Topic · Social and Intergroup Psychology
Most cited papers in Social and Intergroup Psychology
What are the most cited papers in Social and Intergroup Psychology?
The most cited paper in Social and Intergroup 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 "Social Cognitive Theory: An Agentic Perspective" (15,325) and "Universals in the Content and Structure of Values: Theoretical Advances and Empirical Tests in 20 Countries" (14,493).
Showing 50 of 99 papers. Every paper with more than 2,640 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 | Social Cognitive Theory: An Agentic Perspective Albert Bandura · Annual Review of Psychology | Feb 2001 | 15,325 |
| 3 | Universals in the Content and Structure of Values: Theoretical Advances and Empirical Tests in 20 Countries Shalom H. Schwartz · Advances in experimental social psychology | 1992 | 14,493 |
| 4 | The Social Identity Theory of Intergroup Behavior Henri Tajfel, John C. Turner · Political Psychology | 9 Jan 2004 | 13,549 |
| 5 | An Integrative Theory of Intergroup Conflict Henri Tajfel, John C. Turner | 18 Mar 2000 | 12,732 |
| 6 | The weirdest people in the world? Joseph Henrich, Steven J. Heine, Ara Norenzayan · Behavioral and Brain Sciences | Jun 2010 | 12,508 |
| 7 | Inequity In Social Exchange J. Stacy Adams · Advances in experimental social psychology | 1965 | 10,688 |
| 8 | Efficacy of the Theory of Planned Behaviour: A meta‐analytic review Christopher J. Armitage, Mark T. Conner · British Journal of Social Psychology | Dec 2001 | 9,991 |
| 9 | A meta-analytic test of intergroup contact theory. Thomas Fraser Pettigrew, Linda R. Tropp · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | 2006 | 8,946 |
| 10 | 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 |
| 11 | Stereotype threat and the intellectual test performance of African Americans. Claude M. Steele, J. Aronson · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | Nov 1995 | 8,163 |
| 12 | The emotional dog and its rational tail: A social intuitionist approach to moral judgment. Jonathan Haidt · Psychological Review | 2001 | 8,080 |
| 13 | The Elaboration Likelihood Model of Persuasion Richard E. Petty, John T. Cacioppo · Advances in experimental social psychology | 1986 | 7,808 |
| 14 | Social Identity Theory and the Organization Blake E. Ashforth, Fred A. Mael · Academy of Management Review | 1989 | 7,748 |
| 15 | Perceived Behavioral Control, Self‐Efficacy, Locus of Control, and the Theory of Planned Behavior 1 Icek Ajzen · Journal of Applied Social Psychology | Apr 2002 | 7,619 |
| 16 | Bad is Stronger than Good Roy Frederick Baumeister, Ellen Bratslavsky, Catrin Finkenauer et al. · Review of General Psychology | Dec 2001 | 7,560 |
| 17 | Confirmation Bias: A Ubiquitous Phenomenon in Many Guises Raymond S. Nickerson · Review of General Psychology | Jun 1998 | 7,302 |
| 18 | A model of (often mixed) stereotype content: Competence and warmth respectively follow from perceived status and competition. Susan T. Fiske, Amy J. C. Cuddy, Peter Glick et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | Jun 2002 | 6,946 |
| 19 | Role congruity theory of prejudice toward female leaders. Alice H. Eagly, Steven J. Karau · Psychological Review | 2002 | 6,868 |
| 20 | A Protection Motivation Theory of Fear Appeals and Attitude Change1 Ronald W. Rogers · The Journal of Psychology | Sep 1975 | 6,821 |
| 21 | Construal-level theory of psychological distance. Yaacov Trope, Nira Liberman · Psychological Review | 2010 | 6,585 |
| 22 | Implicit social cognition: Attitudes, self-esteem, and stereotypes. Anthony G. Greenwald, Mahzarin R. Banaji · Psychological Review | 1995 | 6,461 |
| 23 | INTERGROUP CONTACT THEORY Thomas Fraser Pettigrew · Annual Review of Psychology | Feb 1998 | 5,990 |
| 24 | Understanding and using the Implicit Association Test: I. An improved scoring algorithm. Anthony G. Greenwald, Brian A. Nosek, Mahzarin R. Banaji · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | 2003 | 5,900 |
| 25 | Are There Universal Aspects in the Structure and Contents of Human Values? Shalom H. Schwartz · Journal of Social Issues | 1994 | 5,813 |
