| Parenting in contemporary Europe: A positive approach M Daly, A Abela Council of Europe, 2007 | 154 | 2007 |
| Contemporary issues in family studies: Global perspectives on partnerships, parenting and support in a changing world A Abela, J Walker John Wiley & Sons, 2013 | 59 | 2013 |
| Ethical dilemmas of a clinician/researcher interviewing women who have grown up in a family where there was domestic violence CS Scerri, A Abela, A Vetere International journal of qualitative methods 11 (2), 102-131, 2012 | 58 | 2012 |
| Uncovering beliefs embedded in the culture and its implications for practice: the case of Maltese married couples A Abela, S Frosh, E Dowling Journal of Family Therapy 27 (1), 3-23, 2005 | 44 | 2005 |
| Early parenting–portraits from the lives of first-time parents RB Xuereb, A Abela, G Spiteri Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology 30 (5), 468-482, 2012 | 33 | 2012 |
| Family life A Abela Miller Publishing, 2016 | 29 | 2016 |
| Intervening after violence: Therapy for couples and families CS Scerri, A Vetere, A Abela, J Cooper Springer, 2017 | 24 | 2017 |
| Global changes in marriage, parenting and family life: An overview A Abela, J Walker Contemporary issues in family studies: Global perspectives on partnerships …, 2013 | 21 | 2013 |
| Not broken but strengthened: Stories of resilience by persons with acquired physical disability and their families E Schembri Lia, A Abela Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy 37 (3), 400-417, 2016 | 20 | 2016 |
| The changing landscape of Maltese families A Abela Agenda Publishers, 2009 | 18 | 2009 |
| Managing multiple relationships in supervision: Dealing with the complexity A Abela, CS Scerri Mirrors and Reflections, 289-309, 2018 | 17 | 2018 |
| Children in out-of-home care in Malta: Key findings from a series of three studies commissioned by the Office of the Commissioner for Children A Abela, N Abdilla, C Abela, J Camilleri, D Mercieca, G Mercieca Office of the Commissioner for Children, 2012 | 14 | 2012 |
| Support for parenting of children at risk of social exclusion A Abela, G Berlioz Council of Europe Publishing, 2007 | 14 | 2007 |
| The needs of Maltese first time parents during their transition to parenthood: implications for the development of an educational programme P Mayo, A Abela, R Borg Xuereb University of Malta, 2008 | 13 | 2008 |
| The couple relationship when the female partner has an acquired physical disability E Schembri Lia, A Abela The History of the Family 25 (2), 265-286, 2020 | 12 | 2020 |
| Attitudes about remarriage in Malta A Abela, C Casha, M Debono, MA Lauri Journal of Divorce & Remarriage 56 (5), 369-387, 2015 | 12 | 2015 |
| Family poverty and social exclusion with a special emphasis on children A Abela, C Tabone Malta: Paper presented during a public presentation by the National Family …, 2008 | 12 | 2008 |
| Shifting values in Malta A Abela Malta: Media Centre, 1994 | 11 | 1994 |
| Positive parenting national strategic policy: 2016–2024 A Abela, I Lanfranco Ministry for the Family and Social Solidarity, Government of Malta …, 2016 | 10 | 2016 |
| Family values and social policy in Europe A Abela Cross-National Research Papers 6 (5), 16-28, 2003 | 10 | 2003 |
