Stephen Hatch

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 656 citations indexed

About

Stephen Hatch is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen Hatch has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 656 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Social Psychology, 17 papers in Clinical Psychology and 15 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Stephen Hatch's work include Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (15 papers), Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (12 papers) and Gender, Feminism, and Media (8 papers). Stephen Hatch is often cited by papers focused on Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (15 papers), Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (12 papers) and Gender, Feminism, and Media (8 papers). Stephen Hatch collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Stephen Hatch's co-authors include Brian D. Doss, John Dearlove, Karen Rothman, McKenzie K. Roddy, Graeme C. Moodie, Scott R. Braithwaite, Galena K. Rhoades, Kayla Knopp, Yunying Le and Lucia Walsh and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology and Behaviour Research and Therapy.

In The Last Decade

Stephen Hatch

43 papers receiving 573 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.

When ELIZA meets therapists: A Turing test for the heart and mind

2025 18 citations Stephen Hatch, Zachary T. Goodman et al. PLOS mental health. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephen Hatch United States	13	236	203	194	127	121	49	656
Jessica C. M. Li Hong Kong	12	367 1.6×	161 0.8×	134 0.7×	94 0.7×	92 0.8×	44	598
M. Reza Nakhaie Canada	15	405 1.7×	64 0.3×	83 0.4×	89 0.7×	111 0.9×	40	608
Frits van Wel Netherlands	14	375 1.6×	157 0.8×	137 0.7×	46 0.4×	108 0.9×	26	643
Jean Lau Chin United States	16	283 1.2×	158 0.8×	237 1.2×	27 0.2×	269 2.2×	41	806
Edward Dunbar United States	14	289 1.2×	87 0.4×	199 1.0×	130 1.0×	107 0.9×	35	700
Mihaela Robila United States	14	258 1.1×	141 0.7×	109 0.6×	34 0.3×	58 0.5×	25	480
Yung-Mei Tsai United States	10	557 2.4×	225 1.1×	139 0.7×	129 1.0×	37 0.3×	19	772
Sarah K. Bruch United States	9	313 1.3×	224 1.1×	73 0.4×	175 1.4×	94 0.8×	18	786
T. Wing Lo Hong Kong	16	473 2.0×	234 1.2×	153 0.8×	66 0.5×	23 0.2×	70	819
Cassandra Chaney United States	15	430 1.8×	111 0.5×	207 1.1×	89 0.7×	98 0.8×	65	708

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen Hatch

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Vowels, Laura M., Matthew J. Vowels, Shannon M. Sweeney, Stephen Hatch, & Joëlle Darwiche. (2025). The efficacy, feasibility, and technical outcomes of a GPT-4o-based chatbot Amanda for relationship support: A randomized controlled trial. PLOS mental health.. 2(9). e0000411–e0000411. 2 indexed citations

Hatch, Stephen, Zachary T. Goodman, Laura M. Vowels, et al.. (2025). When ELIZA meets therapists: A Turing test for the heart and mind. PLOS mental health.. 2(2). e0000145–e0000145. 18 indexed citations breakdown →

Hatch, Stephen, et al.. (2024). Neuroticism and relationship quality: A meta-analytic review.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 128(3). 594–610. 3 indexed citations

Hatch, Stephen, et al.. (2024). Does Web-Based Relationship Education Improve Sexual Intimacy? Initial Examination, Replication, and Exploration of Moderation in a Low-Income Sample. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 53(7). 2453–2460.

Le, Yunying, et al.. (2023). Effects of online relationship programs for low-income couples during the perinatal period. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 167. 104337–104337. 2 indexed citations

Le, Yunying, Mengya Xia, McKenzie K. Roddy, Stephen Hatch, & Brian D. Doss. (2023). Profiles of Low-Income Help-Seeking Couples and Implications for Intervention Gains: A Couple-Centered Approach. Behavior Therapy. 55(3). 443–456. 1 indexed citations

Hatch, Stephen, et al.. (2023). Web-Based Relationship Education and Pornography-Related Behaviors: A Single-Group Design During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 52(4). 1841–1853. 3 indexed citations

Le, Yunying, Stephen Hatch, Zachary T. Goodman, & Brian D. Doss. (2022). Does coparenting improve during the OurRelationship program? Explorations within a low-income sample during the COVID-19 pandemic.. Journal of Family Psychology. 36(6). 1030–1035. 5 indexed citations

Hatch, Stephen, Yunying Le, & Brian D. Doss. (2021). Make up or break up? Charting the well-being of low-income help-seeking couples through the breakup process.. Journal of Family Psychology. 35(8). 1107–1116. 1 indexed citations

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Doss, Brian D. & Stephen Hatch. (2021). Harnessing technology to provide online couple interventions. Current Opinion in Psychology. 43. 114–118. 9 indexed citations

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Doss, Brian D., Kayla Knopp, McKenzie K. Roddy, et al.. (2020). Online programs improve relationship functioning for distressed low-income couples: Results from a nationwide randomized controlled trial.. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 88(4). 283–294. 72 indexed citations

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Roddy, McKenzie K., Lucia Walsh, Karen Rothman, Stephen Hatch, & Brian D. Doss. (2020). Meta-analysis of couple therapy: Effects across outcomes, designs, timeframes, and other moderators.. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 88(7). 583–596. 51 indexed citations

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Le, Yunying, McKenzie K. Roddy, Stephen Hatch, & Brian D. Doss. (2020). Mechanisms of improvements and maintenance in online relationship programs for distressed low-income couples.. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 88(12). 1091–1104. 9 indexed citations

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Hatch, Stephen, et al.. (2020). The Consumption of Pornography Scale – General (COPS – G). Sexual & Relationship Therapy. 38(2). 194–218. 10 indexed citations

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Barton, Allen W., Stephen Hatch, & Brian D. Doss. (2020). If You Host It Online, Who Will (and Will Not) Come? Individual and Partner Enrollment in a Web-Based Intervention for Distressed Couples. Prevention Science. 21(6). 830–840. 13 indexed citations

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Rothman, Karen, et al.. (2019). Sexual Assault Among Women in College: Immediate and Long-Term Associations With Mental Health, Psychosocial Functioning, and Romantic Relationships. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 36(19-20). 9600–9622. 43 indexed citations

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Hatch, Stephen, et al.. (1983). Components of welfare: Voluntary organisations, social services & politics in two local authorities. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 7 indexed citations

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Bradshaw, Jonathan, et al.. (1977). VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES: THE MEANING OF MEMBERSHIP. Child Care Health and Development. 3(4). 247–260. 2 indexed citations

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Hatch, Stephen, et al.. (1973). Residence and Student Life: A Sociological Inquiry into Residence in Higher Education. The Journal of Higher Education. 44(1). 78–78. 4 indexed citations

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Hatch, Stephen. (1972). Student Protest: Supporters and Opponents. Research in Education. 7(1). 48–60.

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