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Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Georgia Barbayannis
George Washington University
2
Olympia L K Campbell
Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse
3
Matthew A. Killingsworth
University of Pennsylvania
4
Megan Pedler
Southern Cross University
5
Evelyn F. Acoba
Central Luzon State University
6
Elizabeth L. Adams
University of South Carolina
7
Ruta Clair
Cabrini University
8
Cinzia Cecchetto
University of Padua
9
Long She
Sunway University
10
Sarah De Pue
VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research

Rising Stars Papers

1
Social support and mental health: the mediating role of perceived stress
Frontiers in Psychology|2024
371 cit.
2
Millennials’ financial behaviour and financial well-being: the moderating role of future orientation
Journal of Financial Services Marketing|2024
14 cit.
3
Pet attachment and prosocial attitude toward humans: the mediating role of empathy to animals
Frontiers in Psychology|2024
14 cit.
4
Green horizons: Overcoming political risks with strategic environmental management and financial innovation
Journal of Environmental Management|2024
11 cit.
5
Prioritize “Food is Medicine” initiatives in the 2024 Farm Bill for human and planetary health
Translational Behavioral Medicine|2024
7 cit.
6
Caught in the web: a meta-analysis of Internet addiction, excessive daytime sleepiness and depressive symptoms in adolescents
Information Technology and People|2024
5 cit.
7
Sniffing out a solution: How emotional body odors can improve mindfulness therapy for social anxiety
Journal of Affective Disorders|2024
5 cit.
8
A comparison of perceived barriers to optimal child sleep among families with low and high income
Sleep Health|2024
3 cit.
9
To invest or not to? Unravelling the factors influencing willingness to pay for smart home devices: a mixed-method approach
Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration|2025
1 cit.
10
Knowledge Structure of Political Marketing: A Bibliometric Analysis
Journal of Political Marketing|2025
1 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Zheng Feei
University of the West of England
2
Mayank Rai
Government Ayurved College, Nanded
3
Lindsey M. Forbes
Western University
4
Areej Sukayt
Prince Sultan University
5
Steve Bradley
Lancaster University
6
Vincenzo Auriemma
University of Salerno
7
Silvia Saccardo
Carnegie Mellon University
8
Daisy Fancourt
Department of Health and Social Care
9
Rudy Abi‐Habib
Lebanese American University
10
Ömer Akgül
Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Engagement in leisure activities and depression in older adults in the United States: Longitudinal evidence from the Health and Retirement Study
Social Science & Medicine|2022
130 cit.
2
Predictors of uncertainty and unwillingness to receive the COVID-19 booster vaccine: An observational study of 22,139 fully vaccinated adults in the UK
The Lancet Regional Health - Europe|2022
106 cit.
3
Relationship of smoking with current and future social isolation and loneliness: 12-year follow-up of older adults in England
The Lancet Regional Health - Europe|2022
72 cit.
4
Psychological consequences of long COVID: comparing trajectories of depressive and anxiety symptoms before and after contracting SARS-CoV-2 between matched long- and short-COVID groups
The British Journal of Psychiatry|2022
50 cit.
5
Community and cultural engagement for people with lived experience of mental health conditions: what are the barriers and enablers?
BMC Psychology|2022
47 cit.
6
Trajectories of Compliance With COVID-19 Related Guidelines: Longitudinal Analyses of 50,000 UK Adults
Annals of Behavioral Medicine|2022
47 cit.
7
Enabling or Limiting Cognitive Flexibility? Evidence of Demand for Moral Commitment
American Economic Review|2023
46 cit.
8
Understanding Barriers and Facilitators to Compliance with UK Social Distancing Guidelines During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Interview Study
Behaviour Change|2022
38 cit.
9
Perceived Social Support and Sustained Physical Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine|2022
37 cit.
10
Leisure engagement in older age is related to objective and subjective experiences of aging
Nature Communications|2024
37 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Auke Tellegen
University of Minnesota
2
Robin Mermelstein
University of Illinois Chicago
3
Richard M. Ryan
University of Rochester
4
Mihály Csíkszentmihályi
Science Club
5
Ed Diener
University of Utah
6
Thomas A. Wills
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
7
Ed Diener
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
8
Michael P. Leiter
Utrecht University
9
Martin E. P. Seligman
California University of Pennsylvania
10
Andrew J. Oswald
London School of Economics and Political Science

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being.
American Psychologist|2000
34.5k cit.
2
A Global Measure of Perceived Stress
Journal of Health and Social Behavior|1983
32.4k cit.
3
The "What" and "Why" of Goal Pursuits: Human Needs and the Self-Determination of Behavior
Psychological Inquiry|2000
32.1k cit.
4
Development and validation of brief measures of positive and negative affect: The PANAS scales.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology|1988
32.1k cit.
5
Development and validation of brief measures of positive and negative affect: The PANAS scales.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology|1988
31.7k cit.
6
Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being.
American Psychologist|2000
27.6k cit.
7
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations: Classic Definitions and New Directions
Contemporary Educational Psychology|2000
18.2k cit.
8
Stress, social support, and the buffering hypothesis.
Psychological Bulletin|1985
17.1k cit.
9
Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Determination in Human Behavior
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews|1988
15.4k cit.
10
The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology|2003
13.3k cit.

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