Subfield · Clinical Psychology
Most cited papers in Clinical Psychology
What are the most cited papers in Clinical Psychology?
The most cited paper in Clinical Psychology is "The moderator-mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations." (Reuben M. Baron, David A. Kenny, 1986), with 72,222 citations. Next come "G*Power 3: A flexible statistical power analysis program for the social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences" (66,357) and "The PHQ-9" (45,744).
Showing 50 of 99 papers. Every paper with more than 5,670 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The moderator-mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations. Reuben M. Baron, David A. Kenny · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | 1986 | 72,222 |
| 2 | G*Power 3: A flexible statistical power analysis program for the social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences Franz Faul, Edgar Erdfelder, Albert-Georg Lang et al. · Behavior Research Methods | May 2007 | 66,357 |
| 3 | The PHQ-9 Kurt Kroenke, Robert L. Spitzer, Janet B. W. Williams · Journal of General Internal Medicine | Sep 2001 | 45,744 |
| 4 | Self-Efficacy: The Exercise of Control Albert Bandura, Wendy Freeman, Richard Lightsey · Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy | 1999 | 40,874 |
| 5 | Self-efficacy: Toward a unifying theory of behavioral change. Albert Bandura · Psychological Review | 1977 | 35,570 |
| 6 | A RATING SCALE FOR DEPRESSION M. Hamilton · Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry | Feb 1960 | 32,957 |
| 7 | A Brief Measure for Assessing Generalized Anxiety Disorder Robert L. Spitzer, Kurt Kroenke, Janet B. W. Williams et al. · Archives of Internal Medicine | 22 May 2006 | 32,782 |
| 8 | Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being. Richard M. Ryan, Edward L. Deci · American Psychologist | 2000 | 27,839 |
| 9 | Lifetime Prevalence and Age-of-Onset Distributions of DSM-IV Disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication Ronald C. Kessler, Patricia A. Berglund, Olga Demler et al. · Archives of General Psychiatry | Jun 2005 | 20,746 |
| 10 | Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults Vincent J. Felitti, Robert F. Anda, Dale F. Nordenberg et al. · American Journal of Preventive Medicine | May 1998 | 18,997 |
| 11 | Characteristics of and Important Lessons From the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak in China Zunyou Wu, Jennifer M. McGoogan · JAMA | 24 Feb 2020 | 18,071 |
| 12 | SPSS and SAS procedures for estimating indirect effects in simple mediation models Kristopher J. Preacher, Andrew F. Hayes · Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers | Nov 2004 | 17,445 |
| 13 | The psychological impact of quarantine and how to reduce it: rapid review of the evidence Samantha K. Brooks, Rebecca Webster, Louise E. Smith et al. · The Lancet | 26 Feb 2020 | 16,404 |
| 14 | The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire: A Research Note Robert Goodman · Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry | Jul 1997 | 15,111 |
| 15 | The structure of negative emotional states: Comparison of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS) with the Beck Depression and Anxiety Inventories Peter F. Lovibond, Syd H. Lovibond · Behaviour Research and Therapy | Mar 1995 | 14,764 |
| 16 | Detection of Postnatal Depression J. L. Cox, Joan Holden, Ruth Sagovsky · The British Journal of Psychiatry | Jun 1987 | 14,196 |
| 17 | The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Kirk Warren Brown, Richard M. Ryan · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | 2003 | 13,566 |
| 18 | The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support Gregory D. Zimet, Nancy Wray Dahlem, Sara Goodman Zimet et al. · Journal of Personality Assessment | Mar 1988 | 13,379 |
| 19 | Lifetime and 12-Month Prevalence of DSM-III-R Psychiatric Disorders in the United States Ronald C. Kessler · Archives of General Psychiatry | 1994 | 12,546 |
| 20 | Prevalence, Severity, and Comorbidity of 12-Month DSM-IV Disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication Ronald C. Kessler, Wai Tat Chiu, Olga Demler et al. · Archives of General Psychiatry | Jun 2005 | 12,219 |
| 21 | Individual differences in two emotion regulation processes: Implications for affect, relationships, and well-being. James Jonathan Gross, Oliver P. John · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | 2003 | 11,993 |
| 22 | The Psychology of Interpersonal Relations. Theodore M. Newcomb, Fritz Heider · American Sociological Review | Dec 1958 | 11,956 |
| 23 | Psychometric properties of the Beck Depression Inventory: Twenty-five years of evaluation Aaron T. Beck, Robert A. Steer, Margery G. Carbin · Clinical Psychology Review | 1988 | 11,867 |
| 24 | Development of a new resilience scale: The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) Kathryn M. Connor, Jonathan R. T. Davidson · Depression and Anxiety | Sep 2003 | 11,835 |
| 25 | Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the National Comorbidity Survey Ronald C. Kessler · Archives of General Psychiatry | Dec 1995 | 10,490 |
