Ellen A. Skinner

27.1k total citations · 10 hit papers
101 papers, 16.8k citations indexed

About

Ellen A. Skinner is a scholar working on Education, Clinical Psychology and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ellen A. Skinner has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 16.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Education, 46 papers in Clinical Psychology and 31 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Ellen A. Skinner's work include Early Childhood Education and Development (39 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (36 papers) and Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (19 papers). Ellen A. Skinner is often cited by papers focused on Early Childhood Education and Development (39 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (36 papers) and Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (19 papers). Ellen A. Skinner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Germany. Ellen A. Skinner's co-authors include Carrie Furrer, Michael J. Belmont, Melanie J. Zimmer‐Gembeck, Thomas A. Kindermann, Jeffrey Altman, Gwen C. Marchand, James G. Wellborn, James P. Connell, Jennifer Pitzer and Brian C. Patrick and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and Psychological Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Ellen A. Skinner

100 papers receiving 15.4k citations

Hit Papers

Motivation in the classroom: Reciprocal effects of teache... 1990 2026 2002 2014 1993 2003 2003 2008 1996 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. Motivation in the classroom: Reciprocal effects of teacher behavior and student engagement across the school year.
    1993 2.1k citations Ellen A. Skinner et al. Journal of Educational Psychology profile →
  2. Searching for the structure of coping: A review and critique of category systems for classifying ways of coping.
    2003 1.9k citations Ellen A. Skinner et al. profile →
  3. Sense of relatedness as a factor in children's academic engagement and performance.
    2003 1.6k citations Ellen A. Skinner et al. Journal of Educational Psychology profile →
  4. Engagement and disaffection in the classroom: Part of a larger motivational dynamic?
    2008 1.4k citations Ellen A. Skinner, Thomas A. Kindermann et al. Journal of Educational Psychology profile →
  5. A guide to constructs of control.
    1996 1.2k citations Ellen A. Skinner Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  6. A Motivational Perspective on Engagement and Disaffection
    2008 1.1k citations Ellen A. Skinner, Thomas A. Kindermann et al. Educational and Psychological Measurement profile →
  7. The Development of Coping
    2006 698 citations Ellen A. Skinner, Melanie J. Zimmer‐Gembeck profile →
  8. What it takes to do well in school and whether I've got it: A process model of perceived control and children's engagement and achievement in school.
    1990 603 citations Ellen A. Skinner et al. Journal of Educational Psychology profile →
  9. Review: The development of coping across childhood and adolescence: An integrative review and critique of research
    2010 466 citations Melanie J. Zimmer‐Gembeck, Ellen A. Skinner International Journal of Behavioral Development profile →
  10. Individual Differences and the Development of Perceived Control
    1998 401 citations Ellen A. Skinner, Melanie J. Zimmer‐Gembeck 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
Ellen A. Skinner United States 45 7.7k 6.5k 5.4k 3.3k 2.7k 101 16.8k
Jari‐Erik Nurmi Finland 69 7.2k 0.9× 4.2k 0.7× 4.3k 0.8× 3.1k 0.9× 4.2k 1.6× 283 15.2k
Ulrich Trautwein Germany 71 10.1k 1.3× 7.7k 1.2× 3.9k 0.7× 7.5k 2.3× 2.8k 1.0× 338 20.7k
Oliver Lüdtke Germany 72 9.3k 1.2× 8.3k 1.3× 4.4k 0.8× 7.6k 2.3× 2.8k 1.1× 309 21.7k
Claudio Barbaranelli Italy 54 4.8k 0.6× 6.8k 1.1× 5.9k 1.1× 2.7k 0.8× 1.3k 0.5× 218 19.5k
Katariina Salmela‐Aro Finland 70 4.5k 0.6× 6.5k 1.0× 5.3k 1.0× 3.4k 1.0× 1.7k 0.6× 349 15.7k
Frédéric Guay Canada 51 4.1k 0.5× 6.7k 1.0× 2.5k 0.5× 3.4k 1.0× 2.1k 0.8× 145 12.4k
Wendy S. Grolnick United States 47 5.7k 0.8× 4.8k 0.7× 5.0k 0.9× 2.0k 0.6× 1.7k 0.6× 96 11.9k
Kathryn R. Wentzel United States 53 7.8k 1.0× 4.9k 0.8× 3.9k 0.7× 2.4k 0.7× 1.8k 0.7× 111 12.4k
Susan Harter United States 56 5.4k 0.7× 7.5k 1.2× 7.1k 1.3× 4.2k 1.3× 4.0k 1.5× 115 18.0k
Kit‐Tai Hau Hong Kong 43 3.6k 0.5× 5.0k 0.8× 3.2k 0.6× 3.7k 1.1× 1.6k 0.6× 133 14.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zimmer‐Gembeck, Melanie J. & Ellen A. Skinner. (2024). Stress Appraisals and Coping across and within Academic, Parent, and Peer Stressors: The Roles of Adolescents’ Emotional Problems, Coping Flexibility, and Age. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 120–137. 3 indexed citations
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Rickert, Nicolette P. & Ellen A. Skinner. (2023). Parent and teacher involvement and adolescent academic engagement: Unique, mediated, and transactional effects. International Journal of Behavioral Development. 48(1). 71–84. 5 indexed citations
