Topic · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
Most cited papers in Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
What are the most cited papers in Optimism, Hope, and Well-being?
The most cited paper in Optimism, Hope, and Well-being is "Subjective well-being: Three decades of progress." (Ed Diener, Eunkook Mark Suh, Richard E. Lucas et al., 1999), with 11,478 citations. Next come "Positive psychology: An introduction." (9,964) and "Assessing coping strategies: A theoretically based approach." (9,308).
Showing 50 of 98 papers. Every paper with more than 1,672 citations is listed.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Subjective well-being: Three decades of progress. Ed Diener, Eunkook Mark Suh, Richard E. Lucas et al. · Psychological Bulletin | Mar 1999 | 11,478 |
| 2 | Positive psychology: An introduction. Martin E. P. Seligman, Mihály Csíkszentmihályi · American Psychologist | 2000 | 9,964 |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | You want to measure coping but your protocol’ too long: Consider the brief cope Charles S. Carver · International Journal of Behavioral Medicine | Mar 1997 | 7,423 |
| 5 | Confirmation Bias: A Ubiquitous Phenomenon in Many Guises Raymond S. Nickerson · Review of General Psychology | Jun 1998 | 7,302 |
| 6 | The Benefits of Frequent Positive Affect: Does Happiness Lead to Success? Sonja Lyubomirsky, Laura King, Ed Diener · Psychological Bulletin | Nov 2005 | 7,169 |
| 7 | Social Support as a Moderator of Life Stress Sidney Cobb · Psychosomatic Medicine | Sep 1976 | 6,924 |
| 8 | Loss, Trauma, and Human Resilience: Have We Underestimated the Human Capacity to Thrive After Extremely Aversive Events? George A. Bonanno · American Psychologist | 2004 | 6,827 |
| 9 | TARGET ARTICLE: "Posttraumatic Growth: Conceptual Foundations and Empirical Evidence" Richard G. Tedeschi, Lawrence G. Calhoun · Psychological Inquiry | 2004 | 6,215 |
| 10 | Positive Psychology Progress: Empirical Validation of Interventions. Martin E. P. Seligman, Tracy A. Steen, Nansook Park et al. · American Psychologist | Jul 2005 | 5,979 |
| 11 | Distinguishing optimism from neuroticism (and trait anxiety, self-mastery, and self-esteem): A reevaluation of the Life Orientation Test. Michael F. Scheier, Charles S. Carver, Michael W. Bridges · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | 1994 | 5,746 |
| 12 | The posttraumatic growth inventory: Measuring the positive legacy of trauma Richard G. Tedeschi, Lawrence G. Calhoun · Journal of Traumatic Stress | 1996 | 5,216 |
| 13 | Optimism, coping, and health: Assessment and implications of generalized outcome expectancies. Michael F. Scheier, Charles S. Carver · Health Psychology | 1985 | 5,188 |
| 14 | Political conservatism as motivated social cognition. John T. Jost, Jack Glaser, Arie W. Kruglanski et al. · Psychological Bulletin | 2003 | 4,990 |
| 15 | New Well-being Measures: Short Scales to Assess Flourishing and Positive and Negative Feelings Ed Diener, Derrick Wirtz, William Tov et al. · Social Indicators Research | 27 May 2009 | 4,990 |
| 16 | Unrealistic optimism about future life events. Neil D. Weinstein · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | Nov 1980 | 4,886 |
| 17 | The meaning in life questionnaire: Assessing the presence of and search for meaning in life. Michael F. Steger, Patricia A. Frazier, Shigehiro Oishi et al. · Journal of Counseling Psychology | 2006 | 4,859 |
| 18 | POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL: MEASUREMENT AND RELATIONSHIP WITH PERFORMANCE AND SATISFACTION Fred Luthans, Bruce J. Avolio, James B. Avey et al. · Personnel Psychology | Sep 2007 | 4,776 |
| 19 | The broaden–and–build theory of positive emotions Barbara L. Fredrickson · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences | 17 Aug 2004 | 4,217 |
| 20 | Resilient Individuals Use Positive Emotions to Bounce Back From Negative Emotional Experiences. Michele M. Tugade, Barbara L. Fredrickson · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | Feb 2004 | 3,961 |
| 21 | A Measure of Subjective Happiness: Preliminary Reliability and Construct Validation Sonja Lyubomirsky, Heidi S. Lepper · Social Indicators Research | Feb 1999 | 3,901 |
| 22 | Development and validation of a measure of emotional intelligence Nicola S. Schutte, John M. Malouff, Lena Hall et al. · Personality and Individual Differences | Aug 1998 | 3,861 |
| 23 | TARGET ARTICLE: Hope Theory: Rainbows in the Mind Charles R. R. Snyder · Psychological Inquiry | Oct 2002 | 3,688 |
