Most cited papers in Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
What are the most cited papers in Attachment and Relationship Dynamics?
The most cited paper in Attachment and Relationship Dynamics is "Asymptotic and resampling strategies for assessing and comparing indirect effects in multiple mediator models" (Kristopher J. Preacher, Andrew F. Hayes, 2008), with 33,880 citations. Next come "The need to belong: Desire for interpersonal attachments as a fundamental human motivation." (21,989) and "The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support" (13,379).
Showing 50 of 99 papers. Every paper with more than 1,606 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asymptotic and resampling strategies for assessing and comparing indirect effects in multiple mediator models Kristopher J. Preacher, Andrew F. Hayes · Behavior Research Methods | Aug 2008 | 33,880 |
| 2 | The need to belong: Desire for interpersonal attachments as a fundamental human motivation. Roy Frederick Baumeister, Mark R. Leary · Psychological Bulletin | May 1995 | 21,989 |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | Reconsidering Baron and Kenny: Myths and Truths about Mediation Analysis Xinshu Zhao, John G Lynch, Qimei Chen · Journal of Consumer Research | 15 Feb 2010 | 12,379 |
| 5 | Measuring Dyadic Adjustment: New Scales for Assessing the Quality of Marriage and Similar Dyads Graham B. Spanier · Journal of Marriage and the Family | Feb 1976 | 7,120 |
| 6 | Romantic love conceptualized as an attachment process. Cindy Hazan, Phillip R. Shaver · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | 1987 | 6,318 |
| 7 | Measuring Intrafamily Conflict and Violence: The Conflict Tactics (CT) Scales Murray A. Straus · Journal of Marriage and the Family | Feb 1979 | 6,252 |
| 8 | Attachment styles among young adults: A test of a four-category model. Kim Bartholomew, Leonard M. Horowitz · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | 1991 | 5,670 |
| 9 | Required Sample Size to Detect the Mediated Effect Matthew S. Fritz, David P. MacKinnon · Psychological Science | Mar 2007 | 4,780 |
| 10 | Testing Moderator and Mediator Effects in Counseling Psychology Research. Patricia A. Frazier, Andrew P. Tix, Kenneth E. Barron · Journal of Counseling Psychology | 2004 | 4,050 |
| 11 | The inventory of parent and peer attachment: Individual differences and their relationship to psychological well-being in adolescence Gay C. Armsden, Mark T. Greenberg · Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Oct 1987 | 4,040 |
| 12 | Relationship Quality in Services Selling: An Interpersonal Influence Perspective Lawrence A. Crosby, Kenneth R. Evans, Deborah L. Cowles · Journal of Marketing | Jul 1990 | 3,964 |
| 13 | Diary Methods: Capturing Life as it is Lived Niall P. Bolger, Angelina E Davis, Eshkol Rafaeli · Annual Review of Psychology | 23 Dec 2002 | 3,856 |
| 14 | A general multilevel SEM framework for assessing multilevel mediation. Kristopher J. Preacher, Michael James Zyphur, Zhen Zhang · Psychological Methods | 2010 | 3,805 |
| 15 | A Parental Bonding Instrument Gordon Barraclough Parker, Hilary Tupling, Laurence B. Brown · British Journal of Medical Psychology | Mar 1979 | 3,780 |
| 16 | The Determinants of Parenting: A Process Model Jay Belsky · Child Development | Feb 1984 | 3,777 |
| 17 | Oxytocin increases trust in humans Michael Kosfeld, Markus L Heinrichs, Paul J. Zak et al. · Nature | Jun 2005 | 3,705 |
| 18 | Dynamics of a stressful encounter: Cognitive appraisal, coping, and encounter outcomes. Susan Folkman, et al · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | 1986 | 3,603 |
| 19 | Adult attachment, working models, and relationship quality in dating couples. Nancy L. Collins, Stephen John Read · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | 1990 | 3,540 |
| 20 | THE McMASTER FAMILY ASSESSMENT DEVICE* Nathan B. Epstein, Lawrence M. Baldwin, Duane S. Bishop · Journal of Marital and Family Therapy | Apr 1983 | 3,532 |
| 21 | Attachments beyond infancy. Mary S. Ainsworth · American Psychologist | 1989 | 3,101 |
| 22 | The Dynamic Self-Concept: A Social Psychological Perspective Hazel Rose Markus, Elissa Wurf · Annual Review of Psychology | 1987 | 3,079 |
| 23 | Task versus relationship conflict, team performance, and team member satisfaction: A meta-analysis. Carsten K. W. De Dreu, Laurie R. Weingart · Journal of Applied Psychology | 2003 | 3,076 |
| 24 | Transactional theory and research on emotions and coping Richard S. Lazarus, Susan Folkman · European Journal of Personality | Sep 1987 | 3,029 |
| 25 | The Role of the Family Context in the Development of Emotion Regulation Amanda Sheffield Morris, Jennifer Susan Silk, Laurence D. Steinberg et al. · Social Development | 26 Mar 2007 | 3,029 |
