Todd D. Little

40.0k total citations · 14 hit papers
287 papers, 28.8k citations indexed

About

Todd D. Little is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Todd D. Little has authored 287 papers receiving a total of 28.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Clinical Psychology, 78 papers in Social Psychology and 63 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Todd D. Little's work include Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (56 papers), Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (35 papers) and Early Childhood Education and Development (33 papers). Todd D. Little is often cited by papers focused on Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (56 papers), Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (35 papers) and Early Childhood Education and Development (33 papers). Todd D. Little collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and South Africa. Todd D. Little's co-authors include Keith F. Widaman, Noel A. Card, Golan Shahar, William A. Cunningham, Mijke Rhemtulla, Patricia H. Hawley, James P. Selig, Brian D. Stucky, Alexander M. Schoemann and Kimberly Gibson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of the American Statistical Association.

In The Last Decade

Todd D. Little

273 papers receiving 27.2k citations

Hit Papers

To Parcel or Not to Parcel: Exploring the Question, Weigh... 1997 2026 2006 2016 2002 2013 2008 2013 1997 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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. To Parcel or Not to Parcel: Exploring the Question, Weighing the Merits
    2002 5.2k citations Todd D. Little, Keith F. Widaman et al. profile →
  2. Longitudinal Structural Equation Modeling
    2013 1.9k citations Todd D. Little profile →
  3. Direct and Indirect Aggression During Childhood and Adolescence: A Meta-Analytic Review of Gender Differences, Intercorrelations, and Relations to Maladjustment
    2008 1.4k citations Noel A. Card, Brian D. Stucky et al. Child Development profile →
  4. Why the items versus parcels controversy needn’t be one.
    2013 1.2k citations Todd D. Little, Mijke Rhemtulla et al. profile →
  5. Mean and Covariance Structures (MACS) Analyses of Cross-Cultural Data: Practical and Theoretical Issues
    1997 1.2k citations Todd D. Little profile →
  6. Handbook of developmental research methods
    2012 902 citations Todd D. Little, Noel A. Card et al. profile →
  7. Disentangling the “whys” from the “whats” of aggressive behaviour
    2003 612 citations Todd D. Little et al. profile →
  8. On the Merits of Orthogonalizing Powered and Product Terms: Implications for Modeling Interactions Among Latent Variables
    2006 579 citations Todd D. Little, Keith F. Widaman et al. profile →
  9. New developments in latent variable panel analyses of longitudinal data
    2007 539 citations Todd D. Little, Noel A. Card et al. profile →
  10. On the Joys of Missing Data
    2013 502 citations Todd D. Little, Kyle M. Lang et al. profile →
  11. A Large-Scale Evaluation of the KiVa Antibullying Program: Grades 4–6
    2011 480 citations Antti Kärnä, Todd D. Little et al. Child Development profile →
  12. A Non-arbitrary Method of Identifying and Scaling Latent Variables in SEM and MACS Models
    2006 447 citations Todd D. Little, Noel A. Card et al. profile →
  13. Autoregressive and cross-lagged panel analysis for longitudinal data
    2012 400 citations Todd D. Little et al. profile →
  14. Relationships Between Self-Determination and Postschool Outcomes for Youth With Disabilities
    2013 281 citations Karrie A. Shogren, Michael L. Wehmeyer et al. profile →

Peers

Todd D. Little
Gian Vittorio Caprara Italy
Bart Soenens Belgium
Bengt Muthén United States
Keith F. Widaman United States
Corinna M. Elliott Canada
Rick H. Hoyle United States
Nassim Tabri Canada
Kennon M. Sheldon United States
Maarten Vansteenkiste Belgium
Janet Shibley Hyde United States
Gian Vittorio Caprara Italy
Todd D. Little
Citations per year, relative to Todd D. Little Todd D. Little (= 1×) peers Gian Vittorio Caprara

