Most-cited Psychology papers of 2016, with free PDFs

The 25 most-cited Psychology research papers published in 2016, ranked by citations in OpenAlex, with their original abstracts and free PDFs where available.

1. Risk factors for suicidal thoughts and behaviors: A meta-analysis of 50 years of research.
   Joseph C. Franklin, Jessica D. Ribeiro et al. · 2016 · 3,789 citations
2. Psilocybin produces substantial and sustained decreases in depression and anxiety in patients with life-threatening cancer: A randomized double-blind trial
   Roland R. Griffiths, Matthew W. Johnson et al. · 2016 · 2,207 citations
3. The Intention–Behavior Gap
   Paschal Sheeran, Thomas Llewelyn Webb · 2016 · 2,160 citations
4. The next Big Five Inventory (BFI-2): Developing and assessing a hierarchical model with 15 facets to enhance bandwidth, fidelity, and predictive power.
   Christopher J. Soto, Oliver P. John · 2016 · 2,099 citations · Free PDF
5. How gamification motivates: An experimental study of the effects of specific game design elements on psychological need satisfaction
   Michael Sailer, Jan Ulrich Hense et al. · 2016 · 2,044 citations
6. Management of Chronic Insomnia Disorder in Adults: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians
   Amir Qaseem, Devan L. Kansagara et al. · 2016 · 1,966 citations
7. Identifying highly influential nodes in the complicated grief network.
   Donald J. Robinaugh, Alexander J. Millner et al. · 2016 · 1,809 citations
8. Rapid and sustained symptom reduction following psilocybin treatment for anxiety and depression in patients with life-threatening cancer: a randomized controlled trial
   Stephen Ross, Anthony P. Bossis et al. · 2016 · 1,705 citations
9. Mindfulness Interventions
   John David Creswell · 2016 · 1,689 citations
10. Suicide, Suicide Attempts, and Suicidal Ideation
    Elisha David Klonsky, Alexis M. May et al. · 2016 · 1,675 citations
11. Much ado about grit: A meta-analytic synthesis of the grit literature.
    Marcus Credé, Michael C. Tynan et al. · 2016 · 1,660 citations
12. Mental disorders among college students in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys
    Randy Patrick Auerbach, Jordi Alonso et al. · 2016 · 1,587 citations · Free PDF
13. Psilocybin with psychological support for treatment-resistant depression: an open-label feasibility study
    Robin Lester Carhart-Harris, Mark Bolstridge et al. · 2016 · 1,537 citations
14. The social dilemma of autonomous vehicles
    Jean‐François Bonnefon, Azim Shariff et al. · 2016 · 1,533 citations · Free PDF
15. The PERMA-Profiler: A brief multidimensional measure of flourishing
    Julie Butler, Margaret L. Kern · 2016 · 1,477 citations
16. Theoretical explanations for maintenance of behaviour change: a systematic review of behaviour theories
    Dominika Kwaśnicka, Stephan U Dombrowski et al. · 2016 · 1,475 citations
17. Global Prevalence of Past-year Violence Against Children: A Systematic Review and Minimum Estimates
    Susan D. Hillis, James A. Mercy et al. · 2016 · 1,468 citations
18. Annual Research Review: Enduring neurobiological effects of childhood abuse and neglect
    Martin H. Teicher, JACQUELINE A. SAMSON · 2016 · 1,462 citations
19. A Review of Self-Determination Theory’s Basic Psychological Needs at Work
    Anja Van den Broeck, D. Lance Ferris et al. · 2016 · 1,445 citations · Free PDF
20. Scaling-up treatment of depression and anxiety: a global return on investment analysis
    Dan Chisholm, Kim Sweeny et al. · 2016 · 1,444 citations
21. National Trends in the Prevalence and Treatment of Depression in Adolescents and Young Adults
    Ramin Mojtabai, Mark Olfson et al. · 2016 · 1,430 citations
22. The Ability Model of Emotional Intelligence: Principles and Updates
    John D. Mayer, David R. Caruso et al. · 2016 · 1,425 citations
23. Screening for Depression in Adults
    Albert L. Siu, and the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) et al. · 2016 · 1,411 citations
24. The three meanings of meaning in life: Distinguishing coherence, purpose, and significance
    Frank Martela, Michael F. Steger · 2016 · 1,397 citations
25. Mental Health in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Youth
    Stephen T. Russell, Jessica N. Fish · 2016 · 1,272 citations

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