Seth Abrutyn

2.6k total citations
64 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Seth Abrutyn is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Seth Abrutyn has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 22 papers in Clinical Psychology and 14 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Seth Abrutyn's work include Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (18 papers), Social and Cultural Dynamics (12 papers) and Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (11 papers). Seth Abrutyn is often cited by papers focused on Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (18 papers), Social and Cultural Dynamics (12 papers) and Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (11 papers). Seth Abrutyn collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Seth Abrutyn's co-authors include Anna S. Mueller, Jonathan H. Turner, Martin L. Levin, Sarah Diefendorf, Bernice A. Pescosolido, Steven Brint, Melissa Osborne, Omar Ližardo, Justin Van Ness and Michael J. Carter and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Sociological Review and American Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Seth Abrutyn

60 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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Carla Houkamau New Zealand

Petar Milojev New Zealand

Lara M. Greaves New Zealand

Susan James Canada

Adital Ben‐Ari Israel

Ruth Katz Israel

Thomas L. McNulty United States

Marco Cinnirella United Kingdom

Ramaswami Mahalingam United States

Stanley O. Gaines United Kingdom

Carla Houkamau New Zealand

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20 of 20 papers shown

Abrutyn, Seth. (2025). Theorizing Affective Motivation: Motives, Seeking, and the Mundanity of Pleasure. Sociological Theory. 43(2). 91–114.

Ghaziani, Amin, Seth Abrutyn, Daniel Laurison, et al.. (2025). Election Reflections—and What Comes Next. Contexts. 24(1). 12–21. 2 indexed citations

Ghaziani, Amin & Seth Abrutyn. (2024). Renewal without replication: Expanding Durkheim's theory of disruptions via queer nightlife. British Journal of Sociology. 75(5). 854–872. 6 indexed citations

Abrutyn, Seth, et al.. (2024). Morality, Affect, and Reputation in the Making of a Motivated Social Self. Sociological Theory. 42(1). 73–96. 1 indexed citations

Abrutyn, Seth. (2023). Toward a sociological theory of social pain. Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour. 53(3). 351–371. 9 indexed citations

Abrutyn, Seth. (2023). A Social Disorganizational Theory of Suicide¹. Sociological Forum. 38(2). 298–323. 2 indexed citations

Mueller, Anna S., Seth Abrutyn, & Sarah Diefendorf. (2022). Transforming U.S. Education to Prevent Youth Suicide. Contexts. 21(4). 14–19. 3 indexed citations

Abrutyn, Seth & Omar Ližardo. (2022). A Motivational Theory of Roles, Rewards, and Institutions. Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour. 53(2). 200–220. 14 indexed citations

Mueller, Anna S., Seth Abrutyn, Bernice A. Pescosolido, & Sarah Diefendorf. (2021). The Social Roots of Suicide: Theorizing How the External Social World Matters to Suicide and Suicide Prevention. Frontiers in Psychology. 12. 621569–621569. 95 indexed citations

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Abrutyn, Seth, et al.. (2021). Tastes, emotions, and social cohesion: Toward a cultural theory of social exchange. Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour. 52(2). 315–335. 6 indexed citations

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Mueller, Anna S., et al.. (2021). Youth Mask-Wearing and Social-Distancing Behavior at In-Person High School Graduations During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Adolescent Health. 68(3). 464–471. 22 indexed citations

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Mueller, Anna S., et al.. (2019). What does it mean to be exposed to suicide?: Suicide exposure, suicide risk, and the importance of meaning-making. Social Science & Medicine. 233. 21–27. 34 indexed citations

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Abrutyn, Seth, Anna S. Mueller, & Melissa Osborne. (2019). Rekeying Cultural Scripts for Youth Suicide: How Social Networks Facilitate Suicide Diffusion and Suicide Clusters Following Exposure to Suicide. Society and Mental Health. 10(2). 112–135. 51 indexed citations

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Abrutyn, Seth. (2017). What Hindu Sati can teach us about the sociocultural and social psychological dynamics of suicide. Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour. 47(4). 522–539. 8 indexed citations

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Abrutyn, Seth & Justin Van Ness. (2015). The role of agency in sociocultural evolution. Thesis Eleven. 127(1). 52–77. 16 indexed citations

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Abrutyn, Seth, et al.. (2015). The Degradation of Nature and the Growth of Environmental Concern: Toward a Theory of the Capture and Limits of Ecological Value. ANU Open Research (Australian National University). 21(1). 6 indexed citations

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Abrutyn, Seth. (2013). Reconceptualizing Religious Evolution: Toward a General Theory of Macro-Institutional Change. Social Evolution & History. 12(2). 8 indexed citations

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Mueller, Anna S., et al.. (2013). Can Social Ties be Harmful? Examining the Social Dynamics of Suicide Suggestion in Early Adulthood. 1 indexed citations

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Brint, Steven & Seth Abrutyn. (2010). Who's Right About the Right? Comparing Competing Explanations of the Link Between White Evangelicals and Conservative Politics in the United States. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 49(2). 328–350. 47 indexed citations

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Abrutyn, Seth. (2009). Toward a General Theory of Institutional Autonomy. Sociological Theory. 27(4). 449–465. 34 indexed citations

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