Karlijn Massar

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Karlijn Massar is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Karlijn Massar has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Clinical Psychology, 19 papers in General Health Professions and 19 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Karlijn Massar's work include Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (15 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (12 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (8 papers). Karlijn Massar is often cited by papers focused on Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (15 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (12 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (8 papers). Karlijn Massar collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Zambia. Karlijn Massar's co-authors include Robert A. C. Ruiter, Cephas Sialubanje, Davidson H. Hamer, Abraham P. Buunk, Philippe Verduyn, Nino Gugushvili, Ethan Kross, Karin Täht, Marit S. G. van der Pijl and Justin H. Park and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Computers in Human Behavior.

In The Last Decade

Karlijn Massar

66 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Karlijn Massar Netherlands 18 437 395 263 249 241 69 1.3k
Holly B. Shakya United States 20 310 0.7× 395 1.0× 248 0.9× 77 0.3× 389 1.6× 53 1.2k
Stan Bernstein United States 11 904 2.1× 327 0.8× 154 0.6× 159 0.6× 519 2.2× 20 1.8k
Renata Forste United States 27 441 1.0× 867 2.2× 291 1.1× 102 0.4× 610 2.5× 46 2.5k
Rachel Kidman United States 21 268 0.6× 404 1.0× 731 2.8× 42 0.2× 603 2.5× 69 1.8k
Laura M. Argys United States 22 152 0.3× 440 1.1× 149 0.6× 72 0.3× 294 1.2× 48 1.4k
Peter Glick United States 15 90 0.2× 324 0.8× 145 0.6× 39 0.2× 260 1.1× 48 1.1k
Juan León United States 18 160 0.4× 237 0.6× 95 0.4× 65 0.3× 284 1.2× 55 1.1k
Florencia López Bóo United States 18 558 1.3× 234 0.6× 291 1.1× 60 0.2× 273 1.1× 83 1.6k
Máire Ní Bhrolcháin United Kingdom 21 233 0.5× 735 1.9× 312 1.2× 102 0.4× 341 1.4× 65 1.9k
Christine Winquist Nord United States 19 163 0.4× 816 2.1× 396 1.5× 143 0.6× 302 1.3× 29 2.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karlijn Massar

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All Works

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Gugushvili, Nino, Dominika Kwaśnicka, Jan Keller, et al.. (2025). A systematic review and meta-analysis demonstrating a positive effect of green exercise interventions on mental well-being. Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology. 9. 100244–100244.
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Schelleman‐Offermans, Karen, et al.. (2025). Explaining socioeconomic inequalities in alcohol use disorder symptoms: the role of social capital and drinking motives. Alcohol and Alcoholism. 60(3). 1 indexed citations
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Massar, Karlijn, et al.. (2023). Perception and use of social media by Indonesian adolescents and parents: A qualitative study. Frontiers in Psychology. 13. 985112–985112. 7 indexed citations
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Pijl, Marit S. G. van der, et al.. (2023). Pregnant women’s perceptions of antenatal care and utilisation of digital health tools in Magu District, Tanzania: a qualitative study. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters. 31(1). 2236782–2236782. 4 indexed citations
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Csajbók, Zsófia, Zuzana Štěrbová, Gayle Brewer, et al.. (2023). Individual Differences in How Desirable People Think They Are as a Mate. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 52(6). 2475–2490. 3 indexed citations
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Massar, Karlijn, et al.. (2023). Nutritional changes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a rapid scoping review on the impact of psychological factors. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition. 74(2). 124–187. 3 indexed citations
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Kok, Gerjo, et al.. (2023). Effect evaluation of a comprehensive sexuality education intervention based on socio-emotional learning among adolescents in Jakarta, Indonesia. Frontiers in Public Health. 11. 1254717–1254717. 1 indexed citations
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Massar, Karlijn, et al.. (2022). The Relationship between Compulsive Exercise, Self-Esteem, Body Image and Body Satisfaction in Women: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(3). 1857–1857. 17 indexed citations
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Massar, Karlijn, et al.. (2020). Me and My New World: Effects of a School Based Social-Emotional Learning Program for Adolescents in Panama. Education Sciences. 10(9). 251–251. 4 indexed citations
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Yeung, Nelson C. Y., Karlijn Massar, & Kai J. Jonas. (2020). “Who pushes you to be bigger?”: Psychosocial correlates of muscle dissatisfaction among Chinese male college students in Hong Kong.. Psychology of Men & Masculinity. 22(1). 177–188. 10 indexed citations
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Massar, Karlijn, et al.. (2020). Violence typologies and sociodemographic correlates in South African adolescents: a three-wave cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 20(1). 221–221. 2 indexed citations
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Buunk, Abraham P. & Karlijn Massar. (2019). Intimate Partner Violence in Nicaragua: The Role of Possessive Jealousy, Intrasexual Competitiveness, Life History, Mate Value, and Stress. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 36(15-16). NP8101–NP8123. 8 indexed citations
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Massar, Karlijn, et al.. (2019). Non-adherence to malaria prophylaxis: The influence of travel-related and psychosocial factors. Journal of Infection and Public Health. 13(4). 532–537. 9 indexed citations
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Massar, Karlijn, et al.. (2018). Behavioral change within organizations : Can Intervention Mapping contribute to the development of effective interventions?. Gedrag & Organisatie. 31(2). 117–133. 2 indexed citations
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Sialubanje, Cephas, Karlijn Massar, Davidson H. Hamer, & Robert A. C. Ruiter. (2015). Reasons for home delivery and use of traditional birth attendants in rural Zambia: a qualitative study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 15(1). 216–216. 136 indexed citations
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Massar, Karlijn, et al.. (2011). Age differences in women’s tendency to gossip are mediated by their mate value. Personality and Individual Differences. 52(1). 106–109. 31 indexed citations
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Buunk, Abraham P., et al.. (2008). Height predicts jealousy differently for men and women. Evolution and Human Behavior. 29(2). 133–139. 57 indexed citations

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