Media and Citation Reference

RJ Starr’s work reaches a global audience of readers, listeners, and educators engaged in sustained psychological inquiry and long-form understanding. His writing is discovered internationally through profrjstarr.com, with global search visibility spanning more than 200 countries and territories, while his podcast, The Psychology of Us, maintains verified listenership across more than 80 countries worldwide.

The work is oriented toward depth, coherence, and durability rather than trend-driven visibility. Engagement is sustained over time through long-form writing, structured educational material, and extended audio discussions that prioritize clarity, emotional intelligence, and conceptual rigor.

Audiences encounter this work through direct readership on profrjstarr.com, podcast distribution platforms, and long-form video environments, reflecting enduring interest in psychologically informed perspectives on identity, emotion, perception, and meaning.

RJ Starr’s work has been cited, excerpted, and referenced across a range of broadcast, print, and digital outlets. These citations reflect the use of his published ideas in journalistic, academic, and public-facing contexts. They are included here as documentation of how the concepts and frameworks developed within this body of work have circulated in broader public and intellectual discourse.

The work itself is primarily written as long-form psychological inquiry rather than media commentary. As a result, citations typically occur when journalists, editors, or writers draw on specific concepts, passages, or explanatory frameworks from the published essays, books, and research papers. In most cases, the material is referenced for its conceptual clarity or explanatory value within discussions of human behavior, emotional experience, or social dynamics.

These citations therefore represent points at which the ideas presented in this body of work have intersected with ongoing public conversation. They are included here not as a record of media appearances, but as an index of instances in which the underlying psychological concepts have been engaged or referenced in broader informational and cultural contexts.

This section documents third-party references to RJ Starr’s work across academic publications, institutional materials, and editorial media.

PEER-REVIEWED AND ACADEMIC CITATIONS

Behavioral Sciences (MDPI) — December 2025
Starr’s essay The Psychology of Interruptions: Power, Anxiety, and Disregard in Everyday Talk is cited in “Stress Situations and Speech Fluency: A Pilot Study of Oral Presentations in Immersive Virtual Reality Environments,” published in Behavioral Sciences, Volume 15, Issue 12. The article is available through PubMed Central (PMC12729271).
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12729271

Mental Health: Global Challenges Journal — January 2026
Starr’s paper Existential Liminality: A Theoretical Investigation into Identity Disruption and Transitional States is cited in “Experiencing Yourself: Existential Well-Being as a Pathway to Inner Growth,” published in Mental Health: Global Challenges Journal, Volume 9, Issue 1.
mhgcj.org

International Journal of Research — GRANTHAALAYAH — February 2026
Starr’s video presentation The Psychology of Manifestation: When Belief Feels Like Magic is cited in a peer-reviewed article on manifestation theory and psychological interpretation, published in International Journal of Research — GRANTHAALAYAH, Volume 14, Issue 2.
granthaalayahpublication.org

Universitas Muhammadiyah Gorontalo (Indonesia)
Starr’s essay The Psychology of Mockery is cited in an academic research document deposited in the institutional repository of Universitas Muhammadiyah Gorontalo.
repository.umgo.ac.id

Federal University of Agri-Technology Owerri (Nigeria) — 2024
Starr’s Book of Blame is cited in an academic resource document distributed through the university’s library system.
fuoye.edu.ng

APPLIED AND CLINICAL REFERENCES

True North Psychology — March 2026
Starr’s work on chronic liminality is referenced in “Neither Here Nor There: Living in the Emotional Limbo of Autism Diagnosed in Adulthood,” authored by Sophie Longley, MSc, and published by True North Psychology. The reference draws on Existential Liminality: A Theoretical Investigation into Identity Disruption and Transitional States (2024).
truenorth-psychology.com

Positive Mind Works — December 2025
Starr’s essay on effort justification is referenced in “Cognitive Dissonance in Daily Life,” published by Positive Mind Works.
positivemindworks.co

BeFreed — November 2025
An episode of The Psychology of Us addressing gaslighting is referenced within a structured learning module on psychological manipulation and perceptual stability, distributed through the BeFreed platform.
befreed.ai

