| Character strengths and virtues: A handbook and classification C Peterson, MEP Seligman Oxford University Press, 2004 | 10494 | 2004 |
| Positive psychology progress: empirical validation of interventions. MEP Seligman, TA Steen, N Park, C Peterson American psychologist 60 (5), 410, 2005 | 7416 | 2005 |
| Grit: perseverance and passion for long-term goals. AL Duckworth, C Peterson, MD Matthews, DR Kelly Journal of personality and social psychology 92 (6), 1087, 2007 | 5641 | 2007 |
| The attributional style questionnaire C Peterson, A Semmel, C Von Baeyer, LY Abramson, GI Metalsky, ... Cognitive therapy and research 6 (3), 287-299, 1982 | 2631 | 1982 |
| The future of optimism. C Peterson American psychologist 55 (1), 44, 2000 | 2487 | 2000 |
| Causal explanations as a risk factor for depression: theory and evidence. C Peterson, ME Seligman Psychological review 91 (3), 347, 1984 | 2426 | 1984 |
| Strengths of character and well-being N Park, C Peterson, MEP Seligman Journal of social and Clinical Psychology 23 (5), 603-619, 2004 | 2406 | 2004 |
| A primer in positive psychology C Peterson Oxford university press, 2006 | 2187 | 2006 |
| Learned helplessness C Peterson The Corsini encyclopedia of psychology, 1-2, 2010 | 2027 | 2010 |
| Orientations to happiness and life satisfaction: The full life versus the empty life C Peterson, N Park, MEP Seligman Journal of happiness studies 6 (1), 25-41, 2005 | 1830 | 2005 |
| Gratitude and well-being: A review and theoretical integration AM Wood, JJ Froh, AWA Geraghty Clinical psychology review 30 (7), 890-905, 2010 | 1676 | 2010 |
| Development, freedom, and rising happiness: A global perspective (1981–2007) R Inglehart, R Foa, C Peterson, C Welzel Perspectives on psychological science 3 (4), 264-285, 2008 | 1246 | 2008 |
| Pessimistic explanatory style is a risk factor for physical illness: a thirty-five-year longitudinal study. C Peterson, ME Seligman, GE Vaillant Journal of personality and social psychology 55 (1), 23, 1988 | 1101 | 1988 |
| Optimism, pessimism, and psychological well-being. MF Scheier, CS Carver, MW Bridges American Psychological Association, 2001 | 1025 | 2001 |
| Attributional style and depressive symptoms among children. MEP Seligman, NJ Kaslow, LB Alloy, C Peterson, RL Tanenbaum, ... Journal of abnormal psychology 93 (2), 235, 1984 | 977 | 1984 |
| Shared virtue: The convergence of valued human strengths across culture and history K Dahlsgaard, C Peterson, MEP Seligman Review of general psychology 9 (3), 203-213, 2005 | 861 | 2005 |
| Strengths of character, orientations to happiness, and life satisfaction C Peterson, W Ruch, U Beermann, N Park, MEP Seligman The journal of positive psychology 2 (3), 149-156, 2007 | 847 | 2007 |
| Factors influencing succession: lessons from large, infrequent natural disturbances MG Turner, WL Baker, CJ Peterson, RK Peet Ecosystems 1 (6), 511-523, 1998 | 814 | 1998 |
| Moral competence and character strengths among adolescents: The development and validation of the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths for Youth N Park, C Peterson Journal of adolescence 29 (6), 891-909, 2006 | 774 | 2006 |
| Collective efficacy SJ Zaccaro, V Blair, C Peterson, M Zazanis Self-efficacy, adaptation, and adjustment, 305-328, 1995 | 661 | 1995 |
