Laura Stafford

6.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Laura Stafford is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Demography. According to data from OpenAlex, Laura Stafford has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Social Psychology, 22 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 21 papers in Demography. Recurrent topics in Laura Stafford's work include Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (37 papers), Family Dynamics and Relationships (21 papers) and Marriage and Sexual Relationships (12 papers). Laura Stafford is often cited by papers focused on Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (37 papers), Family Dynamics and Relationships (21 papers) and Marriage and Sexual Relationships (12 papers). Laura Stafford collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Laura Stafford's co-authors include Daniel J. Canary, Marianne Dainton, Susan L. Kline, Tom Luster, Lynn Okagaki, John Dimmick, Stephen M. Haas, William F. Sharkey, Andy J. Merolla and John A. Daly and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Marriage and the Family, Journal of Communication and Communication Research.

In The Last Decade

Laura Stafford

58 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

Maintenance Strategies and Romantic Relationship Type, Gender and Relational Characteristics

1991 580 citations Laura Stafford, Daniel J. Canary Journal of Social and Personal Relationships profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Laura Stafford United States	31	2.7k	1.9k	960	805	513	60	4.3k
Daniel J. Canary United States	34	3.2k 1.2×	2.1k 1.1×	861 0.9×	720 0.9×	587 1.1×	73	4.6k
Kory Floyd United States	36	2.7k 1.0×	1.9k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	444 0.6×	759 1.5×	133	4.5k
Brant R. Burleson United States	42	3.2k 1.2×	1.5k 0.8×	1.5k 1.6×	332 0.4×	468 0.9×	113	4.9k
Anita L. Vangelisti United States	27	2.2k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	480 0.6×	469 0.9×	75	3.3k
David Y. F. Ho Hong Kong	25	1.5k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	965 1.0×	252 0.3×	335 0.7×	53	3.4k
Michael E. Roloff United States	34	2.2k 0.8×	2.1k 1.1×	600 0.6×	215 0.3×	402 0.8×	130	4.2k
William R. Cupach United States	31	1.8k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	1.2k 1.3×	199 0.2×	350 0.7×	64	3.5k
Denise Haunani Solomon United States	34	2.9k 1.1×	1.3k 0.7×	1.4k 1.4×	682 0.8×	699 1.4×	115	3.8k
Laura K. Guerrero United States	36	2.1k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	799 0.8×	301 0.4×	762 1.5×	71	3.2k
Susan E. Cross United States	31	4.4k 1.6×	2.8k 1.5×	1.5k 1.5×	271 0.3×	1.0k 2.0×	80	7.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Laura Stafford

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ogolsky, Brian G., et al.. (2023). The role of individual‐ and interactive‐level relationship maintenance on married couples' commitment. Personal Relationships. 30(4). 1426–1448.

Stafford, Laura, et al.. (2023). Counter-Hegemonic Narratives of White Weddings: Brides Responses to Wedding Disruptions During the Covid-19 Pandemic. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 40(8). 2466–2487.

Stafford, Laura, Sandra L. Faulkner, & Allison M. Scott. (2020). It’s the Best Day of Your Life: Dominant Discourses in Brides’ Wedding Planning. Communication Studies. 71(2). 226–243. 6 indexed citations

Canary, Daniel J. & Laura Stafford. (2007). People Want—and Maintain—Fair Marriages: Reply to Ragsdale and Brandau—Brown. Journal of Family Communication. 7(1). 61–68. 16 indexed citations

Kline, Susan L. & Laura Stafford. (2004). A comparison of interaction rules and interaction frequency in relationship to marital quality. Communication Reports. 17(1). 11–26. 18 indexed citations

Stafford, Laura. (2004). Romantic and Parent-Child Relationships at a Distance. Annals of the International Communication Association. 28(1). 37–85. 8 indexed citations

Stafford, Laura. (2003). Communication competencies and sociocultural priorities of middle childhood.. 335–356. 23 indexed citations

Dainton, Marianne & Laura Stafford. (2000). Predicting maintenance enactment from relational schemata, spousal behavior, and relational characteristics. Communication Research Reports. 17(2). 171–180. 27 indexed citations

Stafford, Laura, Marianne Dainton, & Stephen M. Haas. (2000). Measuring routine and strategic relational maintenance: Scale revision, sex versus gender roles, and the prediction of relational characteristics. Communication Monographs. 67(3). 306–323. 229 indexed citations

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Stafford, Laura, Susan L. Kline, & John Dimmick. (1999). Home e‐mail: Relational maintenance and gratification opportunities. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media. 43(4). 659–669. 118 indexed citations

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Haas, Stephen M. & Laura Stafford. (1998). An Initial Examination of Maintenance Behaviors in Gay and Lesbian Relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 15(6). 846–855. 58 indexed citations

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Stafford, Laura & Susan L. Kline. (1996). Married women's name choices and sense of self. Communication Reports. 9(1). 85–92. 7 indexed citations

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Luster, Tom, et al.. (1994). Interaction between Parents and Children. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 56(3). 778–778. 53 indexed citations

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Stafford, Laura, Tom Luster, & Lynn Okagaki. (1994). Parenting: An Ecological Perspective. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 56(1). 242–242. 430 indexed citations

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Dainton, Marianne, Laura Stafford, & Daniel J. Canary. (1994). Maintenance strategies and physical affection as predictors of love, liking, and satisfaction in marriage. Communication Reports. 7(2). 88–98. 107 indexed citations

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Dainton, Marianne & Laura Stafford. (1993). Routine Maintenance Behaviors: A Comparison of Relationship Type, Partner Similarity and Sex Differences. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 10(2). 255–271. 189 indexed citations

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Canary, Daniel J., Harry Weger, & Laura Stafford. (1991). Couples' argument sequences and their associations with relational characteristics. Western Journal of Speech Communication. 55(2). 159–179. 38 indexed citations

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Stafford, Laura. (1987). Maternal Input to Twin and Singleton Children Implications for Language Acquisition. Human Communication Research. 13(4). 429–462. 22 indexed citations

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Stafford, Laura, et al.. (1987). Conversational Memory The Effects of Time, Recall, Mode, and Memory Expectancies on Remembrances of Natural Conversations. Human Communication Research. 14(2). 203–229. 122 indexed citations

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Knapp, Mark L., Laura Stafford, & John A. Daly. (1986). Regrettable Messages: Things People Wish They Hadn't Said. Journal of Communication. 36(4). 40–58. 29 indexed citations

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