Christopher Peterson
Impact in
- Applied Psychology top 0.02%
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Social Psychology top 0.05%
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
Papers in
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- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being 34
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- Resilience and Mental Health 17
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development 13
- Co-authors
- Martin E. P. Seligman (27 shared papers)Nansook Park (32 shared papers)Tracy A. Steen (2 shared papers)Amy Lee Ai (19 shared papers)George E. Vaillant (2 shared papers)Steven F. Maier (2 shared papers)Eric S. Kim (7 shared papers)Robert K. Peet (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (9 papers)Journal of Abnormal Psychology (7 papers)Cognitive Therapy and Research (6 papers)Personality and Individual Differences (4 papers)American Psychologist (3 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesUnited KingdomBrazil
In The Last Decade
Christopher Peterson
200 papers receiving 17.9k citations
Christopher Peterson's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 200
- Applied Psychology 4.7k
- Social Psychology 8.6k
- Clinical Psychology 7.6k
- Health 2.3k
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2.8k
Countries citing papers authored by Christopher Peterson
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Fields of papers citing papers by Christopher Peterson
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Christopher Peterson, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Positive Psychology Progress: Empirical Validation of Interventions. Hit paper breakdown → | 2005 | 4181 |
| 2 | Strengths of Character and Well-Being Hit paper breakdown → | 2004 | 1253 |
| 3 | Causal explanations as a risk factor for depression: Theory and evidence. Hit paper breakdown → | 1984 | 1196 |
| 4 | 2000 | 826 | |
| 5 | Learned Helplessness: A Theory for the Age of Personal Control Hit paper breakdown → | 1993 | 650 |
| 6 | Factors Influencing Succession: Lessons from Large, Infrequent Natural Disturbances Hit paper breakdown → | 1998 | 630 |
| 7 | 2006 | 540 | |
| 8 | 2007 | 535 | |
| 9 | 1988 | 403 | |
| 10 | 1988 | 367 | |
| 11 | 2011 | 340 | |
| 12 | 2013 | 284 | |
| 13 | 2000 | 280 | |
| 14 | 2011 | 254 | |
| 15 | 2006 | 236 | |
| 16 | 2010 | 235 | |
| 17 | 2003 | 230 | |
| 18 | 1987 | 218 | |
| 19 | 1987 | 213 | |
| 20 | 1988 | 206 |
About Christopher Peterson
Christopher Peterson is a scholar working on Applied Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Health and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, having authored 214 papers that have together received 20.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Optimism, Hope, and Well-being (34 papers), Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (32 papers), Resilience and Mental Health (17 papers), Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (15 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (13 papers), Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research (9 papers), Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (8 papers) and Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Applied Psychology (4.7k citations), Social Psychology (8.6k citations), Clinical Psychology (7.6k citations), Health (2.3k citations) and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (2.8k citations). Christopher Peterson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Brazil. Frequent co-authors include Martin E. P. Seligman, Nansook Park, Tracy A. Steen, Amy Lee Ai, George E. Vaillant, Steven F. Maier, Eric S. Kim, Robert K. Peet, Monica G. Turner and William L. Baker. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Cognitive Therapy and Research, Personality and Individual Differences and American Psychologist.
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