Most cited papers in Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
What are the most cited papers in Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions?
The most cited paper in Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions is "Self-Efficacy: The Exercise of Control" (Albert Bandura, Wendy Freeman, Richard Lightsey, 1999), with 40,874 citations. Next come "The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being." (13,566) and "Mindfulness-based interventions in context: Past, present, and future." (7,655).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 1,136 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Self-Efficacy: The Exercise of Control Albert Bandura, Wendy Freeman, Richard Lightsey · Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy | 1999 | 40,874 |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | Mindfulness-based interventions in context: Past, present, and future. Jon Kabat‐Zinn · Clinical Psychology Science and Practice | 2003 | 7,655 |
| 4 | Using Self-Report Assessment Methods to Explore Facets of Mindfulness Ruth A. Baer, Gregory T. Smith, Jaclyn Hopkins et al. · Assessment | 27 Jan 2006 | 7,643 |
| 5 | Self-determination theory: A macrotheory of human motivation, development, and health. Edward L. Deci, Richard M. Ryan · Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne | Aug 2008 | 6,668 |
| 6 | Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Model, processes and outcomes Steven C. Hayes, Jason B. Luoma, Frank W. Bond et al. · Behaviour Research and Therapy | 22 Nov 2005 | 6,622 |
| 7 | The Development and Validation of a Scale to Measure Self-Compassion Kristin D. Neff · Self and Identity | Jul 2003 | 6,443 |
| 8 | Mindfulness: A proposed operational definition. Scott R. Bishop, Mark A. Lau, Shauna L. Shapiro et al. · Clinical Psychology Science and Practice | 2004 | 6,365 |
| 9 | Positive Psychology Progress: Empirical Validation of Interventions. Martin E. P. Seligman, Tracy A. Steen, Nansook Park et al. · American Psychologist | Jul 2005 | 5,979 |
| 10 | Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: An Experiential Approach to Behavior Change Steven C. Hayes, Kirk D. Strosahl, Kelly G. Wilson | 15 Aug 1999 | 5,970 |
| 11 | Self-Compassion: An Alternative Conceptualization of a Healthy Attitude Toward Oneself Kristin D. Neff · Self and Identity | Apr 2003 | 5,422 |
| 12 | An outpatient program in behavioral medicine for chronic pain patients based on the practice of mindfulness meditation: Theoretical considerations and preliminary results Jon Kabat‐Zinn · General Hospital Psychiatry | Apr 1982 | 4,301 |
| 13 | Mindfulness training as a clinical intervention: A conceptual and empirical review. Ruth A. Baer · Clinical Psychology Science and Practice | 2003 | 4,228 |
| 14 | Mechanisms of mindfulness Shauna L. Shapiro, Linda Ellen Carlson, John A. Astin et al. · Journal of Clinical Psychology | 29 Dec 2005 | 4,003 |
| 15 | Mindfulness-based stress reduction and health benefits Paul Michael Grossman, Ludger Niemann, Stefan Schmidt et al. · Journal of Psychosomatic Research | Jul 2004 | 3,985 |
| 16 | Empathy for Pain Involves the Affective but not Sensory Components of Pain Tania Singer, Ben Seymour, John P. O’Doherty et al. · Science | 19 Feb 2004 | 3,969 |
| 17 | The effect of mindfulness-based therapy on anxiety and depression: A meta-analytic review. Stefan G. Hofmann, Alice T. Sawyer, Ashley Anne Witt et al. · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology | 2010 | 3,901 |
| 18 | A Measure of Subjective Happiness: Preliminary Reliability and Construct Validation Sonja Lyubomirsky, Heidi S. Lepper · Social Indicators Research | Feb 1999 | 3,901 |
| 19 | Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression: A New Approach to Preventing Relapse Zindel V. Segal, J. Mark G. Williams, John D. Teasdale | 14 Nov 2001 | 3,672 |
| 20 | Mindfulness: Theoretical Foundations and Evidence for its Salutary Effects Kirk Warren Brown, Richard M. Ryan, John David Creswell · Psychological Inquiry | 19 Oct 2007 | 3,665 |
| 21 | The Prosocial Classroom: Teacher Social and Emotional Competence in Relation to Student and Classroom Outcomes Patricia A. Jennings, Mark T. Greenberg · Review of Educational Research | 29 Dec 2008 | 3,643 |
| 22 | Counting blessings versus burdens: An experimental investigation of gratitude and subjective well-being in daily life. Robert A. Emmons, Michael E. McCullough · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | Feb 2003 | 3,252 |
| 23 | How Does Mindfulness Meditation Work? Proposing Mechanisms of Action From a Conceptual and Neural Perspective Britta Karen Hölzel, Sara W. Lazar, Tim Gard et al. · Perspectives on Psychological Science | 14 Oct 2011 | 3,070 |
| 24 | Psychological flexibility as a fundamental aspect of health Todd B. Kashdan, Jonathan A. Rottenberg · Clinical Psychology Review | 15 Mar 2010 | 3,042 |
| 25 | Construction and factorial validation of a short form of the Self‐Compassion Scale Filip Raes, Elizabeth Pommier, Kristin D. Neff et al. · Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy | 8 Jun 2010 | 3,025 |
