Janet N. Melby

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Janet N. Melby is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Demography. According to data from OpenAlex, Janet N. Melby has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Clinical Psychology, 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 9 papers in Demography. Recurrent topics in Janet N. Melby's work include Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (12 papers), Family Dynamics and Relationships (9 papers) and Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (7 papers). Janet N. Melby is often cited by papers focused on Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (12 papers), Family Dynamics and Relationships (9 papers) and Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (7 papers). Janet N. Melby collaborates with scholars based in United States. Janet N. Melby's co-authors include Rand D. Conger, Ronald L. Simons, Frederick O. Lorenz, Katherine J. Conger, Les B. Whitbeck, Glen H. Elder, Shirley Huck, Chalandra M. Bryant, William T. Hoyt and Xiaojia Ge and has published in prestigious journals such as Developmental Psychology, Journal of Marriage and the Family and Educational and Psychological Measurement.

In The Last Decade

Janet N. Melby

31 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Linking Economic Hardship to Marital Quality and Instability

1990 606 citations Rand D. Conger, Glen H. Elder et al. Journal of Marriage and the Family profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Janet N. Melby United States	16	694	649	581	498	282	34	1.7k
Jeremy B. Yorgason United States	26	816 1.2×	766 1.2×	923 1.6×	446 0.9×	214 0.8×	128	2.1k
Martha A. Rueter United States	26	711 1.0×	1.2k 1.8×	739 1.3×	548 1.1×	248 0.9×	50	2.2k
Suzanne Bartle‐Haring United States	26	553 0.8×	928 1.4×	989 1.7×	364 0.7×	94 0.3×	77	1.8k
Kuang‐Hui Yeh Taiwan	17	744 1.1×	545 0.8×	682 1.2×	276 0.6×	168 0.6×	36	1.4k
Delia S. Saenz United States	19	925 1.3×	759 1.2×	469 0.8×	179 0.4×	502 1.8×	29	1.7k
Francisca Fariña Rivera Spain	24	562 0.8×	786 1.2×	615 1.1×	152 0.3×	166 0.6×	147	1.6k
Stephen M. Gavazzi United States	23	546 0.8×	1.1k 1.8×	432 0.7×	177 0.4×	194 0.7×	88	1.7k
Matthew D. Johnson Canada	25	596 0.9×	552 0.9×	1.0k 1.8×	421 0.8×	78 0.3×	105	1.8k
Fabio Scorsolini‐Comin Brazil	20	340 0.5×	537 0.8×	401 0.7×	263 0.5×	167 0.6×	299	1.5k
Roy A. Bean United States	21	533 0.8×	1.1k 1.7×	831 1.4×	260 0.5×	389 1.4×	70	1.8k

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Lee, Jo Ann, et al.. (2025). Teen Dating Violence: Youths’ Knowledge and Experience of Unhealthy Relationships. Journal of Family Violence.

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Pridham, Karen F., Janet N. Melby, Tondi M. Harrison, Roger Brown, & Kathleen Mussatto. (2022). Guided Participation Support of Coparenting an Infant With Complex Congenital Heart Disease: A Randomized Pilot Feasibility Study. Research and theory for nursing practice. 36(4). 361–394. 3 indexed citations

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Weems, Carl F., et al.. (2020). A Partnership Approach to Paternity Establishment: Child Welfare Research and Training Project Ecological Model and Preliminary Data. Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services. 101(2). 180–189. 4 indexed citations

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Ailey, Sarah H., Arlene Michaels Miller, Olimpia Paun, et al.. (2018). Steps to Effective Problem-Solving in group homes. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 72. 62–72. 2 indexed citations

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Neppl, Tricia K., et al.. (2018). Economic pressure and depressive symptoms: Testing the family stress model from adolescence to adulthood.. Journal of Family Psychology. 32(7). 957–965. 40 indexed citations

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Landor, Antoinette M., Leslie Gordon Simons, Ronald L. Simons, et al.. (2013). Exploring the impact of skin tone on family dynamics and race-related outcomes.. Journal of Family Psychology. 27(5). 817–826. 49 indexed citations

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Lorenz, Frederick O., et al.. (2012). Linking questionnaire reports and observer ratings of young couples' hostility and support.. Journal of Family Psychology. 26(3). 316–327. 6 indexed citations

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Pridham, Karen F., Janet N. Melby, Roger Brown, & Roseanne Clark. (2010). The Contribution of Infant, Maternal, and Family Conditions to Maternal Feeding Competencies. Parenting. 10(1). 18–42. 7 indexed citations

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Melby, Janet N., et al.. (2008). Adolescent family experiences and educational attainment during early adulthood.. Developmental Psychology. 44(6). 1519–1536. 89 indexed citations

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Lorenz, Frederick O., Janet N. Melby, Rand D. Conger, & Xia Xu. (2007). The effects of context on the correspondence between observational ratings and questionnaire reports of hostile behavior: A multitrait, multimethod approach.. Journal of Family Psychology. 21(3). 498–509. 30 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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Melby, Janet N., William T. Hoyt, & Chalandra M. Bryant. (2003). A Generalizability Approach to Assessing the Effects of Ethnicity and Training on Observer Ratings of Family Interactions. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 20(2). 171–191. 15 indexed citations

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Melby, Janet N., William T. Hoyt, & Chalandra M. Bryant. (2003). A Generalizability Approach to Assessing the Effects of Ethnicity and Training on Observer Ratings of Family Interactions. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 20(2). 171–191. 1 indexed citations

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Melby, Janet N. & Rand D. Conger. (1996). Parental behaviors and adolescent academic performance: A longitudinal analysis.. Journal of Research on Adolescence. 6(1). 70 indexed citations

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Melby, Janet N., Rand D. Conger, Xiaojia Ge, & Teddy D. Warner. (1995). The use of structural equation modeling in assessing the quality of marital observations.. Journal of Family Psychology. 9(3). 280–293. 45 indexed citations

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Melby, Janet N., Rand D. Conger, Xiaojia Ge, & Teddy D. Warner. (1995). The use of structural equation modeling in assessing the quality of marital observations.. Journal of Family Psychology. 9(3). 280–293. 1 indexed citations

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Melby, Janet N., Rand D. Conger, Katherine J. Conger, & Frederick O. Lorenz. (1993). Effects of Parental Behavior on Tobacco Use by Young Male Adolescents. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 55(2). 439–439. 88 indexed citations

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Melby, Janet N.. (1993). Family Context of Adolescent Academic Competence..

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Conger, Rand D., Frederick O. Lorenz, Glen H. Elder, et al.. (1991). A Process Model of Family Economic Pressure and Early Adolescent Alcohol Use. The Journal of Early Adolescence. 11(4). 430–449. 95 indexed citations

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Simons, Ronald L., Les B. Whitbeck, Rand D. Conger, & Janet N. Melby. (1990). Husband and Wife Differences in Determinants of Parenting: A Social Learning and Exchange Model of Parental Behavior. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 52(2). 375–375. 120 indexed citations

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