Richard E. Lucas
Michigan State University
Affiliation Michigan State University Top Publications Subjective well-being: Three decades of progress. (1999) – 11,515 citations Personality, Culture, and Subjective Well-Being: Emotional and Cognitive Evaluations of Life (2002) – 3,458 citations The Mini-IPIP Scales: Tiny-yet-effective measures of the Big Five Factors of Personality. (2006) – 2,491 citations Beyond the hedonic treadmill: Revising the adaptation theory ... <a title="Richard E. Lucas" class="read-more" href="https://journalsworld.com/researchers/richard-e-lucas/" aria-label="Read more about Richard E. Lucas">Read more</a>
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Affiliation
Michigan State University
Top Publications
- Subjective well-being: Three decades of progress. (1999) - 11,515 citations
- Personality, Culture, and Subjective Well-Being: Emotional and Cognitive Evaluations of Life (2002) - 3,458 citations
- The Mini-IPIP Scales: Tiny-yet-effective measures of the Big Five Factors of Personality. (2006) - 2,491 citations
- Beyond the hedonic treadmill: Revising the adaptation theory of well-being. (2006) - 1,954 citations
- Subjective well-being: Three decades of progress. (1999) - 1,824 citations
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- Full name
- Richard E. Lucas
- ORCID
- 0000-0002-7995-3319
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5051404063
Research interests
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction, Personality Traits and Psychology, Psychometric Methodologies and Testing, Aging and Gerontology Research, Mental Health Research Topics
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- Subjective well-being: Three decades of progress. ↗1999 · Psychological Bulletin11,515OpenAlex citations
- Personality, Culture, and Subjective Well-Being: Emotional and Cognitive Evaluations of Life ↗2002 · Annual Review of Psychology3,458OpenAlex citations
- The Mini-IPIP Scales: Tiny-yet-effective measures of the Big Five Factors of Personality. ↗2006 · Psychological Assessment2,491OpenAlex citations
- Beyond the hedonic treadmill: Revising the adaptation theory of well-being. ↗2006 · American Psychologist1,954OpenAlex citations
- Subjective well-being: Three decades of progress. ↗1999 · Psychological Bulletin1,824OpenAlex citations
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- Subjective well-being: Three decades of progress. ↗1999 · Psychological Bulletin
- Personality, Culture, and Subjective Well-Being: Emotional and Cognitive Evaluations of Life ↗2002 · Annual Review of Psychology
- The Mini-IPIP Scales: Tiny-yet-effective measures of the Big Five Factors of Personality. ↗2006 · Psychological Assessment
- Beyond the hedonic treadmill: Revising the adaptation theory of well-being. ↗2006 · American Psychologist
- Subjective well-being: Three decades of progress. ↗1999 · Psychological Bulletin
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