P. Lester

Most-cited papers

1. Developing the Psychological Capital of Resiliency

   F. Luthans, G. Vogelgesang, P. Lester

   2006869 citations

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2. Can resilience be developed at work? A meta-analytic review of resilience-building programme effectiveness

   Adam J. Vanhove, M. Herian, A. L. U. Perez, P. Harms +1 more

   2016403 citations

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3. A multilevel approach to building and leading learning organizations

   S. Hannah, P. Lester

   2009285 citations Open access

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4. Mentoring Impact on Leader Efficacy Development: A Field Experiment

   P. Lester, S. Hannah, P. Harms, G. Vogelgesang +1 more

   2011Academy of Management Learning & Education174 citations

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5. Autocratic leaders and authoritarian followers revisited: A review and agenda for the future.

   P. Harms, D. Wood, Karen Landay, P. Lester +1 more

   2017165 citations

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6. Debunking the false dichotomy of leadership idealism and pragmatism: Critical evaluation and support of newer genre leadership theories

   S. Hannah, John J. Sumanth, P. Lester, Fabrice L. Cavarretta

   2014116 citations

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7. Toward a courageous mindset: The subjective act and experience of courage

   S. Hannah, Patrick J. Sweeney, P. Lester

   2007114 citations

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8. Moral leadership: Explicating the moral component of authentic leadership

   S. Hannah, P. Lester, G. V. Lester

   2005104 citations

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9. Effects of Psychological Capital on Mental Health and Substance Abuse

   Dina V. Krasikova, P. Lester, P. Harms

   2015101 citations

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10. Bringing science to bear: an empirical assessment of the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness program.

    P. Lester, S. Mcbride, P. Bliese, A. Adler

    2011American Psychologist99 citations

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11. Building social resilience in soldiers: A double dissociative randomized controlled study.

    J. Cacioppo, A. Adler, P. Lester, Dennis McGurk +3 more

    2015Journal of Personality and Social Psychology93 citations

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12. Bolstering Workplace Psychological Well-Being Through Transactional and Transformational Leadership

    S. Hannah, A. L. U. Perez, P. Lester, J. Quick

    202059 citations

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13. The courageous mind-set: A dynamic personality system approach to courage.

    S. Hannah, Patrick J. Sweeney, P. Lester

    201046 citations

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14. The Moderating Effect of Gender on Leadership Intervention Impact

    B. Avolio, K. Mhatre, Steven M. Norman, P. Lester

    200945 citations

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15. Gender differences in humor appreciation

    Norbert Mundorf, Azra Bhatia, D. Zillmann, P. Lester +1 more

    198844 citations

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16. STRESS AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING IN MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS

    P. Harms, Dina V. Krasikova, Adam J. Vanhove, M. Herian +1 more

    201342 citations

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17. Comprehensive Soldier Fitness

    R. Cornum, P. Lester

    201236 citations

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18. Comparison of Cardiovascular Health Between US Army and Civilians

    A. Shrestha, Tiffany E. Ho, Loryana L. Vie, D. Labarthe +3 more

    2019Journal of the American Heart Association : Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease34 citations Open access

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19. The U.S. Army Person-Event Data Environment: A Military–Civilian Big Data Enterprise

    Loryana L. Vie, L. Scheier, P. Lester, Tiffany E. Ho +2 more

    2015Big Data33 citations Open access

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20. Happy Soldiers are Highest Performers

    P. Lester, Emily P. Stewart, Loryana L. Vie, D. Bonett +2 more

    2021Journal of Happiness Studies32 citations

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21. The Cultural Context of Loneliness: Risk Factors in Active Duty Soldiers

    J. Cacioppo, S. Cacioppo, A. Adler, P. Lester +3 more

    201631 citations

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22. Initial Validation of the U.S. Army Global Assessment Tool

    Loryana L. Vie, L. Scheier, P. Lester, M. Seligman

    201631 citations

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23. The Person-Event Data Environment: leveraging big data for studies of psychological strengths in soldiers

    Loryana L. Vie, Kevin N. Griffith, L. Scheier, P. Lester +1 more

    2013Frontiers in Psychology31 citations Open access

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24. Developing Courage in Followers: Theoretical and Applied Perspectives, The Psychology of Courage.

