What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Social psychology
- Social science
- Developmental psychology
His primary areas of study are Social psychology, Social relation, Social psychology, Social comparison theory and Interpersonal relationship.
His Social psychology study incorporates themes from Developmental psychology, Everyday life and Projective test.
His Social relation study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Ingroups and outgroups and Self-disclosure.
He combines subjects such as Self-knowledge, Self perception and Self with his study of Social comparison theory.
Ladd Wheeler focuses mostly in the field of Interpersonal relationship, narrowing it down to matters related to Loneliness and, in some cases, Psychometrics, Psychological testing and Femininity.
His research integrates issues of Coping, Social support and Relative deprivation in his study of Personality.
His most cited work include:
- Review of personality and social psychology (2732 citations)
- Handbook of social comparison : theory and research (611 citations)
- Social Comparison: Why, With Whom, and With What Effect? (545 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Ladd Wheeler mainly focuses on Social psychology, Social comparison theory, Developmental psychology, Social relation and Social isolation.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Physical attractiveness and Social perception.
His Social comparison theory study deals with Self intersecting with Social influence.
In his research on the topic of Social relation, Social position is strongly related with Social engagement.
His study on Social isolation is intertwined with other disciplines of science such as Ostracism and Interpersonal interaction.
His studies deal with areas such as Loneliness and Personality as well as Interpersonal relationship.
He most often published in these fields:
- Social psychology (76.92%)
- Social comparison theory (39.74%)
- Developmental psychology (17.95%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2006-2020)?
- Social psychology (76.92%)
- Social comparison theory (39.74%)
- Ostracism (5.13%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His main research concerns Social psychology, Social comparison theory, Ostracism, Big-fish–little-pond effect and Affect.
His Social psychology research incorporates elements of Developmental psychology and Social perception.
His Social comparison theory research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Gender studies and Audiology.
His Ostracism research incorporates themes from Inter-rater reliability, Anger, Association and Social rejection.
His Big-fish–little-pond effect course of study focuses on School environment and Social desirability and Self perception.
His studies in Affect integrate themes in fields like Moderation and Mood.
Between 2006 and 2020, his most popular works were:
- On Being Rejected: A Meta-Analysis of Experimental Research on Rejection. (288 citations)
- Clarifying the role of social comparison in the big-fish-little-pond effect (BFLPE): an integrative study. (129 citations)
- Ostracism in everyday life. (126 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Social psychology
- Social science
- Developmental psychology
Ladd Wheeler mostly deals with Social psychology, Social comparison theory, Social isolation, Everyday life and Affect.
His Social comparison theory study combines topics in areas such as School environment and Social perception.
Ladd Wheeler interconnects Self-concept and Self perception in the investigation of issues within School environment.
Ladd Wheeler has included themes like Personality and Moderation in his Social perception study.
Ladd Wheeler integrates many fields in his works, including Social isolation, Social exclusion, Ostracism, Interpersonal interaction, Interpersonal relationship and Developmental psychology.
His Affect research includes elements of Clinical psychology, Mood, Arousal and Prosocial behavior.
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