Alan Meca

Alan Meca publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

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Best Publications

• Identity in emerging adulthood: Reviewing the field and looking forward

  Seth J. Schwartz;Byron L. Zamboanga;Koen Luyckx;Alan Meca

  568
  Citations

• The role of neuroscience within psychology: A call for inclusiveness over exclusiveness.

  Seth J. Schwartz;Scott O. Lilienfeld;Alan Meca;Katheryn C. Sauvigné

  202
  Citations

• Meaning in Life in Emerging Adulthood: A Person‐Oriented Approach

  Jessie Dezutter;Alan S. Waterman;Seth J. Schwartz;Koen Luyckx

  182
  Citations

• Longitudinal trajectories of bicultural identity integration in recently immigrated Hispanic adolescents: Links with mental health and family functioning

  Seth J. Schwartz;Jennifer B. Unger;Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati;Verónica Benet-Martínez

  162
  Citations

• Identity in young adulthood: Links with mental health and risky behavior

  Seth J. Schwartz;Sam A. Hardy;Byron L. Zamboanga;Alan Meca

  156
  Citations

• Latino parent acculturation stress: Longitudinal effects on family functioning and youth emotional and behavioral health.

  Elma I. Lorenzo-Blanco;Alan Meca;Jennifer B. Unger;Andrea Romero

  145
  Citations

• Acculturation, discrimination, and depression among unauthorized Latinos/as in the United States.

  Cory L. Cobb;Dong Xie;Alan Meca;Seth J. Schwartz

  126
  Citations

• Identity dimensions and related processes in emerging adulthood: helpful or harmful?

  Rachel A. Ritchie;Alan Meca;Vanessa L. Madrazo;Seth J. Schwartz

  121
  Citations

• Identity around the world: An overview

  Seth J. Schwartz;Byron L. Zamboanga;Alan Meca;Rachel A. Ritchie

  111
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• Personal and cultural identity development in recently immigrated Hispanic adolescents: Links with psychosocial functioning.

  Alan Meca;Raha Forooz Sabet;Colleen M. Farrelly;Cynthia G. Benitez

  88
  Citations

• Toward a Positive Psychology of Immigrants

  Cory L. Cobb;Nyla R. Branscombe;Alan Meca;Seth J. Schwartz

  83
  Citations

• Perceived discrimination and well-being among unauthorized Hispanic immigrants: The moderating role of ethnic/racial group identity centrality

  Cory L. Cobb;Alan Meca;Nyla R. Branscombe;Seth J. Schwartz

  75
  Citations

• Biculturalism dynamics: A daily diary study of bicultural identity and psychosocial functioning

  Seth J. Schwartz;Alan Meca;Colleen Ward;Ágnes Szabó

  64
  Citations

• Longitudinal Effects of Latino Parent Cultural Stress, Depressive Symptoms, and Family Functioning on Youth Emotional Well-Being and Health Risk Behaviors.

  Elma I. Lorenzo-Blanco;Alan Meca;Jennifer B. Unger;Andrea Romero

  63
  Citations

• Identity development in immigrant youth: A multilevel contextual perspective.

  Seth J. Schwartz;Alan Meca;Miguel Ángel Cano;Elma I. Lorenzo-Blanco

  62
  Citations

• Identity in Emerging Adulthood

  Seth J. Schwartz;Byron L. Zamboanga;Koen Luyckx;Alan Meca

  59
  Citations

• Cultural stress and psychological symptoms in recent Venezuelan immigrants to the United States and Colombia

  Seth J. Schwartz;Christopher P. Salas-Wright;Augusto Pérez-Gómez;Juliana Mejía-Trujillo

  58
  Citations

• Identity Centrality and Psychosocial Functioning A Person-Centered Approach

  Alan Meca;Rachel A. Ritchie;Wim Beyers;Seth J. Schwartz

  58
  Citations

• Reducing Identity Distress: Results of an Identity Intervention for Emerging Adults

  Alan Meca;Kyle Eichas;Shannon Quintana;Brent M. Maximin

  53
  Citations

• Who Am I and Why Does It Matter? Linking Personal Identity and Self-Concept Clarity

  Seth J. Schwartz;Alan Meca;Mariya Petrova

  48
  Citations