Robert E. Franken

Sensation seeking and the tendency to view the world as threatening

Robert E. Franken, Kevin J. Gibson, Guy L. Rowland · Personality and Individual Differences · 1992 · 118 citations

Culture, Behavioral Sciences, Manipulation (Psychology) +9

Why do people like competition? The motivation for winning, putting forth effort, improving one's performance, performing well, being instrumental, and expressing forceful/aggressive behavior

Robert E. Franken, Douglas J. Brown · Personality and Individual Differences · 1995 · 92 citations

Behavioral Sciences, Performance Studies, Prosocial Behavior +8

Sensation Seeking and Participation in Sporting Activities

Guy L. Rowland, Robert E. Franken, Kimberley Harrison · Journal of Sport Psychology · 1986 · 81 citations

Life-span Inventory, Behavioral Sciences, Performance Studies +13

The four dimensions of sensation seeking: a confirmatory factor analysis

Guy L. Rowland, Robert E. Franken · Personality and Individual Differences · 1986 · 48 citations

Behavioral Sciences, Cognitive Science, Personality Psychology +11

The Influence of Rater and Ratee Age on Judgments of Work-Related Attributes

Kevin J. Gibson, Wilfred J. Zerbe, Robert E. Franken · The Journal of Psychology · 1993 · 44 citations

Multicultural Aging, Aging, Ageism +22