Don E. Davis

ORCID: 0000-0003-3169-6576
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Research Areas
  • Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Forgiveness and Related Behaviors
  • Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Counseling Practices and Supervision
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Religion, Society, and Development
  • Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Conflict Management and Negotiation
  • Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography
  • Emotions and Moral Behavior
  • Religion and Society Interactions
  • Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
  • Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Weed Control and Herbicide Applications
  • Health Sciences Research and Education
  • Workplace Spirituality and Leadership
  • Cultural Competency in Health Care
  • Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
  • International Student and Expatriate Challenges
  • Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology

Georgia State University
2016-2025

University of North Texas
2011-2025

Texas Woman's University
2025

University at Albany, State University of New York
2025

Pennsylvania State University
2025

ORCID
2024

Northern Health and Social Care Trust
2023

Medical University of Varna
2023

I.Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University
2023

Shadan Hospital and Institute of Medical Sciences
2023

Building on recent theory stressing multicultural orientation, as well the development of virtues and dispositions associated with values, we introduce construct cultural humility, defined having an interpersonal stance that is other-oriented rather than self-focused, characterized by respect lack superiority toward individual's background experience. In 4 studies, provide evidence for estimated reliability validity a client-rated measure therapist's demonstrate client perceptions their...

10.1037/a0032595 article EN Journal of Counseling Psychology 2013-05-06

The study of humility has progressed slowly due to measurement problems. We describe a model relational that conceptualizes as personality judgment. In this set 5 studies, we developed the 16-item Relational Humility Scale (RHS) and offered initial evidence for theoretical model. Study 1 (N = 300), RHS its subscales--Global Humility, Superiority, Accurate View Self. 2, confirmed factor structure scale in an independent sample 196). 3, provided supporting construct validity using experimental...

10.1080/00223891.2011.558871 article EN Journal of Personality Assessment 2011-04-20

Humility is an understudied virtue in positive psychology. Both conceptual and methodological challenges have retarded its study. In this article, we discuss how humility has been defined. Specifically, researchers disagree whether refers to the accuracy of individual's view self, or primarily describes someone's interpersonal stance toward others. We critique four approaches that used measure humility: self-reports, implicit measures, social comparisons self others, informant ratings...

10.1080/17439761003791672 article EN The Journal of Positive Psychology 2010-07-01

In the present article, we review literature on religion/spirituality (R/S) and forgiveness using meta-analysis. R/S was positively related to trait forgivingness (i.e., across relationships situations; r .29), state of a specific offense; .15), self-forgiveness (r .12). Contextual measures more proximal process were strongly than dispositional R/S. Measures one’s relationship with sacred measures. We discuss implications for next steps in study forgiveness.

10.1037/a0033637 article EN Psychology of Religion and Spirituality 2013-07-22

Racial microaggressions may contribute to poor counseling outcomes in racial/ethnic minority clients. The present study examined the occurrence of racial using a large and diverse sample explored association between perceived cultural humility counselor microaggressions. Racial/ethnic participants (N = 2,212) answered questions about frequency impact characteristics their counselor. majority clients (81%) reported experiencing at least 1 microaggression counseling. Participants most commonly...

10.1037/cou0000114 article EN Journal of Counseling Psychology 2016-04-01

A theory of relational humility asserts that can promote strengthening social bonds. To complement prior, cross-sectional research on this topic, two longitudinal studies were conducted. In Study 1, college students in romantic relationships (N = 123), all whom had been hurt or offended by their partners within the last months, completed measures and unforgiveness for six consecutive weeks. Relational predicted unforgiving motives (lagged one time-point). 2, we examined 84) small groups did...

10.1080/15298868.2011.636509 article EN Self and Identity 2012-02-07

A central feature of meaning in life is a consideration more than oneself. We extend this logic to suggest that altruistically motivated prosociality – acting ways benefit others self-transcending action may provide life. Study 1 provided evidence relationship between self-reported prosocial behavior and life, even after statistically controlling for personality traits self-esteem. 2 engaging action, via writing notes gratitude, increased 3 individuals bolster perceptions following threats...

10.1080/17439760.2015.1048814 article EN The Journal of Positive Psychology 2015-06-01

This article focused on how perceptions of intellectual humility (IH)—humility regarding one's knowledge or influence over ideas—affect relationships with religious leaders. We developed an informant report measure IH using exploratory (Study 1; N = 213) and confirmatory 2; factor analyses, as well a basic manipulation 3; 139). Then in Study 4 (N 105), we examined the context major betrayal by leader (i.e., aligning several factors theorized to strain practice IH). The results provide...

10.1177/009164711404200103 article EN Journal of Psychology and Theology 2014-03-01

Exploitation is a fact of life for social organisms, and natural selection gives rise to revenge mechanisms that are designed deter such exploitations. However, humans may also possess cognitive forgiveness promote the restoration valuable relationships following exploitation. In current article, authors test hypothesis decisions about result from computational system combines information relationship value exploitation risk produce whom forgive interpersonal offenses. The examined...

10.1177/0146167211424582 article EN Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 2011-11-14

The present study explored the relationship between (a) intellectual humility toward religious beliefs and values (b) tolerance. Pastors who identified as Christian (N = 196) completed measures of conservatism, commitment, values, Intellectual was a positive predictor tolerance, even when controlling for conservatism commitment. An interaction found exposure to diversity humility, such that positively related tolerance only participants reported high levels humility. We conclude by...

10.1080/17439760.2016.1167937 article EN The Journal of Positive Psychology 2016-04-19

As a core component of multicultural orientation, cultural humility can be considered an important attitude for clinical supervisees to adopt and practically implement. How most meaningfully incorporated in supervision? In what ways supervisors stimulate the development culturally humble our supervisees? We consider those questions this paper present model addressing supervision. The primary focus is given two areas: (a) modeling teaching through interpersonal interactions supervision, (b)...

10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2016.70.2.149 article EN American Journal of Psychotherapy 2016-04-01

Research on hypersexual behavior consisting of excessive and uncontrollable sexual fantasies, urges, has increased in recent years. Although no formal diagnosis for exists, criteria were proposed Hypersexual Disorder (HD) possible inclusion the DSM-5 (Kafka, 2010). The present article aims to (a) review extant measures behavior, (b) compare items existing HD, (c) evaluate which best reflect criteria. We 32 measures, fall into 3 categories: clinical interviews, self-report general symptoms,...

10.1080/10720162.2013.768126 article EN Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity The Journal of Treatment and Prevention 2013-04-09
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