David Watson

39.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
56 papers, 31.6k citations indexed

About

David Watson is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, David Watson has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 31.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Clinical Psychology, 14 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 12 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in David Watson's work include Personality Disorders and Psychopathology (16 papers), Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (8 papers) and Personality Traits and Psychology (8 papers). David Watson is often cited by papers focused on Personality Disorders and Psychopathology (16 papers), Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (8 papers) and Personality Traits and Psychology (8 papers). David Watson collaborates with scholars based in Canada and United States. David Watson's co-authors include Auke Tellegen, Lee Anna Clark, Greg Carey, Andrew J. Howell, Birendra K. Sinha, Philip C. Kendall, Kelsie T. Forbush, Karen Buro, Russell A. Powell and P C Kendall and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychological Bulletin and Journal of Abnormal Psychology.

In The Last Decade

David Watson

55 papers receiving 30.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Development and validation of brief measures of positive and negative affect: The PANAS scales.

1988 25.6k citations David Watson, Lee Anna Clark et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
Toward a consensual structure of mood.

1985 3.4k citations David Watson, Auke Tellegen Psychological Bulletin profile →
Positive and negative affectivity and their relation to anxiety and depressive disorders.

1988 1.1k citations David Watson, Lee Anna Clark et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Watson Canada	22	12.6k	10.6k	9.6k	5.4k	5.2k	56	31.6k
Niall Bolger United States	57	14.0k 1.1×	10.0k 0.9×	7.1k 0.7×	4.1k 0.8×	7.9k 1.5×	113	32.6k
L A Clark United States	6	10.7k 0.8×	8.4k 0.8×	7.6k 0.8×	4.9k 0.9×	4.4k 0.8×	15	26.2k
Sonja Lyubomirsky United States	72	17.6k 1.4×	12.9k 1.2×	10.0k 1.0×	7.7k 1.4×	4.5k 0.9×	162	32.9k
Peter Salovey United States	98	25.7k 2.0×	13.0k 1.2×	7.0k 0.7×	7.1k 1.3×	7.9k 1.5×	276	45.5k
James W. Pennebaker United States	96	20.9k 1.7×	13.1k 1.2×	7.7k 0.8×	4.9k 0.9×	10.8k 2.1×	331	47.5k
Mihály Csíkszentmihályi United States	78	19.6k 1.6×	9.6k 0.9×	13.1k 1.4×	6.4k 1.2×	11.1k 2.1×	240	56.7k
Kathleen D. Vohs United States	81	12.8k 1.0×	7.3k 0.7×	7.1k 0.7×	9.5k 1.8×	11.1k 2.1×	233	34.3k
Richard W. Robins United States	78	14.1k 1.1×	14.7k 1.4×	7.9k 0.8×	3.6k 0.7×	7.5k 1.4×	247	30.3k
Robert R. McCrae United States	87	16.8k 1.3×	24.5k 2.3×	12.3k 1.3×	6.4k 1.2×	9.2k 1.8×	201	47.2k
Brent W. Roberts United States	81	10.5k 0.8×	16.6k 1.6×	10.1k 1.1×	5.3k 1.0×	5.3k 1.0×	230	30.9k

Countries citing papers authored by David Watson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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20 of 20 papers shown

Schulte, Anna, et al.. (2023). Examination of Acupuncture and Acupressure as an Integrative Treatment for Preeclampsia With Severe Features [ID: 1354672]. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 141(5S). 77S–77S.

Watson, David & Andrew J. Howell. (2022). Psychological flexibility, non-attachment, and materialism. Personality and Individual Differences. 202. 111965–111965. 2 indexed citations

Watson, David, et al.. (2020). The thinking person’s music: Heavy metal and the need for cognition. Psychology of Music. 49(5). 1372–1380. 3 indexed citations

Watson, David. (2018). Self-compassion, the ‘quiet ego’ and materialism. Heliyon. 4(10). e00883–e00883. 14 indexed citations

Watson, David. (2016). Dominance and Prestige in Materialism. North American journal of psychology. 18(2). 359. 3 indexed citations

Watson, David. (2015). Materialism and the Five-Factor Model of Personality: A Facet-Level Analysis. North American journal of psychology. 17(1). 133. 13 indexed citations

Watson, David. (2014). A Model of the Materialistic Self. North American journal of psychology. 16(1). 137–54. 5 indexed citations

Latzman, Robert D., James A. Naifeh, David Watson, et al.. (2011). Racial Differences in Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression Among Three Cohorts of Students in the Southern United States. Psychiatry. 74(4). 332–348. 27 indexed citations

Forbush, Kelsie T., Martha Shaw, Vanessa Meyer, et al.. (2008). Neuropsychological Characteristics and Personality Traits in Pathological Gambling. CNS Spectrums. 13(4). 306–315. 102 indexed citations

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Watson, David & Birendra K. Sinha. (2006). A normative study of the Coolidge axis‐II inventory, short form. Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice. 80(3). 437–441. 10 indexed citations

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Forbush, Kelsie T. & David Watson. (2006). Emotional Inhibition and Personality Traits: A Comparison of Women with Anorexia, Bulimia, and Normal Controls. Annals of Clinical Psychiatry. 18(2). 115–121. 44 indexed citations

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Sinha, Birendra K. & David Watson. (2004). Personality disorder clusters and the Defence Style Questionnaire. Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice. 77(1). 55–66. 13 indexed citations

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Howell, Andrew J. & David Watson. (2002). Perceived Dysfunction of Male-Typed and Female-Typed DSM-IV Personality Disorder Criteria. Journal of Personality Disorders. 16(6). 536–548. 7 indexed citations

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Sinha, Birendra K., et al.. (2000). Stress and coping among students in India and Canada.. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science/Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement. 32(4). 218–225. 33 indexed citations

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Watson, David & Birendra K. Sinha. (1999). . International Journal of Stress Management. 6(4). 255–264. 24 indexed citations

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Watson, David & Birendra K. Sinha. (1998). Comorbidity of DSM-IV personality disorders in a nonclinical sample. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 54(6). 773–780. 37 indexed citations

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Watson, David & Birendra K. Sinha. (1996). A normative study of the Coolidge Axis II inventory. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 52(6). 631–637. 21 indexed citations

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Watson, David. (1996). Stress, coping, and personality disorder. University of Alberta Library. 2 indexed citations

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Watson, David, Lee Anna Clark, & Auke Tellegen. (1988). Development and validation of brief measures of positive and negative affect: The PANAS scales.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 54(6). 1063–1070. 25557 indexed citations breakdown →

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Watson, David & Auke Tellegen. (1985). Toward a consensual structure of mood.. Psychological Bulletin. 98(2). 219–235. 3381 indexed citations breakdown →

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