Most cited papers in Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
What are the most cited papers in Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics?
The most cited paper in Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics is "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: An Experiential Approach to Behavior Change" (Steven C. Hayes, Kirk D. Strosahl, Kelly G. Wilson, 1999), with 5,970 citations. Next come "Transtheoretical therapy: Toward a more integrative model of change." (3,953) and "Self-schemata and processing information about the self." (3,806).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 590 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: An Experiential Approach to Behavior Change Steven C. Hayes, Kirk D. Strosahl, Kelly G. Wilson | 15 Aug 1999 | 5,970 |
| 2 | Transtheoretical therapy: Toward a more integrative model of change. James O. Prochaska, Carlo C. DiClemente · Psychotherapy | 1982 | 3,953 |
| 3 | Self-schemata and processing information about the self. Hazel Rose Markus · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | Feb 1977 | 3,806 |
| 4 | THE McMASTER FAMILY ASSESSMENT DEVICE* Nathan B. Epstein, Lawrence M. Baldwin, Duane S. Bishop · Journal of Marital and Family Therapy | Apr 1983 | 3,532 |
| 5 | Relation of the therapeutic alliance with outcome and other variables: A meta-analytic review. Daniel Martin, John P. Garske, M. Katherine Davis · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology | 2000 | 3,290 |
| 6 | Quality and trustworthiness in qualitative research in counseling psychology. Susan L. Morrow · Journal of Counseling Psychology | Apr 2005 | 3,191 |
| 7 | Can I use TA? Should I use TA? Should I not use TA? Comparing reflexive thematic analysis and other pattern‐based qualitative analytic approaches Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke · Counselling and Psychotherapy Research | 18 Oct 2020 | 3,144 |
| 8 | Qualitative Research Designs John W. Creswell, William E. Hanson, Vicki L. Plano Clark et al. · The Counseling Psychologist | 22 Feb 2007 | 3,114 |
| 9 | Psychometric assessment of three newly developed implementation outcome measures Bryan Jeffrey Weiner, Cara C. Lewis, Cameo Stanick et al. · Implementation Science | 29 Aug 2017 | 3,067 |
| 10 | The Making and Breaking of Affectional Bonds John Bowlby · The British Journal of Psychiatry | Mar 1977 | 2,867 |
| 11 | Qualitative research in counseling psychology: A primer on research paradigms and philosophy of science. Joseph G. Ponterotto · Journal of Counseling Psychology | Apr 2005 | 2,702 |
| 12 | Relation between working alliance and outcome in psychotherapy: A meta-analysis. Adam Otto Horvath, B. Dianne Symonds · Journal of Counseling Psychology | Apr 1991 | 2,614 |
| 13 | The Psychology of Life Stories Dan P. McAdams · Review of General Psychology | Jun 2001 | 2,523 |
| 14 | Empathy and Moral Development: Implications for Caring and Justice Zora Raboteg-Šarić, Martin L. Hoffman · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews | Sep 2001 | 2,417 |
| 15 | Beyond the divide between cognition and discourse: Using interpretative phenomenological analysis in health psychology Jonathan Ashley Smith · Psychology and Health | Feb 1996 | 2,376 |
| 16 | Analytic Autoethnography Léon Anderson · Journal of Contemporary Ethnography | 30 Jun 2006 | 2,305 |
| 17 | Defining empirically supported therapies. Dianne L. Chambless, Steven D. Hollon · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology | 1998 | 2,244 |
| 18 | Narrative Medicine Rita Charon · JAMA | 17 Oct 2001 | 2,186 |
| 19 | Hermeneutic Phenomenology and Phenomenology: A Comparison of Historical and Methodological Considerations Susann M. Laverty · International Journal of Qualitative Methods | Sep 2003 | 2,098 |
| 20 | Vicarious traumatization: A framework for understanding the psychological effects of working with victims I. Lisa McCann, Laurie Anne Pearlman · Journal of Traumatic Stress | 1990 | 2,034 |
| 21 | Realities and Relationships: Soundings in Social Construction. Joseph A. Kotarba, Kenneth J. Gergen · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews | Sep 1996 | 1,949 |
| 22 | Giving voice and making sense in interpretative phenomenological analysis Michael Larkin, Simon Francis Watts, Elizabeth Clifton · Qualitative Research in Psychology | 2006 | 1,924 |
