Tom Pyszczynski

36.4k total citations · 8 hit papers
201 papers, 20.2k citations indexed

About

Tom Pyszczynski is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Tom Pyszczynski has authored 201 papers receiving a total of 20.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 158 papers in Social Psychology, 86 papers in Clinical Psychology and 81 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Tom Pyszczynski's work include Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion (146 papers), Social and Intergroup Psychology (70 papers) and Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (66 papers). Tom Pyszczynski is often cited by papers focused on Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion (146 papers), Social and Intergroup Psychology (70 papers) and Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (66 papers). Tom Pyszczynski collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Israel. Tom Pyszczynski's co-authors include Jeff Greenberg, Sheldon Solomon, Linda Simon, Jamie Arndt, Abram Rosenblatt, Jeff Schimel, Jamie L. Goldenberg, Eddie Harmon‐Jones, Mark J. Landau and Florette Cohen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychological Bulletin and Psychological Review.

In The Last Decade

Tom Pyszczynski

196 papers receiving 18.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Evidence for terror management theory II: The effects of mortality salience on reactions to those who threaten or bolster the cultural worldview.

1990 950 citations Jeff Greenberg, Tom Pyszczynski et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
A dual-process model of defense against conscious and unconscious death-related thoughts: An extension of terror management theory.

1999 911 citations Tom Pyszczynski, Jeff Greenberg et al. Psychological Review profile →
Why Do People Need Self-Esteem? A Theoretical and Empirical Review.

2004 898 citations Tom Pyszczynski, Jeff Greenberg et al. profile →
Evidence for terror management theory: I. The effects of mortality salience on reactions to those who violate or uphold cultural values.

1989 808 citations Jeff Greenberg, Sheldon Solomon et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
Evidence for terror management theory: I. The effects of mortality salience on reactions to those who violate or uphold cultural values.

1989 750 citations Jeff Greenberg, Sheldon Solomon et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
Role of consciousness and accessibility of death-related thoughts in mortality salience effects.

1994 658 citations Jeff Greenberg, Tom Pyszczynski et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
Self-regulatory perseveration and the depressive self-focusing style: A self-awareness theory of reactive depression.

1987 640 citations Tom Pyszczynski, Jeff Greenberg profile →
Why do people need self-esteem? Converging evidence that self-esteem serves an anxiety-buffering function.

1992 604 citations Tom Pyszczynski et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Psychosocial Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and the Mediating Role of Various Attitudes towards Science 2023 ·Vaccines ·(unknown), (unknown), Tom Pyszczynski	3
2	Applying terror management theory to patients with life-threatening illness: a systematic review 2023 ·BMC Palliative Care ·(unknown), (unknown), Tom Pyszczynski, Daniel D. Matlock, Larry A. Allen	7
3	Under the veil of tolerance: A justification–suppression approach to anti-Islamic implicit bias in reaction to terrorist attacks. 2023 ·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology ·(unknown), Leila Selimbegović, Gilad Hirschberger, Tom Pyszczynski, Armand Chatard	4
4	Burnout Disrupts Anxiety Buffer Functioning Among Nurses: A Three-Way Interaction Model 2017 ·Frontiers in Psychology ·Elena Trifiletti, Monica Pedrazza, Sabrina Berlanda, Tom Pyszczynski	18
5	Reducing defensive responses to thoughts of death: Meditation, mindfulness, and Buddhism. 2017 ·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology ·(unknown), Tom Pyszczynski	24
6	Fear of death amplifies retributive justice motivations and encourages political violence. 2015 ·Peace and Conflict Journal of Peace Psychology ·Gilad Hirschberger, Tom Pyszczynski, Tsachi Ein‐Dor, (unknown), (unknown), Pelin Kesebir, (unknown)	15
7	An existential perspective on the need for self-esteem. 2013 ·SSRN Electronic Journal ·Tom Pyszczynski, Pelin Kesebir	2
8	Dying to Live: Terrorism, War, and Defending One's Way of Life 2011 ·SSRN Electronic Journal ·Kenneth E. Vail, Matt Motyl, Abdolhossein Abdollahi, Tom Pyszczynski	2
9	Terror management in times of war: Mortality salience effects on self-esteem and governmental and army support 2011 ·Journal of Peace Research ·Armand Chatard, Leila Selimbegović, (unknown), Jamie Arndt, Tom Pyszczynski, Fabio Lorenzi‐Cioldi, Martial Van der Linden	17
10	The moderating role of executive functioning in older adults' responses to a reminder of mortality. 2011 ·Psychology and Aging ·Molly Maxfield, Tom Pyszczynski, (unknown), Renèe Pepin, Hasker P. Davis	17
11	Mortality Salience Effects on the Life Expectancy Estimates of Older Adults as a Function of Neuroticism 2010 ·Journal of Aging Research ·Molly Maxfield, Sheldon Solomon, Tom Pyszczynski, Jeff Greenberg	13
12	The Existential Underpinnings of the Cycle of Terrorist and Counterterrorist Violence and Pathways to Peaceful Resolutions 2009 ·Cairn.info ·Matt Motyl, Tom Pyszczynski	10
13	An Analysis of the Existential Underpinnings of the Cycle of Terrorist and Counterterrorist Violence and Pathways to Peaceful Resolutions 2009 ·SSRN Electronic Journal ·Matt Motyl, Tom Pyszczynski	0
14	Age-related differences in responses to thoughts of one's own death: Mortality salience and judgments of moral transgressions. 2007 ·Psychology and Aging ·Molly Maxfield, Tom Pyszczynski, (unknown), Cathy R. Cox, Jeff Greenberg, Sheldon Solomon, David Weise	130
15	The siren's call: Terror management and the threat of men's sexual attraction to women. 2006 ·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology ·Mark J. Landau, Jamie L. Goldenberg, Jeff Greenberg, Omri Gillath, Sheldon Solomon, Cathy R. Cox, Andy Martens, Tom Pyszczynski	56
16	GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE WILLINGNESS TO ENGAGE IN RISKY BEHAVIOR: A TERROR MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE 2002 ·Death Studies ·Gilad Hirschberger, Víctor Florián, Mario Mikulincer, Jamie L. Goldenberg, Tom Pyszczynski	72
17	Self-awareness, future-orientation, and human social motivation 1999 ·Psychological Inquiry ·Tom Pyszczynski, Jamie L. Goldenberg	1
18	Death, sex, love, and neuroticism: Why is sex such a problem? 1999 ·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology ·Jamie L. Goldenberg, Tom Pyszczynski, Selina McCoy, J. S. Greenberg, Samuel G. Solomon	8
19	A dual-process model of defense against conscious and unconscious death-related thoughts: An extension of terror management theory. breakdown → 1999 ·Psychological Review ·Tom Pyszczynski, Jeff Greenberg, (unknown)	911
20	Terror management and tolerance: Does mortality salience always intensify negative reactions to others who threaten one's worldview? 1992 ·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology ·Jeff Greenberg, (unknown), Tom Pyszczynski, Sheldon Solomon, (unknown)	67

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