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David A. Frederick

Affiliation : Chapman University

• 10Publications (affiliation in the United States)
• 178Total publications
• 8767Citations
• 49h-index

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Research profile

David A. Frederick has 10 indexed publications (2022–2026). Their work appears mainly in “Archives of Sexual Behavior”, “Environment International” and “PLoS ONE”. Their most cited article, “Body appreciation around the world: Measurement invariance of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender ” (2023), has been cited 110 times. 5 of these publications date from the last three years of activity. Their work is co-authored with at least 12 researchers, including institutions in Spain, Slovakia, United Kingdom, Italy.

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Research areas

• Eating Disorders and Behaviors
• Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
• Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
• Animal Behavior and Reproduction
• Attachment and Relationship Dynamics

Publications (10)

• Positive body image is a pathway between nature contact and life satisfaction across 58 nations
  2026 · Environment International · cited 1 times
• Life satisfaction around the world: Measurement invariance of the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age groups
  2025 · PLoS ONE · cited 37 times
• Self-Compassion Around the World: Measurement Invariance of the Short Form of the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS-SF) Across 65 Nations, 40 Languages, Gender Identities, and Age Groups
  2025 · Mindfulness · cited 25 times
• A preliminary study on the role of personal history of infectious and parasitic diseases on self-reported health across countries
  2025 · Public Health · cited 1 times
• Love as a Commitment Device
  2024 · Human Nature · cited 21 times
• Body appreciation around the world: Measurement invariance of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age
  2023 · Body Image · cited 110 times
• Validation of the Short Version (TLS-15) of the Triangular Love Scale (TLS-45) across 37 Languages
  2023 · Archives of Sexual Behavior · cited 53 times
• Exploring Attitudes Toward “Sugar Relationships” Across 87 Countries: A Global Perspective on Exchanges of Resources for Sex and Companionship
  2023 · Archives of Sexual Behavior · cited 9 times
• Correction to: Validation of the Short Version (TLS-15) of the Triangular Love Scale (TLS-45) Across 37 Languages
  2023 · Archives of Sexual Behavior · cited 1 times
• Predictors of enhancing human physical attractiveness: Data from 93 countries
  2022 · Evolution and Human Behavior · cited 67 times

Publication venues

• Archives of Sexual Behavior × 3
• Environment International × 1
• PLoS ONE × 1
• Mindfulness × 1
• Public Health × 1
• Human Nature × 1

Publications per year

• 20261
• 20253
• 20241
• 20234
• 20221

Collaborations

Partner institutions : Centro Universitario San Isidoro · Clemson University · University of South-Eastern Norway · New York University · University of Prešov

Co-authors’ countries : Spain · Slovakia · United Kingdom · Italy

Co-authors

• Richard Gregory Cowden
• Jonathan E. Handelzalts
• Matthew H. E. M. Browning
• Xin Chen
• Nana Burduli
• Carlota Batres
• Angélique M. Blackburn
• Austin Horng‐En Wang
• Robert J. Sternberg
• Austin H. Wang
• Laith Al-Shawaf
• Xin Chen

Bibliographic data from OpenAlex (open database).