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Psychology
Belgium
2023

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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 94 Citations 34,377 348 World Ranking 540 National Ranking 4

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Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Psychology in Belgium Leader Award

2022 - Research.com Psychology in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Social psychology
  • Developmental psychology
  • Cognition

Bart Soenens mainly focuses on Social psychology, Developmental psychology, Self-determination theory, Well-being and Personality. His study connects Deci- and Social psychology. Borrowing concepts from Structural equation modeling, Bart Soenens weaves in ideas under Developmental psychology.

Bart Soenens combines subjects such as Perception, Burnout, Physical education, Teaching method and Competence with his study of Self-determination theory. His Competence study incorporates themes from Job satisfaction and Applied psychology. Bart Soenens has included themes like Psychological well-being, Social support, Distress and Value in his Well-being study.

His most cited work include:

  • Basic psychological need satisfaction, need frustration, and need strength across four cultures (594 citations)
  • Capturing autonomy, competence, and relatedness at work: Construction and initial validation of the Work‐related Basic Need Satisfaction scale (591 citations)
  • A theoretical upgrade of the concept of parental psychological control: Proposing new insights on the basis of self-determination theory (513 citations)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Developmental psychology, Social psychology, Self-determination theory, Clinical psychology and Personality. His Developmental psychology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Longitudinal study, Style and Anxiety. His research brings together the fields of Well-being and Social psychology.

His Self-determination theory study combines topics in areas such as Physical education, Need satisfaction, Competence and Perception. His Clinical psychology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Autism spectrum disorder and Depressive symptoms. His work carried out in the field of Personality brings together such families of science as Self-criticism and Psychopathology.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Developmental psychology (58.58%)
  • Social psychology (41.12%)
  • Self-determination theory (32.25%)

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

  • Developmental psychology (58.58%)
  • Self-determination theory (32.25%)
  • Clinical psychology (17.46%)

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

Bart Soenens mainly investigates Developmental psychology, Self-determination theory, Clinical psychology, Personality and Need satisfaction. His research on Developmental psychology focuses in particular on Psychological control. His Self-determination theory research incorporates elements of Association, Social psychology, Competence and Well-being.

His work deals with themes such as Athletes, Mindfulness and Action, which intersect with Social psychology. The Clinical psychology study combines topics in areas such as Mental health, Lesbian and Sexual orientation. His work in Personality addresses issues such as Psychosocial, which are connected to fields such as Context.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Toward an integrative and fine-grained insight in motivating and demotivating teaching styles: The merits of a circumplex approach (109 citations)
  • Day-to-day Variation in Autonomy-Supportive and Psychologically Controlling Parenting: The Role of Parents’ Daily Experiences of Need Satisfaction and Need Frustration (81 citations)
  • The impact of feedback valence and communication style on intrinsic motivation in middle childhood: Experimental evidence and generalization across individual differences. (53 citations)

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

  • Social psychology
  • Developmental psychology
  • Cognition

Bart Soenens spends much of his time researching Developmental psychology, Self-determination theory, Need satisfaction, Clinical psychology and Social psychology. Bart Soenens integrates Developmental psychology with Perspective in his research. Bart Soenens interconnects Frustration, Mathematics education, Personality, Autism spectrum disorder and Competence in the investigation of issues within Self-determination theory.

His Need satisfaction research includes themes of Observational study, Friendship, Conversation, Pleasure and Reciprocity. His Clinical psychology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Sleep in non-human animals and Depressive symptoms. His Social psychology study incorporates themes from Moderation and Psychological control.

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Best Publications

Basic psychological need satisfaction, need frustration, and need strength across four cultures

Beiwen Chen;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Wim Beyers;Liesbet Boone.
Motivation and Emotion (2015)

1674 Citations

Capturing autonomy, competence, and relatedness at work: Construction and initial validation of the Work-related Basic Need Satisfaction scale

Anja Van den Broeck;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Hans De Witte;Bart Soenens.
(2010)

1360 Citations

Motivational Profiles from a Self-Determination Perspective: The Quality of Motivation Matters.

Maarten Vansteenkiste;Eline Sierens;Bart Soenens;Koen Luyckx.
Journal of Educational Psychology (2009)

1126 Citations

The development of the five mini-theories of self-determination theory: an historical overview, emerging trends, and future directions

Maarten Vansteenkiste;Christopher P. Niemiec;Bart Soenens.
The decade ahead : theoretical perspectives on motivation and achievement (2010)

1123 Citations

Capturing ruminative exploration: Extending the four-dimensional model of identity formation in late adolescence

Koen Luyckx;Seth J. Schwartz;Michael D. Berzonsky;Bart Soenens.
Journal of Research in Personality (2008)

998 Citations

A theoretical upgrade of the concept of parental psychological control: Proposing new insights on the basis of self-determination theory

Bart Soenens;Maarten Vansteenkiste.
Developmental Review (2010)

990 Citations

Experiences of Autonomy and Control Among Chinese Learners: Vitalizing or Immobilizing?.

Maarten Vansteenkiste;Mingming Zhou;Willy Lens;Bart Soenens.
Journal of Educational Psychology (2005)

948 Citations

On the relations among work value orientations, psychological need satisfaction and job outcomes: A self-determination theory approach.

Maarten Vansteenkiste;Bart Neyrinck;Christopher P. Niemiec;Bart Soenens.
(2007)

945 Citations

Antecedents and Outcomes of Self-Determination in 3 Life Domains: The Role of Parents' and Teachers' Autonomy Support

Bart Soenens;Maarten Vansteenkiste.
Journal of Youth and Adolescence (2005)

924 Citations

Unpacking commitment and exploration: Preliminary validation of an integrative model of late adolescent identity formation

Koen Luyckx;Luc Goossens;Bart Soenens;Wim Beyers.
Journal of Adolescence (2006)

731 Citations

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