Sophia Choukas‐Bradley

5.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
86 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Sophia Choukas‐Bradley is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Sophia Choukas‐Bradley has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Clinical Psychology, 33 papers in Social Psychology and 25 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Sophia Choukas‐Bradley's work include Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (25 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (24 papers) and Eating Disorders and Behaviors (19 papers). Sophia Choukas‐Bradley is often cited by papers focused on Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (25 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (24 papers) and Eating Disorders and Behaviors (19 papers). Sophia Choukas‐Bradley collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Belgium. Sophia Choukas‐Bradley's co-authors include Jacqueline Nesi, Mitchell J. Prinstein, Laura Widman, Anne J. Maheux, Savannah R. Roberts, Seth M. Noar, Rachel H. Salk, Brian C. Thoma, Matteo Giletta and Sarah W. Helms and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Bulletin, PEDIATRICS and Child Development.

In The Last Decade

Sophia Choukas‐Bradley

83 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

Transformation of Adolescent Peer Relations in the Social... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2018 2015 2022 100 200 300
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.

  1. Transformation of Adolescent Peer Relations in the Social Media Context: Part 1—A Theoretical Framework and Application to Dyadic Peer Relationships
    2018 368 citations Jacqueline Nesi, Sophia Choukas‐Bradley et al. profile →
  2. Parent-Adolescent Sexual Communication and Adolescent Safer Sex Behavior
    2015 337 citations Laura Widman, Sophia Choukas‐Bradley et al. JAMA Pediatrics profile →
  3. The Perfect Storm: A Developmental–Sociocultural Framework for the Role of Social Media in Adolescent Girls’ Body Image Concerns and Mental Health
    2022 135 citations Sophia Choukas‐Bradley, Savannah R. Roberts et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sophia Choukas‐Bradley United States 32 1.6k 1.3k 993 990 720 86 3.6k
Jacqueline Nesi United States 27 1.4k 0.9× 1.7k 1.3× 562 0.6× 482 0.5× 1.0k 1.4× 60 3.3k
Marcela Raffaelli United States 39 2.4k 1.5× 1.8k 1.3× 1.4k 1.4× 1.6k 1.6× 1.0k 1.4× 111 5.2k
Laura Widman United States 29 1.1k 0.7× 702 0.5× 642 0.6× 1.5k 1.5× 263 0.4× 95 2.8k
Michael P. Marshal United States 35 2.4k 1.4× 1.5k 1.2× 3.4k 3.4× 1.2k 1.2× 317 0.4× 69 5.6k
Brian A. Feinstein United States 36 1.7k 1.0× 1.8k 1.4× 3.2k 3.2× 656 0.7× 206 0.3× 173 4.8k
Shelley L. Craig Canada 35 1.3k 0.8× 1.0k 0.8× 2.3k 2.3× 756 0.8× 250 0.3× 150 3.7k
Sumie Okazaki United States 34 1.9k 1.2× 1.9k 1.5× 1.7k 1.7× 500 0.5× 976 1.4× 94 4.4k
Katherine Lust United States 35 1.3k 0.8× 679 0.5× 673 0.7× 771 0.8× 308 0.4× 83 3.2k
Eva S. Lefkowitz United States 35 1.7k 1.0× 1.3k 1.0× 1.0k 1.1× 1.6k 1.6× 257 0.4× 99 3.8k
Melissa F. Peskin United States 28 962 0.6× 712 0.5× 661 0.7× 1.2k 1.2× 443 0.6× 111 2.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Widman, Laura, et al.. (2025). Identifying the Strongest Correlates of Condom Use Among US Adolescents. JAMA Pediatrics. 179(3). 273–273. 1 indexed citations
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Scott, Lori N., et al.. (2025). Interpersonal risk factors for suicide in daily life among young people: A review of intensive longitudinal studies. Development and Psychopathology. 37(4). 2196–2216. 1 indexed citations
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Maheux, Anne J., Jean‐Philippe Laurenceau, Savannah R. Roberts, et al.. (2024). Longitudinal Change in Appearance-Related Social Media Consciousness and Depressive Symptoms: A Within-Person Analysis during Early-to-Middle Adolescence. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 53(10). 2287–2299. 2 indexed citations
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Choukas‐Bradley, Sophia, et al.. (2023). A longitudinal assessment of adolescents’ sexual communication with parents, best friends, and dating partners.. Developmental Psychology. 59(7). 1300–1314.
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Choukas‐Bradley, Sophia, et al.. (2022). Support over Social Media among Socially Isolated Sexual and Gender Minority Youth in Rural U.S. during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Opportunities for Intervention Research. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(23). 15611–15611. 21 indexed citations
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Maheux, Anne J., Savannah R. Roberts, Jacqueline Nesi, Laura Widman, & Sophia Choukas‐Bradley. (2022). Psychometric properties and factor structure of the Appearance-Related Social Media Consciousness Scale among emerging adults. Body Image. 43. 63–74. 8 indexed citations
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Evans-Paulson, Reina, et al.. (2021). Examining the link between sexual self-concept and sexual communication among adolescents. Communication Quarterly. 69(5). 525–543. 5 indexed citations
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Maheux, Anne J., et al.. (2020). Examining Sexual Behavior Among U.S. Transgender Adolescents. The Journal of Sex Research. 58(8). 1050–1060. 9 indexed citations
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Maheux, Anne J., et al.. (2020). Understanding Adolescents’ Attitudes Toward Affirmative Consent. The Journal of Sex Research. 57(9). 1100–1107. 23 indexed citations
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Salk, Rachel H., Brian C. Thoma, & Sophia Choukas‐Bradley. (2020). The Gender Minority Youth Study: Overview of Methods and Social Media Recruitment of a Nationwide Sample of U.S. Cisgender and Transgender Adolescents. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 49(7). 2601–2610. 45 indexed citations
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Stewart, Jennifer, et al.. (2019). Developmental patterns of sexual identity, romantic attraction, and sexual behavior among adolescents over three years. Journal of Adolescence. 77(1). 90–97. 38 indexed citations
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Lazarus, Sophie A., Sophia Choukas‐Bradley, Joseph E. Beeney, et al.. (2019). Too Much Too Soon?: Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms and Romantic Relationships in Adolescent Girls. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 47(12). 1995–2005. 20 indexed citations
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Eckstrand, Kristen, Sophia Choukas‐Bradley, Nicholas B. Allen, et al.. (2017). Heightened activity in social reward networks is associated with adolescents’ risky sexual behaviors. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. 27. 1–9. 26 indexed citations
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Trinh, Sarah L. & Sophia Choukas‐Bradley. (2017). “No messages needed—Just pats on the back”: Exploring young men’s reports of male and female friends’ sexual communications.. Psychology of Men & Masculinity. 19(3). 430–438. 8 indexed citations
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Widman, Laura, Jacqueline Nesi, Sophia Choukas‐Bradley, & Mitchell J. Prinstein. (2014). Safe Sext: Adolescents' Use of Technology to Communicate About Sexual Health With Dating Partners. Journal of Adolescent Health. 54(5). 612–614. 25 indexed citations
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Helms, Sarah W., et al.. (2014). Intrinsic Religiosity Buffers the Longitudinal Effects of Peer Victimization on Adolescent Depressive Symptoms. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology. 44(3). 471–479. 19 indexed citations

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