Martha J. Cox

18.9k citations

142 papers · 13.3k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 57

Clinical Psychology top 0.1%
Education top 0.05%
Social Psychology top 0.1%
Sociology and Political Science top 0.2%
Demography top 0.02%

Co-authors: Blair Paley Robert C. Pianta W. Roger Mills‐Koonce Margaret Tresch Owen Sara E. Rimm‐Kaufman Chris Payne Roger Cox E. Mavis Hetherington
Topics: Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (66 papers)Early Childhood Education and Development (46 papers)Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (45 papers)
Cited by: Clinical Psychology Demography Social Psychology
Journals: Child Development Annual Review of Psychology Journal of Abnormal Psychology
Partner nations: United States Canada Cameroon

In The Last Decade

Martha J. Cox

141 papers receiving 12.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

FAMILIES AS SYSTEMS

1997 1.3k citations Martha J. Cox et al. profile →
Teachers’ judgments of problems in the transition to kindergarten

2000 712 citations Robert C. Pianta, Martha J. Cox et al. profile →
Understanding Families as Systems

2003 655 citations Martha J. Cox et al. profile →
School Readiness and the Transition to Kindergarten in the Era of Accountability.

2007 567 citations Robert C. Pianta, Martha J. Cox et al. profile →
Salivary Cortisol Mediates Effects of Poverty and Parenting on Executive Functions in Early Childhood

2011 453 citations Clancy Blair, Douglas A. Granger et al. Child Development profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Maternal Childhood Sexual Trauma, Child Directed Aggression, Parenting Behavior, and the Moderating Role of Child Sex 2016 ·Journal of Family Violence ·Bharathi J. Zvara,W. Roger Mills‐Koonce,Martha J. Cox	16
2	Maternal Childhood Sexual Trauma and Child Conduct Problems 2016 ·Journal of Family Violence ·(unknown),Bharathi J. Zvara,W. Roger Mills‐Koonce,(unknown),Martha J. Cox	6
3	Infant attachment disorganization and moderation pathways to level and change in externalizing behavior during preschool ages 2016 ·Attachment & Human Development ·Feihong Wang,Michael T. Willoughby,W. Roger Mills‐Koonce,Martha J. Cox	4
4	Curriculum - Advancing understanding of the roles of computer science/informatics in the curriculum 2015 ·eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania) ·Mary Webb,A Fluck,Martha J. Cox,(unknown),Joyce Malyn‐Smith,Joke Voogt,Jason Zagami	2
5	The mediating role of parenting in the associations between household chaos and children’s representations of family dysfunction 2014 ·Attachment & Human Development ·Bharathi J. Zvara,W. Roger Mills‐Koonce,(unknown),Nicholas J. Wagner,Lynne Vernon‐Feagans,Martha J. Cox,(unknown)	32
6	Intimate partner violence, maternal sensitive parenting behaviors, and children’s executive functioning. 2014 ·Psychology of Violence ·Hanna Gustafsson,Jennifer L. Coffman,Martha J. Cox	32
7	Maternal parenting as a mediator of the relationship between intimate partner violence and effortful control. 2011 ·Journal of Family Psychology ·Hanna Gustafsson,(unknown),Martha J. Cox,Clancy Blair	47
8	Interparental aggression, attention skills, and early childhood behavior problems 2011 ·Development and Psychopathology ·Nissa Towe‐Goodman,Cynthia A. Stifter,Michael Coccia,Martha J. Cox,(unknown)	26
9	Father contributions to cortisol responses in infancy and toddlerhood. 2010 ·Developmental Psychology ·W. Roger Mills‐Koonce,(unknown),(unknown),Melissa A. Barnett,Douglas A. Granger,Clancy Blair,Martha J. Cox	62
10	Family Systems and Sibling Relationships 2010 ·Child Development Perspectives ·Martha J. Cox	36
11	Intimate partner violence moderates the association between mother–infant adrenocortical activity across an emotional challenge. 2009 ·Journal of Family Psychology ·Leah C. Hibel,(unknown),Douglas A. Granger,Clancy Blair,Martha J. Cox	73
12	Independent influences upon mother–toddler role reversal: infant–mother attachment disorganization and role reversal in mother's childhood 2008 ·Attachment & Human Development ·Jenny Macfie,(unknown),(unknown),Martha J. Cox	31
13	Cumulative Social Risk, Parenting, and Infant Development in Rural Low-Income Communities 2008 ·Parenting ·Margaret Burchinal,Lynne Vernon‐Feagans,Martha J. Cox,(unknown)	165
14	Bidirectional genetic and environmental influences on mother and child behavior: The family system as the unit of analyses 2007 ·Development and Psychopathology ·W. Roger Mills‐Koonce,Cathi B. Propper,Jean-Louis Gariépy,Clancy Blair,(unknown),Martha J. Cox	77
15	Infant and parent factors associated with early maternal sensitivity: A caregiver-attachment systems approach 2007 ·Infant Behavior and Development ·W. Roger Mills‐Koonce,Jean-Louis Gariépy,Cathi B. Propper,Kelly Sutton,Susan D. Calkins,Ginger A. Moore,Martha J. Cox	313
16	Family Income and Its Relation to Preschool Children's Adjustment for Families in the NICHD Study of Early Child Care. 2004 ·Developmental Psychology ·Rashmita S. Mistry,Jeremy C. Biesanz,Lorraine C. Taylor,Margaret Burchinal,Martha J. Cox	170
17	Multiple pathways to early academic achievement 2003 ·Harvard Educational Review ·Aletha C. Huston,Jay Belsky,(unknown),Robert H. Bradley,Margaret Burchinal,(unknown),K. Alison Clarke‐Stewart,Martha J. Cox,(unknown),Kathryn Hirsh‐Pasek,Bonnie Knoke,Nancy L. Marshall,Kathleen McCartney,M O'Brien,(unknown),Chris Payne,Robert C. Pianta,Susan J. Spieker,Deborah Lowe Vandell,Marsha Weinraub	74
18	Kindergarten Transitions. Teachers: 48% of Children Have Transition Problems. NCEDL Spotlights, No. 1. 1998 ·Robert C. Pianta,Martha J. Cox	3
19	Marriage, Adult Adjustment, and Early Parenting 1989 ·Child Development ·Martha J. Cox,Margaret Tresch Owen,Jerry M. Lewis,V. Kay Henderson	178
20	Socialization of Young Children in the Divorced Family. 1979 ·Journal of research and development in education ·Martha J. Cox,Roger Cox	4

About Martha J. Cox

Martha J. Cox is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Demography and Social Psychology, having authored 142 papers that have together received 13.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (66 papers), Early Childhood Education and Development (46 papers) and Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (45 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Clinical Psychology (7.5k citations), Demography (2.7k citations) and Social Psychology (4.0k citations). Martha J. Cox has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Cameroon. Frequent co-authors include Blair Paley, Robert C. Pianta, W. Roger Mills‐Koonce, Margaret Tresch Owen, Sara E. Rimm‐Kaufman, Chris Payne, Roger Cox, E. Mavis Hetherington, Lynne Vernon‐Feagans and Cathi B. Propper. Their work appears in journals such as Child Development, Annual Review of Psychology and Journal of Abnormal Psychology.

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