    P. Lester, Gretchen R. Vogelgesang, S. Hannah, Ted Kimmey

    201031 citations

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25. Exposing the darkness within: A review of dark personality traits, models, and measures and their relationship to insider threats

    P. D. Harms, A. Marbut, A. Johnston, P. Lester +1 more

    2022Journal of Information Security and Applications28 citations

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26. Transparency: How Leaders Can Get Results by Laying it on the Line

    G. Vogelgesang, P. Lester

    200925 citations

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27. Association between baseline psychological attributes and mental health outcomes after soldiers returned from deployment

    Yu-Chu Shen, J. Arkes, P. Lester

    2017BMC Psychology22 citations Open access

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28. Evaluation of Relationships Between Reported Resilience and Soldier Outcomes. Report #1: Negative Outcomes (Suicide, Drug Use, & Violent Crimes)

    P. Lester, P. Harms, Denise J. Bulling, M. Herian +1 more

    201122 citations

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29. A force of change: Chris Peterson and the US Army’s Global Assessment Tool

    P. Lester, P. Harms, M. Herian, W. Sowden

    201521 citations

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30. Meta-analysis of risk factors for substance abuse in the US military

    Lisa L. Brady, M. Credé, P. D. Harms, Daniel G. Bachrach +1 more

    2019Military Psychology20 citations

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31. Clarifying the association between adverse childhood experiences and postdeployment posttraumatic stress disorder symptom severity: A meta-analysis and large-sample investigation.

    M. Credé, M. Tynan, P. Harms, P. Lester

    2023Journal of Traumatic Stress16 citations Open access

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32. Authentic Leadership’s Impact on Follower Psychological Capital and Performance Through Organizational Identification and Role Clarity

    H. Johnson, Dustin J. Bluhm, Sean Hannah, B. Avolio +1 more

    2023Human Performance15 citations

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33. Taken to the extreme: Transformational leadership, psychological capital, and follower health outcomes in extreme contexts

    P. Lester, P. Harms, J. DeSimone

    2022Military Psychology13 citations Open access

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34. How Leaders Can Get Results byLaying it on the Line

    G. Vogelgesang, P. Lester

    200913 citations

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35. Comprehensive soldier fitness: Underscoring the facts, dismantling the fiction.

    P. Lester, S. Mcbride, R. Cornum

    201312 citations

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36. Employee retention and psychological health: evidence from military recruits

    J. Cunha, J. Arkes, P. Lester, Yu-Chu Shen

    20159 citations Open access

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37. Current Directions in Military Health-care Provider Resilience

    P. Lester, L. Taylor, S. Hawkins, L. Landry

    2015Current Psychiatry Reports9 citations

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38. Individual and experiential predictors of character development across the deployment cycle

    W. Chopik, Whitney L. Kelley, Loryana L. Vie, P. Lester +3 more

    2021European Journal of Personality7 citations

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39. Thinking “Big” About Research on Military Families

    S. Hawkins, Kathrine S. Sullivan, A. Schuyler, M. Keeling +3 more

    20177 citations

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40. Associations of active-duty mental health trajectories with post-military adjustment: Results from the STARRS Longitudinal Study

    Laura Campbell-Sills, Jason D. Kautz, Caitlin Ray, P. Lester +7 more

    2023Journal of Affective Disorders6 citations Open access

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41. Swift Trust in Ad Hoc Military Organizations

    P. Lester, G. Vogelgesang

    20126 citations

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42. Trust The Key to Leading When LivesAre on the Line

    Patrick J. Sweeney, Kurt T. Dirks, D. Sundberg, P. Lester

    20116 citations

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43. Leading in Dangerous Situations An Overview of the Unique Challenges

    Patrick J. Sweeney, M. Matthews, P. Lester

    20116 citations

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44. Measuring Job Performance in the Army: Insights from Evidence on Civilian Stress and Health

    S. Hawkins, Loryana L. Vie, P. Wolf, P. Lester +3 more

    2018Occupational Stress and Well-Being in Military Contexts5 citations

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45. Swift trust: Examining the development and acceleration of follower trust in leaders in a temporary group context

    P. Lester

    20075 citations

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46. PTSD: Catastrophizing in Combat as Risk and Protection

    M. Seligman, Andrew R. Allen, Loryana L. Vie, Tiffany E. Ho +3 more

    2019Clinical psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science4 citations

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47. Resilience within the workplace

    P. Lester, G. V. Lester, Kristin N. Saboe

    2018Organizational Dynamics4 citations

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48. Behavioral Integrity and Interactional Transparency as Drivers of Engagement.

    G. V. Lester, P. Lester

    20083 citations

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49. Boots on the Ground: A First-Hand Account of Conducting Psychological Research in Combat

    P. Harms, P. Lester

    20122 citations

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50. Transformational leadership: Building Follower Resources to Reduce Emotional Exhaustion during Covid

    Dustin J. Bluhm, P. Lester, B. Avolio, S. Hannah

    2021Academy of Management Proceedings1 citations

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