citations

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Ritchie, Kathy L. & George W. Holden. (1998). Parenting Stress in Low Income Battered and Community Women: Effects on Parenting Behavior. Early Education and Development. 9(1). 97–112. 35 indexed citations

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Holden, George W., et al.. (1995). Why 3-year-old children get spanked: Parent and child determinants as reported by college-educated mothers.. Merrill-palmer Quarterly. 41(4). 431–452. 139 indexed citations

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Holden, George W. & Kathy L. Ritchie. (1991). Linking Extreme Marital Discord, Child Rearing, and Child Behavior Problems: Evidence from Battered Women. Child Development. 62(2). 311–311. 276 indexed citations

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Holden, George W. & Meredith J. West. (1989). Proximate Regulation by Mothers: A Demonstration of How Differing Styles Affect Young Children's Behavior. Child Development. 60(1). 64–64. 23 indexed citations

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Holden, George W.. (1988). Adults' Thinking about a Child-rearing Problem: Effects of Experience, Parental Status, and Gender. Child Development. 59(6). 1623–1632. 1 indexed citations

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Holden, George W. & Meredith J. West. (1983). The Parent as Naive Psychologist: Analyses of Parental Deliberations.. 3 indexed citations

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