Hallgeir Halvari

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Hallgeir Halvari is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Applied Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hallgeir Halvari has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Social Psychology, 39 papers in Applied Psychology and 24 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Hallgeir Halvari's work include Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (62 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (36 papers) and Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (16 papers). Hallgeir Halvari is often cited by papers focused on Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (62 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (36 papers) and Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (16 papers). Hallgeir Halvari collaborates with scholars based in Norway, United States and Australia. Hallgeir Halvari's co-authors include Anja H. Olafsen, Edward L. Deci, Øystein Sørebø, Anne Elisabeth Münster Halvari, Jacques Forest, Geoffrey C. Williams, Christopher P. Niemiec, Paul Solberg, Gunnar Bjørnebekk and Maarten Vansteenkiste and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Computers & Education and Health Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Hallgeir Halvari

84 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

The Multidimensional Work Motivation Scale: Validation ev... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 200 400 600
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.

  1. The Multidimensional Work Motivation Scale: Validation evidence in seven languages and nine countries
    2014 682 citations Hallgeir Halvari, Anja H. Olafsen 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
Hallgeir Halvari Norway 26 1.6k 764 609 444 431 85 3.0k
Gerard Seijts Canada 23 990 0.6× 890 1.2× 491 0.8× 176 0.4× 409 0.9× 69 2.7k
Dean R. Leone United States 7 2.3k 1.5× 856 1.1× 814 1.3× 556 1.3× 631 1.5× 9 3.9k
Christopher P. Cerasoli United States 9 819 0.5× 689 0.9× 277 0.5× 261 0.6× 292 0.7× 11 2.4k
Anja H. Olafsen Norway 16 1.6k 1.0× 1.8k 2.4× 467 0.8× 161 0.4× 606 1.4× 41 3.6k
Dana L. Joseph United States 22 1.9k 1.2× 1.2k 1.5× 348 0.6× 172 0.4× 622 1.4× 46 3.5k
Céline Blanchard Canada 19 2.8k 1.8× 1.1k 1.4× 971 1.6× 1.0k 2.3× 866 2.0× 34 4.9k
Brian C. Patrick United States 7 1.7k 1.1× 287 0.4× 502 0.8× 575 1.3× 482 1.1× 7 3.1k
Joshua L. Howard Australia 15 1.1k 0.7× 393 0.5× 396 0.7× 287 0.6× 222 0.5× 24 1.9k
Larissa K. Barber United States 28 1.3k 0.8× 1.0k 1.4× 407 0.7× 104 0.2× 1.2k 2.9× 75 3.0k
Christopher P. Niemiec United States 24 3.0k 1.9× 629 0.8× 911 1.5× 644 1.5× 731 1.7× 46 5.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hallgeir Halvari

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All Works

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Halvari, Anne Elisabeth Münster, et al.. (2024). The role of leadership in nurses' wellbeing and performance: A cross‐sectional survey using a dual motivational pathway model. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 80(8). 3211–3225. 3 indexed citations
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Halvari, Hallgeir & Anja H. Olafsen. (2022). Will They Stay or Will They Go? Motivational Profiles, Retirement-Related Correlates, and Retirement Intentions Among 58–72-Year-Old Workers. Frontiers in Psychology. 13. 807752–807752. 5 indexed citations
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Niemiec, Christopher P., Anja H. Olafsen, Hallgeir Halvari, & Geoffrey C. Williams. (2022). Losing sleep over work: A self‐determination theory view on need frustration, sleep disturbance, and mental ill health. Stress and Health. 38(4). 790–803. 11 indexed citations
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Abrahamsen, Frank Eirik, et al.. (2021). Narrative Tensions in Strained Junior Elite Performers’ Experiences of Becoming Elite Performers. Frontiers in Psychology. 12. 645098–645098. 5 indexed citations
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Olafsen, Anja H., et al.. (2021). The Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Need Frustration at Work Scale: A Validation Study. Frontiers in Psychology. 12. 697306–697306. 45 indexed citations
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Halvari, Anne Elisabeth Münster, Hallgeir Halvari, & Edward L. Deci. (2020). The roles of patients’ authenticity and accepting external influence, and clinicians’ treatment styles in predicting patients’ dental anxiety and avoidance of dental appointments. Europe’s Journal of Psychology. 16(1). 45–61. 1 indexed citations
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Ivarsson, Andréas, et al.. (2020). Composites of perfectionism and inauthenticity in relation to controlled motivation, performance anxiety and exhaustion among elite junior performers. European Journal of Sport Science. 21(3). 428–438. 8 indexed citations
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Halvari, Hallgeir, et al.. (2019). The Role of Perfectionism and Controlling Conditions in Norwegian Elite Junior Performers’ Motivational Processes. Frontiers in Psychology. 10. 1366–1366. 12 indexed citations
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Halvari, Anne Elisabeth Münster, Hallgeir Halvari, & Edward L. Deci. (2019). Dental anxiety, oral health‐related quality of life, and general well‐being: A self‐determination theory perspective. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 49(5). 295–306. 17 indexed citations
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Halvari, Hallgeir, et al.. (2018). Worksite physical activity intervention and somatic symptoms burden: The role of coworker support for basic psychological needs and autonomous motivation.. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. 24(1). 55–65. 24 indexed citations
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Halvari, Hallgeir, et al.. (2018). Motivational predictors of learning strategies, participation, exertion, and performance in physical education: A randomized controlled trial. Motivation and Emotion. 42(4). 497–512. 44 indexed citations
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Olafsen, Anja H. & Hallgeir Halvari. (2017). Motivational Mechanisms in the Relation between Job Characteristics and Employee Functioning. The Spanish Journal of Psychology. 20. E38–E38. 17 indexed citations
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Nilsen, Etty R., et al.. (2016). Stuck between a rock and a hard place: the work situation for nurses as leaders in municipal health care. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare. 9. 153–153. 13 indexed citations
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Halvari, Anne Elisabeth Münster, Hallgeir Halvari, Gunnar Bjørnebekk, & Edward L. Deci. (2013). Oral health and dental well‐being: testing a self‐determination theory model. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 43(2). 275–292. 27 indexed citations
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Solberg, Paul, Hallgeir Halvari, Yngvar Ommundsen, & Will G. Hopkins. (2013). A 1-Year Follow-Up on Effects of Exercise Programs on Well-Being in Older Adults. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. 22(1). 52–64. 18 indexed citations
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Halvari, Anne Elisabeth Münster, Hallgeir Halvari, Gunnar Bjørnebekk, & Edward L. Deci. (2012). Self-determined motivational predictors of increases in dental behaviors, decreases in dental plaque, and improvement in oral health: A randomized clinical trial.. Health Psychology. 31(6). 777–788. 47 indexed citations
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Kristiansen, Elsa, Hallgeir Halvari, & Glyn C. Roberts. (2011). Organizational and media stress among professional football players: testing an achievement goal theory model. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 22(4). 569–579. 42 indexed citations
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