Roy F. Baumeister

Harvard University — United States

Psychology · Social Sciences

180h-index178.1kcitations1.0kworks2.62yr avg
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Research Topics

Behavioral Health and Interventions(235), Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion(146), Social and Intergroup Psychology(109), Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment(96), Mental Health Research Topics(90)

Publications1.0k total

Do people really avoid effort? A cost – benefit perspective on the principle of least effort
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews·2026Open Access
Antisocial behavior
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks·2026
Socializing While Alone: Loss of Impact and Engagement When Interacting Remotely via Technology
Perspectives on Psychological Science·2026
Tradeoffs between self and mates reveal larger sex differences in trait preferences
Evolution and Human Behavior·2025
Forward-looking questions regarding ego depletion and mental fatigue in sport psychology: Comment on Englert
Psychology of sport and exercise·2025
Free psychology? Why psychological research is incompatible with the requirements of clockwork determinism
Frontiers in Psychology·2025Open Access
Existential positive psychology offers fresh perspective on free will
The Journal of Positive Psychology·2025· 2 cited
Motivation needs cognition but is not just about cognition
Behavioral and Brain Sciences·2025
THE BELONGING GAP: WHAT LEADERS GET WRONG AND HOW TO FIX IT
SSRN Electronic Journal·2025Open Access
Corrigendum to “A meta-analysis on the relationship between the use of electronic media and psychological well-being” [Emerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions, and Health, 4 (2024) Article 100162]
Emerging Trends in Drugs Addictions and Health·2024Open Access
A meta-analysis on the relationship between the use of electronic media and psychological well-being
Emerging Trends in Drugs Addictions and Health·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
Differences among a satisfied, a meaningful, and a psychologically rich working life
The Journal of Positive Psychology·2024· 15 citedOpen Access
Review for "Men display faster in male-biased mating contexts"
2024
Learning to Love Uncertainty
Current Directions in Psychological Science·2024· 5 cited
Cognitive effort increases the intensity of rewards
PNAS Nexus·2024Open Access
Review for "Men display faster in male-biased mating contexts"
2024
Bless her heart: Gossip phrased with concern provides advantages in female intrasexual competition
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology·2024· 5 cited
Self-control and limited willpower: Current status of ego depletion theory and research
Current Opinion in Psychology·2024· 54 citedOpen Access
An agent in a world of possibilities: Introductory overview of the special issue
Possibility Studies & Society·2024Open Access
The Time Dimension
2024
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Frequent Co-authors

Dianne M. Tice(13), Kathleen D. Vohs(11), Mark Muraven(6), C. Nathan DeWall(6), Jean M. Twenge(5), Mark R. Leary(4), Ellen Bratslavsky(4), Natalie J. Ciarocco(3), Matthew T. Gailliot(3), Brandon J. Schmeichel(3), Catrin Finkenauer(2), Todd F. Heatherton(2), Todd F. Heatherton(2), Arlene M. Stillwell(2), Jon K. Maner(2), Tanja S. Stucke(2), June P. Tangney(1), Angie Luzio Boone(1), Jennifer D. Campbell(1), Joachim I. Krueger(1)