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Psychology
USA
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 128 Citations 123,238 377 World Ranking 116 National Ranking 71

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award

1991 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Social psychology
  • Developmental psychology
  • Cognition

His primary areas of investigation include Social psychology, Attachment theory, Developmental psychology, Romance and Object Attachment. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Cognition, Mental representation and Social cognition. His Attachment theory research incorporates elements of Interpersonal communication, Personality development, Psychopathology, Self report and Normative.

His studies in Developmental psychology integrate themes in fields like Anger, Distress, Ambivalence and Anxiety. In his research, Affect regulation, Relationship satisfaction and Eating disorders is intimately related to Human sexuality, which falls under the overarching field of Romance. His Object Attachment study incorporates themes from Self-concept, Psychoanalytic theory, Stroop effect and Emotional security.

His most cited work include:

  • Romantic Love Conceptualized as an Attachment Process (6098 citations)
  • Handbook of attachment : theory, research, and clinical applications (3084 citations)
  • Measures of personality and social psychological attitudes (3075 citations)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Social psychology, Attachment theory, Developmental psychology, Anxiety and Interpersonal relationship. His research is interdisciplinary, bridging the disciplines of Romance and Social psychology. His Attachment theory research focuses on Interpersonal communication and how it relates to Normative.

His Developmental psychology study which covers Cognition that intersects with Cognitive psychology. His Anxiety research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Association and Clinical psychology. His study connects Coping and Interpersonal relationship.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Social psychology (56.53%)
  • Attachment theory (40.06%)
  • Developmental psychology (38.07%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Attachment theory (40.06%)
  • Social psychology (56.53%)
  • Developmental psychology (38.07%)

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

Phillip R. Shaver mainly focuses on Attachment theory, Social psychology, Developmental psychology, Anxiety and Clinical psychology. The concepts of his Attachment theory study are interwoven with issues in Mental health, Interpersonal relationship and Distress. The Social psychology study combines topics in areas such as Romance and Well-being.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Longitudinal study, Stress, Cognition, Empathy and Personality. His study in the field of Attachment anxiety is also linked to topics like Injury prevention. His Object Attachment research incorporates themes from Empirical research, Attachment measures and Self report.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Parents’ Self-Reported Attachment Styles A Review of Links with Parenting Behaviors, Emotions, and Cognitions (118 citations)
  • Attachment orientations and emotion regulation. (76 citations)
  • Attachment insecurities and women's sexual function and satisfaction: the mediating roles of sexual self-esteem, sexual anxiety, and sexual assertiveness. (54 citations)

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

  • Social psychology
  • Cognition
  • Developmental psychology

Developmental psychology, Attachment theory, Social psychology, Anxiety and Cognition are his primary areas of study. Phillip R. Shaver has researched Developmental psychology in several fields, including Longitudinal study, Stress, Mental representation, Psychological resilience and Romance. Specifically, his work in Attachment theory is concerned with the study of Object Attachment.

In his work, he performs multidisciplinary research in Social psychology and Generosity. His Anxiety research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Coping and Clinical psychology. His Cognition research focuses on subjects like Interpersonal relationship, which are linked to Human sexuality.

This overview was generated by a machine learning system which analysed the scientist’s body of work. If you have any feedback, you can contact us here.

Best Publications

Romantic Love Conceptualized as an Attachment Process

Cindy Hazan;Phillip Shaver.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (1987)

14586 Citations

Self-report measurement of adult attachment: An integrative overview.

Kelly A. Brennan;Catherine L. Clark;Phillip R. Shaver.
(1998)

8660 Citations

Attachment in Adulthood: Structure, Dynamics, and Change

Mario Mikulincer;Phillip R. Shaver.
(2007)

6685 Citations

Measures of personality and social psychological attitudes

John P. Robinson;Phillip R. Shaver;Lawrence S. Wrightsman.
(1991)

4933 Citations

Handbook of attachment : theory, research, and clinical applications

Jude Cassidy;Phillip R. Shaver.
(1999)

4930 Citations

Review of personality and social psychology

Ladd Wheeler;Phillip Shaver.
(1980)

4717 Citations

Emotion knowledge: further exploration of a prototype approach.

Phillip Shaver;Judith Schwartz;Donald Kirson;Cary O'Connor.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (1987)

4169 Citations

Attachment as an Organizational Framework for Research on Close Relationships

Cindy Hazan;Phillip R. Shaver.
Psychological Inquiry (1994)

3693 Citations

Intimacy as an interpersonal process

Harry T. Reis;Phillip Shaver.
(1988)

2611 Citations

Attachment Theory and Affect Regulation: The Dynamics, Development, and Cognitive Consequences of Attachment-Related Strategies

Mario Mikulincer;Phillip R. Shaver;Dana Pereg.
Motivation and Emotion (2003)

2541 Citations

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