Paul R. Amato

ScholarGPS® ID: 56551978690549

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#5,866

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#584

#22

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Affiliation

Pennsylvania State University, University Park, United States

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Social Sciences

Discipline

Sociology

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Publication Count

113

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27,868

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Changes in Spousal Relationships over the Marital Life Course (book chapter) In Social Networks and the Life Course Amato, Paul R. \| James, Spencer L. Springer International Publishing (2018) 10.1007/978-3-319-71544-5_7 Cited by (20) \| Cite \| Source
The Intergenerational Transmission of Union Instability in Early Adulthood (journal article) Amato, Paul R. \| Patterson, Sarah E. Journal of Marriage and Family, volume 79, issue 3, pages 723-738 (2017). 10.1111/jomf.12384 Cited by (54) \| Cite \| Source
Single-parent households and mortality among children and youth (journal article) Amato, Paul R. \| Patterson, Sarah E. Social Science Research, volume 63 (2017). 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2016.09.017 Cited by (17) \| Cite \| Source
Parent–Child Relationships in Stepfather Families and Adolescent Adjustment: A Latent Class Analysis (journal article) Amato, Paul R. \| King, Valarie \| Thorsen, Maggie L. Journal of Marriage and Family, volume 78, issue 2, pages 482-497 (2016). 10.1111/jomf.12267 Cited by (50) \| Cite \| Source \| Open Access
Stepfather–Adolescent Relationship Quality During the First Year of Transitioning to a Stepfamily (journal article) King, Valarie \| Amato, Paul R. \| Lindstrom, Rachel Journal of Marriage and Family, volume 77, issue 5, pages 1179-1189 (2015). 10.1111/jomf.12214 Cited by (34) \| Cite \| Source \| Open Access
Single-parent households and children’s educational achievement: A state-level analysis (journal article) Amato, Paul R. \| Patterson, Sarah \| Beattie, Brett Social Science Research, volume 53 (2015). 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2015.05.012 Cited by (45) \| Cite \| Source \| Open Access
Factors associated with positive relationships between stepfathers and adolescent stepchildren (journal article) King, Valarie \| Thorsen, Maggie L. \| Amato, Paul R. Social Science Research, volume 47 (2014). 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2014.03.010 Cited by (48) \| Cite \| Source \| Open Access
Nonresident Father Involvement With Children and Divorced Women's Likelihood of Remarriage (journal article) McNamee, Catherine B. \| Amato, Paul \| King, Valarie Journal of Marriage and Family, volume 76, issue 4, pages 862-874 (2014). 10.1111/jomf.12118 Cited by (8) \| Cite \| Source \| Open Access
Does Social and Economic Disadvantage Moderate the Effects of Relationship Education on Unwed Couples? An Analysis of Data from the 15‐Month Building Strong Families Evaluation (journal article) Amato, Paul R. Family Relations, volume 63, issue 3, pages 343-355 (2014). 10.1111/fare.12069 Cited by (63) \| Cite \| Source
Divorce, approaches to learning, and children's academic achievement: A longitudinal analysis of mediated and moderated effects (journal article) Anthony, Christopher J. \| DiPerna, James Clyde \| Amato, Paul R. Journal of School Psychology, volume 52, issue 3, pages 249-261 (2014). 10.1016/j.jsp.2014.03.003 Cited by (34) \| Cite \| Source
Estimating the Effects of Parental Divorce and Death With Fixed Effects Models (journal article) Amato, Paul R. \| Anthony, Christopher J. Journal of Marriage and Family, volume 76, issue 2, pages 370-386 (2014). 10.1111/jomf.12100 Cited by (184) \| Cite \| Source \| Open Access
The Consequences of Divorce for Adults and Children: An Update (journal article) Amato, Paul R. Drustvena istrazivanja, volume 23, issue 1, pages 5-24 (2014). 10.5559/di.23.1.01 Cited by (120) \| Cite \| Source \| Open Access
Approaches to Measuring Families (book chapter) In Emerging Methods in Family Research Amato, Paul Springer International Publishing (2014) 10.1007/978-3-319-01562-0_11 Cited by (2) \| Cite \| Source
Tradition, Commitment, and Individualism in American Marriages (journal article) Amato, Paul R. Psychological Inquiry, volume 25, issue 1, pages 42-46 (2014). 10.1080/1047840X.2014.877812 Cited by (4) \| Cite \| Source
Self‐Esteem and the Reproduction of Social Class (journal article) James, Spencer L. \| Amato, Paul R. Social Science Quarterly, volume 94, issue 4, pages 933-955 (2013). 10.1111/ssqu.12019 Cited by (8) \| Cite \| Source \| Open Access
Are Government‐Supported Healthy Marriage Initiatives Affecting Family Demographics? A State‐Level Analysis (journal article) Hawkins, Alan J. \| Amato, Paul R. \| Kinghorn, Andrea Family Relations, volume 62, issue 3, pages 501-513 (2013). 10.1111/fare.12009 Cited by (37) \| Cite \| Source
From Ants to Civilization (journal article) Amato, Paul Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews, volume 42, issue 3, pages 364-367 (2013). 10.1177/0094306113484701 Cited by (1) \| Cite \| Source
Unhinged: Love, Marriage, and the Continuing War over Family Values (journal article) Amato, Paul R. Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews, volume 41, issue 4, pages 470-473 (2012). 10.1177/0094306112449613g Cite \| Source
The well-being of children with gay and lesbian parents (journal article) Amato, Paul R. Social Science Research, volume 41, issue 4, pages 771-774 (2012). 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2012.04.007 Cited by (34) \| Cite \| Source
Reconsidering the “Good Divorce” (journal article) Amato, Paul R. \| Kane, Jennifer B. \| James, Spencer Family Relations, volume 60, issue 5, pages 511-524 (2011). 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2011.00666.x Cited by (99) \| Cite \| Source \| Open Access