| 23 | Language and meaning: Data collection in qualitative research. Donald E. Polkinghorne · Journal of Counseling Psychology | Apr 2005 | 1,899 |
| 24 | Confronting a traumatic event: Toward an understanding of inhibition and disease. James W. Pennebaker, Sandra K. Beall · Journal of Abnormal Psychology | Aug 1986 | 1,895 |
| 25 | Circumplex Model of Marital and Family Systems DAVID H. L. OLSON · Journal of Family Therapy | May 2000 | 1,746 |
| 26 | Getting a life: The emergence of the life story in adolescence. Tilmann Habermas, Susan Bluck · Psychological Bulletin | 2000 | 1,694 |
| 27 | Families and Individual Development: Provocations from the Field of Family Therapy Patricia Minuchin · Child Development | Apr 1985 | 1,587 |
| 28 | Credibility of analogue therapy rationales Thomas D. Borkovec, Sidney D. Nau · Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry | Dec 1972 | 1,583 |
| 29 | Circumplex Model of Marital and Family Systems: I. Cohesion and Adaptability Dimensions, Family Types, and Clinical Applications DAVID H. L. OLSON, Douglas H. Sprenkle, Candyce Smith Russell · Family Process | Apr 1979 | 1,538 |
| 30 | Factor structure of the Working Alliance Inventory. Terence J. G. Tracey, Anna M. Kokotovic · Psychological Assessment | Sep 1989 | 1,471 |
| 31 | Grounded Theory Methodology David L. Rennie · Theory & Psychology | Feb 1998 | 1,443 |
| 32 | Depression and the response of others. James C. Coyne · Journal of Abnormal Psychology | Apr 1976 | 1,432 |
| 33 | Persuasion and Healing: A Comparative Study of Psychotherapy Jerome D. Frank | Feb 1961 | 1,396 |
| 34 | Mixed methods research designs in counseling psychology. William E. Hanson, John W. Creswell, Vicki L. Plano Clark et al. · Journal of Counseling Psychology | Apr 2005 | 1,369 |
| 35 | Human Systems as Linguistic Systems: Preliminary and Evolving Ideas about the Implications for Clinical Theory Harlene D. Anderson, Harold A. Goolishian · Family Process | Dec 1988 | 1,362 |
| 36 | The transtheoretical model and stages of change James O. Prochaska, Colleen A. Redding, Kerry E. Evers | 1996 | 1,329 |
| 37 | Introduction to Qualitative Research Marsha L. Cirgin Ellett, Carol C. Beausang · Gastroenterology Nursing | 2002 | 1,328 |
| 38 | The 1982 Interpersonal Circle: A taxonomy for complementarity in human transactions. Donald J. Kiesler · Psychological Review | Jul 1983 | 1,260 |
| 39 | THE McMASTER FAMILY ASSESSMENT DEVICE: RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY* Ivan W. Miller, Nathan B. Epstein, Duane S. Bishop et al. · Journal of Marital and Family Therapy | Oct 1985 | 1,256 |
| 40 | Stages of change in psychotherapy: Measurement and sample profiles. Eileen A. McConnaughy, James O. Prochaska, Wayne F. Velicer · Psychotherapy | 1983 | 1,212 |
| 41 | A Systematic Theory of Argumentation. The Pragma-Dialectical Approach Corina Andone · Journal of Pragmatics | 21 Sep 2004 | 1,205 |
| 42 | Parental reflective functioning: An introduction Arietta Slade · Attachment & Human Development | Sep 2005 | 1,200 |
| 43 | Intimacy as an interpersonal process Harry T. Reis, Phillip R. Shaver | 15 May 2018 | 1,186 |
| 44 | Meeting at the Crossroads: Women's Psychology and Girls' Development Lyn Mikel Brown, Carol Gilligan · Feminism & Psychology | Feb 1993 | 1,161 |
| 45 | Training therapists in evidence-based practice: A critical review of studies from a systems-contextual perspective. Rinad S. Beidas, Philip C. Kendall · Clinical Psychology Science and Practice | Mar 2010 | 1,133 |
| 46 | The Formation of False Memories Elizabeth F. Loftus, Jacqueline E. Pickrell · Psychiatric Annals | Dec 1995 | 1,127 |
| 47 | Evidence-based treatment and practice: New opportunities to bridge clinical research and practice, enhance the knowledge base, and improve patient care. Alan E. Kazdin · American Psychologist | 2008 | 1,126 |
| 48 | Stepped care in psychological therapies: access, effectiveness and efficiency Peter Bower, Simon M. Gilbody · The British Journal of Psychiatry | 2005 | 1,112 |
| 49 | Diary Studies in Organizational Research Sandra Ohly, Sabine Sonnentag, Cornelia Niessen et al. · Journal of Personnel Psychology | 2010 | 1,109 |
| 50 | Negotiating the Therapeutic Alliance: A Relational Treatment Guide Jeremy D. Safran, John Christopher Muran | 11 Jan 2000 | 1,102 |
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