Benjamin D. Rosenberg

664 total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 432 citations indexed

About

Benjamin D. Rosenberg is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Applied Psychology and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin D. Rosenberg has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 432 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 6 papers in Applied Psychology and 4 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Benjamin D. Rosenberg's work include Behavioral Health and Interventions (6 papers), Social and Intergroup Psychology (4 papers) and Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion (3 papers). Benjamin D. Rosenberg is often cited by papers focused on Behavioral Health and Interventions (6 papers), Social and Intergroup Psychology (4 papers) and Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion (3 papers). Benjamin D. Rosenberg collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Benjamin D. Rosenberg's co-authors include Jason T. Siegel, Brianna A. Lienemann, Eusebio M. Alvaro, Mario A. Navarro, Andrew L. Thomson, William D. Crano, Shuang Ren, Di Song, Shaohan Cai and Zhining Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Biological Psychiatry, Social Science & Medicine and Computers in Human Behavior.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin D. Rosenberg

13 papers receiving 414 citations

Hit Papers

A 50-year review of psychological reactance theory: Do no... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 50 100 150 200
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. A 50-year review of psychological reactance theory: Do not read this article.
    2017 223 citations Benjamin D. Rosenberg, Jason T. Siegel Motivation Science profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Benjamin D. Rosenberg United States 8 203 133 108 93 54 15 432
Wendi A. Miller United States 8 267 1.3× 109 0.8× 111 1.0× 66 0.7× 41 0.8× 9 507
Lisa L. Massi Lindsey United States 12 219 1.1× 188 1.4× 85 0.8× 84 0.9× 67 1.2× 20 550
Lorena Gil de Montes Spain 11 190 0.9× 176 1.3× 129 1.2× 57 0.6× 43 0.8× 36 477
Cassie A. Eno United States 11 375 1.8× 134 1.0× 56 0.5× 83 0.9× 102 1.9× 27 636
Chelsea L. Ratcliff United States 13 261 1.3× 86 0.6× 118 1.1× 61 0.7× 215 4.0× 40 606
John G. Wirtz United States 9 143 0.7× 158 1.2× 49 0.5× 74 0.8× 54 1.0× 12 419
Lindsay T. Lane United States 6 300 1.5× 155 1.2× 145 1.3× 40 0.4× 155 2.9× 8 497
Leslie M. Deatrick United States 4 264 1.3× 130 1.0× 140 1.3× 35 0.4× 148 2.7× 6 442
Xiaoyuan Chu China 12 281 1.4× 107 0.8× 59 0.5× 138 1.5× 29 0.5× 27 475
Mina Choi United States 10 286 1.4× 156 1.2× 72 0.7× 84 0.9× 58 1.1× 16 469

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benjamin D. Rosenberg

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All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Rosenberg, Benjamin D. & Jason T. Siegel. (2025). Psychological reactance theory: An introduction and overview.. Motivation Science. 11(2). 133–138. 1 indexed citations
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Rosenberg, Benjamin D., et al.. (2025). Californians’ perceptions of the causes of homelessness and potential policy solutions. Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless. 1–14.
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George, Michaela F., et al.. (2023). “They'll take a gun to me before I get that shot”: Rationalization, emotions, and misinformation in COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy. Social and Personality Psychology Compass. 17(9).
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Wang, Zhining, Di Song, Shuang Ren, Benjamin D. Rosenberg, & Shaohan Cai. (2023). Team reflexivity, thriving at work and employees' work-to-family enrichment: a multilevel perspective. Journal of Managerial Psychology. 38(7). 465–479. 3 indexed citations
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Rosenberg, Benjamin D. & Jason T. Siegel. (2021). Threatening uncertainty and psychological reactance: are freedom threats always noxious?. Current Psychology. 9 indexed citations
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Rosenberg, Benjamin D., Vincent Taschereau‐Dumouchel, Katherine S. Young, et al.. (2021). A Multivoxel Pattern Analysis of Anhedonia During Fear Extinction – Implications for Safety Learning. Biological Psychiatry. 89(9). S165–S165. 2 indexed citations
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Berardi, Vincent, et al.. (2021). Stair versus elevator use in a university residence hall setting. Journal of American College Health. 71(4). 997–1002. 1 indexed citations
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Alvaro, Eusebio M., et al.. (2020). Controlling Language and Irony: Reducing Threat and Increasing Positive Message Evaluations. Basic and Applied Social Psychology. 42(5). 369–386. 8 indexed citations
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Alvaro, Eusebio M., et al.. (2020). A case for directives: Strategies for enhancing clarity while mitigating reactance. Current Psychology. 41(2). 611–621. 14 indexed citations
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Siegel, Jason T., Brianna A. Lienemann, & Benjamin D. Rosenberg. (2017). Resistance, reactance, and misinterpretation: Highlighting the challenge of persuading people with depression to seek help. Social and Personality Psychology Compass. 11(6). 38 indexed citations
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Rosenberg, Benjamin D. & Jason T. Siegel. (2017). A 50-year review of psychological reactance theory: Do not read this article.. Motivation Science. 4(4). 281–300. 223 indexed citations breakdown →
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Siegel, Jason T., et al.. (2016). Anger, frustration, boredom and the Department of Motor Vehicles: Can negative emotions impede organ donor registration?. Social Science & Medicine. 153. 174–181. 23 indexed citations
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Rosenberg, Benjamin D. & Jason T. Siegel. (2015). The Effect of Inconsistency Appeals on the Influence of Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Advertisements: An Application of Goal Disruption Theory. Journal of Health Communication. 21(2). 217–227. 8 indexed citations
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Rosenberg, Benjamin D., et al.. (2013). Goal Disruption Theory, Military Personnel, and the Creation of Merged Profiles. Journal of Mixed Methods Research. 9(1). 51–69. 3 indexed citations
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Rosenberg, Benjamin D., et al.. (2011). The effect of informal social support: Face-to-face versus computer-mediated communication. Computers in Human Behavior. 27(5). 1806–1814. 99 indexed citations

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