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- Influence
To Belong Is to Matter
- Nathaniel M. Lambert, Tyler F. Stillman, J. Hicks, S. Kamble, R. Baumeister, F. Fincham
- Psychology, Medicine
- Personality & social psychology bulletin
- 15 August 2013
In four methodologically diverse studies (N = 644), we found correlational (Study 1), longitudinal (Study 2), and experimental (Studies 3 and 4) evidence that a sense of belonging predicts how… Expand
Emotion differentiation moderates aggressive tendencies in angry people: A daily diary analysis.
- Richard S. Pond, T. Kashdan, C. DeWall, Antonina A. Savostyanova, Nathaniel M. Lambert, F. Fincham
- Psychology, Medicine
- Emotion
- 1 April 2012
Anger is commonly associated with aggression. Inefficient anger-coping strategies increase negative affect and deplete the regulatory resources needed to control aggressive impulses. Factors linked… Expand
A Prototype Analysis of Gratitude: Varieties of Gratitude Experiences
- Nathaniel M. Lambert, S. M. Graham, F. Fincham
- Psychology, Medicine
- Personality & social psychology bulletin
- 6 July 2009
The present research tested the hypothesis that concepts of gratitude are prototypically organized and explored whether lay concepts of gratitude are broader than researchers' concepts of gratitude.… Expand
How Religiosity Helps Couples Prevent, Resolve, and Overcome Marital Conflict*
- Nathaniel M. Lambert, D. C. Dollahite
- Psychology
- 1 October 2006
This study reports on in-depth interviews with 57 highly religious, middle-aged married couples representing the major Abrahamic faiths (Christianity, Judaism, Islam) residing in New England and… Expand
Alone and Without Purpose: Life Loses Meaning Following Social Exclusion.
- Tyler F. Stillman, R. Baumeister, Nathaniel M. Lambert, A. W. Crescioni, C. DeWall, F. Fincham
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of experimental social psychology
- 1 July 2009
Four studies (N = 643) supported the hypothesis that social exclusion would reduce the global perception of life as meaningful. Social exclusion was manipulated experimentally by having a confederate… Expand
Expressing gratitude to a partner leads to more relationship maintenance behavior.
- Nathaniel M. Lambert, F. Fincham
- Psychology, Medicine
- Emotion
- 1 February 2011
We proposed that expressing gratitude would increase positive perception of a relationship partner, thereby increasing comfort in expressing relationship concerns, which is a form of relationship… Expand
The Threefold Cord
- Nathaniel M. Lambert, D. C. Dollahite
- Sociology
- 1 May 2008
This study reports results from in-depth interviews with 57 highly religious middle-aged married couples representing the major Abrahamic faiths (Christianity, Judaism, Islam) and residing in New… Expand
Gratitude and depressive symptoms: The role of positive reframing and positive emotion
- Nathaniel M. Lambert, F. Fincham, Tyler F. Stillman
- Psychology, Medicine
- Cognition & emotion
- 14 May 2012
Eight studies (N=2,973) tested the theory that gratitude is related to fewer depressive symptoms through positive reframing and positive emotion. Study 1 found a direct path between gratitude and… Expand
Benefits of Expressing Gratitude
- Nathaniel M. Lambert, M. Clark, Jared A. Durtschi, F. Fincham, S. M. Graham
- Psychology, Medicine
- Psychological science
- 5 March 2010
This research was conducted to examine the hypothesis that expressing gratitude to a relationship partner enhances one’s perception of the relationship’s communal strength. In Study 1 (N = 137), a… Expand
A changed perspective: How gratitude can affect sense of coherence through positive reframing
- Nathaniel M. Lambert, S. M. Graham, F. Fincham, Tyler F. Stillman
- Psychology
- 1 November 2009
We hypothesized that gratitude would be related to sense of coherence via positive reframing, which is a process by which negative events or circumstances are seen in a positive light. We tested this… Expand