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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 46 Citations 11,065 117 World Ranking 4470 National Ranking 61

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Social psychology
  • Developmental psychology
  • Social science

Wim Beyers focuses on Developmental psychology, Social psychology, Self-determination theory, Self-concept and Identity. The study incorporates disciplines such as Confirmatory factor analysis, Well-being and Identity formation in addition to Developmental psychology. His research in the fields of Personality development overlaps with other disciplines such as Self-management.

As a member of one scientific family, Wim Beyers mostly works in the field of Self-determination theory, focusing on Deci- and, on occasion, Social identity approach, Causality and Normative. His work in Self-concept covers topics such as Social relation which are related to areas like Subjective well-being. He works mostly in the field of Identity, limiting it down to concerns involving Longitudinal study and, occasionally, Self-esteem, Construct and Mental health.

His most cited work include:

  • Basic psychological need satisfaction, need frustration, and need strength across four cultures (594 citations)
  • Conceptualizing parental autonomy support: adolescent perceptions of promotion of independence versus promotion of volitional functioning. (350 citations)
  • Unpacking commitment and exploration: Preliminary validation of an integrative model of late adolescent identity formation (328 citations)

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

Wim Beyers mostly deals with Developmental psychology, Social psychology, Identity, Self-determination theory and Clinical psychology. His biological study focuses on Self-concept. His research is interdisciplinary, bridging the disciplines of Well-being and Social psychology.

As a part of the same scientific family, Wim Beyers mostly works in the field of Well-being, focusing on Social support and, on occasion, Mental health. The Self-determination theory study which covers Competence that intersects with Happiness. In his study, Psychometrics and Convergent validity is strongly linked to Loneliness, which falls under the umbrella field of Clinical psychology.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Developmental psychology (61.06%)
  • Social psychology (38.94%)
  • Identity (15.93%)

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

  • Developmental psychology (61.06%)
  • Social psychology (38.94%)
  • Clinical psychology (14.16%)

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

Wim Beyers mainly focuses on Developmental psychology, Social psychology, Clinical psychology, Longitudinal study and Self-determination theory. His work carried out in the field of Developmental psychology brings together such families of science as Temperament, Personality and Perception. Wim Beyers frequently studies issues relating to Well-being and Social psychology.

His Clinical psychology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Overweight, Obesity, Food choice and Disinhibition. His Longitudinal study study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Psychosocial, Conscientiousness, Cerebral palsy and Moderation. His Self-determination theory research integrates issues from Need satisfaction, Competence and Applied psychology.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Where Do the Cultural Differences in Dynamics of Controlling Parenting Lie? Adolescents as Active Agents in the Perception of and Coping with Parental Behavior (32 citations)
  • Ruminative exploration and reconsideration of commitment as risk factors for suboptimal identity development in adolescence and emerging adulthood. (32 citations)
  • Identity processes and statuses in post-Soviet Georgia: Exploration processes operate differently. (29 citations)

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

  • Social psychology
  • Developmental psychology
  • Psychotherapist

His main research concerns Developmental psychology, Social psychology, Self-determination theory, Clinical psychology and Feeling. His study ties his expertise on Longitudinal study together with the subject of Developmental psychology. His work in the fields of Social psychology, such as Identity formation, Identity, Self-concept and Self-esteem, intersects with other areas such as Independence.

His research in Self-determination theory intersects with topics in Mathematics education, Physical education and Set. His studies in Clinical psychology integrate themes in fields like Obesity and Need satisfaction, Competence. His Feeling study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Vignette, Perception, Cultural diversity, Coping and Cross-cultural.

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Best Publications

Basic psychological need satisfaction, need frustration, and need strength across four cultures

Beiwen Chen;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Wim Beyers;Liesbet Boone.
Motivation and Emotion (2015)

1674 Citations

Unpacking commitment and exploration: Preliminary validation of an integrative model of late adolescent identity formation

Koen Luyckx;Luc Goossens;Bart Soenens;Wim Beyers.
Journal of Adolescence (2006)

731 Citations

Conceptualizing parental autonomy support: adolescent perceptions of promotion of independence versus promotion of volitional functioning.

Bart Soenens;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Willy Lens;Koen Luyckx.
Developmental Psychology (2007)

715 Citations

Identifying Configurations of Perceived Teacher Autonomy Support and Structure: Associations with Self-Regulated Learning, Motivation and Problem Behavior.

Maarten Vansteenkiste;Eline Sierens;Luc Goossens;Bart Soenens.
Learning and Instruction (2012)

477 Citations

Examining the Light and Dark Sides of Emerging Adults’ Identity: A Study of Identity Status Differences in Positive and Negative Psychosocial Functioning

Seth J. Schwartz;Wim Beyers;Koen Luyckx;Bart Soenens.
Journal of Youth and Adolescence (2011)

414 Citations

Identity Statuses Based on 4 Rather Than 2 Identity Dimensions: Extending and Refining Marcia's Paradigm

Koen Luyckx;Luc Goossens;Bart Soenens;Wim Beyers.
Journal of Youth and Adolescence (2005)

411 Citations

Emotional autonomy, psychosocial adjustment and parenting: interactions, moderating and mediating effects.

Wim Beyers;Luc Goossens.
Journal of Adolescence (1999)

379 Citations

A Structural Model of Autonomy in Middle and Late Adolescence: Connectedness, Separation, Detachment, and Agency

Wim Beyers;Luc Goossens;Ilse Vansant;Els Moors.
Journal of Youth and Adolescence (2003)

362 Citations

Dynamics of perceived parenting and identity formation in late adolescence.

Wim Beyers;Luc Goossens.
Journal of Adolescence (2008)

285 Citations

Does Identity Precede Intimacy? Testing Erikson’s Theory on Romantic Development in Emerging Adults of the 21st Century

Wim Beyers;Inge Seiffge-Krenke.
Journal of Adolescent Research (2010)

275 Citations

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