Kennon M. Sheldon

49.5k citations
230 papers · 32.5k indexed · 18 hit papers · h-index 85
Topics
Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (84 papers)Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (82 papers)Behavioral Health and Interventions (74 papers)
Journals
Journal of Personality and Social PsychologyPsychological BulletinSHILAP Revista de lepidopterología

In The Last Decade

Kennon M. Sheldon

226 papers receiving 29.7k citations

Hit Papers

Pursuing Happiness: The Architecture of Sustainable Change19952026200520152005201420001999199950010001.5k2.0k

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Kennon M. Sheldon
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  • Social Psychology 21.2k
  • Applied Psychology 9.9k
  • Clinical Psychology 8.2k
  • Sociology and Political Science 6.5k
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 6.4k
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Clarifying the Concept of Well-Being: Psychological Need Satisfaction as the Common Core Connecting Eudaimonic and Subjective Well-Beingbreakdown →
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Providing the Scientific Backbone for Positive Psychology: A Multi-Level Conception of Human Thriving
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Life goals and well-being : towards a positive psychology of human striving
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About Kennon M. Sheldon

Kennon M. Sheldon is a scholar working on Applied Psychology, Social Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, having authored 230 papers that have together received 32.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (84 papers), Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (82 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (74 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Applied Psychology (9.9k citations), Social Psychology (21.2k citations) and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (6.4k citations). Kennon M. Sheldon has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Russia and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include Andrew J. Elliot, Tim Kasser, Sonja Lyubomirsky, Richard M. Ryan, David Schkade, Edward L. Deci, Harry T. Reis, Maarten Vansteenkiste, Youngmee Kim and Linda Houser‐Marko. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychological Bulletin and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

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