Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Journal · American Psychological Association · ISSN 0022-3514
17,516 papers · 3,295,209 citations · h-index 761 · impact 3
Journal websiteOpenAlexSocial and Intergroup PsychologyCultural Differences and ValuesBehavioral Health and InterventionsAttachment and Relationship DynamicsPersonality Traits and PsychologyChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Latest papers
- Insights into growth mindsets over time: People with growth versus fixed mindsets grow increasingly negative in their reactions to others’ repeated failures.Samantha Zaw, Laura Wallace, Ed O’Brien · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2026
- Supplemental Material for “Yeah, It’s Biased, But … ”: Recognition Versus Moral Condemnation of Bias Across Party LinesJournal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2026
- Supplemental Material for Insights Into Growth Mindsets Over Time: People With Growth Versus Fixed Mindsets Grow Increasingly Negative in Their Reactions to Others’ Repeated FailuresJournal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2026
- The link between self-esteem and aggression: A meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.Jasmin Alessandra Aebi, Oliver Lüdtke, Max Lustenberger et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2026
- Supplemental Material for Self-Efficacy Predicts Differential Neuroticism Change in a Smartphone-Based InterventionJournal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2026
- Self-efficacy predicts differential neuroticism change in a smartphone-based intervention.Michael D. Krämer, Amanda J. Wright, Peter Haehner et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2026
- Correction to “Tailoring personality interventions: How timing, context, and strategies influence proximal intervention outcomes” by Haehner et al. (2026).Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2026
- The cost of an expanding moral circle: After living abroad, outcasts matter more but loved ones matter less.Daniela Nicole Rodriguez-Mincey, Salvatore J. Affinito, Giselle E. Antoine et al. · Journal 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 · 198672,272cited
- 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 · 198671,348cited
- Development and validation of brief measures of positive and negative affect: The PANAS scales.David Watson, Lee Anna Clark, Auke Tellegen · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 198832,548cited
- 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 · 198831,694cited
- A circumplex model of affect.James A. Russell · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 198016,238cited
- Happiness is everything, or is it? Explorations on the meaning of psychological well-being.Carol D. Ryff · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 198913,671cited
- 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 · 200313,489cited
- 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 · 200311,892cited
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