Lara B. Aknin

8.2k citations
69 papers · 4.4k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 29
Topics
Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (36 papers)Behavioral Health and Interventions (16 papers)Cultural Differences and Values (16 papers)

In The Last Decade

Lara B. Aknin

66 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

Spending Money on Others Promotes Happiness20082026201420202008202220222505007501000

Peers

Lara B. Aknin
Comparison fields: 5 of 140
  • Social Psychology 2.5k
  • Sociology and Political Science 1.3k
  • Applied Psychology 1.0k
  • Clinical Psychology 943
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 560
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All Works

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Policy stringency and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal analysis of data from 15 countriesbreakdown →
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The Lancet's COVID-19 Commission Mental Health Task Force
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Putting the “Social” in Prosocial Spending: Interpersonal Giving Promotes Happiness
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About Lara B. Aknin

Lara B. Aknin is a scholar working on Applied Psychology, Social Psychology and General Decision Sciences, having authored 69 papers that have together received 4.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (36 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (16 papers) and Cultural Differences and Values (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Applied Psychology (1.0k citations), Social Psychology (2.5k citations) and General Decision Sciences (157 citations). Lara B. Aknin has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Elizabeth W. Dunn, Michael I. Norton, J. Kiley Hamlin, Julia W. Van de Vondervoort, Dylan Wiwad, Azim Shariff, John F. Helliwell, Ashley V. Whillans, Gillian M. Sandstrom and Rachael Shwom. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and PLoS ONE.

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