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Overview

Jennifer S. Cheavens is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Medicine, with a strong emphasis on Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Applied Psychology, Social Psychology, and Sociology and Political Science.

The scientist's work covers a variety of key topics including:

  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Optimism, Hope, and Well-being

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Jennifer S. Cheavens include:

  • "Gratitude Interventions: Effective Self-help? A Meta-analysis of the Impact on Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety," 2020, Journal of Happiness Studies
  • "Specifying the mechanisms and targets of emotion regulation: A translational framework from affective science to psychological treatment," 2021, Clinical Psychology Science and Practice
  • "More (of the right strategies) is better: disaggregating the naturalistic between- and within-person structure and effects of emotion regulation strategies," 2020, Cognition & Emotion
  • "Defining the p-factor: an empirical test of five leading theories," 2022, Psychological Medicine
  • "A longitudinal examination of the reciprocal relationship between borderline personality features and interpersonal relationship quality," 2021, Personality Disorders Theory Research and Treatment

Jennifer S. Cheavens has frequently published in venues such as:

  • Personality Disorders Theory Research and Treatment
  • Cognitive Therapy and Research
  • Journal of Clinical Psychology
  • The Journal of Positive Psychology
  • Psycho-Oncology

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including:

  • David B. Feldman
  • Matthew W. Southward
  • Kristen P. Howard
  • Daniel R. Strunk
  • Carla K. Miller

In addition, Jennifer S. Cheavens has authored work published by Cambridge University Press, including the book The Science and Application of Positive Psychology (2021).

Best Publications

  • Hope and Academic Success in College.

    C. R. Snyder;Hal S. Shorey;Jennifer Cheavens;Kimberley Mann Pulvers

  • Hope Therapy in a Community Sample: A Pilot Investigation

    Jennifer S. Cheavens;David B. Feldman;Amber Gum;Scott T. Michael

  • Hope: An individual motive for social commerce.

    C. R. Snyder;Jennifer Cheavens;Susie C. Sympson

  • Hope as a psychotherapeutic foundation of common factors, placebos, and expectancies.

    C. R. Snyder;Scott T. Michael;Jennifer S. Cheavens

  • The Role of Hope in Cognitive-Behavior Therapies

    C. R. Snyder;Stephen S. Ilardi;Jen Cheavens;Scott T. Michael

  • Heightened sensitivity to facial expressions of emotion in borderline personality disorder.

    Thomas R. Lynch;M. Zachary Rosenthal;David S. Kosson;Jennifer S. Cheavens

  • Optimism and hope constructs: Variants on a positive expectancy theme.

    C. R. Snyder;Susie C. Sympson;Scott T. Michael;Jen Cheavens

  • Treatment of older adults with co‐morbid personality disorder and depression: a dialectical behavior therapy approach

    Thomas R. Lynch;Jennifer S. Cheavens;Kelly C. Cukrowicz;Steven R. Thorp

  • Borderline personality disorder and emotional responding: a review of the research literature.

    M. Zachary Rosenthal;Kim L. Gratz;David S. Kosson;Jennifer S. Cheavens

  • Interpersonal functioning in borderline personality disorder: a systematic review of behavioral and laboratory-based assessments.

    Sophie A. Lazarus;Jennifer S. Cheavens;Francesca Festa;M. Zachary Rosenthal

  • Perceived Burdensomeness and Suicide Ideation in Older Adults

    Kelly C. Cukrowicz;Jennifer S. Cheavens;Kimberly A. Van Orden;R. Michael Ragain

  • HOPE IN COGNITIVE PSYCHOTHERAPIES: ON WORKING WITH CLIENT STRENGTHS

    Jennifer S. Cheavens;David B. Feldman;Julia T. Woodward;C. R. Snyder

  • The Relationships Between Hope and Outcomes at the Pretreatment, Beginning, and Later Phases of Psychotherapy.

    Lori M. Irving;C. R. Snyder;Jen Cheavens;Lorraine Gravel

  • Decision-making and risk aversion among depressive adults

    Moria J. Smoski;Thomas R. Lynch;M. Zachary Rosenthal;Jennifer S. Cheavens

  • Back to basics: A naturalistic assessment of the experience and regulation of emotion.

    Jane E. Heiy;Jennifer S. Cheavens

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents: Theory, Treatment Adaptations, and Empirical Outcomes

    Heather A. MacPherson;Jennifer S. Cheavens;Mary A. Fristad

  • Thought suppression mediates the relationship between negative affect and borderline personality disorder symptoms

    M. Zachary Rosenthal;Jennifer S. Cheavens;Carl W. Lejuez;Thomas R. Lynch

  • An analogue investigation of the relationships among perceived parental criticism, negative affect, and borderline personality disorder features: the role of thought suppression

    Jennifer S. Cheavens;M. Zachary Rosenthal;Stacey B. Daughters;Jennifer Nowak

  • Hope in the context of lung cancer: relationships of hope to symptoms and psychological distress.

    David Berendes;Francis J. Keefe;Tamara J. Somers;Sejal M. Kothadia

  • The compensation and capitalization models: A test of two approaches to individualizing the treatment of depression

    Jennifer S. Cheavens;Daniel R. Strunk;Sophie A. Lazarus;Lizabeth A. Goldstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas R. Lynch
Thomas R. Lynch University of Southampton
M. Zachary Rosenthal
M. Zachary Rosenthal Duke University
Kelly C. Cukrowicz
Kelly C. Cukrowicz Texas Tech University
C. R. Snyder
C. R. Snyder University of Kansas
Moria J. Smoski
Moria J. Smoski Duke University
Steven R. Thorp
Steven R. Thorp Alliant International University
Carl W. Lejuez
Carl W. Lejuez Stony Brook University
Theodore P. Beauchaine
Theodore P. Beauchaine The Ohio State University
Alexander L. Chapman
Alexander L. Chapman Simon Fraser University
Mark A. Lumley
Mark A. Lumley Wayne State University

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