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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 49 Citations 9,297 138 World Ranking 4060 National Ranking 2336

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Social psychology
  • Statistics
  • Cognition

Morris A. Okun focuses on Social psychology, Developmental psychology, Subjective well-being, Sample and Variables. His study on Personality, Religiosity and Life satisfaction is often connected to Variance and Authoritarianism as part of broader study in Social psychology. His Big Five personality traits study in the realm of Personality interacts with subjects such as Secondary analysis.

His research in Developmental psychology intersects with topics in Social relation, Social support, Interpersonal relationship and Multilevel model. His study in Subjective well-being is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Test, Psychological well-being, Clinical psychology, Cognition and Mental health. His Sample research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Meta-analysis and Demography.

His most cited work include:

  • Religion and Subjective Well-Being in Adulthood: A Quantitative Synthesis (267 citations)
  • A Comparison of the Influence of Conflictual and Supportive Social Interactions on Psychological Distress (265 citations)
  • The interplay of traits and motives on volunteering: agreeableness, extraversion and prosocial value motivation (264 citations)

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

Morris A. Okun mostly deals with Social psychology, Developmental psychology, Clinical psychology, Cognition and Gerontology. In his work, Variables is strongly intertwined with Sample, which is a subfield of Social psychology. In his study, Emotionality is strongly linked to Affect, which falls under the umbrella field of Developmental psychology.

His studies deal with areas such as Test, Pain catastrophizing, Chronic pain, Association and Subjective well-being as well as Clinical psychology. His Subjective well-being research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Meta-analysis, Mental health and Psychological well-being. His work in Gerontology is not limited to one particular discipline; it also encompasses Demography.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Social psychology (41.01%)
  • Developmental psychology (35.25%)
  • Clinical psychology (15.83%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Social psychology (41.01%)
  • Developmental psychology (35.25%)
  • Academic achievement (7.91%)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Social psychology, Developmental psychology, Academic achievement, Chronic pain and Persistence. Morris A. Okun is interested in Prosocial behavior, which is a field of Social psychology. His Developmental psychology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Psychological intervention, Affect and Association.

In Academic achievement, he works on issues like Feeling, which are connected to Atheism. The Chronic pain study combines topics in areas such as Morning, Cognition and Clinical psychology. The study incorporates disciplines such as Longitudinal study, Self-efficacy and Role model in addition to Persistence.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • The Effects of a Female Role Model on Academic Performance and Persistence of Women in STEM Courses (55 citations)
  • Volunteering Is Associated with Lower Risk of Cognitive Impairment (22 citations)
  • God is watching you...but also watching over you: The influence of benevolent God representations on secular volunteerism among Christians. (21 citations)

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

  • Social psychology
  • Statistics
  • Cognition

His scientific interests lie mostly in Social psychology, Gerontology, Persistence, Role model and Prosocial behavior. Many of his studies involve connections with topics such as Academic achievement and Social psychology. Morris A. Okun has included themes like Psychological intervention, Lower risk and Psychosocial in his Gerontology study.

His Prosocial behavior study frequently links to other fields, such as Intrinsic motivation.

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Best Publications

The interplay of traits and motives on volunteering: agreeableness, extraversion and prosocial value motivation

Gustavo Carlo;Morris A. Okun;George P. Knight;Maria Rosario T. de Guzman.
Personality and Individual Differences (2005)

634 Citations

Religion and Subjective Well-Being in Adulthood: A Quantitative Synthesis

Robert A. Witter;William A. Stock;Morris A. Okun;Marilyn J. Haring.
Review of Religious Research (1985)

417 Citations

A Comparison of the Influence of Conflictual and Supportive Social Interactions on Psychological Distress

John F. Finch;Morris A. Okun;Gregory J. Pool;Linda S. Ruehlman.
Journal of Personality (1999)

412 Citations

Health and subjective well-being: a meta-analysis.

Morris A. Okun;William A. Stock;Marilyn J. Haring;Robert A. Witter.
International Journal of Aging & Human Development (1984)

393 Citations

Age and motives for volunteering: testing hypotheses derived from socioemotional selectivity theory.

Morris A. Okun;Amy Schultz.
Psychology and Aging (2003)

352 Citations

A Research Synthesis of Gender and Social Class as Correlates of Subjective Well-Being

Marilyn J. Haring;William A. Stock;Morris A. Okun.
Human Relations (1984)

349 Citations

Positive and negative social ties among older adults: measurement models and the prediction of psychological distress and well-being.

John F. Finch;Morris A. Okun;Manuel Barrera;Alex J. Zautra.
American Journal of Community Psychology (1989)

335 Citations

Effects of Positive and Negative Social Exchanges with Various Sources on Depressive Symptoms in Younger and Older Adults

Morris A. Okun;Verna M. Keith.
Journals of Gerontology Series B-psychological Sciences and Social Sciences (1998)

329 Citations

Physician- and self-ratings of health, neuroticism and subjective well-being among men and women.

Morris A. Okun;Linda K. George.
Personality and Individual Differences (1984)

293 Citations

Motivation to volunteer by older adults: a test of competing measurement models.

Morris A. Okun;Alicia Barr;A. Regula Herzog.
Psychology and Aging (1998)

286 Citations

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