Caroline Senécal

8.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
39 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Caroline Senécal is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Caroline Senécal has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Social Psychology, 18 papers in Clinical Psychology and 13 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Caroline Senécal's work include Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (22 papers), Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (12 papers) and Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies (8 papers). Caroline Senécal is often cited by papers focused on Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (22 papers), Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (12 papers) and Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies (8 papers). Caroline Senécal collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and Australia. Caroline Senécal's co-authors include Robert J. Vallerand, Frédéric Guay, Luc G. Pelletier, Évelyne F. Vallières, Marc R. Blais, Nathalie Brière, Claude Fernet, Catherine F. Ratelle, Richard Koestner and Simon Larose and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Educational Psychology, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise and Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Caroline Senécal

38 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

The Academic Motivation Scale: A Measure of Intrinsic, Ex... 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 2007 1993 2012 500 1000 1.5k
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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. The Academic Motivation Scale: A Measure of Intrinsic, Extrinsic, and Amotivation in Education
    1992 1.9k citations Robert J. Vallerand, Luc G. Pelletier et al. Educational and Psychological Measurement profile →
  2. Autonomous, controlled, and amotivated types of academic motivation: A person-oriented analysis.
    2007 555 citations Catherine F. Ratelle, Frédéric Guay et al. profile →
  3. On the Assessment of Intrinsic, Extrinsic, and Amotivation in Education: Evidence on the Concurrent and Construct Validity of the Academic Motivation Scale
    1993 547 citations Robert J. Vallerand, Luc G. Pelletier et al. Educational and Psychological Measurement profile →
  4. Predicting intraindividual changes in teacher burnout: The role of perceived school environment and motivational factors
    2012 437 citations Claude Fernet, Frédéric Guay et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Caroline Senécal Canada 26 3.4k 1.7k 1.7k 1.6k 907 39 6.2k
Catherine F. Ratelle Canada 31 3.4k 1.0× 1.6k 0.9× 1.4k 0.9× 1.5k 0.9× 854 0.9× 68 5.9k
Marcus Credé United States 31 3.0k 0.9× 2.0k 1.2× 1.4k 0.8× 1.8k 1.1× 567 0.6× 69 7.0k
Christopher P. Niemiec United States 24 3.0k 0.9× 1.3k 0.8× 815 0.5× 1.1k 0.7× 644 0.7× 46 5.1k
Holly A. McGregor United States 22 5.1k 1.5× 1.5k 0.9× 3.7k 2.2× 1.7k 1.0× 1.3k 1.4× 33 8.3k
Nathan R. Kuncel United States 29 1.8k 0.5× 1.8k 1.1× 1.8k 1.1× 2.0k 1.2× 563 0.6× 79 6.6k
Daniel K. Lapsley United States 37 2.9k 0.9× 2.3k 1.4× 1.0k 0.6× 1.2k 0.7× 1.0k 1.1× 107 7.4k
Marc R. Blais Canada 19 3.7k 1.1× 931 0.6× 1.3k 0.8× 1.0k 0.6× 1.4k 1.6× 24 5.5k
Patrizia Steca Italy 36 2.5k 0.7× 1.6k 1.0× 851 0.5× 1.6k 1.0× 460 0.5× 138 5.9k
Nathalie Brière Canada 19 3.7k 1.1× 820 0.5× 1.2k 0.7× 883 0.5× 1.6k 1.8× 28 5.6k
Frederick G. Lopez United States 43 3.2k 0.9× 2.3k 1.3× 1.2k 0.7× 1.3k 0.8× 455 0.5× 124 5.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bégin, Catherine, et al.. (2018). Disordered eating behaviors through the lens of self-determination theory. Europe’s Journal of Psychology. 14(3). 571–580. 16 indexed citations
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Drapeau, Vicky, et al.. (2017). Régulation de la prise alimentaire consécutive à un travail mental exigeant.. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science/Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement. 49(1). 18–31. 2 indexed citations
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Austin, Stéphanie, Frédéric Guay, Caroline Senécal, Claude Fernet, & Arie Nouwen. (2013). Longitudinal testing of a dietary self-care motivational model in adolescents with diabetes. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 75(2). 153–159. 19 indexed citations
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Austin, Stéphanie, Caroline Senécal, Frédéric Guay, & Arie Nouwen. (2011). Effects of gender, age, and diabetes duration on dietary self-care in adolescents with type 1 diabetes: A Self-Determination Theory perspective. Journal of Health Psychology. 16(6). 917–928. 47 indexed citations
