Kristin Layous

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Kristin Layous is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Applied Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kristin Layous has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Social Psychology, 14 papers in Clinical Psychology and 11 papers in Applied Psychology. Recurrent topics in Kristin Layous's work include Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (20 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (7 papers) and Cultural Differences and Values (6 papers). Kristin Layous is often cited by papers focused on Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (20 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (7 papers) and Cultural Differences and Values (6 papers). Kristin Layous collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and South Korea. Kristin Layous's co-authors include Sonja Lyubomirsky, S. Katherine Nelson, Joseph Chancellor, Steve W. Cole, Incheol Choi, Eva Oberle, Kimberly A. Schonert‐Reichl, Jaime L. Kurtz, Kyuhyun Lee and Cristian Zanon and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Kristin Layous

31 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

How Do Simple Positive Activities Increase Well-Being?

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kristin Layous United States	20	1.7k	1.2k	776	526	350	31	2.6k
S. Katherine Nelson United States	23	1.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	534 0.7×	471 0.9×	622 1.8×	38	2.7k
Jolene van der Kaap‐Deeder Belgium	19	1.8k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	577 0.7×	449 0.9×	492 1.4×	51	2.8k
Fallon R. Goodman United States	22	1.1k 0.6×	1.0k 0.9×	402 0.5×	757 1.4×	251 0.7×	57	2.1k
Kimberley J. Bartholomew United Kingdom	21	2.5k 1.5×	718 0.6×	918 1.2×	402 0.8×	354 1.0×	34	3.1k
Michael A. Busseri Canada	33	1.8k 1.0×	976 0.8×	612 0.8×	747 1.4×	670 1.9×	80	3.1k
David J. Disabato United States	19	1.1k 0.6×	786 0.7×	330 0.4×	641 1.2×	290 0.8×	40	1.9k
Theodore A. Powers United States	23	1.2k 0.7×	1.0k 0.9×	764 1.0×	561 1.1×	378 1.1×	60	2.3k
Liesbet Boone Belgium	17	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	470 0.6×	433 0.8×	439 1.3×	22	2.4k
Fabian Gander Switzerland	22	1.2k 0.7×	959 0.8×	476 0.6×	234 0.4×	172 0.5×	48	1.9k
Matthew E. Kaler United States	8	2.0k 1.2×	1.5k 1.3×	997 1.3×	478 0.9×	546 1.6×	10	3.5k

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Nelson, S. Katherine, Kristin Layous, John K. Coffey, & Linda C. Mayes. (2023). The effects of social belonging and kindness on stress and well‐being during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A longitudinal experiment. Social and Personality Psychology Compass. 17(9). 1 indexed citations

Layous, Kristin, et al.. (2022). The effects of rumination, distraction, and gratitude on positive and negative affect.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 124(5). 1053–1078. 10 indexed citations

Layous, Kristin & Jaime L. Kurtz. (2022). Nostalgia: A potential pathway to greater well-being. Current Opinion in Psychology. 49. 101548–101548. 14 indexed citations

Layous, Kristin, et al.. (2021). Distressed but happy: health workers and volunteers during the COVID-19 pandemic. PubMed. 10(1). 27–42. 17 indexed citations

Layous, Kristin, Jaime L. Kurtz, Tim Wildschut, & Constantine Sedikides. (2021). The effect of a multi-week nostalgia intervention on well-being: Mechanisms and moderation.. Emotion. 22(8). 1952–1968. 48 indexed citations

Toosi, Negin R., Kristin Layous, & Gretchen M. Reevy. (2021). Recognizing racism in George Floyd's death. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy. 21(1). 1184–1201. 3 indexed citations

Layous, Kristin & S. Katherine Nelson. (2020). The Effect of Perceived Social Support on Personal Resources Following Minor Adversity: An Experimental Investigation of Belonging Affirmation. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 47(7). 1152–1168. 14 indexed citations

Layous, Kristin, et al.. (2019). Good for self or good for others? The well-being benefits of kindness in two cultures depend on how the kindness is framed. The Journal of Positive Psychology. 15(6). 795–805. 17 indexed citations

Nelson, S. Katherine, Matthew A. Killingsworth, Kristin Layous, Steve W. Cole, & Sonja Lyubomirsky. (2019). Parenthood Is Associated With Greater Well-Being for Fathers Than Mothers. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 45(9). 1378–1390. 70 indexed citations

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Layous, Kristin, et al.. (2017). The proximal experience of gratitude. PLoS ONE. 12(7). e0179123–e0179123. 49 indexed citations

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Nelson, S. Katherine, et al.. (2017). Moderators of wellbeing interventions: Why do some people respond more positively than others?. PLoS ONE. 12(11). e0187601–e0187601. 33 indexed citations

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Chancellor, Joseph, Kristin Layous, Seth Margolis, & Sonja Lyubomirsky. (2017). Clustering by well-being in workplace social networks: Homophily and social contagion.. Emotion. 17(8). 1166–1180. 26 indexed citations

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Haworth, Claire M. A., S. Katherine Nelson, Kristin Layous, et al.. (2016). Stability and Change in Genetic and Environmental Influences on Well-Being in Response to an Intervention. PLoS ONE. 11(5). e0155538–e0155538. 16 indexed citations

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Nelson, S. Katherine, Kristin Layous, Steve W. Cole, & Sonja Lyubomirsky. (2016). Do unto others or treat yourself? The effects of prosocial and self-focused behavior on psychological flourishing.. Emotion. 16(6). 850–861. 224 indexed citations

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Layous, Kristin, Joseph Chancellor, & Sonja Lyubomirsky. (2014). Positive activities as protective factors against mental health conditions.. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 123(1). 3–12. 126 indexed citations

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Chancellor, Joseph, Kristin Layous, & Sonja Lyubomirsky. (2014). Recalling Positive Events at Work Makes Employees Feel Happier, Move More, but Interact Less: A 6-Week Randomized Controlled Intervention at a Japanese Workplace. Journal of Happiness Studies. 16(4). 871–887. 33 indexed citations

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Layous, Kristin & Sonja Lyubomirsky. (2014). Benefits, Mechanisms, and New Directions for Teaching Gratitude to Children. School Psychology Review. 43(2). 153–159. 32 indexed citations

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Layous, Kristin, Kyuhyun Lee, Incheol Choi, & Sonja Lyubomirsky. (2013). Culture Matters When Designing a Successful Happiness-Increasing Activity. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 44(8). 1294–1303. 153 indexed citations

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Layous, Kristin, S. Katherine Nelson, Eva Oberle, Kimberly A. Schonert‐Reichl, & Sonja Lyubomirsky. (2012). Kindness Counts: Prompting Prosocial Behavior in Preadolescents Boosts Peer Acceptance and Well-Being. PLoS ONE. 7(12). e51380–e51380. 247 indexed citations

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Layous, Kristin, Joseph Chancellor, Sonja Lyubomirsky, Lihong Wang, & P. Murali Doraiswamy. (2011). Delivering Happiness: Translating Positive Psychology Intervention Research for Treating Major and Minor Depressive Disorders. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 17(8). 675–683. 93 indexed citations

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