Jean M. Twenge

272 total papers · 49.2k total citations
177 papers, 32.0k citations indexed

About

Jean M. Twenge is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jean M. Twenge has authored 177 papers receiving a total of 32.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Social Psychology, 74 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 57 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Jean M. Twenge's work include Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research (32 papers), Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (31 papers) and Social and Intergroup Psychology (28 papers). Jean M. Twenge is often cited by papers focused on Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research (32 papers), Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (31 papers) and Social and Intergroup Psychology (28 papers). Jean M. Twenge collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Jean M. Twenge's co-authors include W. Keith Campbell, Roy F. Baumeister, Thomas E. Joiner, Gabrielle N. Martin, Susan Nolen–Hoeksema, C. Nathan DeWall, Dianne M. Tice, Stacy M. Campbell, Joshua D. Foster and Natalie J. Ciarocco and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychological Bulletin and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Jean M. Twenge

171 papers receiving 29.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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 benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Social exclusion impairs self-regulation.
    2005 1.0k citations Roy F. Baumeister, C. Nathan DeWall et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  2. Generational Differences in Work Values: Leisure and Extrinsic Values Increasing, Social and Intrinsic Values Decreasing
    2010 990 citations Jean M. Twenge, Stacy M. Campbell et al. Journal of Management profile →
  3. Increases in Depressive Symptoms, Suicide-Related Outcomes, and Suicide Rates Among U.S. Adolescents After 2010 and Links to Increased New Media Screen Time
    2017 899 citations Jean M. Twenge, Thomas E. Joiner et al. Clinical Psychological Science profile →
  4. Social exclusion decreases prosocial behavior.
    2007 862 citations Jean M. Twenge, Roy F. Baumeister et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  5. Age, period, and cohort trends in mood disorder indicators and suicide-related outcomes in a nationally representative dataset, 2005–2017.
    2019 858 citations Jean M. Twenge, Alysha Cooper et al. Journal of Abnormal Psychology profile →
  6. Generation Me: Why Today's Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled--and More Miserable Than Ever Before
    2006 813 citations Jean M. Twenge Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →
  7. That swimsuit becomes you: Sex differences in self-objectification, restrained eating, and math performance.
    1998 812 citations Barbara L. Fredrickson, Tomi-Ann Roberts et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  8. If you can't join them, beat them: Effects of social exclusion on aggressive behavior.
    2001 792 citations Jean M. Twenge, Roy F. Baumeister et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  9. If you can't join them, beat them: Effects of social exclusion on aggressive behavior.
    2001 766 citations Jean M. Twenge, Roy F. Baumeister et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  10. Age, gender, race, socioeconomic status, and birth cohort difference on the children's depression inventory: A meta-analysis.
    2002 687 citations Jean M. Twenge, Susan Nolen–Hoeksema Journal of Abnormal Psychology profile →
  11. Egos Inflating Over Time: A Cross‐Temporal Meta‐Analysis of the Narcissistic Personality Inventory
    2008 653 citations Jean M. Twenge, Sara Konrath et al. Journal of Personality profile →
  12. Parenthood and Marital Satisfaction: A Meta‐Analytic Review
    2003 599 citations Jean M. Twenge, W. Keith Campbell et al. Journal of Marriage and the Family profile →
  13. A Review of the Empirical Evidence on Generational Differences in Work Attitudes
    2010 594 citations Jean M. Twenge Journal of Business and Psychology profile →
  14. Age, gender, race, socioeconomic status, and birth cohort difference on the children's depression inventory: A meta-analysis.
    2002 585 citations Jean M. Twenge, Susan Nolen–Hoeksema Journal of Abnormal Psychology profile →
  15. Making choices impairs subsequent self-control: A limited-resource account of decision making, self-regulation, and active initiative.
    2008 582 citations Kathleen D. Vohs, Roy F. Baumeister et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  16. Associations between screen time and lower psychological well-being among children and adolescents: Evidence from a population-based study
