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Overview

Danilo Garcia is affiliated with the University of Stavanger in Norway and has contributed extensively to the field of psychology. Their work primarily spans areas such as clinical psychology, social psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, applied psychology, and general health professions. The main focus of their research addresses a variety of mental health and psychological well-being topics.

Their research interests cover several key topics including:

  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
  • Media Influence and Health
  • Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health

Danilo Garcia has published articles in a selection of prominent publication venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • PeerJ
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Heliyon
  • Behavioral Sciences

Among recent publications under their authorship are the following papers:

  • Coherence of character and temperament drives personality change toward well being in person-centered therapy, 2022, Current Opinion in Psychiatry
  • Validation of Subjective Well-Being Measures Using Item Response Theory, 2020, Frontiers in Psychology
  • Validation of a general subjective well-being factor using Classical Test Theory, 2020, PeerJ
  • A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study using Mind-Body Interventions among Refugees in Sweden, 2021, The International Journal of Person Centered Medicine
  • School health assessment tools: a systematic review of measurement in primary schools, 2020, PeerJ

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Danilo Garcia include:

  • Maryam Kazemitabar
  • Kevin M. Cloninger
  • Sverker Sikström
  • C. Robert Cloninger
  • Alexandre Granjard

Best Publications

  • The dark side of Facebook: Semantic representations of status updates predict the Dark Triad of personality

    Danilo Garcia;Sverker Sikström

  • Two models of personality and well-being among adolescents

    Danilo Garcia

  • The affective profiles, psychological well-being, and harmony: environmental mastery and self-acceptance predict the sense of a harmonious life

    Danilo Garcia;Ali Al Nima;Oscar N.E. Kjell;Oscar N.E. Kjell

  • Semantic measures: Using natural language processing to measure, differentiate, and describe psychological constructs.

    Oscar N. E. Kjell;Katarina Kjell;Danilo Garcia;Sverker Sikström

  • Anxiety, affect, self-esteem, and stress: mediation and moderation effects on depression.

    Ali Al Nima;Patricia Rosenberg;Trevor Archer;Danilo Garcia

  • Uncovering the complex genetics of human character

    Igor Zwir;Igor Zwir;Javier Arnedo;Coral Del-Val;Laura Pulkki-Råback

  • Adolescents' Psychological Well-Being and Memory for Life Events: Influences on Life Satisfaction with Respect to Temperamental Dispositions

    Danilo Garcia;Anver Siddiqui

  • Revisiting the Structure of the Short Dark Triad.

    Björn N. Persson;Petri J. Kajonius;Danilo Garcia

  • Exercise Frequency, High Activation Positive Affect, and Psychological Well-Being: Beyond Age, Gender, and Occupation

    Danilo Garcia;Trevor Archer;Saleh Moradi;Ann-Christine Andersson-Arntén

  • The (mis)measurement of the Dark Triad Dirty Dozen : exploitation at the core of the scale

    Petri J. Kajonius;Björn N. Persson;Patricia Rosenberg;Danilo Garcia

  • A happier and less sinister past, a more hedonistic and less fatalistic present and a more structured future: time perspective and well-being.

    Uta Sailer;Patricia Rosenberg;Ali Al Nima;Amelie Gamble

  • Uncovering the complex genetics of human temperament.

    Igor Zwir;Igor Zwir;Javier Arnedo;Javier Arnedo;Coral Del-Val;Laura Pulkki-Råback

  • The affective profiles in the USA: happiness, depression, life satisfaction, and happiness-increasing strategies

    Erica Schütz;Uta Sailer;Ali Al Nima;Patricia Rosenberg

  • The Affective Temperaments: Differences between Adolescents in the Big Five Model and Cloninger’s Psychobiological Model of Personality

    Danilo Garcia

  • The Relationship Between Personality and Subjective Well-Being: Different Association Patterns When Measuring the Affective Component in Frequency and Intensity

    Danilo Garcia;Arvid Erlandsson

  • Three genetic–environmental networks for human personality

    Igor Zwir;Igor Zwir;Coral Del-Val;Javier Arnedo;Laura Pulkki-Råback

  • Adolescents’ affective temperaments: life satisfaction, interpretation, and memory of events

    Danilo Garcia;Anver Siddiqui

  • Adolescents’ Temperament and Character: A Longitudinal Study on Happiness

    Danilo Garcia;Saleh Moradi

  • Iranian and Swedish adolescents: differences in personality traits and well-being

    Oscar N.E. Kjell;Ali A. Nima;Sverker Sikström;Trevor Archer

  • Temperament, Character, and Adolescents' Depressive Symptoms: Focusing on Affect

    Danilo Garcia;Nóra Kerekes;Nóra Kerekes;Ann-Christine Andersson Arntén;Trevor Archer

  • Validation of Subjective Well-Being Measures Using Item Response Theory

    Ali Al Nima;Kevin M. Cloninger;Björn N. Persson;Sverker Sikström

  • Character profiles and adolescents’ self-reported affect

    Erica Schütz;Trevor Archer;Danilo Garcia

  • Temperament and Character in the Child and Adolescent Twin Study in Sweden (CATSS): Comparison to the General Population, and Genetic Structure Analysis

    Danilo Garcia;Sebastian Lundström;Sebastian Lundström;Sven Brändström;Maria Råstam

Frequent Co-Authors

Trevor Archer
Trevor Archer University of Gothenburg
C. Robert Cloninger
C. Robert Cloninger Washington University in St. Louis
Sebastian Lundström
Sebastian Lundström University of Gothenburg
Maria Råstam
Maria Råstam Lund University
Mirka Hintsanen
Mirka Hintsanen University of Oulu
Laura Pulkki-Råback
Laura Pulkki-Råback University of Helsinki
Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen
Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen University of Helsinki
Eva Billstedt
Eva Billstedt University of Gothenburg
Michal Kosinski
Michal Kosinski Stanford University
Sean Perrin
Sean Perrin Lund University

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