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Loren L. Toussaint

Loren L. Toussaint

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
34
Citations
6950
World Ranking
10073
National Ranking
5312

Loren L. Toussaint publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Loren L. Toussaint sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 227 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Loren L. Toussaint D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Loren L. Toussaint sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Loren L. Toussaint is a researcher affiliated with Luther College in the United States whose work spans the fields of psychology and medicine, with a significant focus on clinical psychology and social psychology. Their contributions include research in psychiatry and mental health, health, and pharmacology. The main topics addressed in their publications involve forgiveness and related behaviors, grief, bereavement, and mental health, as well as fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome research. Additional research areas include migration, health and trauma, religion, spirituality, and psychology, musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, and resilience and mental health.

Toussaint has authored several notable papers in peer-reviewed journals. These include:

  • "Effectiveness of Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Deep Breathing, and Guided Imagery in Promoting Psychological and Physiological States of Relaxation," published in 2021 in Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  • "Clean and Contain: Initial Development of a Measure of Infection Prevention Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic," published in 2020 in Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Other recent works, although authored by co-researchers, have relevance to shared research themes, such as:

  • "Risk factors for teen suicide and bullying: An international integrative review," 2021, International Journal of Nursing Practice
  • "Fibromyalgia Syndrome Pain in Men and Women: A Scoping Review," 2023, Healthcare
  • "Pain is not the major determinant of quality of life in fibromyalgia: results from a retrospective 'real world' data analysis of fibromyalgia patients," 2021, Rheumatology International

Toussaint's frequent co-authors include Sebastian Binyamin Skalski-Bednarz, Janusz Surżykiewicz, Karol Konaszewski, Jameson K. Hirsch, and Niko Kohls. This collaboration reflects a network of researchers contributing to overlapping areas within psychology and health research.

Their works are commonly published in prominent venues including:

  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Journal of Primary Care & Community Health
  • Psychology of Religion and Spirituality
  • Healthcare
  • Frontiers in Psychology

The concentration of publications in these journals aligns with Toussaint's main research fields and thematic interests.

Best Publications

  • Gender Differences in the Relationship Between Empathy and Forgiveness

    Loren Toussaint;Jon R. Webb

  • Forgiveness and Health: Age Differences in a U.S. Probability Sample

    Loren L. Toussaint;David R. Williams;Marc A. Musick;Susan A. Everson

  • Forgiveness, Gratitude, and Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Affect and Beliefs

    Loren Toussaint;Philip Friedman

  • Theoretical and Empirical Connections Between Forgiveness, Mental Health, and Well-Being

    Loren Toussaint;Jon R. Webb

  • Methylphenidate in early poststroke recovery: A double-blind, placebo-controlled study☆

    Charles Grade;Becky Redford;Jay Chrostowski;Loren Toussaint

  • Effects of lifetime stress exposure on mental and physical health in young adulthood: How stress degrades and forgiveness protects health

    Loren Toussaint;Grant S Shields;Gabriel Dorn;George M Slavich

  • Effectiveness of Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Deep Breathing, and Guided Imagery in Promoting Psychological and Physiological States of Relaxation.

    Loren Toussaint;Quang Anh Nguyen;Claire Roettger;Kiara Dixon

  • Forgive to Live: Forgiveness, Health, and Longevity

    Loren L. Toussaint;Amy D. Owen;Alyssa Cheadle

  • Forgiveness and health: Scientific evidence and theories relating forgiveness to better health.

    Loren L. Toussaint;Everett L. Worthington Jr.;David R. Williams

  • Preliminary reliability and validity of a Spinal Cord Injury Secondary Conditions Scale

    Claire Z Kalpakjian;William M Scelza;Martin B Forchheimer;Loren L Toussaint

  • National survey results for Protestant, Catholic, and nonreligious experiences of seeking forgiveness and of forgiveness of self, of others, and by God.

    Loren L. Toussaint;David R. Williams

  • The influence of social status on token women leaders' expectations about leading male-dominated groups

    Theodore W. McDonald;Loren L. Toussaint;Jennifer A. Schweiger

  • Describing quality of life and psychosocial outcomes after traumatic brain injury.

    Claire Z. Kalpakjian;Chow S. Lam;Loren L. Toussaint;Nancy K. Hansen Merbitz

  • Why forgiveness may protect against depression: Hopelessness as an explanatory mechanism

    Loren L. Toussaint;David R. Williams;Marc A. Musick;Susan A. Everson-Rose

  • Forgiveness, Stress, and Health: a 5-Week Dynamic Parallel Process Study

    Loren L. Toussaint;Grant S. Shields;George M. Slavich

  • Forgiveness and Health: Psycho-spiritual Integration and the Promotion of Better Healthcare

    Jon R. Webb;Loren Toussaint;Elizabeth Conway-Williams

  • Implications of forgiveness enhancement in patients with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.

    Loren Toussaint;Mary Overvold-Ronningen;Ann Vincent;Connie Luedtke

  • Measures of Forgiveness: Self-Report, Physiological, Chemical, and Behavioral Indicators

    Everett L. Worthington;Caroline Lavelock;Charlotte vanOyen Witvliet;Mark S. Rye

  • The association of forgiveness and 12-month prevalence of major depressive episode: Gender differences in a probability sample of U.S. adults

    Loren L. Toussaint;David R. Williams;Marc A. Musick;Susan A. Everson-Rose

  • Forgiveness and health-related outcomes among people with spinal cord injury

    Jon R. Webb;Loren Toussaint;Claire Z. Kalpakjian;Denise G. Tate

  • Depression as a Risk Factor of Organic Diseases: An International Integrative Review

    Teodora Bica;Ruth Castelló;Loren L. Toussaint;Pilar Montesó-Curto

Frequent Co-Authors

Jameson K. Hirsch
Jameson K. Hirsch East Tennessee State University
Fuschia M. Sirois
Fuschia M. Sirois University of Sheffield
Everett L. Worthington
Everett L. Worthington Virginia Commonwealth University
George M. Slavich
George M. Slavich University of California, Los Angeles
Grant S. Shields
Grant S. Shields University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Shanmukh V. Kamble
Shanmukh V. Kamble Karnatak University
Arndt Büssing
Arndt Büssing Witten/Herdecke University
Joshua N. Hook
Joshua N. Hook University of North Texas
Don E. Davis
Don E. Davis Georgia State University

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