    2018 558 citations Jean M. Twenge, W. Keith Campbell Preventive Medicine Reports profile →
  17. The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement
    2009 538 citations Jean M. Twenge, W. Keith Campbell Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →
  18. “Isn’t It Fun to Get the Respect That We’re Going to Deserve?” Narcissism, Social Rejection, and Aggression
    2003 527 citations Jean M. Twenge, W. Keith Campbell Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin profile →
  19. Changes in masculine and feminine traits over time: A meta-analysis
    1997 511 citations Jean M. Twenge Sex Roles profile →
  20. Effects of social exclusion on cognitive processes: Anticipated aloneness reduces intelligent thought.
    2002 507 citations Roy F. Baumeister, Jean M. Twenge et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  21. Generational differences in young adults' life goals, concern for others, and civic orientation, 1966–2009.
    2012 450 citations Jean M. Twenge, W. Keith Campbell et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  22. Trends in U.S. Adolescents’ media use, 1976–2016: The rise of digital media, the decline of TV, and the (near) demise of print.
    2018 405 citations Jean M. Twenge, Gabrielle N. Martin et al. Psychology of Popular Media Culture profile →
  23. Decreases in psychological well-being among American adolescents after 2012 and links to screen time during the rise of smartphone technology.
    2018 395 citations Jean M. Twenge, Gabrielle N. Martin et al. Emotion profile →
  24. Trends in Mood and Anxiety Symptoms and Suicide-Related Outcomes Among U.S. Undergraduates, 2007–2018: Evidence From Two National Surveys
    2019 337 citations Mary E. Duffy, Jean M. Twenge et al. Journal of Adolescent Health profile →
  25. U.S. Census Bureau‐assessed prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms in 2019 and during the 2020 COVID‐19 pandemic
    2020 328 citations Jean M. Twenge, Thomas E. Joiner Depression and Anxiety profile →
  26. Gender differences in associations between digital media use and psychological well‐being: Evidence from three large datasets
    2020 298 citations Jean M. Twenge, Gabrielle N. Martin Journal of Adolescence profile →
  27. Less in-person social interaction with peers among U.S. adolescents in the 21st century and links to loneliness
    2019 282 citations Jean M. Twenge, Brian H. Spitzberg et al. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships profile →
  28. Masculine and Feminine Traits on the Bem Sex-Role Inventory, 1993–2012: a Cross-Temporal Meta-Analysis
    2016 213 citations Kristin Donnelly, Jean M. Twenge Sex Roles profile →
  29. Media Use Is Linked to Lower Psychological Well-Being: Evidence from Three Datasets
    2019 212 citations Jean M. Twenge, W. Keith Campbell Psychiatric Quarterly profile →
  30. Worldwide increases in adolescent loneliness
    2021 171 citations Jean M. Twenge, Jonathan Haidt et al. Journal of Adolescence profile →
  31. More Time on Technology, Less Happiness? Associations Between Digital-Media Use and Psychological Well-Being
    2019 157 citations Jean M. Twenge Current Directions in Psychological Science profile →
  32. Not all screen time is created equal: associations with mental health vary by activity and gender
    2020 153 citations Jean M. Twenge et al. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology profile →
  33. Specification curve analysis shows that social media use is linked to poor mental health, especially among girls
    2022 76 citations Jean M. Twenge, Jonathan Haidt et al. Acta Psychologica profile →
  34. Generations: The Real Differences between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents—and What They Mean for America’s Future
    2023 56 citations Jean M. Twenge profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Jean M. Twenge 12.9k 11.5k 11.2k 4.8k 3.9k 177 32.0k
Morris Rosenberg 14.4k 1.1× 15.3k 1.3× 11.7k 1.0× 5.7k 1.2× 4.4k 1.1× 62 38.3k
H.J. Eysenck 12.0k 0.9× 15.2k 1.3× 9.0k 0.8× 5.8k 1.2× 2.8k 0.7× 202 41.7k
Brad J. Bushman 14.4k 1.1× 10.3k 0.9× 12.2k 1.1× 3.3k 0.7× 4.1k 1.0× 284 27.9k
Mark R. Leary 22.3k 1.7× 15.7k 1.4× 14.9k 1.3× 8.5k 1.8× 3.1k 0.8× 254 45.1k
Todd D. Little 11.9k 0.9× 10.5k 0.9× 6.2k 0.6× 4.0k 0.8× 5.7k 1.4× 287 28.7k
Niall Bolger 14.0k 1.1× 10.0k 0.9× 7.9k 0.7× 7.1k 1.5× 1.9k 0.5× 113 32.4k
Richard W. Robins 14.1k 1.1× 14.7k 1.3× 7.5k 0.7× 7.9k 1.6× 2.7k 0.7× 245 30.1k
Hazel Rose Markus 27.0k 2.1× 9.0k 0.8× 20.1k 1.8× 8.2k 1.7× 5.6k 1.4× 219 50.3k
Bernard Weiner 13.1k 1.0× 5.8k 0.5× 9.9k 0.9× 5.8k 1.2× 5.9k 1.5× 206 31.9k
Shinobu Kitayama 24.5k 1.9× 6.2k 0.5× 15.0k 1.3× 6.0k 1.2× 2.8k 0.7× 208 37.3k

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