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Skinner, Ellen A., et al.. (2023). Dynamics of parenting and children’s coping: Bidirectional effects between parent motivational support and children’s academic coping during late childhood and early adolescence. International Journal of Behavioral Development. 47(5). 397–409. 2 indexed citations
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Zimmer‐Gembeck, Melanie J., Ellen A. Skinner, Katherine M. Ryan, et al.. (2023). Parental Support and Adolescents’ Coping with Academic Stressors: A Longitudinal Study of Parents’ Influence Beyond Academic Pressure and Achievement. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 52(12). 2464–2479. 12 indexed citations
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Zimmer‐Gembeck, Melanie J., et al.. (2023). The role of coping in processes of resilience: The sample case of academic coping during late childhood and early adolescence. Development and Psychopathology. 35(5). 2499–2515. 2 indexed citations
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Zimmer‐Gembeck, Melanie J., Kathryn L. Modecki, Amanda L. Duffy, et al.. (2023). A pattern‐centered analysis of adolescents' concerns and hopes about future crises: Differences in ways of coping and personal adjustment. Journal of Adolescence. 95(6). 1195–1204. 5 indexed citations
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Skinner, Ellen A., Nicolette P. Rickert, Justin W. Vollet, & Thomas A. Kindermann. (2022). The complex social ecology of academic development: A bioecological framework and illustration examining the collective effects of parents, teachers, and peers on student engagement. Educational Psychologist. 57(2). 87–113. 70 indexed citations
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Skinner, Ellen A., Thomas A. Kindermann, Justin W. Vollet, & Nicolette P. Rickert. (2022). Complex Social Ecologies and the Development of Academic Motivation. Educational Psychology Review. 34(4). 2129–2165. 38 indexed citations
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Roeser, Robert W., Andrew J. Mashburn, Ellen A. Skinner, et al.. (2021). Mindfulness training improves middle school teachers’ occupational health, well-being, and interactions with students in their most stressful classrooms.. Journal of Educational Psychology. 114(2). 408–425. 50 indexed citations
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Skinner, Ellen A. & Emily Saxton. (2020). The development of academic coping across late elementary and early middle school: Do patterns differ for students with differing motivational resources?. International Journal of Behavioral Development. 44(4). 339–353. 13 indexed citations
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Rickert, Nicolette P., Ellen A. Skinner, & Robert W. Roeser. (2019). Development of a multidimensional, multi-informant measure of teacher mindfulness as experienced and expressed in the middle school classroom. International Journal of Behavioral Development. 44(1). 5–19. 19 indexed citations
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Skinner, Ellen A. & Emily Saxton. (2019). The development of academic coping in children and youth: A comprehensive review and critique. Developmental Review. 53. 100870–100870. 41 indexed citations
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Skinner, Ellen A. & Thomas A. Kindermann. (2019). Introduction to the special section on the development of motivational resilience in school. International Journal of Behavioral Development. 44(4). 287–289. 2 indexed citations
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Skinner, Ellen A., et al.. (2017). A motivational account of the undergraduate experience in science: brief measures of students’ self-system appraisals, engagement in coursework, and identity as a scientist. International Journal of Science Education. 39(17). 2433–2459. 55 indexed citations
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Skinner, Ellen A., Jennifer Pitzer, & Joel S. Steele. (2016). Can student engagement serve as a motivational resource for academic coping, persistence, and learning during late elementary and early middle school?. Developmental Psychology. 52(12). 2099–2117. 102 indexed citations
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Skinner, Ellen A., Jennifer Pitzer, & Joel S. Steele. (2013). Coping as Part of Motivational Resilience in School. Educational and Psychological Measurement. 73(5). 803–835. 83 indexed citations
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Roeser, Robert W., et al.. (2012). Mindfulness Training and Teachers' Professional Development: An Emerging Area of Research and Practice. Child Development Perspectives. 6(2). 167–173. 312 indexed citations
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Skinner, Ellen A. & Melanie J. Zimmer‐Gembeck. (2009). Coping and the development of regulation. Jossey-Bass eBooks. 30 indexed citations
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Skinner, Ellen A., et al.. (1990). Self^other differences in children's perceptions about the causes of important events.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 58(1). 144–155. 11 indexed citations

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