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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Psychology D-index 62 Citations 43,756 107 World Ranking 1950 National Ranking 1172

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Awards & Achievements

2013 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Social psychology
  • Developmental psychology
  • Cognition

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Social psychology, Developmental psychology, Big Five personality traits, Grit and Personality. Her research in Social psychology intersects with topics in Psychological intervention, Conceptual framework, Pleasure and Well-being. Her studies deal with areas such as Construct and Intelligence quotient as well as Developmental psychology.

In her study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Big Five personality traits, Conscientiousness is strongly linked to Predictive validity. Her study looks at the relationship between Personality and fields such as Cognition, as well as how they intersect with chemical problems. Her research integrates issues of Cognitive psychology, Predictive power and Skill development in her study of Personality psychology.

Her most cited work include:

  • Grit: Perseverance and Passion for Long-Term Goals (2458 citations)
  • Self-Discipline Outdoes IQ in Predicting Academic Performance of Adolescents (1336 citations)
  • Development and Validation of the Short Grit Scale (Grit–S) (1083 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?

Her primary scientific interests are in Social psychology, Developmental psychology, Personality, Big Five personality traits and Self-control. Angela L. Duckworth works mostly in the field of Social psychology, limiting it down to topics relating to Psychological intervention and, in certain cases, Meaning. Her Developmental psychology research includes themes of Construct and Intelligence quotient.

In her study, Graduation is inextricably linked to Cognition, which falls within the broad field of Personality. Her Big Five personality traits research incorporates elements of Cognitive psychology, Predictive power and Compliance. As a part of the same scientific study, Angela L. Duckworth usually deals with the Academic achievement, concentrating on Predictive validity and frequently concerns with Goal orientation.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Social psychology (50.50%)
  • Developmental psychology (38.61%)
  • Personality (39.60%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Grit (18.81%)
  • Academic achievement (20.79%)
  • Developmental psychology (38.61%)

In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:

Angela L. Duckworth mainly focuses on Grit, Academic achievement, Developmental psychology, Medical education and Social psychology. Her Grit research includes elements of Longitudinal sample and Applied psychology. Angela L. Duckworth has researched Academic achievement in several fields, including Cognitive psychology and Predictive validity.

Her work deals with themes such as Psychological science, Stressor and Perception, which intersect with Developmental psychology. Her work on Self-control, Behavior change and Attitude change is typically connected to Mixed effects and Active placebo as part of general Social psychology study, connecting several disciplines of science. Her research in Self-control focuses on subjects like Happiness, which are connected to Cognition.

Between 2017 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • The mixed effects of online diversity training. (40 citations)
  • Too much of a good thing? Exploring the inverted-U relationship between self-control and happiness (29 citations)
  • Beliefs about Stress Attenuate the Relation Among Adverse Life Events, Perceived Distress, and Self-Control (27 citations)

In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Social psychology
  • Developmental psychology
  • Cognition

Her scientific interests lie mostly in Social psychology, Perception, Developmental psychology, Self-control and Context. The concepts of her Social psychology study are interwoven with issues in Empirical research and Cognition. Her Perception research incorporates themes from Distress, Feeling stressed and Psychological distress.

Developmental psychology is represented through her Grit and Academic achievement research. Her Self-control research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Experience sampling method, Well-being and Life events. Along with Context, other disciplines of study including Diversity training, Attitude change, Control, Active placebo and Behavior change are integrated into her research.

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Best Publications

Grit: Perseverance and Passion for Long-Term Goals

Angela L. Duckworth;Christopher Peterson;Michael D. Matthews;Dennis R. Kelly.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (2007)

5995 Citations

Self-Discipline Outdoes IQ in Predicting Academic Performance of Adolescents

Angela L. Duckworth;Martin E.P. Seligman.
Psychological Science (2005)

3071 Citations

The Economics and Psychology of Personality Traits

Lex Borghans;Angela Lee Duckworth;Angela Lee Duckworth;James Heckman;Bas ter Weel.
It & People (2008)

2976 Citations

Development and Validation of the Short Grit Scale (Grit–S)

Angela Lee Duckworth;Patrick D. Quinn.
Journal of Personality Assessment (2009)

2553 Citations

Personality Psychology and Economics

Mathilde Almlund;Angela Lee Duckworth;James J Heckman;James J Heckman;Tim D Kautz.
Research Papers in Economics (2011)

1724 Citations

Positive Psychology in Clinical Practice

Angela Lee Duckworth;Tracy A. Steen;Martin E. P. Seligman.
Annual Review of Clinical Psychology (2005)

1701 Citations

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Angela Duckworth.
(2016)

1598 Citations

Self-discipline gives girls the edge : Gender in self-discipline, grades, and achievement test scores

Angela Lee Duckworth;Martin E. P. Seligman.
Journal of Educational Psychology (2006)

1368 Citations

Self-Control and Grit Related but Separable Determinants of Success

Angela Duckworth;James J. Gross.
Current Directions in Psychological Science (2014)

945 Citations

An opportunity cost model of subjective effort and task performance.

Robert Kurzban;Angela Lee Duckworth;Joseph W Kable;Justus Myers.
Behavioral and Brain Sciences (2013)

941 Citations

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