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Daryl R. Van Tongeren

Daryl R. Van Tongeren

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Psychology

D-Index
50
Citations
9478
World Ranking
5456
National Ranking
2978

Overview

Daryl R. Van Tongeren is affiliated with Hope College in the United States and has established a research profile primarily within psychology and social sciences. Their work encompasses a range of subfields, including social psychology, clinical psychology, health, sociology and political science, and cognitive neuroscience.

The scientist's research is concentrated around several main topics:

  • Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
  • Forgiveness and Related Behaviors
  • Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Religion and Society Interactions
  • Optimism, Hope, and Well-being

Van Tongeren's publication record includes recent papers such as:

  • "Minimalism, voluntary simplicity, and well-being: A systematic review of the empirical literature" (2021), published in The Journal of Positive Psychology
  • "Religious residue: Cross-cultural evidence that religious psychology and behavior persist following deidentification." (2020), published in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  • "Psychological and spiritual outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: A prospective longitudinal study of adults with chronic disease." (2021), published in Health Psychology
  • "The Enneagram: A systematic review of the literature and directions for future research" (2020), published in Journal of Clinical Psychology
  • "Finding Meaning Amidst COVID-19: An Existential Positive Psychology Model of Suffering" (2021), published in Frontiers in Psychology

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Don E. Davis
  • Joshua N. Hook
  • Adam S. Hodge
  • Aaron T. McLaughlin
  • C. Nathan DeWall

Van Tongeren has contributed extensively to various academic journals. Notable venues with numerous publications include:

  • The Journal of Positive Psychology
  • Spirituality in Clinical Practice
  • Psychology of Religion and Spirituality
  • International Journal for the Psychology of Religion
  • Journal of Psychology and Theology

They have published one book titled The complete researcher: A practical guide for graduate students and early career professionals. (2023), released by the American Psychological Association.

Best Publications

  • Thankful for the little things: A meta-analysis of gratitude interventions

    Don E. Davis;Elise Choe;Joel Meyers;Nathaniel Wade

  • Relational humility: conceptualizing and measuring humility as a personality judgment.

    Don E. Davis;Joshua N. Hook;Everett L. Worthington;Daryl R. Van Tongeren

  • Cultural humility and racial microaggressions in counseling.

    Joshua N. Hook;Jennifer E. Farrell;Don E. Davis;Cirleen DeBlaere

  • Humility and the Development and Repair of Social Bonds: Two Longitudinal Studies

    Don E. Davis;Everett L Worthington;Joshua N. Hook;Robert A. Emmons

  • The multicultural orientation framework: A narrative review.

    Don E Davis;Cirleen DeBlaere;Jesse Owen;Joshua N Hook

  • Intellectual Humility: Scale Development and Theoretical Elaborations in the Context of Religious Leadership

    Stacey E. McElroy;Kenneth G. Rice;Don E. Davis;Joshua N. Hook

  • Forgiving the self and physical and mental health correlates: a meta-analytic review.

    Don E. Davis;Man Yee Ho;Brandon J. Griffin;Chris Bell

  • Forgiveness Results From Integrating Information About Relationship Value and Exploitation Risk

    Jeni L. Burnette;Michael E. McCullough;Daryl R. Van Tongeren;Don E. Davis

  • Prosociality enhances meaning in life

    Daryl R. Van Tongeren;Jeffrey D. Green;Don E. Davis;Joshua N. Hook

  • Cultural Humility in Psychotherapy Supervision

    Joshua N. Hook;C. Edward Watkins;Don E. Davis;Jesse Owen

  • People both high and low on religious fundamentalism are prejudiced toward dissimilar groups.

    Mark J. Brandt;Daryl R. Van Tongeren

  • The psychological study of religion and spirituality in a disaster context: A systematic review.

    Jamie D Aten;Wendy R Smith;Edward B Davis;Daryl R Van Tongeren

  • Combating Meaninglessness: On the Automatic Defense of Meaning

    Daryl R. Van Tongeren;Jeffrey D. Green

  • Intellectual humility and religious tolerance

    Joshua N. Hook;Jennifer E. Farrell;Kathryn A. Johnson;Daryl R. Van Tongeren

  • Distinguishing intellectual humility and general humility

    Don E. Davis;Kenneth Rice;Stacey McElroy;Cirleen DeBlaere

  • Microaggressions and Perceptions of Cultural Humility in Counseling

    Don E. Davis;Cirleen DeBlaere;Kacy Brubaker;Jesse Owen

  • A meta-analysis of intergroup forgiveness

    Daryl R. Van Tongeren;Jeni L. Burnette;Ernest O’Boyle;Everett L. Worthington

  • Humility and relationship outcomes in couples: The mediating role of commitment.

    Jennifer E. Farrell;Joshua N. Hook;Marciana Ramos;Don E. Davis

  • Gratitude predicts hope and happiness: A two-study assessment of traits and states

    Charlotte vanOyen Witvliet;Fallon J. Richie;Lindsey M. Root Luna;Daryl R. Van Tongeren

  • The Quiet Virtue Speaks: An Intervention to Promote Humility

    Caroline R. Lavelock;Everett L. Worthington;Don E. Davis;Brandon J. Griffin

Frequent Co-Authors

Don E. Davis
Don E. Davis Georgia State University
Joshua N. Hook
Joshua N. Hook University of North Texas
Everett L. Worthington
Everett L. Worthington Virginia Commonwealth University
Kenneth G. Rice
Kenneth G. Rice Georgia State University
Jeni L. Burnette
Jeni L. Burnette North Carolina State University
C. Nathan DeWall
C. Nathan DeWall University of Kentucky
Shawn O. Utsey
Shawn O. Utsey Virginia Commonwealth University
Jesse Owen
Jesse Owen University of Denver
John W. Berry
John W. Berry Queen's University
Constantine Sedikides
Constantine Sedikides University of Southampton

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