| 26 | Rethinking individualism and collectivism: Evaluation of theoretical assumptions and meta-analyses. Daphna Oyserman, Heather M. Coon, Markus Kemmelmeier · Psychological Bulletin | 2002 | 5,762 |
| 27 | A focus theory of normative conduct: Recycling the concept of norms to reduce littering in public places. Robert B. Cialdini, Raymond R. Reno, Carl A. Kallgren · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | Jun 1990 | 5,740 |
| 28 | Social categorization and intergroup behaviour Henri Tajfel, M. G. Billig, R. P. Bundy et al. · European Journal of Social Psychology | Apr 1971 | 5,603 |
| 29 | Prediction of goal-directed behavior: Attitudes, intentions, and perceived behavioral control Icek Ajzen, Thomas J. Madden · Journal of Experimental Social Psychology | Sep 1986 | 5,553 |
| 30 | Heuristic versus systematic information processing and the use of source versus message cues in persuasion. Shelly Chaiken · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | Nov 1980 | 5,304 |
| 31 | The Social Self: On Being the Same and Different at the Same Time Marilynn B. Brewer · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin | Oct 1991 | 5,110 |
| 32 | FOUNDATION FOR A GENERAL STRAIN THEORY OF CRIME AND DELINQUENCY* Robert S. Agnew · Criminology | Feb 1992 | 5,029 |
| 33 | Political conservatism as motivated social cognition. John T. Jost, Jack Glaser, Arie W. Kruglanski et al. · Psychological Bulletin | 2003 | 4,990 |
| 34 | Ego depletion: Is the active self a limited resource? Roy Frederick Baumeister, Ellen Bratslavsky, Mark B. Muraven et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | 1998 | 4,968 |
| 35 | Social dominance orientation: A personality variable predicting social and political attitudes. Felicia Pratto, Jim Sidanius, Lisa M. Stallworth et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | Oct 1994 | 4,836 |
| 36 | A threat in the air: How stereotypes shape intellectual identity and performance. Claude M. Steele · American Psychologist | 1997 | 4,776 |
| 37 | Liberals and conservatives rely on different sets of moral foundations. Jesse Graham, Jonathan Haidt, Brian A. Nosek · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | 20 Apr 2009 | 4,676 |
| 38 | Universal dimensions of social cognition: warmth and competence Susan T. Fiske, Amy J. C. Cuddy, Peter Glick · Trends in Cognitive Sciences | 23 Dec 2006 | 4,618 |
| 39 | Biased assimilation and attitude polarization: The effects of prior theories on subsequently considered evidence. Charles G. Lord, Lee D. Ross, Mark R. Lepper · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | Nov 1979 | 4,505 |
| 40 | Identity Theory and Social Identity Theory Jan E. Stets, Peter J. Burke · Social Psychology Quarterly | Sep 2000 | 4,441 |
| 41 | The Ambivalent Sexism Inventory: Differentiating hostile and benevolent sexism. Peter Glick, Susan T. Fiske · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | Mar 1996 | 4,417 |
| 42 | Motivated Skepticism in the Evaluation of Political Beliefs Charles S. Taber, Milton G. Lodge · American Journal of Political Science | 21 Jun 2006 | 4,388 |
| 43 | Negativity Bias, Negativity Dominance, and Contagion Paul N. Rozin, Edward B. Royzman · Personality and Social Psychology Review | Nov 2001 | 4,380 |
| 44 | Nature and Operation of Attitudes Icek Ajzen · Annual Review of Psychology | Feb 2001 | 4,307 |
| 45 | Minority Stress and Mental Health in Gay Men Ilan H. Meyer · Journal of Health and Social Behavior | Mar 1995 | 4,263 |
| 46 | Personal religious orientation and prejudice. Gordon W. Āllport, Janet Ross · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | 1967 | 4,166 |
| 47 | An Overview of the Schwartz Theory of Basic Values Shalom H. Schwartz · Online Readings in Psychology and Culture | Dec 2012 | 4,113 |
| 48 | Reflective and Impulsive Determinants of Social Behavior Fritz Strack, Roland Deutsch · Personality and Social Psychology Review | Aug 2004 | 4,039 |
| 49 | On seeing human: A three-factor theory of anthropomorphism. Nicholas Epley, Adam G. Waytz, John T. Cacioppo · Psychological Review | 2007 | 3,998 |
| 50 | Putting the fear back into fear appeals: The extended parallel process model Kim Witte · Communication Monographs | Dec 1992 | 3,918 |
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