Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Journal · American Psychological Association · ISSN 0022-3514
12,087 papers · 2,953,842 citations · h-index 759 · impact 4.4
Most-cited articles by yearJournal websiteOpenAlexSocial and Intergroup PsychologyPersonality Traits and PsychologyAttachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychological Testing and AssessmentSocial Power and Status DynamicsPsychology of Social Influence
Latest papers
- Individual, interpersonal, and socioeconomic predictors of divorce: A 12-year prospective study.Molly Grace Smith, Jared M. Block, Thomas N. Bradbury et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2026
- Supplemental Material for Individual, Interpersonal, and Socioeconomic Predictors of Divorce: A 12-Year Prospective StudyJournal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2026
- Communicating emotion through drawings across cultures.Xia Fang, Disa Anna Sauter, Hweemin Tan et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2026
- When consensus can change hearts and minds: Sacred values and edge cases.Namrata Goyal, Krishna Savani, Michael W. Morris · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2026
- People underestimate how much dissimilar others want to connect.Gus Cooney, Erica J. Boothby, Jacquie D. Vorauer et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2026
- Supplemental Material for When Consensus Can Change Hearts and Minds: Sacred Values and Edge CasesJournal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2026
- Anchored in truth but driven by grandiosity: A process account of narcissistic self-enhancement.Christoph Heine, Constantine Sedikides, Michael Dufner · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2026
- Supplemental Material for People Underestimate How Much Dissimilar Others Want to ConnectJournal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2026
Most cited
- 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 · 198695,154cited
- Development and validation of brief measures of positive and negative affect: The PANAS scales.David Watson, Lee A. Clark, Auke Tellegen · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 198843,165cited
- A circumplex model of affect.James A. Russell · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 198017,320cited
- Happiness is everything, or is it? Explorations on the meaning of psychological well-being.Carol Diane Ryff · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 198917,278cited
- 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 · 200314,915cited
- Individual differences in two emotion regulation processes: Implications for affect, relationships, and well-being.James J. Gross, Oliver P. John · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 200313,640cited
- Assessing coping strategies: A theoretically based approach.Charles S. Carver, M F Scheier, Jagdish Kumari Weintraub · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 198912,448cited
- 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 · 199812,311cited
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