| 24 | The multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI) psychometric qualities of an instrument to assess fatigue E.M.A. Smets, Bert Garssen, B. Bonke et al. · Journal of Psychosomatic Research | Apr 1995 | 3,677 |
| 25 | Review of the Satisfaction With Life Scale William G. Pavot, Ed Diener · Social indicators research series | 2009 | 3,481 |
| 26 | Coping: Pitfalls and Promise Susan Folkman, Judith T. Moskowitz · Annual Review of Psychology | 27 Jan 2004 | 3,469 |
| 27 | Resilience in the Face of Adversity Michael L. Rutter · The British Journal of Psychiatry | Dec 1985 | 3,421 |
| 28 | Development and validation of the State Hope Scale. Charles R. R. Snyder, Susie C. Sympson, Florence C. Ybasco et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | Feb 1996 | 3,411 |
| 29 | Pursuing Happiness: The Architecture of Sustainable Change Sonja Lyubomirsky, Kennon M. Sheldon, David A Schkade · Review of General Psychology | Jun 2005 | 3,230 |
| 30 | Psychological Stress and Disease Sheldon Cohen, Denise Janicki‐Deverts, Gregory E. Miller · JAMA | 9 Oct 2007 | 3,195 |
| 31 | High income improves evaluation of life but not emotional well-being Daniel J. Kahneman, Angus Deaton · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | 7 Sep 2010 | 3,185 |
| 32 | Stressful life events, personality, and health: An inquiry into hardiness. Suzanne C. Ouellette Kobasa · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | 1979 | 3,174 |
| 33 | The rank-order consistency of personality traits from childhood to old age: A quantitative review of longitudinal studies. Brent W. Roberts, Wendy F. DelVecchio · Psychological Bulletin | 2000 | 3,161 |
| 34 | Fear, anger, and risk. Jennifer Susan Lerner, Dacher J. Keltner · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | 2001 | 3,142 |
| 35 | The need for and meaning of positive organizational behavior Fred Luthans · Journal of Organizational Behavior | 15 Jul 2002 | 3,025 |
| 36 | Health complaints, stress, and distress: Exploring the central role of negative affectivity. David Watson, James W. Pennebaker · Psychological Review | 1989 | 3,020 |
| 37 | Optimizing well-being: The empirical encounter of two traditions. Corey L. M. Keyes, Dov Shmotkin, Carol Diane Ryff · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | Jun 2002 | 3,008 |
| 38 | 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 |
| 39 | The will and the ways: Development and validation of an individual-differences measure of hope. Charles R. R. Snyder, Cheri Harris, John R. Anderson et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | 1991 | 2,987 |
| 40 | Psychological Well-Being Revisited: Advances in the Science and Practice of Eudaimonia Carol Diane Ryff · Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics | 19 Nov 2013 | 2,971 |
| 41 | Know Thyself and Become What You Are: A Eudaimonic Approach to Psychological Well-Being Carol Diane Ryff, Burton H. Singer · Journal of Happiness Studies | 4 Oct 2006 | 2,932 |
| 42 | The role of personal resources in the job demands-resources model. Despoina Xanthopoulou, Arnold B. Bakker, Evangelia Demerouti et al. · International Journal of Stress Management | May 2007 | 2,914 |
| 43 | The happy personality: A meta-analysis of 137 personality traits and subjective well-being. Kristina M. DeNeve, Harris Cooper · Psychological Bulletin | 1998 | 2,780 |
| 44 | Positive Emotions Trigger Upward Spirals Toward Emotional Well-Being Barbara L. Fredrickson, Thomas E. Joiner · Psychological Science | Mar 2002 | 2,668 |
| 45 | When choice is demotivating: Can one desire too much of a good thing? Sheena S. Iyengar, Mark R. Lepper · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | 2000 | 2,613 |
| 46 | Social Support and Health: A Review of Physiological Processes Potentially Underlying Links to Disease Outcomes Bert N. Uchino · Journal of Behavioral Medicine | 7 Jun 2006 | 2,534 |
| 47 | The metatheory of resilience and resiliency Glenn E. Richardson · Journal of Clinical Psychology | Mar 2002 | 2,525 |
| 48 | Validation of a Decisional Conflict Scale Annette M. Cormier O'Connor · Medical Decision Making | Feb 1995 | 2,496 |
| 49 | Psychological Resilience David Fletcher, Mustafa Sarkar · European Psychologist | 2013 | 2,478 |
| 50 | If it goes up, must it come down? Chronic stress and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis in humans. Gregory E. Miller, Edith Chen, Eric S. Zhou · Psychological Bulletin | 2007 | 2,474 |
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