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Overview

Stefan E. Schulenberg is affiliated with the University of Mississippi in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in psychology, with a total of 44 publications focused mainly on clinical, applied, and social psychology. Their research primarily addresses themes related to resilience and mental health, posttraumatic stress disorder, and behavioral health interventions.

Their recent scholarly output includes studies published in recognized venues such as:

  • Affective Science
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
  • Traumatology An International Journal
  • Journal of Prevention and Health Promotion

Among Schulenberg's recent papers are:

  • In COVID-19 Health Messaging, Loss Framing Increases Anxiety with Little-to-No Concomitant Benefits: Experimental Evidence from 84 Countries (2022, Affective Science)
  • A global experiment on motivating social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic (2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Meaning, social support, and resilience as predictors of posttraumatic growth: A study of the Louisiana flooding of August 2016 (2020, American Journal of Orthopsychiatry)
  • The curvilinear relationships between posttraumatic growth and posttraumatic stress, depression, and anxiety (2022, Traumatology An International Journal)
  • Experiential Avoidance and Meaning in Life as Predictors of Valued Living: A Daily Diary Study (2021, Journal of Prevention and Health Promotion)

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Jeffrey M. Pavlacic
  • Erin Michelle Buchanan
  • Marcela C. Weber
  • Shannon E. McCaslin
  • Mathew A. Tkachuck

Schulenberg's work often appears in publication venues such as PsycTESTS Dataset, Traumatology An International Journal, Journal of Prevention and Health Promotion, Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy, and Affective Science.

Their main fields and subfields of study emphasize:

  • Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Applied Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • General Health Professions

The scientist's research topics cover:

  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Healthcare professionals' stress and burnout
  • Media Influence and Health
  • Disaster Response and Management

Best Publications

  • The Purpose in Life Test-Short Form: Development and Psychometric Support

    Stefan E. Schulenberg;Lindsay W. Schnetzer;Erin M. Buchanan

  • On the Measurement of Meaning: Logotherapy's Empirical Contributions to Humanistic Psychology

    Amanda M. A. Melton;Stefan E. Schulenberg

  • Logotherapy for clinical practice.

    Stefan E. Schulenberg;Robert R. Hutzell;Carrie Nassif;Julius M. Rogina

  • A Confirmatory Factor-Analytic Evaluation of the Purpose in Life Test: Preliminary Psychometric Support for a Replicable Two-Factor Model

    Stefan E. Schulenberg;Amanda M. A. Melton

  • On the relationship between meaning in life and boredom proneness: examining a logotherapy postulate

    Amanda M. A. Melton;Stefan E. Schulenberg

  • The Meaning In Life Questionnaire: psychometric properties with individuals with serious mental illness in an inpatient setting.

    Stefan E. Schulenberg;Kristen M. Strack;Erin M. Buchanan

  • Psychotherapy and Movies: On Using Films in Clinical Practice

    Stefan E. Schulenberg

  • Measuring Resilience With the RS–14: A Tale of Two Samples

    Bethany J Aiena;Brandy J Baczwaski;Stefan E Schulenberg;Erin M Buchanan

  • A Psychometric Investigation of Logotherapy Measures and the Outcome Questionnaire (OQ-45.2).

    Stefan E. Schulenberg

  • Meaning and Posttraumatic Growth Among Survivors of the September 2013 Colorado Floods.

    Pinar Dursun;Michael F. Steger;Michael F. Steger;Christoph Bentele;Stefan E. Schulenberg

  • Equivalence of computerized and conventional versions of the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II)

    Stefan E. Schulenberg;Barbara A. Yutrzenka

  • Understanding Death Attitudes: The Integration of Movies, Positive Psychology, and Meaning Management

    Ryan M. Niemiec;Stefan E. Schulenberg

  • Natural disaster preparedness in college students: Implications for institutions of higher learning

    Mathew A Tkachuck;Stefan E Schulenberg;Elicia C Lair

  • Hurricane Katrina’s impact on the Mississippi Gulf Coast: General self-efficacy’s relationship to PTSD prevalence and severity.

    Michael J. Hirschel;Stefan E. Schulenberg

  • The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and the Mississippi Gulf Coast: Mental health in the context of a technological disaster.

    Christopher F. Drescher;Stefan E. Schulenberg;C. Veronica Smith

  • The equivalence of computerized and paper-and-pencil psychological instruments: implications for measures of negative affect.

    Stefan E. Schulenberg;Barbara A. Yutrzenka

  • Empirical research and logotherapy.

    Stefan E. Schulenberg

  • A confirmatory factor analysis of the Boredom Proneness Scale.

    Amanda M A Melton;Stefan E Schulenberg

  • Understanding empowerment, meaning, and perceived coercion in individuals with serious mental illness.

    Kristen M. Strack;Stefan E. Schulenberg

  • Ethical issues in the use of computerized assessment

    Stefan E. Schulenberg;Barbara A. Yutrzenka

  • A Meta-Analysis of Expressive Writing on Posttraumatic Stress, Posttraumatic Growth, and Quality of Life:

    Jeffrey M. Pavlacic;Erin M. Buchanan;Nicholas P. Maxwell;Tabetha G. Hopke

Frequent Co-Authors

Kelly G. Wilson
Kelly G. Wilson University of Mississippi
Michael F. Steger
Michael F. Steger Colorado State University
Crystal L. Park
Crystal L. Park University of Connecticut
Denise M. Sloan
Denise M. Sloan Boston University
Heather M. Conklin
Heather M. Conklin St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
James C. Overholser
James C. Overholser Case Western Reserve University

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