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Overview

C. Nathan DeWall is affiliated with the University of Kentucky in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of psychology with a focus on social and clinical dimensions. Their scholarly work spans multiple areas within psychology and social sciences, emphasizing topics related to death anxiety, social exclusion, religion, and moral judgment.

The main fields of study for DeWall include:

  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences

Within these domains, their research reaches into several subfields:

  • Social Psychology
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Health
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

DeWall's research covers diverse thematic topics, notably:

  • Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
  • Religion and Society Interactions
  • Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Forgiveness and Related Behaviors
  • Resilience and Mental Health

Their recent publications illustrate this breadth of study. Notable recent papers include:

  • Life lacks meaning without acceptance: Ostracism triggers suicidal thoughts. (2020, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology)
  • Religious residue: Cross-cultural evidence that religious psychology and behavior persist following deidentification. (2020, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology)
  • Implicit bias predicts less willingness and less frequent adoption of Black children more than explicit bias. (2021, The Journal of Social Psychology)
  • Pulling away from religion: Religious/spiritual struggles and religious disengagement among college students. (2020, Psychology of Religion and Spirituality)
  • Disbelief, disengagement, discontinuance, and disaffiliation: An integrative framework for the study of religious deidentification. (2021, Psychology of Religion and Spirituality)

The venues where DeWall frequently publishes include:

  • Psychology of Religion and Spirituality
  • The Journal of Positive Psychology
  • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  • UNC Libraries
  • The Journal of Social Psychology

Collaborations are a significant aspect of DeWall's research activity. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Daryl R. Van Tongeren
  • Don E. Davis
  • Aaron T. McLaughlin
  • Joshua N. Hook
  • Zhansheng Chen

Best Publications

  • How Emotion Shapes Behavior: Feedback, Anticipation, and Reflection, Rather Than Direct Causation

    Roy F. Baumeister;Kathleen D. Vohs;C. Nathan DeWall;Liqing Zhang

  • Self-control relies on glucose as a limited energy source: willpower is more than a metaphor.

    Matthew T. Gailliot;Roy F. Baumeister;C. Nathan DeWall;Jon K. Maner

  • Social exclusion impairs self-regulation.

    Roy F. Baumeister;C. Nathan DeWall;Natalie J. Ciarocco;Jean M. Twenge

  • Social exclusion decreases prosocial behavior.

    Jean M. Twenge;Roy F. Baumeister;C. Nathan DeWall;Natalie J. Ciarocco

  • Does social exclusion motivate interpersonal reconnection? Resolving the "porcupine problem."

    Jon K. Maner;C. Nathan DeWall;Roy F. Baumeister;Mark Schaller

  • Self-Regulation and Personality: How Interventions Increase Regulatory Success, and How Depletion Moderates the Effects of Traits on Behavior.

    Roy F. Baumeister;Matthew Gailliot;C. Nathan DeWall;Megan Oaten

  • Violence restrained: Effects of self-regulation and its depletion on aggression

    C. Nathan DeWall;Roy F. Baumeister;Tyler F. Stillman;Matthew T. Gailliot

  • Birth cohort increases in psychopathology among young Americans, 1938–2007: A cross-temporal meta-analysis of the MMPI.

    Jean M. Twenge;Brittany Gentile;C. Nathan DeWall;Debbie Ma

  • Alone but feeling no pain: Effects of social exclusion on physical pain tolerance and pain threshold, affective forecasting, and interpersonal empathy.

    C. Nathan DeWall;Roy F. Baumeister

  • The general aggression model: Theoretical extensions to violence.

    C. Nathan DeWall;Craig A. Anderson;Brad J. Bushman

  • Alone and Without Purpose: Life Loses Meaning Following Social Exclusion.

    Tyler F. Stillman;Roy F. Baumeister;Nathaniel M. Lambert;A. Will Crescioni

  • Prosocial Benefits of Feeling Free: Disbelief in Free Will Increases Aggression and Reduces Helpfulness

    Roy F. Baumeister;E. J. Masicampo;C. Nathan DeWall

  • Acetaminophen Reduces Social Pain Behavioral and Neural Evidence

    C. Nathan DeWall;Geoff MacDonald;Gregory D. Webster;Carrie L. Masten

  • Self-regulatory failure and intimate partner violence perpetration.

    Eli J. Finkel;C. Nathan DeWall;Erica B. Slotter;Megan Oaten

  • Depletion Makes the Heart Grow Less Helpful: Helping as a Function of Self-Regulatory Energy and Genetic Relatedness

    C. Nathan DeWall;Roy F. Baumeister;Matthew T. Gailliot;Jon K. Maner

  • Social exclusion and early-stage interpersonal perception: Selective attention to signs of acceptance.

    C. Nathan DeWall;Jon K. Maner;D. Aaron Rouby

  • Self-Control and Aggression:

    Thomas F. Denson;C. Nathan DeWall;Eli J. Finkel

  • It's the thought that counts: The role of hostile cognition in shaping aggressive responses to social exclusion.

    C. Nathan DeWall;Jean M. Twenge;Seth A. Gitter;Roy F. Baumeister

  • Social Acceptance and Rejection: The Sweet and the Bitter

    C. Nathan DeWall;Brad J. Bushman

  • Satiated With Belongingness? Effects of Acceptance, Rejection, and Task Framing on Self-Regulatory Performance

    C. Nathan DeWall;Roy F. Baumeister;Kathleen D. Vohs

Frequent Co-Authors

Roy F. Baumeister
Roy F. Baumeister University of Queensland
Brad J. Bushman
Brad J. Bushman The Ohio State University
Frank D. Fincham
Frank D. Fincham Florida State University
Nathaniel M. Lambert
Nathaniel M. Lambert Brigham Young University
Donald R. Lynam
Donald R. Lynam Purdue University West Lafayette
Jon K. Maner
Jon K. Maner Florida State University
Jean M. Twenge
Jean M. Twenge San Diego State University
Zhansheng Chen
Zhansheng Chen University of Hong Kong
John B. Nezlek
John B. Nezlek University of Social Sciences and Humanities

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