| 26 | SOME EXPLORATIONS IN INITIAL INTERACTION AND BEYOND: TOWARD A DEVELOPMENTAL THEORY OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION Charles R. Berger, Richard J. Calabrese · Human Communication Research | 1975 | 3,011 |
| 27 | Assessment of client/patient satisfaction: Development of a general scale Daniel L. Larsen, C. Clifford Attkisson, William A. Hargreaves et al. · Evaluation and Program Planning | 1979 | 2,982 |
| 28 | Assessing social support: The Social Support Questionnaire. Irwin G. Sarason, Henry M. Levine, Robert B. Basham et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | 1983 | 2,978 |
| 29 | Attachment and loss: Retrospect and prospect. John Bowlby · American Journal of Orthopsychiatry | Oct 1982 | 2,914 |
| 30 | The Making and Breaking of Affectional Bonds John Bowlby · The British Journal of Psychiatry | Mar 1977 | 2,867 |
| 31 | Trust in close relationships. John K. Rempel, John G. Holmes, Mark P. Zanna · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | Jul 1985 | 2,848 |
| 32 | The Ties That Bind: Measuring the Strength of Consumers’ Emotional Attachments to Brands Matthew Thomson, Deborah J. MacInnis, C. Whan Park · Journal of Consumer Psychology | 2005 | 2,684 |
| 33 | Maternal depression and parenting behavior M. Christine Lovejoy, Patricia A. Graczyk, Elizabeth A. O’Hare et al. · Clinical Psychology Review | Aug 2000 | 2,679 |
| 34 | Parental Socialization of Emotion Nancy Eisenberg, Amanda J. Cumberland, Tracy L. Spinrad · Psychological Inquiry | Oct 1998 | 2,649 |
| 35 | Searching for the structure of coping: A review and critique of category systems for classifying ways of coping. Ellen A. Skinner, Kathleen Edge, Jeffrey Altman et al. · Psychological Bulletin | Mar 2003 | 2,636 |
| 36 | The longitudinal course of marital quality and stability: A review of theory, method, and research. Benjamin R. Karney, Thomas N. Bradbury · Psychological Bulletin | Jul 1995 | 2,627 |
| 37 | Sensitivity and Attachment: A Meta-Analysis on Parental Antecedents of Infant Attachment Marianne S. de Wolff, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn · Child Development | Aug 1997 | 2,540 |
| 38 | The nature and function of self-esteem: Sociometer theory Mark R. Leary, Roy Frederick Baumeister · Advances in experimental social psychology | 2000 | 2,516 |
| 39 | A review of sex differences in peer relationship processes: Potential trade-offs for the emotional and behavioral development of girls and boys. Amanda J. Rose, Karen D. Rudolph · Psychological Bulletin | 2006 | 2,513 |
| 40 | Establishing a causal chain: Why experiments are often more effective than mediational analyses in examining psychological processes. Steven J. Spencer, Mark P. Zanna, Geoffrey T. Fong · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | 2005 | 2,471 |
| 41 | Mediation Analysis in Social Psychology: Current Practices and New Recommendations Derek D. Rucker, Kristopher J. Preacher, Zakary L. Tormala et al. · Social and Personality Psychology Compass | Jun 2011 | 2,449 |
| 42 | Self-esteem as an interpersonal monitor: The sociometer hypothesis. Mark R. Leary, Ellen S. Tambor, Sonja K. Terdal et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | Mar 1995 | 2,445 |
| 43 | Psychometric properties of the credibility/expectancy questionnaire Grant James Devilly, Thomas D. Borkovec · Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry | Jun 2000 | 2,413 |
| 44 | Marriage and health: His and hers. Janice K. Kiecolt‐Glaser, Tamara L. Newton · Psychological Bulletin | 2001 | 2,378 |
| 45 | An item response theory analysis of self-report measures of adult attachment. Robert Chris Fraley, Niels G. Waller, Kelly A. Brennan · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | 2000 | 2,371 |
| 46 | A Generic Measure of Relationship Satisfaction Susan S. Hendrick · Journal of Marriage and the Family | Feb 1988 | 2,265 |
| 47 | Adult attachment representations, parental responsiveness, and infant attachment: A meta-analysis on the predictive validity of the Adult Attachment Interview. Marinus H. van IJzendoorn · Psychological Bulletin | May 1995 | 2,201 |
| 48 | The Investment Model Scale: Measuring commitment level, satisfaction level, quality of alternatives, and investment size Caryl E. Rusbult, John M. Martz, Christopher R. Agnew · Personal Relationships | Dec 1998 | 2,186 |
| 49 | Avoidance of Intimacy: An Attachment Perspective Kim Bartholomew · Journal of Social and Personal Relationships | May 1990 | 2,165 |
| 50 | Children's perceptions of the personal relationships in their social networks. Wyndol C. Furman, Duane Buhrmester · Developmental Psychology | Nov 1985 | 2,158 |
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