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Gabrilska, Rebecca, et al.. (2025). A structural equation model predicts chronic wound healing time using patient characteristics and wound microbiome composition. Wound Repair and Regeneration. 33(1). e70004–e70004. 2 indexed citations
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Niolon, Phyllis Holditch, Lianne Fuino Estefan, Sarah DeGue, et al.. (2024). High School Follow-Up of the Dating Matters® RCT: Effects on Teen Dating Violence and Relationship Behaviors. Prevention Science. 25(4). 603–615.
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Asebedo, Sarah, et al.. (2023). Affect and financial satisfaction: The mediating role of financial self‐efficacy. 6(4). 2 indexed citations
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Little, Todd D., et al.. (2022). Effects of Nutritional and Social Factors on Favorable Fetal Growth Conditions Using Structural Equation Modeling. Nutrients. 14(21). 4642–4642. 2 indexed citations
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DeGue, Sarah, Phyllis Holditch Niolon, Lianne Fuino Estefan, et al.. (2020). Correction to: Effects of Dating Matters® on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Outcomes among Middle School Youth: a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. Prevention Science. 22(2). 186–186. 3 indexed citations
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DeGue, Sarah, Phyllis Holditch Niolon, Lianne Fuino Estefan, et al.. (2020). Effects of Dating Matters® on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Outcomes among Middle School Youth: a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. Prevention Science. 22(2). 175–185. 39 indexed citations
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Rioux, Charlie & Todd D. Little. (2020). Underused Methods in Developmental Science to Inform Policy and Practice. Child Development Perspectives. 14(2). 97–103. 18 indexed citations
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Vivolo‐Kantor, Alana M., Phyllis Holditch Niolon, Lianne Fuino Estefan, et al.. (2019). Middle School Effects of the Dating Matters® Comprehensive Teen Dating Violence Prevention Model on Physical Violence, Bullying, and Cyberbullying: a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. Prevention Science. 22(2). 151–161. 40 indexed citations
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Little, Todd D., Keith F. Widaman, Roy Levy, Joseph Lee Rodgers, & Gregory R. Hancock. (2017). Error, Error in My Model, Who’s the Fairest Error of Them All?. Research in Human Development. 14(4). 271–286. 5 indexed citations
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Little, Todd D., et al.. (2016). Innovaciones en medición: Escalas Visuales Análogas y Diseños pre-test de Autoinforme Retrospectivo. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 30(120). 1–6. 13 indexed citations
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Seo, Hyojeong, Todd D. Little, Karrie A. Shogren, & Kyle M. Lang. (2016). On the Benefits of Latent Variable Modeling for Norming Scales: The Case of the "Supports Intensity Scale--Children's Version".. Grantee Submission. 40(4). 373–384. 2 indexed citations
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Ginevra, Maria Cristina, Laura Nota, Salvatore Soresi, et al.. (2015). A cross-cultural comparison of the self-determination construct in Italian and American adolescents. Default journal. 501–517.
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Wang, Lihshing Leigh, et al.. (2013). Common Fallacies in Quantitative Research Methodology. Oxford University Press eBooks. 27 indexed citations
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Sainio, Miia, René Veenstra, Todd D. Little, et al.. (2013). Being Bullied by Same- versus Other-Sex Peers: Does It Matter for Adolescent Victims?. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology. 42(4). 454–466. 11 indexed citations
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DeHart‐Davis, Leisha, Jie Chen, & Todd D. Little. (2013). Written Versus Unwritten Rules: The Role of Rule Formalization in Green Tape. International Public Management Journal. 16(3). 331–356. 38 indexed citations
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Little, Todd D. & Mijke Rhemtulla. (2013). Planned Missing Data Designs for Developmental Researchers. Child Development Perspectives. 7(4). 199–204. 193 indexed citations
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Card, Noel A., et al.. (2008). Direct and Indirect Aggression During Childhood and Adolescence: A Meta-Analytic Review of Gender Differences, Intercorrelations, and Relations to Maladjustment. Child Development. 79(5). 1185–1229. 1361 indexed citations breakdown →
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Brendgen, Mara, Todd D. Little, & Lothar Krappmann. (2000). Rejected Children and Their Friends: A Shared Evaluation of Friendship Quality?. Archipelago (University of Quebec in Montreal). 46(1). 45–70. 51 indexed citations
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Singer, Rachel, et al.. (1988). Adolescents who apparently are invulnerable to drug, alcohol, and nicotine use.. PubMed. 23(91). 593–8. 18 indexed citations

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