A5040938580- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Cognitive and psychological constructs research
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Media Influence and Health
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Emotions and Moral Behavior
- Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
- Emotional Intelligence and Performance
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Marriage and Sexual Relationships
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
- Social Representations and Identity
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
University of California, Santa Barbara
2014-2024
University of California, Berkeley
2013
University of California System
2006-2012
University of California, Los Angeles
2001-2010
Shell (United States)
2010
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2010
Gonzaga University
2006
San Francisco State University
2005
University of Rochester
1998-2000
Emotional well-being is most typically studied in trait or trait-like terms, yet a growing literature indicates that daily (within-person) fluctuations emotional may be equally important. The present research explored the hypothesis variations understood terms of degree to which three basic needs—autonomy, competence, and relatedness—are satisfied activity. Hierarchical linear models were used examine this across 2 weeks activity reports controlling for trait-level individual differences....
Positive psychology is the study of conditions and processes that contribute to flourishing or optimal functioning people, groups, institutions. In this brief introduction, authors give examples current work in positive try explain why movement has grown so quickly just 5 years. They suggest it filled a need: It guided researchers understudied phenomena. The close by addressing some criticisms shortcomings psychology, such as relative lack progress studying
Two studies examined achievement goals as predictors of self-reported cognitive/ metacognitive and motivational study strategies tested these mediators the relationship between exam performance in normatively graded college classroom. The results support hypotheses generated from trichotomous goal framework. Mastery are positive deep processing, persistence, effort; performance-approach surface effort, performance; performance-avoidance processing disorganization negative performance....
Four studies examined the intrapersonal and interpersonal consequences of seeking out others when good things happen (i.e., capitalization). Two showed that communicating personal positive events with was associated increased daily affect well-being, above beyond impact event itself other events. Moreover, were perceived to respond actively constructively (and not passively or destructively) capitalization attempts, benefits further enhanced. found close relationships in which one's partner...
Two studies examined the relationship between undergraduates' perceptions of their classroom environment, adoption achievement goals for course, and graded performance intrinsic motivation. Results revealed a distinct antecedent profile each goal in trichotomous framework: Mastery were linked to presence lecture engagement absence an evaluation focus harsh evaluation, performance-approach focus, performance-avoidance evaluation. When perceived environment variables tested together as...
The emotion of gratitude is thought to have social effects, but empirical studies such effects focused largely on the repaying kind gestures.The current research relational antecedents and its implications for relationship formation.The authors examined role naturally occurring in college sororities during a week gift-giving from older members new members.New recorded reactions benefits received week.At end 1 month later, old rated their interactions relationships.Perceptions benefactor...
Previous research has shown that receiving social support in the face of negative events (i.e., enacted support) is sometimes correlated with positive outcomes, unrelated to and associated outcomes. However, people's perception they have high-quality available them when a stressor perceived consistently strongly better health, well-being, relationship functioning. both response event disclosures are In 2 studies, we examined why for such spotty record compared it events; third study how may...
Previous research suggests that Internet use may be associated with decreases in well‐being among adolescents. However, there has been little investigation of the relationship between and social aspects use. In present study, 130 7th graders from a middle‐class public school California completed dispositional measures well‐being, on three subsequent evenings they responded to questions regarding their (including detailed logs instant messages) daily well‐being. Time spent on‐line was not or...
Joint effects of daily events and dispositional sensitivities to cues reward punishment on positive affect (PA) negative (NA) were examined in 3 diary studies. Study 1 showed that strongly related PA but not NA, whereas NA PA. Studies 2 how the independent appetitive aversive motivational systems, Behavioral Activation System (BAS) Inhibition (BIS), moderated these relationships. Participants with higher BAS sensitivity reported more average; those sensitive BIS NA. Also, reactions events,...
