William Tov

9.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

William Tov is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, William Tov has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Social Psychology, 13 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 10 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in William Tov's work include Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (14 papers), Cultural Differences and Values (7 papers) and Optimism, Hope, and Well-being (6 papers). William Tov is often cited by papers focused on Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (14 papers), Cultural Differences and Values (7 papers) and Optimism, Hope, and Well-being (6 papers). William Tov collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, United States and United Kingdom. William Tov's co-authors include Ed Diener, Derrick Wirtz, Robert Biswas‐Diener, Chu Kim‐Prieto, Dongwon Choi, Shigehiro Oishi, Lin Qiu, Han Lin, Ed Diener and Angela K.‐Y. Leung and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

William Tov

38 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

New Well-being Measures: Short Scales to Assess Flourishing and Positive and Negative Feelings

2009 3.2k citations Ed Diener, Derrick Wirtz et al. Social Indicators Research profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
William Tov Singapore	15	2.3k	1.4k	1.0k	864	801	39	4.1k
Derrick Wirtz United States	17	2.7k 1.2×	1.5k 1.1×	1.0k 1.0×	949 1.1×	1.1k 1.4×	30	5.0k
Chu Kim‐Prieto United States	15	2.8k 1.2×	1.5k 1.1×	1.0k 1.0×	1.1k 1.3×	1.1k 1.3×	19	4.9k
Dongwon Choi United States	9	2.0k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	651 0.6×	642 0.7×	753 0.9×	16	3.6k
Veronika Huta Canada	23	2.3k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	659 0.6×	1.0k 1.2×	919 1.1×	41	4.1k
C. Raymond Knee United States	33	2.6k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	777 0.9×	912 1.1×	68	4.0k
Mohsen Joshanloo South Korea	33	2.5k 1.1×	1.2k 0.8×	686 0.7×	821 1.0×	684 0.9×	183	3.7k
Sara B. Algoe United States	28	3.1k 1.4×	1.7k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	755 0.9×	817 1.0×	64	5.1k
Joshua A. Hicks United States	30	2.8k 1.2×	1.2k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	846 1.0×	1.3k 1.6×	95	4.6k
Christie Napa Scollon United States	17	1.9k 0.9×	728 0.5×	833 0.8×	931 1.1×	722 0.9×	34	3.4k
Stephanie L. Brown United States	27	1.9k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	1.4k 1.4×	644 0.7×	599 0.7×	53	4.5k

Countries citing papers authored by William Tov

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Fields of papers citing papers by William Tov

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William Tov

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All Works

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Tov, William, Robin Choo, Lay Khoon Lau, et al.. (2025). Exploring the relationship between intrinsic capacity and social participation in healthy ageing: Evidence from Singapore. The journal of nutrition health & aging. 29(5). 100524–100524. 1 indexed citations

Hartanto, Andree, et al.. (2024). Retirement and life satisfaction among middle-aged and older adults: A piecewise growth mixture analysis.. Psychology and Aging. 39(8). 915–932. 2 indexed citations

Tan, Woan Shin, et al.. (2023). Acceptance of communication technology, emotional support and subjective well-being for Chinese older adults living alone during COVID-19: A moderated mediation model. PLoS ONE. 18(9). e0291806–e0291806. 2 indexed citations

Hartanto, Andree, et al.. (2023). Profiles of activity engagement and depression trajectories as COVID-19 restrictions were relaxed.. Psychology and Aging. 39(1). 31–45. 4 indexed citations

Catalino, Lahnna I. & William Tov. (2022). Daily variation in prioritizing positivity and well-being.. Emotion. 22(5). 874–879. 7 indexed citations

Reb, Jochen, et al.. (2021). An Initial Examination of State and Longitudinal Effects of Loving-Kindness Practice on Affective and Motivational States at Work. Mindfulness. 13(1). 174–187. 2 indexed citations

Straughan, Paulin Tay, et al.. (2020). Attitudes, behaviours, and the well-being of older Singaporeans in the time of COVID-19: Perspectives from the Singapore Life Panel. Institutional Knowledge (InK) - Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University (Singapore Management University). 2 indexed citations

Costello, Cory, Dustin Wood, & William Tov. (2018). Revealed Traits: A Novel Method for Estimating Cross-Cultural Similarities and Differences in Personality. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 49(4). 554–586. 8 indexed citations

Tov, William, et al.. (2016). Extraversion and Agreeableness: Divergent Routes to Daily Satisfaction with Social Relationships. Institutional Knowledge (InK) - Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University (Singapore Management University). 1 indexed citations

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Wood, Dustin, William Tov, & Cory Costello. (2015). What a_____ thing to do! Formally characterizing actions by their expected effects.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 108(6). 953–976. 12 indexed citations

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Lin, Han, William Tov, & Lin Qiu. (2014). Emotional disclosure on social networking sites: The role of network structure and psychological needs. Computers in Human Behavior. 41. 342–350. 118 indexed citations

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Tov, William, et al.. (2014). Extraversion and Agreeableness: Divergent Routes to Daily Satisfaction With Social Relationships. Journal of Personality. 84(1). 121–134. 69 indexed citations

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Qiu, Lin, Han Lin, Angela K.‐Y. Leung, & William Tov. (2012). Putting Their Best Foot Forward: Emotional Disclosure on Facebook. Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking. 15(10). 569–572. 153 indexed citations

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Li, Norman P., et al.. (2010). The Incompatibility of Materialism and the Desire for Children: Psychological Insights into the Fertility Discrepancy Among Modern Countries. Social Indicators Research. 101(3). 391–404. 31 indexed citations

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Tov, William, et al.. (2009). The Social and Economic Context of Peace and Happiness. SSRN Electronic Journal. 239. 5 indexed citations

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Diener, Ed, Derrick Wirtz, William Tov, et al.. (2009). New Well-being Measures: Short Scales to Assess Flourishing and Positive and Negative Feelings. Social Indicators Research. 97(2). 143–156. 3163 indexed citations breakdown →

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Diener, Ed, Sik Hung Ng, & William Tov. (2008). Balance in Life and Declining Marginal Utility of Diverse Resources. Applied Research in Quality of Life. 3(4). 277–291. 33 indexed citations

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Tov, William. (2008). Evaluating the theory of cultural tightness -looseness: Measurement and construct validity. IDEALS (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign). 1 indexed citations

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Le, Thao N., William Tov, & J. Lynn Taylor. (2007). Religiousness and Depressive Symptoms in Five Ethnic Adolescent Groups. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion. 17(3). 209–232. 38 indexed citations

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Diener, Ed & William Tov. (2007). Subjective Well‐Being and Peace. Journal of Social Issues. 63(2). 421–440. 66 indexed citations

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