Sean M. McCrea

2.3k total citations
62 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Sean M. McCrea is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Applied Psychology and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sean M. McCrea has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 25 papers in Applied Psychology and 21 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Sean M. McCrea's work include Social and Intergroup Psychology (26 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (23 papers) and Cultural Differences and Values (11 papers). Sean M. McCrea is often cited by papers focused on Social and Intergroup Psychology (26 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (23 papers) and Cultural Differences and Values (11 papers). Sean M. McCrea collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Austria. Sean M. McCrea's co-authors include Edward R. Hirt, Nira Liberman, Yaacov Trope, Steven J. Sherman, J. Lukas Thürmer, Frank Wieber, Charles E. Kimble, Domen Novak, Scott E. Culhane and Narina Nuñez and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Scientific Reports and Psychological Science.

In The Last Decade

Sean M. McCrea

59 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sean M. McCrea United States 19 643 577 506 422 264 62 1.5k
Nils B. Jostmann Netherlands 16 677 1.1× 591 1.0× 460 0.9× 506 1.2× 240 0.9× 26 1.6k
Ian R. Newby‐Clark Canada 19 441 0.7× 581 1.0× 252 0.5× 369 0.9× 245 0.9× 37 1.7k
Abigail A. Scholer United States 25 724 1.1× 651 1.1× 974 1.9× 497 1.2× 271 1.0× 73 2.1k
Kenneth G. DeMarree United States 26 1.1k 1.8× 1.1k 2.0× 604 1.2× 413 1.0× 520 2.0× 62 2.3k
Tal Eyal Israel 18 906 1.4× 710 1.2× 697 1.4× 256 0.6× 153 0.6× 34 1.8k
C. Miguel Brendl United States 15 646 1.0× 694 1.2× 479 0.9× 288 0.7× 123 0.5× 28 1.6k
Karen Gasper United States 18 904 1.4× 475 0.8× 504 1.0× 777 1.8× 264 1.0× 39 2.2k
Annette Y. Lee-Chai United States 7 989 1.5× 1.1k 1.9× 590 1.2× 365 0.9× 194 0.7× 11 2.1k
Jason E. Plaks Canada 22 1.0k 1.6× 959 1.7× 291 0.6× 407 1.0× 201 0.8× 56 1.8k
Amy Summerville United States 14 373 0.6× 326 0.6× 381 0.8× 284 0.7× 136 0.5× 32 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Sean M. McCrea

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sean M. McCrea

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sean M. McCrea

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All Works

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Blechert, Jens, et al.. (2026). Why meat-eaters reject calls for a meat-free diet: Social norm and messenger effects in two meat-eating cultures. Environmental Research Communications. 8(2). 25021–25021.
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McCrea, Sean M., et al.. (2025). Examining the root of intergroup sensitivity: What is the norm underlying defensive reactions to criticism?. New Ideas in Psychology. 78. 101161–101161.
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Thürmer, J. Lukas, Kaiyuan Chen, & Sean M. McCrea. (2024). Collective action control: Ubiquitous processes and cultural differences. Current Opinion in Psychology. 60. 101904–101904. 1 indexed citations
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Thürmer, J. Lukas & Sean M. McCrea. (2022). The vaccination rift effect provides evidence that source vaccination status determines the rejection of calls to get vaccinated. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 18947–18947. 9 indexed citations
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McCrea, Sean M., et al.. (2021). User Experience With Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment Methods for an Affective Exergame: Comparative Laboratory-Based Study. JMIR Serious Games. 9(2). e25771–e25771. 29 indexed citations
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McCrea, Sean M., et al.. (2019). Investigator beliefs of homicide crime scene characteristics. 15(1). 60–85. 2 indexed citations
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McCrea, Sean M., et al.. (2019). Classification of Multiple Psychological Dimensions in Computer Game Players Using Physiology, Performance, and Personality Characteristics. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 13. 1278–1278. 9 indexed citations
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McCrea, Sean M., et al.. (2016). Life History Theory and Exploitative Strategies. Evolutionary Psychology. 14(3). 4 indexed citations
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Thürmer, J. Lukas, Sean M. McCrea, & Peter M. Gollwitzer. (2013). Regulating self-defensiveness: If–then plans prevent claiming and creating performance handicaps. Motivation and Emotion. 37(4). 712–725. 20 indexed citations
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McCrea, Sean M., et al.. (2013). The role of thought-content and mood in the preparative benefits of upward counterfactual thinking. Motivation and Emotion. 38(1). 166–182. 8 indexed citations
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McCrea, Sean M., et al.. (2012). Pursuing perfection or pursuing protection? Self‐evaluation motives moderate the behavioral consequences of counterfactual thoughts. European Journal of Social Psychology. 42(3). 372–382. 6 indexed citations
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McCrea, Sean M. & Edward R. Hirt. (2011). Limitations on the Substitutability of Self-Protective Processes. Social Psychology. 42(1). 9–18. 14 indexed citations
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McCrea, Sean M., et al.. (2011). Dysfunctional anticipatory thoughts and the self‐handicapping strategy. European Journal of Social Psychology. 42(1). 72–81. 11 indexed citations
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McCrea, Sean M., et al.. (2011). Construal level mind-sets moderate self- and social stereotyping.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 102(1). 51–68. 90 indexed citations
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McCrea, Sean M., et al.. (2009). Self-handicapping as an anticipatory self-protection strategy. 23(8). 31–53. 6 indexed citations
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Liberman, Nira, Yaacov Trope, Sean M. McCrea, & Steven J. Sherman. (2006). The effect of level of construal on the temporal distance of activity enactment. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 43(1). 143–149. 282 indexed citations
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McCrea, Sean M. & Edward R. Hirt. (2001). The Role of Ability Judgments in Self-Handicapping. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 27(10). 1378–1389. 86 indexed citations
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Hirt, Edward R. & Sean M. McCrea. (2000). Beyond hedonism : Broadening the scope of affect regulation. Psychological Inquiry. 11. 180–183. 16 indexed citations
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Wade, T. Joel & Sean M. McCrea. (1999). Intrasexual competition and contrast effects on men's self-ratings of attractiveness and social ascendancy : Status, physical fitness or looks?. KOPS (University of Konstanz). 1. 229–243. 6 indexed citations

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