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Gráinne M. Fitzsimons

Gráinne M. Fitzsimons

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Psychology

D-Index
37
Citations
9933
World Ranking
9034
National Ranking
4789

Overview

Gráinne M. Fitzsimons is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields, primarily within psychology and social sciences, with a focus on social psychology, applied psychology, sociology and political science, organizational behavior and human resource management, and communication.

Their scholarly work addresses a range of topics, including behavioral health and interventions, social and intergroup psychology, job satisfaction and organizational behavior, team dynamics and performance, cultural differences and values, knowledge management and sharing, and attachment and relationship dynamics.

Frequent publication venues for Fitzsimons include the Academy of Management Proceedings, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Frontiers in Psychology, Journal of the Association for Consumer Research, and Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

Their recent papers cover various aspects of team performance, interpersonal goal-related behavior, and social support mechanisms. Selected recent publications include:

  • The Effects of Extra-Team Goal Disclosure on Team Performance, Viability, and Satisfaction (2021, Frontiers in Psychology)
  • Interpersonal Consequences of Conveying Goal Ambition (2022, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes)
  • She'll Take Two: Relationship Interdependence and Negative Emotion in Everyday Choice for Others (2020, Journal of the Association for Consumer Research)
  • Tying the Value of Goals to Social Class (2023, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology)
  • Congratulations, So Happy for You! Promotion Motivation Predicts Social Support for Positive Events (2022, Motivation Science)

Gráinne M. Fitzsimons collaborates frequently with several researchers. Among their frequent coauthors are Jessica Jee Won Paek, Sara Clark Wingrove, Kaitlin Woolley, Esther Sackett, and Sarah G. Moore. These collaborations reflect an interdisciplinary approach intersecting motivation, social support processes, emotions, and organizational behavior.

Best Publications

  • Can you see the real me? Activation and expression of the "true self" on the Internet.

    John A. Bargh;Katelyn Y. A. McKenna;Grainne M. Fitzsimons

  • Thinking of you: nonconscious pursuit of interpersonal goals associated with relationship partners.

    Gráinne M. Fitzsimons;John A. Bargh

  • Automatic Effects of Brand Exposure on Motivated Behavior: How Apple Makes You “Think Different”

    Gráinne M. Fitzsimons;Tanya L. Chartrand;Gavan J. Fitzsimons

  • How Goal Instrumentality Shapes Relationship Evaluations

    Gráinne M. Fitzsimons;James Y. Shah

  • Transactive goal dynamics.

    Gráinne M. Fitzsimons;Eli J. Finkel;Michelle R. vanDellen

  • Dogs on the Street, Pumas on Your Feet: How Cues in the Environment Influence Product Evaluation and Choice

    Jonah Berger;Gráinne Fitzsimons

  • Automatic self-regulation.

    Gráinne M. Fitzsimons;John A. Bargh

  • Interpersonal Influences on Self-Regulation

    Gráinne M. Fitzsimons;Eli J. Finkel

  • Social Disadvantage and the Self-Regulatory Function of Justice Beliefs

    Kristin Laurin;Gráinne M. Fitzsimons;Aaron C. Kay

  • Divergent effects of activating thoughts of God on self-regulation.

    Kristin Laurin;Aaron C. Kay;Gráinne M. Fitzsimons

  • Shifting closeness: interpersonal effects of personal goal progress

    Gráinne M Fitzsimons;Ayelet Fishbach

  • Language and Interpersonal Cognition: Causal Effects of Variations in Pronoun Usage on Perceptions of Closeness

    Gráinne M. Fitzsimons;Aaron C. Kay

  • Outsourcing Self-Regulation

    Gráinne M. Fitzsimons;Eli J. Finkel

  • Devaluation Versus Enhancement of Attractive Alternatives: A Critical Test Using the Calibration Paradigm:

    John E. Lydon;Gráinne M. Fitzsimons;Loren Naidoo

  • The Energizing Nature of Work Engagement: Toward a New Need-Based Theory of Work Motivation

    Paul Isaac Green;Eli J. Finkel;Grainne M. Fitzsimons;Francesca Gino

  • Automatic Activation of Attachment-Related Goals:

    Omri Gillath;Mario Mikulincer;Grainne M. Fitzsimons;Phillip R. Shaver

  • The ideological animal

    John T. Jost;Gráinne Fitzsimons;Aaron C. Kay

  • The Selfish Goal: Unintended Consequences of Intended Goal Pursuits

    John A. Bargh;Michelle Green;Gráinne Fitzsimons

  • On the dangers of pulling a fast one: Advertisement disclaimer speed, brand trust, and purchase intention

    Kenneth C. Herbst;Eli J. Finkel;David Allan;Gráinne M. Fitzsimons

  • A functional basis for structure-seeking: exposure to structure promotes willingness to engage in motivated action.

    Aaron C. Kay;Kristin Laurin;Gráinne M. Fitzsimons;Mark J. Landau

Frequent Co-Authors

Eli J. Finkel
Eli J. Finkel Northwestern University
Aaron C. Kay
Aaron C. Kay Duke University
Gavan J. Fitzsimons
Gavan J. Fitzsimons Duke University
John G. Holmes
John G. Holmes University of Waterloo
Tanya L. Chartrand
Tanya L. Chartrand Duke University
John A. Bargh
John A. Bargh Yale University
Wilhelm Hofmann
Wilhelm Hofmann Ruhr University Bochum
John T. Jost
John T. Jost New York University
Frank D. Fincham
Frank D. Fincham Florida State University
Joanne V. Wood
Joanne V. Wood University of Waterloo

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