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Barbara L. Fredrickson is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Psychology, with a focus on Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Applied Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Health.

Their work addresses a range of topics including Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction, Mental Health Research Topics, Behavioral Health and Interventions, Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions, Attachment and Relationship Dynamics, COVID-19 and Mental Health, and Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology.

Fredrickson has published extensively, with frequent contributions in notable venues such as UNC Libraries, Mindfulness, The Journal of Positive Psychology, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and Emotion.

Recent papers include:

  • Positive psychology in a pandemic: buffering, bolstering, and building mental health (2021) in The Journal of Positive Psychology
  • The Future of Women in Psychological Science (2020) in Perspectives on Psychological Science
  • Upward spirals of positive emotions and religious behaviors (2020) in Current Opinion in Psychology
  • Physiological linkage during shared positive and shared negative emotion (2020) in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  • Staying 'in sync' with others during COVID-19: Perceived positivity resonance mediates cross-sectional and longitudinal links between trait resilience and mental health (2020) in The Journal of Positive Psychology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Fredrickson include Taylor N. West, Jieni Zhou, Michael Prinzing, Patty Van Cappellen, and Howard Burton.

They have authored books published by Water Environment Federation and Open Agenda Publishing eBooks, including "Addressing Spokane's Wet Weather Challenges with Real-Time Controls" (2021) and "The Science of Emotions" (2020).

Best Publications

  • The role of positive emotions in positive psychology. The broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions.

    Barbara L. Fredrickson

  • What Good Are Positive Emotions

    Barbara L. Fredrickson

  • Objectification Theory: Toward Understanding Women's Lived Experiences and Mental Health Risks:

    Barbara L Fredrickson;Tomi Ann Roberts

  • Resilient Individuals Use Positive Emotions to Bounce Back From Negative Emotional Experiences.

    Michele M. Tugade;Barbara L. Fredrickson

  • The broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions.

    Barbara L. Fredrickson

  • Positive emotions broaden the scope of attention and thought‐action repertoires

    Barbara L. Fredrickson;Christine Branigan

  • Positive Emotions Trigger Upward Spirals Toward Emotional Well-Being

    Barbara L. Fredrickson;Thomas Joiner

  • Positive Affect and the Complex Dynamics of Human Flourishing.

    Barbara L. Fredrickson;Marcial F. Losada

  • What good are positive emotions in crises? A prospective study of resilience and emotions following the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11th, 2001.

    Barbara L. Fredrickson;Michele M. Tugade;Christian E. Waugh;Gregory R. Larkin

  • Open Hearts Build Lives: Positive Emotions, Induced Through Loving-Kindness Meditation, Build Consequential Personal Resources

    Barbara L. Fredrickson;Michael A. Cohn;Kimberly A. Coffey;Jolynn Pek

  • A neuropsychological theory of positive affect and its influence on cognition.

    F. Gregory Ashby;Alice M. Isen;And U. Turken

  • Positive emotions speed recovery from the cardiovascular sequelae of negative emotions.

    Barbara L. Fredrickson;Robert W. Levenson

  • Psychological Resilience and Positive Emotional Granularity: Examining the Benefits of Positive Emotions on Coping and Health

    Michele M. Tugade;Barbara L. Fredrickson;Lisa Feldman Barrett

  • Happiness unpacked: positive emotions increase life satisfaction by building resilience.

    Michael A. Cohn;Barbara L. Fredrickson;Stephanie L. Brown;Joseph A. Mikels

  • The Undoing Effect of Positive Emotions

    Barbara L. Fredrickson;Roberta A. Mancuso;Christine Branigan;Michele M. Tugade

  • When More Pain Is Preferred to Less: Adding a Better End

    Daniel Kahneman;Barbara L. Fredrickson;Charles A. Schreiber;Donald A. Redelmeier

  • The value of positive emotions

    Barbara L. Fredrickson

  • Response styles and the duration of episodes of depressed mood.

    Susan Nolen-Hoeksema;Jannay Morrow;Barbara L. Fredrickson

  • Positive Emotions Broaden and Build

    Barbara L. Fredrickson

  • Cultivating Positive Emotions to Optimize Health and Well-Being

    Barbara L. Fredrickson

  • Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification

    C. Robert Cloninger

  • The Broaden-and-Build Theory of Positive Emotions: Form, Function, and Mechanisms

    Anne M. Conway;Michele M. Tugade;Lahnna I. Catalino;Barbara L. Fredrickson

Frequent Co-Authors

Sara B. Algoe
Sara B. Algoe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Christian E. Waugh
Christian E. Waugh Wake Forest University
Eric L. Garland
Eric L. Garland University of Utah
Joseph A. Mikels
Joseph A. Mikels DePaul University
Robert W. Levenson
Robert W. Levenson University of California, Berkeley
Jean M. Twenge
Jean M. Twenge San Diego State University
Ann M. Kring
Ann M. Kring University of California, Berkeley
Philippe R. Goldin
Philippe R. Goldin University of California, Davis
Diane M. Quinn
Diane M. Quinn University of Connecticut
Lisa Feldman Barrett
Lisa Feldman Barrett Northeastern University

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