Irwin G. Sarason

34.7k total citations · 11 hit papers
196 papers, 25.0k citations indexed

About

Irwin G. Sarason is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Irwin G. Sarason has authored 196 papers receiving a total of 25.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Clinical Psychology, 45 papers in Social Psychology and 25 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Irwin G. Sarason's work include Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (40 papers), Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (16 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (16 papers). Irwin G. Sarason is often cited by papers focused on Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (40 papers), Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (16 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (16 papers). Irwin G. Sarason collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and France. Irwin G. Sarason's co-authors include Barbara R. Sarason, Gregory R. Pierce, James H. Johnson, Judith M. Siegel, Edward N. Shearin, Robert B. Basham, Lloyd Beck, Edwin D. Bransome, H. Enger Rosvold and Allan F. Mirsky and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychological Bulletin and American Psychologist.

In The Last Decade

Irwin G. Sarason

184 papers receiving 22.4k citations

Hit Papers

Assessing social support: The Social Support Question... 1956 2026 1979 2002 1983 1990 1978 1978 1956 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. Assessing social support: The Social Support Questionnaire.
    1983 2.2k citations Irwin G. Sarason, Barbara R. Sarason et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  2. Social support: An interactional view.
    1990 2.2k citations Barbara R. Sarason, Irwin G. Sarason et al. John Wiley & Sons eBooks profile →
  3. Assessing the impact of life changes: Development of the Life Experiences Survey.
    1978 2.1k citations Irwin G. Sarason, James H. Johnson et al. profile →
  4. Assessing the impact of life changes: Development of the Life Experiences Survey.
    1978 1.8k citations Irwin G. Sarason, James H. Johnson et al. profile →
  5. A continuous performance test of brain damage.
    1956 1.8k citations Irwin G. Sarason et al. profile →
  6. A Brief Measure of Social Support: Practical and Theoretical Implications
    1987 1.6k citations Irwin G. Sarason, Barbara R. Sarason et al. profile →
  7. Social Support: Theory, Research and Applications
    1985 1.1k citations Irwin G. Sarason, Barbara R. Sarason profile →
  8. Test anxiety : theory, research, and applications
    1980 595 citations Irwin G. Sarason profile →
  9. Stress, anxiety, and cognitive interference: Reactions to tests.
    1984 572 citations Irwin G. Sarason Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  10. Stress, anxiety, and cognitive interference: Reactions to tests.
    1984 538 citations Irwin G. Sarason Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  11. Social support as an individual difference variable: Its stability, origins, and relational aspects.
    1986 421 citations Irwin G. Sarason, Barbara R. Sarason et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →

Peers

Irwin G. Sarason
Richard L. Gorsuch United States
James C. Coyne United States
Phil A. Silva New Zealand
Carmi Schooler United States
Rudolf H. Moos United States
Daniel W. Russell United States
Neil S. Jacobson United States
Patricia Cohen United States
Charles D. Spielberger United States
L A Clark United States
Richard L. Gorsuch United States
Irwin G. Sarason
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bricker, Jonathan B., Arthur V. Peterson, M. Robyn Andersen, et al.. (2007). Parents' and older siblings' smoking during childhood: Changing influences on smoking acquisition and escalation over the course of adolescence. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 9(9). 915–926. 34 indexed citations
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Bricker, Jonathan B., M. Robyn Andersen, Kumar B. Rajan, Irwin G. Sarason, & Arthur V. Peterson. (2007). The role of schoolmates' smoking and non‐smoking in adolescents' smoking transitions: a longitudinal study. Addiction. 102(10). 1665–1675. 13 indexed citations
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Bricker, Jonathan B., Arthur V. Peterson, Irwin G. Sarason, M. Robyn Andersen, & Kumar B. Rajan. (2006). Changes in the influence of parents' and close friends' smoking on adolescent smoking transitions. Addictive Behaviors. 32(4). 740–757. 62 indexed citations
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Bricker, Jonathan B., Arthur V. Peterson, Brian G. Leroux, et al.. (2005). Prospective prediction of children's smoking transitions: role of parents’ and older siblings’ smoking. Addiction. 101(1). 128–136. 70 indexed citations
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Bricker, Jonathan B., Arthur V. Peterson, M. Robyn Andersen, et al.. (2005). Childhood friends who smoke: Do they influence adolescents to make smoking transitions?. Addictive Behaviors. 31(5). 889–900. 38 indexed citations
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Turner, Aaron P., Mary E. Larimer, Irwin G. Sarason, & Eric W. Trupin. (2005). Identifying a negative mood subtype in incarcerated adolescents: Relationship to substance use. Addictive Behaviors. 30(7). 1442–1448. 18 indexed citations
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Leroux, Brian G., Arthur V. Peterson, Kathleen A. Kealey, et al.. (2003). Nine‐year prospective relationship betweenparental smoking cessation and children's daily smoking. Addiction. 98(5). 585–593. 73 indexed citations
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Rajan, Kumar B., Brian G. Leroux, Arthur V. Peterson, et al.. (2003). Nine-year prospective association between older siblings’ smoking and children’s daily smoking. Journal of Adolescent Health. 33(1). 25–30. 45 indexed citations
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Furukawa, Toshi A., Irwin G. Sarason, & Barbara R. Sarason. (1998). Social Support and Adjustment to a Novel Social Environment. International Journal of Social Psychiatry. 44(1). 56–70. 32 indexed citations
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Sarason, Irwin G., et al.. (1993). Increasing participation of blood donors in a bone-marrow registry.. Health Psychology. 12(4). 272–276. 22 indexed citations
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Sarason, Irwin G., et al.. (1992). Promotion of high school blood donations: testing the efficacy of a videotaped intervention. Transfusion. 32(9). 818–823. 10 indexed citations
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Pierce, Gregory R., Irwin G. Sarason, & Barbara R. Sarason. (1991). General and relationship-based perceptions of social support: Are two constructs better than one?. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 61(6). 1028–1039. 405 indexed citations
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Sarason, Barbara R., Irwin G. Sarason, & Gregory R. Pierce. (1990). Social support: An interactional view.. John Wiley & Sons eBooks. 2172 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sarason, Irwin G.. (1980). Test anxiety : theory, research, and applications. 595 indexed citations breakdown →
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Johnson, James H. & Irwin G. Sarason. (1979). Moderator Variables in Life Stress Research.. Cancer Science. 102(12). 2272–7. 56 indexed citations
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Sarason, Irwin G.. (1977). The Test Anxiety Scale: Concept and Research.. Biological Trace Element Research. 6(1). 31–49. 295 indexed citations
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Ganzer, Victor J., et al.. (1970). Effects of Model's and Observer's Hostility on Rorschach, Interview and Test Performance. Journal of Projective Techniques and Personality Assessment. 34(4). 302–315. 3 indexed citations
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Sarason, Irwin G., et al.. (1964). Anxiety and the Intellectual Performance of High School Students1,2. Child Development. 35(3). 917–926. 8 indexed citations
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Sarason, Irwin G., et al.. (1963). RELATION BETWEEN ANXIETY IN CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS. Child Development. 34(2). 237–246. 12 indexed citations
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Sarason, Irwin G., et al.. (1963). Relation between Anxiety in Children and Their Parents. Child Development. 34(1). 237–237. 2 indexed citations

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