| 26 | Enhancing well‐being and alleviating depressive symptoms with positive psychology interventions: a practice‐friendly meta‐analysis Nancy L. Sin, Sonja Lyubomirsky · Journal of Clinical Psychology | 19 Mar 2009 | 3,000 |
| 27 | Construct Validity of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire in Meditating and Nonmeditating Samples Ruth A. Baer, Gregory T. Smith, Emily L. B. Lykins et al. · Assessment | 29 Feb 2008 | 2,980 |
| 28 | Alterations in Brain and Immune Function Produced by Mindfulness Meditation Richard J. Davidson, Jon Kabat‐Zinn, Jessica R. Malmstadt Schumacher et al. · Psychosomatic Medicine | Jul 2003 | 2,945 |
| 29 | The neuroscience of mindfulness meditation Yi-Yuan Tang, Britta Karen Hölzel, Michael I. Posner · Nature reviews. Neuroscience | 18 Mar 2015 | 2,861 |
| 30 | On Energy, Personality, and Health: Subjective Vitality as a Dynamic Reflection of Well‐Being Richard M. Ryan, Christina M. Frederick · Journal of Personality | Sep 1997 | 2,779 |
| 31 | Effects of mindfulness on psychological health: A review of empirical studies Shian‐Ling Keng, Moria J. Smoski, Clive J. Robins · Clinical Psychology Review | 20 May 2011 | 2,726 |
| 32 | Attention regulation and monitoring in meditation Antoine Lutz, Heleen A. Slagter, John D. Dunne et al. · Trends in Cognitive Sciences | 12 Mar 2008 | 2,693 |
| 33 | Prevention of relapse/recurrence in major depression by mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. John D. Teasdale, Zindel V. Segal, James M. Williams et al. · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology | 2000 | 2,613 |
| 34 | Acceptance and commitment therapy, relational frame theory, and the third wave of behavioral and cognitive therapies Steven C. Hayes · Behavior Therapy | 2004 | 2,517 |
| 35 | Meditation Programs for Psychological Stress and Well-being Madhav Goyal, Sonal Singh, Erica Maria Smit Sibinga et al. · JAMA Internal Medicine | 6 Jan 2014 | 2,396 |
| 36 | Open hearts build lives: Positive emotions, induced through loving-kindness meditation, build consequential personal resources. Barbara L. Fredrickson, Michael Cohn, Kimberly A. Coffey et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | 27 Oct 2008 | 2,385 |
| 37 | Assessing subjective well-being: Progress and opportunities Ed Diener · Social Indicators Research | Feb 1994 | 2,320 |
| 38 | Assessment of Mindfulness by Self-Report Ruth A. Baer, Gregory T. Smith, Kristin B. Allen · Assessment | Sep 2004 | 2,303 |
| 39 | A Pilot Study and Randomized Controlled Trial of the Mindful Self‐Compassion Program Kristin D. Neff, Christopher K. Germer · Journal of Clinical Psychology | 15 Oct 2012 | 2,265 |
| 40 | Compassion: An evolutionary analysis and empirical review. Jennifer L. Goetz, Dacher J. Keltner, Emiliana R. Simon-Thomas · Psychological Bulletin | May 2010 | 2,231 |
| 41 | On psychological growth and vulnerability: Basic psychological need satisfaction and need frustration as a unifying principle. Maarten Vansteenkiste, Richard M. Ryan · Journal of Psychotherapy Integration | 17 Jun 2013 | 2,172 |
| 42 | Cognitive and emotional control of pain and its disruption in chronic pain M. Catherine Bushnell, Marta Čeko, Lucie A. Low · Nature reviews. Neuroscience | 30 May 2013 | 2,115 |
| 43 | Does positive affect influence health? Sarah D. Pressman, Sheldon Cohen · Psychological Bulletin | Nov 2005 | 2,102 |
| 44 | Mindfulness-based therapy: A comprehensive meta-analysis Bassam Khoury, Tania Lecomte, Guillaume M. Fortin et al. · Clinical Psychology Review | 7 Jun 2013 | 2,051 |
| 45 | Positive psychology interventions: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies Linda Bolier, Merel Haverman, Gerben J. Westerhof et al. · BMC Public Health | 7 Feb 2013 | 2,034 |
| 46 | Dealing with feeling: A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of strategies derived from the process model of emotion regulation. Thomas Llewelyn Webb, Eleanor Miles, Paschal Sheeran · Psychological Bulletin | 14 May 2012 | 2,014 |
| 47 | Effectiveness of a meditation-based stress reduction program in the treatment of anxiety disorders Jon Kabat‐Zinn, Ann O. Massion, Jean L. Kristeller et al. · American Journal of Psychiatry | Jul 1992 | 1,959 |
| 48 | Mindfulness practice leads to increases in regional brain gray matter density Britta Karen Hölzel, James Carmody, Mark G Vangel et al. · Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging | 11 Nov 2010 | 1,920 |
| 49 | Exploring compassion: A meta-analysis of the association between self-compassion and psychopathology Angus M. MacBeth, Andrew Ian Gumley · Clinical Psychology Review | 22 Jun 2012 | 1,850 |
| 50 | Relationships between mindfulness practice and levels of mindfulness, medical and psychological symptoms and well-being in a mindfulness-based stress reduction program James Carmody, Ruth A. Baer · Journal of Behavioral Medicine | 24 Sep 2007 | 1,843 |
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