EDITORIAL AND MEDIA REFERENCES

D di Repubblica (Italy) — February 2026
Starr’s book The Psychology of Dawson’s Creek is referenced in a cultural psychology essay on collective grief and generational identity, published by D di Repubblica, the culture supplement of la Repubblica. Starr is quoted alongside a practicing psychoanalyst from the Italian Psychoanalytic Society.
d.repubblica.it

Psychologies (France)
Starr’s framework on projection bias is referenced in an article on self-knowledge and relational behavior, published by Psychologies. Starr is quoted in the discussion of projection.
psychologies.com

Right Attitudes — March 2026 Starr's essay The Psychology of Ridicule: The Social Logic of Public Cruelty is referenced in an article on the psychology of social mockery and public shaming, published by Right Attitudes. rightattitudes.com

Tia Sáng / VnExpress (Vietnam) — January 2026
Starr’s work on the psychological effects of AI, including the concept of the mirror effect, is referenced in an essay on human identity and the future of work, published by Tia Sáng, a science publication of VnExpress.
tiasang.com.vn

Coveteur — October 2025
Starr’s work on ghosting is referenced in “Have You Been Soft Ghosted? I Have,” published by Coveteur. The reference draws on The Psychology of Us podcast.
coveteur.com

The Hindu — 2025
Starr’s psychological frameworks are referenced in an article on impatience and behavioral response patterns, published by The Hindu.
thehindu.com

Familie.de (Germany) — March 2026
Starr’s essay on routine and psychological stability is referenced in an article on morning habits and behavioral patterns, published by Familie.de.
familie.de

Depthmark Press — October 2025
Starr’s work is profiled in “Professor RJ Starr Emerges as a Voice on the Psychology of Modern Life,” published by Depthmark Press.
depthmark.com

YourTango — October 2025
Starr’s work on emotional intelligence is referenced in an article on decision-making and applied emotional reasoning, published by YourTango.
yourtango.com

Expert Editor — February 2026
Starr’s essay on emotional charging and morning psychological states is referenced in an article published by Expert Editor, which includes a link to profrjstarr.com.
experteditor.com.au

Sutton School PRIME Magazine (UK) — February 2026
Starr’s essay Clustering Illusion: Why We See Patterns That Aren’t Really There is referenced in a student-authored article on cognitive bias, published in PRIME, the mathematics and science magazine of Sutton Grammar School.
suttongrammar.sutton.sch.uk

Science Array — April 2026 Starr's essay Clustering Illusion: Why We See Patterns That Aren't Really There is referenced in an article on the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon and frequency illusion, published by Science Array in the Humans section of the publication. sciencearray.com

Medium (Nettrice Gaskins) — February 2026
Starr’s essay “The Psychology of Dehumanization and Moral Disengagement” is quoted in “Algorithmic Truth: Propaganda in the Age of AI,” published by Nettrice Gaskins.
medium.com

INDEPENDENT AND PUBLIC REFERENCES

Linda Pilcher — February 2026
Starr’s book The Stories We Tell Ourselves: How Personal Narratives Shape Your Life is included as recommended reading in a published essay on narrative identity and personal development.
lindapilcher.com

LIBRARY AND INSTITUTIONAL HOLDINGS

Starr's books are catalogued and available through Hoopla Digital and OverDrive across public library systems in the United States and Canada. Confirmed holdings include:

• San Francisco Public Library (California)

• Austin Public Library (Texas)

• Pueblo City-County Library District (Colorado)

• Jacksonville Public Library (Florida)

• Kalamazoo Public Library (Michigan)

• Muskegon Area District Library (Michigan)

• Mountain View Public Library (California)

• Daviess County Public Library (Kentucky)

• Mississauga Public Library (Ontario)

• Caledon Public Library (Ontario)

• Kenton County Public Library (Kentucky)

• Markham Public Library (Ontario)

• The Ohio Digital Library (consortium, Ohio)

Additional holdings are present across library systems in Florida, Texas, New York, Washington State, and other regions. Titles are available for digital checkout through participating libraries.

PODCAST DISTRIBUTION

The Psychology of Us is distributed across major audio platforms, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, Podtail, and YouTube Music. Episodes are referenced and discussed across third-party platforms internationally.