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- Influence
Violence restrained: Effects of self-regulation and its depletion on aggression
- C. DeWall, R. Baumeister, Tyler F. Stillman, M. Gailliot
- Psychology
- 2007
Aggressive impulses arise from many factors, but they are usually held in check by social norms for self-control. Thus, the proximal cause of aggression is often failure of self-restraint. In five… Expand
Acetaminophen Reduces Social Pain
- C. DeWall, G. Macdonald, +8 authors N. Eisenberger
- Psychology, Medicine
- Psychological science
- 14 June 2010
Pain, whether caused by physical injury or social rejection, is an inevitable part of life. These two types of pain—physical and social—may rely on some of the same behavioral and neural mechanisms… Expand
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
Free will in consumer behavior: Self-control, ego depletion, and choice
- R. Baumeister, Erin A. Sparks, Tyler F. Stillman, K. Vohs
- Psychology
- 2008
Abstract Consumer behavior offers a useful window on human nature, through which many distinctively human patterns of cognition and behavior can be observed. Consumer behavior should therefore be of… 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
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
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
Personal Philosophy and Personnel Achievement: Belief in Free Will Predicts Better Job Performance
- Tyler F. Stillman, R. Baumeister, K. Vohs, Nathaniel M. Lambert, F. Fincham, L. E. Brewer
- Psychology
- 1 January 2010
Do philosophic views affect job performance? The authors found that possessing a belief in free will predicted better career attitudes and actual job performance. The effect of free will beliefs on… Expand
More gratitude, less materialism: The mediating role of life satisfaction
- Nathaniel M. Lambert, F. Fincham, Tyler F. Stillman, L. R. Dean
- Psychology
- 1 January 2009
An empirical relationship has been documented between gratitude and materialism, such that stronger feelings of gratitude are associated with lower materialism. Building on Fredrickson's (1998, 2001)… Expand
SPIRITUAL BEHAVIORS AND RELATIONSHIP SATISFACTION: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE OF PRAYER
- F. Fincham, S. Beach, Nathaniel M. Lambert, Tyler F. Stillman, Scott R Braithwaite
- Psychology
- 2 May 2008
Three studies examine the role of spirituality, specifically prayer for the partner, in the development of young adult relationships. In Study 1 (N = 302) we examine longitudinal relationships to… Expand