Close relationship partners often share successes and triumphs with one another, but this experience is rarely the focus of empirical study. In study, 79 dating couples completed measures well-being then participated in videotaped interactions which they took turns discussing recent positive negative events. Disclosers rated how understood, validated, cared for felt each discussion, outside observers coded responders' behavior. Both self-report data observational codes showed that 2 months...
ABSTRACT It was predicted that approach social motives and goals would be linked to outcomes characterized by the presence of positive features, avoidance negative features link between mediated different processes than outcomes. These hypotheses were examined in three studies (two them longitudinal) measured participants' dispositional motives, short‐term goals, (e.g., loneliness). Approach reliably associated with less loneliness more satisfaction bonds, whereas loneliness, attitudes,...
Gratitude and indebtedness are differently valenced emotional responses to benefits provided, which have implications for interpersonal processes. Drawing on a social functional model of emotions, we tested the roles gratitude in romantic relationships with daily-experience sampling both members cohabiting couples. As hypothesized, receipt thoughtful predicted indebtedness. Men had more mixed benefit than women. However, men women, from interactions increases relationship connection...
This research put Gable’s (in press) hierarchical model of approach-avoidance social motivation to empirical test using newly developed measures friendship-approach and avoidance goals. The results from Study 1 supported the psychometric soundness new goal showed anticipated differential predictive patterns for two 2 provided further evidence support full in longitudinal analyses subjective well-being physical symptomotology. Implications present understanding both within beyond domain are discussed.
Although the perception of available support is associated with positive outcomes, receipt actual from close others often negative outcomes. In fact, that “invisible” (not perceived by recipient) better outcomes than “visible” support. To investigate this paradox, we proposed received (both visible and invisible) would be beneficial when it was responsive to recipient's needs. Sixty-seven cohabiting couples participated in a daily-experience study which they reported on provided each day....
Lesbians and gay men frequently make decisions about concealing or disclosing their stigmatized identity. Past research has found that one's sexual orientation is often beneficial. This study aimed to answer the question, “why?”. Specifically, this tested a model in which perceived social support, emotional processing, suppression mediate association between disclosure well-being. To capture real time, participants completed 2-week daily diary 2-month follow-up survey. As expected, generally...
Recent theory posits that the emotion of gratitude uniquely functions to build a high-quality relationship between grateful person and target his or her gratitude, is, who performed kind action (Algoe et al., 2008). Therefore, is prime candidate for testing dyadic question whether one person's has consequences other half relational unit, gratitude. The current study tests critical hypothesis being forecasts one's growth with expresses employed novel behavioral task in which members romantic...
Given the powerful implications of relationship quality for health and well-being, a central mission science is explaining why some romantic relationships thrive more than others. This large-scale project used machine learning (i.e., Random Forests) to 1) quantify extent which predictable 2) identify constructs reliably predict quality. Across 43 dyadic longitudinal datasets from 29 laboratories, top relationship-specific predictors were perceived-partner commitment, appreciation, sexual...
In everyday life, close relationship partners enact behaviors through which they may influence each other. To understand how these exchanges affect partners, previous research has emphasized the enactors' reports, receivers' perceptions, or congruence of two. We developed a strategy based on classic signal detection theory that combined elements from three approaches in naturalistic daily experience study. Members 58 heterosexual dating couples reported their own and perceptions partners'...
This research provided the first empirical investigation of how approach and avoidance motives for sacrifice in intimate relationships are associated with personal well-being relationship quality. In Study 1, nature everyday sacrifices made by dating partners was examined, a measure developed. 2, which 2-week daily experience study college students relationships, specific predictions from theoretical model were tested both longitudinal dyadic components included. Whereas positively quality,...
This research provides the first empirical investigation of how approach and avoidance motives for engaging in sex intimate relationships are associated with personal well-being relationship quality. A 2-week daily experience study college student dating couples tested specific predictions from theoretical model included both longitudinal dyadic components. Whereas were positively interpersonal well-being, negatively well-being. Engaging was particularly detrimental to maintenance over time....