Kennon Sheldon

Kennon Sheldon

University of Missouri

H-index: 105

North America-United States

About Kennon Sheldon

Kennon Sheldon, With an exceptional h-index of 105 and a recent h-index of 79 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Missouri, specializes in the field of goals, well-being, motivation.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

When Visions Truly Inspire: The Moderating Role of Self-Concordance in Boosting Positive Affect, Goal Commitment, and Goal Progress

The free will capacity: A uniquely human adaption.

Perception of helper's autonomous motivation increases recipient's prosocial behaviour intentions via feelings of gratitude

Too much work or poorly motivated work? Testing moderators of the work-hours-to-well-being relationship in 5948 US lawyers

Social media use and well-being: testing an integrated self-determination theory model

The Goal breakthrough model of goal reorientation: Explicit questions drive implicit processes

Understanding the motivations of food bank volunteers: Applying self‐determination theory and functional motivations theory

Conservatives Report Less Autonomous Work Motivation and Less Intrinsic Values than Liberals, but are Happier Nonetheless: The Explanatory Role of Psychological Need-Satisfaction

Kennon Sheldon Information

University

Position

Professor of Psychology

Citations(all)

73515

Citations(since 2020)

26605

Cited By

57421

hIndex(all)

105

hIndex(since 2020)

79

i10Index(all)

222

i10Index(since 2020)

191

Email

University Profile Page

Google Scholar

Kennon Sheldon Skills & Research Interests

goals

well-being

motivation

Top articles of Kennon Sheldon

When Visions Truly Inspire: The Moderating Role of Self-Concordance in Boosting Positive Affect, Goal Commitment, and Goal Progress

Journal of Research in Personality

2024/2/13

The free will capacity: A uniquely human adaption.

American Psychologist

2024/2/1

Perception of helper's autonomous motivation increases recipient's prosocial behaviour intentions via feelings of gratitude

European Journal of Social Psychology

2024/1/10

Too much work or poorly motivated work? Testing moderators of the work-hours-to-well-being relationship in 5948 US lawyers

2023/12

Social media use and well-being: testing an integrated self-determination theory model

Media Psychology

2023/11/2

The Goal breakthrough model of goal reorientation: Explicit questions drive implicit processes

Journal of Research in Personality

2023/6/1

Understanding the motivations of food bank volunteers: Applying self‐determination theory and functional motivations theory

Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology

2023/5

Conservatives Report Less Autonomous Work Motivation and Less Intrinsic Values than Liberals, but are Happier Nonetheless: The Explanatory Role of Psychological Need-Satisfaction

Journal of Happiness Studies

2023/4

Goal Motives, Goal-regulatory Processes, Psychological Needs, and Well-being: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

2023/3

Self-concordant goal-striving as internalized motivation: Benefits beyond person-goal fit.

Motivation Science

2023/3

17 Using Free Will Wisely: The Self-Concordance Model

The Oxford Handbook of Self-Determination Theory

2023

Using free will wisely: The importance of self-concordant goal pursuit

2023/1/1

True-self-as-guide lay theory endorsement across five countries

Self and Identity

2022/11/17

Freely determined: what the new psychology of the self teaches us about how to live

2022/11/1

Methods of gratitude expression and their effects upon well-being: Texting may be just as rewarding as and less risky than face-to-face

The Journal of Positive Psychology

2022/9/3

Blood donation motivation in the United States and Russia: What keeps donors coming back?

Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology

2022/9

Happiness comes from trying to make others feel good, rather than oneself

The Journal of Positive Psychology

2022/5/4

A modest proposal: Free will is real

The Journal of Positive Psychology

2022/3/4

Thwarted beneficence: Not getting to help lowers mood

The Journal of Positive Psychology

2022/1/2

The glow still shows: effects of facial masking on perceptions of Duchenne versus social smiles

Perception

2021/8

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