| A motivational theory of life-span development J Heckhausen, C Wrosch, R Schulz Psychological Review 117 (1), 32-60, 2010 | 1381 | 2010 |
| Adaptive self-regulation of unattainable goals: Goal disengagement, goal reengagement, and subjective well-being C Wrosch, MF Scheier, GE Miller, R Schulz, CS Carver Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 29 (12), 1494-1508, 2003 | 1039 | 2003 |
| The importance of goal disengagement in adaptive self-regulation: When giving up is beneficial C Wrosch, MF Scheier, CS Carver, R Schulz Self and Identity 2 (1), 1-20, 2003 | 696 | 2003 |
| Personality and quality of life: The importance of optimism and goal adjustment C Wrosch, MF Scheier Quality of Life Research 12 (1), 59-72, 2003 | 515 | 2003 |
| Self-regulation processes and health: The importance of optimism and goal adjustment HN Rasmussen, C Wrosch, MF Scheier, CS Carver Journal of Personality 74 (6), 1721-1748, 2006 | 433 | 2006 |
| Primary and secondary control strategies for managing health and financial stress across adulthood C Wrosch, J Heckhausen, ME Lachman Psychology and Aging 15 (3), 387-399, 2000 | 425 | 2000 |
| The Life Engagement Test: Assessing purpose in life MF Scheier, C Wrosch, A Baum, S Cohen, LM Martire, KA Matthews, ... Journal of Behavioral Medicine 29 (3), 291-298, 2006 | 397 | 2006 |
| Giving up on unattainable goals: Benefits for health? C Wrosch, GE Miller, MF Scheier, SB De Pontet Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 33 (2), 251-265, 2007 | 359 | 2007 |
| Developmental regulation before and after a developmental deadline: The sample case of "biological clock" for childbearing J Heckhausen, C Wrosch, W Fleeson Psychology and Aging 16 (3), 400-413, 2001 | 351 | 2001 |
| Control processes before and after passing a developmental deadline: Activation and deactivation of intimate relationship goals C Wrosch, J Heckhausen Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 77 (2), 415-427, 1999 | 296 | 1999 |
| Developmental regulation in adulthood: Optimization in primary and secondary control—A multiscale questionnaire (OPS-Scales) J Heckhausen, R Schulz, C Wrosch Unpublished Technical Report, Max Planck Institute for Human Development and …, 1998 | 222 | 1998 |
| Regret and quality of life across the adult life span: The influence of disengagement and available future goals C Wrosch, I Bauer, MF Scheier Psychology and Aging 20 (4), 657, 2005 | 202 | 2005 |
| Perceived control of life regrets: Good for young and bad for old adults C Wrosch, J Heckhausen Psychology and Aging 17 (2), 340-350, 2002 | 201 | 2002 |
| Health stresses and depressive symptomatology in the elderly: The importance of health engagement control strategies C Wrosch, R Schulz, J Heckhausen Health Psychology 21 (4), 340-348, 2002 | 188 | 2002 |
| You've gotta know when to fold'em: Goal disengagement and systemic inflammation in adolescence GE Miller, C Wrosch Psychological Science 18 (9), 773-777, 2007 | 174 | 2007 |
| Predicting changes in posttraumatic growth and subjective well‐being among breast cancer survivors: The role of social support and stress MH McDonough, CM Sabiston, C Wrosch Psycho‐Oncology 23 (1), 114-120, 2014 | 168 | 2014 |
| Developmental regulation across the life span: Toward a new synthesis CM Haase, J Heckhausen, C Wrosch Developmental Psychology 49 (5), 964-972, 2013 | 166 | 2013 |
| An exploration of the generational differences in levels of control held among family businesses approaching succession S Brun de Pontet, C Wrosch, M Gagne Family Business Review 20 (4), 337-354, 2007 | 158 | 2007 |
| Depressive symptoms can be useful: Self-regulatory and emotional benefits of dysphoric mood in adolescence C Wrosch, GE Miller Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 96 (6), 1181-1190, 2009 | 143 | 2009 |
| Self-regulation of normative and non-normative developmental challenges C Wrosch, AM Freund Human Development 44 (5), 264-283, 2001 | 135 | 2001 |
Richard SchulzDistinguished Service Professor of Psychiatry, University of PittsburghVerified email at pitt.edu