| 26 | Short screening scales to monitor population prevalences and trends in non-specific psychological distress Ronald C. Kessler, Gavin Andrews, Lisa J. Colpe et al. · Psychological Medicine | Aug 2002 | 10,488 |
| 27 | Toward an experimental ecology of human development. Urie Bronfenbrenner · American Psychologist | Jul 1977 | 10,424 |
| 28 | Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children-Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL): Initial Reliability and Validity Data Joan Kaufman, Boris B. Birmaher, David A. Brent et al. · Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Jul 1997 | 10,350 |
| 29 | Immediate Psychological Responses and Associated Factors during the Initial Stage of the 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Epidemic among the General Population in China Cuiyan Wang, Riyu Pan, Xiaoyang Wan et al. · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | 6 Mar 2020 | 10,321 |
| 30 | The Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.): the development and validation of a structured diagnostic psychiatric interview for DSM-IV and ICD-10. David V. Sheehan, Yves Lecrubier, Sheehan Kh et al. · PubMed | 1998 | 10,266 |
| 31 | Addressing Moderated Mediation Hypotheses: Theory, Methods, and Prescriptions Kristopher J. Preacher, Derek D. Rucker, Andrew F. Hayes · Multivariate Behavioral Research | 29 Jun 2007 | 9,974 |
| 32 | Adolescence-limited and life-course-persistent antisocial behavior: A developmental taxonomy. Terrie E. Moffitt · Psychological Review | 1993 | 9,942 |
| 33 | Measuring individual differences in empathy: Evidence for a multidimensional approach. Mark H. Davis · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | 1983 | 9,786 |
| 34 | The Emerging Field of Emotion Regulation: An Integrative Review James Jonathan Gross · Review of General Psychology | Sep 1998 | 9,381 |
| 35 | The Construct of Resilience: A Critical Evaluation and Guidelines for Future Work Suniya S. Luthar, Dante Cicchetti, Bronwyn E. Becker · Child Development | May 2000 | 9,365 |
| 36 | Assessing coping strategies: A theoretically based approach. Charles S. Carver, M F Scheier, Jagdish K. Weintraub · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | 1989 | 9,308 |
| 37 | Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised: A revised version of a diagnostic interview for caregivers of individuals with possible pervasive developmental disorders Catherine Lord, Michael L. Rutter, Ann Le Couteur · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Oct 1994 | 9,189 |
| 38 | Guidelines, criteria, and rules of thumb for evaluating normed and standardized assessment instruments in psychology. Domenic V. Cicchetti · Psychological Assessment | Dec 1994 | 9,056 |
| 39 | Multidimensional Assessment of Emotion Regulation and Dysregulation: Development, Factor Structure, and Initial Validation of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale Kim L. Gratz, Lizabeth Roemer · Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment | 10 Dec 2003 | 8,958 |
| 40 | Child abuse: Adolescent records vs. adult recall Donna Della Femina, Catherine A. Yeager, Dorothy Otnow Lewis · Child Abuse & Neglect | 1990 | 8,852 |
| 41 | Stages and processes of self-change of smoking: Toward an integrative model of change. James O. Prochaska, Carlo C. DiClemente · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology | 1983 | 8,785 |
| 42 | A new scale of social desirability independent of psychopathology. Douglas P. Crowne, David Marlowe · Journal of Consulting Psychology | Aug 1960 | 8,768 |
| 43 | THE BIG FIVE PERSONALITY DIMENSIONS AND JOB PERFORMANCE: A META‐ANALYSIS Murray R. Barrick, Michael Kelly Mount · Personnel Psychology | Mar 1991 | 8,760 |
| 44 | The Impact of Enhancing Students’ Social and Emotional Learning: A Meta-Analysis of School-Based Universal Interventions Joseph A. Durlak, Roger P. Weissberg, Allison B. Dymnicki et al. · Child Development | 2011 | 8,717 |
| 45 | In search of how people change: Applications to addictive behaviors. James O. Prochaska, Carlo C. DiClemente, John C. Norcross · American Psychologist | Sep 1992 | 8,637 |
| 46 | The world report on violence and health Etienne G. Krug, James A. Mercy, Linda L. Dahlberg et al. · The Lancet | Oct 2002 | 8,532 |
| 47 | Measuring individual differences in implicit cognition: The implicit association test. Anthony G. Greenwald, Debbie E. McGhee, Jordan L. K. Schwartz · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | 1998 | 8,378 |
| 48 | Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019 Jianbo Lai, Simeng Ma, Ying Wang et al. · JAMA Network Open | 23 Mar 2020 | 8,316 |
| 49 | The Experiential Aspects of Consumption: Consumer Fantasies, Feelings, and Fun Morris B. Holbrook, Elizabeth C. Hirschman · Journal of Consumer Research | Sep 1982 | 8,178 |
| 50 | Influence of Life Stress on Depression: Moderation by a Polymorphism in the 5-HTT Gene Avshalom Caspi, Karen Sugden, Terrie E. Moffitt et al. · Science | 17 Jul 2003 | 8,164 |
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