Walid A. Afifi

5.6k citations
69 papers · 3.8k indexed · h-index 35

Impact in

    • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
    • Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
    • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Papers in

    • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics 23
    • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development 7
    • Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health 7
    • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research 6
    • Resilience and Mental Health 6

Walid A. Afifi

65 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Peers

Walid A. Afifi
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  • Social Psychology 1.7k
  • Clinical Psychology 1.2k
  • Applied Psychology 282
  • Communication 290
  • Sociology and Political Science 1.5k
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All Works

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1 20251
2 20245
3 20230
4 20230
5 201915
6 201564
7 201423
8 201319
9 20123
10 2011142
11 201015
12 200932
13 200851
14 2008123
15
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16 2005106
17 199915
18 199951
19 199850
20 1995125

About Walid A. Afifi

Walid A. Afifi is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Applied Psychology and Health, having authored 69 papers that have together received 3.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (23 papers), Organ Donation and Transplantation (8 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (7 papers), Marriage and Sexual Relationships (7 papers), Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (7 papers), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (6 papers), Resilience and Mental Health (6 papers) and Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Social Psychology (1.7k citations), Clinical Psychology (1.2k citations), Applied Psychology (282 citations), Communication (290 citations) and Sociology and Political Science (1.5k citations). Walid A. Afifi has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Malaysia and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Judith Weiner, Laura K. Guerrero, Tamara D. Afifi, Judee K. Burgoon, Susan E. Morgan, Shawn D. Long, Tyler R. Harrison, Sandra Metts, Tom Reichert and Michael T. Stephenson. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, Communication Monographs, Human Communication Research, Health Communication and Personal Relationships.

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