Stephanie Simonton-Atchley

Researcher

Last publication 2024 Last refreshed 2026-05-23

faculty

5 h-index 10 pubs 82 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Stephanie Simonton-Atchley's research focuses on the psychological and behavioral aspects of chronic illness, particularly cystic fibrosis. Her work investigates the interplay between mental health, coping mechanisms, and patient adherence over time. Recent publications examine the associations between religious or spiritual coping strategies and depression in adults with cystic fibrosis, utilizing 12-month longitudinal study designs. She has also explored the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health, including anxiety, depressive symptoms, and trauma, and the role of disappointment with God and global/situational meaning in adjustment. Further research connects gratitude to mental health difficulties and adherence among cystic fibrosis patients. Simonton-Atchley has collaborated with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Mark L. Williams and Catherine E. O’Brien, on multiple publications. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 5 and 79 total citations across 10 publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 5
  • Publications: 10
  • Citations: 82

Selected Publications

  • A Longitudinal Study of Adherence among Cystic Fibrosis Patients: Associations with Gratitude Over the Course of One Year (2024)
  • Relationships Between Gratitude and Mental Health Difficulties During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Southern Region of the United States (2022)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Adjustment to the COVID-19 pandemic: associations with global and situational meaning (2022)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Anxiety, depressive, and trauma symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evaluating the role of disappointment with God (2021)
    8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Associations Between Religious/Spiritual Coping and Depression Among Adults with Cystic Fibrosis: A 12-Month Longitudinal Study (2021)
    14 citations DOI OpenAlex

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