Kathleen C. Gerbasi

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Kathleen C. Gerbasi is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Literature and Literary Theory and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Kathleen C. Gerbasi has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 12 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 11 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Kathleen C. Gerbasi's work include Social and Intergroup Psychology (13 papers), Media Influence and Health (12 papers) and Sports, Gender, and Society (5 papers). Kathleen C. Gerbasi is often cited by papers focused on Social and Intergroup Psychology (13 papers), Media Influence and Health (12 papers) and Sports, Gender, and Society (5 papers). Kathleen C. Gerbasi collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. Kathleen C. Gerbasi's co-authors include Robert F. Strahan, Miron Zuckerman, Stephen Reysen, Harry T. Reis, Sharon E. Roberts, Courtney N. Plante, Steven E. Mock, Adam John Privitera, Penny L. Bernstein and Stephen Roberts and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Bulletin, Journal of Personality and Journal of Clinical Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Kathleen C. Gerbasi

33 papers receiving 1.7k 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 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. Short, homogeneous versions of the Marlow-Crowne Social Desirability Scale
    1972 1.4k citations Robert F. Strahan, Kathleen C. Gerbasi profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kathleen C. Gerbasi United States 13 698 617 469 233 218 38 1.9k
Andrew N. Christopher United States 29 598 0.9× 709 1.1× 412 0.9× 193 0.8× 217 1.0× 83 2.2k
Laura Madson United States 12 904 1.3× 1.3k 2.1× 543 1.2× 362 1.6× 287 1.3× 27 2.3k
Sonia K. Kang Canada 18 1.0k 1.5× 577 0.9× 219 0.5× 186 0.8× 462 2.1× 32 1.9k
Ashley V. Whillans United States 21 463 0.7× 699 1.1× 432 0.9× 256 1.1× 81 0.4× 78 1.8k
John Ellard United States 20 690 1.0× 646 1.0× 759 1.6× 122 0.5× 96 0.4× 75 2.2k
Sarah S. M. Townsend United States 24 1.3k 1.8× 981 1.6× 350 0.7× 245 1.1× 191 0.9× 42 2.2k
Stephen M. Smith United States 24 937 1.3× 864 1.4× 675 1.4× 305 1.3× 161 0.7× 45 2.7k
Patricia V. Roehling United States 18 445 0.6× 283 0.5× 419 0.9× 143 0.6× 209 1.0× 30 1.9k
Cícero Roberto Pereira Brazil 24 913 1.3× 762 1.2× 488 1.0× 128 0.5× 197 0.9× 136 1.9k
Amanda K. Ward United States 8 524 0.8× 407 0.7× 195 0.4× 152 0.7× 133 0.6× 11 1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kathleen C. Gerbasi

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All Works

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Reysen, Stephen, et al.. (2025). Theory of planned behavior and intention to donate to animal charity in the furry fandom. Human Dimensions of Wildlife. 31(2). 176–189.
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Reysen, Stephen, et al.. (2025). You would not download a soulmate: Attributes of fictional characters that inspire intimate connection.. Psychology of Popular Media. 15(1). 51–61.
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Reysen, Stephen, Courtney N. Plante, Sharon E. Roberts, & Kathleen C. Gerbasi. (2022). Social Activities Mediate the Relation between Fandom Identification and Psychological Well-Being. Leisure Sciences. 46(5). 681–701. 7 indexed citations
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Plante, Courtney N., et al.. (2022). “Chasing Tail”: Testing the Relative Strength of Sexual Interest and Social Interaction as Predictors of Furry Identity. The Journal of Sex Research. 61(2). 324–335. 5 indexed citations
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Roberts, Sharon E., et al.. (2020). Anime and Global Citizenship Identification. OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints). 4 indexed citations
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Reysen, Stephen, Kathleen C. Gerbasi, Sharon E. Roberts, & Courtney N. Plante. (2020). Sex Differences in Parasocial Connection to Favorite Anime Characters: A Multifactor Approach. OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints). 2 indexed citations
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Reysen, Stephen, Courtney N. Plante, Sharon E. Roberts, & Kathleen C. Gerbasi. (2019). Initial validation and reliability of the single-item measure of immersion. Creative Industries Journal. 12(3). 272–283. 3 indexed citations
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Reysen, Stephen, Courtney N. Plante, Sharon E. Roberts, & Kathleen C. Gerbasi. (2019). My Animal Self: The Importance of Preserving Fantasy-Themed Identity Uniqueness. Identity. 20(1). 1–8. 2 indexed citations
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Reysen, Stephen, Courtney N. Plante, Sharon E. Roberts, & Kathleen C. Gerbasi. (2015). A Social Identity Perspective of Personality Differences between Fan and Non-Fan Identities. 2(1). 91–91. 4 indexed citations
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Roberts, Sharon E., et al.. (2013). “one of us”: Engagement with fandoms and global citizenship identification.. Psychology of Popular Media Culture. 3(1). 49–64. 27 indexed citations
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Plante, Courtney N., Sharon E. Roberts, Stephen Reysen, & Kathleen C. Gerbasi. (2013). Interaction of Socio-structural Characteristics Predicts Identity Concealment and Self- Esteem in Stigmatized Minority Group Members. Current Psychology. 33(1). 3–19. 23 indexed citations
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Bernstein, Penny L., et al.. (2008). Furries from A to Z (Anthropomorphism to Zoomorphism). Society and Animals. 16(3). 197–222. 41 indexed citations
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Zuckerman, Miron, et al.. (1977). Correlates of the Just World Factor of Rotter's I-E Scale. Educational and Psychological Measurement. 37(2). 375–381. 12 indexed citations
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Zuckerman, Miron & Kathleen C. Gerbasi. (1977). Belief in infernal control or belief in a just world: The use and misuse of the I‐E scale in prediction of attitudes and behavior1. Journal of Personality. 45(3). 356–378. 24 indexed citations
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Gerbasi, Kathleen C., Miron Zuckerman, & Harry T. Reis. (1977). Justice needs a new blindfold: A review of mock jury research.. Psychological Bulletin. 84(2). 323–345. 1 indexed citations
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Zuckerman, Miron & Kathleen C. Gerbasi. (1977). Dimensions of the I-E Scale and their Relationship to Other Personality Measures. Educational and Psychological Measurement. 37(1). 159–175. 40 indexed citations
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Strahan, Robert F. & Kathleen C. Gerbasi. (1973). Semantic Style Variance in Personality Questionnaires. The Journal of Psychology. 85(1). 109–118. 9 indexed citations

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