Mary Breheny

2.0k total citations
88 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Mary Breheny is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Mary Breheny has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 29 papers in General Health Professions and 24 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in Mary Breheny's work include Health disparities and outcomes (23 papers), Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (22 papers) and Aging and Gerontology Research (17 papers). Mary Breheny is often cited by papers focused on Health disparities and outcomes (23 papers), Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (22 papers) and Aging and Gerontology Research (17 papers). Mary Breheny collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United States and Australia. Mary Breheny's co-authors include Christine Stephens, Juliana Mansvelt, Polly Yeung, J. Owen Cherrington, Margaret Forster, Fiona Alpass, Brendan Stevenson, Rosemary Gibson, Kristie Carter and Keith Tuffin and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Social Science & Medicine and Health Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Mary Breheny

83 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers

Mary Breheny
Richard Ward United Kingdom
Carolyn J. Rosenthal Canada
Loren D. Lovegreen United States
Feliciano Villar Spain
Philip A. Rozario United States
Dawn Carr United States
Judith G. Gonyea United States
Steven E. Mock Canada
Tess Knight Australia
Thomas Hansen Norway
Richard Ward United Kingdom
Mary Breheny
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Muller, Diane, et al.. (2025). Enhancing maternal sleep health in Aotearoa New Zealand: insights from the Wāhi Kōrero platform. Kōtuitui New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online. 20(4). 1229–1246.
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Breheny, Mary, Laia Bécares, Jamie M. Abelson, et al.. (2025). Racial socialization across the life course: insights from three countries. Ethnic and Racial Studies. 1–17.
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Szabó, Ágnes, Christine Stephens, & Mary Breheny. (2024). The life course effects of socioeconomic status on later life loneliness: The role of gender and ethnicity. Journal of Aging Studies. 71. 101263–101263. 1 indexed citations
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Breheny, Mary, et al.. (2023). Companion Animal Fostering as Health Promotion: A Literature Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(13). 6199–6199. 5 indexed citations
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Breheny, Mary, et al.. (2023). “It’s Just [Complicated] Sleep”: Discourses of Sleep and Aging in the Media. The Gerontologist. 63(10). 1591–1601. 6 indexed citations
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Allen, Joanne, Fiona Alpass, Andy Towers, et al.. (2022). The health, work, and retirement study: representing experiences of later life in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 53(4). 532–547. 5 indexed citations
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Breheny, Mary, et al.. (2022). Sleep health in later life: interviews exploring experiences, attitudes and behaviours of older people. Ageing and Society. 44(3). 681–703. 9 indexed citations
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Breheny, Mary, Brendan Stevenson, Laia Bécares, et al.. (2021). Tabulating experiences of racism and racial discrimination across the life course.. Stigma and Health. 6(1). 43–52. 6 indexed citations
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Gibson, Rosemary, et al.. (2020). “My quiet times”: Themes of sleep health among people caring for a family member with dementia. Dementia. 20(6). 2024–2040. 10 indexed citations
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Yeung, Polly & Mary Breheny. (2019). Quality of life among older people with a disability: the role of purpose in life and capabilities. Disability and Rehabilitation. 43(2). 181–191. 18 indexed citations
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Breheny, Mary, et al.. (2018). ‘Broad consensus across the divide’: rhetorical constructions of climate change in mainstream news media. Kōtuitui New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online. 14(1). 22–37. 6 indexed citations
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Stephens, Christine, Mary Breheny, & Juliana Mansvelt. (2014). Healthy ageing from the perspective of older people: A capability approach to resilience. Psychology and Health. 30(6). 715–731. 121 indexed citations
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Breheny, Mary & Christine Stephens. (2011). The Bonds and Burdens of Family Life: Using Narrative Analysis to Understand Difficult Relationships. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(2). 5 indexed citations
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Breheny, Mary & Christine Stephens. (2010). Youth or disadvantage? The construction of teenage mothers in medical journals. Culture Health & Sexuality. 12(3). 307–322. 44 indexed citations
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Breheny, Mary & Christine Stephens. (2010). Ageing in a material world. New Zealand journal of psychology. 39(2). 41. 20 indexed citations
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Breheny, Mary. (2007). Genetic Attribution for Schizophrenia, Depression, and Skin Cancer: Impact on Social Distance. New Zealand journal of psychology. 36(3). 154. 31 indexed citations

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