Social Behavior and Personality

Aims & Scope

Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal (SBP), founded in 1973, publishes papers on all aspects of social, personality, and developmental psychology.

In the past 47 years SBP has published the work of over 6,500 researchers and professionals, and the journal’s archive now contains several thousand articles.

The journal is indexed in the SSCI with a current impact factor of 0.676 and has a CiteScore of 1.2.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.367

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	78

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	1.00

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	14684

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	651

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Psychology, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• FACTOR ANALYSIS AND PSYCHOMETRIC EVALUATION OF THE CONNOR-DAVIDSON RESILIENCE SCALE (CD-RISC) WITH CHINESE PEOPLE

  Citation: 795

  Authors: Xiaonan, Jianxin

• GRATITUDE AND HAPPINESS: DEVELOPMENT OF A MEASURE OF GRATITUDE, AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING

  Citation: 614

  Authors: Philip C., Kathrane, Tamara, Russell L.

• MEASURING HAPPINESS WITH A SINGLE-ITEM SCALE

  Citation: 586

  Authors: Ahmed M.

• Relationships between student engagement and academic achievement: A meta-analysis

  Citation: 551

  Authors: Hao, Yunhuo, Wenye

• THE SELF-REFLECTION AND INSIGHT SCALE: A NEW MEASURE OF PRIVATE SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS

  Citation: 519

  Authors: Anthony M., John, Peter

• THE IMPACT OF LIFE COACHING ON GOAL ATTAINMENT, METACOGNITION AND MENTAL HEALTH

  Citation: 300

  Authors: Anthony M.

• Inclusive Leadership and Work Engagement: Mediating Roles of Affective Organizational Commitment and Creativity

  Citation: 257

  Authors: Suk Bong, Thi Bich Hanh, Byung Il

• POSSESSION IN HUMANS: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF ITS MEANING AND MOTIVATION

  Citation: 254

  Authors: Lita

• SELF-EFFICACY, SELF-ESTEEM AND THEIR IMPACT ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

  Citation: 244

  Authors: John, Andrew M., Anna

• TEACHER CHARACTERISTICS AS PREDICTORS OF TEACHER-STUDENT RELATIONSHIPS: STRESS, NEGATIVE AFFECT, AND SELF-EFFICACY

  Citation: 227

  Authors: Jina

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