Douglas T. Kenrick

Arizona State University — United States

Psychology · Social Sciences

67h-index22.6kcitations294works2.92yr avg
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Research Topics

Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior(138), Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation(78), Cultural Differences and Values(42), Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment(38), Social and Intergroup Psychology(30)

Publications294 total

Fundamental social motives in men and women across 42 societies
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences·2026Open Access
Commonly observed sex differences in direct aggression are absent or reversed in sibling contexts
PNAS Nexus·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
A unified framework integrating psychology and geography
Nature Human Behaviour·2025· 2 cited
Cross-cultural evidence that intergroup conflict heightens preferences for dominant leaders: A 25-country study
Evolution and Human Behavior·2025· 6 citedOpen Access
Supplementary Tables of Full Analysis Results from Fundamental Social Motives in Men and Women Across 42 Societies
Figshare·2025Open Access
Supplementary Tables of Full Analysis Results from Fundamental Social Motives in Men and Women Across 42 Societies
Figshare·2025Open Access
Beyond stereotypes versus preferences: sex, dominance, and the functions of leadership
Evolution and Human Behavior·2024
Sibling aggression is surprisingly common and sexually egalitarian
Evolution and Human Behavior·2024· 3 cited
Stereotypes versus preferences: Revisiting the role of alpha males in leadership
Evolution and Human Behavior·2024· 17 cited
What Are Social Norms For?
2024Open Access
Stereotypes versus Preferences: Revisiting the Role of Alpha Males in Leadership
2023Open Access
Charm and Discretion, Yes. Bourgeoisie, No: Response to Krueger
The American Journal of Psychology·2023
Family still matters: Human social motivation across 42 countries during a global pandemic
Evolution and Human Behavior·2022· 25 citedOpen Access
Publisher Correction: Fundamental social motives measured across forty-two cultures in two waves
Scientific Data·2022· 1 citedOpen Access
Fundamental social motives measured across forty-two cultures in two waves
Scientific Data·2022· 18 citedOpen Access
Solving modern problems with a stone-age brain: Human evolution and the seven fundamental motives.
American Psychological Association eBooks·2022· 13 cited
Sex (similarities and) differences in friendship jealousy
Evolution and Human Behavior·2021· 18 cited
Fundamental Motives Illuminate a Broad Range of Individual and Cultural Variations in Thought and Behavior
Current Directions in Psychological Science·2021· 24 cited
Family Still Matters: Human Social Motivation during a Global Pandemic
2021· 2 cited
Friendship jealousy: One tool for maintaining friendships in the face of third-party threats?
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology·2020· 56 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Steven L. Neuberg(15), Vladas Griskevicius(12), Mark Schaller(9), Robert B. Cialdini(8), D. Vaughn Becker(7), Norman P. Li(6), Jon K. Maner(5), Chad R. Mortensen(4), Edward K. Sadalla(3), Jill M. Sundie(3), Joshua M. Ackerman(3), Sara E. Gutierres(3), Noah J. Goldstein(3), Richard C. Keefe(2), Gary E. Groth(2), Melanie R. Trost(2), Joshua M. Tybur(2), Brian Hofer(2), Andrew W. Delton(2), Jonathan Butner(2)