| The effect of contact with natural environments on positive and negative affect: A meta-analysis EA McMahan, D Estes The journal of positive psychology 10 (6), 507-519, 2015 | 1136 | 2015 |
| Hedonic versus eudaimonic conceptions of well-being: Evidence of differential associations with self-reported well-being EA McMahan, D Estes Social indicators research 103 (1), 93-108, 2011 | 478 | 2011 |
| Measuring lay conceptions of well-being: The beliefs about well-being scale EA McMahan, D Estes Journal of Happiness Studies 12 (2), 267-287, 2011 | 201 | 2011 |
| Eudaimonic conceptions of well-being, meaning in life, and self-reported well-being: Initial test of a mediational model EA McMahan, MDH Renken Personality and individual differences 51 (5), 589-594, 2011 | 150 | 2011 |
| Age-related differences in lay conceptions of well-being and experienced well-being EA McMahan, D Estes Journal of Happiness Studies 13 (1), 79-101, 2012 | 81 | 2012 |
| Nature connectedness moderates the effect of nature exposure on explicit and implicit measures of emotion EA McMahan, D Estes, JS Murfin, CM Bryan Journal of Positive Psychology and Wellbeing 1, 2018 | 53 | 2018 |
| Happiness comes naturally: Engagement with nature as a route to positive subjective well-being EA McMahan Handbook of well-being, 2018 | 47 | 2018 |
| Evidence of associations between lay conceptions of well-being, conception-congruent behavior, and experienced well-being EA McMahan, KJ Dixon, LM King Journal of Happiness Studies 14 (2), 655-671, 2013 | 39 | 2013 |
| Some implications of believing that happiness involves the absence of pain: Negative hedonic beliefs exacerbate the effects of stress on well-being EA McMahan, I Choi, Y Kwon, J Choi, J Fuller, P Josh Journal of happiness studies 17 (6), 2569-2593, 2016 | 25 | 2016 |
| Lay conceptions of well-being among undergraduate students from the United States and South Korea: Culture-level differences and correlates EA McMahan, S Ryu, I Choi Social Indicators Research 119 (1), 321-339, 2014 | 25 | 2014 |
| Nature with a human touch: Human-induced alteration negatively impacts perceived naturalness and preferences for natural environments EA McMahan, JM Cloud, P Josh, M Scott Ecopsychology 8 (1), 54-63, 2016 | 24 | 2016 |
| Outcomes of introduction to the psychology major: Careers and opportunities course LJ Roscoe, EA McMahan Teaching of Psychology 41 (2), 110-114, 2014 | 23 | 2014 |
| Initial validation of an instrument measuring psychology-specific epistemological beliefs MD Renken, EA McMahan, M Nitkova Teaching of psychology 42 (2), 126-136, 2015 | 20 | 2015 |
| Measuring preference for natural versus built environments: Initial validation of the preference for nature questionnaire EA McMahan, P Josh Ecopsychology 9 (3), 161-171, 2017 | 16 | 2017 |
| Searching for interference effects in learning new face–name associations LE James, SK Tauber, EA McMahan, S Oberle, AP Martinez, KA Fogler Memory 20 (2), 155-166, 2012 | 14 | 2012 |
| Motivational influences are important for understanding prospective memory performance in children SL Penningroth, K Bartsch, EA McMahan Psychol Mem, 255-74, 2012 | 11 | 2012 |
| Individual conceptions of well-being predict psychological and subjective well-being: Beyond the big five EA McMahan, MD Renken, A Kehn, M Nitkova The happiness compass: Theories, actions and perspectives for well-being, 3-16, 2013 | 4 | 2013 |
| Positive psychology in South Korea and Japan: Current state of affairs and future potential CA Sink, EA McMahan, K Karasawa, T Hashimoto, KH Jung The International Handbook of Positive Psychology: A Global Perspective on …, 2022 | 1 | 2022 |
| Developing a Trauma Informed Occupational Therapy Workforce S Gadkari, EA McMahan Journal of Occupational Therapy Education 9 (3), 10, 2025 | | 2025 |
| Invited Editorial: Psychological Science Plays a Critical Role in Addressing the Environmental Crisis EA McMahan Psychological Research, 284, 2019 | | 2019 |