Robert A. Emmons

39.7k citations
118 papers · 26.8k · 15 hit papers · h-index 65

Impact in

    • Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
    • Behavioral Health and Interventions
    • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
    • Cultural Differences and Values

Papers in

    • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction 48
    • Emotions and Moral Behavior 8
    • Cultural Differences and Values 7
    • Personality Traits and Psychology 11
    • Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions 10

Robert A. Emmons

117 papers receiving 24.3k citations

Robert A. Emmons's Hit Papers

Positive psychology in a pandemic: buffering, bolstering, and building mental health 2021 · 252 citations
2520+14+28Years since publication50010001.5k2.0k

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Robert A. Emmons
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  • Applied Psychology 4.9k
  • Social Psychology 15.4k
  • Clinical Psychology 10.3k
  • Health 3.1k
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 4.3k
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Counting blessings versus burdens: An experimental investigation of gratitude and subjective well-being in daily life.
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20032108
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The grateful disposition: A conceptual and empirical topography.
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20022103
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The grateful disposition: A conceptual and empirical topography.
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20021756
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The independence of positive and negative affect.
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19841491
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The independence of positive and negative affect.
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19841364
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Personal strivings: An approach to personality and subjective well-being.
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19861179
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Is gratitude a moral affect?
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20011124
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Factor Analysis and Construct Validity of the Narcissistic Personality Inventory\
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1984700
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Narcissism: Theory and measurement.
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1987694
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Narcissism: Theory and measurement.
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1987650
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Counting blessings in early adolescents: An experimental study of gratitude and subjective well-being
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2007556
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Intensity and frequency: Dimensions underlying positive and negative affect.
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1985526
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The Psychology of Religion
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2002502
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15 1990456
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Conflict over emotional expression: Psychological and physical correlates.
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1990442
18 2000439
19 1988416
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About Robert A. Emmons

Robert A. Emmons is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Health, Applied Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, having authored 118 papers that have together received 26.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (48 papers), Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (25 papers), Personality Traits and Psychology (11 papers), Optimism, Hope, and Well-being (10 papers), Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions (10 papers), Emotions and Moral Behavior (8 papers), Mental Health Research Topics (8 papers) and Cultural Differences and Values (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Applied Psychology (4.9k citations), Social Psychology (15.4k citations), Clinical Psychology (10.3k citations), Health (3.1k citations) and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (4.3k citations). Robert A. Emmons has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and South Africa. Frequent co-authors include Michael E. McCullough, Jo‐Ann Tsang, Ed Diener, Ed Diener, Laura A. King, Randy J. Larsen, Shelley Dean Kilpatrick, Jeffrey J. Froh, David B. Larson and Raymond F. Paloutzian. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, The Journal of Positive Psychology, International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, Personality and Individual Differences and Social Indicators Research.

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