Ulrich Orth

16.6k total citations · 10 hit papers
101 papers, 10.9k citations indexed

About

Ulrich Orth is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ulrich Orth has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 10.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Social Psychology, 48 papers in Clinical Psychology and 31 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Ulrich Orth's work include Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (24 papers), Personality Traits and Psychology (21 papers) and Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (16 papers). Ulrich Orth is often cited by papers focused on Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (24 papers), Personality Traits and Psychology (21 papers) and Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (16 papers). Ulrich Orth collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and United States. Ulrich Orth's co-authors include Richard W. Robins, Julia F. Sowislo, Ruth Yasemin Erol, Laurenz L. Meier, Keith F. Widaman, Brent W. Roberts, Eva C. Luciano, Kali H. Trzesniewski, Samantha Krauss and Michelle A. Harris and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychological Bulletin and American Psychologist.

In The Last Decade

Ulrich Orth

97 papers receiving 10.4k citations

Hit Papers

Does low self-esteem predict depression and anxiety? A me... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2012 2011 2008 2014 2020 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Does low self-esteem predict depression and anxiety? A meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.
    2012 1.5k citations Ulrich Orth et al. Psychological Bulletin profile →
  2. Life-span development of self-esteem and its effects on important life outcomes.
    2011 565 citations Ulrich Orth, Richard W. Robins et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  3. Low self-esteem prospectively predicts depression in adolescence and young adulthood.
    2008 560 citations Ulrich Orth, Richard W. Robins et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  4. The Development of Self-Esteem
    2014 558 citations Ulrich Orth, Richard W. Robins Current Directions in Psychological Science profile →
  5. Testing prospective effects in longitudinal research: Comparing seven competing cross-lagged models.
    2020 469 citations Ulrich Orth, Richard W. Robins et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  6. Effect size guidelines for cross-lagged effects.
    2022 347 citations Ulrich Orth, Laurenz L. Meier et al. profile →
  7. The link between self-esteem and social relationships: A meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.
    2019 314 citations Ulrich Orth et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  8. Development of self-esteem from age 4 to 94 years: A meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.
    2018 271 citations Ulrich Orth, Ruth Yasemin Erol et al. Psychological Bulletin profile →
  9. Is high self-esteem beneficial? Revisiting a classic question.
    2022 151 citations Ulrich Orth, Richard W. Robins profile →
  10. Life Events and Personality Change: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
    2023 57 citations Janina Larissa Bühler, Ulrich Orth et al. European Journal of Personality profile →

Peers

Ulrich Orth
Golan Shahar Israel
Jean‐Philippe Laurenceau United States
Kali H. Trzesniewski United States
Nadia Garnefski Netherlands
Joseph Ciarrochi Australia
Shelly L. Gable United States
Marcel A. G. van Aken Netherlands
Geraldine Downey United States
Concetta Pastorelli Italy
Susan Branje Netherlands
Golan Shahar Israel
Ulrich Orth
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ulrich Orth

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ulrich Orth. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ulrich Orth based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ulrich Orth. Ulrich Orth is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Bleidorn, Wiebke, et al.. (2025). Personality traits and traditional philanthropy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 129(2). 363–383.
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Bühler, Janina Larissa & Ulrich Orth. (2024). How relationship satisfaction changes within and across romantic relationships: Evidence from a large longitudinal study.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 126(5). 930–945. 4 indexed citations
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Dapp, Laura C. & Ulrich Orth. (2024). Rank-order stability of domain-specific self-esteem: A meta-analysis.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 127(2). 432–454. 2 indexed citations
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Orth, Ulrich, et al.. (2024). Language abilities and metacognitive monitoring development: Divergent longitudinal pathways for native and non-native speaking children. Learning and Instruction. 95. 102043–102043. 2 indexed citations
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Buecker, Susanne, Maike Luhmann, Peter Haehner, et al.. (2023). The development of subjective well-being across the life span: A meta-analytic review of longitudinal studies.. Psychological Bulletin. 149(7-8). 418–446. 50 indexed citations
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Krauss, Samantha, Laura C. Dapp, & Ulrich Orth. (2023). The Link Between Low Self-Esteem and Eating Disorders: A Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Studies. Clinical Psychological Science. 11(6). 1141–1158. 25 indexed citations
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Bühler, Janina Larissa & Ulrich Orth. (2022). Rank-order stability of relationship satisfaction: A meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 123(5). 1138–1165. 7 indexed citations
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Krauss, Samantha & Ulrich Orth. (2021). Work Experiences and Self-Esteem Development: A Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Studies. European Journal of Personality. 36(6). 849–869. 45 indexed citations
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Darwiche, Joëlle, et al.. (2021). Importance of Self‐Esteem for the Parental Couple: Testing for Actor and Partner Effects. Family Relations. 70(4). 1055–1072. 2 indexed citations
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Wagner, Jenny, Ulrich Orth, Wiebke Bleidorn, Christopher J. Hopwood, & Christian Kandler. (2020). Toward an Integrative Model of Sources of Personality Stability and Change. Current Directions in Psychological Science. 29(5). 438–444. 59 indexed citations
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Orth, Ulrich. (2017). The family environment in early childhood has a long-term effect on self-esteem: A longitudinal study from birth to age 27 years.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 114(4). 637–655. 97 indexed citations
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Orth, Ulrich, Ruth Yasemin Erol, Thomas Ledermann, & Alexander Grob. (2017). Codevelopment of well-being and self-esteem in romantic partners: Disentangling the effects of mutual influence and shared environment.. Developmental Psychology. 54(1). 151–166. 22 indexed citations
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Orth, Ulrich & Eva C. Luciano. (2015). Self-esteem, narcissism, and stressful life events: Testing for selection and socialization.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 109(4). 707–721. 89 indexed citations
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Orth, Ulrich, Jürgen Maes, & Manfred Schmitt. (2014). Self-esteem development across the life span: A longitudinal study with a large sample from Germany.. Developmental Psychology. 51(2). 248–259. 105 indexed citations
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Orth, Ulrich, Richard W. Robins, Keith F. Widaman, & Rand D. Conger. (2013). Is low self-esteem a risk factor for depression? Findings from a longitudinal study of Mexican-origin youth.. Developmental Psychology. 50(2). 622–633. 170 indexed citations
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Orth, Ulrich, Richard W. Robins, & Keith F. Widaman. (2011). Life-span development of self-esteem and its effects on important life outcomes.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 102(6). 1271–1288. 565 indexed citations breakdown →
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Orth, Ulrich, Richard W. Robins, Kali H. Trzesniewski, Jürgen Maes, & Manfred Schmitt. (2009). Low self-esteem is a risk factor for depressive symptoms from young adulthood to old age.. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 118(3). 472–478. 243 indexed citations
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Berking, Matthias, Ulrich Orth, Peggilee Wupperman, Laurenz L. Meier, & Franz Caspar. (2008). Prospective effects of emotion-regulation skills on emotional adjustment.. Journal of Counseling Psychology. 55(4). 485–494. 105 indexed citations
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Orth, Ulrich, Richard W. Robins, & Brent W. Roberts. (2008). Low self-esteem prospectively predicts depression in adolescence and young adulthood.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 95(3). 695–708. 560 indexed citations breakdown →

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