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Chaput, Jean‐Philippe, Patrice Brassard, Paul Poirier, et al.. (2011). Mental Work Influences Cardiovascular Responses Through a Reduction in Cardiac Parasympathetic Modulation in Healthy Adults. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 43(5). 747–747. 2 indexed citations
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Guay, Frédéric, Herbert W. Marsh, Caroline Senécal, & Martin Dowson. (2008). Representations of relatedness with parents and friends and autonomous academic motivation during the late adolescence–early adulthood period: Reciprocal or unidirectional effects?. British Journal of Educational Psychology. 78(4). 621–637. 29 indexed citations
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Guay, Frédéric, et al.. (2006). Distinguishing Developmental From Chronic Career Indecision: Self-Efficacy, Autonomy, and Social Support. Journal of Career Assessment. 14(2). 235–251. 118 indexed citations
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Fernet, Claude, Caroline Senécal, Frédéric Guay, Martin Dowson, & Herbert W. Marsh. (2005). Motivation toward specific work tasks among elementary and high school teachers : the Work Tasks Motivation Scale for Teachers (WTMST).
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Guay, Frédéric, Caroline Senécal, Herbert W. Marsh, & Martin Dowson. (2005). The causal ordering among the quality of relationships with parents and friends and academic motivation. 3 indexed citations
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Ratelle, Catherine F., Simon Larose, Frédéric Guay, & Caroline Senécal. (2005). Perceptions of Parental Involvement and Support as Predictors of College Students' Persistence in a Science Curriculum.. Journal of Family Psychology. 19(2). 286–293. 161 indexed citations
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Ratelle, Catherine F., Caroline Senécal, Robert J. Vallerand, & Pierre Provencher. (2005). The Relationship Between School-Leisure Conflict and Educational and Mental Health Indexes: A Motivational Analysis. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 35(9). 1800–1822. 62 indexed citations
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Fernet, Claude, Frédéric Guay, & Caroline Senécal. (2003). Adjusting to job demands: The role of work self-determination and job control in predicting burnout. Journal of Vocational Behavior. 65(1). 39–56. 205 indexed citations
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Guay, Frédéric, et al.. (2003). Predicting career indecision: A self-determination theory perspective.. Journal of Counseling Psychology. 50(2). 165–177. 231 indexed citations
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Senécal, Caroline & Frédéric Guay. (2000). Procrastination in job-seeking : an analysis of motivational processes and feelings of hopelessness.. Journal of social behavior and personality. 27 indexed citations
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Senécal, Caroline, Arie Nouwen, & David White. (2000). Motivation and dietary self-care in adults with diabetes: Are self-efficacy and autonomous self-regulation complementary or competing constructs?. Health Psychology. 19(5). 452–457. 168 indexed citations
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Senécal, Caroline & Robert J. Vallerand. (1999). Construction et validation de l'Échelle de Motivation envers les Activités Familiales (ÉMAF).. 49(3). 261–273. 4 indexed citations
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Senécal, Caroline, Kim Lavoie, & Richard Koestner. (1997). Trait and situational factors in procrastination: An interactional model.. Journal of social behavior and personality. 47 indexed citations
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Gagné, Marylène, Caroline Senécal, & Richard Koestner. (1997). Proximal Job Characteristics, Feelings of Empowerment, and Intrinsic Motivation: A Multidimensional Model1. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 27(14). 1222–1240. 209 indexed citations
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Senécal, Caroline, Richard Koestner, & Robert J. Vallerand. (1995). Self-Regulation and Academic Procrastination. The Journal of Social Psychology. 135(5). 607–619. 399 indexed citations
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Vallerand, Robert J., Luc G. Pelletier, Marc R. Blais, et al.. (1993). On the Assessment of Intrinsic, Extrinsic, and Amotivation in Education: Evidence on the Concurrent and Construct Validity of the Academic Motivation Scale. Educational and Psychological Measurement. 53(1). 159–172. 547 indexed citations breakdown →

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