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  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Joshua N. Hook is affiliated with the University of North Texas in the United States and specializes in research primarily within the fields of Psychology and Social Sciences. Their work encompasses subfields such as Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Health, Sociology and Political Science, and Applied Psychology.

Their recent publications include studies on topics ranging from minimalism and well-being to psychological and spiritual outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Selected recent papers include:

  • Minimalism, voluntary simplicity, and well-being: A systematic review of the empirical literature (2021) published in The Journal of Positive Psychology
  • Psychological and spiritual outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: A prospective longitudinal study of adults with chronic disease (2021) published in Health Psychology
  • Cultural humility in psychotherapy and clinical supervision: A research review (2021) published in Counselling and Psychotherapy Research
  • The Enneagram: A systematic review of the literature and directions for future research (2020) published in Journal of Clinical Psychology
  • Resource loss and mental health during COVID-19: Psychosocial protective factors among U.S. older adults and those with chronic disease (2021) published in International Journal of Psychology

Joshua N. Hook has collaborated frequently with several co-authors in their research endeavors. Notable frequent collaborators include:

  • Don E. Davis
  • Daryl R. Van Tongeren
  • Adam S. Hodge
  • Cirleen DeBlaere
  • Jesse Owen

Their publications have appeared repeatedly in certain academic venues, with the highest numbers of papers published in:

  • Spirituality in Clinical Practice (14 publications)
  • The Journal of Positive Psychology (11 publications)
  • Journal of Psychology and Theology (4 publications)
  • Professional Psychology Research and Practice (3 publications)
  • The Counseling Psychologist (3 publications)

Joshua N. Hook's research covers a range of topics, reflecting a focus on intersections between psychology and spirituality, counseling, and mental health. Primary topics studied include:

  • Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Counseling Practices and Supervision
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Forgiveness and Related Behaviors
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Optimism, Hope, and Well-being

In addition to articles and papers, their work extends to book publications with the American Psychological Association. Notable books released include:

  • The complete researcher: A practical guide for graduate students and early career professionals (2023)
  • Cultural humility: Engaging diverse identities in therapy (2nd ed.) (2025)

Joshua N. Hook has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2020, marking a distinguished level of professional engagement within the psychological community.

Best Publications

  • Cultural humility: measuring openness to culturally diverse clients.

    Joshua N. Hook;Don E. Davis;Jesse Owen;Everett L. Worthington Jr.

  • 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

  • Religion and spirituality.

    Everett L. Worthington;Joshua N. Hook;Don E. Davis;Michael A. McDaniel

  • Report of Findings in a DSM‐5 Field Trial for Hypersexual Disorder

    Rory C. Reid;Bruce N. Carpenter;Joshua N. Hook;Sheila Garos

  • Cultural, Sociofamilial, and Psychological Resources That Inhibit Psychological Distress in African Americans Exposed to Stressful Life Events and Race-Related Stress

    Shawn O. Utsey;Norman Giesbrecht;Joshua Hook;Pia M. Stanard

  • Humility: Review of measurement strategies and conceptualization as personality judgment

    Don E. Davis;Everett L. Worthington;Joshua N. Hook

  • Empirically supported religious and spiritual therapies.

    Joshua N. Hook;Everett L. Worthington;Don E. Davis;David J. Jennings

  • Cultural humility and racial microaggressions in counseling.

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

  • Transgression as addiction: religiosity and moral disapproval as predictors of perceived addiction to pornography.

    Joshua B. Grubbs;Julie J. Exline;Kenneth I. Pargament;Joshua N. Hook

  • Client perceptions of therapists’ multicultural orientation: Cultural (missed) opportunities and cultural humility.

    Jesse Owen;Karen W. Tao;Joanna M. Drinane;Joshua Hook

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

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

  • Research on religion/spirituality and forgiveness: A meta-analytic review.

    Don E. Davis;Everett L. Worthington Jr.;Joshua N. Hook;Peter C. Hill

  • Collectivism, Forgiveness, and Social Harmony

    Joshua N. Hook;Everett L. Worthington;Shawn O. Utsey

  • 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

  • Integrating clients' religion and spirituality within psychotherapy: A comprehensive meta-analysis.

    Laura E. Captari;Joshua N. Hook;William Hoyt;Don E. Davis

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

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

  • Cultural humility: A therapeutic framework for engaging diverse clients.

    David K. Mosher;Joshua N. Hook;Laura E. Captari;Don E. Davis

  • Prosociality enhances meaning in life

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

  • Measuring Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity: A Critical Review of Instruments

    Joshua N. Hook;Jan P. Hook;Don E. Davis;Everett L. Worthington

Frequent Co-Authors

Don E. Davis
Don E. Davis Georgia State University
Everett L. Worthington
Everett L. Worthington Virginia Commonwealth University
Jesse Owen
Jesse Owen University of Denver
Shawn O. Utsey
Shawn O. Utsey Virginia Commonwealth University
Kenneth G. Rice
Kenneth G. Rice Georgia State University
C. Edward Watkins
C. Edward Watkins University of North Texas
Joshua B. Grubbs
Joshua B. Grubbs Bowling Green State University
Rory C. Reid
Rory C. Reid University of California, Los Angeles
Nathaniel G. Wade
Nathaniel G. Wade Iowa State University

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