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Citations
5425
World Ranking
10470
National Ranking
5499

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Martin Heesacker is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Psychology and Social Sciences, with subfields including Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, as well as Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

The main topics of their research work encompass:

  • Sexual function and dysfunction studies
  • Marriage and Sexual Relationships
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
  • Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
  • Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
  • Family Support in Illness

Their publication record includes papers in various scholarly venues. Notable venues and the number of publications by Heesacker are:

  • The Counseling Psychologist (3 publications)
  • Social Psychological and Personality Science (1)
  • Leisure/Loisir (1)
  • American Journal of Family Therapy (1)
  • Counselling Psychology Quarterly (1)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Martin Heesacker include:

  • "In Memoriam: Dorothy Dobbins Nevill (1935-2022) Sage, Saint, and Servant," published in 2023 in The Counseling Psychologist
  • "Do Women Withhold Honest Sexual Communication When They Believe Their Partner's Manhood is Threatened?," published in 2022 in Social Psychological and Personality Science
  • "Planning leisure: helpful or harmful?" published in 2020 in Leisure/Loisir
  • "Perceived Family Benefits Overshadowed Parentification in Predicting Life Satisfaction and Relationship Satisfaction," published in 2025 in American Journal of Family Therapy
  • "Tending the grapevine: a qualitative analysis of responses to a psychotherapist-in-training testing positive for COVID-19," published in 2020 in Counselling Psychology Quarterly

Martin Heesacker has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • S. Monaco
  • Jessica Jordan
  • Joseph A. Vandello
  • Dylan Larson-Konar
  • Haley M. Sterling

In recognition of professional contributions, Martin Heesacker was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Effects of rhetorical questions on persuasion: A cognitive response analysis.

    Richard E. Petty;John T. Cacioppo;Martin Heesacker

  • Field dependence and attitude change: Source credibility can alter persuasion by affecting message-relevant thinking

    Martin Heesacker;Richard E. Petty;John T. Cacioppo

  • A multicultural investigation of masculinity ideology and alexithymia.

    Ronald F. Levant;Katherine Richmond;Richard G. Majors;Jaime E. Inclan

  • Confirming Gender Stereotypes: A Social Role Perspective

    David L. Vogel;Stephen R. Wester;Martin Heesacker;Stephanie Madon

  • Sex Differences in Emotion: A Critical Review of the Literature and Implications for Counseling Psychology

    Stephen R. Wester;David L. Vogel;Page K. Pressly;Martin Heesacker

  • Better Off Than We Know Distorted Perceptions of Incomes and Income Inequality in America

    John R. Chambers;Lawton K. Swan;Martin Heesacker

  • Changing the Sexual Aggression-Supportive Attitudes of Men: A Psychoeducational Intervention.

    Barbara J. Gilbert;Martin Heesacker;Linda J. Gannon

  • Why Is Benevolent Sexism Appealing? Associations With System Justification and Life Satisfaction

    Kathleen Connelly;Martin Heesacker

  • The Physical Environment and Counseling: A Review of Theory and Research

    Page K. Pressly;Martin Heesacker

  • Gender-based emotional stereotyping.

    Martin Heesacker;Stephen R. Wester;David L. Vogel;Jeffrey T. Wentzel

  • Perceived counselor characteristics, client expectations, and client satisfaction with counseling.

    P. Paul Heppner;Martin Heesacker

  • The Elaboration Likelihood Model: Implications for the Practice of School Psychology.

    Richard E. Petty;Martin Heesacker;Jan N. Hughes

  • Interpersonal Influence Process in Real Life Counseling: Investigating Client Perceptions, Counselor Experience Level, and Counselor Power over Time.

    P. Paul Heppner;Martin Heesacker

  • THE INFLUENCE OF SEXUALLY VIOLENT RAP MUSIC ON ATTITUDES OF MEN WITH LITTLE PRIOR EXPOSURE

    Stephen R. Wester;Cynthia L. Crown;Gerald L. Quatman;Martin Heesacker

  • Anti-Atheist Bias in the United States: Testing Two Critical Assumptions

    Lawton K Swan;Martin Heesacker

  • Classics and Emerging Classics in Counseling Psychology.

    Martin Heesacker;P. Paul Heppner;Mark E. Rogers

  • The Effects of Recipient Posture on Persuasion A Cognitive Response Analysis

    Richard E. Petty;Gary L. Wells;Martin Heesacker;Timothy C. Brock

  • Changing the Rape-Supportive Attitudes of Traditional and Nontraditional Male and Female College Students.

    Eric H. Rosenthal;Martin Heesacker;Greg J. Neimeyer

  • A culturally sensitive Transition Assistance Program for stroke caregivers: examining caregiver mental health and stroke rehabilitation.

    Paul B. Perrin;Andrew Johnston;Bruce Vogel;Martin Heesacker

  • Masculinity ideology among Russian and U.S. young men and women and its relationships to unhealthy lifestyles habits among young Russian men.

    Ronald F. Levant;Adele Cuthbert;Katherine Richmond;Alfred Sellers

  • Model Training Program in Counseling Psychology

    Nancy L. Murdock;John D. Alcorn;Martin Heesacker;Cal Stoltenberg

Frequent Co-Authors

P. Paul Heppner
P. Paul Heppner University of Missouri
John T. Cacioppo
John T. Cacioppo University of Chicago
Richard E. Petty
Richard E. Petty The Ohio State University
David L. Vogel
David L. Vogel Iowa State University
Ronald F. Levant
Ronald F. Levant University of Akron
Blake A. Allan
Blake A. Allan University of Houston
Timothy R. Elliott
Timothy R. Elliott Texas A&M University
Margaret M. Bradley
Margaret M. Bradley University of Florida
Timothy C. Brock
Timothy C. Brock The Ohio State University
Gary L. Wells
Gary L. Wells Iowa State University

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